• Activities offered at Indian Springs Elementary

    *activities may vary from year to year due to level of student interest and staff/parent availability.

    (Listed alphabetically)

     

    Band/Strings/Choir

    Choir and Strings are open to all 4th & 5th grade ISE students.  Band is available for 5th grade students only.  Students meet with our music instructor twice a week (once a week for choir).  Evening performances are held a few times each year, allowing family members to enjoy what students have been learning.  (Note: Students are responsible for renting instruments outside of CCS – although a limited number of CCS instruments are available to some students.  Information regarding where to rent or purchase an instrument is provided to interested students.)

    Contact: Mrs. Boyer aboyer1@columbus.k12.oh.us

     

    Book Club

    This club is available during the school day to 3rd and 5th graders. It is run by our School Counselor, Mrs. Kay. Students will meet in small groups to read and discuss a book chosen by Mrs. Kay during select lunch periods.

     

    Chess Club

    Chess club is a parent-run, after-school activity that is offered to 4th & 5th grade students who are interested in learning to play/practicing chess. We are currently looking for a few parents/grandparents to run this activity. If you are interested please email lgregory1@columbus.k12.oh.us for more information.

     

    Clean-Up Crew

    Students can volunteer to help tidy up the playground with Mrs. Orlos during part of their recess. This is not a set group, and operates on an as-needed basis, using trash pickers to collect wrappers and other debris on the blacktop and playground, as well as ensuring stray hoodies, water bottles and balls come back inside after recess ends. 

     

    Crazy 8's

    Crazy 8's is a math club run by our GT Math teacher, Mrs. Walden. This is an after-school activity open to 4th and 5th grade students and requires at least one parent volunteer to co-lead.

     

    Field Trips

    Each year, a wide variety of field trips are offered to students at each grade level.  These trips take place during regular school hours.  Information/permission slips will be sent home prior to all field trips. 

     

    Farm to School Gardening Program

    Our Gardening Club allows students (grades K-5) to explore ideas of agriculture, horticulture, sustainability, nutrition, and environmentalism.  District partners help classes establish gardens both outdoors in raised garden beds and indoors with AeroGarden grow stations. Our plan ensures that there is something to plant and harvest each month of the school year.  Learning about saving the environment, using the Earth ethically, and finding out what delicious food can be grown in everyone's own backyard are the club's main goals.

     

    JA BizTown

    Students in 5th grade have the opportunity to participate in this hands-on experience.  The JA BizTown program provides students with a realistic opportunity to experience how basic economic concepts are applied in the real world. By participating in JA BizTown, young students experience the responsibilities and opportunities of citizenship in a free enterprise system. 

     

    Mileage Club

    Mileage Club is a parent-run walking/running club offered to all ISE students.  Students carry cards which are marked by parent volunteers each time a lap is completed.  A foot charm is earned after each card is filled, and small prizes are given after every 7th card.  Each participant will be required to submit a completed Permission Form and Release of Liability to participate.

    Tues & Thurs (weather permitting), 8:15a-8:45a, ISE Playground

     

    Safety Patrol

     

    Student Broadcasters

    Students in GT ELA with Mrs Styers have opportunities to broadcast the morning announcements over the PA system to the whole school to help us start our day informed and ready.

     

    VOICES Student Committee

    At the beginning of each school year, students in 4th and 5th grade can apply to serve as representatives of the student body on the VOICES committee. This group of 10–15 students helps with planning and preparation of several school events each year, including Spirit Week, Movie Nights, and our annual Soup-er Bowl (food drive) as well as gathering student input for school improvements such as playground updates.

     

    5th Grade Camp

    Each spring our 5th graders are given the opportunity to participate in a 3-day wilderness camp experience.  Students enjoy educational and recreational activities while away.  Fundraisers and PTA contributions assist in reducing the cost of camp.