Other Activities
Extra-Curricular Student Activities
School Socials
There are three school socials every school year. These events
features a variety of activities designed for students to practice social
skills and have fun while increasing their positive bonding to school. Activities
may include such things as craft-making, games, and of course dancing while
a live DJ spins tunes. We encourage all students to participate.
School Play
Each
March students prepare a school play. They construct the sets, apply make-up,
make costumes, act and stage hands, and act-up (surprize). The show must
go on! Plays performed have included: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, We
are the Dream, Blue Horses, and Shakespeare to Go!
River Walk
At the beginning of every school year it is the tradition of all
Kelly students to participate in a combined fitness walk and fund raiser.
Students get monetary pledges from family members, neighbors, staff members,
and friends. Then by Homerooms, they walk from Kelly down to Alton Baker
Park along with their teachers and parent volunteers. There they take a break
with a free barbeque lunch (food is donated by community businesses). Then
comes the long walk back to school. After all the pledge money is turned
in, students get to celebrate by attending the RiverWalk Party - a great
evening fun event, with miniature golf, karaoke, pizza, and (of course) a
dance.
The money students raise is split three ways 1) in support of their various student social activities throughout the school year (dances, speakers, field trips, etc.), 2) in support of classroom learning activities (supplies, materials, etc.), and 3) as a reward the staff members who organized the event by giving them extra school program resources. We appreciate the participation of our community in making our school a great place for learning.
Friendship Week
Friendship
Week is a series of activities planned by our Student Council. The goals
are to encourage and celebrate friendships, for students to have a good time
together, to practice their growing social skills, and to feel positive about
being in school. This year, as in past years, every day of the week is a
special dress-up occasion. The culminating activity was a shortened schedule
on Thursday, with a variety of fun activities to choose from in the late
afternoon, including a dance. A big sign announces Friendship Week activities
like rose and candygram sales, as well as "wierd dress-up day."
