After School Clubs and Activities Sponsored by Lakeshore Elementary School
Chess
LES Chess Club gives students an opportunity to learn and practice chess. LES Chess players learn to show good sportsmanship and build new friendships across classes and grade levels through the game of chess. The chess club is for students in grades 3-5, beginning in November. For more information, please contact Monica Mortensen at monica_mortensen@iss.k12.nc.us
Girls on the Run
Registration is NOW OPEN for 3rd–5th grade girls! 💜👟
Our season kicks off the week of Labor Day and runs through November.
📅 Practice Schedule:
Mondays & Wednesdays | 2:30–3:45 PM
🏁 Celebration 5K: Saturday, November 22, 2025
👉 Click the link below to register today:
https://www.gotrgreaterpiedmont.org/3rd-5th-grade-program-details?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMai-hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpaz99nNMNnLmXM5VJ40qjzydSpwgv9nNbzzLvfwJnkziwFnz8YEl9zTc7EJ_aem_XNwSeqOK6tcn9w7Oz9_NVw
Contact:
| Kristina Coleman @ gotrcoachkristina@gmail.com |
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Fire Safety Bowl
Fire Safety Bowl Team is open to 4th grade students. Two students from each classroom are selected by the teachers based on Fire Safety Knowledge. These students are broken down into a total of two teams. This year's Bowl is in March, so we will begin practice after Christmas break. Practice usually is held once a week until the competition. Contact for this club will be Mrs. Blevins at jblevins@iss.k12.nc.us
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books is a fun competition for 4th and 5th graders in which students read books and answer questions based on those books. EBOB also encourages children to think deeply about books, use higher order thinking skills, and work together as a team. Dr. Loflin wants the experience to be as much fun as possible so our students will be self-motivated to read. The team meets on Mondays from 2:25-3:30 beginning September 21st. Students interested should attempt to read all of the BOB books.
Music Club
*5th grade Honors Chorus is by audition only (auditions will occur during music class in November). TBD may only choose 6 students to participate. Parents must commit to support their child with transportation and providing independent practice time.
Contact will be TBD
Robotics Team
Students work together to engineer robots that are controlled by computer programming. This club builds technology skills, enhances problem solving, and promotes team building. Meetings will be held on Wednesdays starting in November. This club is for 4th and 5th graders, and applications will be available in by October. Due to the high volume of interest in this club members must complete an application process and be selected to join. Contact is TBD
Math Olympiad
The International Math Olympiad is an international competition that aims to discover, encourage and challenge mathematically gifted school students while fostering international relations between students and teachers, as well as sharing and exchanging information of mathematical syllabi and educational systems between countries. Created in 1977 by Dr. George Lenchner, an internationally known math educator, the Math Olympiads went public in 1979. Last year nearly 150,000 students from 6,000 teams worldwide participated in the Olympiads. All 50 states and about 30 other countries were represented. The highlights for students are the five monthly contests, given from November to March. No traveling is required. These contests provide an incentive for students to intensify their study of math. The Math Olympiad club will meet once a week after school for 1 hour. Due to the intensity of the math, this club will be by invitation only. Traci Jones and Heather Coughlin will be the contacts for this club at tjones@iss.k12.nc.us.
Lego Club
What is LEGO Club?
LEGO Club is open to any Kindergarten through 2nd grade student at Lakeshore Elementary. LEGO Club gives children the opportunity to get creative, allow problem solving, and build. Students will work on a different STEM challenge individually, or build as a team. We will provide the LEGOs, while the kids provide the imagination!
We will also work on Lego steam activities.
All materials must stay at Lakeshore, pictures will be taken to capture student adventures. Please leave your LEGOs at home. We don't want students to lose their favorite pieces. This year we will have three seven-week sessions of Lego Club. Each session will have a maximum of 25 students.
· First session is 2nd Grade: Sept. 19th, 26th, Oct. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
· Second session 1st Grade: Nov. 7th, 14th, 21st, Dec. 5th, 12th, 19th
· Third session Kindergarten: Jan. 23rd, 30th, Feb. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
We will meet Thursdays after school from 2:45-3:35
The contact is Kelly Cook at Kelly_cook@iss.k12.nc.us
Youth Athletics is not through the school or school system until Grade 6th (Grade 7 for Football). There are many programs in the area that offer athletics for children under grade 6. One of those organizations is the Lakeshore Youth Athletic Association and can be accessed here - www.lyaasports.org
