Student Passions & Interests
Student Groups
Student Leadership
Student Leadership is a student led team at Village Oaks. Students who are interested in representing their classroom on the committee fill out an application. Classrooms then hold a vote and elect one representative per class to be on the Student Leadership Team for the school year. At the first meeting, students brainstorm different activities and projects that they would like to accomplish throughout the year. Our Student Leadership Team has completed many projects over the past several years. Some of these include; organizing spirit week, spreading kindness, making busy boxes for the office, welcoming new students with VO gift bags, and collecting hats and gloves to donate to those in need.
Safety Patrol
Safety Patrol is a 4th grade leadership position, in which students apply for specific positions to help facilitate safe dismissal and arrival at VO. In addition, modeling and encouraging positive safe behaviors throughout the VO school community. Interested students have the opportunity to apply twice a year, beginning and mid year.
I have attached my Safety Patrol application, guidelines, position descriptions, requirements, and handbook, I have created, and revised each year based on the needs of our school. Parents must also sign off on this.
Clubs at Village Oaks
NOVIromental Club
The VO NOVIroment Club is an opportunity for kindergarten-4th Grade students to learn more about environmental literacy and the world that surrounds them. Our goal is to make learning about the environment local, so that students fell empowered to take action in their own homes and community. Club members meet twice a month to learn about andget hands-on experience with a range of environmental topics including:
- Energy Use
- Water Quality
- Air Quality
- Soil Quality
- Invasive Species
- Recycling/Reusing
- Gardening
- Earh Day
Invention Convention
Our invention convention club is a fantastic adventure filled with creativity and fun! In this club, students can team up to brainstorm cool ideas, build exciting models, and explore how things work. While collaborating with hands-on activities, student inventors get to learn problem-solving skills while expressing their imaginations. In the invention convention club we will journey through the 7 steps of invention by Identifying, Understanding, Ideating, Designing, Building, Testing and Communicating. It’s a great way to discover the joy of inventing while building confidence and teamwork skills!
Chess Club
Our chess club is a vibrant and engaging environment where learners embark on an exciting journey into the world of chess. Each session features interactive lessons filled with games and hands-on activities designed to make learning fun and approachable. This club fosters not only strategic thinking and problem-solving skills but also sportsmanship and teamwork, creating a supportive community where every child feels encouraged and inspired to explore the timeless game of chess. We will focus on chess basics, so no experience is required!
Contact Dr. Ellis for more information.
Book Club
The Novi Elementary School Book Clubs are excited to encourage young readers to discover great books, explore fun and important topics, share new stories and ideas, and be able to discuss literary topics with their peers. We will teach important reading concepts that align with the Novi literacy curriculums, such as word recognition, comprehension, new vocabulary, word relationships and figurative language. We will show students how and where they can find new books to read in their communities, and our main goal is to inspire a strong passion for reading!
For more information contact Ms. Schulte or Ms. Golden
Running Club
VO Run Club is a club open to VO students in grades 2nd - 4th. In this club, students will participate in a variety of running activities and workouts. Beyond athletic skills, students will practice social emotional skills such as teamwork, leadership, following directions, self-confidence, perseverance and self-awareness. We hope to inspire a passion for healthy habits within our VO community.
For more information contact Ms. Hoorn, Ms. Schulte, or Ms. Walker.