Sevierville Intermediate School
Student Clubs and Organizations



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Beta Club
Sevierville Intermediate School
Chapter of the
National Junior Beta Club

This year's Beta Club Officers have been elected and are as follows:
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
TREASURER




  1. Students who are in the fifth grade, on the honor roll, and have satisfactory behavior will be eligible for membership in the Sevierville Intermediate School Junior Beta Club. Students must be on the honor roll for 1st and 2nd grading periods before invitation can be made.
  2. Students in the fifth grade who, in the opinion of the administration and the faculty of the school, have the worthy character, good mentality, creditable achievements, and commendable attitude are eligible for membership in the SIS Junior Beta Club.
  3. Teachers, sponsors, and school administrators will choose new members by the end of the second grading period.
  4. Any grade of C on the report card in any class will place a member on probation for one grading period. If any grade of C is still on the report card in any class after the probation period, the student will be dismissed from the SIS Jr. Beta Club. The handwriting grade is the only area that is excluded from the honor roll requirement.
  5. Any student who receives N or U in conduct will be placed on probation for one grading period. If improvement is not made during this time, the student will be dismissed from the SIS Jr. Beta Club.
  6. Any student, whose behavior leads to being suspended from school, expelled, or placed in in-school suspension, will result in automatically being dropped from membership.
  7. Any student who does not participate in this organization's required meetings, projects, and events will be placed on one-month probation. If improvement is not made during this time, the student will be removed from SIS Jr. Beta Club.









Tobacco and You

Goals:
  • To help students understand the reality of low tobacco use amongst teens.
  • To help students develop basic knowledge of tobacco and its harmful effects.
This week we will review the DARE decision making model. We will do an activity to demonstrate the truth about tobacco use and teens based on a national survey. We will read the harmful effects that tobacco has on our bodies. Lastly we will talk about Surgeon General's warning label and why we have them.

***The most important number your child should remember is 93% did not report using tobacco (that means not everybody does it!). ***

Health Effects:
  • Smoking causes breathing problems
  • Smokers have more colds and upper respiratory problems
  • Smoking causes heart disease
  • Smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer
  • Also the leading cause of mouth, throat, bladder and kidney cancer
  • Smokeless tobacco causes mouth cancer, tooth loss and other health problems
  • Tobacco effects your body's development
  • There are 200 known poisons in cigarette smoke
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine- a powerfully addictive substance
  • Smoking is leading preventable cause of death in this country
  • More than 400,000 Americans die from tobacco-related causes each year
  • Most of them began using tobacco before the age of 18

Facts about tobacco use:
  • In the U.S., it is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under 18
  • The poisons in cigarettes can affect your appearance. Smoking can:
  • Dry your skin out and cause wrinkles
  • Yellow your teeth and give you bad breath
  • Smoking causes shortness of breath and dizziness, and chewing tobacco causes dehydration. It can be hard to play sports if you use tobacco
  • Smoking puts the health of your friends and family at risk
  • Approximately 3,000 nonsmokers die of lung cancer each year from breathing other peoples' smoke
I look forward to teaching your children. If you have any questions about a DARE lesson please call the school (865-428-8925) or e-mail me (laurabrooks@sevier.org).


Purpose and Overview of D.A.R.E. Program

Goals:
  • To describe the components of the D.A.R.E. program.
  • To explore the use of the D.A.R.E. Decision Making Model to solve problems
Objectives:
  • Students will be able to say in their own words the theme of the D.A.R.E. program.
  • Students will explain the steps in the D.A.R.E. Decision Making Model

This week I will teach the students a little bit about myself and I will all learn a little bit about them. We will begin the process of using a helpful tool (the DARE Decision Making Model) when faced with making difficult decisions. Parents are encouraged to have their children use this model for ANY decisions they have to make at home. The process is very simple.

DEFINE
Describe the problem, challenge or opportunity

ASSESS
What are your choices

RESPOND
Make a choice. Use the facts and information you have gathered

EVALUATE
Did you make a good choice

I look forward to teaching your children. If you have any questions about a DARE lesson please call the school (865-428-8925) or e-mail me (laurabrooks@sevier.org).



S.I.S. Drama Club

Sponsors: Marvin West, Denise Buckner, and Blair Lee


The SIS Drama Club
will perform

The  cast is as follows:

  









The 2010-2011 Drama Club Members are as follows:






Environmental Club

This club is open to all
3rd, 4th and 5th graders
who share a common interest
in our environment.

We have had wonderful meetings in the Environmental Club.
The 2010-2011 Environmental Club Members are as follows:
3rd Grade

 4th Grade

 5th Grade

Teacher Sponsors
 Wendy Bryan, Suzanne Cronin and Lisa Lister
Membership
 This club is open to all 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who share a common interest in our environment. Click here to print the Permission Slip to attend the initial meeting.
Mission Statement
 Creating a Conservative Nature in Children
Vision Statement
 To develop a deeper knowledge of how we can help the
environment through care and conservation.
Meeting Schedule
 The Environmental Club will meet from 3:15 to 4:00 on the following Thursday afternoons:
  • September 25th--Initial Meeting: Energy-Saving Ideas
  • October 23rd--Recycling Programs
  • November 20th--Environmental Science featuring
    Colleen Iverson of ORNL
  • February 26th--Nature Conservation with Enviroscape Display
    featuring Beverly Treadway of the
    Sevier County Soil Conservation Dept.
  • March 26th--Littering
  • April 23rd--Environmental Education Week activity
Meeting Topics
 Student will look at and discuss various websites that offer energy-saving ideas. Students will be encouraged to find additional websites and newspaper articles that relate to conserving energy or preserving our environment. Students will be allowed to share their findings in upcoming meetings, as well as with the entire school population.
Internet Websites
 Energy Information Administration Kids' Page--http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/
EPA Environmental Kids' Club--http://www.epa.gov/kids/
National Energy Education Development Project--http://www.need.org/energyinfo.php
National Environmental Education Week--http://www.eeweek.org/
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Education Programs--http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/education.shtml
Tennessee Valley Authority--http://www.tva.com/
TVA Kids--http://www.tvakids.com/

In October, the Environmental Club met and walked to the civic center to drop off recyclable goods. Students had collected items in their classrooms and from home to take and deposit into the recycling bins.

On November 20th, members of the Environmental Club were visited by Colleen Iversen, a scientist from Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Mrs. Iversen spoke to the students about global warming and the greenhouse effect. Students found out that we need a certain amount of carbon dioxide that we get from the greenhouse effect. However, in the last few years, there have been drastic increases in the gases trapped in our atmosphere. This has resulted in the ever-increasing temperatures.

Students performed an experiment comparing an open atmosphere (the control atmosphere) to a partially ventilated atmosphere and a non-ventilated atmosphere. The atmospheres were two liter soda bottles. Students taped thermometers inside each "atmosphere" and then a high watt work light was shone on them. Students observed the atmospheres for ten minutes. Every minute, students recorded the temperature of each atmosphere. After ten minutes, the data was put into a computer and the results were graphed. Students saw that the atmosphere with no ventilation held in the most heat energy causing the temperature to rise the highest. The partially ventilated atmosphere (a soda bottle with openings cut out of the sides) held the next largest amount of heat energy. The control atmosphere was a thermometer that was not in a soda bottle. The temperature of it changed little in the ten minute time frame.

Mrs. Iversen compared these environments to a car left in a parking lot during the summer. If the car has all its windows rolled up, it will be hotter than a car with the windows rolled down. This is what the greenhouse effect is doing to Earth. Heat energy is being trapped in our atmosphere resulting in higher temperatures. Reasons for this include air pollution from automobiles and factories. They put off an excess amount of carbon dioxide. Plants need carbon dioxide to survive. However, the more trees and forests we cut down, the fewer plants there are to take in the carbon dioxide. Therefore, we have an over abundance of carbon dioxide and global warming occurs!!!

The Environmental Club will meet again in February. A speaker will be visiting the students from the Sevier County Soil Conservation District. At this meeting, the students will get to see and "Enviroscape Display" which is a demonstration on water pollution and soil erosion.




4-H
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.


4-H is all about working to make the best better. In 4-H, you'll have the chance to serve your community, become a better leader, meet new people, travel across the country (and possibly world), and so much more!



 
Girls on the Run

Educating and preparing girls
for a lifetime of self-respect
and healthy living!
Who are we? A non-profit organization providing programs for girls aged 8-12 that instill self-esteem and strong values through health education, life-skills development, mentoring relationships, and physical training - all of which are accomplished through an active collaboration with girls and their parents, schools, and the community.

Who can participate? ANY girl aged 8-12!

S.I.S. ChairWOMAN:

When and where is the program held?

What is the cost? The cost for the 12-week program is $120, and this fee includes a t-shirt, water bottle, program materials, insurance, snacks and incentives, end of season party, plus 5K race registration and 5K t-shirt. Our scholarship program is available to everyone!

We need volunteers! We are looking for one female to assist in leading the sessions once per week beginning in September and running through December. Our volunteer "coaches" will be trained to facilitate the program and will be given all necessary materials for the session. Coaches do NOT have to be athletic, but do need to be excited about our program!

Interested in Patricipating or Volunteering? Call 865-712-9979 or email info@gotrknoxville.org!

Empowering girls from start to finish!
865-712-9979
www.gotrknoxville.org



2010-2011
Student Council Officers are as follows:

PRESIDENT

VICE-PRESIDENT

SECRETARY
 .


2010-2011
Student Council Representatives are as follows:

Fifth Grade


 Fourth Grade


 Third Grade


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Council
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