5th Grade

For Grades: 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade

For Grades: 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade

Do you want to master your chess skills, increase your ranking, play more matches, and learn more strategy? Come to PDS Chess Club to learn and play in friendly competition against one another. Beginner Chess players welcome. We partner with Memphis Chess Club and have two experienced and highly rated certified Chess Instructors working with the boys on all types of chess strategy. Come for lots of learning and loads of fun!

Schedule: Tuesdays, 8/27/2024 - 10/15/2024

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Want to spend time after school exploring and creating? Come to Minecraft Club and build with your friends! In this exciting adventure, you will get to participate in building competitions with other boys, mine for precious resources, and fight off those pesky mobs together! Please note that due to the nature of this camp, campers will have one hour of screen time each meeting.

Schedule: Thursdays, 8/29/2024 - 10/17/2024

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Be the star of a movie! In fact, be the writer, producer, director, and editor while you’re at it! In the Young Filmmakers Club, you will create your own movie or TV show using iMovie and Apple Clips. You will gain valuable experience working with the program and experiencing all aspects of creating a movie. You will help film Intramural Basketball Games to create a highlight video! You will also be involved in making videos we show in Chapel!

Schedule: Fridays, 8/30/2024 - 10/18/2024

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Boys will create a clay catch-all or themed slab box that will be fired in the kiln and glazed. Boys will also sculpt a paper pulp bowl that they will paint. Open to all ages in elementary. Skills will vary by age, and will be able to work with all levels of experience.

Please note, we will be using, clay, paper, glue and glazes, hands will get dirty and dress to make a mess. "

Schedule: Mondays, 9/9/2024 - 10/21/2024

1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade

Students will create marbled paper in the first session, the following session students will learn how to put characters in a setting, how to create a story line and illustrate their comics. This will be a 6 week course, meeting every Tuesday from 2:45–4:00.

Could get messy with paint on day 1!

Schedule: Tuesdays, 9/10/2024 - 10/22/2024

5th Grade 6th Grade

Calling all 5th and 6th graders! It’s time to join the PDS Crusader Band! Our band director, Mr. Terry Himebook, has met with the boys and invites all boys to consider joining the band this year.

Fifth-grade students involved in the PDS band will have one small-group lesson held once a week during the school day and one large-group session held after school on Thursdays each week. Sixth-grade students involved in the band will have one small-group lesson held once a week during the school day and one large-group session held before school on Thursdays each week. A strong effort is made to limit the impact on core academic classes and alternative times are offered when needed, but the boys may miss part of another special area class or PE when they have a lesson. Boys will be expected to make a commitment for the entire school year.

The fee to participate in the band for the 2024–25 school year is $250 per student. While PDS does have some school-owned instruments available for use, instrument rentals from local music stores may be necessary. Mr. Himebook will guide you through this process.

Mr. Himebook will meet with interested parents in the library at the conclusion of Parent Night.

3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade

We are never too young to make a difference! In this first of 4 service opportunities this year, students will learn about food insecurity here in Memphis and what kids can do to help eliminate it. We will do a couple of fun activities and then we will make LOTS of sandwiches to deliver to St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen downtown.