Co-Curricular Activities

Art Club

Art club is a series of organized activities and projects for students experiment with different materials and mediums to expand their creativity. Watercolor, acrylic paint, ceramics, figure drawing, portrait drawing, computer art, and much more!  Possible poster contests (ex. fire prevention), will also be considered as some projects. Club members may also help with posters and bulletins for special events and fundraisers, sports events, and scenery for school plays.

AVA Squad

The AVA, Audio Visual Aid, squad helps our school. They set-up the sound, lighting, and videos for our plays, assemblies, etc. They also set-up and write scripts in the morning for our own television studio in the morning called FMS News. In the morning, if not writing scripts, we are fixing computers, helping other teachers with their computer problems, or setting up VCR or television. This club is only open to eighth graders who are selected.

Band - Falcon/Jazz

The bands at Fieldstone rehearse before school each week. The Falcon Band, which consists of mostly 5th and 6th graders, meets on Wednesday mornings. The concert or 7th and 8th grade band rehearses on Monday and Thursday mornings. The jazz band, an ensemble for advanced students, rehearsals will be on Wednesday afternoons throughout the school year in the Band room.

Battle of the Books

“Battle of the Books” is a nation-wide reading program whose goals are to encourage reading for pleasure, broaden reading interest, and recognize students who enjoy reading.  Students in the club will participate in “battle” groups that compete against each other, drawing from their literary knowledge as ammunition. Ultimately, through cooperative effort, the winning team will do academic “battle” with other Bergen County schools.

Broadcasting Club

This organization is dedicated to creating professional Television and Cinema productions in a fun atmosphere consistent with and in support of the mission of Fieldstone Middle School. Our goal is to enhance the skills of our members by encouraging them to contribute their individual talents to the club’s various productions and activities.

Chorus

The Fieldstone Chorus is open to all students in Fieldstone School. Students learn a variety of musical styles, culminating in musical performances both in and out of school.

Drama Club

Places please! Dim the lights!  And let the curtain rise for the FMS school musical!  All 5-8 grade students are invited to participate in this year’s musical drama to be performed in front a live audience in late spring.  Optional afterschool meetings will begin in November to expose students to drama techniques through a variety of games. An information meeting concerning the musical itself will take place before the holiday break and auditions will be held immediately upon return in January.  This is the ideal creative outlet for those who love to act, dance, and sing!  Any interested students will also have the opportunity to contribute to set design, costumes, and publicity.

Environmental Club

The Environmental Club will be working on several projects to help our students and community become more aware of protecting and preserving our planet.  Projects will include increasing recycling through posters, advertisements and placing new recycling bins.  We will also explore sponsoring an endangered animal, planting a pumpkin patch, and using environmentally friendly pest control.

Homework Club

A weekly opportunity for 5-8th grade students to work on homework, school projects or study for tests with the assistance of high school peer mentors. There will be a teacher monitor to maintain a quiet work atmosphere and assist when needed. Students are encouraged to come prepared with materials and questions for the high school peer mentors.

Intramurals

When the weather turns cold - come to the gym for some early morning exercise. Activities will include basketball, waffle ball, and roller hockey. All students must have updated physicals in order to participate.

LEGO Robotics

LEGO Robotics a global program created to get kids excited about science and technology. Geared for ages 9-14 (up to 16 outside of the U.S. and Canada), FLL utilizes theme-based Challenges to engage kids in research, problem solving, and engineering. The cornerstones of the program are its core values, which emphasize contributions of others, friendly sportsmanship, learning, and community involvement. Each annual Challenge has two parts, the Project and the Robot Game. Working in teams of up to 10 kids and guided by at least one adult coach, team members have about 10 weeks to complete challenge.

Math Counts

To secure America's global competitiveness, MATHCOUNTS inspires excellence, confidence and curiosity in U.S. middle school students through fun and challenging math programs. With the generous support of all MATHCOUNTS sponsors and volunteers, and leadership of the National Society of Professional Engineers at the local and state levels, MATHCOUNTS is providing today’s students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. MATHCOUNTS is a national enrichment, club and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory.

Memory Book

Memory book is responsible for creating a keepsake that captures student memories and events throughout the year. Students in grades 5-8 are divided into teams to cover specific sections of the yearbook. Student editors are selected for each team to help carry out the ideas of the students.

Model Rocket Club

This club will endeavor to facilitate day dreaming about such things as flight, astronomy, physical power, space production, limits of gravity, using gravity as a tool, Sir Isaac Newton,Wernher von Braun, Dr. Robert H. Goddard, Professor Albert Einstein, President John F. Kennedy, and Pythagoras. Each student will build one rocket from scratch and build one store bought rocket. Then they will launch their rockets high into the sky. This club will also teach students that Math is a tool that is used to define and exploit the mind shattering field of Physics.

Poetry Club

Poetry Club is a place where everyone shares one common interest. A love for poetry and writing. You will find not only great poets within these walls but wonderful, kind and caring people. We are a very active club! We have challenges, poetry readings, fun threads, and much more. If curiosity has got you wondering what is within the walls of FMS then joint the poetry club.

Service Club

The service club is a mandatory experience for all 8th graders. Each 8th grade student is expected to have a “job” providing a service to their school. This obligation can be fulfilled by joining the AVA squad, the gym squad, being a hall monitor, working for a teacher etc. Workers are expected to turn in a “credit slip” monthly from Sept. to April.

Spanish Club

The Spanish Club is opened to all students who are looking to further explore the Spanish language and culture. Members will raise money through a variety of fundraisers to sponsor a less fortunate child from Latin America. This will not only raise students’ awareness of life in a third world country, but more importantly, give them an opportunity to help out someone in need.

Student Government

This year's 'Student Senate' not only reflects a name change, but also a complete revitalization of FMS's student government.  For the first time in its history, our middle school now takes pride in having 4 representatives for each grade level, 5 through 8, and a 5 member 'executive committee' to represent the entire student body to the faculty and administration, thus echoing our new spirit of, "We're all in this together!"

United Nations / Debate Club

In debate club, students in 5th – 8th grade will learn the fundamentals of debate and logic.  Students will develop their research skills while debating issues important to middle school students.  Students will initially debate against each other, but the goal is to eventually debate other local Middle Schools.