Clubs/Activities

Do you enjoy helping others and making people smile? Are you interested in making our school a better place by spreading kindness? Do you love 90s music, boy bands, and friendship bracelets? If so, then “90s Besties” is the club for you! Join Mrs. Swain & Mrs. Peterson in spreading kindness around AMIS with some 90s flair!

Join Alma Martinez Kindness Crew!
We meet Thursdays from 4:00 5:00 pm. 
February to May
Meeting in STEM Academy FAB LAB

Registration forms due in February.

Sponsors: Mrs. Swain & Mrs. Peterson

Learn to play chess! During meetings, we will learn chess rules & techniques, play chess and work on chess puzzles. Limited to 20 students. Our goal is to compete in District UIL competition. 

Thursdays
4:00-5:00 pm
Rm. 138

Sponsors: Mr. Worley and Mr. Rinearson

Crochet Club will meet Monday mornings from 8:00-8:30 am in AMI Library.

We are going to learn how to craft with yarn. Our first project is going to be a collaborative blanket to donate to the fire station. Each club member will be making a square to add.

Students bring a size J hook and a skein of yarn. We will learn several different stitches and learn how to complete a few projects before the year is ended.  
 

Sponsor: Mrs. Austin

In this club, students will read books from the current Bluebonnet book list. 

We will meet Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 8:00-8:25 am from November through January. Meeting will be held in room A-124. 

If a student rides the bus and/or eats breakfast at school, he/she should come directly to the meeting room upon arrival or after you get your breakfast. 

Club membership is limited to 20 students. If more than 20 sign up, a lottery will be utilized.
Student must attend all meetings. 

Sponsor: Ms. B-F, Librarian

In this club, students will read City Spies by James Ponti.

We will meet Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 8:00-8:25 am from February 15, 2022 until the book is finished. Meeting will be held in room A-124. 

If a student rides the bus and/or eats breakfast at school, he/she should come directly to the meeting room upon arrival or after you get your breakfast. 

Club membership is limited to 20 students. If more than 20 sign up, a lottery will be utilized.
Student must attend all meetings. 

Sponsor: Ms. B-F, Librarian

AMIS Game Club: Our purpose is to provide opportunities for students to play traditional board/card games, socialize, and make new friends. We have a fun assortment of games:

• Jenga
• Taboo
• Yanzee
• Checkers
• Scrabble 
• UNO
• And much more!

We will meet every Tuesdays: 4:00-5:00 pm
Room A127
Sponsors: Mrs. Aldridge & Mrs. Collins 

Kid Perfect is a group that enjoys fun challenges similar to the famous Dude Perfect crew! We meet on Mondays until 5 pm.

Sponsor: Mrs. Stinnett

Lego Robotics is a club driven by the desire of its members to solve problems and excel at competition.  This club runs on the effort of the learners, not the coaches.  Students must be self-motivated, goal oriented, and able to work with a team. Success or failure rests on the shoulders of the participants. Learners have the opportunity to choose to participate in three different competitions. 

First Lego League – Team of 10, involves solving a problem, programming the robot to complete tasks on the board, and maintaining an Engineering Design Notebook.
TCEA Arena – Team of 4, programming the robot to complete tasks on the board.
TCEA Invention – Team of 4, Team designs an invention, how it will help society, and maintain an Engineering Design Notebook.

Sponsor: Mrs. Londono

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Did you know that your student loves public speaking or loves video recording and editing and would like to join our Navigator News Broadcasting Team? There are a limited number of roles on our broadcasting team (12 members). Because of this, interested students must receive a recommendation from a teacher to be on the team, must maintain an 85 average in core classes, and must have excellent behavior.

When:  Thursdays: 4:15 – 5:15 pm
Where:  Room S114
Auditions:  October

IMPORTANT: Pick up is at 5:15 pm. Be at the front parking lot by 5:15 pm to pick up your child. If your student is picked up after 5:15 pm more than two times, their place on the news broadcasting team will be forfeited.

Return the permission slip form with a teacher recommendation by the deadline.

Sponsor: Mrs. Garcia

Calling all journalists! Do you love to write, interview, spread the news, and be involved in an awesome Navigator community? Maybe the newspaper staff is the club for you!  If you are interested in starting our first ever, Navigator newspaper, complete an application today.

What: Creating a Navigator Newspaper

When: Friday mornings from 8-8:30 AM and Friday during WIN time

Where: We will meet in Mrs. Lerma’s room (A-139) in the 5th grade comprehension hall

Prerequisites: Must enjoy writing, be a hard worker, be respectful to peers and staff, and be passing all classes.

Expectations: Students will be at all meetings and will be on time.  Students must work hard to meet deadlines for the newspaper and have a positive, collaborative attitude.

Selection: The application includes short article sample demonstrating his/her writing abilities. Students will be selected based on their submission.

Click here for the 2021-2022 Application and Parent Letter.

Sponsors: Mrs. Lerma or Mrs. Simmons

If your student is interested in Student Council (STUCO), there will be an interest meeting Thursday, 14 Oct 2021, after school from 4:15-5:15 pm in the library.  Parents are welcome to join their student or they can pick them up in the front of the school no later than 5:15 pm.  

The Martinez Student Council is a group of students who work to make Alma Martinez Intermediate School (AMIS) a positive experience for all students and faculty members. It is made up of leaders from the 5th and 6th grade class who are accepted by application and two teacher recommendations. 

Student Council requires mandatory attendance and participation at several events throughout the year. As a member of STUCO it will be important for your student to participate & help STUCO build strong community ties with other organizations & the student body. 

As a STUCO representative for Alma Martinez IS, students will be responsible to do the following: 
1. Attend all General Student Council monthly meetings (one per month).
2. Participate in and promote AMIS Student Council activities.
3. Encourage peers to participate in student council activities/fundraisers.
4. Be a good citizen and role model at all times in class & in the hallways. 
5. Earn no lower than a 70 in all classes, in order to be an active, voting member of STUCO. 
We look forward to meeting with your student on Thursday.  Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sponsors: Mrs. Williams and Miss Berry
 

Whiz Quiz is a Trivia Jeopardy like club that will be on Tuesdays in STEM 116 from 4:15 to 5:15 pm. In Spring, we will start competitions across the district so students need reliable and consistent transportation. 

This academic trivia quiz team will be composed of 5th & 6th grade students who will compete against other student teams from Mansfield and Kennedale schools.

Some important things you should know concerning this team competition:    

• Competitions will be after school hours (usually 5-6 p.m.) on Tuesdays beginning in January and continuing through March. The competitions follow an oral question/answer format.
• Transportation to our away competitions is the responsibility of the parents. School personnel are not able to provide transportation for the students. Transportation MUST arrive on time after practices and games to pick up their students. After 3 late pick-ups(past 10 minutes), students may be removed from the team.
• Practices will be held weekly on Tuesdays (from 4:15-5:15 p.m.).
• Approximately 20 players will be selected for our team. 12 students are allowed to compete in each competition (4 students x 3 rounds of 22 questions each). The remaining students serve as alternates in the event of a teammate's unexpected absence or tie-breaking round. Alternates and players change weekly based on the quality of play in practice and competition.
• Whiz Quiz families are invited to provide pre-competition refreshments to our team as a way to give them a “boost” after school and before a competition. Please remember no nut-based products are allowed. 
• We will most often go on a celebratory dinner out somewhere after tournaments (win or lose) if parents and students want to participate. 

In order to try out and compete a student must maintain at least an 85 average in all subjects, satisfactory citizenship or better and return the application form to Mrs. Wall-Lopez in room 116 in the STEM Hall by the deadline. 

Students who return this application on time will be given a written qualifying test of questions used in previous competitions. The multiple-choice qualifying test will be administered in October, and students will have 45 minutes to complete the test. Top scorers from the qualifying test will be selected to participate in competitions and the list will be posted. Students listed will start practice the following week. 

Whiz Quiz competition is a very rewarding experience and we are proud to be part of Whiz Quiz this year. We look forward to the excellence of our students, faculty, and families. This is a considerable commitment for a 5th or 6th grader to make. Please discuss all of this information as a family. If your student is interested in trying out for our team please get one teacher as a reference below and make sure they turn in their form on time! Good luck and see you soon! If you have any questions please email stephaniewall-lopez@misdmail.org.

Sponsor: Mrs. Wall-Lopez
 

Math Pentathlon Club meets Thursdays in the Fab Lab 4:00-4:45 pm. 
We will be learning the five games for Division III then going to competition in May (optional).
 

Sponsor: Mrs. Vail