Art Club is geared towards students who want to further their art experience beyond their scheduled art period. Art Club meets once a week during recess. Period 5 recess meets on Wednesdays, Period 6 recess meets on Fridays, and Period 7 recess meets on Tuesdays. Sign up forms will be available in the Art room during regularly scheduled Art class in September.

Band and Orchestra - 5th graders have the opportunity to join our Band or Orchestra ensembles. Our program takes students from the absolute beginner to concert ready in just a few short months. We offer lessons on Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass. Please contact one of our instructors to get your budding musician enrolled!

Chorus & General Music at Hillside - Explore Hillside’s vibrant choral and general music program at MrSgro.com. The site features resources for students and families, including chorus registration, performance information, classroom activities, and music learning tools.

Computer Club - The Computer Club is geared towards students who want to further their computer experience beyond their scheduled computer period. During Computer Club, students will be working on separate projects from their assigned computer class work. Students will be exposed to computer programming via the website Scratch, and will have the option to use Makey Makeys or micro:bits. The signup for Computer Club will be happening in the next 2 weeks. The registration form will be available in Mrs. King's Google Classroom.

Dance Club - Dance Club allows students to work on/improve their general fitness (flexibility, strength, endurance) while doing something they enjoy….. DANCE! Dance club members will learn a routine that will be performed at a school event. Dance Club meets in the mini gym during the 2nd 1/2 of the lunch period on the assigned day, based on lunch period.

5th period lunch: Tuesday (eat lunch first)

6th period lunch: Tuesday (eat lunch first)

7th period lunch: Monday (eat lunch first)

Interested students can join the Dance Club with the Google Classroom code: m37hvmz. Sign-up under the classwork tab. Dance Club will start the week of September 22nd. Questions may be directed to Mrs. Zaneto at jzaneto@brrsd.org.

Drama Club presents one production each year. There are many different ways a child can be involved in the production process: as actors, assistant directors, stage managers, and stage crew. Auditions are required for acting positions and the student must be cast to join. An informational meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13 at 2:35pm. Auditions will be on November 16 and 17, 2026. The performances will be on April 7 and 8, 2027.

Lunch Maker Mash Up (LMMU) is a time for students to explore, create, and collaborate in the Library. Students can tinker, invent, problem-solve, do homework, study, play games, draw, and more. It’s not a club—just a drop-in opportunity. Students sign up through the LMMU Google Classroom on the day they’d like to attend. Please note: Lunch Maker Mash-Up takes the place of recess and is limited to 25 students. 

LMMU Lunch periods:

Period 5: Mondays

Period 6: Wednesdays

Perod 7: Thursday

Newspaper Club – Members serve as reporters, photographers, illustrators, editors, publishers, and more for our school newspaper. The Herald will be published three times this year, giving club members ample opportunities to conduct interviews, write opinion pieces or poetry, write news stories about school activities, create comic strips or puzzles, and more. Meetings will be held after school once per month. However, much of the work is done independently and only requires check-ins with the advisor during the meetings. Registration can be submitted through this link by Sunday, October 5. 

Roots & Shoots Club is dedicated to protecting animals and the environment. Our mission is to create and maintain a native schoolyard habitat that attracts many different forms of wildlife. We are responsible for organizing backyard workdays throughout the year and coordinating Hillside’s Forest Fest in June. We are also involved with Martin Luther King Day of Service in January. The Roots & Shoots club is also committed to learning about the lives of children around the world and to promoting the educational rights and aspirations of every child. Specifically, our mission is to raise awareness about the impact of poverty on the lives of children in East Africa, and to increase their educational opportunities through scholarships. We are responsible for sponsoring the Celebrity Chef Challenge in December and we have a booth at Hillside’s Forest Fest in June. 

Stock Market Club - The Stock Market Club is open to Gr. 5 students as a hands-on and educational way to learn about investing and personal finance. We will use a stock market simulator game to learn with virtual money, practicing trading and investment strategies. Students compete in teams against teams from other schools to see who can earn more money!  Please see Mr. Meyer in Room 125

Student Council  - Student Council is a great way to become involved at Hillside School.  We continually promote school spirit and help students stay closely connected with teachers and administrators here at Hillside School. Reprepresentatives from homerooms will participate in a number of school-wide and community projects, as well as hold fundraisers to benefit programs such as the Elle Foundation and The Food Bank Network of Somerset County. Meetings are held once or twice a month after school.  Information will be shared with students through their homeroom teachers by the end of October.

See the attached list of advisors and contact information.