Resources
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Reminders
May 1st - Field Trip to the Youth Science Institute @ Alum Rock Park
May 15th - STEAM Expo 6:00-8:00pm.
June 1st- Early Dismissal 1:37pm.
June 7th- Early Dismissal 1:37pm.
June 8th- Last day of school- Early Dismissal 12:30pm.
Reader’s Workshop: In Reader’s Workshop, students have been learning about Poetry. They have learned where poets get inspiration for the poems they write. They are learning the habits of being a reader of poetry. By reading poems many times, students have learned to visualize, or create a picture in their mind, about the imagery the poet is trying to create.
Writer’s Workshop: In Writer’s Workshop, students have brainstormed ideas about things they like, care about, and notice to find inspiration for their poems. Students went outside to notice, observe, and jot what they heard and saw. They started writing poems about people or animals they care about. Students are learning to craft their poems and use other poets as inspiration.
Math Workshop: In Math Workshop, students have been working on foundational multiplication skills. They have used equal groupings of objects and arrays to understand that multiplication is repeated addition. Later in the week, students began to look at polyhedrons and identify them by their faces and vertices.
Habitat Preservation PBL: Our conservationists watched a launch video this week that introduced them to our PBL driving question. Check out our launch video on our website. Students chose a habitat that they would like to research and create a way to inform the community about how we can preserve it.
Garden: Students went to the garden this week with Ms. Jennifer to learn more about composting. Students explored soil, did a scavenger hunt, played a matching/sort game and used an iPad app to learn about plant growth.
Happenings
Bus Evacuation Drills
Mon. August 27
Times vary per grade level
Purpose: Students will practice evacuating the school bus in the case of an emergency. This is a mandatory drill as we use school buses for fieldtrips.
Please refer to the Important Dates document which is updated regularly.
Ms. Kamstra
GARDEN BLOG
The Central Park STEAM Robotics Team is a STEAM competition nonprofit booster club representing Central Park Elementary in worldwide events.
Our first general meeting will be Tuesday, August 21st at 6PM (TIME CHANGED) in the Multipurpose Room. A repeat of this meeting information will be on Friday, August 24th at 12PM in the Makerspace. Parents visiting campus will need to sign-in at the office.
We suggest attending the noon slot if you would be volunteering as a parent during that time slot. Attend the evening slot if you would be meeting after school (3-5PM Mondays) or conducting at-home meetings (on your own schedule).
Agenda:
1) Description of all competition tracks: Wonder League, FIRST LEGO League Junior, FIRST LEGO League, VexIQ, Destination Imagination and Tech Challenge.
2) Plans for 2018-19 school year meeting time slots and communication choices. Membership requirements and expectations. Projects and trips.
3) Social time for families to meet families interested in the same competition tracks and form teams.
Additional information can be found in our flyer:
RoboticsBrochureLikeClassBrochure_2P_NoBG.pdf (PDF)
Questions may also be sent to:
centralparksteamroboticsteam@gmail.com
Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
What is the difference between the Central Park STEAM Robotics Team and Star Kids Academy After School Robotics?
The Central Park STEAM Robotics Team is a parent-driven non-profit booster organization focused on representing Central Park Elementary at S.T.E.A.M. competition events. We have membership fee to cover club legal and insurance for traveling to events. Parent participation is required any time the child's team meets.
The Star Kids Academy After School Robotics program is provided by a 3rd party organization after school on the Central Park Elementary campus. It is a class with parents dropping off students and paying a tuition for the class. No parent participation needed.
Where I can learn more about the competition tracks?
Destination Imagination: https://www.destinationimagination.org/
Wonder League: https://www.makewonder.com/education/robotics-competition/
FIRST LEGO League Junior: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/flljr
VexIQ Challenge: https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/competition
FIRST LEGO League: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll
Tech Challenge: https://www.thetech.org/thetechchallenge
Past Videos by Central Park STEAM Robotics Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6azAz3Y4Rg&list=PLPJceJwpIQbToPyixsw8QUyYRWCrHmSjj
Spotlight
Team Chameleon
We nurture the development of the whole child who is then inspired to continually expand all aspects of his/her being (mind, body, heart) and is empowered to improve the world for others. We build habits of mind and ways of being that are caring, curious, reflective and visionary.
Curious
Creative
and Inspired!!!
