STEM Club T-Shirts

Here is a picture of what the front and back our STEM Club shirts will look like! Click on the image above to view a bigger picture.

The price is $7.00. Parents are welcome to buy shirts as well!

Please remember Springwood cannot accept checks this year! Cash or money order, only!

Please turn in all money to Mrs. Owen. She will receipt all shirt money received. If you send your child to school with T-Shirt money and do not get a receipt back, please email Mrs Owen to let her know: owenc2@leonschools.net.

Welcome!

Welcome to all the new (and returning) members of the Green STEM Club! There are lots of great activities in store for this coming school year, and I am so glad you get to be a part of it!

Don't forget our first meeting is this coming Tuesday, October 22nd from 3:00-4:00. We will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

In addition to our regular meetings, Green STEM Club members will have the opportunity to participate in our recycling project before school each Thursday. We plan to collect the recycling bins from each classroom, and sort the recycling materials into the appropriate bins. We will be collecting drink pouches, as well, and sending those in to Terra Cycle to earn money for our school!

See you Tuesday!

Up Up and Away!

Our year together has come to an end. We had a celebration including rockets and cupcakes! Mr. Rodriguez came out to help us shoot off the rockets. Dr. Small got in on the action! He launched two rockets, and even caught one in mid-air!

Mrs. Rodriguez and Mrs. Owen have enjoyed our time with you all. We wish our fifth graders the best of luck in middle school. We hope you continue to foster a love for S.T.E.M. based activities as you move on to sixth grade. To our second, third, and fourth grade members: see you next year!

 2012-2013 S.T.E.M. Club

 Blast Off!

 Floating in the sky.

 Dr. Small launches his rocket.

 Dr. Small on the run!

 Almost got it...

 The catch is good!

Way to Go STEM Club!

Our can drive was a success! We collected 52 pounds of cans and were able to purchase the tree to dedicate to our "Silver Owls" (Springwood faculty and staff serving 20 or more years.) During the ceremony we honored our four original staff members. They are pictured below in front of the tree.

The four original Springwood Owls: Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Kathy, and Mr. Barnes.

Cans for a Cause

We collected a lot of cans! Green STEM Club members went around the school this morning and collected all the cans around the school. We will keep you posted on how much money we earn for the 25th Anniversary Tree!

It's Electric!

Today, Sara Szeliga from Talquin Electric came to speak to our club. She taught us how coal is turned into electricity, and shared some very important safety tips with us. We learned when Ms. Sara was little, she was actually electrocuted while sitting on a transformer! Luckily she survived and was able to share what she learned from that experience with us. She also showed us examples of how the energy from the power lines can be conducted into humans accidentally. We learned what types of things can be conductors (metal and water being the main two) and why humans are at such a risk for being electrocuted (most of our body is made from water!) We learned about insulators as well, specifically rubber that helps protect us in many ways. Check out the pictures from Ms. Sara's visit!

Cans for Cause

Please collect your aluminum cans and bring them to school! Green S.T.E.M. Club is sponsoring a can drive to purchase a tree for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Springwood. The tree will be dedicated to our "Silver Owls" (those teachers who have been teaching at Springwood for 20+ years.)