Hawk Talk Newsletter
2.26.10
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| Tues., Mar. 2 |
Dining For Dollar$ at Foster's Grille |
3-9 pm |
| Fri., Mar. 5 |
Mid Terms Distributed |
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Dates and times are subject to change
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| News You Can Use |
Social Etiquette and Table Manners is coming to Urbana Middle again this year!
This class is a wonderful and interactive way for middle schoolers to learn lifetime skills. Learn how to make great first impressions, communicate with all kinds of people, make good choices and much more. The class will be after school on Tues/Thurs. March 18, 23, 25, and 30th from 3:15 - 4:30 pm. Register for class #10140 at Frederick County Parks and Recreation at 301-600-2936 or www.recreater.com. Please also visit the flyer posted on the UMS website. Field Trip to Johns Hopkins University Applied Laboratory
The Enrichment Specialist is organizing a fieldtrip to the Johns Hopkins Applied Laboratory (APL) located in Laurel, Maryland. They are sponsoring a “Space Academy: RBSP Mission-Extremes of Space Weather”. APL is the same organization that manages the Hubble program and is affiliated with NASA. This is a very unique opportunity in that only 150 students a year attend this event.
The field trip is only available for up to 35 students. Only the first 35 students with the signed permission slips and fee will be able to attend. If the $5 fee is a burden to the family, please write a note stating so, and the fee will be waived. The fee covers bus transportation. For more information and the permission slip, click here.
Space the Final Frontier……
Nasa Education ( http://www.nasa.gov/education) Join thousands of teachers, students and families around the globe March 3-16, 2010, in a hunt for stars. Take part in this international event to observe the nighttime sky and learn more about light pollution around the world. GLOBE at Night is an easy observation and reporting activity that takes approximately 15-30 minutes to complete.
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment, also known as GLOBE, is a worldwide, hands-on science and education program for primary and secondary schools.
A Message for any current 8th graders who will be attending Oakdale High next year…
Kurt Stein, the new head football coach at Oakdale High School, announces that OHS will start our spring workouts Monday March 1st from 5:00-6:30 pm, and will have workouts every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at that time from the rest of the school year.
Judges needed for UMS Science Fair!
Parents, do you have an appreciation for Science? Do you think that Science Rules? Is Bill Nye a great guy? If you say YES to either of these questions, or know someone that can, then be a judge for our Third Annual UMS Science Fair! We hope to have 120 student projects from all grades. The projects are based on the following categories:
Animal Sciences
Behavioral and Social Science
Biochemistry
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science
Energy and Transportation
Engineering
Environmental Science
Mathematical Sciences
Medicine and Health
Microbiology
Physics and Astronomy
Plant Sciences
The Science Fair will be held on Wednesday, March 10th. Please take time out of your schedule and be a judge. Judging will begin with an orientation at 2:30 pm. The Judging will start at 2:30 pm. Please contact Dave Adamiak, the Enrichment Specialist as to what category or categories that you wish to judge. He can be reached at 240-566-9285 or via email david.adamiak@fcps.org . Our goal is to have 30 judges.
2010-11 empowerME Youth Advisory Board Application is now available
Applications for the 2010–11 Alliance for a Healthier Generation empowerME Youth Advisory Board are now available. The Alliance is seeking youth leaders between the ages of 8 and 17 to share their commitment to healthy living and inspire their friends, families, schools and communities to take action and help stop childhood obesity. The Alliance’s empowerME Movement inspires youth to make healthy behavior changes and become leaders and advocates for healthy eating and physical activity. Board members serve as ambassadors for the Alliance, share feedback on empowerME materials, lead a community service project related to health and inspire their peers to eat healthier and move more. Find out more at www.empowerme2b.org
Educational Trip to Europe
Mr. Hines, 8th grade Social Studies Teacher, is pleased to announce an exciting trip coming up during our summer vacation for any interested students in 2011. In the summer we will be traveling to London, Paris and Rome on an EF Educational Tour. For more information, see the flyer posted on the UMS website by clicking here.
Mr. Hines will be hosting an informational meeting so that you can learn more about this opportunity. Please join us for a meeting on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the Media Center.
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DATES TO REMEMBER..........................
Feb. 26th - Winter Dance - 7-9:30 p.m.
March 8th - Monthly General Membership Meeting - 7 p.m.
Friday, March 26th - Open Gym Night - 7-9:30
April 12 - Monthly General Membership Meeting - 7 p.m.
April 16th - Open Gym Night - 7-9:30 p.m.
May 8th - Book Fair - Barnes & Noble - FSK Mall (the day before Mother's Day)
May 10 - Monthly General Membership Meeting - 7 p.m.
May 14th - Open Gym Night - 7-9:30 p.m.
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http://ums.sites.fcps.org/
3511 Pontius Court
Ijamsville, MD 21754
240-566-9200
Fax 240-566-9201 |
