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133638 SPRING2017.Indd Region 10 School Bell SPRING 2017 A Publication About Region 10 Schools APRIL ISSUE Three Region 10 Odyssey Of The Mind Teams to Compete in World Finals Regional School District #10 is pleased to announce that such as building a balsa wood structure or solving a mechani- three of the thirty-four Connecticut teams headed to the cal dilemma. While each team had an adult coach, they met Odyssey Of The Mind World Finals this Spring are from our for months prior to solve the problem in their own way, with district. Two teams from Har-Bur Middle School and one absolutely no outside assistance from their coach, teachers, or team from Lewis S. Mills High School will join 825 teams parents. Each of the team’s fi nished solutions were presented from around the world as they compete in the 38th annual as an eight-minute performance in front of a team of judges. World Finals at Michigan State University, May 24th-27th. The Lewis Mills team placed 2nd in Division 3, Problem 3 Their journey began on March 18th when Connecticut “It’s Time, OMER”; Har-Bur Team A placed 2nd in Problem Odyssey of the Mind held its 36th Annual State Tournament 4, Division 2, “Ready, Set, Balsa, Build!”; Har-Bur Team at Southern Connecticut State University. 160 teams from B tied for 1st in Problem 2, Division 1 “Odd-a-Bot” and elementary, middle and high schools competed in four divi- received the Jill Riggles Award for Excellent in Spontaneous sions by age group in the day-long tournament. During the for placing 1st in Spontaneous Problem. Congratulations to competition, student teams addressed one of fi ve problems, all three teams and best of luck at Worlds! Lewis Mills: Tanya Weingart, Har-Bur Team A: Evan Pannuto, Erin Winn, Har-Bur Team B: Tyler Pierzchalski, Neil Aidan O’Connor, Alisha Petrosky Kyle Galvin, Mimi Shellito, Catherine Tibbo O’Keefe, Jameson Sederquist, Odd-a-Bot, & Lucy Gottfried. & Brayden Welch. Julia Dean, Emma Andrews, Reilly Greene & Bridget Lincoln. 1st Annual StratoStar Weather Balloon Launch & STEM Day Saturday, April 29th (rain date May 6th) 9:00am - 12:00 pm Har-Bur and Lewis Mills Campus Family activities include: Weather Balloon Launch at 10:00am (LSM softball fi eld) Egg Drop Challenge begins at 10:30am (pre-registration required) 3-D Printers and MakerBot Robots, CO2 Car Races, StratoStar Weather Balloon logo Boy Scouts of America mobile STEM lab, Flight Simulators, designed by Local Museums and Community Organizations, Reptiles and Live Animals, Lewis Mills students Alex Iacovazzi & Kyle Russell Food, Live Music and much, much more! Visit www.region10ct.org for additional information and to register for the Egg Drop Challenge 113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 1 44/20/17/20/17 110:070:07 AAMM April 18, 2017 Dear Friends and Colleagues: Th e warms days of Spring are upon us and our students will fi nally be able to play and run outside. Sports teams have begun the Spring season with much needed practices and games and our youngest students will fi nally be able to enjoy our playgrounds and fi elds. Th e Spring is always an exciting time in Region 10. We will soon announce the Board of Education’s Youth and Community Awards as well as Region 10’s Teacher of the Year for 2017-2018. It is still not too late to nominate an educator from Region 10. Applications were forwarded to you just the other day. In addition, nominations can be found on our Web page: www. region10ct.org or by contacting us at Central Offi ce at (860) 673-2538. Please take time to recognize that special Region 10 Educator! Th e Board of Education has completed an intensive review of the Estimate of Expenses for 2017-2018 and on Monday, April 17, adopted for referendum a fi nal Estimate of Expenses: Regional School District #10 Board of Education’s Estimate of Expenses for 2017-18 $ 39,783,708 An increase of 2.08% a dollar increase of $811,429 Th is year’s referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from 6 AM to 8 PM in each Town Hall. We look forward to the grade four moving up ceremonies, our grade 8-12 awards programs, our grade 8 moving up cer- emony on June 19th and of course the graduation of this class of 2017 at the Warner Th eater on June 21, 2017. I do hope you will be able to join us for many of the exciting events planned for the Spring: Big Band Bash, Har-Bur and Lewis S. Mills athletic events, Field Days, Arts Shows, student performances and the launch of StratosStar on April 29, 2017. As the warmer weather is upon us, please use extra caution with students walking and riding their bicycles in our towns. Wishing you a safe and wonderful Spring. Respectfully, Alan Beitman Superintendent of Schools The Litchfi eld County Superintendents’ Association recently honored four students from Regional School District #10. www.region10ct.org Lewis Mills Seniors Melanie Senk & Brian Drisdelle and Har-Bur Middle School 8th graders Makenzie Jones & Aidan Surian were recognized by Region #10 for serving their schools and communities as model citizens while participating in extra-curricular activities, maintaining good academic performance, and exhibiting ideal leadership qualities. 2 Region 10 School Bell 113363833638 SPRING2017.inddSPRING2017.indd 2 44/20/17/20/17 110:080:08 AAMM StratoStar High Altitude Weather Balloon Launch Cheri Burke, Director of Student Learning Regional School District STEM activities for all ages. We will have Scribbler and #10 is launching into the fi nal Dash & Dot robots, 3D printers, CO2 Car races, parachute months of school with enthu- fun, face painting, planting and a reptile show- just to name siasm for everything STEM. a few! There will also be many local museums and organiza- We hope you are planning tions on site to share the fun ways you can learn more about to join us on Saturday, April STEM. The CT Science Center, Talcott Mountain Science 29th between 9:00 and noon Center, Boy Scouts of America mobile STEM lab, and Tunx- for a fun morning of hands is Community College are just a few of the many exhibitors on activities and engaging that will be in attendance. experiences related to science, technology, engineering This will also be an event to celebrate students across and mathematics. Region 10 Public Schools that are learning and That morning we will launch a StratoStar high growing as scientists, engineers and mathema- altitude weather balloon that contains a pay- ticians. Students will display Odyssey of the load of science experiments and investigations Mind projects, unique inventions, 3D Printer developed by our young scientists at Har-Bur designs and models, and much, much more. A Middle School. Come observe as this balloon fun activity will be the 10:30am Egg Drop Chal- takes fl ight over the LSM girls softball fi eld at lenge for students in grades 3-12. The challenge 10:00am. is to design and fabricate a protective device This real life mission will grow our students for an egg. When the device is dropped from a learning from the textbook and into the authen- specifi ed height, the egg remains unharmed. No tic world of science. The students are planning, cracks, no scrambled eggs! Grades 3-6: eggs designing, launching and then plan to analyze will be dropped from a height of 25 feet. Grades the results from the balloon launch. While the 7-12: eggs will be dropped from a height of 40 mission is underway, smart televisions in the lobby of Lewis feet. Registration for the Egg Drop is required, so please visit Mills High School will broadcast real time data so that the the Region 10 website www.region10ct.org to register. This community may monitor the weather balloon’s location, is sure to be a fun day for the entire family! altitude and effects on the payload as it travels through space! Many thanks to the towns of Burlington and Harwinton, Later that morning the balloon will be recovered using a GPS All Star Transportation, Make A Mark Foundation and the tracking device built into the unit. Regional School District #10 Board of Education for their The morning will be jam-packed with a variety of fun support of this event. A Visit to The United Nations to Celebrate International Women’s Day Har-Bur Middle School Wellness instructor Kelly Smith is tary-General of the UN, and Matthew Rycroft, UK Ambas- one of Connecticut’s Congressional District leaders for the sador to the UN. They also listened to three young women organization ONE; a campaigning and advocacy organization from Northeast Nigeria who are a powerful symbol of the taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, girls’ education crisis; two are survivors of the Boko Haram particuarly in Africa. When a representative from ONE con- kidnappings and one is an escaped child bride. When these tacted her about an International Women’s Day event, she three young women were fi nished speaking, the Mills students knew she wanted to attend. Ms. Smith and 14 Lewis Mills were able to speak one on one with them. Mills sophomore students, as well as her 8th grade daughter, were able to go to Emma Langer stated, “This was an amazing opportunity and New York City. it made a lasting impresson on The students were invited to myself and those who traveled the United Nations and spent with me.” the day learning about topics Ms.
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