Valenti’s Blog: Anything is Possible in Science!

2009 Results

• 1st -  Dave L., Sam K., Justin K., Joey M. - One Bite Dental Floss
• 2nd - Divya M., Karli R., Alyssa S., Rachel R.  - Ihold
• 3rd - Monica F., Allison H., Andrea A. - The Pet Tech
• 4th - Troy W., Dan M., Joe P., John D. - Spray Vaccine
• 5th - Trevor K., Zach M., Ryan M. - The Sun Grill
• 6th - Liz B., Paige L., Stevan M., Nikki B. - Super Booster

We will pass out awards on Friday 6/5/09!

written by Mr. V.

Dear Parents,

This year our school will be participating in a special kind of science fair called the Invention Convention. It is designed to promote your child’s problem-solving and creative-thinking skills. Your child will be following a step-by-step process to invent a new product or develop a new method for doing something. The project will be worked on and developed in all subject areas.

We will begin our preparation for the Invention Convention by having the students learn about inventors and their inventions. By doing so, we hope the students will gain an appreciation for the invention process and thus be better prepared to create their own inventions. The first step in the actual invention process will be finding an idea for an invention. Your child has been encouraged to find a problem that needs to be solved. He or she may ask if you have a need for something that will help you solve a problem. Your interest and encouragement at this stage will help to make the invention process a fun learning experience for your child.

Once your child has settled on an idea and researched it to make sure that the idea has not been used before an “Intent to Invent” form will be completed in class and brought home for your signature. Your child can then begin the planning stage. Time will be set aside each day in school for developing and completing the cross-curricular assignments. Continue reading »

written by Mr. V.

For those of you that did not hear what happened to Mrs. Erdman… Mr. Valenti thought you should know.  Approximately at 8:33 AM on April 1, 2009, Mrs. Erdman was summoned to the office because of an undisclosed issue.  Upon returning, she found her classroom empty.  She lost all of her students and tables in the classroom.  Mr. Valenti was supposed to be

watching her class.  No one has been charged in the matter.  All students were returned safely.

By the way, someone with a camera happened to walk by and take a picture.

written by Mr. V.