UPDATE: Earlier Release
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Liebe Eltern und Erziehungsberechtigte,
aufgrund der aktuellen Wetterwarnung in unserer Region und im Interesse der Sicherheit aller Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie Mitarbeitenden beenden wir den Unterricht und das Kindergartenprogramm heute vorzeitig um 12:55 Uhr. Die Schulbusse werden das Schulgelände um 13:05 Uhr verlassen.
Um eine ungefähre Ankunftszeit an Ihrer Haltestelle zu ermitteln, bitten wir Sie, sich an den Zeiten der regulären Busroute zu orientieren.
Wenn Ihr Kind nicht mit dem Bus fährt, holen Sie es bitte um 12:55 Uhr ab.
Sollte sich die Wettersituation so entwickeln, dass es erforderlich ist, werden wir selbstverständlich alle Schülerinnen und Schüler sicher in den Gebäuden behalten und Schutz im Gebäude gewährleisten, bis eine sichere Situation gegeben ist.
Falls Sie aufgrund von Verkehr oder Wetter nicht genau um 12:55 Uhr zur Abholung eintreffen können, werden wir die Kinder weiterhin in den jeweiligen Gebäuden – Preschool, Elementary School und im Hauptgebäude – betreuen und im Gebäude lassen, bis Sie sicher an der Schule angekommen sind, um Ihr Kind abzuholen.
Bitte fahren Sie vorsichtig, versuchen Sie jedoch so zeitnah wie möglich zur Schule zu kommen, da wir bemüht sind, die Gebäude für die Sicherheit aller Beteiligten so bald wie möglich nach 12:55 Uhr zu leeren.
Sollte es zu Verzögerungen bei der Abfahrt der Schulbusse kommen, werden wir Sie selbstverständlich umgehend mit einem weiteren Update informieren.
Wir danken Ihnen für Ihr Verständnis und wünschen Ihnen und Ihrer Familie, dass Sie gut und sicher durch das heutige Wetter kommen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Die Schulleitung
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Due to the severe weather alert in our region, and in the interest of the safety of all students and staff, classes and the preschool program will end early today at 12:55 pm. School buses will depart campus at 1:05 pm.
To estimate the approximate arrival time at your bus stop, please refer to the times listed on the regular bus route schedule.
If your child does not ride the bus please pick them up at 12:55pm.
If the situation warrants it, we will certainly keep all students safely sheltered inside the buildings and ensure everyone remains safe until conditions allow otherwise.
If you happen to be delayed in traffic or by the weather and cannot arrive exactly at 12:55 pm for pickup, students will remain inside their respective buildings - Preschool, Elementary School, and the Main Building - and will be supervised until you arrive safely to pick up your child.
Please drive carefully and do your best to be on time, as we are for everyone’s safety hoping to have the buildings cleared as soon as possible after 12:55 pm.
If bus departures are delayed, we will certainly provide another update promptly.
Thank you for your understanding. We wish everyone a safe afternoon and hope you stay safe during the weather.
Kind regards,
School Leadership
Hands-on chemistry!
What does the Coke-Mentos experiment have to do with climate change and can milk dance? These were the questions that the students of the FuF - Natural Sciences course for the 5th and 6th grade dealt with. In the second half of the school year, the focus was on experiments with materials that can also be found in everyday life. Food starch, glue, milk and Coca-Cola, …, but also alginate or agar-agar from the molecular kitchen for edible food packaging - everything was used.
Everyone knows the Coke-Mentos experiment, but what does it have to do with climate change? Four teams took up the challenge of obtaining the highest Coke-Mentos geyser. After a first failed attempt, the four teams took a very close look at the execution and chemistry of the experiment. It turned out that a pack of Mentos had to get into a 1 L Diet Coke as quickly as possible. The idea of gluing the Mentos together and plopping them into the bottle proved to be unsuitable because the glued joints reduced the surface area of the Mentos, which had to be as large as possible for a high reaction rate and thus a high geyser (see photos), too much. The best way was a paper roll filled with Mentos and a card (a lunch pass is very good for this) or other piece of paper that can be quickly pulled away between the roll and the bottle. Also, warmed Coke turned out to work better than cold cola because carbon dioxide is less bound up in warm Coke, so it can be released faster and the Coke foams better. So, it's similar to the warming of the oceans - the warmer the water gets, the more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
The question how milk can "dance" can also be answered quite simply. If you pour some milk onto a flat plate, add a few drops of food coloring and dip a cotton swab with dishwashing soap into the milk, it will look as if the food coloring in the milk is dancing. The colors spread out in waves and twist into spirals. The surface tension and the fat in the milk prevent the colors from mixing with the milk. If the rinsing agent comes into contact with the milk, the tension of the milk surface is reduced, and the colors move as if by themselves and it looks a bit like the milk or the color in the milk is dancing.
If you feel like experimenting yourself, you can try these two experiments at home. It is a lot of fun!
The Natural Sciences FuFies
