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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
Hello, I am Katja from 5B and I am reporting on the online science fair called SciFest. You can see at https://scifest.vfairs.com . We visited this website during our NAWI lesson with Ms. Colopy.
The fair is divided into 9 sections:
- Chemistry
- Educators Resource Hub
- Energy
- Engineering & Tech
- Girls Invent Lab
- Health and Medicine
- Intelligence & Security
- Natural Sciences Zone
- Space & Aviation
In the introduction video there is a tutorial on how to browse the site. The main page is the lobby, from where you can enter all areas. Each area has different information stands with videos, texts, tasks and games, allowing you to learn about your favorite topics.
The more areas you visit and knowledge you collect, the more points you earn. Your points are shown on a leaderboard; The players with the highest number of points win prizes. First place gets a 3D Printer, second place gets a Lego Education Set and third place gets a Coding Quadcopter Kit. But don't get your hopes up too high. You will have to work quite a bit for it! At the moment, the leader of the leaderboard has already collected 200,000 points! But it's still a lot of fun and very educational to visit the show.
I especially liked the "Girls Invent Lab" area. You can read about various women and learn what girls have created. My favorite video is about drones and robots. An area of the site where you can learn cool tricks is called "Stem Stage." It is divided into "Impossible Science" and "Strange Evidence." Under "Impossible Science" you can find a video about the Magnus Effect. It explains why rotating bodies can rise when they fly. Another great section is "Space & Aviation." This site is very cool in design. It reminds me a bit of the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C..
If any of this interests you, check it out for yourself! To do so, you'll need to pick up an "Access Code" from Ms. Colopy, then you can register until November 25. Have fun!
Katja N. (5b)
This week in NAWI class we visited the USA Science & Engineering Festival. Unfortunately, we were not able to attend in person, but we were there virtually.
At a portal, we were able to choose our favorite topics. After clicking on one, we entered a themed world, as if through a magic door. It's similar to a digital menu, filled with movie reviews, video games, instructions for experiments and funny ideas. For example, how to build a working "ram rocket" or how to hold a "mold growth contest." While participating in different projects, everyone collects points as a competition; the first prize is a 3D printer.
Hopefully, we will soon be able to do all the experiments ourselves and visit the festival for real.
Matthias S. (5b)