In an homage to Boston Dynamic's dancing robots, Mt. Everett's robotics class programs their VEX robots to boogie down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtC3fF1T8LE
⚽️💛💙Good luck to the Lady Eagles soccer team in the first round of Western MA quarter final play. ⚽️💛💙
Their match vs. Smith Academy is at 2:00 on our home field
UME's Assistant Principal for the Day for completing the STEM at home challenge. Great job, Lochlan!
Mt. Everett students are competing Friday in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. In this series of online competitions, high school teams are given a set of virtual operating systems and are tasked with finding and fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities while maintaining critical services. The top teams in the nation earn an all-expenses-paid trip to Maryland for the National Finals Competition where they can earn national recognition and scholarship money. As of 10 am, Mt. Everett is ranked 12th out of 535 teams competing nationwide and number 1 in Massachusetts.
Check out the newest podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yWWjsbT2Nk2O7DPrJA6Mb
In this episode, SaTL students T. McLouglin & M. Nourse talk with Mt. Everett graduate Carina Alden (’13) about her work at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and her role as a Space Weather Analyst at the Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office.
From solar flares, to the magnetosphere, to the Carrington Event, our SaTL students discuss with Carina the sun’s influence on our tech dependent world.
Due to the lack of availability of staff from our partner organization. Routine COVID Pooled Testing did not take place yesterday. This information was received on very short notice. We are working to arrange another day to conduct the testing this week, if possible. If not possible, testing will resume next Wednesday.
3rd grade Wolf Tree Programs presentation
Follow this link to see Wolf Tree Programs fire-making demonstration: https://youtu.be/0RdG0LzZ5Go
Mr. Master's class studied the local history of New Marlborough and its many mills (paper, grist and lumber). They then completed a Water Wheel Challenge!
Mr. Masters gave the students a budget of $1,000 dollars allowing them to "purchase" the items needed to make a working model of a water wheel. Here they are testing out their designs!
Yesterday marks the beginning of our annual elementary Berkshire STEM Week). For some STEM fun at home, elementary students can participate in the “My School’s Toothjelly Foundation” challenge!
All students have to do is create a model elementary school building out of jelly beans or mini-marshmallows and toothpicks at home and send a pic to mfenn@sbrsd.org.
Each entry sent by Thursday afternoon will then be added to a lottery to become Assistant Principal for the day on Friday, Oct 22nd. The purpose of STEM week is to support student academic achievement in STEM subjects like engineering, digital design, technology
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8th grade art students studied Impressionism and created landscapes inspired by some of the movement's characteristics.
A wonderful visit to Pre-K at UME today! Students were engaged in a variety of integrated centers. This week they are focusing on how to care for babies, drawing pictures of their families, and making observations at the science center.
Ms. McEvoy's English class has been reading To Kill A Mockingbird and pursuing project-based learning in response.
Model of Maycomb County, Alabama, setting of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird.
Created by sophomores, Ivy and Lucia for Ms. McEvoy's English class.
SBRSD students were treated to a visit from Rob Surrette, a speed-painter and public speaker known for inspiring audience members with his 6-foot paintings and motivational messages.
The UME book fair will be open to families after school today (Friday 10/15) until 4pm
UME PE Good Sportsmanship Code
" I will do my 100% best.
I will never give up, win or lose.
I will have fun and play hard.
I will congratulate the other team when they win.
I love to win, but I do not brag.
After all... it's just a game."
Pumpkin and apple season at SBRSD!
Pumpkin acrylic painting - 8th grader, B.W.
Paper pumpkins - UME 1st grade
Apple trees - UME K
Apple chart - UME preK
Mt. Everett students practicing their woodworking skills in Mr. VonRuden's Woodshop.
Scholastic Book Fair this week!
Children who read at least 20 minutes a day are exposed to almost 2 million words per year.
UME Book Fair begins next week!
