Seven savvy seventh graders participated in the Maine Middle School Science and Engineering Fair and they knocked it out of the park! Five went today in person and two participated virtually. Judges asked students some tough questions about their projects and they rose to the challenge! Go Dragons! (More photos in the next post.)
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Former St. George students Jack and Sam Crockett bought bricks in memory of their grandfather and former St. George Student Zachary Elwell.
Help us bring trades, technology, and innovation back to the heart of public education and provide all students, grades K-8, with access to hands-on/minds-on projects. Through the "Buy-a-Brick" fundraiser, you can become a part of this project and show your commitment to the future of public education in our community.
https://www.stgeorgemsu.org/page/cte-makerspace-building
#buyabrickbuildamakerspace #cteforstg
Congratulations to the Lego Track Meet Team for being the first Saint George team to attend the event on Saturday! They entered 4 events and got two first places and a third place. Extra kudos to Trinity for designing a robot that could drive up a 70 degree incline and to Brennan for designing the fastest robot in the whole competition! Go Dragons!
Our fish are being fired and as batches come out of the kiln they are being sealed with a coat of acrylic gesso! In between creating the fish and preparing them for final painting is our time to dig into the history of the run: What was it like in our community when the fish came in? Why did we lose our run? What has been done to try and restore the run?
blog post link
https://alewives.edublogs.org/
On Friday, St. George School students and staff celebrated Better World Day by participating in various community service projects up and down the peninsula. Whether it was picking up trash around town, filling up little free libraries, creating a garden, or making our school sign more beautiful, a meaningful and fun day was had by all. Each year, thousands of students across the country at EL network schools join together with one common purpose: to make the world a better place. It is a guiding message woven throughout our year, but made clearly visible on this unique day.
These teachers bought a brick in memory of St. George School Principal, David W. MacDonald, who was here from 1992 - 1998.
You, too, can help us bring trades, technology, and innovation back to the heart of public education and provide all students, grades K-8, with access to hands-on/ minds-on projects. Through the "Buy-a-Brick" fundraiser, you can become a part of this project and show your commitment to the future of public education in our community. https://www.stgeorgemsu.org/page/buy-a-brick
#buyabrickbuildamakerspace #cteforstg
Dexter and John are proud to show off their brick in support of our CTE/Makerspace Project. You, too, can help us bring trades, technology, and innovation back to the heart of public education and provide all students, grades K-8, with access to hands-on/ minds-on projects. Through the "Buy-a-Brick" fundraiser, you can become a part of this project and show your commitment to the future of public education in our community.
https://www.stgeorgemsu.org/page/buy-a-brick
#buyabrickbuildamakerspace #cteforstg #21stcenturyshop
Back to school in the makerspace after April vacation and these 8th grade LEGO engineers are working hard to solve technical problems. They'll be competing at the Robot Track Meet on May 14. You can support students engaging in challenging work like this and help build economic resilience in St. George with a donation towards our CTE/Makerspace Building Project.
#buyabrickbuildamakerspace and literally put your name on the building.
https://www.stgeorgemsu.org/page/buy-a-brick
Check out the beginning of our 8th grade students' ambitious art and service project documenting the history of our once abundant local alewives; their community connections and their conservation challenges.
https://alewives.edublogs.org/
Oh, what do you do
When you go and break your shoe?
Can you fix it, too?
Don't throw away your broken Croc, 3D print a replacement part and fix it yourself! And take that money you saved and #buyabrickbuildamakerspace
https://www.stgeorgemsu.org/page/buy-a-brick
A huge congratulations goes out to Miles Bartke for not only qualifying for the State Mathcounts Meet, but making it to 11th place (in the whole state!) Go Miles! We are so proud of you!
St. George Municipal School Unit is partnering with the Mid-Coast School of Technology to construct a K-8 Career Technical Education/ Makerspace Building behind the St. George School. Help us bring trades, technology, and innovation back to the heart of public education and provide all students, grades K-8, with access to hands-on/ minds-on projects. Through the "Buy-a-Brick" fundraiser, you can become a part of this project and show your commitment to the future of public education in our community.
https://www.stgeorgemsu.org/page/buy-a-brick
The Maine Broadband Coalition is running a speed testing competition among middle schools and high schools across the state. Want to help our school win money? Go to https://mbcschooltest.com/StGeorgeSchool and check the speed of your home internet? Even if you don't have internet at home, you can help with sharing that information.
Our K-8 St. George Dragons made these amazingly sweet cards for our Community Elders. These will be given out through local programs ☺️
Happy Spring to you All🌷🌹🌼🌻🌸🌺
St. George School Crew Council ❤️
There are free at-home tests (five per household) available for Maine residents through the successful Project Access COVID-19 Tests (ACT) pilot at www.accessCOVIDTests.org. As of March 15, Maine households have ordered 229,845 tests through Project ACT. With the new contract, a total of 425,000 tests will be available.
Maine people in need of home tests may also order them through the federal program. The White House recently announced that U.S. residents can order two sets of four free at-home tests through www.COVIDtests.gov. Residents can also call 1-800-232-0233 for help placing the order.
The 6th graders have been learning about topographic maps and contour lines in STEAM classes, so we decided to make use of our skills and go on a hike. Half chose to go to Bald Rock and the other half hiked over Megunticook to the Camden Hills State Park entrance. We had a great adventure!
