Looks like it's going to be a Cloudy Night Event

Never fear, the show will go on.  It looks like February 22 is going to be a CLOUDY night instead of a STARRY night.  This means we will not get to look through telescopes at the night sky or use the iPads to locate planets and constellations.  We will replace these activities with the astronomers and their telescopes  in the 2nd floor computer lab as well as a Constellation Creation activity and a Marshmallow Design Challenge that was a hit at Valley Mall STEM day.

Time	Place	Activity	Details	Tips
5:30 7:30	Gym	Star Lab	Presentations begin every 20 minutes	Stop by a get a ticket to reserve your time.
5:30-5:45	Cafeteria	1st Grade STAR songs	Thank you 1st Graders	Enjoy!
5:45-6:30	Cafeteria	Dinner will be served	Thank you HCPS School Nutrition	Enjoy!
5:45-7:30	Library	Starry Night books and family art project	Look at books for inspiration as you contribute to our Starry Night Collage	Allow 20-30 minutes
5:45-7:30	2nd floor	Straw Rocket Design Challenge	Design and build a straw rocket.  How far will yours fly?	Allow about 30 minutes for designing, building, testing, redesigning.
5:30-7:30	2nd Floor	Constellation Creation	Create Constellations using toothpicks and marshmallows	Allow about 15-20  minutes
5:30-7:30	2nd Floor	Marshmallow Design Challenge	This was a hit at STEM day at Valley Mall.  Challenge will begin every ½ hour.	Fun for the family.  Challenges will begin at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00
5:45-7:30	2nd Floor Lab	Astronomers with telescopes	Will include an astronomy presentation	Presentations will begin at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00

Family Field Trips

Pre-K  through 2^nd Grade  
Saturday, March 15, at 10:00am
John C. Wells Planetarium - JMU
"One World One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure"
**the movie is available in English only but  there will be a star talk in Spanish at 11:00


 3rd and 4th Grade  
 Tuesday, March 18   
 John C. Wells Planetarium – JMU
   "Wonders of the Universe"
       English speaking families @ 6:00
       Spanish speaking families @7:00  
   
 Thursday, April 3
    Science on a Sphere presentation
    Memorial Hall - JMU
    English speaking families @ 6:00
    Spanish speaking families @7:00    


Parking at the Planetarium and Memorial hall in the evenings is free and plentiful. You can find details here: http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/parking.shtml

Starry Night

On Tuesday, February 25, Waterman Elementary School will host a STARRY NIGHT family event beginning at 5:30.  Highlights include:

• Star Lab Presentations in the gym
• Local astronomers with telescopes to view the night sky
• Go Sky Watch iPad app to locate planets and constellations
• Straw Rocket Design Challenge
• Starry Night art activities
• Star songs performed on stage by first graders 
• Dinner will be provided