Principal's Message

November 7, 2018

Dear Sheehan Families,

We have a new and exciting Science club taking place at Sheehan inspired by our very own 4th grader, Antonia Fiore!  The Sheehan STEM Squad is our new club and is led by Mrs. Lazazzero and Mrs. Fiore.  There are  54 very enthusiastic students involved.

Sheehan STEM Squad, a student and teacher spin on the traditional “science club” for 3rd and 4th graders met this week during lunch to explore the connection between science, technology, engineering, math and literacy! Students began to build connections between STEM and Literacy by reading the book, Hally Harper Science Girl Extraordinaire, Summer Set in Motion, by Tracy Borgmeyer. We made Non-Newtonian fluid this week. Scientists asked questions about the properties of Non-Newtonian fluids and drew conclusions about forms of matter under varying conditions. We learned that not all disasters are really a "disaster" and that every mess can teach you an important lesson. Don't be afraid to get messy and try this one at home...just don't pour it down the drain! Check out this video for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnd-2jetT1w

Our students had such a fun time; engaging in some awesome questioning and getting super dirty with science. 

This coming Thursday, I encourage you to attend our Parent Science Information Workshop in the Sheehan Library to learn more about your child’s science experiences in school.  The workshop is being held in the Sheehan Library at 9:00 AM and again at 6:30 PM. 

Have a wonderful week.

Mrs. Evans