Recently in Ag. Mechanics, we were assigned individual projects by our teacher Mrs. Bossard. My project was a bowling ball ramp for my second grade buddy. Being restricted to his wheelchair, Danny was not able to bowl in the physical education unit with his class. So my project was to construct a bowling ramp that he could use in his wheelchair that could be used to enable him to bowl easier. In catalogs these ramps cost roughly $300. My supplies for this ramp cost approximately $30. It consisted of two ¾” pipes, and one 1” pipe. Danny came down to get measured for his ramp, and after configuring his measurements, I used the pythagorean theorem along with some sin, cos, and tan math to help with my angle and hypotenuse values. Using those measurements, I made a prototype out of abundant scrap metal, to see where modifications needed to be made. After a successful outcome I proceeded to bend and MIG weld to achieve my final product. This project taught me the real life applications of all of the skills Mrs. Bossard, along with the math department, have taught me. I was able to combine them to make something applicable to life.
Although it's not even the end of December, our team is hard at work preparing for next year's schedule. The guidance office organized our annual electives fair to give secondary students a glimpse into the world of classes they can choose from. From mechanics and computerized accounting to foreign language and AP courses, our small school offers many opportunities for our students to be grow, learn, and discover. On Monday, December 17th here in Hamilton Central School’s own cafeteria, the counseling office has organized a shopping extravaganza! The shopping extravaganza begins at 3:00pm and goes all the way through 7:30pm. The items customers can shop for include gently used items such as clothes, toys, books, and much more! This is a great way to get some holiday shopping done for a good cause! All items up for sale have been donated by members of our community and are being sold for whatever price shoppers see fit, because of the ‘name your price’ policy. There will be a gift wrapping station and shopping bags will be available too! So be sure to come out and get some fantastic shopping done!
Tomorrow will be a two hour delay for HCS! Students may sleep longer or catch up on homework, or even just take a few hours to relax. The teachers at HCS will come in at their regular time. Why? Well, because they will be working on the OLWEUS Bullying Prevention program. What is this? It is a program where teachers and staff train their colleagues in the program, which is centered around stopping bullying. Teachers will be discussing and planning bullying, prevention strategies, classroom meetings, interventions and school rules for HCS. This will be the third training for the OLWEUS Bullying Prevention program. The kickoff to the program for students is in January. I had a chance to talk with one of the program’s teachers, Mr. Coriale about this program. Mr. Coriale had this to say, “We hope that this program continues to create an environment where students are safe and free from bullying.”
What comes to your mind when you think about the word HOG? Maybe its pork? Bacon? Obsessive eating? Well when you mention HOG in Hamilton the response you will get is the Hamilton Outdoor Group. HOG offers 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders opportunities to join Colgate students for outside activities such as building shelters, making campfires, hiking, scavenger hunting and playing other outdoor games. Fifth grader and member of HOG Maddy Merkt says that, “HOG is fun because we do a lot of fun stuff, and we get to hang out with friends too.” If you are able to join HOG you should consider it because it sounds like a lot of fun.
The PreK had a gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving, before we left for break, by inviting their parents, families, friends, and classroom volunteers to a pancake breakfast. This was a way for students and PreK teacher to thank everyone for all they do for our students! This was the second annual successful event that’s been held so far. The guests donated the supplies, and the kids made their own batter and cooked up pancakes for about eighty people! Check out some of the pictures below from our breakfast! |