STEAM TEAM UPDATE

• February 2 - TSA 50% Deposit Due
• February 3 - Practice 3:00-5:15 pm
• February 5 - Practice 3:00-5:15 pm
• February 6 - Volunteer Set Up for FLL Event 5:00-7:00pm
• February 7 - FLL Championship HOSTING - HCMS (No Regular Practice)

• February 10 - Spirit Day at SPITZ! All Day - mention STEAM Team!
• February 10 - Practice 3:00-5:15 pm
• February 12 - Practice 3:00-5:15 pm
• February 12 - Booster Board Meeting 4:00-5:00 pm
• February 14 - No Regular Practice (Holiday weekend)
  

Upcoming Events

• February 28 - FTC Championship at NCTHS

The Future City Team competed on January 31st at Alabama A&M. The six team members made an excellent showing, presenting all morning to professionals and coming home with a $150 award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying for "Best Use of Land Surveying Practices." We are so grateful to Mrs. V, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Langseth and to you for helping them plan and prepare. To view more Future City photos, or add some of your own, visit the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wmqy9wR1YQWCdhPL3mKEoh8pCuYcNKFn?usp=drive_link

HCMS STEAM will be hosting the FLL Qualifier on February 7. We will need volunteers, parents and students, to assist with set up on Friday evening from 5:00 - 7:00 and cleanup at the end of the day Saturday. Additional adult volunteers can sign up to help with registration, team lunches and concessions. Please review the sign up genius below and help where you can. Ms. Snider has 8 student volunteers that will serve as hosts throughout the day. HCES team The Great Megs is really appreciating their middle school mentors: Ben I, Jason M, Brayden M, and Donovan H; they'll be thrilled to have all of us there to support and cheer them on. The STEAM Team is hosting on Saturday and will not be competing. There is no regular STEAM practice on Saturday.

If your student is participating in TSA this year, preparations are well underway. Please see attached TSA Student Info Packet, dress code infographic, and video from our most recent parent meeting for further information.

Important Dates:

• Monday, Feb 2 - TSA Fee 50% deposits are due Monday, Feb 2
• Monday, Mar 2 - TSA Fee remaining balance due.

TSA Fees:

• STEAM Members who have paid their Booster Fee and fulfilled their fundraising obligation: $300
• All other participants: $600

Payment can be made using attached QR code or by check to HCMS STEAM Boosters

Your fee covers hotel, meals, uniform, conference registration, competition materials and

transportation (coach bus.)

Come support the HCMS STEAM Team at SPITZ Modern Mediterranean restaurant at 7070 US-431 near Food City. All day long, lunch or dinner, 20% of sales in store or online will benefit our team. Take-out and online orders count too! Be sure to mention that you are there for the HCMS STEAM Team or put HCMS STEAM in the online code!

The FlamaBulls will be competing in the upcoming FTC Championship at New Century Tech HS on Saturday, February 28th. If your student will be participating, please complete the Permission Form attached below and return to Ms. Snider by Feb. 13th.

There has been no new date set for the postponed even Jan 24th. We will keep you informed of any updates. Feb 28 will NOT be the date, but we do not yet have a new date. Looking forward to our March 28 date in Jackson TN.

Parents, we are seeking "test readers" and a mentor for our Children's Stories teams. Anyone with experience in early elementary reading skills, book binding, papercraft who can spend a Saturday or two (Feb 21, March 7) or an afternoon session (even on Zoom) could help us move this project to the next level!

We'd also like TSA mentors with connections in city planning (for Nationals Construction), homebuilding/site planning (for Off the Grid), and general modeling skills.

Plan ahead for a TSA Showcase Saturday, April 4 and April 11! We'd love to have parents and other mentors come listen to student presentations.

Please contact Ms. Snider if you are interested in helping out!

We could use more volunteers to help with Snacks for Team Practice. The next few months are looking bare! The kids are ravenous after school and healthy snacks are a big help to get them through STEAM Practice. This is a great way to support our team!

Thank you to all those who have already paid their Booster Fees this year. If you have not yet paid your fee for 2025-26 you can use the attached QR Code for quick, easy payment. Your booster fees help fund all the awesome things our students get to participate in throughout the year. If you need to make special arrangements for payment or need assistance, please contact Ms. Snider.

HCMS STEAM Team is partnering with HCES to promote 2 STEM activities. They are asking for 1-2 mentors to support the FLL Robotics team. The mentor would support LEGO Robot building, coding and presentation practice. There are 2-3 HCMS Steam students also helping out. Thursdays, Jan 15 - February 7th. 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm.

HCES also has a Greenpower team racing the Goblin car. We are looking for 1 adult mentor for the team learning together about the car and organizing driving lessons. Wed 2:30 pm- 4:00 pm.Jan 14 - April 4th. Mrs. Snider helps with 2 HCMS students, but it would b nice to have another adult.

If you are interested, use the signup genius below.

Newsletter - Weekly updates about upcoming events, event information, and celebration of team experiences.

Remind - Remind is the primary method of communication between Mrs. Snider, the boosters and the parents. To join the new 2025-26 HCMS STEAM Remind click here https://www.remind.com/join/f23e6ab. Be sure you are signed into link to make sure you are receiving up to date information.

Website - https://member.hamptoncovesteam.com

Currently under construction, but will soon include calendar for all events and helpful information regarding events and fundraising. (If you have skills in updating and maintaining a website we would love your help! Please contact Mrs. Snider, Jennie Maestri or Beth Wright.)

Are you a member of the HCMS Steam Team group on Facebook? This page is

where we celebrate team accomplishments, share the newsletter and share community opportunities.

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1DF8dubLKw/