STEAM TEAM UPDATE

This Week

• Sep 29 - Spirit Night at Whataburger 5:00-7:00pm
• Sep 30 - Practice 3:00-5:15
• Oct 2 - No Practice - Ms. Snider out of town
• Oct 4 - No Practice - Fall Break begins

Next Week

• Fall Break - No Practice

Coming Up

• Oct 25 - Greenpower Race M2M Trash Dash at Toyota Field

Join us for our second Spirit Night at Whataburger, Monday, Sep. 29 from 5-7:00pm. Don't forget to mention that you're there to support HCMS Steam Team! Be sure to tell your friends and share on social media!

Students kicked off our Fall Fundraiser last week. Students invite family and friends to donate through SpotFund using in-person, phone, text, email, and social media contacts. 100% of donations go directly to our STEAM Team. Our Team goal is $10,500. Individual per student goal is $350. Our fundraiser will run throughout month of October. Students and parents can simply share the link to our fundraiser at http://spot.fund/zbldt77ce. A sample script usable for print, email or social media is attached below. Let's get fundraising!

The Student Booster Fee is $250 per student. Payment can be made by check payable to HCMS STEAM Boosters. Place check in sealed envelope and label both check and envelope with Student Name and "Booster Fee". Envelopes can be deposited in the STEAM payment box located behind the door in Ms. Snider's classroom. Fees due by Oct. 17.

The Greenpower team will compete in their first race of the year Saturday, Oct. 25 at Toyota Field. Parents with students planning to participate will need to complete a field trip permission slip (attached below) and a waiver (not yet available). Please see the attached flyer for race schedule and information. More race information and helpful tips for students and spectators will be available after Fall Break.

The students involved in the Future City Competition need recycled items to build their city model. They are limited to $100 worth of materials hence the need for recycled or scrap materials.

Items that can be used are

- bottles (preferably plastic) and bottle caps

- tins (small like for gum or mints)

- buttons

- Old toy pieces like Legos, gears, Tinkertoys and blocks

- Game pieces like tokens, chips or dice

- Discarded or scrap pipe, wire or plastic

- Old parts from stoves, cabinets, and plumbing fixtures

- Obsolete or outdated electronic equipment

Please look around your homes and places of work for these items. The more materials the Future City team has, the more creative they can be with their city design.

Last year the STEAM Team launched a brand new Drone Racing opportunity for team members. This year, Principal Martinez is committed to HCMS being the first local middle school with a complete drone program. He has proposed a school-wide drone race in the spring. Are you interested in being a part of this exciting new STEAM program? Ms. Snider could use assistance from a parent mentor to help troubleshoot 4 school drones that recently stopped working. If you have skills, experience, or interest in this area, please contact Ms. Snider directly at melissa.snider@hsv-k12.org.

Science Fair is coming to Hampton Cove Middle School! School wide fair scheduled Nov 24. 3 students will move up to district-wide fair Dec 11. STEAM students are encouraged, but not required, to participate. Some classes will complete projects in class. Ms. Langseth is available on Wednesdays to help any student who wants to enter. See flyer for more info.

Please take a moment to complete the Parent Info form. This helps us collect complete and current contact info for you and your student, size info for student competition shirts, and volunteer interest info for our parent volunteers.

See the link below for a printable copy of the 2025-26 Projected STEAM Event Calendar. Our calendar may change as our year progresses, but this should include the major competitive events for 2025-26. We will keep you informed of any changes and additional details for each event as information becomes available.

If you haven't yet, please sign up for the new 2025-26 Steam REMIND group. Ms. Snider will use this platform to communicate up-to-the minute info for our team. To join the new 2025-26 HCMS STEAM Remind click here https://www.remind.com/join/f23e6ab.

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

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.)

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.

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/