STEAM TEAM UPDATE

• January 13 - Short Practice 3:00-4:30pm (Short practice due to STEM Night Event)
• January 13 - HCMS STEM Night 5:00-6:30pm (Concessions, Student Volunteers)
• January 15 - Practice 3:00-5:15 pm
• January 15 -TSA Parent/Student Meeting 5:30 HCMS AV Room (Zoom link below)
• January 17 - Practice 9-11:00 am

• January 20 - Practice 3:00-5:15 pm
• January 22 - Practice 3:00-5:15 pm
• January 24 - Future City Competition - Alabama A&M (No Regular Practice)
  

This Month

• January 31 - Greenpower Race - Toyota Classic - Milton Frank Stadium

HCMS STEM Night: January 13, 5:00-6:30pm

This is an opportunity for our feeder pattern students and parents to mingle and have fun with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! There will be Science Fair projects presented in the cafeteria; math and science games in the hallways, cafeteria, gym and AV room; and STEM class project expo in the hallways as well! Drop by to welcome visitors, and stay to enjoy the fun!

STEAM students will help host events and parent volunteers will sell concessions for this event. STUDENT SIGNUPS HAVE BEEN FILLED. THANK YOU!

TSA parent/student meeting: January 15, 5:30-6:00pm (STEAM general parent mtg 6:00-6:30). Please try to attend in-person; it's a great opportunity to meet the other families in STEAM and participate in decision making for our Spring season!

Zoom available https://hsv-k12-org.zoom.us/j/84226677613?pwd=qv69AIFUka8Nr3s6JuAuT9LozMio65.1

If you are thinking about attending the conference as parent, you can reserve a room using the links below.

https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1736873139085&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true&app=resvlink

We have a big spring season ahead and are trying to make plans for travel, food, etc. Please review the Spring Event Signup form and complete by January 15th.

The Future City Team competes January 24th. The competition is a one day event at Alabama A&M in Huntsville from 7:30 am -5:00 pm. Students will display their Future City model, participate in judges' interviews and present their project. Finalist presentations and awards will take place later in the day.

If your student is participating:

• Complete the HCS Permission Form attached below and submit to Ms. Snider by Jan 17th
• Complete the Future City Waiver on the Future City site: https://futurecity.org/future-city-waivers-forms/
  Region: Alabama
  City Name: Svensk Gardsstad
  Educator ID: 690
• Consider volunteering to help using the Signup Genius link below

The Greenpower team's next competition is Jan 31 at Milton Frank Stadium. Team arrival is 7:30. Middle School heats are at 9:00am and 1:00pm - come cheer for our team! Awards Ceremony is at 5:00pm.

If your student is participating:

• Complete the HCS Permission Form below and return to Ms. Snider by Jan 17th.
• Complete the Greenpower Race Waiver below and return to Ms. Snider by Jan 17th
• Check out the Race Day Schedule at https://www.greenpowerusa.net/toyota-classic
• Check out our handy "What to Expect on Race Day" Info Sheet below
• Consider helping out - We will need several parent volunteers - see signup below!

Due to limited student availability, we will not be participating in Science Olympiad this year. Thank you to those who expressed interest.

We continue our fundraising efforts into the new year. There are 3 travel events scheduled in the spring and the Boosters are trying to raise money to be able to help with travel expenses. Our hope is that we can contribute enough to travel expenses so that no student is unable to participate in an event because of costs.

The STEAM Team will be running a Dominos Coupon Card fundraiser during January. Information will be coming home with your student this week. Please encourage and support your students' fundraising efforts!

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.

Thank you to all those who have already paid their Booster Fees this year. We will be emailing invoices to those who still need to make their payment. Invoices will include a payment link which we hope makes the process simpler for everyone. 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.

It's a new year and we have a new signup for snacks for team practice. 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!

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/