4TH GRADE DEMON DAY
Building Rube Goldberg Machines
Dec. 18

Demon Days are in-school events that give students the opportunity to do exploratory learning around a specific topic related to their curriculum. Bassett PTA supports these events through funding and by providing volunteers to help on event dates. 
 
Our 4th graders will work in teams to build Rube Goldberg machines on  Monday, December 18, 9:15 am-2:10 pm. Students will spend time planning what they will build, building their machines, and testing their machines. If you've never seen a Rube Goldberg machine, check out this website:  rubegoldberg.com.
 
Volunteers Needed
Come be part of this exciting day! Volunteers encourage and coach the students as they work through machine construction issues together to find solutions. Sign up to help here.
 
Materials
Please look for materials at home that would be useful to your child in building a Rube Goldberg machine. Here are suggestions:

tracks, dominoes, blocks, boxes, funnels, balls, marbles, rulers, CD cases, cups, Legos, hangers, string, shoes, beads, plates, batteries, clips, puzzle pieces, pail/bucket, clipboard, fan, stuffed animals, books, masking & duct tape, sticky notes, paper, magnets, slinky, cardboard, folders, rubber bands, flashlight, buttons, chopsticks, wrapping paper rolls, marble run, bubble wrap, Styrofoam, empty tissue box, Jenga, tubes, yarn, gears, things to make a pulley, cars, planes.

We are especially in need of paper towel rolls.

Rube Goldberg Museum
Parents are invited to come see the students' Rube Goldberg machines on  Tuesday, December 19, 12:30-1:15 pm in the 4th grade classrooms.

A few volunteers are needed to help with cleanup after the museum. 

Questions
If you have questions about Demon Day, please contact Janet Spreen at  jspreen@bakerlaw.com or 216.272.7656.  

4TH GRADE SERVICE DAY
Dec. 19

It has become a tradition for our 4th grade classes to have a Service Day in place of a winter classroom party. As the classes wrap up their government unit, Service Day is a culminating activity in which students apply their knowledge and understanding of being responsible citizens in the community by taking action. Our Service Day is  Tuesday, December 19, 9:15-11:30 am. 
 
Service Day Projects
Students will work on the following service projects:
- Letters for Westlake police and firefighters
- Placemats for Westlake Meals on Wheels
- Dog and cat toys for an animal shelter
- Blankets for a nursing home

Volunteers Needed
Sign up to help here.  (Please note that Service Day sign-ups are on the same volunteer page as Demon Day sign-ups.)
 
Questions
If you have questions about Service Day, please contact Delicia Ostrowski at  delicia.ostrowski@yahoo.com  or Mary Macias at  maryomacias@gmail.com.
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