If you are good at creatively solving problems, the Spontaneous Problem Solving Club might be for you! We’ll meet in the Robotics Studio from 2:45-3:45. Students must have a ride home at 3:45. Sign ups are on the table outside of the Robotics Studio!

March Meeting Date:

6th grade students participating in the Children’s Choice Awards will meet this month to chat about books and do some activities. The first meeting, featuring a Book Talk, will be March 1. The second meeting, featuring a creative thinking & design based activity, will be March 14. There will also be a meet up in early April

April at Carrie Blast Furnace

Students at HMS are invited to particiapte in a day of art, hiostry, and community building with students across Pittsburgh, sponsored by the LIGHT Education Initiative. Tour Carrie Blast Furnace and learn about the industrial art community in Pittsburgh, along with the legacy of Pittsburgh's steel industry. Students will also participate in graffiti and aluminum casting workshops, while getting to know students from other districts around Pittsburgh. Sign up by March 22!

April 4 at North Allegheny

Students from Pitt’s Data Science program will introduce the idea of using big data (publicly available data) to try and solve problems in people’s lives. They start by explaining what data science is, then students will move into small groups and look at a data set. The Pitt students help them learn how to analyze using Mini Tab or Excel, so no statistics knowledge is needed. Then, they help the students identify a problem that they could solve using that data set. Finally, the students write a research question and analyze the data set as a team to answer their question. Last year, they came with 5-6 topics, and students were put into groups and jumped into a topic. At the end of the day, the Pitt students shared what research they had done in their time at Pitt and what career they were going into with their data science skills.

Sign Up in the Robotics or Maker Studio and see Dr. Survinski with any questions!

Join us as we explore different design tools and topics each month! We’ll meet in the Maker Studio from 2:45-3:45. Students must have a ride home at 3:45. Sign up in the Maker Studio!

March Meeting Dates:

• March 5- LEGO Challenge Part 2

We will continue with the current books and meet March 7 (Friday) and March 28 (Friday). The 8th grade meets during lunch and the 7th grade meets during tutorial in the Robotics Studio. See Dr. Stebler with any questions!

Learn to invest in the Stock Market with Dr. Stebler and Mrs. Ferrero! Students invest $100,000 (fictional) over the course of 10 weeks to see who can have the best return on their investments. Meetings are in the Robotics Studio from 2:45-3:30, every Thursday!

These workshops are open to all students during tutorial. Please sign up outside of the Maker or Robotics Studios to get a pass.

• STEAM Girls- March 3 (6th Grade) and March 14 (7th Grade)

• Chess- March 10 and 24

• Ozobots- March 17

• Stained Glass Jar Workshop- March 10 and 14