Two teams (Irish Nerds and Green Machines) competed at Penn Valley in the First LEGO League Challenge Qualifier on Saturday, December 16. 

Green Machine: Connor (8th), Fisher (7th), Beckett (7th), Jonathan (4th), Boston (4th), and Mary (4th) 

​Irish Nerds: Jack Mo. (8th), Jack Mc. (8th), Owen (6th), Wilson (5th), Tommy (4th), Molly (4th), and Dominic (4th) 

Since August, students have been preparing with their coaches to build a robot with attachments that can complete as many missions as they can within 2.5 minutes which requires a lot of problem-solving skills. The competition consisted of one practice match and three official matches that are scored by how successful the robot was coded to complete the missions and demonstrating gracious professionalism. 
Students also presented their Art Themed innovation project, Robot Design and CoreValues to a panel of judges within a question-and-answer session.
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FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism and Cooperation through FIRST Core Values:

Discovery: Explore new skills and ideas.
Innovation: Use creativity and persistence to solve problems.
Impact:  Apply what we learn to improve our world.
Inclusion: Respect each other and embrace our differences.
Teamwork: Stronger when we work together.
Fun: Enjoy and celebrate what we do!

The STE Robotics team (grades 4-8) have worked hard this first semester and will compete this weekend (December 16) at Penn Valley.
Two teams will vie for awards: Green Machine and Irish Nerds.

St. Elizabeth School participates in the FIRST® robotics organization. Founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen, FIRST® is a global nonprofit organization that prepares young people for the future through a suite of life-changing youth robotics programs that build skills, confidence, and resilience.

The potential for our students is high when involved with robotics or STEAM programming. Focus is on the Core Values of inclusivity, cooperating, creativity, problem solving, exploring new ideas, applying what is learned to improve our world, and having fun.

The STE's team consists of 6 students in 4th grade, 1 in 5th, 1 in 6th, 2 in 7th, and 3 in 8th grade. We welcome any STE student in grades 4-8 to join!

The community wishes them well!

It’s that time of year again, and St. Elizabeth School is abuzz with holiday cheer. The Merry Market is just around the corner, and we invite you and your family to be a part of this festive tradition.
The event is not only an opportunity for early shopping butalso a chance to connect with the school community and spread some seasonal joy. We encourage you to come, participate, and make this event even more memorable.
See you at the Merry Market, where we’ll be celebrating the spirit of togetherness and merriment.​

Follow this event at the St. Elizabeth Merry Market Facebook page!

Join St. Elizabeth School at its annual Scholastic Book Fair!

The book fair begins on Friday, November 10th - Grandparents / VIP Mass and continues through Friday, November 17th.

Click here for details!
     *Set up your family's e-wallet
     *Register for book fair notifications and updates

Join other parents and Jodie Maddox, Parent Coach and Educational Consultant through Zoom for five (5) 60 minute sessions with a focus on information to help parents tackle touch parenting decisions and issues.

November 14: Why focus on executive functioning skills?
November 16: Strength Based Parenting-Loving Your Unique Child
November 28: Loving Children Through Anxious Times
November 30: Setting Healthy Boundaries and Routines
December 6: The Importance of Setting Healthy Digital Boundaires

A Zoom link will be sent via email the day of the event.

Click here for the flyer.

17 STE students in grades 4-8 experienced the real-life struggle of a professional animator and were engaged in problem solving toward solutions during a 4-day stop motion animation camp in the STE STEAM Lab!

Daily challenges were designed to use any and all pieces to create a "story" then animate it.
Students developed their storyboards and scripts, put the figures into action, and then added sound effects to their final videos. Many were quite elaborate and the sound effects were super fun!
 
They learned how to create more fluid transitions and to slow down or speed up the frames to create a natural movement effect.
 
We looked at some awesome examples to get the idea and expectations. And, we learned about hte different professional opportunities in the animation world, as well as some "animation" vocabulary.
 
Storyboarding is critical and this is a difficult concept. Students continued to complete the storyboard development and frame drawings with what happens at each "frame."
 
By all accounts the camp was an enjoyable learning experience for St. Elizabeth students. They impressed all of us by how quickly they all picked up the skills of the application. These skills learned will be valuable as they use the tools and resources in their school work, or just for fun!
 
There are other resources for stop action videos; this is the one used during camp.
Stop Motion Studio Pro

Congratulations and welcome to the following newly elected members of the STE School Advisory Council (aka School Board):

Rory Akers
Christine Kane
Tara McGovern
Sonya Salazar

Thank you to outgoing members Lauren Bertram, Anita Nolte, and Molly Pease for their service and commitment to St. Elizabeth School!