East Aurora Union Free School District

Fourth grader, Brecken, read a book about inclusion to First Graders today.

3,2,1 Launch! EAMS Rocket Club soared to new heights this week after building and launching their ESTES rockets. It was a blast of science and teamwork!

At EAUFSD, we choose to include! Inclusion week was a success, great job students and staff! #oneEA

This week East Aurora Middle School Technology students started building VEX IQ robots! A big THANK YOU to the East Aurora Educational Foundation for making this possible! Students are excited to see their robots come to life in the coming days! Check out the MS Tech Website for more: https://sites.google.com/eak12.org/eamstech/home

Spring has arrived at the sustainable agriculture lab. Yesterday morning, 100 chicks arrived at the ag lab. These chicks will be taken care of until late May when they will be processed by the class to sell for our spring chicken sale. Our new Troy Bilt roto tiller is being put to use! This new addition to our farm was a gift from EA resident, Tom Hagner. Operating the tiller for the first time, is his granddaughter, a member of our Sustainable Agriculture Class. #oneEA

This spring the Family Support Center is partnering with Horizon Health to offer an educational virtual session for parents focusing on mental health for parents, parenting in the digital world , parent self-care, and more! Learn more below. https://www.eastauroraschools.org/o/district/page/family-support-center-events

Earth acts as a giant magnet with magnetic poles and a magnetic field over which it exerts magnetic force. In their “Earth’s Interior” lesson, EAMS students model the earth’s magnetic properties by using iron filings to observe the 2 and 3- D field lines around a magnet.

Our Farm 2 School taste test took place yesterday at the High School. Perry Schmidt, our new company dietitian, stopped out and helped set everything up. Today's recipe was Potatoes O'Brien, featuring NYS baby red potatoes, NYS bell peppers, and NYS red onion. We served about 180 samples, and had a lot of positive feedback from the students and faculty. We will be featuring the Potatoes O'Brien as a side dish for next week's "Breakfast for Lunch" day, where we will also be featuring locally made NYS Maple Syrup. Thanks again to Mr. Roberts for helping with this and gathering feedback from students during the lunch periods!

Have you seen the Challenger? This is a publication that is sent out by the District each Spring, Fall, and Winter. You can find many updates and need to know topics by reading each addition. You can find the Challenger online on our website and read a paper copy delivered to your mailbox. In case you missed our last issue, here it is! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IYvhTWhRZZjcd1Qb3TWXe8Gs-1E6Kcvk/view?usp=sharing

Happy Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! Next week we will be celebrating and educating about different developmental disabilities. Please join us to celebrate inclusion week in all three district buildings. Inclusion is about the words we choose, the actions we take, and the respect we show to others, all day, every day #oneEA

Sustainable Agriculture students visited 2 WNY Maple Syrup producers on March 12. The morning started out cold with a hike to a 60 acre maple grove with Brian at B & B Maple Products in Sheldon NY where students had a chance to see how the maple trees are tapped and what is involved with the collection of sap. Discussions involved topics like when and how the tapping is done and how the shifting climate of WNY can lead to difficulties for syrup producers. The students got to see the complex system of pipes and connectors used to collect the sugary sap. We then visited with Joe Meyer at Meyer Harvest Patch also located in Sheldon and saw his operation on how sap is turned into syrup. They learned about boiling points and specific gravity and how both of these factors can determine when syrup is done being processed and ready to be boiled. They discussed the economics of maple syrup production and what the available markets are for the product today. The students all agreed that the production of maple syrup is a unique aspect of the WNY agriculture economy and makes for some very great treats. Students had a chance to sample maple spread, candies , and various grades of syrup. It was truly a very sweet field trip indeed. #oneEA

For the past week, eighth grade science students have been investigating how the rate of heat transfer is affected by mass. In this investigation, students gained valuable experience in developing different methodologies for measuring heat transfer in a closed system.

Reminder, there is no school on Friday, March 14th due to the Superintendent Conference Day.

Rome had fun with being creative at STEAM class! We are all looking forward to Parkdale STEAM Night on Thursday, March 13th. Thank you to Mrs. Kaminski and the STEAM Night Committee for all of their hard work and planning!

Pre-K enjoyed the sunshine at Parkdale yesterday!

We have been working on choosing "good fit" books. First grader Matthew is so excited about the book that Mr. Duff helped him choose in the library! Thank you, Mr. Duff!

📢 March Fundraiser for St. Jude! 📢 Join us in making a difference this March! We’re hosting three Spirit Days and a charity walk to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 💛 🔹 Spirit Days (Fridays in March): 👷 Helmet Day – Show off your coolest helmet! 🦸 Superhero Day – Dress as your favorite hero! 🎩 Dress-Up Day – Wear your fanciest outfit! 🔹 Charity Walk: Monday, March 31st at the *high school* 🚶‍♂️🏃‍♀️ 🔹 Fundraising: Donations will be accepted all month long! Contribute in cash or donate directly through the link in comments. With your help, we can bring St. Jude closer to their mission: No family ever receives a bill for treatment, travel, housing, or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Let’s come together as a school community and make a difference! 💙💛 #StJude #Fundraiser #SpiritDays #NoChildFightsAlone 📢 Stay tuned for updates on the school website! Let me know if you’d like the donation link. Thank you for your support! 🙌

Pre-K celebrated the 101st day of school with a 101 Dalmatian Day! Pre-K students rotated among all five of the pre-k classrooms for Dalmatian-themed activities including: writing about what they've learned during the 101 days of preschool; making Dalmatian headbands; building houses for their Dalmatians with 101 Legos, waffle blocks, and magnetic blocks; making playdoh dog biscuits; finding healthy snacks for their Dalmatians in the sensory bin; dancing and yoga; painting spots on Dalmatians; and taking a group photo of (almost!) 101 of the cutest Dalmatians!

Attention High School Families! Friday, March 7th, the High School along with the Boys & Girls Club of EA, is hosting a March Madness event with multiple basketball competitions for all high school students. The cost is $10 per person and includes pizza! #oneEA

📣 EAUFSD Parents & Guardians! Say goodbye to bus stop worries! We're thrilled to announce FirstView, our new bus tracking app! 📱 🚌 Real-time GPS tracking 🚌 Distance notifications 🚌 Email alerts for family & caregivers Check your email for the steps to get the app up and running!