Thanks for making Science Night a Great Success!

Thank you to all the people that made last Friday's "Science Night:  The Human Body" such a success!  The gym was full of enthusiastic kids and adults learning and trying out the many hands on displays.  There are so many to thank:

Organizer Sue Borden did a fantastic job pulling the entire night together!  Fort River parents, Kate Atkinson , David Berkman, Sam Borden, Mike Jacques, Paul Jodka, Eugene Kang, Jacqueline Kang, Navneet Marwaha, Carol Richardson, Patrick Schilling, Blake Spirko, Michele Spirko and Shubha Tewari,  Special Thanks to former Fort River parent Janet McGowan, and Fort River alums Caroline Borden, Fernanda Brena, Sadie Logan, Alison McCann, Gina Pryciak, Jessie Rietkirk and Luke Webb who manned the messy but fun casting station, James Borden (the Ears & Hearing loss station),  medical student Jessica Brown, and former Fort River parent Ann Becker who loaned us the CPR mannequins and AED machines.  We would also like to thank Rachel at the Child Life Center on the Pediatric floor at Baystate Medical Center, Kathy in the Baystate Pediatric Endocrine Department, Dr Paul Walker (Allergy & Immunology) and Margot at the Baystate Patient Library for loaning us various models and teaching materials that were used for the evening.

Science Night!

Fort River Science Night - THE HUMAN BODY !!
FRIDAY, May 4th 6:30-8 pm

Ever wonder … how it feels to perform CPR? … what happens to lungs when you exercise or have an asthma attack? … how to read X-Rays and plaster a cast? Come join us for an evening of learning about the human body and common ailments such as diabetes, asthma, celiac disease & allergies. We’ll have CPR mannequins to practice on, X-Rays to read, casts to plaster, and much, much more.

Presented by Healthcare Professionals in the Fort River community.  Friday, May 4th, 6:30 to 8 pm at the Fort River Gym.

Science Night - Fri May 4

Fort River Science Night - THE HUMAN BODY !!
FRIDAY, May 4th 6:30-8 pm

Ever wonder … how it feels to perform CPR? … what happens to lungs when you exercise or have an asthma attack? … how to read X-Rays and plaster a cast? Come join us for an evening of learning about the human body and common ailments such as diabetes, asthma, celiac disease & allergies. We’ll have CPR mannequins to practice on, X-Rays to read, casts to plaster, and much, much more.

Presented by Healthcare Professionals in the Fort River community.
Friday, May 4th, 6:30 to 8 pm at the Fort River Gym.

Fort River Science Night: Funtastic Chemistry

Ever wondered what gives fireworks their colors? How toothpaste whitens your teeth? Or how a diaper works? Come find the answers to these questions and much more at Fort River's Science Night: FUN-tastic Chemistry. In a series of demonstrations that involve light, color, dry ice, steaming reactions, and liquid nitrogen see how energy from chemistry is used in every day life.

Presented by Fort River parent and UMass Chemistry Professor DV Venkataraman and his students. Thursday, April 28th, 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Fort River Gym.

Science Night: FUN-tastic Chemistry, April 28th

Ever wondered what gives fireworks their colors? How toothpaste whitens your teeth? Or how a diaper works? Come find the answers to these questions and much more at Fort River's Science Night: FUN-tastic Chemistry. In a series of demonstrations that involve light, color, dry ice, steaming reactions, and liquid nitrogen see how energy from chemistry is used in every day life.

Presented by Fort RIver parent and UMass Chemistry Professor DV Venkataraman and his students. Thursday, April 28th, 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Fort River Gym.

Fort River Science Nights: A Great Success!

Parent Council sponsored a series of two science nights during the month of April. Both nights were well-attended, informative and fun! Parent Council wishes to thank to Shubha Tewari, Narayanan Menon, and the UMass Science Outreach Club for making these evenings such a success.

Science Night for Grades 4-6, April 30

Parent Council is sponsoring a science night tomorrow, April 30th from 6:30-7:30pm in the Fort River Gym for grades 4-6. 

Come watch demonstrations by the UMass Science Outreach Club involving a Bed of Nails, Liquid Nitrogen, a Rocket Wagon and more. Please be sure to stop in the school lobby to see Polymer Science inspired artwork created by Fort River students under the guidance of our terrific art teacher, Teri Magner.

Here's a link to a story about this special art exhibition that appeared in the Apr. 23rd Amherst Bulletin:  http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/170381/.

Any kids from the younger grades who did not make it to the last Science Night are welcome to attend tomorrow night!!

See you there!