This Saturday at the Peabody Museum

Come to the Peabody Museum for free on Saturday, August 24, for their "Summer's Last Roar" event.

http://peabody.yale.edu/events/summers-last-roar

(Almost) Free Shakespeare Play in Edgerton Park

Julius Caesar all week at 8 pm.
http://www.elmshakespeare.org/

Plant Science Day in Hamden

http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2824&q=526016

August 7, 9:30-4, at Lockwood Farm, 890 Evergreen Ave. in Hamden.

Free, sponsored by the CT Agricultural Experiment Station.

Learn about bee-keeping, soil testing, fruit flies, food safety and hurricanes.  Great for students with a strong interest in biology.

Local Fundraiser -- Pie (pi?) Contest

CitySeed, the farmers' market people, are having a pie contest this Friday evening.  All-you-can-eat tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids, but anyone who brings a pie gets in free.

http://cityseed.org/donate/pie-contest-on-9

Painting the Classrooms

The middle school move is now more-or-less complete.  That means it is finally time to help paint classrooms.  Volunteers should contact Ms. Migliore-Dest.  <AMY.MIGLIORE@new-haven.k12.ct.us>

Back to School Rally

Don't forget the Back to School Rally which will be held at Hillhouse High School Athletic Center on Saturday, August 3, from 11-4.

They need volunteers and kids to attend.  There will be limited amounts of free backpacks, school supplies and food.

Meet Aspiring Superintendents

http://www.nhps.net/node/3123

What better way to spend a summer Saturday than quizzing superintendent candidates?  Come to Gateway on July 20, 9-4, to meet and question the finalists for New Haven Superintendent of Schools.  Lunch will be provided.

Questions may also be submitted online at the link provided.

Free Planetarium Shows at Yale

http://www.leitnerobservatory.org/

Tuesday evenings, 7 & 8.  It's free, but the seats fill up fast.  The telescopes are open afterwards if the skies are clear.

Chalkville Reminder

Don't forget Chalkville is this weekend in West Haven!  Join ESUMS parent Elinor Slomba's effort to break the world record for largest pavement chalk drawing.
Register (they need a headcount) at www.chalkville.org.

Vi Hart's New Video

Vi Hart has a new (really long) math-music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4niz8TfY794.

If you're not . . . used to . . . Vi's geeky sense of humor, you can start with some of her classic math videos.

Hexaflexagons -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paQ10POrZh8&feature=youtu.be

Pythagoras and the Beans -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1E7I7_r3Cw

Doodling in Math Class -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heKK95DAKms

New Haven Canoes and Kayaks

Participate in guided canoe and kayak tours of the Mill River, Edgewood Pond, Lighthouse Point and Fort Hale Park.  $15-25.  Equipment and instruction provided.

http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/NewsYouCanUse/readmore.asp?ID={25B08200-CCC3-40E0-A470-7944419EBB6C}

Reminder: Powerschool Training

The dates and sessions are:

July 30 or August 7

10am-12pm

3-5pm

6-8pm

The trainings will take place at Gateway Community College, and you only need to attend one session.  Please email annamaria.mauhs@new-haven.k12.ct.us if you are interested.  The group trained this summer will help the rest of the school's parents learn to use Powerschool.  

Free Math Enrichment Activity

http://www.realworldmath.org/

Students use Google Earth and SketchUp (easy to download) to puzzle out interesting practical problems using their math skills.

Recruiting from New Haven

There are still a few spots open for the incoming ESUMS 6th grade class.  These are for New Haven students only and cannot be filled from the suburban wait list.  This is a great opportunity; spread the word to your 5th grade friends in New Haven!

Free Tour of Yale Engineering Center

After school on Thursday, at 2:45 and 3:30, the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design will hold free tours as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.  Reservations required.

More info: http://artidea.org/event/2013/1484

Chalkville 2013

ESUMS parent Elinor Slomba is leading a community effort to break the world's record for largest pavement chalk art in West Haven this summer.

Website: http://artsinterstices.wordpress.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/Chalkville?fref=ts

Register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15ZDcqd-EmP8D5hU9ONPSnbefAKkI5GPIND1QWscy0_k/viewform

UNH Summer Engineering Program

The UNH summer engineering program for students going into grades 9-12 runs July 8 - 19 and costs $650. Scholarships are available.

http://www.newhaven.edu/148742/

Yale Splash offers summer program: SPROUT

Students going into grades 7 - 12 can take classes taught by Yale students on four Saturdays: July 6, 13, 20, and 27 for $40 plus lunch.

Website: https://yale.learningu.org/learn/sprout.html

STEAM Summer Program 2013

ESUMS & Davis Street School:  a unique summer experience available to students entering grades 6 that includes courses in Engineering, Math, Reading, Creative Writing, Art, Music and Dance.

July 1 - August 1, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
35 Davis Street
New Haven

contact Ms. Amy Migliore-Dest at 946-6610 (area code 203)