IN THE LOOP
May 20, 2020
Trussville City Schools
(205) 228-3000
Email Sandra Vernon for assistance
Congratulations to the HTHS Senior Class of 2020! We Love You!
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Paine Elementary Celebrates Andrew Coolidge for Reading 10 Million Words! Way to go!
Months ago Dr. Lothspeich promised Andrew that if he read 10 million words, she would throw him a party. Today, despite all the craziness of the world right now, Dr. Lothspeich kept that promise. Thank you so much Dr. Lothspeich, Mrs. Brasher, Mrs. Brumlow and Mrs. Rountree for an AMAZING surprise for Andrew!
Congratulations Andrew on reading 10 Million Words!
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Ford Rotenberry, 1st Place in Perennial Math National Championship Live Virtual Tournament!
Ford Rotenberry, a fourth Grader at Cahaba Elementary, placed 1st in the Perennial Math National Championship Live Virtual Tournament. A total of fifty-three fourth graders from around the nation competed in this tournament. To be eligible for the national championship, a student must have placed in the top three at an onsite tournament.
In addition to this accomplishment, Ford has also mastered all K-8th Grade and Algebra standards in Dreambox. We are proud of Ford's determination and hard work!
Great Job Ford!
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Congratulations to the Recipients of the Bill and Liz Roberts Scholarship Award!
Hewitt-Trussville High School is honored to announce the first recipients of the annual Bill and Liz Roberts Character Scholarship. Mr. Roberts served as a Board Member for Trussville City Schools for 10 years from 2009 –2019. Mr. Roberts served 6 of those years as Board President.
The Bill and Liz Roberts Character Scholarship Committee awarded two Senior Girls and two Senior Boys $2500 each for the inaugural year of the scholarship.
Superintendent Dr. Pattie Neill stated, “This is a very generous and thoughtful donation from Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. For many years, they have served their community, church and our school system. We are honored that they chose Trussville City Schools and the students of HTHS as benefactors. Through the Roberts’ generosity and a donation in honor of Mr. Roberts, the scholarship is funded for many years in the future.”
Congratulations to:
Max Pate
Brady Weems
Lacey Walker
Isabella Weyerman
Congratulations to these HTHS students! They are outstanding students that will honor the name of the Bill and Liz Roberts Scholarship.
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Congratulations to our 2019--20 Retiring Faculty and Staff Members!
Thank you so much for your many years of service and dedication and for all you have done for the students of Trussville City Schools. You have shared your time, talents and love. We will miss you! Enjoy your retirement!
Cahaba Elementary School
Dawna Butts, School Nurse
Julie Grogan, 1st Grade Teacher
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Magnolia Elementary School
LuAnn Hodges, 1st Grade Teacher
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Paine Elementary School
Payge Chambliss - 1st Grade Teacher
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Hewitt-Trussville Middle School
Tina Allen, Spanish
Connie Hambey - Science Teacher
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Hewitt-Trussville High School
Scott Waid - Band Director
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Central Office
Hal Riddle, Director of Student Services
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Transportation
Sherri Bishop, Bus Driver
Michael Petkovich, Bus Driver
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Child Nutrition Program
Carla Russell, CNP Cafe Assistant
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Parent Thank You: Every morning SawyerBrooke gets up and gets ready looking forward to a zoom call from Mrs.C! They work on her reading and sight words! Then, she works in Google Classroom! Thank You Magnolia for all your hard work during distance learning!
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Classroom to Cloud Art Work from Mr. Sterrett's Class at HTHS.....Beautiful Work Students!
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Message from Athletics Director Lance Walker Concerning Athletic Physicals
Athletic physicals are good for one year. AHSAA has announced that current physicals will be accepted through July 26, 2020. Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer mass physicals this year. Please make plans to see your primary care provider to complete a physical if needed. Physicals must be completed on the Revised 2018 form. All items must be completed on the form. Please see the link below for the most current form.
https://hthuskies.com/documents/2019/4/16//PhysicalHT18.pdf?id=1
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ATHLETES
Parents,
The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) requires all student-athletes to complete eligibility paperwork each year. For the third consecutive year, this process will be done online rather than in paper copy. Any student, wishing to participate in athletics, that will be in grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year will be required to complete this process. Please follow the instructions below to complete these forms for the 2020-2021 school year. Students’ forms for 2020-2021 need to be 100% complete by Friday June 5, 2020. This is for AHSAA sanctioned sports only.
*AHSAA recently announced that they will accept current physicals through July 27, 2020. More information regarding physicals will be sent out at a later date.
*If you already set up a Dragonfly account, please DO NOT create another account. If you forgot your password, visit www.dragonflymax.com and select “Login/Sign-Up”
Then select “Forgot Password”
If you have never created a dragonfly account, please follow the steps below.
1. Visit the following site to get started: www.dragonflymax.com (Dragnonflymax will only work with modern browsers like Chrome, Firefox or Safari)
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select “Do My Forms”
3. Read the instructions then select “Create Your Account & Complete Forms”
4. Click “Sign up for Free”
5. Create a PARENT account and complete forms
**You will be asked for a school code. They are GBVYT7 for Hewitt Trussville High School and VUNAZY for Hewitt-Trussville Middle School
More detailed instructions concerning signing up at Hewitt-Trussville High School can be found in the FIRST attachment to this email. More detailed instructions concerning signing up at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School can be found in the SECOND attachment to this email.
School Name: Hewitt-trussville High Schoo and School Code: GBVYT7
School Name: Hewitt-Trussville Middle School and School Code: VUNAZY
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Hewitt-Trussville Middle School Yearbook Information....
Yearbook distribution will be TBA. More information will be available as soon as Balfour resumes production.
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GRAB AND GO MEALS - Monday, May 25, 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE ALABAMA FOOD BANK
The Alabama Food Bank and Church of the Highlands will not serve meals at HTMS on Memorial Day. The food bank kitchen is closed and meals are not delivered on holidays.
Meals will resume Wednesday, May 27, 2020 and continue through June 5, 2020.
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From UAB...Tips on Wearing Masks for Children
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As cities and states begin to reopen, people, including children, are being asked to wear masks when out in public. Children may not understand why they have to wear a mask or the right way to wear it. Tedra Smith, DNP, nurse practitioner and an assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, provides tips on talking to children about masks, preparing them for going out in public during a pandemic and making masks for children.
“Children older than 2 years of age should wear a mask to cover their nose and mouth anytime they are in a public place, including grocery stores, doctor’s appointments or other public venues,” Smith said. “Wearing a mask may be frightening to young children, so preparation and candid conversations before venturing out will help your child as we move into a ‘new normal.’”
Let’s talk about masks
Follow these expert guidelines to ensure you are covering up correctly
Smith suggests being honest with children and using simple terms that they understand as you begin to talk about wearing a mask when out in public. Explain the importance of wearing a mask in public such as prevention from getting coronavirus. Discuss other things the child may typically do every day to prevent the spread of germs, like covering their nose and mouth when they cough and avoiding others when they are ill. Explain that the purpose of wearing the mask is to prevent them and others from getting the virus and other germs.
As you open up the discussion, demonstrate wearing a mask on a favorite toy or yourself so the child can see how the mask will fit.
Smith provides additional tips as parents talk to children about wearing a mask:
- Give the child a chance to ask questions, and provide them with honest responses.
- Allow the child to sit in your lap if needed, and use soothing words of comfort.
- Let the child know that it is OK to be afraid of the mask.
- Allow the child to play with the mask so they can get used to it.
- Show pictures of other children who are the same age wearing masks out in public to help them feel comfortable and decrease “stereotypes” for wearing a mask.
- For older children, relate wearing a mask to something they understand. Most older kids understand the concept of spreading germs and the need for certain preventive measures such as handwashing.
Fun and comfortable masks for kids
When making masks or purchasing masks for children, Smith suggests making it work with their personality. Pick a fabric that is kid-friendly, such as their favorite cartoon character, sports team or color. Give options if providing them with a homemade mask so they can feel as though they have a choice in what they wear.
Make a no-sew face mask in five minutes with UAB Arts in Medicine.
“Encourage your child to get involved in selecting and decorating their mask,” Smith said. “Making this a family project will get them excited about their mask and make it more personal.”
When selecting or making a mask, make sure the mask fits the child snugly, particularly around the nose and mouth, and covers the chin. There are several options for no-sew masks made of old T-shirts or bandannas that do not require elastic around the ears.
“Masks with two ties do not require elastic around the ears and tend to cause less discomfort,” Smith said. “If using a mask with elastic around the ear, sew buttons on a hat or head band to secure the mask instead of around the ears. An alternative would be to use a bandanna or scarf around the mouth and nose. This may be less threatening for younger children who may be afraid of the face mask or covering.”
Heading out in public
Before heading out in public, it is important to practice wearing the mask at home before you actually need to wear it. According to Smith, this will help the child get used to wearing the mask and learn how to wear it properly. A child may find covering their mouth and hiding part of their face very frightening, so caretakers may have to explain it a few times.
“Be OK with repetitive questions, and give them time to adjust,” Smith said. “Give them a mask to play with, as it may help decrease their fears.”
About UAB
Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is the state of Alabama’s largest employer and an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center; its professional schools and specialty patient-care programs are consistently ranked among the nation’s top 50. Learn more at www.uab.edu and www.uabmedicine.org.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of three doctoral research universities in the University of Alabama System. In your first reference to our institution, please use University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB on subsequent references.
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Alabama State Department of Education...Summer Reading Challenge 2020
For Alabama's students, the months away from school can result in a large loss of knowledge in reading, math, science and other core subject matter. The Alabama Summer Learning Challenge raises awareness of the summer loss epidemic, shares research on the importance of personalized activities and provides access to a variety of free resources to targeted summer learning.
Thanks to our partners, Lexile and MetaMetrics and Fuel Education, we can offer these FREE, exciting opportunities to students statewide all summer long!
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The Lexile-based "Find a Book, Alabama" tool (www.Lexile.com/fab/Alabama) offers students over 260,000 books from which to choose. This book-search tool enables individuals to build custom reading lists based on their Lexile range and/or personal interests, and checks the availability of books at the local library. The search tool includes a growing collection of English literary and informational books.
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Children, parents, and educators can also pledge to read using the "Find a Book, Alabama" tool starting May 1st. We encourage all students to pledge to read.
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The Alabama Summer Learning Challenge also includes a FREE email-based math skills program for children who have completed 1st through 8th grades. Parents and other summer care-givers can begin registering for the program today. Starting Monday, June 19th, parents will begin receiving daily emails with fun activities and resources to help their children retain math skills acquired during the previous school year. After the program ends, parents can print an award certificate to celebrate their child's summer accomplishment!
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This summer, Stride by Fuel Education is FREE to all students in the state from May1 to July 31. Prevent "Summer Slide" with a cool blend of online math, reading, language arts, and science skills practice, spectacular video games for every student interest, and peer competitions to pass the lazy summer days. Students may access the Stride learning platform online anytime, 24-7, on tablets, PCs and Macs. Register and login at https://www.fueleducation.com/alsummerlearning. Need help? Contact FuelEd Customer Support: 1-84-Go-FuelEd (1-844-638-3533)
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High-interest literature is critical to sparking a student's love for reading, especially in the formative years. With Big Universe by Fuel Education, you can access 18,000+ leveled eBooks and balanced literacy tools available 24/7 on any smartphone, tablet, laptop, or other computer. Powerful search functions help identify eBooks by genre, grade level, Lexile, and other filters. Big Universe will be FREE to all students in Alabama from May 1 to July 31. Register and login at https://www.fueleducation.com/alsummerlearning.
Need help? Contact FuelEd Customer Support: 1-84-Go-FuelEd (1-844-638-3533).
We encourage students to be part of reading opportunities and utilize technology at Alabama's public libraries. Locations and information can be found at http://www.publiclibraries.com/alabama.htm.
More Resources, Videos and Printable Items
More Summer Learning Resources
Summer Reading Challenge Certificate
Summer Math Challenge Certificate
Summer Learning Challenge Bookmark
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Senior Class 2020 Graduation
HTHS Class of 2020 Graduation
June 16, 2020 at 6:30 pm
HT Football Stadium
4 tickets per family for HT Football Stadium graduation.
Tickets will be issued at a later date.
Live Stream will be available
More details to follow on HTHS Website
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"End of School" TCS Parade ... May 22, 2020
As we complete our Classroom to Cloud 7 week course, Trussville City Schools will host a Caravan on six bus routes in the City of Trussville between 8:30 am and 9:30 am Friday, May 22, 2020. Your teachers would like to say "great job and have a nice summer!".
Trussville City students in K-12 who live on the routes will see the School Resource Officer (SRO) leading the Caravan followed by a school bus and elementary, middle school and high school faculty and staff, principals, the superintendent and Huey Husky in their own cars. Special signs are being made to tell the students great job and enjoy your summer!
At 8:30 am, the Caravan will leave the parking lot of each elementary school and stay on a designated route led by the SRO. The Caravans will return to the schools around 9:30 am.
Students are asked to stay in their own yard or on their own porch and practice social distancing during the Caravan. We want them to know ahead of time NO CANDY can be thrown during this Caravan.
Any K-12 student who does not live on a route and would like to see the Caravan, please go to either Cahaba, Magnolia or Paine Elementary School at 8:30 am for the start of the Caravan or 9:30 for the end of the Caravan. Please practice social distancing and remain in your cars if you view the Caravan from a school.
We hope you will wave at your teachers and celebrate the start of summer!
Please see the routes listed by school below
Magnolia Elementary Route (includes middle and high school students too)
Bus route: Start at Magnolia Elementary School at 8:30 am
Straight across from bus loop at 4 way stop sign onto Magnolia Heights Dr.
Follow Magnolia Heights until intersects with Alabama Blvd.
Turn Left onto Alabama Blvd then bare Right at stop sign onto Alabama Dr.
Alabama DR then Left on Lynn, then Left on Yvonne, then Right on Annette to 4 way and continue straight.
Turn around at Post Office area and turn Right back onto Hawk Ridge (becomes Annette).
At 4 way stop turn Right on Dawns then Left onto Barkwood Cove then Right onto Barkwood Trace.
Follow Barkwood to Right turn onto Hidden Brooke Dr until intersects with Trace Way and turn Left.
Follow Trace until intersects with Hidden Way Ln and turn Right to return to the school and loop across the front of the school.
Cahaba Elementary Route (includes middle and high school students too) * BUS 1 and BUS 2*
Bus #1 Route - Start at Cahaba Elementary School
Turn right out of parking lot and make the loop around Cherokee/Seminole.
Come back down the hill to the 4 way and turn Right onto Parkway.
Come to next stop sign and turn Left onto Poplar, continue to traffic light and go straight to across to Rockridge.
From Rockridge turn Right on Magnolia St, turn Right onto York and follow until Left turn onto Hewitt.
Follow Hewitt until intersects N Chalkville and turn Left.
From N Chalkville turn Right onto Magnolia and then Right onto Meadow Lane.
At end of Meadow Lane turn Left until reach Parkway Drive and turn Left.
Follow Parkway Drive back to Cahaba Elementary School and loop through bus line.
Bus #2 Route - Cahaba Elementary
Will start route at Linden Street:
Turn Right onto Linden off of N Chalkville(past the Methodist Church)
Follow Linden and bare Right onto Glenn, then bare Left back onto LInden.
Continue on Linden until Right turn on Tiffany Dr, then Left on Kayla, then Left on Vanessa, Left back onto Linden.
From Linden, turn Right on Highland, Right on Club Dr, Right on Roundabout, and Left on Calumet Pl.
Follow Calumet to Hwy 11 and turn Right and then Right onto Tutwiler Dr.
From Tutwiler Dr turn Right onto Woodward and follow Woodward all the way around to Levert.
Turn Left on Levert then Right on Wimberly and then Left back onto Tutwiler.
Follow Tutwiler back to Hwy 11 and turn Right.
Follow Hwy 11 to Left turn into Brooke’s Crossings.
Brooke’s Crossings Blvd to Left on Chase Ct.
Follow Chase to Left on Ashlyn then to Left on Skylar then Right back onto Chase.
Follow Chase to Right onto Wilson to Left back onto Chase.
Exit Brooke’s Crossings and return to Cahaba Elementary to loop through bus line.
Paine Elementary Routes (includes middle and high school students too) *Bus 1, Bus 2, & Bus 3*
Paine Elementary Bus Route #1
Hwy 11(towards Publix) then turn Left onto Camp Coleman Rd; continue straight until Left turn onto Wind Song Dr.
Follow Wind Song Dr. until end and turn around and come back out of neighborhood.
Follow path back to Hwy 11 and go straight across to Deerfoot Pkwy.
Follow Deerfoot Pkwy past Lake Vista and Deerfoot Crossing and then Left onto Jonathan’s Way (Pilgrim’s Rest) follow to 4 way stop.
At 4 way turn Right onto Plymouth Rock Dr and follow around until back at Deerfoot and turn Right and then Right again onto Trussville Clay Rd.
Follow Trussville Clay to traffic light for Husky Pkwy and Longmeadow and turn Right onto Longmeadow Pkwy.
Continue on Longmeadow Pkwy then turn Left onto Mountain View Trace and then Left onto Clubhouse Dr.
Follow Clubhouse to 4 way stop and turn Left on Longmeadow Way then to next 4 way stop and turn Right.
After Right, follow back to traffic light and go straight across to Husky Pkwy.
Top of Husky Pkwy turn Right on Deerfoot and then go to Paine and loop through front of the school.
Paine Elementary Bus Route #2
Hwy 11 past Paine Elem and turn Right onto Meadowlark Dr(past Amerex) Right and enter back of Stockton.
Follow Jayden until intersects with Park Pass and turn Left then Right onto Caldwell.
Follow Caldwell straight across and continue until Left onto Drew Run then Right back onto Caldwell.
Follow Caldwell to stop and turn Right onto Bethune then Right onto Hwy 11 then Right into Carrington.
Follow Carrington Dr to Ridgeview and turn Right and follow to Herring and turn around and come back out.
Turn Right back onto Carrington Dr and then Right onto Carrington Lane/Parkway then Left onto Highland Dr
Follow Highlands Dr to Highland Trace intersection and turn Right.
Follow Highland Tr back to Carrington Lakes Parkway and go back out past the guard house to stop sign.
At stop sign, turn Right onto Carrington Drive (estates section) and follow until cul-de-sac.
At cul-de-sac turn around and then exit the neighborhood.
At Hwy 11 turn Left and go to Paine Elem and make a loop through the front of the school.
Paine Elementary Bus Route #3
South Chalkville Road then turn Right on Old Roper Rd then turn Right onto Cahaba Manor Dr.
Follow Cahaba Manor to cul-de-sac and turn around and come back out of neighborhood.
Turn Right onto Old Roper Rd and follow to stop sign and then turn Left.
Follow Roper Rd and turn Right onto Gateway Dr. At top of hill turn Left on Rivercrest.
At the end of Rivercrest turn Left on Nobles then Right on Gateway then Right onto Roper to exit neighborhood.
Follow Roper/S Chalkville to Right on Oak Dr E.
Oak Dr E to Right on Hemlock to Left on Ridgewood to Left on Yellow Wood to Left on Oak Dr E.
Follow Oak Dr E to exit neighborhood and turn Right onto Roper/S Chalkville.
S Chalkville to intersection of Hwy 11 and turn Right to travel past Trussville Springs.
Return to Paine to go through front loop.
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Thank you to students and parents for working with us in the Classroom to Cloud platform to end our 2019-20 school year! You did a GREAT job! We will look for you at the parade on May 22!
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Trussville Historical Society Cookbook
The Trussville Historical Society is putting together a City of Trussville Cookbook. They will accept new recipes for the next three weeks. Don't miss out on including your favorite recipe in their soon to be released cookbook!
The cookbook should be ready for just in time for Christmas.
We anticipate a great demand for the cookbook, and we want to be certain to order plenty. You can reserve one or more for yourself, and your family at this time, to be assured of receiving them. A list of reserved cookbooks is being started now. We think the cookbook will be a true treasure!
Contact: Diane Dempsey at dempseydd02@gmail.com for more information, to submit a recipe or order a cookbook.
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2020-2021 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
~July 20, 2020 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~August 17, 2020 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00
~September 21, 2020 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~October 19, 2020 Board Retreat 10:00 am Board meeting 5:00 pm
~November 16, 2020 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~December 14, 2020 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~January 25, 2021 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~February 22, 2021 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~March 15, 2021 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~April 19, 2021 Board Retreat 10:00 am Board Meeting 5:00 pm
~May 17, 2021 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
~June 21, 2021 Work Session 5:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
All Board Meetings are held in the Board Room of Central Office at 113 North Chalkville Road. Work Sessions are generally held in the Training Room starting at 5:00 pm.
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Fresh Air Family's 2020 Gross Out Camps - Trussville Park and Rec
Fresh Air Family’s 2020 Gross Out Camps At Trussville on the Cahaba
601 Parkway Drive
Fishing – Huck Finn-style! (and learning about fish mouth adaptations)
Gross Out Camp -IF IT’S GROSS WE’VE GOT IT!
It’s the most fun a kid can have while learning!
Entering 1st-4th Grade
$275 per week
9 am – 5 pm, before and after care available $25 Scholarships available
Join our award-winning science camps taught by Dr. Matt Brown, a Ph.D. biologist who formerly taught at the UAB School of Medicine and a Scout leader. Your camper will receive 40 hours of hands-on field biology (which is super gross!) in a safe atmosphere – in the clean, fresh air of outdoors, with two groups of ten practicing social distancing.
Kids often come to one week and want more!
June 15-19
June 22-26
June 29-July 3
July 20-24
July 27-31
To register, please go to www.GrossOutCamp.org or www.FreshAirFamily.org or email Verna at
Verna@FreshAirFamily.org 205-540-6642
Thanks to Trussville Parks and Recreation for providing a great space for summer camp!