Potter Road School Brainstormers' Club

ATTENTION: ALL 4^th and 5^th GRADE   STUDENTS!

Announcing the 2010-2011 Potter Road School Brainstormers' Club!

Our First Meeting will be Thursday, October 14th From 8:15 to 9:00  In the School's Library.

Regular Meeting times will be Thursday mornings from 8:15 to 9:00 A.M. October 14th-May 12^th  in the Library

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This Year's Topics Include:

Healthy Living
Air Transport
Genetic Testing
Water  Quality
Emergency Planning

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This club is an academic competition program that promotes literacy,improves oral and written communication skills and stresses creative and critical thinking skills.

Please Join Us!!

Please use this form to register:

Registration/Parental Consent Please Register My Child ______________________________ (Student's First & Last Name)   For the 2010-2011 Potter Road School Brainstormers' Club, beginning on October 14th from 8:15-9:00a.m. in the Potter Road  School Library. Signed: _______________________________             (Parent or Guardian's Signature) Date: _________________________ Phone: _______________________ Cell: _________________________ E-mail: ________________________ Homeroom Teacher: _____________________

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 See massfps.org for more information.

SOME FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

BRAINSTORMERS' CLUB

 Welcome to the 18^th year of the Potter Road  School's Brainstormers' Club! We are a division of the  Future Problem Solving International  Program – an organized network of clubs based upon the notion of "higher level creative and critical thinking skills."

 The Framingham coaches have been trained by the SAGE Department and are overseen by the Massachusetts Future Problem Solving Program.

 This is a year-long program, open to all 4^th and 5th grade students.  Teams of four students learn a six-step problem solving process which is then used to solve social and scientific problems set in the future.

 At regular intervals, our teams mail their work to evaluators (generally teachers and principals from schools that are participating in the program) who review the submissions  and return them with suggestions.

 The mission of the Brainstormers' Club is to have a safe, happy and stress-free environment for Potter Road School students to attend on Thursday mornings, where they can be academically enriched and creatively stimulated.  Your child's oral and writing communication skills  will be improved through this program.  Computer research skills will also be further enhanced.

 If you have any questions please either call or email Beverly Hugo at (508) 877-7575, or bevhugo@rcn.com. 

Schedule for 2010-11 year:

Healthy Living - October 14, 21 and 28

Air Transport - November 4, 18 and December 2

Genetic Testing - December 9, 16, 23. January 6, 13, 20 and 27

Water Quality - February 3, 10,and 24 March 3, 10 and 17

Emergency Planning - March 24, 31 April 7, 14, and 28.

 Pizza Party Challenges-TBA

Field Trips-TBA

Guest Lectures-TBA

Invention Convention - May 5, 2011

Breakfast Awards Ceremony - May 12, 2011

 We hope to see your child in our club!!