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E-Newsletter April E-News, 2005 TOTS GET A CHANCE TO EXPLORE SPRING SEEDS Our Pre-School Discovery Days continue tomorrow morning, Friday, April 1 with "Grow it! A Look at Seeds." We're kicking off the spring season by planting seeds for kids to take home, making bird feeders, examining seeds at our "Seed Discovery Table," creating seed mosaic art and more! The museum opens early for children ages 5 and under ONLY from 10 AM - 12 Noon. Free for members, general public, $10 for each tot/parent pair. The museum is big-kid free on these First Friday days, so please bring your little ones in to explore with us. COULD IT BE ANOTHER NO-SCHOOL DAY AGAIN? DIDN'T WE JUST FINISH SPRING BREAK? Yes, it's true. Another no-school day for 4-J Schools on Friday, April 8. We'll be here for you, providing a wonderful meld of art, science and creative writing workshops from 8:30 AM - 4 PM. Our rollicking one-day camp series continues: Havens, Homes and Haunts: Habitats Northwest. Hear a tale where too much light causes trouble. Explore creatures of the dark and their haunts. Bring your inventive self and invite a friend. Pre-registration required. $30 members, $35 general children, grades 1 - 5. Scholarships are available. This program is supported in part by YouthArts, a program of Lane Arts Council and Title III Secure Rural Schools fund through the Board of Lane County Commissioners. Lots of fun, inside and out (weather cooperating, of course). STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT.... Examine and touch meteorites, make a telescope mirror, build a comet and more for Astronomy Day, Saturday, April 16, sponsored by the Eugene Astronomical Society. A no-charge event held here at the Science Factory that is sure to put your spirits sky-high (and then some), Astronomy Day will feature hands-on activities, lectures and planetarium shows ($4) for all who come from 12 Noon - 5 PM. Weather permitting, a star party will be held on the Science Factory grounds outside from 7 - 10 PM in the evening, with experts on hand to help look at the night sky with high-powered telescopes and lots of information to share with novices. Door prizes too! A special event from our special friends at EAS. WE TOLD PLANETARIUM DIRECTOR TO BREAK A LEG BEFORE HER SHOW, BUT WE DIDN'T MEAN LITERALLY Our wonderful new Planetarium Director Sue Peterson couldn't get enough action here at the museum, so she decided to fall off her ladder and severely break her leg in four places. Major pain, with not a lot of gain for Sue. Intrepid husband-wife team of Ann and David O'Connell have been filling in for Sue while she recuperates and takes plenty of pain-killers. Sue may need a wheelchair for her return to work, so if anyone knows of a good working wheelchair that might do the trick, please contact us here at the Science Factory so that we might help her get on wheels, at least. She is not a happy camper without seeing her daily dose of smiling faces from our visiting children. Get well soon, Sue! SPEAKING OF STAFF Volunteer Coordinator Kari Kytola, who brought in gobs of volunteers and created a volunteer handbook to boot, has left us to stay at home with her wonderful two boys, Leif and Tristan. She is replaced by Jody Kirtner, another mother of two, who anticipates continuing Kari's legacy of commitment and cheer to all museum visitors and volunteers. Welcome Jody! Jody is currently planning volunteer fairs at several high schools, so make sure your teens visit Science Factory booths for summer community service opportunities. SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE OUT AND ON THE WEB Our 2005 Summer Science Adventures will be taking your children into new areas for investigation and innovation this year. Many new camps, including personal favorites, "Science Factory Survivor," in which kids will have to use creative problem-solving skills to create their own obstacle courses, "Pirate Science," where children learn navigation, build a model pirate ship and try their hands at mapmaking, and "Money Camp" where middle-schoolers learn the science of managing and investing money. Also new this year, computers currently being purchased with upgraded technology capabilities, expanded camps for children entering kindergarten, and our new "Brainstorming Challenge" straight from the headquarters of By Kids for Kids, sponsors of the National Invention Competition. Plan early and ye shall be rewarded. Our April 30, Camp Registration Day will be taking place from 10 AM - 4 PM. Camp registrants may enter a raffle for a $20 Gift Certificate for our museum store, ArtiFacts. If you have not received a camp schedule in the mail, simply request one or visit our website at www.sciencefactory.org. YOUNG WRITERS ASSOCIATION 2005 GLITTERARY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD AT THE SCIENCE FACTORY We're delighted to host the Glitterary Festival here on April 30, from 10 AM - 12:30 PM, when visitors will put their pens down for the moment to listen, learn and create. Chat with authors, create artful books, enjoy amazing permances of Irish and Mexican tales, act out with a theatre troupe, capture a family story in KLCC's ELSIE, a radio booth on wheels. Grab a hot dog at the Chicago Dawg lunch cart after the morning events end, then visit the Science Factory's exhibits for free from 1 - 4 PM. Sure to be a great day. FUN FACTS: THE SNAPPY LINGO OF INSTANT MESSAGES People who use text and instant messaging are developing a new sort of language. Check out this very interesting article on the new code. http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050330/Feature1.asp The Science Factory Children's Museum & Planetarium is an Oregon non-profit whose mission is to "engage, excite, and inspire children to explore science, technology and humanity." The Science Factory is located across from Autzen Stadium in Alton Baker Park at 2300 Leo Harris Parkway. Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 4 PM. First Friday of each month, open to accompanied preschoolers age 5 and under only, 10 AM - 12 Noon. Call 682-7888 for more information or visit our website at www.sciencefactory.org |
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