ELEMENTARY CAREER DAY
Elementary Career Day at the elementary buildings is organized annually by
the school counselors for fifth grade students. It is an opportunity for parents and
community members to visit students and talk about their jobs. The students
stay in their classrooms, while the career day presenters rotate from room to
room. Students have a chance to ask questions and learn about many different
careers. Presenters this year included the owner of Oakmont Bakery, Marc
Serrao, Magisterial District Judge Zucco, an electrical engineer, a nurse, and an
echo-cardiographer. Career Day provides students with a “broader scope of job
options outside of what their parents and teachers do” says Mrs. Nese, school
counselor at Holiday Park Elementary School. Counselors ask the presenters
to make connections between what
students are learning in school and
how this relates to future careers. They
Marc Serrao, the
Owner of Oakmont
also explain what kind of training is
Bakery, decorating
required for their job and why they
cupcakes as he
chose it.
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After Career Day is over, students fill
out a survey about what they liked and
how Career Day could be improved.
Many students wrote that they wish
more people could come or they could
have more time with each presenter.
Career Day is a great opportunity for
the fifth grade students to interact
with parents and community members
and begin learning more about specific
jobs. Parents or community members
can contact elementary school
counselors if this is something you
would be interested in participating in
next spring!
Judge
Zucco
participating
in Career
Day.
Career Day.
Up For the Challenge
On Friday, May 29, 2016 Regency Park Elementary School hosted the 2016 5th Grade STEAM Challenge. All 5th grade
students across the district were invited to participate. Teams of three submitted entry videos to their STEAM teachers.
All students who took the time to film a 30 second video stating their name, school, and reasons why they wanted to
compete, earned a spot in the challenge.
This year’s challenge was inspired by the County STEM Challenge held at the Carnegie Science Center. Plum Borough’s
5th grade students were given the task to move a ping pong ball at least four feet. Students are judged using a rubric that
critiqued their blueprint, design, function, creativity, teamwork, and presentation. Continuing with the STEM philosophy,
students were encouraged to work through the Engineering Design Process in order to conceptualize a functioning yet
creative contraption or method of moving their ping pong ball.
Students work on the challenge projects outside of school or during predetermined open STEM lab times before school.
First, second and third place awards are given to the top three highest scores. This year, Regency Park students are 3-D
printing award ‘medals’ for each student on the top three teams. Congratulations and good luck to all students who have
already proven they are ‘up for the challenge’!
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