PLAN B (MCPS Code Yellow)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Montgomery County Schools decided to open late today, therefore the GISW is running on Plan B.
- Classes start at 9:55 am.
- Morning buses pick up students later and follow the Plan B bus schedule.
- Afternoon Program and Extended Care take place as scheduled.
- All afternoon and evening events take place as scheduled.
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Nachdem Montgomery County heute einen versp盲teten Unterrichtsbeginn beschlossen hat gilt an der GISW Plan B.
- Der Unterricht beginnt um 9:55 Uhr.
- Die Schulbusse fahren morgens sp盲ter und folgen dem Plan B Buszeitplan.
- Das Nachmittagsprogramm und die Sp盲tbetreuung finden statt.
- Alle Nachmittags- und Abendveranstaltungen finden statt.
Robotics at the Preschool
Lennard K., Matthias M. and I made a smart decision this year. We chose Robotics as our FuF course! In this course we learned how to build and program our own robots using Lego Mindstorms. The robots can be used to build a variety of things, from color sorting systems to musical instruments. One of the things we enjoyed the most about this course is how much freedom we get from our teacher, Herr Thiemeyer. He lets us decide what kind of robot we build while giving us technical advice such as the best and simplest ways to build them.
by Thomas. G. (8a)
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Our group built an M&M sorting machine. We programmed a robot to separate the chocolate pieces by color. It can recognize yellow, red, blue, green and brown, placing the pieces in the respective boxes via a converter belt. It was not an easy programming task but we were successful. Where should we proudly present our invention? At the preschool of course, where everyone loves chocolate! It was a lot of fun working with the little ones. Even while forfeiting most of the M&Ms, we were very happy that everything went so well and we consider this project a success.
And we already have a new idea for second semester!
by Jasper K. (8b)