Water Balloon Drop

Fri, Oct 1 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: 
JSIS south playground

What is this Event?

This is a long-standing JSIS/Latona tradition where each student uses his or her imagination and recycled materials from home to create a project that protects a filled water balloon that will be dropped from the fourth floor balcony. The goal is to have the water balloon not break from the fall. The purpose of this activity is to build school community and to encourage students to think creatively, critically and scientifically as they design their project. This is an optional, at-home project and classroom time will not be available for working on the project.
 
Rules for entry
Parents should review this checklist with students before construction begins and again before student brings project to school.
  1. Name and room number on the project.
  2. One entry per student.
  3. The attached water balloon must be filled to a minimum diameter of 3 inches (or circumference of 9 inches).
  4. Project size limit – the student must be able to carry the project by themselves to school.
  5. All entries must contain only items that can go directly into the recycling bin. No sorting or separating required
  6. Please use only recycled materials for the construction of the project. Do not buy anything new.
  7. Do not use anything that you would like to have returned.
  8. No wings, parachutes, propellers, styrofoam, food/food products, cloth (socks, stuffed animals, etc) or plastics allowed.
  9. Students use their imagination and thinking skills to create projects 
  10. Entries should be brought to school the morning of the Balloon Drop and taken directly to the playground. Parent volunteers will be collecting projects at the class lines.
  11. After attendance, all students will reassemble on the playground.  Designated adults will drop the projects from the fourth floor balcony.
No balloons will be returned to students. (We suggest parents of k-1 students especially, emphasize this with their child to avoid disappointments).
 
Fourth and Fifth Grade Challenge
** Entries must have the balloon partially visible**
 
**Adult volunteers will be on the Kinder and Big playgrounds Friday morning, (standing at each class line with collection bags). When the first bell rings, students should line up, and if they have not already done so, put their labeled entry into their class bag. **
 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We need 50 volunteers (3 per class) to help out on the morning of October 1.  Please contact  Ms Jane or Ms. Chris in the office if you can help.