Students in 5th grade can apply this Spring to join the Tritt Elementary VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team, Tritt United Robotics Club, for the 2025-26 school year. Weekly mandatory practices allow the students to design, build, drive and program VEX IQ robots to compete with other schools in that year's challenge. Next year’s team will practice on Mondays from 2:15-3:30, August thru March. The program fee is $400, which covers student registration, equipment and uniforms, as well as tournament fees and coaches’ PD opportunities. This is a competitive academic club available to a limited number of students. Applications are open from May 1st - May 16th in the Science Lab. Students will be notified by May 19th. Learn more HERE.
Register for Mr. Giunta's FAST Classes
This Spring I will be offering 2 FAST classes: Advanced Engineering: Robotics and Green Paws. While we always have lots of fun, these are afterschool classes and not a free-for-all of silliness.
Advanced Engineering: Robotics is a new 14-week afterschool class offered in the Spring semesters for 4th & 5th graders. Students will use VEX IQ kits to learn to create drivetrains, gear ratios, mechanical arms and more in order to design and build a robot, in collaboration with a team, to participate in an in-house robotics tournament.
Green Paws is 14-week afterschool class offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students will meet each week from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Science Lab to discuss, plan, and share the results of gardening projects, cooking and tasting challenges, garden art, and STEAM & environmental studies lessons. We'll also go on hikes and play in the creek :-)
Advanced Engineering - 4th & 5th Grades. Class size is limited to 20 students. Program fee is $300.
Thursdays, January 23rd - May 15th; Register HERE (2 spots left - reserved for girls)
Green Paws - 1st thru 3rd Graders. Class size is limited to 20 students. Program fee is $300 per semester.
Fridays, January 24th - May 16th; FULL, Please reach out to be added to the waitlist.
Registration links will open on December 9th.
Email Mr. Giunta at joseph.giunta@cobbk12.org with any questions.
Science & Engineering Fair 2024-25
What is the Science Fair? The Elementary Science & Engineering Fair is a wonderful way for elementary-aged students to participate in and experience the scientific method. What question do you have unanswered? What problem do you want to solve? Don’t wait for your teachers to tell you - figure it out yourself! (And then tell us!) You can see completed projects in the posts below this one; topics have ranged from Cooking and Gardening, to Sports and Ziplines, to Nail polish and Paint brushes, to Fishing and Physics, and more!!!
Who participates? All students in grades K - 5th may participate individually or in same grade-level groups of up to three.
When is the fair? Projects for the Tritt Elementary Science & Engineering Fair are due by March 24th, 2025. The top five projects in our school will advance to the Cobb County Science Fair on Saturday, April 26th (eligibilty: 1st-5th grades)
How do you display the results? In 2024-25 all projects will be submitted on tri-fold board or foam board poster, a paper journal documenting the student’s process is also required, but may not factor into the score. View regulations HERE.
Best Practices: Projects should be research-based, and results data-driven. All projects must be approved by Mr. Giunta. The following projects are NOT allowed:
“Research only” on general interest topics
Models, including volcanoes and robots
Slime / goo, Mentos & Coke (or most things candy related), crystal making or paper airplanes will not be approved.
Projects may NOT involve mold or bacteria experiments.
Parents are encouraged to assist their students, but the Science Fair projects should be student-led.
How are projects judged? Judges will use a rubric to evaluate your question, hypothesis, background research, variables and controls, procedures, data (tables / graphs), conclusion. Consideration will also be given to creativity and presentation. Students will have a 5 minute interview with judges. Use these links to view the Science Rubric and Engineering Rubric.
What’s next? Mr. Giunta offers Open Lab for students working on the Science & Engineering Fair in the mornings from 7:15-7:45AM. Homeroom teachers must excuse students from morning work. All experiments will be done at home. Your student’s topic will be limited by what they can accomplish at home!
Register for the Science & Engineering Fair by completing this form.
The deadline to submit your work is Monday, March 24th by end of day. Interviews will take place in the afternoons later that week.
Contact Mr. Giunta in CTLS or at joseph.giunta@cobbk12.org with any questions.
Join the Science Olympiad Team!
The Science Olympiad is coming back to Tritt! Third - Fifth grade students can apply to Tritt's Science Olympiad Team. Students in this club will specialize in events like Bridge Building, Crime Busters, Egg Drop, Paper Rockets & more - leading to an All-County competition in mid-March and State event in early May. Practice will be on Wednesdays, from 2:15-3:30, November - March. For more information and to apply, please use this LINK by October 30th (opens in September)!
Register for Mr. Giunta's FAST Classes
This Fall I will be offering 3 FAST classes: Green Paws, Green Paws Junior, and the brand new Advanced Engineering. While we always have lots of fun, these are afterschool classes and not a free-for-all of silliness.
Green Paws and Green Paws Junior are 12-week afterschool class offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students will meet each week from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Science Lab to discuss, plan, and share the results of gardening projects, cooking and tasting challenges, garden art, and STEAM & environmental studies lessons. We'll also go on hikes and play in the creek :-)
Advanced Engineering is a new 10-week afterschool class offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. The theme of the class will rotate every semester in a two year cycle. Our first theme was Energy. This semester we’ll be studying Mechanical Engineering & Testing using VEX kits.
Advanced Engineering - 3rd thru 5th Graders. Class size is limited to 20 students. The program fee) is $200 per semester.
Wednesdays, August 14th - October 30th; (FULL as of 8:08AM)
Green Paws - 3rd thru 5th Graders. Class size is limited to 20 students. The program fee) is $250 per semester.
Thursdays, August 15th - November 21st; (FULL as of 8:02AM)
Green Paws Juniors - 1st & 2nd Graders. Class size is limited to 20 students. The program fee) is $250 per semester.
Fridays, August 16th - November 22nd; (FULL as of 8:41AM)
Registration links will open on July 15th.
Email Mr. Giunta at joseph.giunta@cobbk12.org with any questions.
Register for Green Paws - Fall 2023
Green Paws is a 12-week afterschool class offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students will meet each week from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Science Lab to discuss, plan, and share the results of gardening projects, cooking and tasting challenges, garden art, and STEAM & environmental studies lessons. We'll also go on hikes and play in the creek :-)
Green Paws Apprentices - 2nd & 3rd Graders
Wednesdays, August 16th - November 29th; FULL
Green Paws Masters - 4th & 5th Graders
Thursdays, August 17th - November 30th; Register HERE
Green Paws Juniors - First Graders
Fridays, August 18th - December 1st; Register HERE
Class size is limited to 20 students. The program fee is $250 per semester.
Email Mr. Giunta at joseph.giunta@cobbk12.org with any questions.
Robotics Boot Camp 2023
Mr. Giunta and Mrs. Pascual will be offering a robotics boot camp this summer for rising 5th grade Tritt students. Camp will run May 30th - June 2nd from 3PM-5:00PM each day after the Tritt Specialist Summer Camp. Students will build a “BaseBot” in quarter 4 of 4th grade in the Science Lab. In camp, students will collaborate in teams to iterate those robots, adding sensors to collect input on colors and distance, and code for autonomous operation to solve unique challenges. This is not a prerequisite for, nor guarantee of admittance into, the Tritt United Robotics Club in the fall but would allow interested students to get an idea of what the robotics club is like. The fee is $100 per student. Profit will be benefit the Tritt Robotics Club. Spaces are limited. REGISTER HERE.
Tritt Summer Camp 2023
TRITT SUMMER CAMP 2023! Specials teachers will once again be offering the best of Visual & Performing Arts, Library Learning Commons & Technology, indoor & outside Games, and Science & Gardening in a summer camp for rising 1st-5th grade Tritt students. Students will be separated by grade and will rotate to each subject throughout the day. Camp will run from May 30th - June 2nd from 9AM-3PM each day, for $250. Payment is due at the time of registration by check to "Tritt Elementary" with "Summer Camp" in the notes or using MyPaymentsPlus (set up after you register). Proceeds to be shared among LLC, Technology Lab, Music, Art, Science Lab, P.E. and Robotics Lab. Spaces are limited! Register here!
A GRAND Adventure
I was able to travel to the Grand Canyon over the Holiday Break. It took half a day to hike down, and whole day to hike back out! I stayed in a cabin for two nights while I was down there. It was amazing. Pictures truly don’t do it justice, but I tried to take some that made me think of my classes back at Tritt.
Register for Green Paws - Spring 2023
Green Paws is a 12-week afterschool class offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students will meet each week from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Science Lab to discuss, plan, and share the results of gardening projects, cooking and tasting challenges, garden art, and STEAM & environmental studies lessons. We'll also go on hikes and play in the creek :-)
Green Paws Apprentices - 2nd & 3rd Graders -
Wednesdays, January 25th - April 26th; FULL
Green Paws Masters - 4th & 5th Graders
Thursdays, January 26th - April 27th; Register HERE - 5 spots left!
Green Paws Juniors - Kindergarten & First Graders
Fridays, January 27th - April 28th; FULL
Class size is limited to 20 students. The program fee is $250 per semester.
Email Mr. Giunta at joseph.giunta@cobbk12.org with any questions.
Register for Green Paws - Fall 2022
Green Paws is a 12-week afterschool class offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students will meet each week from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Science Lab to discuss, plan, and share the results of gardening projects, cooking and tasting challenges, garden art, and STEAM & environmental studies lessons. We'll also go on hikes and play in the creek :-)
Green Paws Apprentices - 2nd & 3rd Graders -
Wednesdays, August 17th - November 30th; FULL
Green Paws Masters - 4th & 5th Graders
Thursdays, August 18th - December 1st; Register Here
Green Paws Juniors - First Graders
Fridays, August 19th - December 2nd; FULL
Class size is limited to 24 students. The program fee is $250 per semester.
Email Mr. Giunta at joseph.giunta@cobbk12.org with any questions.
Green Paws couldn't BEE happier.
The 2nd & 3rd grade Green Paws students ended the season learning about our native pollinators and designed model homes for our local bees.
No bones about it!
Kindergarten has been studying the structure & function of the human body and examining craft materials to decide how to create the best model cast for a broken arm.
Garrett:
Wiggins:
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Rinehart:
Bower:
Freese:
2022 Science Fair Results!
I am so proud of the initiative and passion of all the students who participated in the Science Fair this year! Our judges learned so much from all our students. The five listed below represented Tritt at the 2022 Cobb & Paulding Regional Elementary Science Fair.
5th Grade: Ayaan, Air Pressure and Soccer Balls,* Blue Ribbon at Cobb Regional Science Fair
4th Grade: Blaire, What Type of Citrus Fruit Makes the Most Electrical Power, Red Ribbon at Regional Fair
3rd Grade: Audrey & Sophie, The Magic of Bamboo in Paper Towels, Blue Ribbon at Regional Fair
2nd Grade: Conner & Joshua, Sharks Float but There is No Boat!, Red Ribbon at Regional Fair
1st Grade: Trey, How Low Can The Weather Go?, Red Ribbon at Regional Fair
*Voted Best in School
A big thank you to the parents who supported their students and to our judges: Ms. Alicia (naturalist), Ms. Beckie (artist), Ms. Rebecca (forestry), and Mr. Sean (computer engineering)!
Robotics Boot Camp
Mr. Giunta and Mrs. Pascual will be offering a robotics boot camp this summer for rising 4th & 5th grade Tritt students. Camp will run May 31st - June 3rd from 3PM-5:30PM each day after the Tritt Specialist Summer Camp. For $100, students will collaborate in teams learning to build, code, and drive a robot to solve unique challenges. This is not a prerequisite for, nor guarantee of admittance into, the Tritt United Robotics Club in the fall but would allow interested students to get an idea of what Tritt's robotics club is like. A MyPaymentsPlus fee will be set up after you register. All proceeds will benefit the Tritt Learning Environment. Spaces are limited FULL! CLICK HERE to be added to the Wait List.
Here comes the sun...
Second grade has been studying orbits: of the sun throughout the day and year, the moon throughout the month, and the constellations through the seasons. For their engineering challenge they had to created a model playground that provided shade for the students (UV pony beads) after first determining what direction the sun would be coming from at recess time.
Cervi:
Waters:
Teuchert:
Fleming:
Smith:
Ames:
Rocking and Rolling in Kindergarten
Kindergarten has been studying pushes & pulls in the Science Lab as they work the Engineering Design Process to create a model that can move rocks across the room.
Garret:
Wiggins:
Smith:
Rinehart:
Bower:
Freese:
Teams Zeta & Gamma earn invitations to VEX Robotics World Championship!
Tritt Elementary was represented at the Georgia State VEX Tournament by 6 of the 8 teams comprising Tritt United Robotics Club. Team Zeta, pictured below, took home the Design Award, earning an automatic invitation to the VEX World Championship in Dallas, TX in May. Team Gamma earned an at-large bid for their prowess in the Skills portion of the State Tournament. We are so proud of the growth we saw from all of our teams this year! Congratulations and good luck in Dallas!
Robotics Team earns State berths!
In the 2021/22 season the Tritt United Robotics Club was back in a big way with 8 united teams and 24 students.. Team Zeta earned a Teamwork Challenge Award at a December Tournament earning a berth to the State tournament and an Innovate Award at a nationwide tournament in January. Team Gamma earned a Skills Award and Team Theta a Design Award at tournaments in January, also earning berths to the State tournament. Three other teams (Beta, Heta & Gamma) earned at-large berths to the State tournament in February.
Register for Green Paws - Spring 2022
Green Paws is a 12-week afterschool class offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students will meet each week from 2:30pm-3:30pm in the Science Lab to discuss, plan, and share the results of gardening projects, cooking and tasting challenges, garden art, and STEAM & environmental studies lessons. We'll also go on hikes and play in the creek :-)
Green Paws Apprentices - 2nd & 3rd Graders -
Wednesdays, January 26th - May 4th; FULL! Email Mr. Giunta to be placed on a wait list.
Green Paws Masters - 4th & 5th Graders
Thursdays, January 27th - May 5th; Register Here
Green Paws Juniors - Kindergarten & 1st Graders
Fridays, January 28th - May 6th; FULL! Email Mr. Giunta to be placed on a wait list.
Class size is limited to 20 students. The program fee is $250 per semester.
Email Mr. Giunta at joseph.giunta@cobbk12.org with any questions.