Rego Park P.S. 139 First Lego League Pre Competition

This was a fun day filled with learning and dancing. The kids had a chance to see other kids' robots. They also had a chance to practice with their own robot. We made sure to remember that gracious professionalism was an important part of the competition. When other children asked us about our robots we made sure to answer their questions and not worry about them taking our ideas. FLL is all about sharing and not being overly competitive or hoarding information. We also danced the Cotton-Eyed Joe. What fun!

P.S. 139 meets P.S. 40 kids and Environmentalist

It was such a welcome surprise to get an invite from Iffat to meet her team and at the same time hear a scientist discuss climate change. We learned a great deal. Did you know that the warm current from the Florida Gulf also helps warm Barcelona, and if climate change keeps occurring Barcelona may no longer be as warm as it is today? The children asked many questions and learned a great deal, I suspect so did the parents.

Getting Help From a 20 Year Veteran

This weekend several kids came over for pizza and robotics. They worked on several challenges with a programming veteran of over 20 years. The big challenge was restructuring the robot because its bottom piece was touching the ground. This meant that skidding of the wheels was occurring often because the treads were not on the floor.

NYC First Lego League Mr. K Visit

Today the robotics team received a visit from Mr. K. He's a teacher and FLL coordinator. He sat around the table and helped the kids come up with various ideas on what they could do with the cool new module they created. Another group worked on a component for another mission- the house. It was great to see the students working together on such a complex task. We lost one of the gears to elevate the house but luckily we had one the exact same size, although, the color was off. This weekend the team will come to my house and we will work on several missions and prepare for the research portion.

Robotics Kids Plant Daffodils in Rego Park Community

Today several members of the robotics team volunteered to work with P,S. 139's Green Committee to plant daffodils in the school yard and the local community. The kids came out at 9 and worked until 1:00. They planted on Austin Street, 63rd Drive, the schoolyard and Alderton Street. They dug 9 inch holes and placed the bulbs 3 to 6 inches apart. As they went out into the community they were suprised to see people pick up shovels and help them plant. We had a great time and look forward to seeing the daffodils bloom in the summer.