Wednesday, December 31, 2008

FLL Queens Tournament


On December 20th P.S. 139 went to a robotics tournament held at Aviation High School. It was a great event. Many parents came to see Robotech, our team, in action. P.S. 139 worked as a team in everything that they did that day. They cheered each other on in the pit and everyone participated in the research. They also sang and danced beautifully. I was proud to be their teacher and coach.

P.S. We took first place in teamwork and 2nd in robot performance!

Friday, December 12, 2008

Robotics Team Helps Plant Trees in Rego Park


It took over three months but we did it! TreesNY donated 5 trees, two arborists, and an educational coordinator to help P.S. 139 plant trees, educate over 120 kids about trees and tree maintenance and help us have pride in our school. The educational coordinator went into over 5 classes ranging in grades 1-5, talked about trees for 20 minutes, took the kids outside, and helped them plant trees. Arborists were on hand to answer questions and help install the trees. NY1 also came and interviewed people from our school. P.S. 139 was on NY1 and had the opportunity to tell their story to all of NYC.