Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Bronx Qualifying Tournament Registration Form

Contact Bernie D bdicrist@optonline.net for more info.

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Brooklyn Teams: Change of Venue and an Opportunity

To all New York City FIRST Lego League Teams:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the NYC FLL Planning Committee had to change the venue and date of the Brooklyn qualifying tournament. This tournament will now be held at the Brooklyn campus of Polytechnic Institute of NYU (formerly Polytechnic University) on Saturday, January 10. Details regarding the event schedule and registration will be provided soon.

We are also delighted to announce that this year we have almost doubled the number of FLL teams that have registered in Brooklyn. As of close of registration, there are 63 teams registered in Brooklyn (highest registration than any other borough this year). As a result of the large registration, we will need to ask some teams to attend a qualifier in another borough. We understand that this may result in scheduling issues with some you and we will work to make sure that we address any of your concerns if your team is impacted.

In order to be as fair as possible, we will first ask those Brooklyn teams that would like to attend an event in a different borough, to please let us know as soon as possible. Depending on the number of teams that voluntarily elect to go to a different borough, we will determine how many additional teams will be asked to go to a different event. These slots will then be filled with teams chosen in the order in which they registered with FLL, starting with the latest registration and going backwards toward the first.

If you are a Brooklyn team and would like to volunteer to attend an event in a different borough, please contact the NYC FLL Registration Coordinator, Norm Scott, at NorScot@aol.com. For reference, here are the dates of the other qualifying tournaments:

• Staten Island: December 13, 2008
• Bronx: December 20, 2008
• Queens: Dec 20, 2008
• Brooklyn: January 10, 2009
• Manhattan: January 11, 2009 (this qualifier is currently filled to capacity and cannot accommodate teams from Brooklyn)

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at msharf@optonline.net


Sincerely,
Mark Sharfshteyn, Chairperson
NYC FLL Planning Committee

Friday, October 17, 2008

JFLL Q&A by Keith Wynne

Registration for JrFLL Expo at CCNY will be taking place in November through December and that more information will be posted by the end of this month!

1) Who is in charge of registering the team / school?

Anyone can register a team. All you have to do is go onto the website and click on the link to Jr.FLL. The 25.00 registration fee gets you access to the forum and team access pass.


2) If it is me, how will I pay for the registration?

Anyone can pay for it, but you should speak to your principal about using a credit card or ask your P.T.A. to reimburse you. As far as the base kit is concerned. You can purchase one from LEGO Education for $95.00 and can us a school purchase order to pay for it.


3) What is the structure as to how I choose six (it is six 1st graders who will make up the group) students?

The children can be ages 6-9. I recommend you keep them all in the same age or grade as this is easier to manage. You can do it during a lunch club, after-school, or if you principal clears it, during the extended day, if there is no money available to pay per-session. This is completely up to you to work out with your principal. Some schools charge tuition for after-school programming. That's how we work it at my school in Brooklyn. I don't know your school's current structure, so you have to figure that out for yourself...


4) Once chosen is there a permission slip I send home and wait to get returned?

Again...this is completely up to you to work out with your principal. Type a letter inviting children and get parents to return it to you. If interest is high, you may have to do a lottery. Try to figure out what the fairest and most equitable fashion is. You can even get the classroom teachers on board by pushing into their rooms. I did all three second grade classes last year with every child learning about the program and each class producing their own final product. I then invited 6 kids from each class (3 boys and 3 girls) to join me at the expo, but every child participated so there weren't any questions of equity or fairness.


5) Is there any training / template for me to use to get started on this? I have gotten the challenge and it makes sense, but it would help a lot if I had some sort of model to work from, or a even the chance to observe someone else doing this type of class.

You don't have any programming to worry about and the guidelines are available on the JrFLL link. You should check out the theme and rules first. The challenge is to build a model that represents the theme of Climate Connections and then incorporate a show-me poster that represents an understanding and interpretation of the theme. (this part is very similar to the criterion for the FIRST LEGO League research projects)


6) Not having done Robotics before I'm still not completely clear on what type of supplies are needed for the group? We have a site license for MicroWorlds Robotics, which can be used to program NXT bricks, but I've never worked with LEGO in this way. What kind of LEGO do we need to have in the school to proceed -- or do we already have these materials?

The only materials you need are LEGO Pieces, a base mat, access to a computer to do research, and you can purchase the base kit from LEGO Education if you like. It has a lot of extra moving and small pieces that you most likely won't use, but if you lack materials, it's a good place to start. I also recommend you purchase one or two boxes of standard LEGO Pieces and a base mat to build your model on. Total materials cost is less that $150.00 per team.


Let me know if you need anything else from me. We will be inviting teams to register for the JrFLL Expo at CCNY on January 11th later this month. Approximate entry cost is $40.00 per team.

Sincerely Yours,
Keith A. Wynne

Elementary Science Specialist
Grades 2-5
P.S. 58 The Carroll School
330 Smith Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
(718)-330-9322
KWynne@schools.nyc.gov

"Educating students from around the globe since 1996."

Thursday, October 16, 2008

US Ohio Open Championship

The message below is being sent to US teams as an announcement regarding the US Open.


We are so excited that this opportunity is being offered to you and are very appreciative to the host and huge FLL supporter, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Our Operational Partners VOLUNTEER to bring the /FIRST /LEGO League program to you! The fact that Kathy Levine has volunteered to take on the daunting task of orchestrating the US Open, in addition to overseeing the daily operations of the Ohio region, truly boggles our minds. But Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is committed to offering an additional opportunity for FLL teams in the United States to showcase what they've learned throughout the Climate Connections season. Please join us in expressing our gratitude!

*Dear U.S. FLL Teams:
We are excited to announce that the first, ever, /FIRST /LEGO League United States Open Championship will be held at the Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio on May 7 - 9, 2009.

Every championship tournament in the United States may send one team to this US Open Championship event, which will include a team only activity at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, two full days of FLL competition, team dinners, engineering activities, and more!

For more information about the FLL United States Open Championship, including the team selection process, registration fees, and event details, visit the US Open website:
http://edoutreach.wpafb.af.mil/championship/index.html.

We hope to see many of you here in Dayton in May!

Sincerely,

Kathy Levine

List of Registered teams 2008/09 Season

Final Registration in NYC for 2008: 195 teams


Bronx: 43
Brooklyn: 63
Manhattan: 36
Queens: 24
Staten Island: 29


Team # Institution

Bronx (43)
0015 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0064 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0109 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding Kelleyann Royce
0210 CS 66 X Christopher Blades James Bellon
0584 Pablo Casals MS 181x Terry Buchalter Constantine Kouvatsos
0853 PS 121 X Kathy Bormann Maria Scher
0895 Bronx Latin MS Eddie Branchaud
0901 MS 101X Maritime Academy Elizabeth Tremberger and Gina DeMatteo
1172 MS 302 X Sharon Shoatz
1502 CS 102X Neysa Lewis Frank Rivera Tanyua Trezevantte Osei Owusu-Afriyie
1636 ESMT IS 190 X Maribeth Whitehouse
1739 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Nicole Havel Donna Kinford
1741 Academy of Public Relations @298 Amy Andino
1943 PS 107x Adel Assal
2266 PS 76X The Bennington School Russell Heath
2544 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce Paul Riter Paul Cassidy Barbara Hartnett
2545 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce Paul Riter Paul Cassidy Barbara Hartnett
2656 IS 98 X Herman Ridder Harold Smith
2803 CS 134 X Edward Taveras
3236 JHS 127 X Joshua Mateo
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe
3553 PS 106 x Philip Hamlin
3667 MS 118 X Ralph Corvino
4345 Phipps@PS 112 After school program Matthew Miller
5413 Urban Assembly Academy of Civic Engagement X366 James Love
5729 High School of World Cultures Kathy Luke
5909 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob Cathy Daly Cristen Delaney
5910 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob Cathy Daly Cristen Delaney
6182 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6184 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6368 PS 153 x Michelle Solomon
6388 MS 144 x Michaelangelo MS Victoria Lowe Natasha Balkcom
7179 Jose Ballet
7228 IS 174 X Esteban Vazquez
7234 PS/MS 194 chistine Bernabei Cynthia Khadaran
7300 PS 196x Gladys Bharath Lizette Rivera
7509 PS 108X Philip J. Abinanti School Vanessa Jones
7660 Mott Hall V Derrick Harrison LeMarie Laureano Louis Stanley
7750$ The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School Corinna Zapata
7780 IS 125 X Henry Hudson Hilda Bairan Ghada Elsendiony
8137 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding Kelleyann Royce
8391 IN-Tech Academy Shyyam Khan
8392 IN-Tech Academy Shyyam Khan


Brooklyn (63)
0490 St. Edmund Elementary School Christine Zaremba
0639 Automotive HS Bruce Rajswasser Dan Luna, Michael Danza
1462 PS 372 K Rita Fasano Vicki Holland Haiva Albuliwi
1463 PS 372 K Rita Fasano Vicki Holland Haiva Albuliwi
1774 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1775 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1824 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon Carol Geier Cynthia McGinty Annabell Corales
1826 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty Stacy Solomon Carol Geier Annabell Corales
1827 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier Cynthia McGinty Stacy Solomon Annabell Corales
1925 IS 318 Russ Holstein Eric Windley
1926 IS 318 Russ Holstein Eric Windley
1958 MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince
1978 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
1979 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
1980 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
2019 PS 257k Javier Reyes Edwin Hernandez
2101 PS 133 William Butler Elementary Judith Hudson
2262 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes Tracey Pozluszny
2263 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes Tracey Pozluszny
2393 PS 11K Rasheda Lyons Vlad Kop
2490 Sunset Park Prep MS 821K Franky Gutierrez Michael Barry
2616 Brooklyn Tech HS Gordon Williams
2707 PS 21K Crispus Attucks School Carla Arnold
3006 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3008 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3009 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3010 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3011 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3013 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3014 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3015 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3016 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3017 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3076 Benjamin Banneker Academy K Imani Fischer
3077 IS 383 K Philippa Schuyler MS Lindrick Outerbridge William Hamlet
3161 Bedford Academy Deji Komolafe
3447 PS 636 K Young Scholars’ Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3473 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3474 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3475 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3476 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3563 PS 636 K Young Scholars’ Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3575 PS 233K Langston Hughes Dawne Jokinsky
3738 PS 261K Jennifer Lindauer-Thompson Chris Peyser Scott Howard
3951 PS 399 K Stanley Eugene Clarke Sharon Holiday
3958 MS 267K Neil Abell
3991 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3992 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3993 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3994 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
4298 KECSS - IS 468 Kingsborough Early College Secondary School @ Lafayette HS Jessica Gould
4429 PS 81 K Diane Moore
4485 UFT Charter Richard Lamanna$ Moise Pluviose
5441 MS 50 Williamsburg Middle School Reginald Wilborn Leonora Kumagai
5447 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
5449 MS 447 K The Math & Science Exploratory School Sidney Izakson Sharon Mahabir Pedro De La Cruz
5511 UFT Charter Jamie Parganos
5762 MS 51K James Hoffman
6964 IS 126 K Amber Moore Ms. Veska Pandica
7242 UA Institute of Math & Science for Young Women Nzinga Ebron
7822 Flatbush YMCA @ IS 14 Leon Davis
7856 PS 226k Nancy Azcona
8395 IS 71 K Jeff Alston



Manhattan (36)
0363 Think Robot, LLC Tom Hershner
0425 Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering Andrew Stillman
0984 MS 44 William O’Shea Complex Elvetta Harris
1355 PS 189M Theresa Luger
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter
1896 Friend Seminary Timothy Cooper
1905 Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover
1910 MS 328 M Beth Pollak
3057 PS/MS 108 Angelo Del Toro Alicia Sotiropoulos
3574 MS 319M Markus Baloun
3875 Manhattan Youth @IS 289 M Stephen Husiak Theseus Roche Cecilia Dobbs
4452 Vision Education & Media Laura Allen/Corbett Beder
5224 NY Presbeterian Church Myraslava Znayenko
5477 Union Settlement Association Michelle Rivera Latroy Jones Terrance Recille
5496 The Brearley School Annie Cheung-Livhits Luigi Cicala
5557 Manhattan Country School Christabel Pinto
5624 The Anderson School PS 334M Renee Johnson Judy Kunze
5641 PS 51 M Marilyn Buehler Shelley Hauptman
6328 PS/MS 278 Lisa Sausner
6425 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez Alyssa Rosenbaum Joel Andrew Bianchi Richner Erisnor Andres Alonso
6426 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez Alyssa Rosenbaum Joel Andrew Bianchi Richner Erisnor Andres Alonso
6528 PS 123M Mahalia Jackson Scholars Academy John William King, Jr.
6812 East Harlem Tutorial Javier Seda Danny Peralta
6901 HCCI Computer Clubhouse Fred Riedel Jeremy Silver
7175 Little Red School House Sherezada Acosta
7177 Little Red School House Sherezada Acosta
7263 Marta Valle Francesca Bates$
7403 PS 28M Aimee Peguero$
7630 TAG Young Scholars Bernice DeAbreu
7725 PS 1 M Seung Won Lee Good Jean Lau
7734 Mott Hall IS 223 M Rene Muñoz
7836 Stratolab LLC Gus Roman
7838 Stratolab LLC Gus Roman
7999 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Martin Marcial $
8353 West Side Collaborative MS #250 Steven Schiff


Queens (24)
0232 MS 67Q Ruta Dave
0260 Brics-2-Bots Veryl Greene
0275 Cambria Center Sheryl Liles Sheree Palmer
0778 MS 216Q George Ryan Peter Xanthus
0820 PS 148Q Mike Farrell
0821 PS 148Q Mike Farrell
0997 Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt
1315 IS 230 Q Sonya Rencher Craig Grelarowski
1836 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin Joan Weber
2491 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2492 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2723 IS 125 Q Rudy Vera
4764 Resurrection Ascension Janna Valente
5945 PS 85Q Bob Deming
6144 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon
6145 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon
6805 IS 10 Q Horace Greeley IS Pat Shubitz
7019 PS 112Q Alice Gruenberg Bruce Wilson
7417 Louis Armstrong IS 227 Q Richard Akalski/ Joshua Blum
7418 Louis Armstrong IS 227 Q Richard Akalski/ Joshua Blum
7807 Scholars Academy Barrie Donohue
7756 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin Joan Weber
7900 PS 85 Q Maria Tsiros

Staten Island (29)
0199 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0202 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0206 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0208 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
1335 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1336 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1337 IS 27 SI Prall Bryan Kilgallen
1341 Coen Patrick Coen
1667 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro/Ann Verderber
1673 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1674 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1782 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1783 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1784 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1785 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1954 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1955 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1956 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
2179 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2180 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2181 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2380 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2386 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2708 PS 57 SI Patricia Lockhart
5119 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5120 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5121 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5721 NYC Parks & Recreation Lisa Brooks
6443 Petrides School Carlos Rodriguez