Survey for Children and Adults

Friends, Family, and LEGO Robot fans,

We are headed to the Razorback Invitational on Wednesday. We are are attempting one last improvement to our team project and we need your help.

We need people with children ages 2-6 to have their children take our brief survey that includes a short 3.5 minute educational video the team created.

We also need adults to take a brief survey that includes a short 4.5 minute educational video. Adults need to work regularly with children ages 2-6, such as parents, grandparents, babysitters, nannies, preschool teachers, early elementary school teachers, etc.

If you are able, please help us out! Please take the surveys below and share our survey with others!

Survey for Children:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BJG8MDD

Survey for Adults:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YLF38RY

Thanks for your help!

You can have a LEGO field set

Wisconsin FIRST donated field kits to us to sell as a fundraiser for the Razorback Invitational international tournament we will be competing at in May. If you'd like to purchase a FIRST LEGO League field kit from a previous year, please check out this flyer.

Recycle Rap

We are working on furthering our project by creating our first sample Sesame Street short introducing our added character, Recycle Bin Benny!

We created the costumes, wrote the script, directed it, and acted in it. It was so much fun! Now the video will just take a few days to edit. Can't wait to see the final production!

Kenneth voiced Benny from the outside

TEAM always has fun together!

We also made an impromptu Recycle Rap video with Benny. Enjoy!!!

Rethinking Robot

We are working hard on restrategizing and improving our robot and missions for our upcoming Razorback Invitational tournament!

It's Official!

Woohoo! It's official! The Razorback Invitational tournament announced our registration!
How cool to be the 48th team for T.E.A.M. #4889!

Volunteering with FLL Jr.

We had a grand time this morning volunteering at a FIRST LEGO League Junior Exposition put on by FLL team #2430, LOL (Lots Of  LEGOs). They're an awesome team we've gotten to know over the years, and they put on a great event. This was our first time at an FLL Junior expo and it was really fun!

The kids were ages 5 - 9 years old with most being 6 or 7. They had such enthusiasm and passion for what they learned! They had so much to say, and even more to show the judges. Their cleverly designed LEGO models were most impressive.

Two of our mentors and coaches judged, and another was a time keeper along with Kenneth and Jessica.

This video explains more about FIRST LEGO League Junior.

Fundraising

Now we get to prepare for the
Razorback International Invitational in
Fayetteville, Arkansas! 

First step, fundraising.....

Step 1: We are preparing to do fundraising through corporate sponsors.

Step 2: Also, we have a SUPER FUN FUNDRAISER going on at the Little Swiss Clock Shop in Downtown Waukesha. For every $10 you donate, you get a LEGO pice to help build our LEGO model of the Arkansas State flag!!!

Stop in the store and make a cash or check donation and build the flag.
270 W Main Street, Waukesha, 53186
(During construction, the entrance from the Riverfront Plaza parking lot behind the store is still available.)

Step 3: Or, send a tax deductible check to the team!!! 

Make the check to: 4-H Education

Mail the check to: Wendy Copeland

                              912 Magnolia Drive

                              Waukesha, WI 53188

What we need:

$10 feeds a team member 2 lunches.

$40 pays for parking for one vehicle for the tournament. (We need 3 vehicles.)

$100 feeds a team member for the whole tournament. (We have 4 team members and 3 coaches.)

$100 pays for additional parts we need for our robot.

$100 pays for one hotel room for the team. (We need 3 hotel rooms.)
$120 pays for team buttons to give to other teams.

$150 pays for a new EV3 Mindstorms brick.

$175 pays for round-trip gas for 1 vehicle. (We need three vehicles.)

$350 pays for one hotel room for 4 nights. (We need three rooms.)

...plus additional expenses not listed here.

All sponsors will be listed in our Pit Display and listed on our team blog.