Wednesday, January 26, 2011

LEGO CLUB

Forest Valley E.S. has a Lego club, where students learn new and exciting ways of building with Lego blocks.  Lately the club has been working with robotic Lego, with real motors and moving parts.  They took their Lego creation to a Lego Robotics competition over the weekend.  We interviewed them about it.  Keep reading...
Student Council: When did you start the Lego club?
Lego Club: In November, 2010.

Student Council: Describe what you've built with the Lego club for the competition last weekend.
Lego Club: We built a tiny robot.

Student Council: How did the competition go?  What were some of the highlights?
Lego Club: We made it to the second round, and earned second place.  Our robot had to scrape ice for 1 minute.

Student Council: What is the Lego club doing next?
Lego Club: Planning for the next competition.  We're using the same robot, but we're making improvements to it.

Friday, January 7, 2011

CHARACTER EDUCATION ASSEMBLY: PERSEVERANCE

Forest Valley assembled in early January to introduce the next theme in character education, PERSEVERANCE.  Guest speaker Kevin Frost is an Para-Olympic athlete, and spoke to students and staff about overcoming challenges to meet your goals.
 Para-Olympic speed skater, Kevin Frost. 
 A student gets to experience the abilities of Kevin Frost.
Students and Madame Makara take photo with Kevin Frost.
Recipients of the "Art of Giving and Receiving" awards.