Greetings CMS parents:
Lidia Tracy 6th grade and Sucheta Kudalkar 7th grade, both reachable at
chathamstemcms@gmail.com, have stepped in to coordinate the formation of the First Lego League teams at CMS. Teams can practice on Mondays or Wednesdays in the Band Room. Other days could be added as needed.
If interested, fill in the
attached survey and one of them will get back to you.
The program will have a cost that parents will need to pick up of raise funds for.
This the cost for a team of up to 10 people, 6 recommended, max:
-$339 or $499 to buy the Kit - skip if you have one
-$225 to register the team
-$75 to buy the set for 2014/2015
-$50 to register for the Qualifier
-$50 to pay for the Chatham rehearsal event
-$300 to pay for the coaching - teacher, high school coaches,...
- + some Shipping fees, taxes, a couple Pizza parties,...
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Rounded up to $1250 per team to be divided by the 4-6 members of the team.
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The 2014/2015 season
The theme of the First Lego League challenge for the 2014/2015 season is "World Learning". Details will be unveiled on August 26. From September to November, teams of 4-6 kids build a Robot and develop a Science poster that they present at different mock competitions (1 or 2 in nearby towns) or qualifying events (1 probably in Livingston). In the ChathamSTEM program, they prepare their robots/projects with the help of a coach and trained high schoolers.
What ChathamSTEM provides:
- Secures a Space in the School to set the practice tables for the teams to practice
- Secure (and pay) a teacher to coach the kids during the season. Coaches will be assisted by trained high schoolers
- Organize team registration with FIRST and order Robots and season Kits bulk to save on shipping cost
- Organize Information sessions for the community
- Overall support
What you can do for Chatham (in addition to signing up your kid)
- Each team will need a parent "Lead" . The parent liaison needs to know nothing about Robotic or Computer or anything technical.
- The lead will be the connection with the other parents in your 4-6 members team
- if needed, the lead will coordinate/chaperone the extra-practices,
- The lead will coordinate the transportation to the competitions, a couple Saturdays in November.
