Welcome MegaOHMS 2011

MegaOHMS is the FIRST LEGO League robotics club at Oak Hill Middle School.

MISSION

The mission of the club is to allow all interested students to learn basic robotics by building and programming LEGO robots – including participation in local competitions in the Fall season; to get exposed to other problem solving skills by working on a research project; to learn and practice teamwork; to meet new friends; to make mistakes and learn from them - all in a relaxed atmosphere.

VISION

The club is registered in the FLL, working on the league-defined “Food Factor Challenge”. We will build robots to complete “missions” and we will work on a research project around Food Safety. We will participate in tournaments in the late fall. The FLL judges teams based on robot performance, technical judgment, teamwork, and presentation of a research project. It is our intent that the team be focused less on winning a competition and more on participation and a fun experience for the kids.

TEAMWORK

The students will work in teams of 4 – 8 kids. Each team meeting will include building and programming robots as well as working on the research project. The kids develop teamwork and social skills. They will also be presenting the robots and the research project at competititons.

LOGISTICS

The team will meet as a EEE Club, on Monday afternoons from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in Mr. Bunting’s class, room 152.

ADULTS

The team will be led by Mr. Bunting and Ms. Sullivan. Parent coaches include Joe Allegro, Ken Sinclair, Debora Compton, and Paul Barbone. Additional adult assistance is welcome and encouraged. We can all be contacted through robotics@oakhillpto.org, or call Joe directly.