Happy Valentines Day from K-Botics. Thanks so much to the W.A.F.F.L.E.S. for bringing us some treats. They were really good, and so creative!
We worked hard today putting more pieces onto our robot. Wheels are turning, and other components get added each day.
Thanks so much to Bruce at Transformix for all of the machining support this past week.
Outside in the hallway we continued our driver tryouts. Thanks to all who tried out for driver and operator this season. A list of competition roles will be posted soon.
We had so many treats today! Thanks so much to our supportive parents who take care of us so well. 
Thanks also to Mike for coming to visit us today. It’s always great to see members of our big purple family come back to lend their support during build season. 
This evening a small group of K-Bots went to a local Pathfinders meeting to do a workshop using LEGO robotics and to also teach them how to knit.
The LEGO robotics portion included putting together a robot and also programming it.
After a short time we had little robots spinning around and singing songs.
Knitters on the other side of the room were hard at work learning the skills of casting on, knitting and casting off. It takes great focus to get all of the steps in order!
Many thanks to the girls and their leaders for agreeing to make some Kare-bots for us.
Many thanks also for the gift of girl guide cookies!!
The hallways were buzzing with excited teams, coaches and parents. For some teams this was their very first FLL competition!
…and then we danced…
Another fun game we play is looking through the many boxes of random vinyl records that are in our work room. We noticed that if you pull out several records in a row the titles often make a funny sentence. These are our favourites.
We also started writing our second newsletter to send out to friends and sponsors by the end of December, and we began to plan our kick-off party. It’s hard to believe that it’s coming up so soon!
We had hoped that our tournament would be a qualifying regional tournament, but unfortunately there weren’t enough teams signed up by the deadline, so we changed it into a practice tournament. A few other teams and community groups decided to join in with the Lego fun. To add to the fun of the day, we were glad to have Karthik as our M.C. for the tournament. He helped get people enthusiastic, and informed about the FLL game Body Forward.
In the morning the Discobots, Legendary Lego Legion, Vanier Vipers and the 
Helped by mentors from Queen’s University, and K-Botics, these inexperienced teams learned how to build and program a robot to accomplish several missions. One of these rookie teams, the 
During the day we had demonstrations of our robot from the Breakaway challenge last year. It’s always neat to watch people’s faces when we open up the electrical box.
We were also glad that the local 
Throughout the day, we focused on creating an enthusiastic, fun, welcoming and spirited environment. A big part of this spirit involved the presence of our KCVI mascot, the blue bear.
Anika made friends with the blue bear at the FLL practice tournament that we hosted last year, and it appears that they are still good friends now!
They danced together when the music played….and they weren’t the only ones dancing!
Our dance lessons helped us get EVERYONE involved…even Vanier’s Viper!
The field table competition happened in the afternoon. Round robin play was followed by the playoff rounds. Each team should be proud of what they accomplished.
When we step back and reflect on the day, we are proud of what was accomplished by our team, and by the FLL and Jr. FLL teams. We wish them all well on their upcoming regional qualifying tournaments, and hope that our day helped provide important feedback and useful practice on the field tables.
Congratulations to all of the teams! We look forward to seeing you all again next year.-
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