The Gettys Robotics Team has been assigned to the Tri-County Technical College Upstate Regional Tournament. The date has been set for Saturday, January 28. The tournament is an all day event and we encourage parents and families to attend and support their team. Additional postings will follow as more of the tournament details are worked out.

Our next GMS Robotics Club meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 7th, from 3:15-5:00pm. Students are working hard on developing their projects and building their robots. We are also organizing a district wide event for November 21 in which all the middle schools in the County are invited to a First Lego League Co-opitition Tournament. Stay tuned as we finalize the details.

The GMS FLL Robotics Club will meet each Monday from 3:15-5:00pm when school is in session. We have had a great turnout with over 40 eager participants. We are currently organizing into teams and assembling the Lego models for the Robotic Game. Thank you to all the parents and supporters helping to make this great experience possible.

The 2011 Kickoff Meeting of the GMS First Lego League Club will be Monday, October 3rd, from 3:15-5:00pm, in the Media Center. All applicants are welcome for this informational meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Gettys Robotics Club t-shirts should be here in time for our next meeting. I recommend wearing your Robotics Club t-shirts on Mondays which is a practice day.

Registration Forms are due this Friday, and the first practice will be Monday, September 13th from 3:15-5:00pm. If you are planning to attend please arrange for transportation home at 5:00pm

Most of the students in Technology Education have completed their orientation which involves the following. A review of the complete course syllabus including National Educational Technology Standards for students which aligns with the SDPC standards for Technology Literacy. We have also covered standard measurement techniques for engineering, how to use the multimedia software, lab safety, and the selection of their first 10 Unit of Technology Instruction. During the first rotation the learning is slowed by the learning curve of using the Multimedia Software and the completion of 2 critical writing assignments. However, this lays a solid foundation for advancing through the subsequent units. Thank you for reading this far and thank you for this opportunity to work together in your child's Technology Education. 

 On Saturday, January 23rd, the Breakers Robotics team competed in the first Oconee Regional Qualifying tournament. We represented Gettys Middle School well and showed gracious professionalism to everyone involved. Although we didn't come away with a championship we learned a lot and look forward to building on this experience for the coming years.

Our eight robotics teams from our Robotics club will complete on 11/9/09 for the honor of representing Gettys Middle School at the First Lego League Regional Qualifier at West Oak Middle School in Oconee County on January 23rd. The Tournament will run from 3:30-5:00.

The deadline for permission forms and sign up for the Gettys Robotics Club and First Lego League is Monday, September 28, 2009. The Robotics Club is being organized into teams of 5 students each for participation in the GMS Invitational Robotics Tournament. The teams will work on the missions, project, teamwork, and technical presentation of their robot to earn points for their ranking. Once the teams are ranked they will be seated for the tournament. It looks like there will be 8 teams of 5 students each competing in the Robotics Tournament. The tournament winner will go on to represent Gettys at the FLL Regional Qualifier Tournament in December/January. More details are expected after October 1st from the FLLSC Coordinators.

Safety PowerPoint from the office of Career and Technology Education