November 4, 2015

T-Shirt Distribution and Club Pictures

 

Robotics Club t-shirts will be distributed to students at lunch on Thursday, November 5th. (tomorrow)

 

Please wear or take these t-shirts to school on Friday, November 6th for the Robotics Club Picture!

MRC Student Monthly Meeting

 

DUE TO NUMEROUS SCHOOL CONFLICTS above normal conflicts next Thursday the Student Officers have moved the November MRC Student Monthly meeting to the following Thursday, November 19th. 

Please wear your Robotics Club t-shirt to school and meeting!

Stuff the Pantry

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE!!!          WE DONT HAVE MANY DONATIONS YET!

 

 

McKamy Robotics Club (MRC) may be the newest club at McKamy MS but we are strategic, collaborative, service minded and always love a great competition!
 
Service Need Challenge:  There are many wonderful families in the local communities that LISD serves who will not have much needed food to eat these next few months.  In the spirit of the season, MRC would like to support the McKamy Middle School Food Drive benefiting CCA who will make sure these families get the food they need.
 
When:  Thursday October 30th through Thursday 11/5
 
Club Competition: All of the Clubs are competing against each other to see who has the most POINTS....we love points right!  We also have something the other Clubs don't have.... 21 engaged Parent Mentors to help the students on their team with collections from their own pantries and that of their neighbors or friends :-) 
 
Our mission is to collect as many POINTS to fill the pantry of CCA and the items listed below are like the orange bonus balls in Nothing But Net so EARN DOUBLE (2 pts) vs. 1 point for all other non-perishable food items.
 
Bonus Items worth 2 pts are:
  • Canned Evaporated Milk (16 oz.)
  • Canned Fruit (16 oz.)
  • Instant Potatoes, boxed
  • Canned Pie Filling
  • Boxed Stuffing
  • Canned Yams (16 oz.)
  • Chicken Broth
  • Sugar (2 lb)
  • Canned Cranberry Sauce
 
Where To Easily Drop Off Anytime:
 
Mrs. Maureen Martin's Porch
Very Large Grey Plastic Container with Lid to protect from weather - up by the door on the right behind the pillar (Don't forget to close the lid tightly after drop off :-)
 
3113 Clearpoint Drive
(4th house down from Flower Mound Road entrance to Wichita Chase across from the pond.  We have brown wood doors.)
 
Where To Drop Off At School:
 
McKamy Robotics Lab (the door just before Mr. Blalack's Classroom)
 
We know many of you are also in band, orchestra, boys sports, girl sports, drama, etc., so you will be sharing across :-) There is a lot of talk about which club is going to rock this competition. The most important thing is this service project has real direct benefits to those in our LISD family who really need it.  So get creative and think about those around you that can help McKamy Robotics make a difference in the lives of others.
 
 
Keep Calm and Robot On!
 
Your McKamy Robotics Club Student Officers
President - Kush
Vice President - Sloan
Secretary - Mahima
Reporter - Mahek
 
 
Your McKamy Robotics Booster Club Board
E-Mail:  mckamyrobotics@gmail.com
 
President - Maureen Martin
Vice President - Lisa Hein
Secretary - Luna Bhaskar
Treasurer - Dana Marshall

Parts Ordering Updates

 

Weekly Online Order Reminders:  Thursdays by 8pm for delivery by following week.  All teams need to have inital orders in by Thursday 11/12 to get them before the Thanksgiving holiday break!

 

Altering Parts:  No ordered parts should be "altered" unless the team has examined all the pieces in the large MRC altered parts bin from under the table in Robotics Lab from last year first and the Parent Mentor signs off. 

 

*If you find parts in the altered bin:  The Parent Mentor will place the parts on a table and take a picture that will be e-mailed to mckamyrobotics@gmail.com for MRC asset records.

 

*If you are unable to use any of the altered Club parts:  Parent Mentor will need to take the students to FMHS Robotics lab for assistance in altering the parts, as we have no equipment.  After school  Mr. Szydlik and students are at FMHS generally Monday - Thursday until about 6pm.

 

Club Small Parts Organizer in Robotics Lab:  Teams received the bulk of needed small parts (like screws, bolts, nuts, etc) but if your working in the Robotics Lab and you need say 3 larger screws this organzier is for all MRC teams to use as a resource and the team does not need to advise us....unless that drawer is running low. 

 

Parts Order Signatures:  After the team confirms the parts received in your trunk match the parts order sheet(s) the Parent Mentor signs the sheet and returns to the Club Communication bin to the folder in the first section labeled "MRBC BOARD". Thank you!  If there is any discrepency the Parent Mentor should e-mail us at mckamyrobotics@gmail.com.

 

Parent Volunteers Needed

 

TSA Committee:  Our MRC goal is to have every student submit  (1) Middle School TSA entry for the regional TSA competition in March, in addition to competiting with their Robotics Team.  There are over 200 different interesting STEM related categories, so something of interest for EVERYONE!!

 

November 19th Monthly Student Meeting the students will learn where to find the resources and hear from fellow students who did individual entries that not only took first in region but almost all took 1st at state.  Prents are ENCOURAGED and WELCOME to join us for this or any meeting!

 

Mrs. Luna Bhaskar will be overseeing TSA this year from the Board and needs some parent volunteers to help with the administration side of  getting the student entries ready for submission and helping with raising awareness. 

 

Grant Research/Sponsorship Committee:  We have been blessed with 91 students this year in the club!! With that over doubling of last year comes more financial needs to continue to grow our program and support the 10 teams. 

 

Mrs. Dana Marshall will be overseeing Grant Research/Sponsorship this year from the Board and needs some parent volunteers to help with researching, brochure development, follow-up on requests and raising awareness.

 

PLEASE send an e-mail to mckamyrobotics@gmail.com and in the SUBJECT put TSA or Grant Research/Sponsorship Parent Volunteer.  Either Luna or Dana will get back with you ASAP. 

 

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!!

 

Click here to check out the McKamy Robotics Booster Club Website

 

 

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