Weekly Updates

HERE YOU WILL FIND A FEW PICTURES AND UPDATES OF WHAT THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN UP TO!

Week 7: We are back after Christmas (when we have all been building up the Lego sets that Santa brought us), and the Children are straight back into activity with some programming their robots to complete the various missions they have chosen, whilst others have been actively working on their team's T-Shirt designs. In our next session they will begin tackling the tricky project work, which they will devise solutions to a problem that they will present on our big Final Day at the Village Hall on 7th March, so keep the date free and come along to support all the children in their competitions.

Week 6: Well it was certainly an exciting last session before our break for Christmas. The children got their first opportunity to program their robots to complete the various missions on the playmat. And with two missions already under their belt, they are well on their way towards Finals Day (Saturday 7th March). Unfortunately with batteries flattening with so much activity, they had to take some time in the session to begin work in earnest on their t-shirt designs. And in all the excitement we didn't get an opportunity to take photos, although they would have probably been blurred with all the activity.

Anyway promise to get pictures when we reconvene in January, and bring you all the latest news.

Until then thanks to buttercups for all their help, and here's wishing you all a very Lego Christmas, and look out 2026.

Week 5: It was time for the children to select their missions for their big Robot Games one Finals Day. To help them, they used the chart here, and placed mission number stickers on the chart based on score for each mission, and how difficult they thought it might be to achieve. Then, together they decided that the missions in the top left corner would be best, as they were relatively simple to complete and would reward them with the most points.

Once the teams had decided which missions they would attempt, they then started planning on the playmat (below), deciding which base to start from and which route they would take.

Week 4: was absolutely manic with the children learning and carrying out their very first programming of their robots. and both teams successfully taught their robots to move forward a certain number of centimetres, then raise their robot arm, turn around, come back to the start point and then lower the arm . Well done! Now onto programming to to complete the missions for finals day, and working on their projects to present their very own solutions to everyone. Well done all and onward and upwards!

Week 3: The children were split into their two (6 a side) teams, and working together they completed the building of their robots. in preparation for next week when they will begin programming them.

Week 2 continued with watching a video of the robot game missions, and what points they are each worth. Then the children continued building the remaining Interactive Models, including a boat that their robot will need to pull across the playmat to earn 20 points:

1: Introductions week, and after receiving their Lego League Name Badges, the children were soon building their Interactive Lego Models:

Here the children are working together to construct the Model for Challenge number 2, which will rotate 120 degrees, if they can program their robot correctly to press down on the ORANGE bar

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