There are two Division 1 teams of students who are working on this year's long-term problems "Something Fishy" and "Fins, Furs, Feathers and Friends" for the Lighthouse Regional Tournament that will take place on March 12, at Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.
Since the beginning of October, 29 Holland Township School District elementary students have met weekly to work with Elementary Enrichment teacher Stephanie Bacskai on Odyssey of the Mind teams. There are two Division 1 teams of students who are working on this year's long-term problems "Something Fishy" and "Fins, Furs, Feathers and Friends" for the Lighthouse Regional Tournament that will take place on March 12, at Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.
All kindergarten to fourth grade students have worked on understanding how to be an efficient team player, how to contribute creative ideas towards a team solution, and also how to apply curricular connections when solving both hands-on and verbal problems with specific constraints. The team is supported by two assistant parent coaches Dianna Gary and Debbie Hirst, and also Holland parent Len LaGuardia of Cellar Door Graphics, who sponsored the students with their T-shirts.
On Dec. 9, the students were recognized by parents and families after they demonstrated their abilities for them. On Dec. 16, the participating students will be recognized at school with their T-shirts. Congratulations to these students.
John Kersten, a first grader on Thursday K-2 Spontaneous Team, presented his team's hands-on solution for the problem "Estimated Time of Arrival." The kids needed to apply science and math concepts when working with the incline of the ramp and releasing the vehicle to land at a specific location.