1. Janet Pride jpride@wcpss.net www.learningwithpride.com

2. Breathe! Once it starts it doesn’t stop!!!  Janet Pride  jpride@wcpss.net jpride@wcpss.net  Learningwithpride.com

3. Need Buy In from…  Administration  A place  A person  A budget  $300 for tournament  Supplies

4. Need Buy-In From… Parents  Hold interest meeting  Share tournament dates  Practice Schedule  Volunteers  Supplies  Signup Genius great to organize food, supplies  Expectations for parents

5. Need Buy In from … Kids  Attendance – Mandatory?  Behavior  Competitive Team  Have Fun  Application  Check with previous teachers about behavior and ability

6. To Do List  Sign Up for Tournament tonight  Volunteer at a tournament if you have not seen one  Tournament Schedule to manage practice sessions

7. Who’s on the team? A The best and brightest? BThe kids who need to be part of something great? CKids who give the best gifts? DAll of the above

8. Team Composition  18 Competitors per team K-5  5 members may be 6 th grade if your school has 6 th grade  Grades 3-5 usually  If younger that’s OK, but reading level may be high  Varsity is the first team  Subsequent teams are JV1, JV2, etc.  Each team pays $300 fee

10. Tournament A Schedule

11. An In-Depth Look at Session 1

12. How to match students with events  Application  Interest survey  Teachers Pick  Parents volunteer for that event  Anything works  And sometimes they need to take one for the team  Cheer team

13. What does practice look like?  Parents volunteer to teach an event  Group works together on events  Session 1 Events  Session 2 Events  Session 3 Events  All together or separate but equal

15. Gather Supplies NOW Go through the events and list what you need Rockets: Launchers? Tubes? 2 Liter bottles Bridges: Weight thing; glue guns; pasta Books, Nature Identification Guides Goggles (make sure they are the right kind) Super Sleuths kits from NCSO Guest speakers (weather, etc) K’Nex Tshirts – Perfect for Parent JOB!! Thank you notes and candy for event helpers

16. Timeline  Now  Signup for Tournament  Get teams, volunteer, supplies, etc  November - February  Create practice schedule  Practice as much as you can  March  Parents:  Get organized for tournament  Baggies for each event  Thank you notes

17. Schedule…  March  Practice station format  Practice manners  Make sure they know their partners  Make sure they know the rules  Three weeks before tournament  Hold parent meeting for logistics  Make sure kids know their schedule  Double check and pack bags and boxes  Bring extra everything

18. Scoring, Trophies, etc  You must have a group in every event  If you do not do an event then your score is 20+1  Only get trophies for winning!  Varsity: 1 st,2 nd and 3 rd place  JV 1 st and 2 nd TEAM SPIRIT Award