Farmington View Elementary School

Our mission is to strive to ensure a positive learning atmosphere for the students at Farmington View.

Farmington View's Flying Penguins Place Third at State Tournament

After placing first in the LEGO Robotics qualifying tournament, Farmington View�s The Flying Penguins team captured the third place young team trophy at the LEGO Robotics State Tournament in January. Congratulations to team members Quinn C, Jonathan A, Matthew A, Laurel S, Braden F, Eve P, Makenna G and their coaches Cory Cox and Terry Alexander. Four teams totaling 25 students participated in LEGO Robotics this year thanks to the involvement and leadership of our parents. We would like to congratulate the teams for their excellent performance and thank the coaches, mentors and parents for their strong support. Next year's LEGO Robotics teams will be formed this spring. If your child is interested in participating, please call the school for more information.

Glen M is Crowned Geography Bee School Champion!

Fifteen 5th and 6th grade finalists competed in our school-wide Geography Bee on Friday, January 8th. It was an exciting competition! Glen M, in Mr. Fast's 6th grade class, beat out the compelling other top finalists, Brooke R in Ms McCoy's 5th/6th grade class and Sheila L in Mr. Fast's class. Glen will take a qualifying test for the state competition, which is held in April. State champions will compete at the national championship in Washington, D.C. for a $25,000 college scholarship.

Glen M, Champion

The three runners-up

Geography Bee Finalists:
Damon P, Jake T, Victoria G, Brooke R, Sheila L, Lauren S, Gaby C, Kate F
Quinn C, Glenn M, Taylor B, Jonathan G, Kate G, Jonathan A, Brooke F, Peytra R

Four Farmington View Teams Compete in Regional Qualifying Tournaments Farmington View�s four LEGO Robotics Teams performed extremely well at the FIRST LEGO League Oregon Tournament 2009 held over two weekends in December. The Flying Penguins were awarded the first place Champions Trophy and will represent Farmington View at the state tournament. The Flying Basket of Candy Bars posted very high scores in the table competition. Our rookie team, The Hover Squad did an exceptional job in their first year for both students and coaches. The team received the Robot Performance Trophy as did The Mythical Mechanical Creatures, our all girls team. Congratulations to all of the teams and their coaches for a job well done. ON TO STATE!

The Flying Penguins	The Flying Basket of Candy Bars

The Hover Squad	The Mythical Mechanical Creatures

Intel will match donations made by employees to K-12 schools and supporting organizations, such at Farmington View, the Bobcat Boosters and the Farmington View Math Program (FVPAE). If you're interested, more information is available from Intel at Matching Gifts to Education Program.