Mr. J’s Learning Lab News Vol. 13- November 14, 2013
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This week, we continued our theme of GAMES including
“Ender’s Game” and “The Hunger Games.”
We practiced our songs “Warrior (From ‘Ender’s Game’)” by DJ SoundHunter
and “TEAM” by Lorde, and all students continued making their STEAM Game Notebooks
as well (Some students have yet to bring in a Composition notebook, and it is definitely
putting them behind other students who had their books turned in on time.)
To help fill out your next STEAM
Report (Week Twelve Due Tuesday, Nov.19) here is a recap of all we have
done this week:
Monday- No school- Veteran’s Day.
Tuesday- We were in the Science Lab
working on two “Training Games.” The
first game was a computer (Technology) game where you had to answer survival skill
questions to get a percentage score (Math) from 0-100%. The second game was a distance (Math) game
involving Archery. Students aimed a foam
arrow and measured how far it flew.
Wednesday- We continued to practice
our songs (Listed above). We continued the
engineering of our STEAM notebooks by adding more GAMES pages in the
notebook. Page 2 features interactive 3d
popups for our current songs’ lyrics. Page
3-10 are different maps and game boards, and page 11 is an envelope to store
all of our game pieces.
Thursday- We held more training
games for district points. In addition
to the two games mentioned above, we added a timed game where teams had to launch
spheres into a basket on top of a player’s heard (Scinece/Physics).
Friday- We will continue to practice
our songs for next Friday’s showcase. We
will continue the engineering of our STEAM notebooks by adding more GAMES pages
in the notebook (see description above).
Students will have until Monday to finish cutting, gluing, and engineering
their books from pages 1 to 11.
All of Mr. J’s first trimester art & music grades are
finished and you may view them on gogeckos.com.
Mr. J’s 100% club party will be in December, and each student that
earned it will get a special invitation to it after Thanksgiving break.
Students are very excited about our current theme. Remember both “The Hunger Games” and “Ender’s
Game” are great books that can be rented at the library or purchased at
BooksAMillion or even Walmart. Imagine
your child reading a book that excites/interests them. One fifth grade student rushed out to get the
book & Mr. J is so proud to see her reading each day! I love to see such motivation =)
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! SET AN ALERT ON YOUR PHONE!
Important Upcoming
Learning Lab dates:
THIS WEEKEND! Chalk fest in Downtown
Sarasota (SRQ) & Siesta Key Sand Art show & competition TWO FREE ART
SHOWS!!
November 20: Florida Aquarium Field Trip
November 21: Hunger Games day: Quarter Quell at school (In
afternoon)
& Movie Night at Regal Oakmont 8 (Hunger Games Double
feature
Starts at 5:15, Catching Fire starts
at 8:00)
November 22: Our third Masterpiece Showcase (12:15 @ Gecko
Stage)
November 25-29- No School “Thanksgiving Break”
December 2- New THEME
of “FROZEN” starts!
DONATIONS of MATERIALS:
Remember to LABEL your donations with your family name(s) so
Mr. J knows who to thank, and students that donate will be Mr.J’s LAB
assistants!
Current Material still needed:
Pencil sharpeners!! & Blank white youth sized t-shirts!!
MOBY MAX CONTESTS HAVE BEGUN!
Please bring in any monetary donations to Mrs. Brand to help
our MobyMax contest out! If everyone
donated just $3.00, we would have over $350.00 in Prize Money! Thanks to all
the families who have brought in a donation or gave your spare change in the
car line =)
The first MONTHLY contest will end on this Tuesday night,
November 19th, and the prizes will be awarded to the top 3 badge earners in
each class (MUST EARN AT LEAST 25 BADGES TO GET A PRIZE!) during the
Masterpiece Showcase on Friday, November 22nd.
Each student should have a unique username and password to
login and track their progress. If you
need help knowing how to login, or need a copy of your student’s information,
please email Mr. J at ArtsLearningLab@gmail.com
www.MobyMax.com
ATTACHED TO THIS NEWSLETTER:
MobyMax current standings and BLANK STEAM Report for WEEK TWELVE
(Due Tuesday November 19)
CURRENT TOP MOBY MAX
STANDINGS! (As of Thursday, November
14 at 8:00 a.m.)
Keep working on your lessons to see if you can get your name
on the list before the end of the contest!
Most badges earned (top 3 in each class):
REMEMBER YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST
25 BADGES BY TUESDAY NIGHT TO EARN A PRIZE THIS MONTH!
Kalaman: Angel-5, Caleb-3, Lorraine-3 (NEED AT LEAST 25 to
GET a PRIZE!!)
Babauta: Lily C. & Caleb F.-15, Sierra- 12 (NEED AT
LEAST TO GET TO 25!)
Griffin: Carissa- 51, Fiona- 45, Mikkie & Kailee (TIE) -36
Earl: Susie- 25 (NEW!), Ryan A- 23, Sarah & Sheena-21 (Must need 25 to earn a
prize!)
Peace: Carlos- 31, Alyssa-27, Shane- 27(Can all win a prize
if still in top 3 Tuesday)
Taylor: Austin M.-
17, Tyler S.- 13, Gianni & Kevin (TIE)- 11 (Must get to 25 badges!)
Mitchell: Drake-71, Sam-63, Cade- 27 (Can all win a prize if
still in top 3 Tuesday)
Most standards learned (Top 5 in whole school):
1. Alli- 136
2. Alyssa- 126
3. Drake- 97
4. Fiona- 77
5. Hannah- 77 BIG MOVER!
Top 119 Students OVERALL (Contest For December- Point based)
1.
Drake 1588 points
2.
Hannah 1531 points
3.
Kailee 1500 points
4.
Sam 1356 points
5.
Carissa 1173 points
TOP OVERALL CLASSES (Most standards learned by class):
1. Griffin- 714
standards in all! 2. Mitchell- 596
standards in all!
