Mr. J’s Learning Lab News
Vol. 2 Issue 5- December 2014
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THEME OF THE MONTH: NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
This month we begin our fifth theme of “NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM” featuring the famous museums featured in the classic film trilogy. In science we will be doing various hands on examples from the Smithsonian museum featured in the second movie, and get a visit from the Public Archeology Florida team. In arts, we will be creating social studies and scientific pictures and paintings related to New York and London, home cities of the Natural History museums featured in the first and third movies. We will be learning three new songs for the Masterpiece Showcase finale. The three songs represent the 3 different cities/ museums featured in our theme- “Welcome to New York” by Taylor Swift (NYC/Natural History Museum). “I’m justa Bill” from School House Rock! (Washington, D.C./Smithsonian museum, and “London Calling” by The Clash (London/British History Museum)
STREAM Projects - No project this month, next project in January 2015
Mr. J has been so impressed by the great projects turned in for the first four months of the school year! Therefore, he is giving you a month off to enjoy the holiday season! That’s right: NO STREAM PROJECT THIS MONTH! You can still turn in your November Dodecahedron if you haven't turned it in yet, or you may enter the USF Young Inventor competition (see http://usfyounginnovator.com/entry-form/ for info- all entries get a free pass to MOSI!)
Here is a calendar for what we will be doing this month in the three learning labs:
week 1- School Book Fair! Come shop for the Holidays! Pick up great books based on our previous or upcoming themes!
Mr. J in Front office all week, 5 days of TECH LAB to work on the three contests this month! MATH it UP!! (see details on next page)
Saturday, December 6- Weekend Field Trip! Night at the South Florida Museum! 4-8 p.m. (Discounted admission, special events, and more! Details attached…)
week 2-
MONDAY, DEC 8- Arts Lab- practice new songs, NYC pictures based on Natural History Museum TUESDAY, DEC 9 - Tech Lab- Work on 3 contents
WEDNESDAY, DEC 10- Sciences Lab- Hands-on Smithsonian lessons
THURSDAY, DEC 11- Tech Lab- work on 3 contests
FRIDAY DEC. 12- Arts Lab- practice new songs, London pictures based on British Museum
week 3-
MONDAY, DEC 15- Arts lab- SPECIAL GUESTS: Public Archaeology group
TUESDAY, DEC 16- Tech Lab- Typing Web, Moby Max, FIM
WEDNESDAY, DEC 17- Sciences Lab- Finish three museums info, whole school rehearsals
THURSDAY,DEC 18- Tech Lab- Typing Web, Moby Max, FIM...
FRIDAY, DEC 19- Masterpiece Showcase at 12:15
THEN… WINTER BREAK!
New MATH website! First in Math- second monthly contest
Our school has a new Math game website “www.FirstInMath.com” from the creators of the “24” board game. Each student has a unique username and password and will be able to access the site at school and home. The site has math games, a skill set “gym” and other features. Students must LEVEL UP to unlock bonus games and increase their rankings. This month we are looking to see who can earn the MOST STICKERS on the site by Dec. 18!
Moby Max December Contest
Our next focus on Moby Max is MATH GAINS! We are looking to see which students have the most progress on all the math based modules: Math, Numbers, & State Test Prep Math. We will see who makes the most “learning gains” this month.
TypingWeb December Contest
Our next contest will be MOST WPM (Words Per Minute) average for students who have spent at least 45 minutes or more on the site practicing. When you log onto your Typing Web account you can practice your typing skills, play typing games, and then MAKE SURE to challenge yourself to the Typing Test! You can take the test as many times as you wish, and each time it will let you know how many words per minute you can type. You will have until Dec. 19th to see if you are the winner, so keep trying and typing!
Upcoming Events and Important Dates
December 6- NIGHT at the MUSEUM event at South Florida Museum (discounted admission, 4-8 p.m.)
December 15- Florida Archeology Guest speaker in the Learning Labs!
December 19- Masterpiece Showcase (12:15 p.m)
EXPECT A NEW LEARNING LAB NEWSLETTER AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MONTH
SEE YOU IN 2015! Upcoming themes include:
January 2015- Reading is UNIVERSAL (Harry Potter, Dr.Seuss)
February 2015- Sponge Bob Square Pants
March 2015- Nintendo (Mario Kart, etc)
April 2015- Avengers (part 2)
May 2015- Jurassic World
South Florida Museum Family Night- Night At The Museum
Saturday, December 06, 2014 4:00 PM
- The Museum is open until 8:00 p.m. and admission is half price after 4:00 p.m!
 
On one special night in December something happens at the museum… history comes alive! Come watch as the exhibits come to life and then meet the many people across time who we have helped shaped our state's amazing history. Meet the ancient Paleoindians who arrived in Florida some 12,000 years ago, Tocobaga and Timucuan fishermen who greeted the Spanish Conquistadors in 1539 and the early American pioneers who settled here in the 19th century. Learn from actors portraying the life of collectors Montague Tallant and William Clendenin about the discovery and care of precious artifacts and specimens. With costumed actors, live music, old Florida recipe tastings and interactive games history has never felt more alive!
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