Katie Dunton

Show Time I-Reader’s Theatre
Students will read, practice and perform an age appropriate theatre piece. Readers will create masks to showcase their characters.

• Students will improve reading skills and build confidence through reader’s theatre and perform for their peers.

Andy Fernandez

Fictional Reading
The students will explore varied forms of fictional genre.

• Readers will read, discuss, respond and write about different types of fiction.

Suzanne Donoghue

Beginning Volleyball I
Students will learn beginning volleyball skills as well as lead-up games and activities.

• Students will understand volleyball rotation and how to control the ball with their arms and hands. They will also learn to enjoy playing and cooperating with others on their team.

Wendy Long

What’s In That Dirt?
Students will discover what makes up soil and practice identifying different rocks and minerals.

• Students will understand what makes up soil and be able to identify different types of rocks and minerals.

Jennifer Flory

Fit Kid Club—Move it or Lose it!
The students will learn the importance of exercise, how much they need daily and how much fun it is!

• The students will increase knowledge of the importance of exercise and two ways to exercise.

Week II : June 15-June 19, 2009
Class #2212

Becky Herdman

Crafty Symmetry
The students will learn the idea of symmetrical objects by doing a different craft each day.

• The students will make symmetrical objects such as a tissue paper butterfly, body stencil, snowflakes, etc.

Andy Fernandez

Eyewitness Books and Multi-Media
The students will read Eyewitness books and choose from different themes. Also Eyewitness multi media will be viewed and used for its thematic content.

• The students will be able to critically discriminate and identify Eyewitness books and multi media themes.

Suzanne Donoghue

Beginning Volleyball II
Students will continue practicing beginning volleyball skills, lead-up games and modified activities enhancing the enjoyment and understanding of the game.

• The students will have fun while better understanding team work and basic volleyball skills.

Meri Colleary

Spread the News: Producing a Weekly School Newspaper
Students will be “reporters” on campus reporting on various class and site activities. Each day will be a new experience in how to create a newspaper using digital photography and computers.

• Students will participate in producing a weekly site newspaper. They will learn about concepts of print, advertising, planning and working on a deadline as well as basic computer and photography skills.

Jennifer Flory

What is a Fit Kid?
The students will find out what fitness means through discussion, games and fun activities.

• The students will identify five aspects of fitness.

Brandy Craven

Math Mania!
Students will experience math games on the board, on the table and on the web! See the fun side of general math.

• Students will have fun while reviewing basic math skills.

Andy Fernandez

Comic Book Appreciation
Students will investigate historical, informative and fantasy based on action materials.

• Readers will learn about, read, discuss and write about different types of non-violent comic books.

Katie Dunton

Monster Mache
Students will be offered the opportunity to stretch their creative minds by planning, creating with paper mache and painting their very own monsters.

Meri Colleary

Spread the News II: Create a Weekly School Newspaper
Students will gather information and work as a team to produce a weekly site newspaper.

• Students will learn to work as a team collaborating and editing stories for our weekly site newspaper.

Jennifer Flory

You Are What You Eat!
The students will learn how to make healthy choices and will try new healthy foods.

• Students will describe the food pyramid, portion size and healthy decision-making with regard to food choice.

Brandy Craven

Measure This!
Using measurement to solve riddles, construct crafts and get better acquainted with each other, students will review standard and nonstandard forms of measurement.

• Students will review nonstandard and standard units of measure.

Katie Dunton

Animal Eats
Students will participate in animal themed cooking activities. Each day will begin with an animal themed story followed by a linked cooking activity. Skills learned will include base measurement, cooperative learning, animal habitats and characteristics.

Bonnie Ruby

Exploring Literature and Art through Eric Carle
The children will create the materials needed to make their own Eric Carle artwork. The children will write and illustrate their own book using many different art mediums.

• The children will have a greater knowledge of how much work goes into writing and illustrating books. The students will enjoy being creative while exploring outstanding literature.

Wendy Long

Why is the Sheep driving That Jeep? (Physical Science)
Students will discover about force and motion and create a simple machine.

• Students will gain a basic understanding of force and motion and simple machines.

Meri Colleary

Persuasive Writing—The Art of Advertising
The students will learn how to create ads for our weekly site newsletter. They will be able to use computer skills, clip art and design ads to be used.

• Students will learn how to create advertisements using digital photography and computer skill.

Brandy Craven

Multiplicity
The students will create models, duplicates and groups while expanding their knowledge of multiplication.

• Students will be exposed to the concepts behind the math facts for a better understanding of multiplication.

Becky Herdman

Cooking-Baking
Students will measure and bake different items. Students will each take different parts in making the dish. They will be exposed to different units of measure as they produce their item.

• The students will produce a baked goods.

Earnest Johnson

Mythology
The students will explore mythology using creative writing, technology and geography.

• This week students will be introduced to mythology.

Wendy Long

What’s in that Pellet? (Life Science)
Students will discover how a food web works and the effects humans have on our environment.

• Students will understand the effects humans have on a food web and the importance of a food web.

Meri Colleary

Getting the Story: How to Prepare and Conduct Interviews
Students will learn how to effectively interview a subject and produce a news story for the site newspaper.

• Students will build confidence and preparedness by learning how to collect information for the newspaper.

Earnest Johnson

Mythology - Greek gods and goddesses
Students will explore mythology using creative writing, technology and geography.

• The students will be introduced to the Greek gods and goddesses.

Andy Fernandez

Cartoon and Comic Creation
Artists will read and watch different genres of cartoons and comics. They will make their own characters and stories.

• The students will produce a comic strip and comic book.

Becky Herdman

Website Treasure Hunts
The students will conduct treasure hunts on selected websites to search for answers about social studies.

• The students will complete the treasure hunt and certain letters from each answer will then answer the final question and/or joke.

Brandy Craven

Fractured Fractions
The students will experience a hands on approach to the behind the scene life of fractions.

• Students will participate in hands on activities including computers that will allow them to explore fractions.

Bonnie Ruby

Exploring Literature and Art through Leo Lionni
The children will create the materials needed to make their own Leo Lionni  artwork. The children will write and illustrate their own book using many different art mediums.

• The children will have a greater knowledge of how much work goes into writing and illustrating books. The students will enjoy being creative while exploring outstanding literature.

Becky Herdman

It’s a Jungle - Language Arts/Art
Students will begin the week by researching different books about animals they might find in the jungle. 

• After researching these different animals, students will be able to show their artistic abilities by making paper mache masks of their jungle animal of choice.

Andy Fernandez

Claymation Storytelling
Students will create a story, make clay figures as characters and digitally record the story.

• The artists will successfully make digital presentations using clay figures.

Suzanne Donoghue

Beginning Basketball
The students will learn beginning basketball skills through fun and team building activities.

• The students learn to enjoy basketball activities and increase their knowledge of basic skills of the game.

Teresa Long

Cooking With Kids
Students will enjoy multi cultural cooking from the Eastern Hemisphere

• Students will listen to wonderful literature about how children eat in other parts of the world. They will make a different recipe each day and design a cookbook of all of the week’s recipes to take home at the end of the week.

Katie Dunton

Show Time II--Readers’ Theatre
Students will participate in grade appropriate readers’ theatre. Students will also create masks to showcase their characters.

• At the weeks’ end, students will have the opportunity to perform for their peers.

Earnest Johnson

Mythology - Roman gods and goddess
Students will explore mythology using creative writing, technology and geography.

• The students will be introduced to the Roman gods and goddesses.

Becky Herdman

Creative Writing Stories
The students will be given different creative topics to write about and the length of the story will vary depending on the age level.

• The students will type and print their stories and make them into a small book at the end of the week.

Katie Dunton

ARTS & CRAFTS

Claymation Storytelling
Students will create a story, make clay figures as characters and digitally record the story.

• The artists will successfully make digital presentations using clay figures.

Middle School - Marine Science

Class #2238
July 6 - 31
Cost: $349
Instructor: Sheryl Menchaca

Week Five
July 6-July 10

Introduction to oceanography - The students will study Earth’s climate zones; ocean organisms, (benthic, planktonic, photosynthesis; organism adaptation; food web; and sea animals found in our seas.

• The students will gain knowledge about the ocean’s biological make up and investigate marine habitats with a visit to Clearwater Marine Aquarium and cruise.

Week Six
July 13-July 17

The students will study the chemistry of sea water; why oceans are salty; carbonate system; and nutrients in the sea. The students test sea water samples and fresh water samples for various materials.

• Students gain knowledge about how the ocean’s chemistry affects the Earth’s environment. The study will investigate water quality on a Tampa Bay estuary field trip.

Week Seven
July 20-July 24

The students will learn about ocean’s basin made up of sediment and rock; Florida’s limestone foundation, beaches and beach zones; and barrier islands. Students will study platectonics and Earth’s geological history.

• Students will learn about the impact development has had on coastal regions including activities/experiments that take place on a field trip to the barrier island at Caladesi Island.

Week Eight
July 27-July 31

The final week will include physical and biological components of our area’s seas. Students will study water density, buoyancy, waves and currents in the Gulf of Mexico. Students will learn about vegetation, mangroves and sea birds.

• Students will investigate waves and coastal organisms on a field trip to Honeymoon Island.