there are plenty of ways for students (and parents!) to get involved with their peers, their...
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K12 FLORIDA: THE BUTTERFLY
REPORT
How we help our families develop into social
butterflies…
There are plenty of ways for students (and parents!) to get involved with their peers, their community, and their K¹² family. The K¹² community allows students to get creative, and get involved.
Northeast Florida- Duval, St. Johns, Baker,
Bradford, Union, Leon, Taylor, Gadsden, Columbia, Alachua, Volusia, Hamilton.
Cummer Museum of Art and Garden Museum of Science and History Pump it Up! Bowling Barnes and Noble- “Bagels & Books” Conner’s A-Maize-Ing Acres Jacksonville Zoo Santa Fe Teaching Zoo Bowling at Alley Katz in Gainesville Movie: Critics Corner
Central East Florida- Orange, Volusia, Seminole, Lake, Polk, Brevard, Highlands, St. Lucie.
Picnic in the Park- Viera Regional Park
Movie: Critics Corner Barnes and Noble-
“Books & Bagels” Orlando Science Center Bowling United States Post Office
Tour Green Meadows Farm Central Florida Zoo
Central West Florida- Sumter, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Citrus, Pasco, Lee, Polk, Lake.
Parke Family Hydro Farms Barnes and Noble- “Bagels & Books” G.WIZ – The Science Museum Dinosaur World Museum of Science and Industry Bowling Movie: Critics Corner Lowry Park Zoo Tampa Yankees Picnic in the Park
Southeast Florida- Broward, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, Monroe.
Museum of Science and Discovery Barnes and Noble- “Bagels &
Books” Movie: Critics Corner Bowling Picnic in the Park
Panhandle- Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun.
Bowling Picnic in the Park
Outing Photos:
E-Trips What is an e-trip? An e-trip is a
computer simulation in which you can explore and interact with a place, an idea, or an environment.
Our families have traveled around the country virtually touring national museums. Students have conducted science experiments on how to make their own ice cream to figuring out how many M&Ms should be in a bag. Our students have also learned about different careers from working at the post office to living on a cruise ship! Come and see what our families have done, virtually!!
What have our families participated in…
Book Reading: Sebastian’s Roller Skates
Ice Cream Social Christmas Around the World History of Florida M&Ms Experiment Prehistoric Pen Pals “The Collector” “Let’s Explore”- Brain Pop Videos Civil Rights Museum National Air and Space Museum 100th Day Celebration Martin Luther King- Random Acts
of Kindness Winter Olympics Kick-off Groundhog’s Day Kids in the Kitchen
Valentine’s Lunch Bunch Legoland Virtual Tour Living on a Cruise Ship Tour of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art Let’s Investigate Photography Who is Dr. Seuss? Tour of the Hawaiian Islands Magic School Bus Tour of
Marine life Tour of the White House Tour of St. Augustine Smithsonian Museum of
Natural History Let’s take a stroll down
memory lane- Scrapbooking! A tour of France’s countryside The Seven Natural Wonders of
the World
K12 Learning Circles Advanced Learner Program (ALP)
Flat Stanley Project Living Museum Creative Writing Careers Discussions for 6th-8th grade
students Post Cards from World Travelers
K¹²’s Advanced Learner Program turns education up a few notches.
Our students participate in extra-curricular activities to develop their hungry minds!
CLUBS Book Club (K-8 and Middle
School)- Book club meets 6 times in a 2 week period. The students are assigned chapters to read the night before. Then we have open discussions during the meeting time about events, characters, and setting. We make predictions about that night’s assigned reading and the students have a chance to discuss with each other different aspects of the book.
Book Buddies for K-3 Middle School Reading
Remediation Fun Friday- Our Fun Friday club meets
monthly and students are able to participate in a variety of activities. They also attend various break out rooms where they have movie corner, cooks in the kitchen, photography studio, video game mania, actor stage, and scientist lab.
ART COMPETITION
2nd Grade National Winner Eric. T from Hillsborough County
SPIRIT WEEKSpirit Week is a time for families to show their community and the world, their school spirit! This years Spirit Week was held February 1-5, 2010. During those five days we had special themes and offered fun ideas that let families express their school spirit in a big way!
Day 1- Appreciation and InspirationDay 2- Pay it ForwardDay 3- School Somewhere Unique Day 4- I heart my school and my
virtual educationDay 5- Freaky Friday
Students sent their teachers and learning coaches thank you e-mails, donated clothes to the nearest homeless shelter, schooled in a tub, and swapped roles with their learning coach . It’s all part of Spirit Week! Party central for Spirit Week—the place where you can keep up to date with all the goings-on—will be thebigthinK¹², our online social community.
Supporting our FamiliesFrom K12 Experts to the experts in the classroom, we have offered our families the support they need.
Expert Speaker Series are hosted every month providing both students and parents sessions in various topics.
Preparing Your Student for State Testing
Developing the Independent Learner The Parent Connection: Getting
Involved in the Virtual Education Community
De-Stressing over the “S” Word: Socialization
The 15 Minute Learning Coach Student Speaker Series: Keeping it
Positive!
For a complete listing of upcoming speaker series or archived sessions, visit thebigthinK12!
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