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News from Global Connections

Second graders enjoyed a visit from Mr. Yu who is from Taiwan. He shared his culture with us and we learned a lot! Students were engaged in a Lantern Festival riddle contest and asked questions about Mr. Yu's culture. Did you know that it is a tradition in Taiwan when you lose a tooth, you must drop it in the trash can as straight as you can? Otherwise, the belief is that you will grow rotten teeth! 

What's New at NASA's Space Place Website

The Space Place isn't just a great place to find material for formal school lessons, it also has exciting hands-on activities and fun interactive Web games for after school, too. Check out the Do and Play menus and start planning your after school activities today.

What's New? Space Volcanoes
Did you know that there are volcanoes all around our solar system? From the dormant volcanoes of Mars to the mysteriously active cryovolcanoes of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, there’s a whole lot of cool volcanism in our solar system. Space Place has a new “Space Volcano Explorer” that lets students and teachers alike navigate through the solar system to find images and descriptions of some of the coolest volcanic features around. Check it out at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/volcanoes. Want to learn more about volcanoes? Check out its new companion article “What is a Volcano?”http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/volcanoes2.

Spotlight on Solar Fun
The sun is vitally important for literally every aspect of life, yet many students and educators know very little about how it actually works. Space Place’s newest Web game, “Solar Tricktionary,” aims to fix that in characteristically silly fashion. In this game, the student is given a term to define and four possible answers. Three of the answers are hilariously incorrect. Obviously solar wind is not “what happens when the sun eats too many beans,” but at least students will be entertained as well as educated as they follow a chain of incorrect answers to the correct one. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/solar-tricktionary.

Spotlight on Comets
With Comet ISON fast approaching its brightest stage in our night sky in late November, now’s a great opportunity to teach a little something about why scientists care about comets in the first place. One big reason is that the water in our oceans may have come from the ice that makes comets. Space Place’s article “Thirsty? Have a Comet!” explains why scientists think this could be the case and how incredibly precise telescopes can actually identify subtle chemical clues to figure out where these ocean-forming comets could have come from. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/comet-ocean/.

For Out of School Time
Figure out what’s inside a closed box by creating a handmade topographic map of its contents. This clever activity is a fun way to keep students entertained and educated outside of the classroom. Have your students challenge each other to figure out what each of them put inside their boxes. As they get more and more invested, they will become intimately familiar with how topographic maps work. Use an important lesson that feels like a fun game. Take a look:http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/topo-bear/.

Special Days

Nov. 28, 2013: Thanksgiving DayDid the pilgrims on the Mayflower navigate by the stars? With our starfinders, they could have. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/starfinder

Nov. 28, 2013: Comet ISON makes closet approach to the sun.
What’s inside a comet anyway? http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/comet-nucleus/

Dec. 4, 1973: Pioneer 10 flew past Jupiter.
Play “JunoQuest,” a game about a new mission to Jupiter. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/junoquest

Dec. 14, 2013: Geminids meteor shower at maximum early this morning.http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/meteor-shower

Dec. 25, 2013: Christmas DayIf you get an iPad or iPhone for Christmas, we have some more gifts for you. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ios

Forest Lake Technology Magnet School presents

Annie Jr.

A Part of the Broadway Junior Collection MTI

Please consider supporting

Forest Lake Technology Magnet School's

production of

Annie Jr. on Friday, March 7th by purchasing a tax

deductable advertisement in our playbill.  Your advertisement will 

also be seen via our web site, Eagle Blog, Facebook Page, and 

electronic and print newsletters.

    Ad rates:

    Business Card-$25

    Quarter Page- $75

    Half Page-$100

    Full Page-$150

Ad graphics must be in JPEG format

    Checks should be made payable to the Forest Lake Education 

Foundation.  Checks and ads are due by February 14, 2014.

If you have any questions about the ad sales, please contact

Millie Badendick at 803-782-0470 ext. 3102 or

mbadendi@richland2.org.  

Thanks for your support!

Veteran's Day Celebration

On Monday, November 11th, we celebrated  Veteran's Day with an  assembly at 9:00 am in the gym. Second Grade students and the 4th and 5th Grade Chorus presented a Patriotic Program. Our entire school community, including parents and veterans attended and the veterans were recognized during the program.

Forest Lake's Teacher of the Year, Mr. Kevin Durden, also a veteran, introduced the other veterans in attendance and encouraged students to participate in Operation Gratitude-writing letters to Servicemen, Veterans, and Wounded Warriors. 

Parents and Students,

There is still time for you to participate in the  food services feedback survey! 

We hope to use the feedback we receive as we move forward into the second half of our year as we strive to not only meet, but exceed student expectations of our food services. The deadline is November 15.

Below is the link for you to use:

 Student/Parent Survey:

 http://www.sodexosurveys.com/f/82236/20ad/

Monday, November 11, 2013

On Monday, November 11th, we will have a Veteran's Day Assembly at 9:00 am in the gym. Second Grade students and the 4th and 5th Grade Chorus will be performing a Patriotic Program. This program is for our entire school plus parents and any soldiers and veterans that may attend.

The second graders and chorus are wearing red shirts and khaki for the Veterans Day presentation on Monday. 

We would like the whole school to dress in red, white, and blue or at least red and khaki on Monday to show our patriotism for this special day.

Addison James, State Spelling Champion!

Boys & Girls Club of South Carolina

State Education Day, Florence SC

        Last Saturday I competed in a spelling bee in Florence, SC. I competed against tons of people! When it all came to an end I won first place!--Addison James

News from Global Connections!

The  annual Korean Festival will take place this Saturday, November 9, 2013  from 11AM - 7PM. There will be Korean food, music, dancing and performances. The festival will be held at 1412 Richland Street in downtown Columbia. 

As we are studying Korean culture later this year as part of our Global Connections curriculum, this would be a great way to give your child an introduction!

All proceeds from the festival go to local charities. Hope to see you there!

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