Thursday, December 3, 2015

So you think you're good at Lego building?

WIN 2 TICKETS FOR STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

They Like Legos & Star Wars & sign up as a team
With the Dec 18, 2015 release of the 7th in a series of Star Wars movies, The Force Awakens, we barely have enough time to finish up a contest of putting together a 490 piece Lego puzzle of a Jedi Scout ship. Whoever does it fastest wins two tickets to the Star Wars Movie and $10 for concession stand treats. The question is, "Is Star Wars Science fiction or Fantasy?"



BAD DUDE TOWEL



CONTEST SCHEDULE


TUES, Dec 8, 2015    Apply for prequal rounds
TUES, Dec 15            Finalist Duel
FRI, Dec 18                Tickets awarded at lunch in the Media Center. When you hear the Star Wars trailer over our speakers and see it on our screens, time to assemble and find out who the winners are! The tickets should be able to used at any time; they will come in card form.


Science teacher Wentz's collection can be checked out by you

Friday, November 6, 2015



Download OverDrive, Win 2 Movie Tickets for Mockingjay 2 !


Mrs. Pollock, a reluctant photo model, shows where the tickets are



So you've read ALL the Hunger Games books and seen ALL the movies - - - ALMOST. If you would like 2 free movie tickets which you can use any time, with $10 worth of treat money for tempting tidbits from the concession stand, come to the Media Center 
and do this:


1. Download the Overdrive app through the app store 
2. Set up an account
3. Check out an ebook
5. Show Miss Mayne or Mrs. Pollock that you have a book checked out through Overdrive
6. They will give you a red ticket to  put in the drawings fishbowl, and a coupon to keep
7. Show up at the Media Center during lunch Nov 19th to see if you won the prize.




See--- bookmarks & tickets
See---Miss Mayne














We have handouts & bookmarks with instructions for those of you who think you can do this independently.

 Miss Mayne will be running tutorials after school, on demand, for students who like personal help. She will give you tickets to fill out to put in the fishbowl when you are finished.




Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Puzzles and Games

SPEED Up Your Learning Curve !

Come check these out  and use them in the conference room
 A famous statistician by the name of Nate Silver recently said "By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right type of learning processes."

What's the "right type" is up to you and your teachers. "Make it fun and it will get done," is another great idea from Flylady.com to get you through onerous tasks, i.e. cleaning your room, doing your homework, getting that last lap in for the day. O-o-o-o, back to playing games. When was the last time you made something you dislike doing fun? That's creativity.
If life is a drag or boring, maybe you just need to unleash your brain.
Come to the Media Center and play games with your friends, maybe it will help you in Math!
We have 20 puzzles of all different sizes.

Puzzles can help your brain too. If you are one of those people who like to create order out of chaos, or better yet need to learn to create order out of chaos and see the patterns in things, then come try our puzzles. 
We buy new puzzles every year. If you see one you'd like to get your hands on, come tell Miss Mayne, and she will see what she can do for you.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

GET'CHER GEEK ON!


Come sticky note which computer books you want to use first.
How many of you out there are closet technology geeks? Come to the library to see our latest purchases of how to better use your new iPhone, how to network and qualify for networking licensing to make yourself more employable, how to better use your existing versions of Windows products. Many of the books are easier to understand than the companies' HELP button, especially the books with "Teach Yourself Visually" in the title. Come on, don't be shy. You can actually use a computer to find out where our computer books are. You'll be right at home !