Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays are reserved during lunch and recess for Gatoraide. This is a time when students work independently on missing/incomplete assignments for their classes. It provides them a quiet work space to get caught up. Students attending Gatoraide must come with a pass. Students are expected to sit at a table with their lunch, work silently, and clean up their area when they are finished. Students who do not follow expectations in the media center will be asked to return to their classes.
Tuesday and Thursdays are reserved during lunch for Gatorspace. This is a special opportunity for students to learn and use thinking strategies while participating in related activities. Gatorspace sessions are planned with these specific strategies in mind:
Deductive logic
Creative thinking
Inventive thinking
Mental manipulation of shapes
Analytic thinking
Evaluative thinking
Students must sign up every Tuesday or Thursday morning for Gatorspace sessions. Sign ups will be inside the media center on the front table. Students in Gatorspace are expected to participate in the activity and clean up their area when they are finished. Students who do not follow expectations in the media center will be asked to return to their classes.