Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland, oh my!

Session 6 Week 5 Year 5

We started the week off celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and ended it with a great Fun Friday! Our heroes were in flow all week leveling up and crushing their goals!!

Two young girls smile beside a toy kitchen and coiled green hose on a porch

Young girl smiles while eating from a bowl at a picnic table outdoors

Smiling girl stands at an outdoor play kitchen with toy food while another child plays in back

Two children hang upside down from a green playground climber in the school yard

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Quest

The ES heroes began prepping for exhibition by coming up with a crime scene for their parents and guests to collect evidence from! They also started working on their 360 Feedback Reviews for their fellow heroes. These reviews let each learner know what the studio feels they do well with and what they could improve on anonymously. The scores from the 360s help to determine their Freedom Levels for the following session.

Girl relaxing on blue beanbag chairs with a laptop during exhibition prep

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ES Comms

The ES learners took a break from preparing their debates this week to prepare for their journey meetings with their parents! During these meetings they will update their parents on the progress that they have made towards their badge plans, let them know what they enjoy most about school, and where they feel they need support.

A learner writes on a worksheet beside a laptop at a table in the classroom

A learner fills out a worksheet beside a laptop at a table during a journey meeting preparation

Young hero writes on a worksheet at a table beside a laptop during journey meeting prep

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Art

We are learning about New Zealand this week and our heroes created art inspired by the Maori people! They began with a spiral in the center and branched off into sections. Within each section they created their own design or pattern. To finish the piece, they shaded it in with colored pencils!

Children draw spiral-pattern art at a table in class for a New Zealand Maori-inspired art lesson

Two heroes sit at a table drawing Maori-inspired art with colored pencils

Young hero colors a Maori-inspired art worksheet with a pencil at a classroom table

Children sit around a table drawing Maori-inspired spiral art with pencils during art class

Two heroes draw spiral Maori-inspired art with pencils at a table

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Cooking

During cooking Mrs. Molley led the heroes in making an Australian treat - fairy bread! Fairy bread consists of bread, butter, and sprinkles. We had the added choices of peanut butter, jam, or honey. The heroes were able to choose from different kinds of sprinkles and use fun cut outs to make their snack unique!