Bye Bye Business Quest, Hello New Heroes!

Session 2 Weeks 4 and 5 Year 5

We officially wrapped up Session 2 and our heroes will display what they learned during the E-ship Quest at the Children’s Business Fair on November 2nd! We are moving onto our Survivor Quest for Session 3 in preparation for the camping trip November 23rd!

Children and a guide sit in a circle on a classroom rug during a group meeting

Hero works on a laptop at a partitioned table in the classroom

A hero reads a book at a desk beside a laptop in a quiet study cubicle

Four children stand by classroom shelves and filing cabinets, looking at a wall chart

Five learners sit on a rug in a classroom, writing and drawing on paper around a whiteboard

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Quest

The ES learners practice financial decision making with the game Cashflow For Kids. They were able to see the results of investments and financial losses. The heroes also began final preparations for the Children’s Business Fair. They worked on displays for their booths and created prototypes of their products. Whether it was art, soap, or crocheting, the studio was beaming with creativity! As the session ended they completed 360 feedback on their peers so that everyone could go into the next session knowing what they could improve on and are doing well.

Three heroes sit on a rug making final Children's Business Fair preparations with product display boards

A child’s hand moves a token on a Cashflow for Kids board game with cards and money nearby

Financial Statement game boards with salary, expense, cashflow, asset, and liability cards on a table

A hero paints a small sign at a table with craft supplies during Children’s Business Fair prep

A smiling hero paints at a table covered with paint bottles, brushes, and colorful art for the Business Fair

Two learners work at a table with a laptop and paper in a classroom during Business Fair prep

Heroes sketch booth displays and product prototypes at a table with paints and laptops

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Writer’s Workshop

In Writer’s Workshop, the ES heroes finished their 6 word memoir and created an illustration to go along with it. They also read several examples of six word memoirs on a poetry website and critiqued them for word choice, organization, and subject matter. The memoirs will be presented to their parents during the parent meeting on October 18th!

A hero in a red shirt writes at a table beside a laptop and her six-word memoir booklet

Two heroes write six-word memoirs at a classroom table during Writer’s Workshop

Boy in a blue shirt draws an illustration at a table with papers and a stuffed octopus during Writer’s Workshop

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We have been enjoying this nice weather and had part of PE outside. The heroes played basketball and jump roped! Inside they played a game called “Sharks and Minnows” in the dojang!

Two heroes jump rope on the sidewalk while other children play near a basketball hoop and cones

Three heroes jump rope outside on the blacktop while other children play in the background

Children in the dojang run and dodge during Sharks and Minnows while a guide watches

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Cooking

In Week 4 Mrs. Molley brought fruit for the heroes to make their own fruit kabobs! The learners were able to cut the fruit into fun shapes using cookie cutters and place them on the skewers themselves. The following week we baked a birthday cake for Mrs. GiGi! Happy birthday Mrs. GiGi!

A guide helps children arrange grapes, strawberries, and watermelon for fruit kabobs at a table

Heroes and a guide make fruit kabobs with cookie cutters at a table during cooking time

A hero and a guide make fruit kabobs with grapes and strawberries at a table in the classroom

Children and a guide make fruit kabobs with cookie cutters at a table

A smiling hero holds a fruit kabob beside a table in the classroom kitchen

Two young heroes stir chocolate batter in a blue bowl at a table during cooking

Four children mix cake batter in a bowl during a cooking activity at a table

Children and guides pose in a classroom, with one guide holding a birthday cake

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Art

The learners completed a Canadian still life drawing this week! We had a real maple syrup bottle from Canada on display next to a bundt cake. Our heroes sketched all of the details first and then colored the pictures with colored pencils.

Bundt cake and a maple syrup bottle on a tray for a Canadian still life art display

A learner with pink glasses draws on paper with a pencil during a Canadian still life art activity

Children sketch still life drawings at a table with a bundt cake centerpiece

A hero in a blue hoodie draws at a table with colored pencils beside a bundt cake and maple syrup bottle

Four heroes draw at a table during art class, with papers, clipboards, and cubbies behind them

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New Heroes

Eden and Jude completed their trials and both were voted to join their respective tribes. Eden will be in the Elementary Studio and Jude will be in the Little Heroes studio. Welcome Eden and Jude to HJA!

Young girl stands hands on hips on a brick path beside a grassy riverfront with a bridge in the distance

Young hero in a Texas State jersey holds a small orange display item outdoors at Business Quest

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Bye Bye Business Quest, Hello New Heroes!

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