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Goodbye Marine Science Hello Session 6

By Hero's Journey Academy

Year 3 Session 5 Week 6 - Session 6 Week 1

Edited by: Kristina Magee

Colorful Mardi Gras beads, metallic balls, and gold, green, and purple streamers on a white surface
A smiling hero in a Mardi Gras mask, hat, and bead necklaces stands in a classroom
Purple Rouses Markets king cake box with “We Ship in the U.S.” on a tabletop
A young hero stands on a classroom rug wearing a glittery purple-and-green hat and gold bead garland

Last Week concludes Session 5 and all the wonders of the deep. It certainly was not the end of our Eagles doing independent deep dives; and exploring answers to their favorite questions. Several Eagles were in and out of the studio with the flu and stomach bugs. With weather changes and seasonal allergies it is important that we keep our immune systems top notch. Some ways to get an immune system boost include washing hands regularly, getting vitamins and proper rest, and exercising. Last week’s Exhibition was a first of its kind as the ES and MS Eagles split up. Exhibition for Session 5 went off without a hitch and this week Session 6 began! What an excellent end to the week as we roll into Mardi Gras Break! There will be no school Monday Tuesday or Wednesday, so Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

Child in a Mardi Gras mask, hat, and beads stands in a classroom near a display board
Purple Rouses Markets king cake box with “We Ship in the U.S.” on a tabletop
Smiling child in a glittery green-and-gold top hat and beads stands before a classroom poster

LE Studio Update

Boy in heart glasses and paper hat stands on the sidewalk while other children draw with chalk
Happy
Children and a guide gather around a Valentine’s activity table with treats, cards, and craft supplies
Valentines
Children draw with chalk on the sidewalk outside the school
Day
Four children at a table in class coloring heart shapes with crayons

Our Little Eagles welcomed a new Eagle into the studio last week and they have been having a blast! Sometimes it can be difficult adjusting to all the cool and unique systems Eagles use daily. Guides assign Eagle buddies to help incoming Little Eagles have a smooth transition. This week Little Eagles got introduced to Coding and now have a points board. They started the week on a sugar rush from all those sweet Valentines treats. P.E. has been a blast as the Little Eagles have been joining in with the older Eagles.

A young learner sits at a table arranging coding labels and shapes in the LE Studio
Coding fun in the LE Studio
Three children sit on a rug building a red cup pyramid, with worksheets on a blue tray nearby
Two children stand on a classroom rug, one offering flowers to the other near a large Hero's Journey poster
Kindness in action!

ES/MS Studio Update

Three girls smile and pose together on a bench beside a chain-link fence
Friendship Quest Fun

MS Eagles and ES Eagles both had something to prove as they spread their wings this past Exhibition. The evening got off to a quiet start but ended on high marks and raving reviews. After wrapping up Exhibition Eagles were eager to discover what the new Session and Quest would bring. Session 6 MS Eagles are picking up where they left off in the Friendship quest and will join in on the Robotics quest once finished. With many of the learning modules being gamified the ES Eagles have been coding like crazy! While launches on algorithms may be thought of as “cringe” and “kind of boring” the hands-on learning captivates their attention daily. To much delight all Eagles were thrilled realizing how much fun it is coding. Writer’s Workshop is taking on a new twist with the Eagles diving into Technical writing. What other interesting things are the Eagles get into this Session?

Four learners sit in a circle with a guide in a classroom for session discussion
Eagles wearing headphones code on laptops around a table in a blue classroom
Eagles gather around a wall chart and laptops during coding work in a classroom

Badges

ES Studio

Civ- Early Modern Times Part 3

Quest- Marine Science, US Citizenship, E-ship, Architecture

Writer’s Workshop- Science based fiction

Badge Book 1

MS Studio

Civ- Ancient Greece & Rome

Quest- Marine Science

Writer’s Workshop- Science based fiction

Deep Badge Book 1

Studio Spotlight

Our Little Eagles have joined forces with ES Eagles using their free time to earn points! Ask your Eagle how they are using their free-time in the studio! Two of our ES Eagles are one grade ahead in Vocab Class. One of our ES Eagles is two grades ahead in their grammar workbook. Give them 2 claps and a woosh. Is your Eagle attempting any stretch goals this Session?

Three children work on laptops at a long table in a classroom with blue folding chairs
Two young learners color a sea creature drawing at a classroom table
Four children sit at a classroom table arranging toy soldiers and a clear container during free time

Marine Science Exhibition

Horizontal ocean-floor illustration with seaweed, coral, a starfish, and small shells on blue sand
Table with marine science exhibition posters, drawings, worksheets, markers, and a singing bowl
Student marine science exhibition projects on a table with fish drawings, models, and labeled posters
Student-made cardboard science display and printed pages on a table at the Marine Science Exhibition
Two learners stand barefoot in a martial arts studio, reading papers during a Marine Science exhibition
A learner holds a marine science poster in front of a mirrored studio wall during an exhibition
A boy and girl present a painted marine science project during an exhibition
A child holds a poster board in the gym during a Marine Science Exhibition

ES Eagles had lots of fun hosting their first solo Exhibition! They discussed World Oceans, Animals of the Deep, and read from their Science based fiction stories. To display they knowledge they retained from Quest Eagles played Marine Science Jeopardy and it was quite a battle for first place!

Eagles sit at tables during a Marine Science exhibition in a gym-like room
Adults and learners sit and stand in a classroom during a Marine Science exhibition

MS Eagles were right at home being separate from the ES Eagles and they put on quite a show during Exhibition. After reading their vivid fiction stories and displaying their elaborate illustrations the competition began! MS Eagles present the things they learned throughout the Marine Science quest; then chose to test their parents in a game of Jeopardy! They wanted to see how much they paid attention in Exhibition and how much they retained from their schooling days! ;)

Learners and a guide sit and stand around tables during a Marine Science exhibition game in a classroom
Heroes, parents and a guide sit in a classroom during an Exhibition Jeopardy game
Parents and a hero sit at tables during an Exhibition Jeopardy game in a classroom
Heroes and parents sit at tables while a guide leads a Jeopardy-style Exhibition in a classroom
Adults and learners gather in a classroom around a Jeopardy-style exhibition board during Marine Science quest
Parents and learners play Jeopardy during Exhibition while a guide points at a screen in the classroom

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