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Halfway Through Session 5

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Session 5 Week 4 Year 5

We may have missed a week of school due to the snow days, but we dove right back into our routine this week! Our heroes were excited to come back to see their friends and get back to having fun while learning.

Two children smile at a picnic table, leaning over a small yellow toy on the tabletop
A boy crouches by a fence holding two handmade paper butterflies outdoors

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Quest

On Monday, the ES heroes made a homemade battery using washers, pennies, coffee filters soaked in salty water, and then tested the voltage. On Tuesday, they worked hard at trying to create an electromagnet using wire, a battery, tape, and an iron nail. They also explored electrical engineering as a calling by watching videos of famous heroes in the field, and taking a trip to RPCC to see how others are turning what they are learning in quest into a career.

Three learners build an electromagnet with wire, batteries, and a nail at a classroom table
A young girl at a table arranges coins beside a laptop and a bowl during an electrical science activity
Two boys at a table sort pennies for an electricity experiment beside a plate and fork

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Art

The heroes watched a video about an artist who beautifies the streets of Uruguay with murals on the sides of buildings. They were challenged with imagining they were creating their own mural that would be seen by people in the city. The learners drew on paper what they would want their mural to look like and then shaded it in with colored pencils.

Heroes sit around tables drawing mural ideas with colored pencils during Art
A young hero draws on paper with colored pencils at a white table
Children at tables in an art lesson sketch and color mural ideas on paper at school

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ES Field Trip

The ES heroes took a field trip to see Mr. David Molley at RPCC’s electrical and instrumentation lab. They got to tour the technical college, meet several members of the staff, and operate various equipment. The learners had so much fun exploring real life applications of the things they are working on in quest. A few heroes said this was the best field trip they have ever been on so thank you to everyone at RPCC for a great experience!

Six learners in lab coats and hard hats pose with thumbs up in front of an RPCC backdrop
Heroes high-five a guide outside a brick building after a field trip
Three children in hard hats and lab coats work with electrical equipment in a lab
Guide shows heroes equipment in an electrical lab, with children in hard hats gathered around a table
Learners in hard hats tour an industrial electrical lab with a guide and large equipment
Three learners in hard hats and lab coats operate equipment in an electrical and instrumentation lab
Heroes in hard hats sit at computers in RPCC’s electrical and instrumentation lab during a field trip

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Parent Coffee

We love having the parents observe our morning launches and enjoy coffee with us on Thursdays! This week Ms. Gigi’s launch was on kindness and Mr. Molley made a guest appearance to lead a launch about taking exhibitions to the next level!

Children and a guide sit in a circle on a classroom rug, holding paper hearts during morning launch
Guide leads a seated circle discussion with six learners on a rug in the classroom

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Cooking

Mrs. Molley led the heroes in making a chocolate salami which is a dessert commonly eaten in Uruguay. The learners mixed together butter, milk, cookies, nuts, cocoa, dried cranberries and chocolate chips. Next they rolled the dough into a log shape and put it in the refrigerator for several hours to harden. Afterwards, they dusted the top with powdered sugar and cut the chocolate salami into slices to enjoy. Many of the heroes were surprised at how delicious they thought this dessert was!

Bowls of dessert ingredients on a patterned tablecloth, with a learner’s hands at the left edge
Learners gathered around a table mixing chocolate salami ingredients in a large bowl

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Two learners stir chocolate dessert mixture in a classroom with a guide’s hand steadying the bowl
Children mix dessert ingredients in a bowl during a cooking activity at a table
Chocolate salami slices on plastic wrap over a patterned tablecloth

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Fun Friday

For Fun Friday, our heroes earned time to watch a movie - Big Hero 6! This move ties into our electrical engineering quest and also relates to the hero’s journey!

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Happy Birthday

A big birthday shout out to Will! We hope you had the best 7th birthday ever!

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Child in a classroom wears a birthday cake hat and gives thumbs up beside a blue-frosted donut

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