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Halloween Festivities and a New ES Hero!

By Hero's Journey Academy

Year 4, Session 3, Week 1

It’s a new session and we officially have a new hero in the Elementary Studio! Tucker completed his trial week and the tribe has voted for him to join the group. Congrats Tucker and welcome to the ES studio! On Friday, the ES learners decided to trade in their hero bucks for a lunch limo to Chick-fil-A. We also experienced a lot of Halloween fun between costumes, baking, and art!

A young hero in a Halloween costume stands smiling in front of a classroom whiteboard

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Young hero in a green turtle costume poses in a classroom holding toy weapons during Halloween festivities
Two girls in Halloween costumes smile in the classroom with shelves, tables, and other children behind them
Child in a spooky Halloween costume holds a stick beside a classroom window
A child in a Mario costume stands in the Elementary Studio, building a tall colorful block tower on a rolling base
A girl in a black Halloween costume with glasses stands indoors by a window
Children and a guide in Halloween costumes pose in the Elementary Studio
Foil pan of frosted dessert topped with orange and black Halloween sprinkles on a patterned tablecloth
Halloween treat in a foil pan topped with orange, black, and white sprinkles on a decorated table
Two children in costumes smile at a classroom table with orange plates of Halloween treats
Child in a Mario costume sits at a table with an orange plate in a classroom
Three children in costumes decorate Halloween crafts at a table
Three children at a table in Halloween costumes holding cupcakes and smiling
A girl with glasses holds cash and a Chick-fil-A gift card at a counter
Three costumed learners hold drinks and trick-or-treat bags at the Halloween festivities counter

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A brown chicken resting on the ground by a chain-link fence
Brown hen resting on grass beside a chain-link fence

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Quest - Cartography

This session we are going on a journey around the world during quest time! Each day we explore a new continent, and the learners get to research a country of their choice within that continent. Cartography is the study of maps and map making. As a session long project, each hero in the ES studio will be making a detailed map of a different continent. These maps will be on display at exhibition at the end of the session.

Two learners research a world map at a table during quest time
Young hero at a table using a laptop and maps for quest time geography research
A learner sits on the floor writing on a worksheet beside a world map and blue chairs
Two learners sit on the floor working together on a map project in the studio

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Art

This week in art, we had Halloween fun while working with a new skill - 3-D figures! The learners designed their own haunted mansions and then cut out the pieces to make them 3-dimensional. A few took it a step further and made a functional front door!

Children at a classroom table make Halloween art with crayons, paper, and glue sticks
Four learners work at a table with crayons and paper, making 3-D haunted mansion art in class
A hero draws with a green pencil at a table while two other learners work on art nearby
A smiling young hero holds a 3-D Halloween art project while a guide helps another learner nearby
A learner-made 3-D paper haunted mansion sits on a table during art class
Learners’ 3D haunted mansion paper craft with spider, pumpkin, and ghost drawings on a table
Smiling girl with blue glasses holds a paper haunted mansion at a Halloween art table with other learners
A smiling boy holds a 3-D haunted mansion paper craft in art class
Paper haunted mansion model with a drawn front door sits on a black base on a classroom table

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Writers’ Workshop - Pitch - a - Pet

This session in Writers’ Workshop we are learning how to write a persuasive pitch. They are pitching a specific animal to the studio that they believe ALA should get as a pet. Before they write their pitch, they must thoroughly research the requirements to take care of the animal. Everyone will get to share their pitch at the end of the session and vote on which is most persuasive.

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Little Heroes Studio

We had a couple of visits from an education student, Ms. Emily LeBlanc. She came to our studio to gain observation hours for a class but also jumped right in to help! The learners loved her, and she had nothing but great things to say about her perception of ALA’s educational model. She helped with baking cupcakes during Fun Friday. The LH studio also baked a delicious bread pudding for the parents to enjoy during their monthly coffee visit! During ES quest time, the Little Heroes got to participate in a challenge to see who could draw the flags of the United States and Russia. They enjoyed getting to demonstrate their art skills to the older learners!

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Children and a guide pour red batter into a cupcake tin during a baking activity
Guide helps heroes stir a red bowl at a Halloween table, with children in costumes around her
Guide helps three children mix red batter in a bowl during Fun Friday baking
Four children in a classroom pour bread pudding into a bowl during Fun Friday baking
Three children stir yellow batter in a bowl during Fun Friday baking
Two children mix ingredients in a bowl at a table during baking time
Two young girls crack eggs into a bowl at a baking table during Fun Friday
Three young learners serve and cut bread pudding at a table during Fun Friday
Six children in a classroom pose behind a table of baked treats and baking pans during Fun Friday
Two children sweep the classroom floor with brooms
Three young learners draw and color worksheets at a classroom table during an art challenge
A young learner paints a rainbow at an easel in a Halloween apron
Two children paint at an easel in a classroom with shelves, rugs, and beanbag chairs
Two young children draw colored flags at a classroom table with a small vase of red flowers
Two heroes write on papers at a classroom table while another child works in the background
A smiling girl in a white-and-purple costume stands beside a wooden block structure in a classroom

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