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Robots and Growing Curiosity!

By Hero's Journey Academy

Year 3 Session 6, Week 5

Robots have taken over the studio! This week eagles set SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely) goals on Monday in their squad meetings. Everyone who met their goal earned a ticket to the Friday surprise, homemade popcorn and a robot movie!

Yellow sticky notes with handwritten goals are taped to a glass wall in the studio hallway
Three learners work on laptops at a table in the studio with shelves and a whiteboard behind them
Children lie on cushions in a classroom, watching a robot movie on a TV
Eagles and a guide gather in a kitchen as he makes popcorn beside bags of kernels on the counter
Five children and a guide gather in a studio kitchen beside a counter and supplies
Eagles sit in a circle with laptops during a squad meeting in a classroom lined with green bags

LE Studio Update

During circle time, LEs learned about “The Golden Rule” in Mojo’s Episode 3. Mojo learns about the golden rule, and with time, sees his piggy bank grow! Everyone shared about the last time we added to our “piggy bank”. Three questions were raised: 1. Mojo thinks he needs VIM title to be respected. What do you think? 2. What does Katie mean when she says, “but if you treat everyone the way you want to be treated, your piggy bank will get bigger over time”? 3. How is your “piggy bank” looking, and when did you last add to it? Parents can ask their little eagle to explain what a “piggy bank” is and share ways that you’ve added to yours for inspiration!

Two children sit on the floor working with a wooden number puzzle and tiles in a classroom
A young boy kneels on the rug arranging yellow math blocks beside a tower in the classroom
Young boy in a NASA shirt sits on a rug reading a booklet beside a book box
Four children sit hugging on the classroom floor during a group activity
Three children kneel on the floor building a wooden block structure together

ES/MS Studio Update

ES eagles built robots in teams and began coding them. Their end goal is to code the robot to navigate through an obstacle course that they design collaboratively. So far they have programmed their robots to move forwards, backwards, turn and light up! MS eagles wrapped up their Friendship Quest and began working on their Growing Curiosity Quest. They will each plan and lead a week of lessons during quest time in the next session. In writer’s workshop ES explored the importance of clear instructions with proper grammar. A video was shown about a doctor who creates checklists for surgeries. The question was posed “Who do you think had the most important job: the experts who created the list, the editors who reviewed this list, or the marketing team who got hospitals to use it?”.

Learner writes with a pencil at a table beside a laptop during writer's workshop
Two girls work on paper at a table during writer’s workshop in a classroom with a whiteboard

Technical Writing Workshop

Child sits on the floor beside a laptop and blue folding chair with papers in a Technical Writing Workshop
Three learners work on laptops at a table in a classroom with green bags and the words HARD WORK PAYS OFF

MS Quest

Girl in blue studies a small robot with a glowing blue light on foam floor tiles
A learner assembles a small robot at a classroom table while other heroes work nearby
Three learners build a robot at a table in a classroom with cubbies and folding chairs
A hero sits on the floor beside a laptop and robot parts laid out on foam mats

Coding and Robotics

The eagles had a blast in PE this week led by a special guest, Ms. McKowen! They traversed an obstacle course, practiced self-defense and played a dodge ball game.

Eagles balance on green beams in a gym obstacle course during PE with a guest guide
Eagles run an obstacle course in a martial arts gym during PE with a guide watching
Learners and a guide play dodgeball in a martial arts studio with bright green balls
Eagles stand in a martial arts studio during PE, facing a guide near a mirror

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