Sculpting and Louisiana

Session 7 Week 4 Year 5

Our learners worked hard this week preparing projects for display at the last exhibition of the year. The Little Heroes are working on their interpretation of the Hero’s Journey while the ES heroes are creating stories, models, and sculptures!

Children sit on a classroom rug building colorful block sculptures during a project activity

A young learner builds a colorful translucent sculpture with magnetic pieces beside two gray baskets on a rug

Children stand on colorful mats in a classroom with paper lanterns and a hanging cow

Learners work on laptops around a table in a classroom during exhibition prep

Two learners work on laptops at a table in the classroom

Smiling girl sits at a table beside a laptop in a classroom

Children sit in a circle on a classroom rug while working with papers and books during group time

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Quest

This week’s quest was led on different days by Charlie and Harper. First, Charlie led the ES heroes in a model airplane building quest. The learners used cardboard, popsicle sticks, and hot glue to create model airplanes and then tested them out. After testing them, they made modifications to try and improve the distance the planes glided. They will compete for which plane glides the best at exhibition!

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Harper had the first day of her art quest on Thursday. She challenged the learners to sculpt a desert of their choice out of air dry clay and then add details with paint to make them look realistic. She let Mr. Molley judge the sculptures anonymously for most realistic and best details, and Harper and Charlie won 2 hero bucks each!

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Children sit in a circle on a rug with a guide, one raises a hand, in front of whiteboards and project displays

Children use glue guns and craft sticks at a table during art quest

Girl works on a cardboard sculpture at a classroom table with scissors, markers, and snack boxes

A cardboard airplane sculpture with folded wings sits on a white table

A girl in glasses holds a handmade popsicle-stick airplane sculpture at a table

Learners sit in a circle on a classroom rug, with one child using a laptop

Five learners sit around a table with paper plates in a classroom, smiling during an art activity

Learners shape air-dry clay sculptures at a table during an art quest

Learners sculpting with air-dry clay around a classroom table on paper plates

Girl in a blue shirt sculpts air-dry clay on a paper plate at a classroom table

Heroes shape air-dry clay on paper plates at a table while a guide watches

A colorful painted clay donut sculpture sits on a white paper plate

Paper plate with a small painted sculpture in front of a large RUA sign

A blue-and-brown globe sculpture sits inside a square frame made of popsicle sticks

Yellow waffle sculpture with a gold oval centered on a white base

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Art

We are learning about Louisiana this week so our art project was inspired by the state bird - pelican! The heroes used a painting by Louisiana artist Becky Fos as a reference for their watercolor paintings, but added their own unique creative twists. Becky Fos actually has an art gallery in New Orleans that you can visit!

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Colorful abstract pelican painting displayed on a white wall

Watercolor painting of a crowned pelican with a colorful starry background

Two young heroes paint pelican watercolors at a classroom table during art time

Heroes draw at a long table in art class with crayons, paper, and a guide nearby

Heroes sit around a classroom table drawing on paper for an art project

Children sit at a classroom table drawing for an art project, with watercolor trays and shelves in the background

Four children’s watercolor pelican paintings are arranged on a patterned table

Four colorful child-made bird paintings on paper, including pelicans, laid out on patterned fabric

Four children's watercolor pelican paintings arranged on a patterned surface

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Cooking

Mrs. Molley led the heroes in grilling local Veron’s sausage for cooking this week. She brought several photos and explained her family’s history with the Veron’s brand including the grocery store! This was a great snack and the learners came back for seconds!!

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Package of Veron smoked sausage with nutrition facts and refrigerated label

Sepia photo of several people standing behind a grocery counter with a cash register and display case

Black-and-white photo of three men at a grocery meat counter with a glass display case

Black-and-white clipping of two men in aprons at Veron’s Supermarket, home of the Ribeye

Person in a bunny costume stands outside Veron's Supermarket with arms raised

Guide holds a framed picture while children line up in a classroom during a cooking lesson

Guide and heroes gather around a table with trays of sliced sausage in a classroom kitchen

Sausage slices threaded on skewers cooking on a griddle during cooking class

A smiling hero sits at a table holding grilled sausage on a napkin in a classroom

Hero in a classroom snacks on a skewer of sliced sausage during cooking

A young learner smiles at a table with sliced sausage on a napkin in a classroom

Smiling learner sits at a table with clay pieces on a napkin in the classroom

Learner holds a skewer with small clay pieces at a table in the classroom

A young boy drinks from a water bottle while sitting at a wooden table

Young girl at a table sips from a bottle while holding a skewer with clay pieces

A smiling young learner holds clay at a classroom table with sculpting tools and shelves behind her

Learner in a classroom bites a string of round clay pieces beside a flower on a table

Young hero in a cap and green shirt sits at a classroom table, smiling with a small piece in hand

A learner in glasses holds a skewer with clay pieces to her mouth in a classroom

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