Water Colors, Street Food, and Core Skills, oh my!

Session 1 Week 4 Year 5

Our week was cut short due to Labor Day but it was jam packed with amazing things! The heroes are wrapping up their projects to prepare for the end of session exhibition. We can’t wait for their families to see all of their hard work!

ES Studio

The ES learners finished their letters for Writer’s Workshop this week and completed the last of their quest challenges. Most of the heroes worked on mapmaking and map reading, and statistics and probability as part of the Prediction Tools quest. During our midday circle the learners took turns leading yoga!

Three learners draw and color at a table with craft supplies in the classroom

Two learners in ES Studio, one drawing at a table and one posing with her glasses in a classroom

Young girl studies a hand-drawn map during an exhibition, with backpacks hanging behind her

Four children in a classroom raise their arms during midday yoga practice

Four learners hold yoga poses on a classroom rug during midday circle

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Art

In Art, we learned about how the butterfly pea flower grows in Thailand and can be made into a tea. The learners drew this flower on a small canvas and then painted it with water colors. Afterwards, they wrote two words that the flower made them feel when they looked at it and added that to their canvas.

Two learners paint small canvases at a table during Art

Child paints a blue flower with watercolors on paper at a table during art time

Young learner paints a butterfly pea flower on a small canvas at a table

Young learner paints a small canvas at an art table with a watercolor palette and cup

Two learners paint small canvases with watercolors at a table with brushes, paint tray, and leaf drawings

Young learner in pink glasses draws on a small canvas at a table during art class

A young learner paints on a small canvas at a table during art class

Young learner paints a butterfly pea flower on a small canvas with watercolors at an art table

Young girl in a purple dress paints a butterfly pea flower watercolor on a small canvas at art class

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Core Skills

Little Heroes working hard on Lexia and DreamBox!

Two learners wearing headphones work on laptops across a table during Core Skills

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Cooking

This week Mrs. Molley led the heroes in cooking West African Puff Puffs! Very similar to our local beignets, Puff Puffs are considered a street food. They consist of fried dough and our learners sprinkled powdered sugar on top.

Printed Puff Puff recipe sheet held in a hand, showing ingredients, prep time, and instructions

Hand holds a printed puff puff recipe sheet with notes and nutrition information

Heroes raise hands while a guide leads a Core Skills activity at a table in the classroom

Guide shows children how to cook puff puffs at a table with mixing bowls and a pot

Guide stands by a table with a bowl of batter and a pot of oil for cooking Puff Puffs

Children sprinkle powdered sugar on puff puffs at a table with a bowl of batter

Guide cooks puff puffs at a table while a child watches in the classroom

Heroes' puff puffs cooling on a rack after cooking, with a guide's hand nearby

Tray of West African puff puffs on a table, dusted with powdered sugar during cooking

Young hero with pink glasses smiles while shaping a puff puff at a table with a purple flower centerpiece

Young girl in a purple shirt eats at a table beside a paper tray and a purple flower centerpiece

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Gratitude Journals

On Fridays, the ES heroes answer a prompt in their gratitude journals. They write as many reasons and descriptions as they can think of to explain why they are grateful for the subject matter. This week the prompt was “Which season are you most thankful for and why?”. Majority of the studio said winter was their favorite season due to all of the holiday memories with their families!

A girl lies on the floor writing in a gratitude journal with a pencil, with chairs in the background

Two heroes lie on a rug writing in gratitude journals during a Friday studio reflection

ES Hero of the Week

The ES Heroes voted Charlie as hero of the week! Congrats Charlie!

A hero holds up a decorated thank-you note in the classroom

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Water Colors, Street Food, and Core Skills, oh my!

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