Who let the chickens out?

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Who let the chickens out?
Community of Editors
Letters to the Easter Bunny
Sew what?
I believe in myself!
”This is going to be the best exhibition ever!”

Our 1st Year, Session 6, Week 6

The Eagles have been waiting patiently for the chickens to arrive. They have been prepping by reading books about chickens, watching videos, and setting up the coop! With this new opportunity of having chickens, the Eagles will learn about:

The Chicken Life Cycle
Fine and Gross Motor Skills
Responsibility
Knowing where our food comes from
Patience/Empathy
And much more!

Three boys and a guide look into a chicken coop beside red-and-white feeders

Three children peer into a chicken coop beside a building on a grassy path

A hooded learner holds a brown chicken by a fenced coop on a cloudy day

A guide shows a chicken to a young learner reaching out in the coop yard

A smiling learner holds a chicken outdoors by a fenced coop

Three children hold and pet a chicken beside a fenced coop at an outdoor farm area

A smiling child in glasses holds a brown chicken beside another child near a chain-link fence

Two boys stand under a covered porch holding small items, with a grassy yard and chicken pen behind them

Community of Editors

To help make sure the Eagles instructions are clear, they’ll work in teams to help each other edit. This is called a Community of Editors. Each person uses his or her strengths to help the group:

One person will be in charge of outer punctuation (such as periods and question marks)
One person, inner punctuation (such as commas and quotation marks)
One person, capitalization
One person, spelling and grammar.

Three heroes edit a whiteboard together in a Community of Editors

A child in a tie-dye shirt reviews a paper at a classroom table during a writing edit activity

Letters to the Easter Bunny

Little Eagles have been drafting their letters to the Easter Bunny before the older eagles peer review them and give them feedback and suggestions!

Three boys draft letters at a table with worksheets and pencils

A child in a green shirt writes on a worksheet at a classroom table while holding their head

An older eagle in a hoodie reviews a younger child’s letter at a small classroom table

Two children sit on a classroom rug with notebooks during peer review, surrounded by blue beanbags

Sew what?

This week in MakerSpace the Eagles are learning about sewing and how to create projects with different textures and fabric. We thought the learners would jump straight into using the sewing machine, but to our surprise they decided to hand sew first to learn the basics!

A child hand-sews fabric pieces at a table in MakerSpace with scissors and thread nearby

Three learners work at a table with papers and markers beside a bookshelf

A learner hand-sews blue fabric at a MakerSpace table with scissors, thread, and sewing supplies

A child studies an open book at a table with craft supplies in a classroom

Two learners hand sew at a table with fabric, scissors, thread, and a sewing kit in MakerSpace

Young eagle hand sews fabric at a classroom table in MakerSpace

A hooded learner hand sews at a table with bright paper and sewing supplies in MakerSpace

A learner in a hoodie holds green fabric in MakerSpace while classmates watch from the floor

Other Eagles worked on what they are passionate about which in this case it was coding and robotics! The learner said he wanted to challenge himself by taking apart a device and put it back together to see if he could make it work! We’re all about challenges!

A learner in a yellow hoodie hand sews at a classroom table with fabric, thread, and a spool

A hero in a yellow jacket stands in a classroom holding a bottle near sewing materials and posters

I believe in myself!

Martial Arts started out with the Fit Test to get the Eagles to push and challenge themselves! We talked about having a “Yes I Can, Yes You Can, Yes We Can” attitude and the different levels of belief:Level 1: Belief in YourselfLevel 2: Belief in SocietyLevel 3: Belief in the World

A guide in a red martial arts uniform helps a child in a white gi raise their arms in a dojo

Children in martial arts uniforms do pushups on mats in a gym

Two children in martial arts uniforms do sit-ups on mats beside red and black punching bags

Three learners in white martial arts uniforms stand on mats in a dojo, talking and practicing together

Children practice martial arts drills with a guide in a gym

Three children in martial arts uniforms stand arm in arm inside by large windows

”This is going to be the best exhibition ever!”

The Eagles starting sending out invitations to the parents this week! They partnered up to help each with the process of sending an email.

Four learners work on laptops together on a classroom rug with beanbags and tables around them

A boy at a laptop in the classroom sending exhibition invitation emails

Two learners sit side by side at a round table, working on laptops

Setting up the crime scene is a lot harder than the Eagles had imagine! Through trial and error, the learners soon realized that every detail is important.