Welcome back ALA heroes! Year 4 is off to an exciting start as we begin the adventure of “Building Our Tribe''. The ES and Little Hero studios worked closely together this week on team-building, problem solving and communication.

Both ES/MS and Little Eagle studios had end of the year exhibitions this week that received great feedback! Eagles experienced first hand that “hard work pays off” as everything they prepared came to fruition. ALA celebrated a successful year by going on a field trip to Airborne X on the last day of school. Everyone had a great time jumping, climbing, balancing, and eating concessions. We can’t wait to see what the 23-24 school year brings!

In morning circle, ES/MS discussed gratitude and ways you can show you are appreciative. Eagles came up with the idea of a “Gratitude Corner” where they can write down things they are thankful for throughout the day for everyone to see. The leader of the day reads out all of the comments during closing circle. We also focused on having a growth mindset and helping others when we see them in a fixed mindset. It can get tough the closer you get towards the finish line. Encourage your eagle to finish out the school year strong!

The smell of brownies and fresh lumber has filled Active Leadership Academy this week! A lot of progress has been made on the new studio and we hope to be back in it next week. Our focus this week was strengthening our community by emphasizing core values. Core Values are the three to five values that define your belief system, and they help provide a framework for tough decisions. Examples of core values can be honesty, kindness, loyalty, positivity, etc. Eagles voted for their peers who exhibited kindness and loyalty. Congrats to Athen, Sophia, and Kristina for being voted "Kindness and Loyalty Champions" and earning an eagle buck!

The school was under construction this week, but the eagles were flexible and made the best of it! We are excited to see our new and improved ES/MS studio when it is finished. Our focus was intentionality - doing something with a specific purpose. Eagles voted for peers who demonstrated hard work during Core Skills as "Intentionality Champions". Congrats to Kain, Kristina, Alexis, and Addy on being voted "Intentionality Champion" and earning an eagle buck! We also got to interact with some surprise visitors - baby turkeys!