January 18-22

This week, Eagles completed their research and began drafting letters to their heroes.  We placed ourselves in our hero's shoes and discussed what would motivate them to write back to a fan.  The Eagles found the most important aspects to include in their letters were stories from their own lives, praise for their hero's accomplishments, and questions to prompt a response. 

Eagles are hard at work during Core Skills with the added incentive of earning Game Time. For every 10% of measurable progress reached, Eagles can prove their work to a buddy and guide to earn 20 minutes of computer game time.  This has been a huge motivation for some Eagles to stay focused and make progress on their goals. 

  

As always, drama was a total hit this week! The Eagles played a game of Clap Clap Clap Snap, then buddied up and created their own 30second skit to match their floor plan from last week.  Groups pretended to play Fortnite, have a pillow fight, and be attacked by a zombie.

 

Thursday was a beautiful day for outside PE! The Eagles competed in 2 teams to see who could complete a frisbee relay the fastest.  An eagle stood at the start position, threw the frisbee as many times as needed to make it in the goal, then ran the frisbee to the next teammate in line. 

  

On Wednesdays (based on an Eagle's fabulous Town Hall idea), we end the day with Show and Tell.  After Studio Maintenance, the Eagles have the remaining time to share items they bring.  They look forward to this every week! 

 

For Friday Celebration, the Eagles were challenged to split into groups of their choosing to build the best Lego creation.  The Rules of the Game were- stay with the group you chose and use only the legos in your area.  They created some pretty awesome architectural designs. 

Our 3rd Eagle earned a badge! Congratulations August on your hard work earning your Level 2 Math Badge!! 

Every Friday, we end our week together with Character Callouts.  A time when Eagles recognize one another for the words and actions they noticed had a positive impact on our community.  This week, we introduced Character Callout Cards for the Eagles to write their callouts on.  Look at our board full of the fabulous character traits seen in our studio!