Jan 31- Feb 4

 Before building their board games, Eagles created an Instruction Guide to accompany their game.  As part of the discussion, Eagles were challenged to find a game from the game cabinet they had never played before and play without reading any of the rules.  It was interesting to hear how some Eagles became frustrated by the lack of rules, whereas others enjoyed being able to play the game as they wished.  

     

Wednesday, Eagles brought their ideas to life! They gathered needed supplies and began creating their own board games. 

    

Once completed, Eagles gathered their peers together and asked them to playtest their game- giving warm and cool feedback to improve their game. 

  
Tuesday, a few wonderful parent volunteers gave their time as Writing Buddies.  They served as another step in the Eagles revising their letters.  Buddies gave feedback based on the voice within their letter to a hero, focusing on warm and cool feedback.  After discussing their experience, all Eagles expressed the benefit of an older, more advanced writing assisting them. 

  

Missing Thursday due to the crazy Amarillo weather, meant our Friday was stuffed with Town Hall, Writer's Workshop and Quest.  In Writer's Workshop, our Eagles worked in a small group called Community of Editors to edit their letters.  They signed up for an editing job, then passed their work around to their peers to correct mistakes in capitolization, punctuation, boring words, and spelling.  

 

Next week, Eagles will learn how to address and send off the letter to their hero! 

In Drama, Eagles' favorite warm-up game has quickly become Night at the Museum.  In this game, the guard patrols the museum for statues that have woken.  If the guard catches you moving, you are kicked out of the museum.  The last remaining statue wins!