Today was exhibition day! And it was exciting. The heroes invited parents to join for the exhibition of learning where they shared what they have been working on in the studio. They started with a demonstration of core skills. That was followed by an exhibition of completed poetry (odes, haiku and free verse). Everyone watch the lip dub video, enjoyed the hero boards, and we had a ceremony where each hero signed the contract of promises they have been crafting for the last six weeks, sealed with a toast of sparkling water!
Spark Studio, Year 3, Session 3, Week 14
We had a great week! We kicked it off with a visit to the UW-Planetarium. The Planetarium was an old-school analog light projection, which was very cool. The heroes learned a new things about constellations and galaxies while exploring some of what they already knew in new ways, like seasons and sunsets and sunrises. Spark Read more…
Spark Studio, Year 3, Session 3, Week 13
Houston, we had a…..great week! The Spark heroes continued to explore outer space! They learned the Earth is 4.5 billion years old and throughout this time, the Moon has been our planet’s constant companion. This week they explored the moon’s phases and its role in causing the tides. They learned that gravity is different on Read more…
Spark Studio, Year 3, Session 3, Week 12
Spark returned focused and ready to learn this week! We kicked off our space-focused session. During our circle times, we focused on weather as a bridge to our space topics. We learned about Doppler radar and satellites, and how they help show us what’s going on with the weather. We also watched some videos of storm Read more…