In our quest for knowledge and fun in Spark, we’ve had an amazing week filled with adventures, new challenges, and important lessons. Let’s dive into the highlights:
In our quest this week, learners have been busy constructing wonders! From magical tunnels to majestic boats, castles, and mighty forts, the Makers Space has transformed into a sea of cardboard, creativity, and imagination.
Exciting news in our core skills journey! We’ve introduced a fantastic new computer app called Lexia, which focuses on reading. Our learners are eagerly exploring the wonders of words and letters with this engaging tool.
We’ve spiced up our Fridays with optional math games during the last 30 minutes of core skills. But here’s the catch – each learner had to strike a deal at the beginning of the week with me on the number of reminders they get during core skills. If they surpass that number, it’s back to our regular Montessori math options. Success means joining the group for fun math games like this week’s favorite, Sleeping Queens.
Our hero spotlight this week shone on the incredible Billie Jean King. We delved into her inspiring journey, learning about determination, resilience, and the importance of standing up for what’s right. We ended with a question on the concept of fairness. We explored different situations and how that may impact what fair truly means, our learners discussed ways to rethink situations and empathize with others when faced with the feeling of unfairness.
Our learners came together after a few days of our studio resembling a creative storm. They decided to take turns checking each other off to ensure we are keeping our promise of leaving places better than we found them. Teamwork makes the dream work!
While earning marshmallows during core skills was a breeze, our learners faced a challenge with our “Bees” this week. For the first time, we didn’t quite reach our Friday reward goal. Although disappointing and frustrating, Sparkers made a plan for change so that next week we can earn our friday reward!
This week was filled with excitement, a dash of chaos and some extra cups of coffee and deep breathes, teaching us that not every journey is smooth, but the lessons are valuable.
