This week Spark Warriors finished up the first challenge in their quest: Classification. They explored several biology related topics including living vs. non-living things, the 5 kingdoms, animals vs. plants, vertebrate vs. invertebrates, etc. Next week they will dive into biomes! ES Warriors Tournament Champions for the week. This week’s tournament was based on Quest trivia questions. MS Warriors spent the week exploring microbiology and the basic unit of all living things: cells! They studied the anatomy of a cell, the different functions, proteins vs. enzymes, prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic cells, plant cells vs. animal cells, learned about inspiring biologists like Anton Von Leeuwenhoek, debated stem cell research, and so much more! They also created and performed skits representing different cells in front of the Spark Warriors. It was such a fun week! ES Warriors spent the week diving deeper into their Forensic Science based quest as they learned about and conducted finger print analyses, handwriting analyses, foot print analyses, sharpening their problem solving abilities by solving minute mysteries, and so much more! This Friday during Town Hall, the Warriors decided that they wanted to start saying the Pledge of Allegiance. It was such a powerful moment: they stood up, paid respect to our nation’s flag and and honored our country, without any adult telling them that they had to. Writer’s Workshop ChallengeSpark Warriors engaging in a post-nap art activity!As always, this week’s Morning Launches were breathtaking. The Warriors learned about Captain Sully Sullenberger and his heroic plane landing on the Hudson River, the epitome of perseverance, which is our Quality of the Session! They also discussed Swami Vivekananda’s journey to America in 1893, whether they are growing in their respect, empathy, care, and friendship with their studio-mates, the government shutdown and dispute over funding for border security, and so much more! Spark Warriors enjoying MS Warriors perform skits as if they are different types of cells. Free time! Drop Everything And Read! (DEAR)
Core Skills Time…
Parent-Led Arts and Crafts Activity! It was such a blast!
“This Friday during Town Hall, the Warriors decided that they wanted to start saying the Pledge of Allegiance.” – YES! That’s awesome. Do spark studio warriors also participate? Great pics of a fun week!
Usually Spark Warriors have their own launches every morning and won’t join for town hall (unless something was brought up that required them) but they do join the older Warriors for Character Call Outs during Friday’s closing group, and other activities like Buddy Time, etc.
The Humanist Academy 
“This Friday during Town Hall, the Warriors decided that they wanted to start saying the Pledge of Allegiance.” – YES! That’s awesome. Do spark studio warriors also participate? Great pics of a fun week!
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Usually Spark Warriors have their own launches every morning and won’t join for town hall (unless something was brought up that required them) but they do join the older Warriors for Character Call Outs during Friday’s closing group, and other activities like Buddy Time, etc.
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