AN ADVENTURE IN DESIGN
Students learned the basic design tools in Figma. With these tools, our young designers were able to create their own patterns based off of sketches drawn on paper, and digitized and printed to create their own custom tote bags to hold and wear out during the summer.
ANIMALS IN ART
This week we practiced basic techniques like shading and the ABC’s of animal structure. Some students completed take home art projects such as our kinetic predator drawing.
CREATIVE PROGRAMMING WITH SCRATCH
This week, our class went through the basic functions of Scratch and how to apply them in some pretty amazing ways! We learned how to make games like Snake, Pong, Cookie Clicker, and other simple projects to get us started in our program. This first week was an amazing first step towards our end goal of coding our own perfect project!
CREATOR SPACE ADVANCED
This week we set up our sketchbooks and cubbies to hold our art work. We also planned our first small sculptures and began working on our 5×5 projects which are mixed media canvases.
DUNGEONS, DRAGONS, AND TABLE TOP RPGS
This week we learned the basics of roll playing games and focused on the aspects of communication, creativity, and collaboration. The students ran through a practice scenario where they defeated a mimic, tripped a trapped box, and freed a pixie. After that they started working on building the characters that they will be playing in their upcoming campaigns. Three students volunteered to be Game Masters and started working on story lines for their players while the other students picked races, classes, and worked on developing backstories for who they will be in their adventures.
JOURNEY TO THE STARS
This week was a blast in Journey to the Stars! In our first week as space explorers, we
– went on a virtual tour of the ISS.
– heard from astronauts about what they do in space.
– found out what it takes and the training you need to be an astronaut.
– learned about our solar system (plants, moons, stars and the sun).
MINECRAFT: A VIRTUAL LEARNING ADVENTURE
This week we introduced students to the world of Minecraft. Many students have never played Minecraft on a computer, and others are completely new to the game. We started the week by getting acquainted with the program—exploring in both creative and survival mode. For our first project, students worked in their own worlds to practice moving, building, and exploring in the Minecraft environment. Next, they worked cooperatively in groups to build various structures in building challenges.
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: SHOOTING STARS
Hello Dear Families,
We hit the ground running in week one of Shooting Stars!! We have successfully chosen all of the songs for our showcase, and I will be sending an email out this weekend with all of the info!! We only have a few short weeks to prepare, so rehearsals are already under way!! This Fun Friday we will watched “The Greatest Showman” as our musical education, and enjoyed some snacks with our movie! I am so looking forward to getting to know each of my little stars this Summer! Mahalo!
Mrs. Evans
ROBOTICS WITH LEGO WEDO
In Lego WeDo this week, we are learning about Lego construction with introductory building. Next we learned the concept of speed and began building a race car.
ROBOTICS WITH VEX
This week we did activities to build teamwork and leadership and had open discussions about them. Some activities we did include Charades, Carry the Ping Pong, and Write It Do It. We talked about classroom economy, class points, and the game for our robotics competition in weeks 3 and 5. We also formed our teams for the next 5 weeks of robotics.
SCIENCE OLYMPICS
In this first week, our theme was Vehicles: Cars, Boats, & Hovercrafts. We worked in groups to build a car that rolls down a ramp, and then our teams modified their designs to become a car propelled by a balloon. Next we built a boat that could hold the most pennies (our winner reached 172!). Finally, we worked on constructing a hovercraft.