Please forgive me for not sending a gym recap sooner. Here’s the gist of what we’ve been up to so far this season. We started with a power word running activity the first official day of co-op to focus our
Art: Beginning Clay
I had such a great time sharing clay with the kids. They all did their best! It was wonderful to see their different approaches to the same directions. I shared a method of hand building to create vessels. We smacked
Art: Introduction to Photography
This week we started the photography portion of the Muons Art Class! We started with some quick background, by asking everyone to think of an example of a photo they have seen in the past week. We talked about photography
Gym: Relays and Climbing
Neutrons, Electrons, and Muons led our warm-ups today and enjoyed a running and mirror activity. They then competed in relays with pool noodles between their feet. Lots and lots of laughs! Quarks enjoyed their climbing spot together. It’s so fascinating
Writing Workshop: Final Drafts!
It was so fun listening to and celebrating all the final drafts today! The kids worked really hard on writing throughout this co-op year & I am very proud of all of them! Thanks also to the parents for all
Psychology: Core Emotions
Alicia’s psychology course delved into emotionality and, more specifically, core emotions. This was a continuation of the previous week’s discussion of emotions, which revealed that, actually, only a tiny percentage of humans can repress their emotions. So much for our
Art: Embroidery
🥳 🥳 🥳 🥳 🥳Super happy to see all the kids tried this project! We used needlepoint fabric, embroidery thread, and big needles to create designs. I showed them 4 examples of the possible directions they could take their project.
Writing Workshop: 2nd Drafts
During today’s final work day in Writing Workshop…authors finished up 2nd drafts and/or partnered up for some editing. Editing pages were sent home along with 2nd drafts. I am hoping everyone can come to our session on April 21st with
Gym: Eggs and Tennis Balls
Neutrons-We practiced different paces of running, then partnered up for some tossing activities. They practiced toss and catch, then tried it on one foot, between the legs, then two balls at a time. The partner connections, communication, and collaboration were
Writing Workshop: Continuing the Writing Process
We are continuing to take our chosen pieces through the writing process. Some writers were making notes on 1st drafts to help them write 2nd drafts, others were writing the 2nd drafts, and a couple were starting editing on a