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Spanish Quest, Spirit Week, and Halloween Fun (Session 2, Week 1)
Hello Discovery Families! This week marked the start of Session 2, and what a week it was! Spirit Week kicked things off with a different theme each day, making it exciting to dress up and participate. The fun began with Pajama Day, when we watched Freaky Friday 2 together. Meme Day brought even more laughter as everyone came dressed as their favorite memes. We also kicked off a brand-new Quest: Spanish Quest! Our first challenge was to learn colors and numbers in Spanish, gi


Quest, Art Projects, and Exhibition Highlights (Session 1, Week 7)
Hello, fellow families! Today, we’re sharing what we’ve been up to during the past week of our session. We worked on Art, Math Lab, Writers’ Workshop, and Quest, and wrapped up the week with our Session 1 Exhibition! Writers’ Workshop: Hero Boards This week in Writers’ Workshop, we finished our Hero Boards, completed our feedback papers, and hung our Hero Boards on the wall. We’re excited to share our work with our families! Quest: Getting Ready for the Exhibition In Quest, w


Carnival Quest, Hero Boards, Math Lab, and Art at Acton Academy (Session 1, Week 6)
Hello, Discovery families! This week was full of creativity, learning, and hands-on activities in Discovery! We worked on our Carnival Quest projects, created our Hero Boards, played math games, explored art, and enjoyed a fun day at Alpine. Here’s what we’ve been up to! Quest: Getting Ready for Carnival! For Quest, we’ve been working hard on Carnival Quest, where you’ll get to be our customers at next week’s Exhibition! We’re working in different groups to prepare everything


Heroes, Town Hall, and Carnival Prep (Session 1, Week 5)
Hello, Discovery parents! We had another busy week in Discovery, filled with reading, writing, teamwork, and preparations for our upcoming Carnival. Here’s a look at what we did each day! Monday: DEAR and Carnival Quest On Monday, we had DEAR (Drop Everything and Read). Everyone continued reading their badge books, and it was a very focused session, with learners reading and working quietly. Later in the day, we had Carnival Quest! Everyone continued working on their carnival


Core Skills, Carnival Quest, House Cup & Creative Learning (Session 1, Week 4)
Hello fellow learners, parents, and everyone else! This was quite a full week for our Discovery learners, so let’s get into it! Monday On Monday, we started with our morning launch and then moved into Core Skills. This was the first week using our new Core Skills System. Learners can earn different levels based on the points they complete through their Core Skills work: Level 1: 0–149 points Level 2: 150–249 points Level 3: 250+ points This was also our first week getting to


Carnival Quest, Freedom Levels & House Cup (Session 1, Week 3)
Hello, fellow learners, parents, and… everyone! We had a very busy week! Between WW, Quest, Core Skills, House Cup, Math Lab, Art, and more, there was a lot going on. So, let’s get into it! Monday On Monday, we started with a launch and then jumped into Core Skills. Lots of learners made great progress and finished a lot of work! We also started learning about Freedom Levels, which we’ll tell you more about later. After Core Skills, we had D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read).


Lip Dub, House Cup, Team Building & Core Skills (Session 1, Week 2)
Hello Discovery Parents! It’s the second week of the session, and we did so much! I’m excited to tell you all about what we did this week. Monday: Lip Dub Practice & All About Discovery On Monday, we had our first day of practicing the Lip Dub, and it was really fun! We also did an “All About Discovery” Circle, where some learners became mentors for new learners who joined Discovery this session. Others created presentations about different aspects of Discovery. For example,


Team Building, Discussions & Creative Fun (Session 1, Week 1)
Hello Discovery Families! It has been a fun and eventful first week in the Discovery Studio! We have been holding our Discussion Circles together in the Big Room, exploring a variety of thought-provoking topics. Discussions included the risks and benefits of having leaders, what a person needs to understand and reach their potential, how to recognize and work within our comfort, challenge, and panic zones, and whether a tough-minded or warm-hearted approach is more effective
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