The Fall Outing (And Other Outings)
9/16/2018
Pacific Northern Academy started the week off venturing out into the wilds of Alaska! No PNA school year would be complete without the annual beginning of the year Fall Outing! Students were broken up into groups mixed by grade to mingle with new friends and then treated to several hours of fun, food and games! In the video below, PNA's Lee Saunders starts the school off with our usual group game! Can you spot your child? The idea of the Fall Outing is not just to get the kids outside, but to build school spirit. Teams are mixed at every level, and students each find their own moments to shine as they use their individual strengths to help their teammates out through the day! But That Wasn't the Only Outing...This week, after several classes spent generating story ideas, Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade practiced a technique called Flash Drafting -- the writing of super quick, fully contained story drafts. The idea is to flex the storytelling muscles of the brain without the inhibitions imposed by second guessing yoursel and slowing the creative flow down. The faster you get the ideas out, the more original and exciting they will be. (Or so the Lucy Calkins' theory goes). In the photos below, Language Arts students sit outside in the sunshine for maximum inspiration... And, the Third Graders also focused on writing 'still lifes', creating prose portraits of the people around them. In this video, Third Grader Carson reads his to the class... can you guess who he is describing? And, speaking of storytelling and inspiration, in the photos below, Ms. Katie reads the Third Graders a story for Music Class... And, Third Graders Carson and Ethan read about Alaska... before taking a trip outside to cap off Friday afternoon! And, The Winning Napkins Are...A few weeks ago, we challenged parents to illustrate the napkins they sent their children to school with... here are a few of the winners! And, here are two more... that for some reason will only post sideways. Yes, I know what I'm doing... but this is one thing I just can't figure out! An Afternoon At The Theater...And, finally, Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade ended the week with a show, Ramona Quimby, at Alaska Pacific University, starring a fellow PNA student. Can you spot the PNA star in this picture? And, Just For Fun...Comments are closed.
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Jessica GrahamMs. Graham graduated from the University of Alabama with a BS in Early Childhood/Elementary Education, and is currently working on her master's in reading. She enjoys hiking, traveling, arts & crafts, and playing the ukulele. Archives
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