Restaurant Impossible and Sweet Genius Cook-Off Challenge

As we begin to wind down this Quest year, we dove into something that we have all been really interested in thus far. COOKING! Restaurant Impossible was a cool simulation where the students had inherited a family restaurant, but it was not in the best condition. Our Quest students had to save it before it went under. They were able to rename the restaurant and change anything they wanted with it. We ended up having some awesome restaurants and hopefully one day these ambitious students will really make it happen. Here are some pics from our presentations. 

Sweet Genius - Spring Edition was so much fun!!! Each student was given a brown bag with the same ingredients and had to create a tasty dessert for our judges. The students only had 30 minutes to create their dish. We had some wonderful and very tasty desserts.

MSP Quest Art Walk

Our 6^th grade Quest students at MSP hosted their first annual Art Walk entitled, “Over the Rainbow.” The students spent several weeks learning about artists from the past and how masterpieces can be created by using many different types of art mediums. The art walk featured abstract paintings, foil art, 3-D art pieces, clay sculptures, Ben Day Dots, sketch art, canvas paintings, and Origami. Each student worked very hard to make this year’s art walk a great success. Thank you to all who came. 

Young Author's Celebration - Field Trip

Mrs. Holly Johnson’s 6th grade Quest class enjoyed the day being able to meet and listen to authors and illustrators from around the area. This event called, “Young Author’s Celebration” took place at William Carey University, and each student experienced how to be their “Life’s Own Author.”

Prior to the trip, the Quest students spent several weeks writing their own stories that were special to them. The students went through the whole writing process and everyone published their own book.

This was a wonderful experience and gave each student the confidence they needed to realize that they can use their personal experiences to connect with others through stories. At the conclusion of the Young Author’s Celebration, students were given the chance to donate their books to the University that will be shared with many more children from other countries.

Quest Travel Agency

This week we have become Travel Agents, and each student is planning a unique and special vacation based on some pretend information they were given. The Quest students were given the family's budget, number of people, and interest. From there, they planned a 6 night and 7 day vacation. We have loved this simulation. We are now ready to book our own trip to see some neat places around the globe. 

The "AMAZE-ing" Marble Run

Our 6th grade Quest class put their puzzle skills to the test. Students were placed into groups of three and were asked to create a real hands-on maze that others could use to test their brain skills along with their ability to balance and use stability. Quest kids mapped out their mazes on paper making sure there was a final solution. From there, each group added different elements that made their maze teaser unique. Upon completing the sketch, the students used a box top and straws to create the actual maze. This was a fun and very thought out experience for each team member. After every group was finished, other teams tried to successfully complete the mazes. We had a great time. :-) 

Benefiting the Brain  

Today we spent some time really benefiting the brain and making it a bit of a friendly challenge. Our Quest students participated in three different brain games. 

1. Checkers 

2. Chess 

3. Mancala

We created a leader board and students paired off to set their best record. Once a student won a round, they marked their name on the leader board and took on their next opponent. The non-winner moves to the next brain game to refresh, refocus, and restart. The students loved this way of moving through beneficial brain games and getting a head start on this beautiful day. 

Everyday Idioms and QR Coding 

Today our Quest class had a little fun learning everyday idioms that we hear on a daily basis. But to make it a little more engaging, we used our QR code generator app on our lap tops to be our own detectives. The students loved this activity and the QR code app made it super fun. Not all of the idioms were easy, so deeper thinking was a must. Here are a few pics from our day of QR coding.