Valentine Fractions

On Tuesday, February 3rd, we had a special Valentine Fractions lesson. Since we don't get to the Fractions chapter in our Math book before ITBS, I just like to do a short lesson to introduce the kids to fractions and give them some general information. We talked about fractions and what the different parts are called (numerator and denominator). The kids got some practice drawing and naming different fractions, and then we completed a Valentine Cookie Fraction worksheet. After that, they got a page where they had to decorate a certain fraction of hearts (they look great up on our February bulletin board by the way!) Last but not least, the kids got to decorate and eat their own Valentine Heart Cookie! I always try to tell them that Math can be fun!!! Here are some fractions we came up with about our class:

4/19 of the students live in Alvord
3/19 of the students live in Inwood
7/19 of the students live in Larchwood
5/19 of the students live in Lester
10/19 of the students are boys
9/19 of the students are girls
3/19 of the students wear glasses
9/19 of the students wore blue jeans

Kiana - Wildcat of the Week

On Friday, January 30th, Kiana's dad Travis came to talk to us while Kiana was the Wildcat of the Week. Travis is a crop farmer and raises pigs near Lester and Alvord. He talked to us about his job (farrowing, weaning, sending the pigs to market) and answered a lot of interesting questions! We appreciate him taking time to come visit with us!

Body Systems

Body Systems

Learning about body systems is fun - especially when you get to make life-sized posters of each system! Here are each of the groups with their Body Systems posters. They did a GREAT job!

Nervous System - Carter, Mitchell, Brooke, Maddie
Muscular System - Monte, Kaysha, Hannah
Digestive System - Chayla, Tanner, Dylan T, Elena
Skeletal System - Payton, Abby, Kiana
Respiratory System - Korbyn, Elle, Devon
Circulatory System - Dylan S, Mia, Eli

Visitors

Visitors

Last week should have been called "Visitors Week" since we had 3 guest speakers come and talk to us. On Tuesday (20th), Payton's mom Jill came to visit while Payton was Wildcat of the Week. Jill is a nurse at the Sanford NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). She takes care of babies who are born early or born with some kind of sickness/disease and can't leave the hospital right away. She showed us some pictures of some premature babies (hooked up to all kinds of machines) and even showed us some of the TINY diapers they have to wear. We learned that she has a VERY important job!

On Wednesday (21st), Mitchell's dad Tom came to talk to us. Since we have been learning about Body Systems, Tom (who is a veternarian) talked to us about the bodies and systems of some of the different animals he takes care of (mostly dogs and cats). He showed us some very interesting x-rays and even some more interesting "specimans." (Including a dog's heart and eye and the exoskeleton of a tarantula!)

On Thursday (22nd), Paulette DeWeerd, who is a chiropractor from Rock Rapids, came to talk to us about the skeletal and muscular systems. We learned some very intersting facts about both...including what is the strongest muscle and how our reflexes work.

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