For the Birds

As I post this, our weather is "for the birds"!  But Katie came and did a neat presentation about real birds.  She showed us some bird books and discussed how birds have different feet and beaks to help them do different tasks.  We loved seeing her live bird.

Science Day

Kathryn came from the Science Center of DesMoines and did many fantastic demonstrations and taught us a great deal about different science phenomena.  Take a look at these pictures of some neat displays.

Legos and Math

We have been working on measurement in math.  The kids partnered up and made a lego creation with a handful of blocks they were given.  They measured their creations with both inches and centimeters.  They used the measurements to answer some addition and subtraction problems.  This is part of the Iowa Core Curriculum for Mathematics.  Here are photographs of the partners with their structures.  

Poster Contest Winners

The Buena Vista Soil and Water Conservation Board sponsors a poster contest each year to promote issues with preserving  our water and land.  This year we had many winners at Newell-Fonda.  Here is a picture of the second grade poster contest winners. Congratulations!