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Colter and Class in the News Again!

Another news crew decided to come and visit our classroom to see how Colter can read for the kids.  This time, KTTC News in Rochester came to visit.  Here is a video link if you'd like to see the great time we had, all documented on KTTC News!
http://www.kttc.com/story/25594038/2014/05/22/a-dog-in-albert-lea-can-read-and-is-showing-kids-how-to-read-too

Colter and Our Class on the News!

KIMT News came into our classroom to watch Ms. Bennett's dog, Colter, read for the class.  We had lots of fun!  You can watch the news segment here:

http://kimt.com/2014/05/16/a-local-dog-with-an-amazing-talent

Hot Air Balloon Fun!

Justin, Nicholas, Adrian, and Maxx read about hot air balloons and then wrote reports on them. We took the class down to the gym to read the reports and then launched a real (experimental) hot air balloon!

Link to video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdc7JO4oNW8&feature=youtu.be 

Taking the Plunge for Baby Landon

Ms. Bennett, four brave first graders and a fourth grader took a chilly plunge into Fountain Lake on Saturday.  We did this to raise money for baby Landon Shaw, who has brain cancer.  Ms. Bennett wants to say a special thank you to Evie, Nevaeh, Ramsie, Hailey, and Gracie for taking the plunge with her!  To see more about baby Landon, click here:  http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/news-mozingo-life-profiles/athletes-firefighters-plunge-landon.

Learning About Hospitals!

Our class took a fieldtrip to our local Mayo Clinic hospital today.  We learned about how one gets admitted to the hospital, as well as about the human body.  We visited the lab to see what blood looks like under a microscope.  We also saw a newborn baby.  We got to go inside an ambulance and learn about what EMTs do.  Everyone had a great time and learned a lot.  Thank you to our local hospital for providing this great experience for our first graders!

Evie is the pretend patient.

 

Learning about the human body.

 

Learning about our bones with this handsome skeleton!

 

Justin is examining blood using a microscope. 

He saw red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. 

 

The EMTs are telling students about the ambulance.

 

Devlin got to have his heart checked by the

heart machine on the ambulance.