MSU Theatre

On Thursday afternoon we got a special surprise and the MSU theater came and put on a show for us! It was about a bee named Benny that was different than all the other bees. At first the other bees made fun of him and left him out. But in the end they realized how special he was and that they were all different from each other. Benny came back to the group and they all agreed that everyone is different and that they all need to appreciate each others differences. Here are a few snapshots of the play!

Stacey Valenzuela - Real Estate Agent

Tabitha's mother, Stacey came to talk to us about what she does as a real estate professional in the Mankato area. She showed us some of the kinds of houses she sells, how she gets into those homes, and some important that parents might think about before purchasing a new home. They even got to learn the secret code that she uses to unlock all the home she sells! It was a like solving a fun puzzle! We had a great time with Mrs. Valenzuela and they all took home a book and business card with her information in it - so parents, you know who to call if you're looking! Enjoy the photos below! 

Eye Doctor, Ear Doctor and Energy!

On Wednesday we had Marissa's parents come in to talk to us about what they do for their careers. 

Marissa's father, Matt, is an eye doctor. Or as he taught us, an optometrist. He let us try on some glasses and look at some of his books, he showed us some of the tools he uses and told us how he helps keep our eyes healthy.

Marissa's mother, Lynn, is an ear doctor or as she taught us, an audiologist. She showed us some of the tools she uses everyday, why her job is important, and she even showed us the inside of Marissa's ear! This showed us a healthy amount of wax, where our ear drums are, and what the inside of our ears should look like.

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Electrical Engineer - Mr. Jerhod Smithback

Today we had Mr. Smithback, an electrical engineer come talk to our classroom! He started off with a magic trick by making a quarter disappear! Then he talked about his job as an electrical engineer - bringing in equipment that he uses, tools for students to interact with, and props to show how things work (since all engineers want to know how things work!) Here is a slideshow of some of the things we did!

Nurse Smithback

Mrs. Smithback came to talk to us on Thursday about her role as a nurse! She actually got to graduate from nursing school on Friday, so it was a very exciting time to talk with her! She brought in a lot of useful and fun tools for us to use, explore, feel, and try on! We even got our very own pair of gloves! We learned a lot and got to interact with a lot of useful tools! Thanks for coming in Mrs. Smithback and congratulations on the graduation!! You will make a fabulous nurse!

"Mrs. Smithback - Nurse"

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Health Educator - Chera Sevcik

We have been learning all about workers in Social Studies so we have had some parents come in to talk to us about what they do as workers, how it helps the community and why it is an important job to have. Today we had Chera, Treyson mother, come in to talk to us about nutrition, healthy eating and being motivated to stay physically active and help others to the same!
She also read us "From Head to Toe" by Eric Carle. We all got in a circle and if we could do what the animal did, we had to act it out! Check out our fun pictures below!