All Around the World with Cooking & Cultures J-term Group went to Sakura Japanese Restaurant in Cedar Falls to cover the country of Japan. The Japanese chef was telling Mrs. Schmitt and the students about Japanese food and presentation. It was a fun experience that many of the students would not have had a chance to do, but thanks to J-term they were able to experience food from another culture.
Mrs. Schmitt's & Mrs. Lechtenberg's class of All Around the World with Cooking & Cultures had a great learning experience at the National Czech & Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids. They toured the museum, watched a video of how they moved the museum after flooding, stopped at a Czech bakery, and ate at The Bohemia (a Czech Restaurant). The students were served Czech Goulash, rye bread and open-faced kolaches from the local bakery.
Today Cruisin’ Futures students visited Kirkwood College. Quote of the day: “College is meant to be hard but not impossible."
Sally Kriener stopped by Ya'all Take Care Now to visit about depression and anxiety and some of the ways she has learned to self-manage. She encouraged everyone to seek out someone else and create a support group and that visiting with professionals is a good option. Thank you, Sally!
Cassidy Jones, Michael Schmitz, and Kyson Kielman watch and edit their zoom interview with Ryan Gorman.
Zak Larson and Kyson Kielman conduct an interview with Zack Utley.
Fifth graders have been working hard to create toys during STEM. They
have been using deep thinking to solve problems, choose the right
materials, and work together to produce a prototype worthy to present
to their peers.
8th graders are enjoying the construction simulator. More action shots. Practicing filling trucks, leveling and piling dirt, and booming in/out. Lots of fun. Thank you again instructors.
Lisa Pool was the guest teacher in the Self-care skinny today. She shared the importance of movement in working through emotions. Thank you, Lisa!
Thank you Kayla Reetz for coming to Ya'all Take Care Now and sharing about the practices of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness. These are great practices for self-care. Kayla works through a program called Challenge to Change.
Thank you to NICC for allowing all the 8th graders to try there hands at the construction simulator today. Students took turns running a bulldozer and filling trucks with an excavator. Definitely sparked some interest today in the field of construction careers.
COOKING AROUND THE WORLD
SHOWCASE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 14TH 4:00-6:00 P.M.
KOLACHES FOR SALE!!
$6.00 FOR HALF A DOZEN
(FLAVORS: CHERRY, RASPBERRY, BLUEBERRY, PRUNE, APPLE, APRICOT, AND STRAWBERRY)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bsEzXBHlsvvJzT67rtvXM50is9qjeiEM/view?usp=sharing
Students learned self-defense moves from Sgt. Lezlie Weber and Taekwondo Master Brent Bernard. Cherish Larson sparred with Mrs. Ohrt!!! 👍
Cruisin’ Futures visited Upper Iowa University. Quote of the day: When unsure of which major to declare, you are not “undecided.” You are “deciding.”
Pemble J Term Skinny: Advanced Basketball Skills
These are photos taken of the students in Spillville they went to the Bily clock museum, Slim's wood carving museum and to the library to discuss various ethnic backgrounds and history. The star in the twig is said to be the sign of David , this is twig from a cottonwood tree.
Pemble J Term Class: Fun with Organic Chemistry
The students are Ice fishing at Garnet for J-Term class.
Tonight's wrestling meet has been moved to a 6:30 pm start. Union has had to withdraw due to illness. The meet will now be a dual between NH/TV and Osage. It will be varsity only.
Thank you to Dustin Lewis and Nick Winter from Security State Bank, Lynn Hopp from Trimark, and Nick Noehl from Leisuretime Golf Cars. The 8th graders enjoyed learning about local businesses and skills required to be successful.
