During this week there have been multiple thanksgiving feasts that the students have worked together on to cook and put together. It has been a wonderful short week of delicious food, teamwork, and of course, thanks. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving to all the MNCS families!
What a Thanksgiving feast!
Students in Mr. Cory Anda's class had a wonderful time making a dish to share with the class today for a Thanksgiving feast. Thank you to the family members who came to help make the delicious food and to our High School volunteers as well. Also to those who generously donated money and food to make this all happen- we appreciate you all!
There were gingerbread cookies, cheesy potatoes, blueberry muffins, a delicious gluten free cake, a Norwegian bread- lefse, pizza, naan, garlic bread, pumpkin pie, reindeer candy, egg rolls, street corn, hamburgers, and even sushi! What an awesome day to learn and spend time with fellow MNCS friends- Happy Thanksgiving!
Students in Mrs. K's class are building a sculpture that represents an artist or scientist they are researching. They are learning about the three stages of sculpture: armature, flesh out, and embellish. Armature is to a sculpture as bones are to the body. Students are doing the body with an armature of wire and a dish soap bottle. Flesh out is to give the sculpture substance. Embellishments are specific details added to the sculpture by the artist. Students will flesh out and embellish the body of their sculpture. Students are being so creative and the sculptures are looking awesome!
Students in the Woodland Critters class participated in a Thanksgiving themed activity- The Mayflower Challenge! Students were instructed to build a boat with paper plates and foil to hold as many "pilgrims" as possible. Students used problem solving skills and each designed a unique boat with hopes that it would float while holding some wooden marbles without sinking. Students put their finished boats in a tub of water to test their designs!
The students absolutely loved this activity and made some impressive ships! Students learned a lot of how to proportion weight for balance and problem solving skills, getting creative and making adjustments if needed if their boat did not perform as expected the first time.
What a fun activity for students right before the Thanksgiving holiday!
A Winter Wonderland! Students had fun getting outside and playing in the snow this week for the first snowfall of the year! Students even built some snowmen on the playground and enjoyed time outside with friends!
Last Friday students got to go to a horse barn in New Prague to learn everything about horses, how to ride them, how to be around them, and what type of work goes into owning horses. They all had an amazing time!
Reminder: Food Share this Thursday Nov 17 @4pm
Reading Buddies! Students in the Woodland Critter and Frog classes are joining together in groups to read as a community. Pairing different grade level students for reading time is beneficial for reading skills, peer modeling, and FUN interacting with other students! What a great way to encourage reading with students sharing and working together!
Students in Mrs. K's class had a special guest visit recently, Charles Kotasek who is a student at the MNCS High School. He came to speak with our students about the bass guitar and harmonics. His presentation included showing us his awesome bass guitar he actually made himself and also playing some well known musical classics! He even took requests from students! Students also had the chance to play the instrument. They learned more about the benefits of project based learning and a little bit of what it is like to be at the High School.
Thank you to Charles Kotasek for visiting! Our students enjoyed your presentation and talented bass playing!
The MNCS Junior High Knowledge Bowl team took 3rd place at the meet at Fitzgerald in Mankato yesterday!! Way to go team!!!
For one of todays experiences a group of students had to create a restaurant, including the name, design, set up, and menu. They then cooked a wonderful meal and served it to some staff. We all gave this restaurant 5 stars!
More Halloween excitement with MNCS Elementary!...
This Halloween at MNCS was an exciting one! Students had so much fun Trick-Or-Treating downtown Henderson for our annual Halloween event! Students visited local businesses and received lots of goodies and candy! We also had a Halloween costume contest in the afternoon with students dressed in their best Halloween costumes to make this Monday special! There were so many
creative and festive costumes, with some wonderful performances! All were winners and was such a fun day with students showing their Halloween spirit!
We want to thank all the local businesses who participated this year and brought smiles to our students faces with a bag full of treats!
Students got to put super glue on their face and a microscope slide to try and see if they could find skin mites on their skin
**No beautiful faces were harmed during this activity
Nuts and Bolts has arranged to help with the meat raffles at The 300 Club in Le Sueur during November and December. The proceeds from each night, which will go toward helping fund Experience Fridays, Genius hour, snacks, classroom supplies, etc for MNCS. However, four adult volunteers are needed each Saturday. If you are interested please use the link to sign up. Thank you!
http://www.tinyurl.com/meatraffles
Reminder: Early Release on Wednesday Oct 26th
HS 1:05 ES 1:15
Students in Mrs K's class had a special guest visit their art class recently! One of our student's grandfather, Steve Anderson is a Cartoonist who came to instruct students on how to draw cartoons and the progression of animation! Students worked on a one page cartoon with Steve and are now working on an eight page cartoon story book with Mrs. K! They are enjoying the creative process and making their own animated characters!
More McGowan's Farm History Fest Fun!
MNCS students enjoyed the recent trip to McGowan's Farm for History Fest! They were able to experience what it was like in the past with a variety of entertainers and activities ranging from Historical Interpreters of 17th century, launching a catapult, cider making, cannon shooting, pirates, face painting, and so much more! What a fun day of learning experiences and being out in the beautiful fall weather!
There will be two food trucks parked at MNCS High School tonight starting at 4:00 p.m. for presentation night
One will be The Squeaky Cow (burgers, fries, cheese curds, and more) https://www.thesqueakycow.com/menu
The other one will be Cookie Dough Bliss (edible cookie dough, ice cream, and other sweets)
https://www.cookiedobliss.com/menu
Come grab some food while you check out the students projects!
