Math

• Square Roots
• Difference Problems (How many more?)
• Counting by 1/4's

Library with Mrs. Pfiefer

• Read The Bee Tree by Patricia Polocco

History of Hastings

• Watched the DVD Connection to the Past
• Samuel and Harriet Alexander
• 1st mayor
• 1st store 
• 1st City Treasurer
• 1st Merchant
• Served at the First Presbyterian Church
• Lived at 7th and Lincoln the site of the 2nd home built.  Also, the site of Alexander Park (Behind Great Western Bank on 7th)
• His wife planted 5 acres of trees

The Class

Art -
Tissue paper eggs for spring.

The kids are really excited about picking their site for the Community Project.  It has been really fun talking and learning about the history of Hastings.  We have learned quite a lot.  We have talked a lot about why Hastings wanted to be the County Seat and have the Courthouse here.  We have also talked about how important the railroad was to any town on the praire.  It was very interesting to teach the kids about how you had to "go to town" to buy groceries, and how you didn't go to town very often if was far away.

We have also talked about the four brick factories in Hastings.  They were interested because some of the kids have visited Brickyard Park.

We will soon be talking about more of the parks, several different downtown buildings, and more about the streetcars that were in Hastings.

Mrs. Matthies

Math test today

In S.S we learned about 

• local government
• State government
• Federal Judicial 

We had a Tornado Drill

Hastings Community Project 

• We talked about the State rivers
• We had to have 3 questions about our community.

 From 

Sadie

Math

• We should be able to multiply by: 0, 1, 2, 7, 10, 11
• We are starting to learn 5's

Hastings

• Schools - Longfellow
• Brickyard Park
• Fire department
• Police station
• Courthouse

By Jacob

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The secret word is:  classroom

If your child comes to school and tells me the secret word they will receive a prize.

Mrs. Matthies

Today was Chess Tournament.

Breck won 9th place.

Math

We learned Celsius  Anders Celsius created it

Fahrenheit was created by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit

Hastings is the county seat today.  Juniata was the first county seat

Hailey made the 4 Quarter AR party.

Elli

Thursday

• Last day for pennies for Patients
• We watched  Hotel Transylvania for Pennies for Patients
• We collected $2,000
• The Red Team won the contest

Math

• We added numbers with decimals 
• example money

Social Studies

• Local Government
• mayor
• city council
• school board
• judges
• county boards

Thanks,

    Libby