Cells, butterflies, cows, plows and rainbows

By Nancy Replogle

What do pieces of cereal, jelly beans, and marshmallows have in common with cells? These things were used by 4th grade students at St. Mary’s School to create model cells. Natalie, Jaden, Alexis, Jill, Ryan, Sam, Parker, Desiree, and Kennedy show off their creations.

St. Mary’s first grade students know a lot about butterflies. First grade

teacher, Mrs. Yackey, gives each student milkweed with a monarch egg on it. The egg hatches into a caterpillar and eventually turns into a chrysalis.Excitement is high when the adult butterfly emerges. Butterflies are then released to begin their journey to Mexico for the winter.

Fifth grade students from St. Mary of the Assumption School attended the

“Cows and Plows Day” at the Van Wert Fairgrounds along with VWCS students.The students learned about the various aspects of agriculture and the importance of agriculture to our health and economy.

Pictured is Erika Younts modeling the proper attire for someone who works

at Cooper Foods. The class then posed for a picture in front of a combine from Kennedy Kuhn. The rainy weather didn’t dampen their spirits as they
moved from one station to another. Thank you to all the volunteers who put the  “Cow and Plows Day” together.

Recently students and staff at St. Mary of the Assumption School were surprised to see a rainbow in the sky upon their arrival at school. While a pot of gold was mentioned they knew the rainbow was a gift from God – reminding them that we can always trust His promises. It was a fantastic way to start a rainy day!