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7th & 8th grade students traveled to Des Moines on September 9th to experience the Des Moines Botanical Gardens and the Iowa State Capital. The trip was built around science and social studies educational components. A thank you to the Riceville Kiwanis and Riceville PTO for supporting students by purchasing the tickets for the Botanical Gardens. Thank you to the following volunteer chaperones helping Ms. Houser and Mrs. Asfahl: Scott & Andrea O'Brien, Liz Baethke, Emmanuel Barron, Nicole Smith, and Jared Stevenson.

Our students had the special opportunity to enjoy breakfast with their grandparents, creating memories and sharing lots of smiles along the way. It was such a wonderful morning filled with good food, great conversations, and even better company!

Thank you to Nancy and the kithen crew, and all of the grandparents who joined us and helped make the morning so special. We loved having everyone together! 🥞❤️🐾

Our 3rd graders had a special visitor, Addy Mae with Ag in the Classroom, who taught them all about windmills and how they work. After learning about the important role wind energy can play in agriculture, students got creative and designed and built their own windmills! 🌬️

What a fun, hands-on learning experience for our 3rd graders! 🐾❤️🖤