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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Kansas Day lessons at Park, Lincoln schools
Dara Touselee’s kindergarten class at Park Elementary School in Great Bend celebrated Kansas Day, Jan. 29, with a week of activities. Tuesday was Farm Day, Wednesday was Native American Day, Thursday was Pioneer Day – so students made a wagon train – and Friday was Cowboy Day.
On Jan. 29, second-grade students at Lincoln Elementary celebrated Kansas Day by answering Kansas trivia questions that were hidden inside yellow balloons that the students popped. They wore birthday crowns, ate sunflower cookies, and followed step-by-step directions on how to draw a bison.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Sheepadoodle ‘Gabby’ joins teaching staff Barton County Special Services Cooperative Director Christie Gerdes, right, introduces Gabby, a therapy dog, to children and staff in a local classroom.
A puppy named Gabby is expected to have a calming influence on children in area schools. Christie Gerdes, director of the Barton County Special Services Cooperative, brought the perky sheepadoodle to the Great Bend USD 428 Board of Education meeting on Monday to introduce her.
“It is our plan that she will be able to go into different special education classrooms across the cooperative and visit with students and staff for a day. When she comes up to you and wags her tail – and her whole body – you can’t help but smile and feel a little better about your day,” Gerdes