Students learn interesting facts about animals

MADISON DAILY LEADER | MADISON, S.D. Madison Christian School Youth Life Otters By APRIL JOHNSON — Swim in groups called rafts — Use stones to mark their territory — Male otter’s hair changes to white when they get older — Otters take a bath after each time they eat WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008 | PAGE 7 Students learn interesting facts about animals By THIRD- AND FOURTH-GRADERS Third- and fourth-graders display their animal furs. The furs were provided by the Big Sioux Water Festival in Brookings. The students each chose a fur to research and write a report on. We had lots of fun and learned many new interesting facts about each animal! Check out some of the interesting facts we learned about each animal! American Badger By ELIZABETH ANDRESEN — Fur is sometimes used for high quality paintbrushes — Makes a new home about every other day — Digs its hole as far down as 3 meters — It is called a badger because of the badge on its face Raccoons By AMANDA ROWLAND — They eat just about anything — They can unzip a purse as well as humans can — They wash their food before eating it — 1 male watches over and protects many females Red Fox by IZABELA HOWELL — It is the 2nd strongest mammal — It is an omnivore (meat eater) — It adjusts well to harsh weather conditions — eats snails Mink Muskrats — — — — By COLE LEIGHTON Largest rodent in its sub family Causes great damage to dams Have clean homes Can swim forward or backward By GABRIEL RICHARDS — It is very flexible. — It can touch its head to its legs by bending backwards — Very strong jaws and strong body — Eats muskrats — It usually has 1-4 babies Skunks Showcasing animal furs are (back, left) Izzy Howell, April Johnson, Elizabeth Andresen, Amanda Rowland, (front) Noah Salmen, Cole Leighton and Gabriel Richards. — — — — By NOAH SALMEN The spray is called musk Can spray up to 10-15 feet away Known for rabies Can live in the desert Students deliver meals Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders at Madison Christian School volunteered their time to deliver Meals on Wheels April 2125. Their tasks included picking up the meals, which are packed in coolers, at the High Rise in Madison. Some days students picked up two coolers -- one for hot and one for cold food. Students delivered meals at the homes listed on a clipboard. Some meals were delivered to elderly couples and others were delivered to single individuals. First- and second-graders at Madison Christian School dislplay the calendars they put g together about each patriotic holiday. We met many friendly people. It was a fun, learning experience. Kindergartner Samuel Howell (right) demonstrates caring by sharing his umbrella with Sydney Bezenek as they prepare to go out in the rain. To help the Earth we can... By FIRST- AND SECOND-GRADERS — Turn off water — Use energy efficient light bulbs — Use efficient E-85 gas — Turn off lights — Pick up the trash — Don’t litter — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — Don’t leave water running. — Protect endangered animals — Walk Kindergartners (left) Sydney Bezenek, Jessica Leighton and Caity Gearhart read their Bibles during God time at the Madison Christian School. ncentrate as lan Nelson co left) and Dec ( s Jacob Oldre Kindergartner ir handwriting. he t they work on What we like about spring Spring By ELSA LEIGHTON SECOND GRADE Spring By NICHOLAS ANDRESEN SECOND GRADE S P R I N G pring is a good time for me. eople play at parks. ain rain go away, come again another day. love to play in the spring. ow the snow is gone. Now I have to yawn. row flowers, grow in spring. Onomatopoeia: Using a word to imitate a sound. S P R I N G unflowers grow. My dad mows. eople play at parks and dogs bark ain pours down. play in the rain. ature is everywhere, even in the air. ardens grow tons of plants. Spring By BRIANA STEUERWALD FIRST GRADE Spring By JOSH OLDRE SECOND GRADE Spring By TAKENRIC HARMDIERKS FIRST GRADE S P R I N G unflowers grow. eople play at parks. ain begins to fall. see roses starting to bloom. ow plants grow. od made all people. S P R I N G ummer is close. eople play outside. eal bears wake up. run outside. ear is summer. od is pleased. S P R I N G unflowers grow. eople play at parks. ain puddles are fun to play in. n the spring children play. ew born babies are born in spring. rass starts to grow. Spring By AUTUMN MORTENSON SECOND GRADE Spring By ALYSON JOHNSON FIRST GRADE S P R I N G unflowers grow. My brother mows. retty flowers bloom. I run by with a zoom! ain drips down all around town. l listen to birds tweet, as I walk down the street. oses sniff the sweet spring air, my dad relaxes in his chair. od is great, God is good. He gave us all that he could. S P R I N G unflowers grow. eople play at parks. ain begins to fall. see roses starting to bloom. ow plants grow. od made flowers of glory. Next week’s final page: Chester School