Dea Nettles
Vo-Ag students attended the National FFA convention in Indianapolis Indiana
. The Bixby FFA had two recipients of the American FFA Degree they were Daniel King and Samantha Russell. This is the highest degree that a FFA member can receive. Only 3% of the FFA members in the United States receive this degree each year. There were approximately 60,000 FFA members in attendance this year. This is an awesome sight to behold as all of the FFA members converge on Indianapolis at the same time. It makes me very proud to be an educator of such dedicated individuals
The Bixby FFA at the Tulsa state fair
Tulsa State Fair horse show was the first show to take place and the results are as follows:
Kayla Hill 7th in showmanship at halter
Marci Russell participated in the Barrels and Stakes race
Tiffany Schutts participated in the showmanship at halter class
The Tulsa State fair Breeding Ewe classes
Cari Wright places 8th in the open Dorset show and 4th in the regional Dorset show and 3rd in the FFA Dorset breeding ewe show
Jayson Chesebro places 3rd in the Hampshire breeding ewe show
Alyssa MacDonald placed 7th in the Hampshire breeding ewe show and 2nd in the lamb lead contest
Marci Russell placed 10th in the Hampshire breeding ewe show
The Tulsa State Fair Market Weather show was held on October 7th and 8th
Cari Wright placed 13th with a natural weather
Stephanie Nettles exhibited Natural market weather
Rachael Snyder exhibited her Natural market weather
Alyssa MacDonald exhibited her Natural market weather
Jayson Chesebro exhibited his Hampshire market weather
Brooks King exhibited his Hampshire market weather
Kayla Hill exhibited her Hampshire market weather
Cari Wright exhibited her Speckled face market weather
Tiffany Schutts exhibited her Hampshire market weather
Metric Olympics was held at North 4-5-6 Science Lab
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The 6th grade students from Team 6A participated in 5 different events.
The events were; Cotton Ball Shot Put, Paper Plate Discus, Straw Javelin Throw, Right handed Marble Grab, Left handed Sponge Squeeze
The student selected teams within each science class and then agreed on the country they wanted to represent. They made a flag to represent that country and many even choose team wear for the big day.
Students were given individual awards for each competition on October 2nd.
Each class was also awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze depending on how close their estimation was to the actual measurement. Gold or First place winners were awarded a gold Hershey kiss, Silver or second place winners received a silver Hershey kiss, and Bronze or third place winners received a bronze Hershey kiss.
The following is a list of Team Winners
First Hour
Iceland
- Gold- team average was 234 -Ally Carpenter, Kelsi McMahan, Alyssa Perez, and Madelyn Stoll
USA- Silver- team average was 266- Kaylee Doenges, Alex Lassman, Jake Schaffitzel, and Payton Sullivan
Ireland- Bronze- 270- Haleigh Bassett, Samantha Bowling, Shelby Jones, and Cameron Straley
2nd Hour
Tanzania- Gold -196 *closest team of all classes - Anthony Armour, Wayne Davis, Jacob Jackson, and Jonathan Miller
Jamaica- Silver- 225- Cody Adams, Cade Cabbiness, Joshua Garrett, Miller Palmer, and Jake Spriggs
Bahamas
- Bronze - 649- Katie Carson, Ashtyn Grotts, Baylee Levering, Chelsea West
3rd Hour
Gabon
- Gold - 227 - Aubrey Andrews, Tia Bennett, Emry Peterson, and Julia Waldman
Thailand
Silver -382- Andra Eve, Taylor Fulbright, Makaela Knight, and Isabel Vela
Madagascar
- Bronze -649- Peter Anthony, Jared Kerr, Nate Lancaster, Jacob Lauderdale, and Zach Rainwater
4th Hour
Russia
- Gold- 311- team members Breydon Daniel, Austin Griffin, Kent Huddleston, and Chase Tucker
Vietnam/Yemen - silver - 333- Braden Goodell, Alex Quiroz, Troy Scott, and Jordan Tennyson
S. Korea
- Bronze - 359- Brice Richardson, Braxton Ross, Donald Underwood, and Jack Walker
A special thank you to all of the volunteers, we had over 20 parents spend time with our Olympians!
North 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Center fifth graders
took a 'trip' back in time. George Washington and Ol' Bess, a colonial period slave visited with them this past month. The students heard about how George and Martha Washington felt about their move from their home, Mt. Vernon, to serve as the first President of the United States. He also discussed some points of the American Revolution. Dr. Gary Gray, George Washington, is a scholar who presents a number of our past Presidents in costume and character. Sheila Arnold, a Colonial Williamsburg scholar, was a primary source as a colonial slave. She spoke about the hardships faced by slave families who were forced to do long hours of work and how many become separated from their families when sold to different owners. She shared this through songs and stories.
Along the same note, on Tuesday, October 20th, the fifth graders attended a special concert by David Hildebrand on music from the colonial period and the time of George Washington. Mr. Hildebrand is considered an expert on music from the colonial, Revolutionary and Federal periods. He played the harpsichord, the flute (recorder) and a guitar very different from today's guitar. Mr. Hildebrand currently teaches music at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland. This program was made possible by the Kirkpatrick Foundation and is sponsored by the Oklahoma History Center, George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, The George Washington Teaching Ambassador Program, Oklahoma A+ Schools, and The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
Brassfield students in Team 6 Blue
has been working on an Integration Unit about Egypt. In Science class, students have studied Secrets of Lost Empires and How Levers Lift. In Social Studies, students are exploring Ancient Egypt using the Internet. They also have researched the practice of mummification and how it was related to their religion. Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians made about 70 million mummies!!!!! Our 6 Blue students can also tell you why the Egyptians stopped the process. In Math, students are learning about the Egyptian Number System using hieroglyphics and also using powers of ten. In Language Arts, students have read about pharaohs, levels of society, ancient cuisine, animal life, hieroglyphs, mummies and pyramids. We have also studied vocabulary and created Egyptian drawings. Students are doing a super job!!!! Team 6 Blue: Ms. Barbour, Dr. McManus, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Sherry
District Title I hosted a Safari themed family reading night
"Tracking a Good Book" on October 22nd.
The Brassfield cafeteria was full of families taking part in fun literacy activities which resulted in students taking home free books. The Safari Guides for the evening were Heather Cooper, Molly Damer, Ranae Klinkefus and Fred Qualls. Tracking a good book can make a hunter very hungry, so after family activity passports were stamped they enjoyed pizza, pop and cake. A huge thank you to Erin Jones, Sherri McMillan, Lydia Wilson and Judy Cooper for manning our hungry masses. Thanks also to Doc's, Hostess and Little Debbie snack cakes for their donations as well as Brittany Berryhill and Amber Kearns for the decorations.
Brassfield Students of the Month for October
6 Blue - Hannah Hernadi, Casey Booth
6 Read - Noah Basham, Lakin Monroe
5 Blue - Jena Haaz, Clayton Kasbaum
5 Red - Austin West, Callie Crone
These students demonstrate good behavior, have good grades, demonstrate good character and are a role model to other students. Way to go!
First grade at Bixby North is alive and well
. We just had a wonderful fieldtrip to the Tulsa State Fair. We focused on rural animals and comparisons to rural and urban life. We celebrated fall by making root beer in our classrooms which uses dry ice and goes through the different stages of solid, liquids and gases. We will be focusing on the history of Thanksgiving in November and ending our study with a "feast" in our rooms. We had a lot of fun activities for Red Ribbon Week. A lot of us have enjoyed our Spartan Pals from the football team and want to thank Coach and the boys for coming over to North to share their time with the students. Go Bixby!!
