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Bees are very social creatures that depend on each other for survival, said beekeeper Paula Owen, and humans can learn a lot from them.
“One-third of everything we eat is directly related to honeybees, so they’re pretty important,” she told students at Eisenhower Elementary School.
Owen and hundreds of other presenters visited Eisenhower Jan. 27 for Kansas Day. The day, which celebrates the day that Kansas was founded as a state on Jan. 29, is organized each year by school counselor Debbie Sack. Sack gets help from local organizations, farmers and parent volunteers who work to make the day a special learning experience for the children.
Demonstrating with a live group of honeybees from her hive, Owen showed students how bees work hard daily, provide for their colony, and are responsible for pollinating crops. The almond crop in the United States, for example, is almost entirely dependent upon bees, Owen said. The honeybee is the official state insect of Kansas.
“I hope they’ll realize how important the bees are, and maybe grow up to be beekeepers,” she said. “Beekeeping is really important.”
Activities in the gym included candlemaking, weaving, spinning, lacemaking, sawing, lasso throwing, breadmaking, cornhusk doll making and looking at replicas of weapons from the Civil War era. Children petted live animals and listened to live music and professional storytellers with the purpose of learning more about how early Kansans lived.
Students even got to meet a real Buffalo Soldier, Trooper James Madison, a World War II and 10th Cavalry veteran. He is now part of the Greater Kansas City/Leavenworth Chapter of the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association.
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion, volunteered to help out at Kansas Day. They also got to learn a little bit about Kansas themselves.
“I like being with the kids and it’s just a great experience to help with the community,” said Pfc. Sarah Anderson.
Pfc. Vaotaua Saufoi said she enjoyed getting to feed a cow and learning how to make apple cider.
“I just wanted to help the kids out and do something nice,” she said.
Sixth-grader Carson Lucas said he’s been to Kansas Day many times, but always looks forward to the day.
“This is where we came from and maybe we can tell people what Kansas is like,” he said.
Bees are very social creatures that depend on each other for survival, said beekeeper Paula Owen, and humans can learn a lot from them.
“One-third of everything we eat is directly related to honeybees, so they’re pretty important,” she told students at Eisenhower Elementary School.
Owen and hundreds of other presenters visited Eisenhower Jan. 27 for Kansas Day. The day, which celebrates the day that Kansas was founded as a state on Jan. 29, is organized each year by school counselor Debbie Sack. Sack gets help from local organizations, farmers and parent volunteers who work to make the day a special learning experience for the children.
Demonstrating with a live group of honeybees from her hive, Owen showed students how bees work hard daily, provide for their colony, and are responsible for pollinating crops. The almond crop in the United States, for example, is almost entirely dependent upon bees, Owen said. The honeybee is the official state insect of Kansas.
“I hope they’ll realize how important the bees are, and maybe grow up to be beekeepers,” she said. “Beekeeping is really important.”
Activities in the gym included candlemaking, weaving, spinning, lacemaking, sawing, lasso throwing, breadmaking, cornhusk doll making and looking at replicas of weapons from the Civil War era. Children petted live animals and listened to live music and professional storytellers with the purpose of learning more about how early Kansans lived.
Students even got to meet a real Buffalo Soldier, Trooper James Madison, a World War II and 10th Cavalry veteran. He is now part of the Greater Kansas City/Leavenworth Chapter of the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association.
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion, volunteered to help out at Kansas Day. They also got to learn a little bit about Kansas themselves.
“I like being with the kids and it’s just a great experience to help with the community,” said Pfc. Sarah Anderson.
Pfc. Vaotaua Saufoi said she enjoyed getting to feed a cow and learning how to make apple cider.
“I just wanted to help the kids out and do something nice,” she said.
Sixth-grader Carson Lucas said he’s been to Kansas Day many times, but always looks forward to the day.
“This is where we came from and maybe we can tell people what Kansas is like,” he said.
