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  • Third Graders Visit Jefferson Valley Museum

    DIANE JENSEN, Jefferson Valley Museum|Mar 12, 2025

    Third-grade students from Whitehall Elementary School walked to the Jefferson Valley Museum on March 6, 2025, to participate in "Henry Ford-Invention-Innovation" activities. Students first had their picture taken sitting behind the wheel of a 1920s Ford Model TT, learning that this truck was the commercial version of the famous Model T. Then, the third graders gathered inside the Big Red Barn. Here students learned the name of the first car built by Henry Ford, the Quadricycle, worked in teams...

  • Whitehall Third Graders Visit the Big Red Barn

    DIANE JENSEN, Jefferson Valley Museum|May 22, 2024

    Third-grade students from Whitehall Elementary School participated in an end-of-the-year field trip to our local Jefferson Valley Museum. Given the nickname the "Big Red Barn" by a few participating students, teams of two went on a scavenger hunt on museum grounds trying to locate specific items. Following the scavenger hunt, students used braille LEGOS to spell their first names and museum-specific vocabulary words. All scavenger hunt participants received an ice cream coupon from A&W. The...

  • Several Third Graders Win JVM Poster Contest

    DIANE JENSEN, Jefferson Valley Museum|Nov 29, 2023

    The Jefferson Valley Museum recently held a poster contest for third-grade Whitehall Elementary School students. Teachers Casey McLean and Michelle Head walked with their students to our local museum for their fall field trip. At the museum, students were given a tour that highlighted the main artifact themes on display which include farming, ranching, mining, railroads, and the military. While at the museum, students were asked to select one of these five themes and make a collage poster....