On April 25, our Student Council hosted a Career Day for 3rd and 4th graders. Each class was able to listen to 3 or 4 adults who came in to talk to us about their jobs. Our class listened to 4 speakers. They were Mr. Lewis, Mr. Inniss, Mrs. Clark and Mr. McClay.

Our first speaker was Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis is a train engineer for BNSF. An engineer drives a train on the railroad. A train can weigh up to 2,000 tons and be up to 2 miles long! We also learned that sometimes Mr. Lewis has to travel long distances for his job and has to be away from his family.

Our second speaker was Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Clark is a cardiac ICU nurse. We learned that ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit. After patients have heart surgery, they come to Mrs. Clark, where she takes care of them and makes sure they get the things they need.

Our third speaker was Mr. Inniss. Mr. Inniss is a 4-H Coordinator at the U of I Extension Office. He helps organize different events for 4-H members. For instance, last Friday, he helped organize a welding event for kids. We learned that the 4-H motto is “Make the Best Better!” We already have a classmate that is a 4-H member and maybe more of us will join!

Our last speaker of the morning was Mr. McClay. He is a landscape designer for a nursery. Mr. McClay designs yards and patios around houses to help make them more beautiful. We were excited to learn that Mr. McClay uses math formulas that we are currently using in our classroom. He said that he has to use Area=Length x Width almost every day!

Thank you to all of our Career Day speakers. We are really glad you were able to come in to help us learn more about your job.

Do you have a Career Day at your school? If you do, what types of careers did you discover?

What career will you choose when you grow up? Why?

If you’re an adult, what is your career? Please tell us about it!