Category: Jefferson-Intermediate

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Classifying Angles – Blend Ed Style

Fifth graders learned about angles with some hands-on fun!  To classify angles at the beginning of our unit, teachers taped up a table with painter’s tape, armed students with a whiteboard marker, and let them classify (acute, right, obtuse, and straight) as many angles as they could.  They LOVED this activity! This was one of the four “Station Rotations” that students engaged in as part of the BlendEd Program that fifth graders are currently participating in. At the conclusion of this activity, students took a picture,explained this activity and posted it on their SeeSaw account to share with family and friends.  

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Parent Pyramid Model Series

There has been an extension on the registration deadline for the Parent Pyramid Model series in Fairbury due to low registration. Registration is open until this Friday, October 19th with the first class starting on Monday, October 22.

This parenting series is free to register and dinner and childcare are provided at no cost each night. This is a wonderful opportunity being offered to parents in Jefferson County and feedback from last year’s class was very positive.

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5th Grade Fall Art

Mrs. Ruhnke’s fifth graders drew and colored pumpkin scenes using Oil Pastels and Baby Oil.  The students sketched their scene and then colored them with a variety of Oil Pastels. Blending was then done with a Q-tip and Baby Oil.  Students enjoyed creating their pumpkin scenes and had the added bonus of a room that smelled like Baby Oil!

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Students and Teachers Attend Digital Citizenship Symposium

Last week, Mrs. Carly Winter and Mrs. Karen Dux took two 6th grade and two 7th grade students over to the ESU in Beatrice for Digital Citizenship Day.  These students were able to listen to speakers from KSB Law as well as the Nebraska State Patrol on ways to be successful and safe online.  They also had time to create media tools to take back to their district to help educate others in on district.  Fairbury students chose to create a FlipGrid with various topics discussing how we can be safe, kind, positive, etc. while interacting online.
Use the link below to check out the start of their project.  The students who participated chose to share this out students in our district in hopes that others might add their thoughts and knowledge on the various topics.
https://flipgrid.com/bekindbesafe
The overall message we left with that day was “Be safe, be kind.”  If we can follow these rules when interacting online, we might just be able to make our digital world a better place!
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TeamMates In October – Strengths Day

TeamMates of Fairbury is excited to once again be recognized as a Strengths chapter!

What does this mean?
“Through the Gallup strengths partnership, mentors and mentees can better understand and maximize the unique human potential that each person brings to their roles in school and life.”

When?
We are holding trainings throughout the day on Monday, October 8th. For a Mentor Renewal “Lunch n’ Learn”, meet at the Administration building at 12 pm. Mentees should plan to stay after school to take the strengths survey. And Mentors, please join us at 5:15 for Strengths Training.

If you are unable to attend but still want to be able to learn more about yourself and your TeamMate through Strengths, we can find a time that works best for you. Please contact me at tebke@fairburyjeffs.org to RSVP or for more information.

Activity of the Month – Fall Inspired Painting
Tuesday, October 30th – 3:45 pm at Jefferson

This simple project requires autumn colored paints, a pencil for tracing your hand, a canvas or thick piece of paper,  and Q-Tips to dab leaves onto the tree. Simple, beautiful, and sentimental. Thanks to our new match, Tonya and Micah for going outside the box with their weekly match activity! For more Fall related craft ideas, follow our Fall Craft Board on the Fairbury TeamMates Pinterest page.

Happy Mentoring and Happy Fall!

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Husker Harvest Days

On September 13th, 37 students traveled to Husker Harvest Days by Grand Island. Throughout the day, students got the chance to talk to many different agricultural businesses including equipment companies, seed companies, and livestock producers.  

Along with great experiences and talking to these experienced workers in the ag field, there were many different opportunities to meet new people from other chapters, see some old friends, and gather great souvenirs from every agribusiness company. It was an educational day for all of the Fairbury FFA members to learn more about the future of agriculture.

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Children’s Author/Illustrator, Bruce Arant Coming to FPS

Children’s Author/Illustrator, Bruce Arant
Coming to Fairbury Public Schools
Monday, October 15, 2018

Author and illustrator Bruce Arant—a father of three—writes from years of personal experience of “tucking-in” at bedtime, when he has fielded all possible childhood excuses to stay awake just a little bit longer. Prior to becoming a full-time writer and illustrator, Arant enjoyed a career of nearly 20 years in the magazine and custom publishing industry, where he held a variety of editorial and creative positions. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

https://nebraskaauthors.org/authors/bruce-arant

http://www.arantcreative.com/

He wrote and illustrated Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go To Sleep (2013 Peter Pauper Press) as well as that book’s sequel, Simpson’s Sheep Just Want to Sleep (2017). His first Simpson’s Sheep book was a 2015-16 Nebraska Golden Sower nominee.  The book also won two 2014 Nebraska Book Awards, and in 2016 it was appointed to the Nebraska 150 Book List.

To order books signed by the author, click here.

 

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Elementary Family Fun Night

The Fairbury Cross Country Team helped sponsor the Elementary Family Fun Night with a color run on Monday, September 17.  Elementary students and their parents ran/walked on the junior high cross country course while getting splashed with various colors by the high school runners.  They also enjoyed a nutritious meal.

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Social Studies Standards Review

What do you think our students should be taught in social studies — including history, civics, economics, and geography? The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) seeking input on the Nebraska Social Studies Standards! The social studies standards provide the framework for what students are expected to know in grades K-12, and your feedback will help make improvements to the current standards which will be revised this year.  The survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete and closes on September 30, 2018. To complete the survey, use this link:  Social Studies Standards Survey.

Cory Epler, Ph.D.

Chief Academic Officer
301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone:  402-471-3240

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