On Thursday, September 29 Central and Jefferson Intermediate School hosted a family movie night. Families were able to enjoy an outdoor viewing of the movie “Zootopia” on a big inflatable screen. This event took place at the Jefferson Intermediate track. “Zootopia” fruit snacks, animal crackers, M & M’s along with a bottle of water were given to each member of the family by staff. The Jefferson Student Council handed out Glow Sticks for the evening fun. It was a great night.
Julia Cook is a former teacher and school guidance counselor. She has become one of America’s most recognized authors of guidance storybooks for children. She writes practical, easy to use stories that not only make a positive difference, but are fun to read. Julia has the innate ability to enter the world view of a child through storybooks, giving both children the “what to say” and the “how to say it.” Cook’s ultimate goal: make a positive difference in the lives of people both young and old by teaching lifelong problem-solving skills.
Visit her website @ http://www.juliacookonline.com
Book order forms will be sent home the week prior to her visit and will be due Wednesday, October 26th. Please make checks payable to JULIA COOK.
Several teachers, students and administrators attended the Digital Citizenship Symposium in Kearney on Tuesday.
Featured Speakers were Karen Haase, Education Attorney, KSB School Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, Craig Badura, Technology Integration Specialist, Aurora Public Schools, Stephanie Bernthal, Instructional Technology Trainer, Educational Service Unit #17, and Hunter Radenslaben, @AthleteNationCo, Waverly High School, Waverly, Nebraska.
The purpose of the symposium titled “Be The Key” was to share information and educational resources on the topic of digital citizenship.
School personnel and students created a poster of the “Key” takeaways of the day.
EXCITING COLLEGE EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Fairbury Jr-Sr High School was awarded the EducationQuest College Access grant for the next 4 years. Each year for the next 4 years, we will receive $5000 to be used towards college access activities for all 9-12th grade students. Such activities include, college visits for every student 9-12, providing ACT Test Prep sessions for students preparing to take the ACT, financial aid presentationś by EducationQuest personnel, college fair, and countless other opportunities for exposure. Important dates and information for the month of October are listed below:
10/4: College Fair-SCC Beatrice-all juniors and seniors
10/5: College visit to UNL-all seniors
10/10: Financial Aid Meeting for all seniors and their parents-11:50 a.m. at the HS
How to fill out the FAFSA and create FSA IDś
10/19: Apply2College Campaign-all seniors will apply to a college of their choice
Important information that seniors will need to know to create their FSA IDś are their social security numbers and a personal email. For the Apply2College Campaign students will need to have some form of payment for the colleges that have an application fee. If you have any questions, please call Taylor Biehl at 729-6116.
Mrs. Ruhnke’s fifth grade students practiced the meaning of their Social Studies Vocabulary words using the “Plickers” method. Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices. The questions are projected on the board and students pick either answer A,B,C,D by holding their cards so that the answer they chose is on the top. The teacher then uses a device to scan the room and capture the students’ answers.
The first PTA sponsored program, Rock In Prevention was held Tuesday. Rock In Prevention, along with mentors from the high school provided the message that drugs are bad for your body and bullying should be stopped immediately. This interactive program included lots of fun songs and actions! Each family will receive a Rock In Prevention cd that reinforces these positive messages. Be sure to ask your child about this fantastic program.
The Fairbury football team had a blast Thursday morning greeting the students at Central Elementary. They were there to give high fives, get them excited for the school day, and talk a little bit about the homecoming game this Friday. It was an awesome opportunity to spread Jeff Pride throughout our community and schools. The Jeffs will take on Lincoln Christian this Friday @ 7:00p.m. GO JEFFS!
Students attended SCC Construction Career Days in Milford, NE. There they learned about many different programs at SCC. Students got to participate in hands on activities such as bricklaying, heavy equipment operation, diesel mechanics, computer-aided drafting, construction, electrical lineman work, concrete work, brick laying, nondestructive testing and automotive technology. They even ran into some former students from FHS! It was a productive day. Adam Montague and Brett Sutton both won $100 scholarships.
The Dual-Credit Intro. to Psychology Course dissected sheep brains at the conclusion of their chapter about the parts of the brain. Students were able to see some of the various parts that they discussed in class.
