Karen Dux

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.

PTA Fundraiser Kick Off

Central and Jefferson Intermediate School Kick off for the PTA fundraiser will run now until Nov. 6th. Watch the video for more information.

Children’s Book Author/Illustrator a Hit!

Elementary students were entertained by children’s book author and illustrator, Bruce Arant, at a presentation held on Monday, Oct. 15 at the Burkley Fine Arts Center. Mr. Arant gave students a “behind the scenes” view of the processes of illustrating a picture book, from rough sketches to final artwork– specifically, for Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep! and Simpson’s Sheep Just Want to Sleep! Students in grades 3-6 enjoyed an illustration workshop where they learned how to draw 20 different facial expressions. Mr. Arant was in our region through partnership with many school districts as well as the support of our Fairbury PTA.

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 19^th 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.

Fairbury SkillsUSA Chapter Attends Fall Leadership Conference

On Sept. 24, 2018, the local SkillsUSA chapter at Fairbury High School attended the Fall Leadership Conference at SCC in Lincoln. This is an annual event. This year the Fall Leadership Conference was divided into two large groups. One half of the state held their conference in Lincoln while the other half went to Hastings. The purpose of the Fall Leadership Conference is to kick off the year for students in SkillsUSA. It is there the new officers for the state are introduced to the local chapters. This year there were six different breakout sessions at the conference. The sessions are set up to help students be better at what they do and to answer any questions they may have as SkillsUSA members. This year some of the session topics included: What is SkillsUSA?, The SkillsUSA Framework, Middle School Outreach, What to expect at the State Leadership Conference in April, job demonstrations, teamwork, fundraising for your local chapter, and discussions about the different SkillsUSA Industry Sectors in manufacturing, Energy and Transportation. In the past, students got to go on industry tours, but they tried something different this year. This year, they had the industry partners come to the conference and present to the students. All in all, it was a very rewarding day. Those students that attended the conference from Fairbury were:

1. Dalton Buxton

2. Makenzie Mills

3. Taylea Mills

4. Andrew Novotny

5. Joshua Robertson

6. Billie Sampley

7. Keely Schramm

8. Austin Massa

9. Zach Furrow

10. Caleb Trimm

Jr. High Students Attend Robotics Workshop

Seven Fairbury Jr. High Students attended a robotics workshop sponsored by the Electronic Systems Technical Program of Southeast Community College in Lincoln on October 11th. This was a one-day, hands-on workshop where they built and tested a Vex Robot and a simulated lie detector test which included soldering a circuit. They also received a tour of the technical areas related to robotics at the college including robotic welding, plasma cutters and small engines.

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!

FHS Students Participate in Land Judging

By Kennedy DeBoer

Eighteen students traveled to Syracuse on Wednesday, October 3rd for land judging. At land judging, students go to four different pits and judge the quality and texture of the soil. Students also used their land capability chart to find the land capability class of each pit. This year Fairbury FFA chapter came home with two ribbons!! Freshman Brigham Scheetz earned a red ribbon in his first year of competing and Senior Delaney Miller received a white ribbon. All in all it was a great learning experience for all of the students that went, and hopefully next year we bring a couple more ribbons home!!

Josephine Blatny Qualifies for State Cross Country!

Congratulations to junior Josephine Blatny on qualifying for the state cross country meet. Josephine placed 7th at the district meet that was at Doane University on Thursday, October 11. Josephine will run at Kearney Country Club on Friday, October 19 at 2:00. Best wishes Josephine! Go Jeffs!