Karen Dux

Preschool Students as Doctors and Nurses

This year in preschool, students in Mrs. Humphrey’s class have been learning a new classroom job. The medical person is an important part of our day. Each week two students get to decide if they will be a doctor or a nurse. Then during the day when a classmate has a small scratch, bump or even a bug bite the medical team helps them by placing a band aide on the injured body part. The students love this job. They are learning so many things: compassion, caring for others, being responsible with their trash, fine motor skills to open a band aide and how to ask others where it hurts.

It has been a great way to incorporate real world practices in our classroom. The students take such pride and joy in helping their friends.

Acting Out Math

Miss Mohr’s kindergarten math class was acting out story problems using bears. Students got to make up their own stories such as, “Four bears went to the park. Then two bears went home. How many bears are at the park now?” “Three bears were at the park. Two more bears came to the park. Now there are five bears at the park.” They were also practicing counting with one-to-one correspondence. Students had fun “Acting Out” math for a real life math experience.

Building a Tower of Books

CHANCE kids have been fostering the joy of reading by building a Book Tower – One book made for each book read!

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

Construction Tech Rebuild

Students in Construction Tech are busy with their first project of the year. In between rain storms and high winds, the boys have been busy at the home of Taylor Biehl taking down an existing garden shed. Upon inspection of the building, the students came to the conclusion that much of the frame of the building was still usable, so they decided to replace any rotten boards with new ones. The bottom sill plate was replaced with a green treated one and the siding and roofing will also be replaced. The building may even get some overhang to help make the siding last longer.

Plans include to put a new roof on and shingle the building to match the house. The boys are having a good time with the demolition phase. I am sure that the rebuilding phase will be rewarding as well. There is a lot of construction going on in Fairbury like our new pool and the “H” street project. The weather certainly has been an issue with all projects around town weather big or small. Included are some pictures that were taken while the students were removing the battered materials. More to come!!!

Fairbury Community Food Market

Friday Flashlight Read It, Sing It

On Fridays students in Mrs. Shinn’s classroom enjoy turning off the lights and using their flashlights to read and sing some of their favorite motivational and educational songs.

BlendEd Learning in 5th grade

This year is off to a great start incorporating BlendEd learning into our daily routines. The students are actively engaged in the content through integrating technology as part of our everyday lessons. Using tools such as Quizlet, Nearpod, Kahoot, and Wonders online resource. We are able to have the students actively participate and interact with one another as they learn. Through the use of flexible seating we are observing an increase in student engagement and lesson completion. Students are able to move about the room and select seating options that best fit their learning need.

10 Years of TeamMates

TeamMates of Fairbury was recognized at the Annual Partnership Meeting on July 24th for reaching its 10th year of mentoring. Fairbury, among other communities, has been making quality matches based on shared interests and the school and community has benefited from the program’s presence. Statistics based off of data collected last school year showed some promising numbers; over half of our local matches are staying together for at least 3 years, 90% of students in the program had fewer disciplinary referrals, and 100% of matches in Fairbury had fewer unexcused absences. The goal of the Mentor is not to tutor or fix the student, however, our statistics show that TeamMates helps engage both students and volunteers alike with 95% of Mentors claiming to leave their weekly visit in a better mood than when they arrived. If you would like to become a part of this fun and advantageous program, please contact coordinator, Tiffany Ebke at tebke@fairburyjeffs.org to learn about the application process and learn about upcoming training dates!

2018 TeamMates Promo Video