The Jeffs’ Best Award was created by the Fairbury Public Schools Board of Education to highlight and celebrate the great work of our staff.On behalf of the Board of Education, I would like to congratulate Chris Goeking, Head of Maintenance, as the recipient of the December Jeffs’ Best Award!
Here was the nomination statement:
He is great at what he does! He is always willing to help out even if it might not be “his job”. He has a great attitude and is a joy to have as a coworker. Chris is such a hard worker and handles things at all our buildings so well! We are blessed to have him!
He has gone above and beyond with covid safety in all of the schools.
Chris is always working and finding answers to everyone’s problems regardless of how inconvenient it is for him.
He has worked above and beyond his respective “requirements” for his job. He has the “can do” attitude that makes our district so great! He never complains and is always willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. He has never once tried to minimize what he can do, especially through this pandemic closure. Hr embraces this as an opportunity to serve. He truly is our Jeffs’ Best!!
Murder and mayhem collide in hilarious fashion as new radio station WCKY is preparing to air its first show in 1939.
As the Clementine Sisters are about to sing the opening jingle, the action behind the scenes is infused with both excitement and drama. Head writer Roy plans to propose on air to assistant director Polly. One of the radio actresses, Sarah, has helped him procure a ring, and of course, Polly walks in just as Roy is down on one knee practicing his proposal with Sarah. When Sarah ends up dead a few minutes later as she’s about to make her own shocking and unscripted announcement on the air, all signs point to poor Roy.
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December is here!
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This year for Thanksgiving my second grade class and I decided to have a “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”. Each student got to come up with an idea for what they wanted their balloon to look like, and then put the materials together to make it. This was such a fun activity to do, and one that I will definitely continue in years to come!
The food has been pouring in all week. The students at Central, Jefferson and the Jr. Sr. high school are super excited to share food with families in need! Students were also excited to see if Mrs. Smith, Mr. Molloy or Mr. Anderson got to wear the turkey costume this year. The results are in. Mr. Molloy will wear the turkey costume! It was great to see all of our students reaching out to help others, especially this year with all we’ve been through! We brought in the following amounts of food:
HS 23.2 #
Jefferson 472.4 #
Central 411.2 #
Total donated from FPS: 906.8 pounds of food!
Last year we donated a total of 652 pounds of food and $20. We increased by 254.8 pounds this year! That is such awesome support coming from our community!
The Jeffs’ Best Award was created by the Fairbury Public Schools Board of Education to highlight and celebrate the great work of our staff.On behalf of the Board of Education, I would like to congratulate Tam Ruhnke, Jefferson 5th Grade Teacher, as the recipient of the November Jeffs’ Best Award!
Here was the nomination statement:
“I would like to nominate Tam Ruhnke for the Jeffs Best award. I have known Tam for many years and have witnessed her dedication to our school system and her students. She is always trying to better herself as a teacher by learning new technologies for student engagement, trying new teaching techniques, and adapting to every change come what may. She never lets herself get stagnant. She keeps learning and growing as an educator. If she see a new teaching idea or technology tool, she will check it out and see if it can help any of her students.
When teachers were having to teach from home this last spring, Tam was trying to make sure she kept relationship building by connecting with her students outside of class time. When a student needed help, she made herself available at all times of the day. She didn’t just worry about their personal lives but made sure they were keeping up with academics. She made many personal phone calls to parents and students to make sure they were understanding the content she was teaching.
Tam has served on many committees throughout her years at Fairbury Public Schools. She has been an integral part of the School Improvement Team and now the district and Jefferson MTSS teams. She also serves on the technology committee, reading/language arts committee and Superintendent’s Faculty Advisory Committee. She never complains when asked to serve, she just does it.
She is a model teacher for our new teachers and a dedicated employee. She rarely asked for personal time off, even if she has days available. She is there for her grade level team and help in any way possible.
Tam works hard for her students and our district. She is at school many days before the sun rises and never complains when having to stay for late meetings or school activities. That shows her dedication. Please consider Tam for this recognition.
Mark your calendars! Central and Jefferson schools are happy to announce that on Monday, October 19, 2020, children’s author Geoff Herbach is coming to visit our schools virtually! Geoff has written the popular children’s book “Hair Pocalypse”. He is also the author of a number of middle school books such as, “Hooper”, “Anything You Want” and “Strange Times”. We hope your student will enjoy the presentation and join us in thanking the PTA for sponsoring Geoff’s virtual visit.
