Date: January 12 Time: 1:00PM.
Location: Fairbury High School Gym
Guardian must be present to register.
Please bring copy of birth certificate.
Free Throw Contest
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Important work takes time. Third graders at Jefferson are enjoying learning about Ancient Rome in Unit 4 of their new reading series, Amplify CKLS. They have learned that engineering and technology were just two of the great contributions the Romans gave to us that have impacted the world. Mrs. Shinn’s students had a couple of days before Christmas break and decided that since you can’t build Rome in a day, they would see how much they could build in two days. Are you familiar with the Coliseum, Circus Maximus and aqueducts? Our third graders are, and they love to share what they have learned about Ancient Rome.
In 3rd grade when you study Roman history, it involves using plastic elephants and other figures to recreate the Punic Wars.
Videos
December Students of the Month
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month… Ethan Johnson and Kennedy DeBoer! Congrats you two! Keep up the good work. #jeffpride
Family Fun Night
Thursday, families received the opportunity to build a santa cocoa, play snoopy bingo, dance to Christmas music, make an ornament, hula hoop, ride scooters, play with a parachute, eat chili or chicken noodle soup and cinnamon rolls. JCHL partnered with Central and Jefferson to provide physical activities from physical therapists and a medical student all in one night. The evening came to an end after families and staff hopped on a bus to ride to Heritage, Gardenside and Cedar Wood to sing Christmas Carols to residents. It was a fantastic fun night for all.
Cory Schweitzer Receives Jeffs’ Best Award!
The Jeffs’ Best Award was created by the Fairbury Public School 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 Mr. Cory Schweitzer as our first recipient of the “Jeffs’ Best” Award!!
Congratulation Cory! Some example statements from his nominations, include “Cory works to meet and greet each student every day and students are laughing and smiling after interacting with Cory.” Another exclaims that “Cory has touched every student with a simple hello, high five and smile.”
We want to thank everyone for their nominations! The BOE will making a new selection prior to the January meeting. There will be a short presentation at each month’s board meeting. Cory will receive a $25 gift certificate and will be eligible for the Jeffs’ Best of the Year Award in May!
Anyone in Jeffland is invited to nominate any Fairbury Public Schools Employee by filling out the form below:
Teamwork
Teamwork activity in Management class today. Who’s tower is taller?
Measurement Review
Students in Mrs. Kristi Peterson’s math skills class worked on measuring. They discussed the increments used in measuring inches and measured various objects around the room. This enhanced their fraction knowledge and refreshed their memory on measurements.
Makerspace Math
Math students in Mrs. Julie Petersen’s classes get to learn by doing. Formulas and theorems have to be discovered! Life application is essential. Mrs. Petersen has brought in many materials to her classroom to help students understand the lesson objectives more deeply and benefit long-term memory. Follow her classes on Twitter with #FHS210.
FBLA visits fourth graders, discusses American Enterprise Week
To raise awareness of American Enterprise Week, members of the FHS FBLA organization visited the fourth graders at Jefferson, on November 12th. Next week the fourth graders will be coming up to the high school to make cookies for the FHS students to buy. American Enterprise Week is about the freedom to start and run any business we choose.
Each cookie is worth 50 cents. Don’t forget to bring your money to school next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to buy cookies and support the FBLA organization.
