CHANCE kids have been fostering the joy of reading by building a Book Tower – One book made for each book read!
Building a Tower of Books
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!
Saving Fred!
On the first day of school Mrs. Shinn’s third graders had to learn to work together as a group to figure out how to save Fred!
Fred is a worm and he loved to sail the sea. However, Fred never learned to swim so he always takes his life preserver with him in his boat. He was sailing along on his boat when a strong storm capsized his boat. Fred ended up on top of the upside-down boat. Unfortunately for Fred, his life preserver was under the boat. Their job was to save Fred by figuring out how to get the life preserver out from under the boat and firmly around Fred’s body, The students couldn’t touch Fred, the boat or life preserver with their hands. They could only use four paper clips. Each group was able to complete the task of saving Fred and had a lot of fun learning to work as a team.
Elementary Back to School Night
Families are invited to attend Central and Jefferson Intermediate’s Back to School Night on Tuesday, Aug. 14th between 5-7 pm. This is a great opportunity for students and their parents to meet teachers and visit the new classrooms.
