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Having Fun Learning in 5th Grade

5th grade students in Mrs. Wright’s class were learning about text features through the use of quizlet and quizlet.live! Quizlet Live is designed to bring energy, collaboration, and of course, thinking into classroom. The program creates teams of students who work together to learn the material in a Quizlet study set. The Correct answer moves them ahead, but wrong answers send teams back to zero. In order to win, students need to collaborate and work as a team. This was a great learning experience for the students.

Tom Blobaum Directs America’ Farmers Grow Communities Donation to Fairbury FFA Chapter

Fairbury Journal News Fairbury, Nebraska (Aug 24, 2017)– Jefferson County farmer Tom Blobaum has won the opportunity to direct a $2,500 dollar donation from the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, to the Fairbury FFA Chapter.
The Fairbury FFA Chapter will use the funds to help students pay for the state and national FFA conferences. They will also be using the funds to help students in their development of community service projects and their Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs.
“Everyday I am amazed at the support that our chapter receives from local farmers like Mr. Blobaum. Our FFA members are so appreciative of his kindness and generosity and will be putting these funds to good use as we continue building the next generation of agricultural leaders in our community and state,” said Thomas Dux, Fairbury FFA Advisor.

Solar Eclipse Event 2017

Fairbury Public Schools students took advantage of our prime location to view the rare solar eclipse on Monday August 21^st! All present students in grades K-12 spent the day up at the athletic complex where they rotated through six different themed stations with eclipse-related activities. Student made galaxies in a bottle, pinhole eclipse viewers, models of the eclipse, did an art project (bubbles and chalk) and game and made UV and glow-in-the-dark bracelets! Elementary classes were paired with junior and senior high classes so that students got to interact in a multi-age education approach. It was a special opportunity for different groups of students to interact with each other!

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Students got the best seat in the house converging on the practice field together to watch the total eclipse. A little rain in the morning didn’t dampen our mood and strategic cloud cover ensured a comfortable day outside but didn’t obscure the view of the totality. THANK YOU to all of the volunteers that spent their day supporting our students and to JCHC for sending volunteers and providing sunscreen for all students. First National Bank of Fairbury provided bottled water for all students and volunteers and Starr Plumbing for the use of the port a potties.

Fairbury Public Schools appreciates the community’s support in providing this once-in-a-lifetime total eclipse viewing opportunity for our students!

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What Sources Are Reliable?

Students today participated in the pep rally fight group activity. Students had to work in groups to answer questions about what sources are reliable, and what factors would lead to different interpretations of the same event.

The reason for doing this in a world history class is because in modern times, people disagree about a great many things. History is also this way, and many events are interpreted different ways by different people. While this may lead to disagreement, discussing and working in groups on activites like this helps students become better citizens that can participate in our communities.

Congratulations Lady jeffs!!

The High School softball team had their first games last night. The JV won 11-0 and the Varsity won 9-0 against Freeman Falcons. #jeffpride

Fairbury FBLA Attends National Leadership Conference

Three students from Fairbury High School attended the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference this past summer. Justin Peterson, Isaac Robertson, and Jacob Johnson went to Anaheim, CA along with adviser Logan Kats. The students represented Nebraska FBLA in multiple events. Justin, Isaac, and Jacob both qualified for the American Enterprise Project as a group. Isaac also individually qualified in Introduction to Financial Math. Justin individually qualified for his Business Plan project. More than 9,500 high-school students attended the National Leadership Conference. Congratulations to Justin, Isaac, and Jacob for representing FHS in such a positive manner!

Mrs. Maschman’s Class is Ready for the Eclipse

On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights – a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun’s tenuous atmosphere – the corona – can be seen, will stretch from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Observers outside this path will still see a partial solar eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun’s disk. For full article visit: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-who-what-where-when-and-how

Mrs. Maschman’s class created drawings of what will happen during the course of the day. We are all excited to take part of this great learning opportunity!

First Graders Jumping Into Math

First graders have jumped right into learning this week! Today we started having our Math Meeting and Math lesson in the morning! The students are so excited to see how much they remember from Kindergarten! Our Math Meeting starts with the calendar, reviewing the days of the week, the months of the year, graphing the weather, and counting! In our Math lesson today, we practiced using 1-to-1 correspondence. We used our number cards and linking cubes to master this skill! Students learned that we have to build our towers from the bottom up or they will not stand! We enjoyed experimenting with what happens if we start from the top. The first graders in Miss Meyer’s room have had a great first few days of learning and fun!!

Madison Gregory Attends Skills USA National Leadership Conference

Recently, Madison Gregory attended the Skills USA National Leadership Conference
in Louisville, Kentucky held June 19 th -23, 2017. It was there that she represented
Fairbury High School competing against many other students from all over the
United States. To get to the National Conference and compete, one must first win at
the state level. Madison did just that back in April placing 1 st in the state of Nebraska
in Cosmetology.
Skills USA is a national organization with chapters in all 50 states. SkillsUSA is a
partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a
skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. They provide educational
programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education (CTE) in
the nation’s classrooms.
Students at both the high school and post secondary levels are on hand to show off
their skills and compete in areas they are interested in. It’s a growing organization
and Nebraska alone has seen significant increases in their numbers.
Pictured here are Madison and her mother Jackie taken during the week of the
contest. There were around 40 students competing at the high school level and
many more at the secondary level. This was her first time at Nationals! I want to
congratulate her on representing Nebraska at the conference and on a job well done.