Students spent the last two days in science class doing a fun lab called “Microbes we eat” as part of their microbiology unit. They learned how bacteria and fungi are used to produce everyday foods. There was some taste testing involved- and they enjoyed some foods better than others! Ask them about it!
FBLA is selling Pink Out shirts along with MIlford. We are wanting to wear these shirts on October 27 all day and during the Volleyball game that night. All proceeds will go to the Susan B Komen foundation for breast cancer. If you’d like a shirt, please fill out a form and send it along with your payment to Logan Kats at the high school. Orders need to be in by October 12.
The preschool received a new addition to the playground last week…a new playhouse! The preschoolers have been busy cooking and serving food, opening and closing the windows, and ringing the doorbell.
Junior High Students of the Month for September are 8th graders Chayton Baloun-Diller and Shelby Klaumann; 7th graders Karly McCord and Alex Buxton. Students are nominated by their teachers based on work ethic, classroom behaviors and how they treat others. Congratulations Students of the Month!
K-5 Classroom Guidance Lessons this week have had students practicing how to effectively communicate with others. Communicating passively often keeps people from being heard or taken seriously. Communicating aggressively often makes others mad, starts fights, or keeps people from liking you because it’s disrespectful.
Although it’s not always easy, assertive communication is the best way to communicate what you want or need at school. Assertive communication is when you hold your head up and shoulders back, you look at the person you are talking to, you use a calm, firm voice and respectful words to say what you want or need.
On Thursday, September 29 Central and Jefferson Intermediate School hosted a family movie night. Families were able to enjoy an outdoor viewing of the movie “Zootopia” on a big inflatable screen. This event took place at the Jefferson Intermediate track. “Zootopia” fruit snacks, animal crackers, M & M’s along with a bottle of water were given to each member of the family by staff. The Jefferson Student Council handed out Glow Sticks for the evening fun. It was a great night.
Julia Cook is a former teacher and school guidance counselor. She has become one of America’s most recognized authors of guidance storybooks for children. She writes practical, easy to use stories that not only make a positive difference, but are fun to read. Julia has the innate ability to enter the world view of a child through storybooks, giving both children the “what to say” and the “how to say it.” Cook’s ultimate goal: make a positive difference in the lives of people both young and old by teaching lifelong problem-solving skills.
Visit her website @ http://www.juliacookonline.com
Book order forms will be sent home the week prior to her visit and will be due Wednesday, October 26th. Please make checks payable to JULIA COOK.
Several teachers, students and administrators attended the Digital Citizenship Symposium in Kearney on Tuesday.
Featured Speakers were Karen Haase, Education Attorney, KSB School Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, Craig Badura, Technology Integration Specialist, Aurora Public Schools, Stephanie Bernthal, Instructional Technology Trainer, Educational Service Unit #17, and Hunter Radenslaben, @AthleteNationCo, Waverly High School, Waverly, Nebraska.
The purpose of the symposium titled “Be The Key” was to share information and educational resources on the topic of digital citizenship.
School personnel and students created a poster of the “Key” takeaways of the day.
EXCITING COLLEGE EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Fairbury Jr-Sr High School was awarded the EducationQuest College Access grant for the next 4 years. Each year for the next 4 years, we will receive $5000 to be used towards college access activities for all 9-12th grade students. Such activities include, college visits for every student 9-12, providing ACT Test Prep sessions for students preparing to take the ACT, financial aid presentationś by EducationQuest personnel, college fair, and countless other opportunities for exposure. Important dates and information for the month of October are listed below:
10/4: College Fair-SCC Beatrice-all juniors and seniors
10/5: College visit to UNL-all seniors
10/10: Financial Aid Meeting for all seniors and their parents-11:50 a.m. at the HS
How to fill out the FAFSA and create FSA IDś
10/19: Apply2College Campaign-all seniors will apply to a college of their choice
Important information that seniors will need to know to create their FSA IDś are their social security numbers and a personal email. For the Apply2College Campaign students will need to have some form of payment for the colleges that have an application fee. If you have any questions, please call Taylor Biehl at 729-6116.
