Get your flu vaccine, once a year every year. Flu season is almost here, Public Health Solutions District Health Department will be offering flu vaccine clinics for students at your school. Prior to the start of clinics, students will be bringing home consent forms and fact sheets – this will explain the importance of getting the flu vaccine this year. Parents and/or guardians are encouraged to read all the information carefully, complete and sign the consent form. Send forms back to school with your student. Public Health Solutions District Health Department will be at your school on Wednesday, October 7th. This program is brought to the community by support from United Health Community Plan and Public Health Solutions. For more information, contact your school health office, or Public Health Solutions at 888-310-0565
Star Spangled Banner National Sing-a-long
Our students at Jefferson were among many in our nation that took part in a national sing-a-long event to remember those that were lost in the attacks on 9/11. At 12:00 (C.T.) students stopped what they were doing and sang The Star Spangled Banner all together.
Mrs. Bigley and Mrs. Erikson took time in music class to teach our students how to sing The Star Spangled Banner. They also taught the students the history behind why it was written and the meaning of much of the vocabulary in the lyrics.
Math Help at Home
Many parents read to their children at home with the goal of helping their child appreciate literature and become good readers. However, don’t miss an opportunity to integrate math skills into reading.
Skills needed to bring meaning to reading can also help bring meaning to math tasks as well. Both require decoding symbols – reading requires using sound-symbol relationships while math symbols indicate numerical processes. Both require a knowledge of vocabulary to gain contextual meaning. By discussing mathematics within a story, the child is more actively engaged in the story and is analyzing it, rather than just passively listening. The use of story books moves the child away from the calculation side of mathematics and towards the real-life applications of math.
Here are some books you may want to read with your child:
Fraction Fun House: D.A. Adler,(1996)
Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar: M. Anno and M. Ammo (1983)
The M&M’s Brand Chocolate Candies Counting Book: B.B> McGrath (1994)
12 Ways to Get to 11: E. Merriam (1993)
Divide and Ride: S.M. Murphy (1997)
One Hundred Hungry Ants: E.J. Pinczes (1993)
The Right Number of Elephants: J. Sheppard (1990)
From One to One Hundred: T. Sloat (1991)
The Doorbell Rang. P. Hutchins (1986)
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. E. Christelow (1989)
13 Colonies
Eighth graders in Mrs. Engle-Evan’s class learned about the 13 colonies using technology instead of just a paper pencil report. Students chose a colony and conducted Web research using the research tool in Google slides. They also used a Google App. called Movenote to record their voice and turn their presentation into a movie. You can view an example of their finished product here: Example 1 Example 2
Grandparents Day At Central School
The hallways of Central Elementary were a little more busy Monday, September 14th. Central celebrated it’s annual Grandparent and Grandfriend Day. The school welcomed all grandparents and grandfriends to attend the celebration. Our guests enjoyed refreshments, a school-wide tour, and a chance to spend some time in the classroom where they made a craft and enjoyed some quality time with their grandchild. The celebration was a great success and there was an awesome turnout!
FBLA Pink Out
The Fairbury vs. Wilber-Clatonia softball game on Monday, October 5 and football game on Friday, October 9 are the dates for FBLA’s fifth annual Pink Out. The two FBLA chapters are teaming up for a Pink Out week to promote awareness and raise funds for the American Cancer Society. The support of numerous business sponsors will help to defray the cost of the shirts, allowing greater profits for donation. T-shirts should be pre-ordered by September 16. Order forms are available in the high school office or on the school website. Orders can also be placed during lunch through September 16. Shirts are $10 each, and are available in youth and adult sizes. Forms and money should be returned to Melissa Dux at the high school by September 16.
Scavenger Hunt for Vocabulary