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Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019

Cracking a Coconut in Reading!

This first grade reading group recently read a series of stories about two sisters who were stranded on a deserted island and had to survive by eating fish, coconuts and bananas. In a parallel story they read a nonfiction passage about the layers of a coconut and where coconuts grow. To understand how hard it was for the characters to crack a coconut, these students got to experience it themselves. Using a hammer, each student took turns hitting a coconut until it was in pieces. They identified the different layers of the coconut and had the option to sample the coconut milk and coconut meat. It’s a good thing they weren’t depending on the coconut for survival because only one student liked the taste!

Jun 21, 2016Sep 18, 2018

Common Sense Media Essential Creativity Guide

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Kids are naturally creative. Whether they’re using pen and paper or a stylus and an iPad, kids find surprising ways to build, craft, and design. Help foster their interest in art, science, music, and construction by offering them a variety of tools to inspire and delight. These hand-selected educational apps, games, and websites each have the potential to unleash creativity, especially with the support of a parent or teacher. Have fun!

Jun 21, 2016

Escape Summer Slump with the 4 Cs

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by Darri Stephens SENIOR DIRECTOR, EDUCATION CONTENT

Common Sense Education

…While students are getting excited about their summer freedom, some parents and teachers might be worried about kids forgetting all they’ve learned during the school year.

This loss of academic skills over the summer months is what teachers refer to as “summer slide.” Some studies have shown kids can lose nearly two months of grade-level equivalency in reading and math over the summer break. Think about it: The brain is a muscle, and if you don’t use it, you can lose it!

But remember, though kids are taking a break from school, they can still keep learning. One way is for them to be enriched by pursuing activities that promote the 4 Cs: communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. Media and technology can help kids build these skills, and summer is a great time for this kind of exploration.

We’ve put together a great list of apps, games, and websites that help kids build the 4 Cs, perfect for undercover summer learning. Share this list with your students’ parents so they can beat the summer slide!

Communication

Help kids express their opinions and emotions and connect with others with tools for video talks, podcasts, and storytelling.

TED/TED-Ed: Easily find, download, and view inspiring talks on a variety of topics

Youth Radio: A stellar take on the news from diverse kid journalists

Shadow Puppet Edu: Resource-rich video slide show creator a gem for elementary classrooms

Toontastic: Writer, actor, director: Kids play all parts in riveting storytelling tool

Collaboration

Kids can work together and take on the role of producer as they make multimedia productions.

Explain Everything: Powerhouse tool for creating stellar multimedia presentations

Educreations: Enliven lessons and presentations with easy-to-use tool

VoiceThread: Easily collaborate and create with voice, video, or image

Wikispaces: Powerful tool for creating collaborative websites

Creativity

Give kids the space to use their devices to become artists, musicians, or designers.

Paper by FiftyThree: Beautifully designed digital sketchbook for any age

Canva: Create snazzy designs in seconds with flexible, cloud-based tool

GarageBand: Amazingly powerful music workstation unleashes the musician in us all

DIY/Instructables: DIY communities empower kids to design, build, and share new things offline and online

Critical Thinking

Encourage strategy, ingenuity, and sharing of ideas with open-ended digital-creation tools.

Tinkercad: Amazingly simple yet powerful and flexible online CAD tool

MIT App Inventor: Fun programming site gets kids to build their own mobile apps

Scratch: Jump-start future programmers with adaptive sandbox tool

Minecraft: Spiraling sandbox of adventure and creation gets kids to dig deep

May 10, 2016May 13, 2016

Junior High Students of the Month

Junior High Students of the Month include Casey Nimmich, Harlie Blass and Maximun Despenas! Students are nominated by their teachers based on work ethic and classroom behavior. Congratulations!

May 10, 2016May 13, 2016

Mommy Spa Day

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Mrs. Lucking’s class hosted a Mommy Spa day. It was our special way of pampering the moms and grandmas we love so much. It was so much fun and each kinder had an AMAZING time helping their special guest relax.

As guests arrived, they found their lipstick appointments and went to their first station.

This was the massage/facial station. Students started with applying a little face cream and added cooling cucumbers to the eye lids. After completing a little face massage (we even talked about massaging the temples), guests received a back massage. Students loved using the long back scratchers and toy cars to give a wonderful massage.

The manicure station included filing fingernails and a fresh coat of polish.

At the hair styling/moisturizing station, students could pick from an array of clips, barrettes, and ponytail holders to add to their guests’ hair. After hair styling was complete, students massaged their guests’ hands with lotion and finished the station with a light mist of body spray.

During together time, students completed a mommy and me printable and used some fun props for the photo booth.

After all appointments were complete, the afternoon ended with punch, cookies and cucumber sandwiches.

This afternoon turned out to be a truly memorable and special time for all students to celebrate that special mom/grandma in their life.

May 8, 2016May 9, 2016

Distance Learning Takes Students to Higher Places

The 4th Graders had their last long distance learning class for the year. Dave, the Science Guy from ESU 5, came out in-person to visit the 4th graders. All three classes had the opportunity to make a marshmallow structure with toothpicks and marshmallows. They had about 20 minutes to construct their structure. The student with the highest structure measured 13 1/2 inches. The 4th graders really enjoy having Dave come and visit.

Nov 6, 2015Nov 7, 2015

High School Musical

Fairbury High School will present their adaptation of High School Musical, in November.

“We’re all in this together!” . . . and you should join us!

It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians, and Skater Dudes find their cliques, recount their vacations, and look forward to the new year. Basketball team captain and resident jock Troy discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. They cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical, led by Ms. Darbus. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.

The performance features an ensemble cast, with Junior Paul Mach playing Troy Bolton, Senior Brooke Eisenhauer as Gabriella Montez, and Seniors Ryan Umland & Paige Patton bringing twins Ryan & Sharpay Evans to life, respectively.

The musical will run nightly at 7:00 pm on Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th and a matinee showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 15th in the Burkley Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $8 for general admission, $6 for students, and free for children 3 and under. VIP seating is also available for $15. For ticket information, please contact the box office at dumland@fairburyjeffs.org or 402-754-4114.

Fairbury Jr/Sr High is located at 1501 9th Street, Fairbury.

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