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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

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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.

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Hard Work Pays Off – READING CLASSIC STATE CHAMPIONS!!

Jefferson Intermediate 4th graders won the Division I title of State Reading Classic Champions!  After winning District competition in March, we moved on to the state competition on April 2nd, at Fairbury High School.  Semi-final rounds began at 9:45 a.m.facing nine other schools.  After three rounds, Fairbury and Beatrice were announced as the top two teams headed into the finals.  Fairbury beat Beatrice by a score of 7-4 in the buzzer round.

Ellie T, Elizabeth K, Lexi M, Toby M, and Eliza K all received a medal and a trophy for their winning efforts.
We are so proud of our students!!  A huge thank you goes out to our parents for their support, and to Maria Burkley, who sponsors us!
Congratulations!!!
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Division II Jefferson Intermediate Team Winners!

After spending several months reading the 65 books on the list, the Division II Reading Classics County Competition was held on March 21st, in the ’47 Gym.

The Division II Jefferson Intermediate team won the competition. Other teams participating were  Meridian and Tri-County, each with two teams.

They will move on to the State Competition on April 2nd at the Fairbury High School. Team members are Ericka K., Ellie L., Mariel R., Casidy S., and Alissa Y.

Congratulations to these young ladies  for their extra hours spent reading! We are proud of you!!

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Reading Brings Joy!

The third-graders at Jefferson Elementary School got onto the school bus – books in hand. Their mission: to simply brighten the day of the residents at the Heritage Care Center.
On February 25th, Mrs. Shinn’s class brought joy to the residents by sharing their love of reading and singing.

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Proud of our SOARing Jeffs Quiz Bowl Teams

The Soaring Jeffs Quiz Bowl Club participated in their first competition for 2016, January 24, at the ESU #5 Tournament held at Thayer Central Intermediate Schools. Two teams from Jefferson Intermediate, all 6th graders, answered questions through 6 round robin matches followed by a single elimination tournament. All matches were 16 questions from the subjects of social sciences, language arts, science, math, fine arts, sports, misc., and year in review (current events). Both teams did a fabulous job competing with teams from BDS, Diller/Odell, Freeman, Meridian, and Thayer Central, with our own Fairbury A team, consisting of Zane Grizzle, Alex Buxton, Caleb Trimm, Noelani Cervantes and Haidyn Carstens taking home the gold hardware. The Fairbury B team, consisting of Rorik Blatny, Steven Aden, Alissa York, Ericka Kroeker, and Brigham Scheetz, also competed hard but fell short of the medal round.

The Soaring Jeffs Quiz Bowl Club is comprised of 5th and 6th graders and Co-Sponsors Angie Judd and Tammy Klaumann. We invite next year’s 5th and 6th graders to think about joining this club. Ask any of its current members or sponsors for details.

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Can you spell P-R-O-U-D?

We are proud of our SOARing students participating in the Jefferson County Spelling Bee!  Congratulations to these SOARing spellers!! Caleb (2nd place) Aly (3rd place) and Zane (9th place)

Winners Jefferson

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Fairbury Public Schools Raises Awareness for Type 1 Diabetes – Gray Out 2016

With the cold dreary “gray” weather outside, one might not think of “gray” as a positive color. But inside the Fairbury High School gymnasium Gray was the color of the night.

Gray is the color of diabetes awareness and in an effort to raise awareness of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) the IN Group (a T1D support group) and Fairbury Public Schools hosted a Gray Out during the Fairbury vs York basketball games on Friday, January 22nd. T-shirts were sold prior to the game and business and family sponsorships were collected. With the close to 200 t-shirts sold and the sponsorships the IN Group raised more than $2000. This money will be used for camp scholarships for students attending diabetes camp and money will be sent to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) to help find a cure for T1D.

The IN Group was organized when a need was seen for a parent and student support group for the six T1D students at FPS. The group has supported each other, a newly diagnosed student and their family, a new student to town, and adult’s in the community have come to encourage and share their own T1D life stories. The mission of the IN Group is to raise awareness through education of this silent, chronic disease.

Type 1 diabetes, which was formerly known as insulin-dependent diabetes, affects the body’s immune system destroying the cells that release insulin, eventually eliminating insulin production completely. Without insulin, cells cannot absorb sugar (glucose), which is needed to produce energy. So, if insulin is not on board to absorb the sugar you are not able to functions normally.

The symptoms of T1D usually start in childhood or young adulthood. People often seek medical attention because they are seriously ill from sudden symptoms of high blood sugar. T1D cannot be prevented nor is it anything that a person does to acquire it.

Diabetes greatly increases a person’s risk for a range of serious complications. Monitoring and managing is the key to prevention of these complications. It remains the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure. It continues to be a critical risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

**Statistics

Children’s hospital told one family 1 in 500 children get T1D
In FPS 1 in 147 students have T1D

200 is the number of times a diabetic thinks about being a diabetic every day

4,050 is the average number of finger sticks in the 1st year after diagnosis
40,500 finger pokes over 10 years

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