On Friday, October 9th the kindergarten class went on their field trip to Roca Berry Farm! The weather was beautiful and the students had a wonderful time playing. They also enjoyed going on a hayrack ride to the pumpkin patch and finding the perfect pumpkin to bring home. Hope you enjoy these pictures from our fun day!
Ryan Umland and Madison Black, members of the Fairbury FFA chapter in Fairbury,NE, will be on stage and in the spotlight Oct. 28-31 during the 2014 National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Ky.
Umland, a senior and the son of Matt and Deb Umland, and Black, a junior and the daughter of Allan and Terri Black have been selected for the National FFA Chorus.
The National FFA Chorus will perform several times during the 2015 National FFA Convention & Expo, adding excitement and motivation to the sessions through their music.
Umland and Black will join fellow chorus members in Louisville three days before convention begins for rehearsals.
The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 610,240 student members in grades seven through 12 who belong to one of 7,665 local FFA chapters
throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Again, our school district has partnered up with ESU 5 for science. Each year the Dave Henning, our ESU 5 science teacher, creates different experiments for students to try. Most of our science experiments from the ESU are done through the Internet by using a computer program where the students are able to hear and see Mr. Henning, and he is able to hear and see the students. Mr. Henning does come to the school about once a quarter for some of the big and fun experiments.
So far this year, Mr. Henning has had the students make and launch paper rockets, make a cantilever with only tape and straws, and the last experiment was building a bridge with thirty-five popsicle sticks and two long pieces of tape. Their challenge
was to construct a bridge strong enough to hold eight rolls of pennies. The “winning” group’s bridge was able to hold seven rolls before collapsing under the weight.
If you would like to see pictures and want more information about our experiments so far this year you can follow Mr. Evans on Twitter @EvansClassroom and/or ESU 5 science @ESU5scienceguys.
Children’s author, Jerry Pallotta visited Fairbury Public Schools on Wednesday, October 7th. Students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade enjoyed listening to his presentation. Jerry shared his ideas in creating and writing several of his nonfiction alphabet and math titles. He has traveled to over 3500 schools and has spoken to over two million children. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife Linda, and continues his quest to write a ZILLION BOOKS!!!
The 4th seeded Lady Jeffs Softball Team came away as district runner-up Friday at the Fillmore Central Softball Complex. The Jeffs began district play on Thursday vs. Fillmore Central winning 8-7 in the 8th inning. Executing hits were: Marah Shumard-single, Regan Schmidt-single & triple, Macy Ohlde-2 singles, Destini Warnke-triple, Sarah McCown-single & double, and Sydney Miller-triple. Delaney Miller was the winning pitcher giving up 8 hits, 7 strikeouts, and 6 walks. In the second game against top seeded Milford, the Jeffs prevailed again with a 3-2 victory after a huge 2 run homerun by Destini Warnke. Collecting hits for the Jeffs were: Shumard-single & double, Schmidt-double, Ohlde-single, Warnke-double & homerun, Sydney Miller-single, and Tara Schroeder-single. Delaney Miller was the winning pitcher giving up 4 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 2 walks. First round Friday morning the Jeffs played Wilber and once again prevailed 7-1. Collecting hits for the Jeffs were: Shumard-triple, Warnke-single, McCown-2 singles, Sydney Miller-single, and Caitlin Nimmich-2 singles. Winning pitcher was Delaney Miller giving up 3 hits, 7 strikeouts, and 1 walk. Going into the championship unbeaten, the Jeffs would have to be beaten twice. In the first championship game vs. Milford, the Jeffs were very sluggish and lost 11-1. Collecting hits for the Jeffs were: Ohlde-double and Sydney Miller-single. Delaney Miller gave up 11 hits, 1 strikeout, and 2 walks. In the if necessary game, it was a nail biter until the very end, but unfortunately the Jeffs came up short losing 6-8 and their hopes of a state birth. Collecting hits were: Shumard-double, Schmidt-single, Ohlde-double, Warnke-single, McCown-single, Sydney Miller-single, Rielee Achtemeier-single and Schroeder-single. Delaney Miller gave up 7 hits, 2 strikeouts, and 4 walks. The Jeffs had an outstanding season and showed so much improvement over last year and even from the beginning of the season. “To triple a teams wins from a year ago is an outstanding accomplishment and I am so proud of this team.” “This group as well as their parents truly enjoyed and loved each other and that is huge in girls athletics.” “It was definitely a family feel and I hope it only continues to grow.” “I am excited to have everyone back from this years team and to even add a few out of the 8th grade class!” The future of Fairbury Brand Softball is very bright!
On Friday, October 2nd, the FHS Cheerleaders held a cheer clinic for younger students at Central and Jefferson. They had 54 future FHS Cheerleaders participate. The girls spent the afternoon learning cheers, playing games and eating snacks! To end the clinic, the girls put on a performance for friends and family, where they did a wonderful job. For the girls that wanted to participate, they were able to go to the Varsity Football game vs. Lincoln Lutheran and perform with the HS Cheerleaders until halftime. All girls involved did a fantastic job!! As a sponsor, I am very proud of the hard work they put into this!!
Students in the Agricultural Science and Technology class examined many characteristics of the monogastric digestive system of a fetal pig. Unlike polygastric (ruminant) animals that have multiple compartments to their stomach, monogastric animals have a simple digestive system. This system contains one stomach that uses acids to breakdown food. This dissection also helped students get a 3-dimensional picture of how all the systems fit together in an entire organism. They had seen separate diagrams of many of the major systems previously, but they got to see how they are all arranged spatially through the dissection lab.
Ready, set, ROLL!
Students in Mrs. Petersen’s General Math 8 class spent Friday morning rolling dice with enthusiasm! Each student held a red and green dice; red = positive numbers and green = negative numbers. With two dice bouncing on the table, students race to find a sum first. Gathering up to fifteen points, students worked their way through a double elimination tournament.
Do they know they solved up to 105 math problems today? Positive energy was evident in the numerous smiles, unseen during a traditional math worksheet. Whether you add and subtract integers with a number line, colored coins, algorithms (step by step rules) or a pair of dice, students are mastering Nebraska Math Standard 8.1.2a.
Learning can be loud. The sound of dice landing in the table and students shouting answers filled the classroom.
September students of the month are: Samuel, Kennedy, Brynn and Josh. Students of the month are nominated by their teachers based on friendliness towards other students & staff, respectfulness, extra efforts displayed in the classroom, being helpful towards others, and working hard in the classroom.
