Third grade students celebrated learning about Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a writing activity. The students did a great job when they were given the opportunity to express their dreams for themselves, family and the world. These students have tons of great ideas and they need to be heard! No dream is too big to be achieved, and their teacher hopes all their dreams come true. She knows they will work hard to achieve these dreams.
The Jeffs’ Best Award was created by the Fairbury Public School Board of Education to highlight and celebrate the great work of our staff.
On behalf of the Board of Education, I would like to congratulate Mrs. Paige Arnold as the January recipient of the “Jeffs’ Best” Award!!
Congratulation Paige! Some example statements from her nominations, include “She is the most consistent classroom teacher at Central in teaching expectations while developing relationships.” “Her classes over the years have almost always been respectful, timely, and they work hard.” “She is respectful to colleagues and efficient in all of her practices.” “She is devoted to her work and her personal life as well. On top of it all, she has found time to serve the district as a volleyball coach and on the MTSS Team. On that team she has been a creative influence, giving us great ideas and following through in a timely manner.” “She has been a major asset to Central Elementary and I am thankful to have known her.””
Anyone in Jeffland is invited to nominate any Fairbury Public Schools Employee by filling out the form below:
Come join the Fairbury Cheerleaders as we go “Dancing through the Decades” at our winter dance clinic!
Registration forms are available at school offices or you may print your own here. The deadline to guarantee a shirt is Wednesday, January 15th, so get your forms turned in quickly!
Hoy llevamos las donaciones a Hope Crisis. Students in Mrs. Johnson’s Spanish class collected donations for the Hope Crisis Center. Gracias FHS students and staff that donated! Gracias Izze and Jaelle for organizing the drive and to Dr. Johnson for generously providing the prizes for our student drawing!
This past week in Mrs. Stanton’s classroom, preschoolers were able to experience what it would be like to be at Santa’s workshop! They were busy making toys at the workshop, wrapping gifts they had built, making cookies and candy at Santa’s bake shop, decorating the tree, and writing letters they could mail to Santa. Other fun things we did this week included playing jingle bell music, fixing reindeer food, and creating our very own gingerbread houses! We ended our week with a holiday party, movie, and a cookie from the PTA.
Students in Kristi Peterson’s algebra class and worked on graphing linear equations using the slope-intercept method. We placed a giant coordinate plane on the gym floor. This helps students see where they need to be on the graph. The activity involves cooperation and discussion. Plus, it is fun to do something different. What a great group of students! Thanks much to Coach Garfield and Coach Steinhoff for sharing the gym today! #Jeffpride
Date: January 12 Time: 1:00PM.
Location: Fairbury High School Gym
Guardian must be present to register.
Please bring copy of birth certificate.
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Important work takes time. Third graders at Jefferson are enjoying learning about Ancient Rome in Unit 4 of their new reading series, Amplify CKLS. They have learned that engineering and technology were just two of the great contributions the Romans gave to us that have impacted the world. Mrs. Shinn’s students had a couple of days before Christmas break and decided that since you can’t build Rome in a day, they would see how much they could build in two days. Are you familiar with the Coliseum, Circus Maximus and aqueducts? Our third graders are, and they love to share what they have learned about Ancient Rome.
In 3rd grade when you study Roman history, it involves using plastic elephants and other figures to recreate the Punic Wars.
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month… Ethan Johnson and Kennedy DeBoer! Congrats you two! Keep up the good work. #jeffpride
