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Children’s Author/Illustrator, Bruce Arant Coming to FPS

Children’s Author/Illustrator, Bruce Arant
Coming to Fairbury Public Schools
Monday, October 15, 2018

Author and illustrator Bruce Arant—a father of three—writes from years of personal experience of “tucking-in” at bedtime, when he has fielded all possible childhood excuses to stay awake just a little bit longer. Prior to becoming a full-time writer and illustrator, Arant enjoyed a career of nearly 20 years in the magazine and custom publishing industry, where he held a variety of editorial and creative positions. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

https://nebraskaauthors.org/authors/bruce-arant

http://www.arantcreative.com/

He wrote and illustrated Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go To Sleep (2013 Peter Pauper Press) as well as that book’s sequel, Simpson’s Sheep Just Want to Sleep (2017). His first Simpson’s Sheep book was a 2015-16 Nebraska Golden Sower nominee.  The book also won two 2014 Nebraska Book Awards, and in 2016 it was appointed to the Nebraska 150 Book List.

To order books signed by the author, click here.

 

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Elementary Family Fun Night

The Fairbury Cross Country Team helped sponsor the Elementary Family Fun Night with a color run on Monday, September 17.  Elementary students and their parents ran/walked on the junior high cross country course while getting splashed with various colors by the high school runners.  They also enjoyed a nutritious meal.

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Band Successful at FHS

The Fairbury Bands have had a successful start to the 2018-19 school year. On Saturday, August 4, the junior and senior high bands concluded their summer camp by marching in the Wilber Czech Days parade, where the band placed 1st in the bands division! This past weekend, the band participated in the Yorkfest Parade, winning second place and a trophy. The band will be appearing in the Homecoming Parade Friday, September 14, as well as the Melody Round-Up Parade in Hastings on September 22, and Harvest of Harmony in Grand Island on October 6.

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Preschool Students as Doctors and Nurses

This year in preschool, students in Mrs. Humphrey’s class have been learning a new classroom job.  The medical person is an important part of our day.  Each week two students get to decide if they will be a doctor or a nurse.  Then during the day when a classmate has a small scratch, bump or even a bug bite the medical team helps them by placing a band aide on the injured body part.  The students love this job.  They are learning so many things:  compassion, caring for others, being responsible with their trash, fine motor skills to open a band aide and how to ask others where it hurts.
It has been a great way to incorporate real world practices in our classroom.  The students take such pride and joy in helping their friends.
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Acting Out Math

Miss Mohr’s kindergarten math class was acting out story problems using bears. Students got to make up their own stories such as, “Four bears went to the park. Then two bears went home. How many bears are at the park now?” “Three bears were at the park. Two more bears came to the park. Now there are five bears at the park.” They were also practicing counting with one-to-one correspondence. Students had fun “Acting Out” math for a real life math experience.

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Social Studies Standards Review

What do you think our students should be taught in social studies — including history, civics, economics, and geography? The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) seeking input on the Nebraska Social Studies Standards! The social studies standards provide the framework for what students are expected to know in grades K-12, and your feedback will help make improvements to the current standards which will be revised this year.  The survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete and closes on September 30, 2018. To complete the survey, use this link:  Social Studies Standards Survey.

Cory Epler, Ph.D.

Chief Academic Officer
301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone:  402-471-3240

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