Family Game night was a success. We had a great turn out. Everyone enjoyed playing the games and spending time as a family.
Educators and parents alike realize that learning is best achieved through participation in exciting, face-paced educational games both in the classroom and at home. With that in mind, Pioneers For Education, is partnering with CR Toys, a well- known store at the Hilltop Mall in Kearney which specializes in educational games and toys for all levels.
You and your family are invited to attend Family Game Night on Tuesday, January 14th from 6:00—8:00 p.m. in the Elementary Gym. You will learn to play several games which teach skills and promote quick thinking as you and your children laugh and have fun together. There is no charge to attend. At the end of the evening, you will have the opportunity to order any or all of the games for your family and/or your child’s classroom. Each purchase will contribute money toward providing new games for your school. Please come and have fun! You can find a catalog of the games in the following link. CR Toys Game Sheet 2014
Students were given the opportunity to purchase candy canes to give to others from FBLA and Student Council before Christmas. $134 was raised from the candy cane orders and will be donated to the Siena/Francis House Homeless Shelter in Omaha.
Almost thirty FC junior high students celebrated the Super Bowl in style hanging out at the school last night. The cost of admission was canned goods or a cash donation – over 50 items and $10 will be donated to the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church’s Helping Hands food pantry.
Seventh grader, Riley Mitchell said “It was awesome because a lot of people came and everyone had a good time.” Eighth grader Emma Fuhrman, said succinctly, “Best night ever.”
Mrs. Hernandez (POPP sponsor) said it was a fun time and she hopes to do a similar event next fall for a Husker game! She also wanted to thank all of the POSSE parents for their generous food and beverage donations and a special thanks goes out to Jeanne Welchert at the Longhorn for all of the yummy appetizers and chicken strips that she donated!
Students pictured
1) Shelby Altstadt and Avery McKennan
2) Gatt Ware, Jesse Hirchert and Jack Theisen
3) Isaiah Reed and Hailey Forrester
Mrs. Leishman’s Voyager Readers performed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever play by Barbara Robinson. Parents, family, friends, Kindergarten- 6th graders, teachers, and support staff were in attendance. This is a fun tradition that has been happening for at least 13 years. This year we collected canned goods for the food pantry.
Aunna Raye Morford collected over 90 coats, along with hats, gloves and boots for the Salvation Army. The items were collected from the high school and elementary schools during the month of December. Thank you to all who donated! Pictured are Sam Kirby, Aunna Raye Morford, Paige Johnson, Nick Johnson and Caleb Grosse-Rhode helping to count coats.
Aunna Raye Morford and Mrs. Shields are collecting coats for the Salvation Army. The coat drive will run from December 2 to December 20. If you have any coats, hats or gloves that you would like to donate, please bring them to Mrs. Shields’ room. Winter gear will also be collected at the elementary. Please help someone less fortunate than you stay warm this winter.
Mrs. Benoit’s 2nd grade enjoyed Mrs. JoAnn Jensen from the UNL Extension Office’s visit in November. She taught them how they can learn about science in the kitchen. They learned about how to crush a can using heat and water (pressure) and other experiments that can be done in the kitchen with their parents help. The Extension Office in Blair offers great learning opportunities!
Drama Club will have a community performance of their One-Act Play titled Goldilocks on Trial December 8, at 3pm in the high school gym. There will be a $3.00 admission charge for adults – students and children are free. There will also be light refreshments provided following the performance. Congratulations One-Act cast and crew for receiving runner-up in the Capitol Conference Play competition. In addition, outstanding performance awards went to: Emily Andersen, Julie Hofer, Brianna Namuth, Tim Drowne, Killian Roehr, and Tyler Pace – congratulations!!”
Rube Goldberg project for Principles of technology class. Students had to use miscellaneous objects to create five different movements to solve a problem without human inference after the start. Winning group of Adam Polsley and Tristin Howell created eleven steps. Click the following links to see videos of the projects.
https://moodle.fortcalhounschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=6346
https://moodle.fortcalhounschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=6345