8th Grade students at Jackson Independent used local events to relate “The Outsiders” a book that the class has been reading. Today, I was lucky to be at school to see the video that Mrs. Havicus presented to her students. My son, Jarrod was in the class when the video was being shown to the class and I told him that his grandmother lived there…Read More

“What Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving?” This was the question that students at Jackson Independent tackled. Students became “Historical Detectives” collecting pieces of evidence and putting it all together to create a better understanding of what truly happened during the First Thanksgiving. I really had a good time visiting Mrs.…Read More

Today Mrs. Henson’s 6th grade Lamp class took a virtual field trip to a copper mine. Students submitted questions and answered questions that the presenters asked. Student learned a lot about all the career field that are involved in mining. They discussed several careers and others that’s were related. STEM was discussed throughout and they…Read More