FRMS Elective and Foundations
Weekly Course Agenda & News February 17 - February 21]
Welcome!
Parents & Guardians:
Please note that some elective courses vary in length, depending on students' needs, grade level and course structure.
App. Design
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
- Monday: No school
- Tuesday: Activity 2.1 – Keep Me in the Loop
- Apply computational thinking to solve problems.
- Identify what has been made more general by an abstraction and identify what details have been hidden or removed.
- Wednesday: Activity 2.1 – Keep Me in the Loop
- Apply computational thinking to solve problems.
- Identify what has been made more general by an abstraction and identify what details have been hidden or removed.
- Thursday: Activity 2.2 – Programming with Procedures
- Define and use procedures that hide the complexity of a task and can be reused to solve a similar task.
- Friday: Code.org
Art
- Mrs. Coughlin catherinecoughlin@usd475.org
This week in Art...
Explorations in Art, 6th Grade
Zentangle Landscapes
1 Pt Perspective
Art 7
- Complete Pastel Self-Portraits
Art 8
- Complete E & R Self-Portraits
Automation and Robotics
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
- How is a design process used to effectively develop a design solution that solves a problem or addresses a design opportunity?
- What role do team norms play in making a collaborative team more successful?
- Why is accurate measurement, precise dimensioning, and thorough documenting necessary for both mechanical dissection and creative problem solving?
- Monday-No School
- Tuesday-Mechanism Review
- Wednesday-Mechanisms Test
- Thursday-Deconstruction of Mechanisms
- Friday-Pull Toy Introduction
AVID 6
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 6...
Monday – No School
Tuesday – Cornell Notes
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – Binder Check
Friday – TRF
AVID 7
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 7...
1st and 6th hour:
Monday – No School
Tuesday – GPA
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – Binder Check
Friday – TRF
3rd hour:
Monday – No School
Tuesday – GPA Prep
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – Life Saver Go-Carts
Friday – TRF
AVID 8
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 8...
Monday – No School
Tuesday – TAG
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – Socratic Inquiry
Friday - TRF
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in AVID 8...
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Career Project
- Wednesday: Presentation of Careers
- Thursday: Presentation of Careers
- Friday: Team Building
Band
- Mrs. Schlesener annaschlesener@usd475.org
Choir/Guitars
- Mrs. Rourke ryanrourke@usd475.org
UPCOMING CONCERT ON MARCH 3rd at 6:00PM
Monday
Guitars- No School
Red Choir- No School
White Choir- No School
Blue Choir- No School
Tuesday
Guitars- Riptide/ Sand Dollar Blues review
Red Choir- Sing at First Sight- Sing through all songs and memorize
White Choir- Sing at First Sight- Sing through all songs and memorize
Blue Choir- Sing at First Sight- Sing through all songs and memorize
Wednesday
Guitars- Fingerpicking techniques, new chords
Red Choir- Sing at First Sight- Memorize concert songs
White Choir- Sing at First Sight- Memorize concert songs
Blue Choir- Sing at First Sight- Memorize concert songs
Thursday
Guitars- Music Theory
Red Choir- Music Theory
White Choir- Music Theory
Blue Choir- Music Theory
Friday
Guitars- Class performance/ go through all concert songs
Red Choir- Sing all concert songs from memory
White Choir- Sing all concert songs from memory
Blue Choir- Sing all concert songs from memory
CSIM - Computer Science Innovators & Makers
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Activity 2.3 – Get Connected
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic or both?
- Wednesday: Activity 2.3 – Get Connected
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic or both?
- Thursday: Activity 2.3 – Get Connected
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic or both?
- Friday: Activity 2.3 – Get Connected
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic or both?
Design and Modeling
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
This week in Design and Modeling...
- How is a design process used to effectively develop a design solution that solves a problem or addresses a design opportunity?
- What role do team norms play in making a collaborative team more successful?
- Why is accurate measurement, precise dimensioning, and thorough documenting necessary for both mechanical dissection and creative problem solving?
- Monday-No School
- Tuesday-Puzzle Creation
- Wednesday-Puzzle Testing
- Thursday-Project Introduction
- Friday-Generate Toy Ideas
ELL
- Mrs. Yenni LeslieYenni@usd475.org
This week in ELL...
ELL Endeavors:
Unit 3: Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism?
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Student Writing Model
- Wednesday: Compound and Complex Sentences
- Thursday: Write a Summary and Response
- Friday: Summarize on your own
ELL Tutorial:
Unit 2 Is Online Communication Always Good?
Root words: flect/flex – to bend
- Monday: No school
- Tuesday: Introduction to Unit 2; Vocabulary
- Wednesday: Ways we communicate online/in person
- Thursday: Characteristics of Online Communication
- Friday: Viewpoints and opinions; quiz over roots
Every Day Teen Skills
- Mrs. McConnell marymcconnell@usd475.org
Thank you to everyone who brought in Milk cartons, 2 liter bottles, etc. We now have all we need for the Independent study gardening project. We greatly appreciate your support!
6th Grade
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Measuring LabWednesday- Kitchen Safety Test
Thursday- Kitchen Tools
Friday- Kitchen scavenger Hunt
Students will begin cooking Monday, February 24th. Students will need closed toe shoes on cooking days, as well as hair ties if their hair is shoulder length or longer.
7/8th Grade
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Personal Mission Statement (Project Grade)
Wednesday- Personal Mission Statement
Thursday- Personal Mission Statement Due at the end of class
Friday- Lab & Exit Ticket
Independent Study
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Complete shopping list assignment (due at the end of class)
Wednesday- Food Truck Introduction
Thursday- Food Truck Project work day
Friday- Lab
EXPL Computer
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Typing Lessons
- Wednesday: Circuit Playgrounds
- Thursday: Circuit Playgrounds
- Friday: Typing Lessons
Foundational ELA
- Ms. Smith rolindasmith@usd475.org
This week in Foundational ELA...
1st Hour:
6th Hour:
- Mrs. Lockhart lorilockhart@usd475.org
Essential Question: How can authors support their purpose in writing an informational text?
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Read pp 162-165 “Ben Franklin’s Whistle” and iStation
- Wednesday: Read pp. 166-167 “Ben Franklin’s Whistle” and iStation
- Thursday: Cornell Notes Author’s Purpose/Text Structure
- Friday: Discussion Board over Author’s Purpose and Text Structure
- Ms. Irvine michelleirvine@usd475.org
This week in Foundational ELA...
EQ: How do writers use evidence to support their views about texts?
· Write an evidence based essay with an introduction, supporting evidence including paraphrases and direct quotations, and a concluding statement.
Language Focus: Adverbs
Prefix Focus: mis-
- · · Monday: NO SCHOOL
- · · Tuesday: Language Focus; Journal Prompt; Unit 6 (Schoology)
- · · Wednesday: Prefix Builder; Journal Prompt; Unit 6 (Schoology)
- · · Thursday: Journal Prompt; Unit 6- Introduction on Schoology; iStation
- · · Friday: Library and Progress Monitoring
- Mr. Walsh jasonwalsh@usd475.org
Typical day starts off with writing practice in a journal 8:14 - 8:24. Followed by whole class work on reading skills and comprehension 8:25-8:45. Centers to work on specific skills from 8:45-9:03.
Monday- No School
Tuesday- New Vocabulary
Wednesday- Reading Comp
Thursday- Context Clues
Friday- Quiz
Foundational Math
- Mrs. Story danettestory@usd475.org
This week in Foundational Math...
- Mrs. Nelson tinanelson@usd475.org
This week in Foundational Math...
- Mrs. Garner samanthagarner@usd475.org
This Week in Math:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Review
Wednesday: Mid-Module Assessment
Thursday: Lessons 10/11
Friday: Lessons 12/13
Important Information:
All Missing assignments for this term can still be turned in.
Morning tutoring will be offered from 7:25-7:40 am on M-W-Th-F.
Introduction to Computer Sciences
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
This week in Intro. to Computer Sciences..
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Typing Lessons
- Wednesday: Co-Spaces
- Thursday: Co-Spaces
- Friday: Typing Lessons
Language!
Math Strategies 6th/7th Grade
- Mrs. Ricard pamelaricard@usd475.org
This week in Math Strategies 6th Grade:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Evaluating Expressions
Wednesday: Evaluating Expressions
Thursday: Math-O Expressions
Friday: Quiz-Evaluating Expressions
This week in Math Strategies 7th Grade:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Simple Interest
Wednesday: Quiz Corrections
Thursday: Simple Interest
Friday: Quiz-Simple Interest
Math Strategies 6th/8th Grade
- Mrs. Johnson jeanjohnson@usd475.org
This week in Math Strategies 6th grade:
- Monday – Professional Development
- Tuesday – Task 13A; Freckle
- Wednesday – Task 13B; Freckle
- Thursday – Check-Up; Freckle
- Friday – Fun Friday?
This week in Math Strategies 8th grade:
- Monday – Professional Development
- Tuesday – Task 13A; Freckle
- Wednesday – Task 13B; Freckle
- Thursday – Check-Up; Freckle
- Friday – Fun Friday?
Orchestra
- Ms. Conrade amandaconrade@usd475.org
Concert dates to put in your calendar:
- February 26th @ 6:00 pm call time 5:30 pm
- May 14th @ 6:00 pm call time 5:30 pm
2nd hour Red orchestra will be working hard on practicing their concert music.
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Concert Music
- Wednesday: Concert Music
- Thursday: Concert Music
- Friday: Concert Music
White orchestra will be working hard on practicing their concert music.
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Concert Music
- Wednesday: Concert Music
- Thursday: Concert Music
- Friday: Concert Music
6th hour Red orchestra will be working hard on practicing their concert music.
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Concert Music
- Wednesday: Concert Music
- Thursday: Concert Music
- Friday: Concert Music
Blue orchestra will be working hard on practicing their concert music.
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Concert Music
- Wednesday: Concert Music
- Thursday: Concert Music
- Friday: Concert Music
PE
Mrs. Hayden joanhayden@usd475.org
Mr. Micheel matthewmicheel@usd475.org
Mr. Miller aaronmiller@usd475.org
This week in PE...
Team and Individual Activities including Pickleball, Hockey, Badminton, Omnikan Ball, Heart Monitor Test, Strength and Conditioning and Individual Motor Development.
Reading Strategies
Spanish
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in Spanish...
6th Grade
- lunes: No School
- martes: Body Parts Vocabulary
- miércoles: Body Parts Vocabulary
- jueves: Body Parts
- viernes: Body Parts Quiz
7th/8th Grade
- lunes: No School
- martes: 1st hour: Vocab Quiz 7th Hour: ¿Qué hora es?
- miércoles: 1st hour: Present Tense -ar Verbs 7th hour: ¿Qué Hora es?
- jueves: 1st hour: Present tense-ar verbs 7th hour: ¿Qué Hora es?
- viernes: 1st hour: Project Outline 7th hour: ¿Qué hora es?
STEM Lab
This week in STEM...
6th Grade
- How is a design process used to effectively develop a design solution that solves a problem or addresses a design opportunity?
- What role do team norms play in making a collaborative team more successful?
- How might the forces resulting from a collision be reduced or redirected?
- Monday-No School
- Tuesday-Apparatus Drop
- Wednesday-Reflection
- Thursday-Newton’s Laws
- Friday-Gravity Jousters
7/8 Grade
- How is a design process used to effectively develop a design solution that solves a problem or addresses a design opportunity?
- What role do team norms play in making a collaborative team more successful?
- How might the forces resulting from a collision be reduced or redirected?
- Monday-No School
- Tuesday-Apparatus Drop
- Wednesday-Reflection
- Thursday-Earth and Beyond Introduction
- Friday-Earth and Beyond
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: http://frms.usd475.org/
Location: 4022 1st Division Road, Fort Riley, KS, USA
Phone: 785-717-4500