FMS EXPLO Newsletter
April 13th, 2018. We're glad you're here!
FMS Counseling: Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Horstmeier & Ms. Jo
Encouragement Week at FMS
As we gear up for MAP Testing we will have a week to encourage students to do their best on the tests. Above you will find our theme days. We also invite any parents who would like to participate in our High Five Highway on Monday, April 16th at 7:30 a.m. We will greet students and encourage them to do their best on the MAP!
MAP TESTING
MAP Testing at FMS will take place April 17th-April 26th. Please make sure your student gets plenty of rest and has a good breakfast so they can do their best on the tests. Students will need earbuds for some sessions, please remind your student to bring a pair during testing. If they do not have a pair they are sold in the Thrive Hive for 10 Hornet Bucks! During MAP testing at FMS our PE department will be doing Yoga during class time to help students relax and hopeful alleviate some test anxiety for students. See the MAP Testing schedule below.
Please do all that you can to make sure your student is here for MAP Testing, all make ups will need to completed for students to attend their end of year field trips.
Here are a few ways you can reach out to us in the FMS Counseling Office:
Mrs. Horstmeier works with students with a last name starting with an A-L and can be reached at shorstmeier@fulton58.org and Mrs. Crawford works with students with a last name starting with a M-Z and can be reached at mcrawford@fulton58.org
Ms. Jo is the Counseling Office secretary and can be reached at jwilliamson@fulton58.org.
Counseling Office phone number is 573-590-8208
Mr. Yates
Email: gyates@fulton58.org
Follow me on Twitter: @MrYatesFMS
This week our 6th and 7th graders will explore code.org and learn the coding language blockly. Our 8th graders will engage in the common sense digital media digital citizenship and how to be safe and effective online.
This site will share important information regarding the legal use of using images found on the Internet, why it matters, and ways to stay safe.
Tinkercad is an easy, browser-based 3D design and modeling tool for all. Tinkercad is also your perfect 3d printing companion – it allows you to imagine anything, and then design it in minutes!
- Start learning instantly! Everything runs from your web browser so there is no software to install.
- Easy to use. Animated coaches are available to guide your every step.
- Have fun while you learn. Play our typing games or choose from over 2500 unique exercises.
- Learn at your level - whether you are new to typing or already have some skill. Suitable for kids and adults.
- Track your progress - with detailed reports and graphs.
CoSpaces is an easy VR (virtual reality) tool that lets anyone create virtual reality experiences. Build on a computer or tablet and dive into your VR with the mobile app.
An awesome site to learn coding skills. This site offers different coding languages and lessons targeted to multiple grade levels. Kids work at their own pace on their level. Have fun!
A fun way to create comics and tell stories! A great tool to express concepts learned in class.
Digital Citizenship - Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.
Coach Windmiller, Coach Youse, Coach Stevenson
Physical Education:
Pilo Polo and Floor Hockey
Yoga and Strength Training
As the weather improves, we will begin going outside. Please make sure your child is prepared for outdoors by bringing pants and long sleeves, jackets, and/or hoodies for cooler days and shorts/t-shirts and light colored clothing for warmer days. Hats and sunglasses are allowed when we are outside.
Health:
6th Grade Health: Nutrients
7th Grade Health: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
8th Grade Health: STDs
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!
awindmiller@fulton58.org @CoachWindmiller
myouse@fulton58.org @CoachYouse
tstevenson@fulton58.org @Coach_Steveyo
Food Safety Kahoot Review
4th Hour 8th Grade Pacer Data Wall
4th Hour Youse Pre- and Post-Pacer Data
Dr. Moebes
It was wonderful to see so many parents at Student-Led Conferences on Wednesday!
HORNET SINGERS:
HEY! We are singing at the Fulton Public Schools Celebration on Wednesday, April 18th at 6:30! We are honored to have been asked to sing for 15-20 minutes as part of the beginning festivities while people mingle! SINGERS: please arrive at 6:15 for a group warm-up! We'll be done by 7pm!
Upcoming performance:
Monday, May 7/ Spring Concert, 6pm/Allbritton Theatre FHS
HORNET PRIDE:
We are continuing to practice treble clef note identification. We played TWISTER this week to practice! Have your student tell you all about it.
Concert preparations are well underway as well!
Upcoming performance:
Monday, May 7th, Spring Concert, 6pm/Allbritton Theatre FHS
HARMONY HORNETS:
Keep up the great energy, enthusiasm, and the lovely singing, after school choir! I'm so proud of you!
Rehearsal on Tuesdays, 3:30-4:15! See you on Tuesday!
Music 6:
WOW! We have learned the Cups song, and are ready to begin Battle of the Bands composing sessions! We are also beginning to review music notation - especially notes and rest, and how many beats they equal!
ARTS ALIVE 7:
My, how time flies! There is so much excellent work happening, but we have a LONG way to go! our script is about 50% complete! We are starting to compose the music for our show as well! Casting for the show is complete, but will be announced at a later date. Check in with an Arts Alive 7 student to get more info!
Upcoming performance;
Monday, May 7th, Spring Concert, 7pm/Allbritton Theatre FHS
Please feel free to contact me at any time: bmoebes@fulton58.org. For pictures and daily updates about Vocal Music at FMS, follow me on Twitter: @MoebesMusic
Treble Clef TWISTER 6th hour!
Cups song practice in 6th grade!
Arts Alive 7 WRITING SCRIPT!!!
Mrs. Blandford and Ms. Neudecker
6th grade band will be working on sheet music as well as lines out of the book. The students will also be receiving sheet music for their May concert. The kids are going to be playing The Circle Of Life from the Lion King and a Star Wars Medley. Things are getting exciting up in 6th grade!
The playing quiz for Page 40 #4 is due in my email today (Friday). These test are to be recorded at home on the students time and turned into me via email. Below you will find a site that students can use for recording. Students who do not have wifi at home can always record a video on the their chrome book at home and then attach an email to me once they get to school. Please stress how important it is to your students that they turn in these quizzes so objectives can be passed. the quiz information will be posted on google classroom for them to look at on Friday.
It seems to be that time of year where things break and some repairs need to be made. If you do not have a repair plan through Lincoln County Music of BISCO, Jerry's Instrument Repair in Columbia is a great place to take your instruments.
This next quarter we will be focusing on expanding our ranges in all instrument groups, this is something that is important for 7th grade band. I will also be working with students who are interested in taking summer lessons. I normally do not charge for lessons, and would do a half an hour a week. Please let me know if you have any questions about that!
Practice for the weekend:
* #182 and #184 in the book as well as Circle of Life
* If you do not have your quiz done you need to record it and turn it into my email, I will make it part of your portfolio.
7th Grade Band:
7th grade band will be working on their sheet music for the next concert as well as our method book that we started last semester. Please make sure that you are encouraging your student to pay attention during class, and to not be talking during rehearsal. Hearing it from you and me will speak volumes.
The playing quiz for #14 out of the book is on google classroom and needs to be in my email inbox by this evening (Friday). These test are to be recorded at home on the students time and turned into me via email. Below you will find a site that students can use for recording. Students who do not have wifi at home can always record a video on the their chrome book at home and then attach an email to me once they get to school. Please stress hoe important it is to your students that they turn in these quizzes so objectives can be passed. the quiz information will be posted on google classroom for them to look at on Friday.
I will post the pages for the playing quiz on google classroom, please make sure you are checking for that!
I will be offering lessons this summer for students who want to further their abilities to make the transition from 7th grade to 8th grade more manageable. If you have any questions please let me know. Also, looking ahead to 8th grade. We are going to have a marching band this year again, and will possibly do more than one parade, I am not entirely sure yet.
Next year, students will be required to have a "marching band" uniform which will include a band t-shirt, jeans and tennis shoes. We will also be purchasing polo for concert season, in addition to wearing khakis and black dress shoes.
8th Grade Band:
I am going to be sending home an email with details about next year and what band entails. Please start planning to attend our next, and last concert of the year. May 8 at the MIDDLE SCHOOL. This is the last time that the 8th grade band will get to play together as their own band. We are really excited and we have some exciting music to present to all of you. The students have worked really hard this year and I am proud of everything that they have accomplished and are going to accomplish the rest of the year!! Great job!
Students should also be practicing to turn in their next playing quiz. The testing window for this playing quiz will be from now until Friday, April 13. These test are to be recorded at home on the students time and turned into me via email. Below you will find a site that students can use for recording. Students who do not have wifi at home can always record a video on the their chrome book at home and then attach an email to me once they get to school. Please stress hoe important it is to your students that they turn in these quizzes so objectives can be passed. the quiz information will be posted on google classroom for them to look at on Friday.
7/8th Grade Wire Choir:
Guitar classes are working on perfecting chord progressions, playing in standard notation as well as TAB. Guitar students are also finding a song that they are going to teach the rest of the class the song of their choosing. At the end of the year we are also going to start to make a guitar.
We are working on more performance opportunities for this semester and I am very excited to see what these groups can do.
Feel free to contact us with any questions at sblandford@fulton58.org or kjneudecker@fulton58.org.
Mr. Chapman
News from the Art Room
It has been a busy week at FMS. Good luck students with MAP testing next week!
8th Grade is continuing their work on their Visual Storybooks as part of our bookmaking unit, and these will be due Monday. I gave them the weekend to take them home and finish these up, since they are doing such a wonderful job on them and they have put so much work into them.
7th Grade is Are starting a series of mini projects next week, and beginning working on Famous portraits. We have been having workdays to catch up on projects and finalizing several projects we have been working on.
6th grade students are working on their Torn Paper Animals, and just doing fantastic. The whole sixth grade class this year has been amazing , and just a great example of how we live our mission here at FMS.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me cchapman@fulton58.org
Artfully yours,
Mr Chapman
Ms. Doering
Last week we learned about adaptations!
This week we will wrap up with adaptations and start learning about how humans impact the environment.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions: mdoering@fulton58.org
You can also follow me on twitter @GollyMsMollye or Instagram @ Miss.Doering to see what your 6th grader is doing on a daily basis.
The FMS Thrive Hive
The Fulton Middle School Thrive Hive opened for business on Monday, August 21st. The store is open 7:30 to 7:45 each morning. If students aren't able to shop then they can email Mrs. Horstmeier @ shortmeier@fulton58.org or Mrs. Yates @ hyates@fulton58.org for an appointment to shop.
The Thrive Hive is designed to allow students to use their Hornet Bucks--earned through the Positive Behavior Support Program--to purchase items from the store. The Thrive Hive was created to help the needs of the FMS Student Community.
Items currently needed for the store are:
Any age appropriate toys, DVD's for the holidays.
As we gear up for winter: Hats, gloves, scarves, and coats.
Snack items: Slim jims, and pop tarts.
Other needs are ear buds and water bottles.
We will be gearing up for the holiday season so baskets to make gift packages for students to purchase would be great.
All other items are appreciated as well.
If you would like to donate, please call Fulton Middle School at 573-590-8200.
http://www.fultonsun.com/…/thrive-hive-gets-middle-…/646415/
Mrs. Lairmore
It's hard to believe we are already into April of 2018. We only have a few weeks of school left before summer break begins! With that being said, the Library will have a different schedule than usual.
The Library will be closed Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 27th for MAP testing.
The last classroom visits will be completed on Friday, May 11th. Please return all books and items to the Library by Friday, May 11th!
When you stop by the Library, don't forget to add a few stickers to our collage. I have a new one up, and it's almost complete! Also, test your book knowledge with book trivia questions and the name that book challenge!
Also, Library passes are available in the Thrive Hive for $20 Hornet Bucks. Buy a Library pass and come hang out with me for 25 minutes! We can play games, do STEAM activities, or you can just enjoy some quiet reading time.
Follow the Library fun on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JessicaLairmore
You can contact me by email at:
Reading is amazing!
Jenga Quake is so much fun!
A great day to read!
ALLERGY TO NUTS AND POPCORN
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