Love
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. . .
I Corthinians 13: 4-8a
Important Dates
February
9- Basketball Awards Night
- 100 days of school
- Sport Shirt Day
10- Grandparent's Day 8:30-10:00
15- American Heart Association Kick Off - All School Chapel
16- Coffee with the Head of School
20- President's Day- No School
24 -ACSI Spelling Bee AM
-1/2 Day of School Teacher In-Service
March
3- MS Service Day
10- Field Day
10-- Heart Challenge Recognition Day
11-13 8th Grade trip to Saint Augustine
11-19 - Spring Break
21-23- Spring School Pictures
31- School Musical Production, "Madagascar Jr."
April
1- School Musical Production, "Madagascar Jr."
Grandparent's Day
Grandparents are invited to join us on Friday, February 10th at 8:30am for a student performance by our PK-5th Grade Students and Middle School Choir in the Sanctuary of First Assembly.
Afterwards Grandparents are encouraged to join grandchildren in their classrooms for some special activities.
Cinnamon Rolls and Coffee will be available.
Students will then go back to the regular school schedule for the rest of the day.
Student Performers are asked to wear FMCS red or dark blue uniform shirts and tan bottoms (shorts/pants/skirts to the knees). PK students are encouraged to wear red or dark blue shirts and tan bottoms as well.
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Award of Excellence Mirella Ladda receives an art award for her illuminated letter. | Group Project Mrs. Sinex created the shoe and her art students each added an element to the final product. | 5th Grade Choir Ms. Smith leads the 5th grade choir. |
Award of Excellence
Group Project
5th Grade Choir
Eaglet Soccer Begins Soon
Ms. Grannis is preparing for our upcoming Eaglets Soccer Program. This will begin on Monday, February 6th and will last until the end of April. Practices will be held on Monday and Thursday from 3pm-4pm. One or two more parent volunteers are still needed to complete our coaching staff. Any parent or family member that is willing to help will be waived of the fee to participate in the program. Therefore, if you have two children and one family member helps with the program, one child will participate free of charge. Sign-ups for Eaglets Soccer began on Monday, January 2nd.
Remaining Middle School & Eaglet Basketball Game Schedule
Middle School
January 30 - Feb 3 M-F Tournament
Eaglets
Feb 4 Saturday Game at Crestwell
Enzo tops 1000 AR Points Again!
Enzo was adopted as an infant by DeAnne and Bill DeCicco. He, along with his mother, launched a foundation – the DeCicco Project – in honor of Bill, who passed away. DeAnne and Bill were determined to raise Enzo with all he needed in order to achieve his full potential. DeAnne thought their family history would give them an advantage in dealing with the challenges Enzo would face. Enzo started therapy at 2 months old and over the years, has benefited from the care of dozens of individuals, from therapists to tutors to teachers. As a result, Enzo has reached milestones that many would have once considered unattainable, such as the reading program honor that awards points based on number of books read and the difficulty level of those books.
Congratulations Enzo! FMCS is proud of your huge accomplishment and hard work.
Middle School Service Day - March 3rd
If you have a non-profit organization or know of an area that our students could serve, please contact ghesselgesser@fmcs-fl.com. We are finalizing our service destinations but may have room for one or two more projects. Parent volunteers will be needed for each group. If you have volunteer hours that you need to complete, this is an opportunity for you to complete those as well.
Kaeleb Henry Excels in Kindergarten Skills
Kaeleb Henry has surpassed 130 IXL skills in his Kindergarten school year. Ms. Weber, his FMCS Kindergarten teacher, says that Kaeleb's success is phenomenal! It is highly unusual to have a student score 100 IXL points in a year, she recalls only one, but to have him score 130 points so early in the school year is unheard of.
IXL boosts student learning with -by-day skills, which provides comprehensive coverage of Math, Letter recognition, Reading foundations, Sight words, Reading strategies, Vocabulary, and Grammar and Mechanics topics and best of all it helps with Map testing success.
We are proud of Kaeleb and his achievement! Great job!
Volunteer Hours
Ideas for volunteering:
MS & 5th Grade Musical- abarkman@fmcs-fl.com
Fine Arts Festival- ssinex@fmcs-fl.com
Field Day- bgrannis@fmcs-fl.com
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Pre K -1st grade | Ms. Grubaugh & her 1st Grade Recipient, Jaxon | 2nd-5th Grade |
Pre K -1st grade
Ms. Grubaugh & her 1st Grade Recipient, Jaxon
2nd-5th Grade
Middle School Musical
Congratulations to All!
Please email Mrs. Barkman if you have any questions at abarkman@fmcs-fl.com. Mrs. Barkman, Mrs. Bennett, Ms. Grubaugh, and Ms. Smith will be leading this performance. If parents would like to assist, there will be many opportunities.
Elementary Only Special Dress Days
Special dress days are meant to add a flavor of fun to our Elementary experience. They are not required. If you are not choosing to participate, your child should follow the normal school dress for that day.
February 9- Sport Shirt Day
March 2- Dr. Seuss' Birthday
April 14 - Book Character Day
May 4- Star Wars Day
Every third Friday is a dress down day for all students Pre K-8th grade. This means that students are allowed to wear clothing following the dress down protocol that is in the family handbook.
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