FMS EXPLO Newsletter
January 22, 2021
Transition to 9th grade
Registration for 2021-2022 School Year
Suicide Prevention Curriculum
FMS Counseling Department: Mrs. Burfield, Mrs. Horstmeier and Ms. Jo
Needing to see the school counselor?
Students needing to access the counselor's office can submit a form from their chrome books by logging into classlink and clicking on the FMS Guidance Office Icon. This form comes only to the counselor's. 6th graders will learn about this form on Wednesday and Thursday through their PE classes when Mrs. Burfield, Mrs. Horstmeier and Mr. Varner come in to visit. You can also ask your teacher for help. If you can't locate the icon in classlink, your teacher can send us a note. Obviously if there is an emergency, students will be helped immediately. Our form is just a great way to help students stay in the classroom for instruction time if the counselors are tied up in a meeting or helping another student.
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-J and can be reached at shorstmeier@fulton58.org and Mrs. Burfield works with students with a last name starting with a K-Z and can be reached at cburfield@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
The goal of computer class is to equip students with meaningful skills that will help them thrive in a digital age. These skills include:
- Coding
- Google proficiency
- Digital citizenship
- Media production
Computer class is very project based using online and offline technology tools, as well as engaging topics like 3D printing, Augmented and Virtual reality, and many other avenues for creativity.
Digital footprint
Continue to be an upstander and make good choices online. Keep up your positive digital footprint! For more resources visit www.commonsensemedia.org.
Currently:
-6th grade
After getting to know my new groups, we will begin creating 3 D models in www.tinkercad.com.
- 7th grade
Will be looking at popular social media platforms and learningabout them and how to stay safe online. Will also continue progress in www.codehs.com towards the completion of our module.
- 8th grade
Will be looking at popular social media platforms and learningabout them and how to stay safe online. Will also continue progress in www.codehs.com towards the completion of our module.
Enjoy your winter break!
1st Quarter proficiency scales for computers
2nd Quarter proficiency scales for computers
3rd Quarter proficiency scales for computers
Email: gyates@fulton58.org
Twitter: @MrYatesFMS
Coach Windmiller, Coach Youse/Coach Beasley, Coach Pretz
TOGETHER WE CAN!
Welcome to Grant Beasley! He is joining us as a student teacher from Culver-Stockton through March 5. A letter from Coach Beasley.
We will have our lessons and instructions posted daily to google classroom for you to complete on your assigned PE/HEALTH Fulton or Hornet day.
Next Week in Health:
6th Grade: Continuing with Nutrients
7th Grade: The effects of vaping, tobacco, & dealing with peer pressure
8th Grade: Abstinence and forms of contraception: effectiveness, benefits and drawbacks.
Health Agendas/Assignments Below
7th Grade: Health Day 12
8th Grade: Health Agenda Day 14-16
Also check out Health Resources for Families!
6th-8th Grade Skills Proficiency Scales
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!
awindmiller@fulton58.org @CoachWindmiller
myouse@fulton58.org @CoachYouse
bpretz@fulton58.org @CoachPretz_FMS
Ms. Ordway
Hello FMS families!
I hope you're having a wonderful week!
For next week:
6th Grade - 6th grade officially switched to their third explo of the year this week. I was so excited to meet my new group of kids! We are going to have an awesome quarter together. Next week, we will be beginning our 24 Styles of Music unit and will continue reviewing things we learned in elementary music.
Choir - These students have been doing an awesome job with our new music! We will continue working hard next week in preparation for our spring concert. Our spring choir concert is tentatively set for March 24th. More details to come!
Arts Alive - These students wrote awesome scenes as a class this week! They were incredibly creative and hilarious! We will continue scene writing next week and will hopefully get the opportunity to perform each other's scenes for the class!
Please feel free to follow me on Instagram: @missordway
Mr. Hiley and Ms. Neudecker
Hello everyone!
Tons of strides have been made! There's been a lot of individual practicing going on which is allowing us to move through the books rather quickly. Sight reading is becoming a lot better and a lot stronger. We will continue to work on it and start narrowing down what we will do for concert music. Keep up the hard work!
Assignments:
6th Grade: Practice out of your book so we can get to our concert music
7th Grade: Sight reading concert music
8th Grade: Sight reading concert music
As always, if you'd like to reach out or have any questions, please feel free to email us at anytime!
Ms. Washington
News From The Art Room
Yellow everyone!
WELCOME BACK. This week was a fun transition week in the Art room. This coming week (Jan.11-15) we will get into our first project of the new year!
Monday/Tuesday, (Jan 25/26)
6th Grade: Optical Illusion Practice #2
7th Grade: Introduction of new project: New Superheroes
8th Grade: Introduction of new project: 3rd Grade Story Books
Wednesday/Thursday, (Jan 27/28)
6th Grade: Introduction of new project: Op. Illusion 3-D Hand Art
7th Grade: Highlight Artist: Jack Kirby; Continue Superhero Practice
8th Grade: Highlight Artist: Continue Storybook Practice
Friday, (Jan 29)
6th Grade: Continue working on hand drawing.
7th Grade: Continue Superhero Practice
8th Grade: Continue Storybook Practice
"How do artists greet one another?"
"Yellow!"
Artfully Yours,
Ms. Washington
The Cool Art Teacher
FMS
Sneaker Art
Sneaker Art
Sneaker Art
Our 200 lbs. Delivery From FHS
Our 200 lbs. Delivery From FHS
Mrs. Lairmore
Hello!
Since we have moved to Virtual learning until November 30th, it's a little more difficult to get books delivered to you! So, I have made a form for you to fill out if you would like to come by and pick up a book from our school. The form can be found in the Virtual Library below. Please use the FMS Library link to search for books.
https://fmsmo.goalexandria.com/
If you would like your own Daniel Boone Regional Library card, you can print an application from the DBRL website: https://www.dbrl.org/using-the-library/library-card-faqs/how-do-i-get-a-library-card
The DBRL card gets you access to Hoopla! Hoopla is an amazing app that allows you to check out books from the DBRL online. They have books, audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and more!
https://www.hoopladigital.com/
If you are needing more books to read, or activities to do, please check out these sites below:
This is the Fulton District site with information for Library activities and books:
https://sites.google.com/fulton58.org/explo-fms-covid-19-resources/library-fms?authuser=0
Keep up with what's happening in the Library on Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. You might even see yourself on there!
See you in the Library!
If you want to see some things happening in the Library:
Follow us on Instagram: fms_library or FMS LIBRARY
My You Tube Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFogU1WGK8c9kOqtvfYn7Sw?view_as=subscriber
Follow the Library fun on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JessicaLairmore
You can contact me by email at:
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