FMS @ a Glance
March 27-31, 2017
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School Grant Opportunities
Fuel Up to Play 60 School Nutrition Equipment Grant of up to $5,000 per school is now available until April 28. For more information, visit the Fuel Up to Play 60 website.
Action For Healthy Kids has two different grant opportunities available – School Breakfast Grants ($2,500 per year) and Game On Grants ($500-$2,500 per year). The deadline for both Action for Healthy Kids grants is April. For more information, visit Action for Healthy Kid’s website.
Teacher in the Workplace
The South Central Perkins Consortium, in partnership with Mankato Area Public Schools and the Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism invite you and your staff (PreK-12) to participate in a Teacher in the Workplace program, to be held on June 29th and July 12th this summer.
For all instructors (preK-12) and administrators hoping to incorporate career exploration/skill/knowledge into their classroom or school:
- Tour regional sites from Manufacturing, Healthcare, Agriculture and IT
- Learn how classroom learning translates to the worksite
- Learn about the most in-demand careers in our region
- Hear from employers on what they are looking for in our students when they graduate
- Get "behind the scenes" tours of facilities such as Walmart Distribution Center, Mayo Health Systems, Minnesota State University IT Department, Jack Links, MTU Onsite Energy, E.I. Microcircuits, Monarch Meadows (Mankato Area) Allina Health District One Hospital, New Perspective Senior Living, St Lucas Care Center, Crossroads Medical , Mercury MN, Sage Electrochromics, MRG Tool and Die, Tru Vue, Faribault Woolen Mill, Jennie O Turkey Store , Living Green Farms (Faribault Area)
- FREE Nepris.org access for attendees (invite industry into the classroom virtually)
- Transportation provided
- 13 CEUs/clock hours for those who attend both days.
- Lunch included
Teachers who participate in the program report using more collaboration, more group work to solve problems, and more long-term projects that give students opportunities to work as a team.
Weekly Calendar
Monday, March 27
FMS Technology presents at Jefferson Community School
2:00 pm PST meeting
5:30 pmSchool Board meeting
Tuesday, March 28
Birthday Celebration
6:45 am SITE Council meeting
12:00 pm SW Division Principal meeting (Meihak out)
Wednesday, March 29
No PLC
601 River Bend field trip
9:00 am SSS Team meeting
Thursday, March 30
602 River Bend field trip
9:00 am Principal PLC with Colleen C.
7:00 pm Peter Pan performance
Friday, March 31
SOAR Assemblies
7:30 am FMS Tech Committee meeting
1:15 pm Peter Pan student performance
7:00 pm Peter Pan performance
Saturday, April 1
1:00 pm Peter Pan performance
Upcoming Events:
4/4 Site visit - Mounds View Middle School
4/4 District Technology Committee meeting
4/4 FMS presents at Jefferson Community Shcool
4/5 Team PLC
4/6 Site visit - Chaska Middle School