FRMS Elective and Foundations
Weekly Course Agenda & News February 10 - February 14]
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
- Finish Activity 1.7 Game Time
- Code.org Lessons
Tuesday
- Activity 1.8 Build-A-Body
- In what ways does technology affect people’s lives?
- How do computer scientists design and develop mobile apps that meet desired needs?
- What does effective teamwork look like?
Wednesday
- Activity 1.8 Build-A-Body
- In what ways does technology affect people’s lives?
- How do computer scientists design and develop mobile apps that meet desired needs?
- What does effective teamwork look like?
Thursday
- Activity 1.8 Build-A-Body
- In what ways does technology affect people’s lives?
- How do computer scientists design and develop mobile apps that meet desired needs?
- What does effective teamwork look like?
Friday
- Activity 1.8 Build-A-Body
- In what ways does technology affect people’s lives?
- How do computer scientists design and develop mobile apps that meet desired needs?
- What does effective teamwork look like?
Art
- Mrs. Coughlin catherinecoughlin@usd475.org
Explorations in Art, 6th Grade
Last Week: 2/3-2/7
Monday: Finished Collaborative Mural/Artist Statement Reflection
Tuesday: Artist Statement Reflection
Wednesday: Color Theory
Thursday: Color Theory
Friday: Color Theory
This Week: 2/10-2/14
Monday-Friday Exploration with chalk pastels
Landscapes with Wolf Kahn and Contemporary Landscape Artists
Due Dates: Artist Reflection Due 2/7, Landscape Due 2/15
Art, 7/8th Grade
Last Week: 2/3-2/7
Monday-Friday: Drawing from Observation, Phase I Animal Portraits
This Week: 2/10-2/14
Monday: Recognizing value on a subject
Tuesday: Oil pastel techniques & blending
Wednesday-Friday: Application of oil pastel medium on final artwork
Due Dates: 2/19 Animal 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-Introduction to Mechanisms
- Tuesday-Mechanisms
- Wednesday-Mechanisms
- Thursday- Mechanisms
- Friday-Mechanisms
AVID 6
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 6...
Monday – Costa’s Levels
Tuesday – Costa’s Levels Cont.
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – Team Building
Friday – TRF
AVID 7
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 7...
1st and 6th hour:
Monday – College Presentations
Tuesday – College Presentations Cont.
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – Team Building
Friday – TRF
3rd hour:
Monday – Costa’s Levels
Tuesday – Costa’s Levels Cont.
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – One Pages
Friday – TRF
AVID 8
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 8...
Monday – Career Presentations
Tuesday – Career Reflections
Wednesday – TRF
Thursday – Team Building
Friday - TRF
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in AVID 8...
- Monday: Career Project
- Tuesday: TRF’s
- Wednesday: Career Project
- Thursday: TRF’s
- Friday: Team Building/Potluck
Band
- Mrs. Schlesener annaschlesener@usd475.org
6th grade: We have moved into the Tradition of Excellence books. All students have been assigned test numbers to complete through schoology. The due date is February 14th. Please make sure your student is getting these submitted!
7th grade: Working hard on book numbers and concert music. Students have been assigned tests and will also complete them through schoology. The due date is February 14th.
8th grade: Working hard on book numbers and concert music. Students have been assigned tests and will also complete them through schoology. The due date is February 14th.
Jazz Band: Getting settled in and figuring out a new style of music!
ALL BANDS:
Our next concert is Tuesday February 25th at 6 pm. Students will need black on the bottom and white on top for their outfits, remember we do have polo shirts that they will wear on top of their shirts.
All testing for this 9 weeks will be done on the computer either at home or in the mornings from 7:20 am – 7:40 am. If your student can not take their instrument on the bus PLEASE make sure they get them done in the morning.
If your student owes money for reeds, please get it in. I need to order more but can’t until there is money in the bank!
We have received notice from several of you that you’re a moving soon, thank you! If your student has a home instrument, please make sure it gets to us! Also, if you can spare a box of tissue we would greatly appreciate it!
Choir/Guitars/Ukulele
- Mrs. Rourke ryanrourke@usd475.org
Guitars
- Monday- Riptide and Brown Eyed Girl
- Tuesday- Wrinkle in Time and Sand Dollar Blues
- Wednesday- Review for Theory Exam, Brown Eyed Girl
- Thursday- Theory Exam
- Friday- Review All Concert Songs
Red Choir
- Monday- Sing at First Sight-11 #9- Sing Me A Song
- Tuesday- Sing at First Sight- 11 #10, Review For Theory Exam
- Wednesday Sing At First Sight- 12 #1- Review All Concert Music
- Thursday- Theory Exam
- Friday- Sing All Concert Songs from memory!
Ukulele
- Monday- Student Success
- Tuesday- Just the Way You Are
- Wednesday- Riptide and Cups
- Thursday- I’m Yours
- Friday- Review All Concert Music
White Choir
- Monday- Sing at First Sight- 11 #10- Refine notes and rhythms in Lunar Lullaby
- Tuesday- Sing at First Sight- 12 #1- Review for Theory Exam
- Wednesday- No Sing at First Sight- Review all concert music
- Thursday- Theory Exam
- Friday- Sing All Concert Songs from memory!
Blue Choir
- Monday- Sing at First Sight- 23 #10- Finish Storm
- Tuesday- Sing at First Sight- 24 #1- Finish Antiphonal Kyrie
- Wednesday- Sing at First Sight- 24 #2- Review All concert music
- Thursday- Theory Exam
- Friday- Sing All Concert Songs from memory
CSIM - Computer Science Innovators & Makers
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
Monday
- Activity 2.1 Need Input
- How do you express yourself and your creativity through computer science?
- What do programming best practices look like?
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic, or both?
Tuesday
- Activity 2.2 Responding Output
- What do programming best practices look like?
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic, or both?
Wednesday
- Activity 2.2 Responding Output
- What do programming best practices look like?
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic, or both?
Thursday
- Activity 2.2 Responding Output
- What do programming best practices look like?
- Why are interactions between machines, humans, and the environment beneficial, problematic, or both?
Friday
- Activity 2.2 Responding Output
- What do programming best practices look like?
- 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-Sketching
- Tuesday-Sketching/Design Process
- Wednesday-Puzzle Creation
- Thursday-Puzzle Creation
- Friday-Puzzle Testing
ELL
- Mrs. Yenni LeslieYenni@usd475.org
This week in ELL...
ELL Endeavors:
Unit 3: Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism?
Monday: Read text 2 “Graffiti on Christina Street” and analyze
Tuesday: Analyze a Slideshow
Wednesday: Student Writing Model of a Summary
Thursday: Precise adjectives; quiz over vocabulary
Friday: Compound and Complex Sentences
ELL Tutorial:
Monday: Finish essay; start revision process
Tuesday: KELPA test
Wednesday: KELPA test
Thursday: Unit 3: How Do Places Change Us? Introduce vocabulary
Friday: Two Cultures
Every Day Teen Skills
- Mrs. McConnell marymcconnell@usd475.org
6th Grade
- Monday- Kitchen Safety Investigation
- Tuesday- CSI (Test/Quiz Grade)
- Wednesday- Parts of a Recipe
- Thursday- Kitchen Math & Measurement
- Friday- Test Review
7/8th Grade
- Monday- What are Personal Values?
- Tuesday- Personal Values Survey
- Wednesday- Self-Esteem
- Thursday- Self-Worth
- Friday- Self-Care
Independent Study
Students will be working to plant their seeds for the garden tower, as well as continuing their study on the farm to table continuum.
EXPL Computer
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
Monday
- Typing Lessons
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:
- Monday: Week 15 Spelling -uck word family Foundational Skills Review: Fact/Opinion 21/22 Mentor Sentences: Singular and Plural nouns Consonant Digraphs 11/12 Istation (20 min)
- Tuesday: Foundational Skills Review: Fact/Opinion 23/24 Mentor Sentences: Use determiners-articles Decode Words 13/14 Unit 6 Review 160
- Wednesday: Week 15 Spelling –-uck Word Sort (--uck and -ump Foundational Skills Review: Fact/Opinion 25/26 Mentor Sentences: determiners-demonstratives Long Vowels 15/16
- Thursday: Fact/Opinion 27/28, 29/30 Week 15 Dictation and Comprehension –uck Count Syllables 17/18 (Istation-20 min)
- Friday: Reader’s Theatre Synonyms and Antonyms Short and Long Vowel Word Sorts Valentine’s Day Comprehension
6th Hour:
- Monday: Week 15 Spelling -uck word family Foundational Skills Review: Fact/Opinion 21/22 Mentor Sentences: Singular and Plural nouns Consonant Digraphs 11/12 Tuesday: Foundational Skills Review: Fact/Opinion 23/24 Mentor Sentences: Use determiners-articles Decode Words 13/14 Unit 6 Review 160
- Wednesday: Week 15 Spelling –-uck Word Sort (--uck and -ump Foundational Skills Review: Fact/Opinion 25/26 Mentor Sentences: determiners-demonstratives Long Vowels 15/16
- Thursday: Fact/Opinion 27/28, 29/30 Week 15 Dictation and Comprehension –uck Count Syllables 17/18 Istation (20 min)
- Friday: Reader’s Theatre Short/Long Vowel Word Sort Synonyms/Antonyms Valentine’s Day Comprehension
- Mrs. Lockhart lorilockhart@usd475.org
This week in Foundational ELA...
- Monday and Tuesday: Mini research project-problem and solution
- Wednesday: Read pp 162-165 “Ben Franklin’s Whistle” and iStation
- Thursday: Read pp. 166-167 “Ben Franklin’s Whistle” and iStation
- Friday: Cornell Notes Author’s Purpose
- 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: Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
Prefix Focus: non-
- · Monday: Language Focus; Journal Prompt; Introduction to Unit 6
- · Tuesday: ELA Interim
- · Wednesday: ELA Interim/ Prefix Builder; Journal Prompt
- · Thursday: Journal Prompt; Unit 6
- · Friday: Library and Progress Monitoring
- Mr. Walsh jasonwalsh@usd475.org
Foundations ELA-C
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- Vocabulary Bingo
Tuesday- Parts of Speech
Wednesday- Reading Comp: African American Inventors
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...
- Monday: Two and three digit Measurement subtraction
- Tuesday: Two and three digit Measurement subtraction
- Wednesday: Estimate sums and differences of measurements by rounding, and then solve mixed word problems
- Thursday: : Estimate sums and differences of measurements by rounding, and then solve mixed word problems
- Friday: Multiplication practices
- Mrs. Garner samanthagarner@usd475.org
Monday: Lesson 5
Tuesday: Lesson 6
Wednesday: Lesson 7
Thursday: Interim State Assessments
Friday: Interim State Assessments
Quiz next week over Lessons 1-9
Important Information:
All Missing assignments for this term can still be turned in.
Introduction to Computer Sciences
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
This week in Intro. to Computer Sciences...
Monday
- Typing Lessons
Tuesday
- Co-Spaces
Wednesday
- Co-Spaces
Thursday
- Co-Spaces
Friday
- Typing Lessons
Language!
- Ms. Smith rolindasmith@usd475.org
2nd Hour:
- Monday: UNIT 14 Lesson 6 Phonemic Awareness and Phonics-Stressed Syllables; Spelling Pretest 2; Word Fluency 3; Antonyms, Synonyms, and Attributes; Word Relationships; Expressions of the day; Complete Subject and Predicates; Compound Subjects
- Tuesday: UNIT 14 Lesson 6-Day 2: Grammar/Usage--Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates; Compound Sentences; Listening and Reading Comprehension—Reading Fluency; vocabulary strategy; understand informational text
- Wednesday: UNIT 14-Lesson 7 Day 1: Phonemic Awareness r-controlled vowels; Word Recognition and Spelling—Pretest; Word Fluency; Grammar/Usage-Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives; Complete Subjects/Predicates; Compound Sentences
- Thursday: UNIT 14-Lesson 7 Day 2: Fluency; Context Based Vocabulary Strategy; Writing an Opinion Essay
- Friday: Progress Monitoring ORF Synonyms/Antonyms Valentine’s Day Comprehension
4th Hour:
- Monday: Unit 8 Lesson 6 Phonemic Awareness: Consonant Digraphs; Word Recognition and Spelling: Pretest and Word Fluency; Vocabulary/Morphology--Synonyms, Antonyms, and Attribute
- Tuesday: UNIT 8 Lesson 6 Grammar and Usage; Compound Predicates; Listening and Reading Comprehension
- Wednesday: UNIT 8 Lesson 7 Day 1 Phonemic Awareness; Word Recognition and Spelling Chain It; Adding –es; Past Tense Verbs; Expression of the Day; Review Compound Predicates
- Thursday: UNIT 8 Lesson 7 Day 2: Sentence Dictation; Listening and Reading Comprehension
- Friday: Progress Monitoring Passage Fluency 2 R21 Synonym/Antonyms Valentine’s Day Comprehension
Math Strategies 6th/7th Grade
- Mrs. Ricard pamelaricard@usd475.org
This week in Math Strategies...
6th Grade:
Monday: Factoring expressions and Distributive Property
Tuesday: Factoring expressions
Wednesday: Distributive Property
Thursday: Distributive Property
Friday: Quiz
7th Grade:
Monday: Finding One Hundred Percent Given Another Percent
Tuesday: Fluency with Percents
Wednesday: Markup and Markdown Problems
Thursday: Review for Quiz
Friday: Quiz
Math Strategies 6th/8th Grade
- Mrs. Johnson jeanjohnson@usd475.org
6th grade:
- Monday – Task 12A; Freckle
- Tuesday – Task 12B; Freckle
- Wednesday – Check-Up; Freckle
- Thursday – Task 13A/B; Freckle
- Friday – Fun Friday?
8th grade:
- Monday – Constant Rate Practice; Freckle
- Tuesday – Task 22C – Round 2; Freckle
- Wednesday – Exit Ticket ; Freckle
- Thursday – Task 13A/B; 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 reviewing C major and learning a new bowing technique.
- Monday: Book 2: #22, 23, 24, 25
- Tuesday: Book 2: #25
- Wednesday: Book 2: #26, 27, 28, 29
- Thursday: Book 2: #29
- Friday: Concert Music
White orchestra will learn how to play in 5th position.
- Monday: Habits Book: #98
- Tuesday: Habits Book: #99
- Wednesday: Habits Book: #100, 101
- Thursday: Habits Book: #102, 103
- Friday: Concert Music
6th hour Red orchestra will be reviewing how to play B-flat and E-flat.
- Monday: Book 2: #105, 106, 107, 108, 109
- Tuesday: Book 2: #107, 110, 111, 112, 113
- Wednesday: Book 2: #107, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117
- Thursday: Book 2: #117, 118, 119, 120 Quiz: #107
- Friday: Concert Music
Blue orchestra will be working hard on learning their concert music.
- Monday: Concert Music
- 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, Ultimate Goal, 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: calendar
- martes: calendar Quiz
- miércoles: Body Part
- jueves: Body Parts
- viernes: Body Parts/Potluck
7th/8th Grade
- lunes: 1st hour: Day at School 7th Hour: Body Parts
- martes: 1st hour: Days at School 7th Hour: Body Parts
- miércoles: 1st hour: Vocab Quiz 7th hour: Body Parts
- jueves: 1st hour: pronouns 7th hour: Body Parts
- viernes: 1st hour: pronouns/potluck 7th hour: Body Parts/ potluck
STEM Lab
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
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?
- Why is accurate measurement, precise dimensioning, and thorough documenting necessary for both mechanical dissection and creative problem solving?
- Monday-Apparatus Creation
- Tuesday-Apparatus Creation
- Wednesday-Apparatus Drop
- Thursday-Reflection
- Friday-Newton’s Laws
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?
- Why is accurate measurement, precise dimensioning, and thorough documenting necessary for both mechanical dissection and creative problem solving?
- Monday-Apparatus Creation
- Tuesday-Apparatus Creation
- Wednesday-Apparatus Drop
- Thursday-Reflection
- Friday-Newton’s Laws
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: http://frms.usd475.org/
Location: 4022 1st Division Road, Fort Riley, KS, USA
Phone: 785-717-4500