Fredericktown Middle School
October 6, 2023
8th Grade Washington DC Trip - Reserve your spot now
We have over the number needed to make the trip happen. If you have not done so already, you can submit your initial deposit to reserve your spot.
We are excited to bring back the Washington DC trip to the 8th grade. This is an optional trip for students. It will be a great learning experience along with creating exciting memories together.
Dates: April 28-30
The link below explains how to pay and about your initial deposit.
September PBIS Students of the Month
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 24 and 26 from 3-6 pm
Information will be coming home soon regarding how to sign up for a conference. If you have any questions you may reach out to one of the staff members.
COSI Field Trip - 6th Grade
Cost: $10
November 17th - 6th Grade
More details will be coming home soon from the 6th grade team.
Landscaping Update
Fredericktown Schools would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to TD Landscape Inc., Shoemaker Landscape, and the volunteers for their incredible collaboration in enhancing the front entrances of our school. This project was a true team effort, showcasing the power of community, collaboration, and generosity. Their hard work has not only improved the physical appearance of our school but also increases our Freddie Pride!
A special thank you goes out to the outstanding volunteers who made this project possible:
Scott Huvler, Josh Strohl, Brian Jose, Blake Tucker from TD Landscape. Scott Shoemaker from Shoemaker Landscape & our very own Stu Semerar
THANK YOU!
Important Dates
October 11th - Choir Concert
October 13th - End of Quarter 1
October 16th - No School, Teacher Workday
October 24th - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 26th - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 27th - No School
November 2nd, 3rd, & 4th - Fall Drama Club Performance
Cross Country
6th Grade Math
Students are finishing up a unit on decimals and will be moving into an introduction to the numbers to the left of zero on the number line as we begin October. Our Math Discovery students enjoyed creating fun Halloween themed menus for the general math class to use as a review for our decimal quiz.
6th Grade Honors Math
Students have been working on a recipe project. They did an extension on division with fractions. Mrs. Briggs and Mr. McClay co-taught the class.
6th Grade English
Students finished writing their personal narratives about a time when they used their imagination to do something last week. This week the Honors class started reading Pay It Forward and are learning about character types. General classes have started reading Ugly by Robert Hoge. This is a memoir of Mr. Hoge’s life as a boy growing up in Australia, He was born with several physical disabilities and how he and his family handled the challenges he faced.
6th Grade Social Studies
Students are beginning to learn about the Fertile Crescent and Social Pyramids. They will be doing a fun lesson with Mr. Ulery (student teacher) to give him experience in the 6th grade.
6th Grade Science
Students are learning about the rock cycle and the different types of rocks. Ask them to show you our rock cycle songs (posted on google classroom)!
6th Grade General Music
6th graders have started our unit on Music History by studying famous composers. Topics have included the Baroque, Classical and Romantic time periods and have focused on Beethoven, Bach and Handel. We are reading composer biographies and are listening to standard repertoire from each of the selected composers.
7th Grade Social Studies
We are starting our unit on Rome. Students will be interacting with each other and doing a fun activity at the end of the unit. They have already learned about Greece and the Hellenistic time period. The students are obsessed with Alexander the Great and will continue to turn back to him the rest of the year!
They will be learning from Miss Hoover, their student teacher about Roman Geography.
7th Grade Science
Students have been learning about atoms and the Periodic Table. They all created their own illustration of an element and we will be hanging them all up in the hallway to create a large class Periodic Table.
7th Grade Math
We are finishing up our chapter on percents. Next, we will be starting a unit on rational numbers including using a number line to add and subtract.
7th Grade English
Mrs. Vogelsang's English classes are learning about character traits.
8th Grade Math
Students in Math 8 have been working on solving and writing multi-step equations and applying that to real world situations. Students in Algebra I have been working on solving and writing multi-step equations and inequalities and applying that to real world situations. We’ve also just begun to tackle solving literal equations.
8th Grade English
Students in both Honors and English 8 are finishing novel units and will soon be exploring their learning styles and writing about the ways in which they learn best. All students and parents/guardians are invited to attend a student-led conference on either October 24th or 26th. More details and a sign-up sheet will be coming home with students in the near future.
8th Grade Science
Physical Education
6th, 7th, & 8th grade Physical Education classes went to Trio-Lanes this week for Bowling. Students enjoyed going and experiencing different activities.
Digital Literacy
As we are approaching the end of the quarter (October 13), students in Digital Literacy should be able to keyboard accurately without looking at their hands. We have finished assignments using Google Docs (grades 6 & 7) and Microsoft Word (grade 8) and will be learning more about spreadsheets and slides in the final weeks of the grading period.
Choir
The Fall Choir Showcase will be October 11th at 7pm, featuring "Timeless" music from Disney, the Jackson 5, and more! Admission is free and open to all! Choir parents should have received details via email and paper copy sent home.
Art
Students have been working on a graffiti project where they learned about analogous colors and color blending with colored pencils. They then went onto a service project for Knox County Veterans where they created op art American Flag cards using colored pencil to make them appear to be waving to send out to the veterans in the county. We are currently working in clay for our final project.
Project Lead the Way
Students are embarking on a project that combines several different aspects of design and modeling skills they have learned over the past few weeks. They are creating a puzzle cube, will create hand sketches of each part, 3d design it in TinkerCad, 3d print their parts and collect test data on their puzzles. This will all go into a final portfolio of their work.
7th Grade Yes Concert
What is a Growth Mindset?
MS Football
School Nurse News
For those needing immunizations. Appointments are available Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm at the Knox County Community Health Center, 11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd., Mount Vernon OH 43050
Call 740.399.8008
Required immunizations for Middle/High School:
Tdap/Td: Grade 7-12 One dose of Tdap vaccine must be administered on or after the tenth birthday.
MCV4 (Meningococcal): Grade 7 One dose of meningococcal vaccine must be administered on or after the tenth birthday.
Grade 12: Two doses of MCV4. Second dose on or after age 16 years. If the first dose was given on or after the 16th birthday, only one dose is required.
If you choose to not have your child vaccinated, an exemption form needs to be filled out and turned in to the office.
Attention parents/guardians. We are seeing head lice at several different grade levels within the school. Please help us out by checking your student's hair, and doing the appropriate treatment measures if lice or nits are found. The video link is from the American Academy of Dermatology. It is a YouTube video that provides direction/instruction on how to assess and treat lice.
Some of the biggest takeaways*
Only use ONE product at a time
Don't wash your hair for 2 days after applying the lice shampoo
Vacuuming furniture, beds, carpet, vehicle upholstery. Throw the vacuum bag away in the outside trash or empty the vacuum canister outside in the trash and clean particles out of the canister.
We thank you for providing assistance with this matter.
Counselor/Social Worker Update
Supporting Our Freddies
Our priority is to ensure the safety and well-being of our students. We encourage everyone to actively participate in creating a nurturing environment that promotes open communication, empathy, and understanding. If you know a student who may need support, or if you have any concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to our social workers or school counselors. Working together, we can make a profound difference in the lives of our students.
Hannah Art, Social Worker
740-694-2781 ext. 3412
Cindy Truex, Social Worker
740-694-2781 ext. 3412
Karen Barta, HS/MS School Counselor
740-694-2726 ext 3411
Melissa White, Elementary School Counselor
740-694-2781 ext. 3410
Middle School Yearbook
We will have a Middle School yearbook this year for students. You can purchase them throughout the year at the link below. They will be delivered in May before the students leave for the summer.