FRMS Elective Courses
Weekly Course Agenda & News [September 16 - September 20]
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 - Code.org Lesson 1
- Tuesday - Code.org Lesson 2
- Wednesday - Code.org Lesson 3
- Thursday - Code.org Lesson 4
- Friday - Code.org Lesson 5
Art
- Mrs. Coughlin catherinecoughlin@usd475.org
This week in Art...
Explorations in Art, 6th Grade
Coming Soon!
Art, 7/8th Grade,
Coming Soon!
Automation and Robotics
AVID 7
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 7...
Monday – Three types of Goals
- Tuesday – GPA and Goal Setting
- Wednesday – Tutorial Request Form or TRF
- Thursday – Team Building
- Friday - TRF
AVID 8
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in AVID 8...
Monday – Active vs Passive Voice
- Tuesday – Writing Activity using Active Voice
- Wednesday – Tutorial Request Form or TRF
- Thursday – Team Building
- Friday – TRF
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in AVID 8...
- Monday - What is the right Question?
- Tuesday - Review TRF process
- Wednesday - TRF's
- Thursday - Timed Writing Activity
- Friday - TRF's
Band
- Mrs. Schlesener annaschlesener@usd475.org
Coming soon!
Choir
- Mrs. Rourke ryanrourke@usd475.org
White Choir
Coming Soon!
Blue Choir
Coming Soon!
Red Choir
Coming Soon!
CSIM - Computer Science Innovators & Makers
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
- Monday - Activity 1.5
- Tuesday - Activity 1.5
- Wednesday - Activity 1.5
- Thursday - Activity 1.5
- Friday - Code.org
Design and Modeling
ELL
- Mrs. Yenni LeslieYenni@usd475.org
This week in ELL...
ELL Tutorial
Weekly Vocabulary focus – prefixes bi-, tri-, quad-
- Monday - Asking questions – open or closed?
- Tuesday - Analyze text – Weather or Not
- Wednesday - Analyze text – Weather or Not
- Thursday - nonfiction signposts; vocabulary quiz
- Friday - nonfiction signposts
ELL Endeavors
Topic: Can Video Games Take your Brain to the Next Level?
- Monday - Text 1: Game on or Game Over?
- Tuesday - Text 1: Game on or Game Over?
- Wednesday - Academic discussion about text
- Thursday - Text 2: New Study Links Video Gaming to Creativity ; vocabulary quiz
- Friday - Text 2: New Study Links Video Gaming to Creativity
Every Day Teen Skills
- Mrs. McConnell marymcconnell@usd475.org
6th Grade
Monday- CSI
- Tuesday- Kitchen Math & Measuring
- Wednesday- Kitchen Tools
- Thursday- Kitchen Measuring demo
- Friday- Stations activity
7/8th Grade
Monday- Personal Values Project
- Tuesday- Personal Values Project
- Wednesday- Personal Values Project
- Thursday- Healthy Relationships (Personal Bank account assignment due)
- Friday-Conflict Resolution
EXPL Computer
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
- Monday - Keyboarding Drills
- Tuesday - Caps Lock
- Wednesday - Quiz
- Thursday - Kodu Game Lab
- Friday - Keyboarding Drills
Foundational ELA
- Ms. Smith rolindasmith@usd475.org
This week in Foundational ELA...
- Monday - Phonics Warm Up 5; Spelling 1.3; Genre Fable
- Tuesday - Retelling stories; Strategy; Understanding Ideas & Details; IStation
- Wednesday - Phonics Warm Up 5; "The Elephant Dance" reading; vocabulary; finding evidence - Guided Instruction
- Thursday - Spelling Dictation 1.3; "The Elephant Dance" Guided Practice & Independent Practice
- Friday - IStation; Fluency Check
Guitars
- Mrs. Rourke ryanrourke@usd475.org
Introduction to Computer Sciences
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
This week in Intro. to Computer Sciences..
- Monday - Code.org
- Tuesday - Binary Code
- Wednesday - Binary Code
- Thursday - Circuit Playground
- Friday - Circuit Playground
Language!
- Ms. Smith rolindasmith@usd475.org
- Monday - Bridges Lesson 8; Spelling - Essential Words & silent e; Writing: Paragraphs - topic sentence & details--Model
- Tuesday - Bridges Lesson 9 - Essential Words & silent e; Writing: Paragraphs - topic sentence & details--Partner
- Wednesday - Bridges Lesson 10 - Essential Words & silent e; Writing: Paragraphs - topic sentence & details--Assess
- Thursday - Bridges Lesson 11; Segment Words; Read & Spell High Frequency words & long vowels with silent e; Organizing information to write--Model
- Friday - Bridges Lesson 12; Segment Words; Read & Spell High Frequency words & long vowels with silent e; Organizing information to write--Application
Math Strategies 6th/7th Grade
- Mrs. Ricard pamelaricard@usd475.org
This week in Math Strategies 6th Grade:
Coming Soon!This week in Math Strategies 7th Grade:
Coming soon!
Math Strategies 6th/8th Grade
- Mrs. Johnson jeanjohnson@usd475.org
This week in Math Strategies 6th grade:
- Monday - Fractions - Task 18D
- Tuesday - Fractions - Task 19A
- Wednesday - Fractions 19B; Hand in notes
- Thursday - Exit Ticket
- Friday - Play Flash or Math-O?
This week in Math Strategies 8th grade:
- Monday - Tasks 24D
- Tuesday - Tasks 25A
- Wednesday - Task 25B: Hand in notes
- Thursday - Exit Ticket
- Friday - Play Math-O?
Orchestra
- Ms. Conrade amandaconrade@usd475.org
Concert dates to put in your calendar:
- · November 20th @ 6:00 pm call time 5:30 pm
- · 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 learn how to hold the bow.
- Monday: #36, 37, 38, 39 Homework: Theory portion of pg. 14
- Tuesday: Music Theory Day, Computers Needed
- Wednesday: #37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
- Thursday: #37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44
- Friday: #37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 Quiz: #40
White orchestra will learn how to play new notes.
- Monday: #47, 48, 49, 50, 51 Quiz: #36
- Tuesday: #51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
- Wednesday: #56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
- Thursday: #61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 Quiz: #47
- Friday: Music Theory Day, Computers Needed
6th hour Red orchestra will practice playing with the bow and will learn how to play eighth note rhythms.
- Monday: #60, 61, 62, 63, 64 Quiz: #53
- Tuesday: #64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69
- Wednesday: #69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 Quiz: #64
- Thursday: #75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
- Friday: Music Theory Day, Computers Needed
Blue orchestra will use the finger patterns they learned to play a longer finger study.
- Monday: #27, 28, 29
- Tuesday: #29
- Wednesday: Music Theory Day, Computers Needed
- Thursday: #29
- Friday: #29 Quiz: #29
PE
Mrs. Hayden joanhayden@usd475.org
Mr. Micheel matthewmicheel@usd475.org
Mr. Miller aaronmiller@usd475.org
This week in PE...
Heart Monitor Test, Team and Individual Sports and Individual Motor Development.
Students are required to wear the PE uniform starting Tuesday, September 3rd. Uniforms can be purchased at Screen Machine in Junction City or can be borrowed from FRMS Physical Education Department by filling out the Uniform Checkout sheet.
Spanish
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in Spanish...
6th Grade
- lunes: Mexico's Independence
- martes: Calendar
- miércoles: Review Calendar
- jueves: Calendar Quiz
- viernes: familia vocabulario
7th/8th Grade
- lunes: Mexico Independence
- martes: Telling Time (¿Qué hora es?)
- miércoles: Telling Time (¿Qué hora es?)
- jueves: Telling Time (¿Qué hora es?)
- viernes: Telling Time (¿Qué hora es?)
Reading Strategies
STEM Lab
Success 101
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
This week in Success 101...
- Monday – Interacting with the Text
- Tuesday – Language of Higher Education
- Wednesday – Collaborative Study Groups or CSG
- Thursday – Team Building
- Friday – CSG
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: http://frms.usd475.org/
Location: 4022 1st Division Road, Fort Riley, KS, USA
Phone: 785-717-4500