FMS EXPLO Newsletter
Summer Special! - May 12, 2017
Thank you from your FMS EXPLO Team!
Check out Common Sense Media for these ideas and much more!
- Kid's Summer Movie Guide 2017
- 11 Online Summer Camps to Keep Kids Busy (and learning) while school's out
- 10 Books that will keep your kids up past bedtime (in a good way)
- Many parents guides for safe summer learning and fun
Web Based Online Keyboarding
You can maintain and improve your keyboarding skills while having fun!
Club Typing - Earn Progress Badges! Free, no login required unless you want to save your progress
Dance Mat Typing - a great program for the beginner. After mastering levels you are rewarded with a song and dance!
Keybr - Quick, basic, and easy to use. This site tracks your speed, errors, and keys you are struggling with. Another nice feature is that you can type the content from any other website simply by entering the URL.
E-Learning for Kids has a space them that makes it fun for kids to practice keyboarding skills.
Check out EdTech for many more online sites that your kids can maintain and improve their skills!
20 Super Cool Summer STEM Activities
Coach Masek, Coach Windmiller, Coach Youse
FREE Fitness Apps to Keep You and Your Child Moving During the Summer:
Fit Radio- A music streaming app that has DJ mixes that maintain consistent beats
Fitbit- Counts steps, tracks calories, log information such as blood pressure and glucose levels (Fitbit watch not needed)
FitStar- Creates custom workouts based on your fitness level
Map My Run, Map My Fitness, Map My Ride- All three apps track distance ran or biked, as well as different sports and workouts
Charity Miles- Corporate sponsors donate a few cents to a charity of your choosing for every mile you complete
Summer Camps Around Fulton:
FMS Girls Basketball Camp (5th-8th Grades)
FHS Girls Basketball Camp (9th-12th Grades)
Boys Elementary and FMS Boys Basketball Camp (3rd-5th and 6th-8th Grades)
Summer Softball Camp (4th-8th Grades)
FMS Softball Camp (6th-8th Grades)
Fulton Parks and Recreation Activities
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!
dmasek@fulton58.org @CoachMasek5
awindmiller@fulton58.org @CoachWindmiller
myouse@fulton58.org @CoachYouse
Mrs. Blandford and Ms. Neudecker
6th Grade Band: Student not returning to band have been asked to bring their instruments to school today for send off.
If you would like to practice over the summer you can always work on reading through your book.
Another great resource will be vicfirth.com, you can use this site to work on your note reading skills. There are games and rhythms there as well.
7th Grade Band:
If you would like to practice over the summer you can always work on reading through your book.
Another great resource will be vicfirth.com, you can use this site to work on your note reading skills. There are games and rhythms there as well.
8th Grade Band: There will be a schedule sent out for band camp. Please plan ahead to attend our two weeks of band camp, it will be the last two weeks of July. Our Thursday rehearsals for June begin on June 8 from 3-5. Please plan to attend these, because they are music rehearsals for the upcoming field show.
If you would like to audition for district band we will be getting music out to you as soon as possible. Please work on that over the summer as well!
Wire Choir: Wire choir, please feel free to get in touch with me if you would like to continue lessons over the summer. I have someone in the school district that would be willing to give lessons over the summer.
As always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us via email at sblandford@fulton58.org or kneudecker@fulton58.org. You can also call the high school band office at 573-590-8135.
Ms. Lehman and Dr. Moebes
HORNET SINGERS:
Words are unable to express how proud I am of all my choir babies...my last group of 8th graders at FMS! You gave outstanding performances all year long and finished the year with another great performance at our final concert!
I look forward to continuing to work with all of these students in high school!
Have a wonderful summer and make sure to check out the resources below!
The choir handbook and schedule is online for your perusal anytime. (www.fulton58.org)
HARMONY HORNETS:
You "Holiday Rocked" it at the concert Monday evening! Thanks so much for your hard work this semester!
If you ever have any questions, concerns, or comments, feel free to contact us at llehman@fulton58.org or bmoebes@fulton58.org.
HORNET PRIDE:
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Our singers did a wonderful job at our final concert of the year! So proud of their hard work!
ARTS ALIVE:
Thanks for making this a wonderful year!
Check out the links below to keep practicing your music skills!
CAREERS:
Excellent work and effort this year, folks!
Please feel free to contact me at any time: bmoebes@fulton58.org. On Twitter: @MoebesMusic
Mr. Chapman
News from the Art Room:
Art Room Wrap Up
It has been an exciting year! It is hard to believe it has come to a close already.
It's been a great year and could not be more proud of all my students. We have learned a lot, and we have done so much creating this year. I am truly luck to have so many talented individuals in my classes this year.
Congratulations 8th graders and best of luck to you all as you make your way to High School.
This summer, there are many opportunities for the Arts, and several camps in the area. Keep a look out at the public library and theArt Museums in Both ST Louis and Kansas City for other opportunities and neat summer travel destinations.
Have a Great Summer!!!
Mr Chapman
FMS ART
Links and Summer Camps
Kemper Kids Art Camp
For grades K - 8
Monday - Friday, 10a.m. - 3p.m.
Session I: Green Art, July 10-14
The first week of camp will focus on alternative (recycled) materials and crafting materials from the natural environment.
Session II: Art Around the World, July 17-21
During the second week of camp, campers will discover how art is expressed by other cultures around the globe. Campers will create masks, painting, and other objects inspired by those cultures.
Session III: Artist Colony, July 24-28
The last week of camp will focus on the fine arts, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, clay, and more traditional materials and processes.
For more information, or to register, please contact Nicole Petrescu or call 573.592.4244
Columbia Art League
https://columbiaartleague.org/summer-art-camp/
Young Artists' Summer Art Camps 2017
Ages 9-12
Prices $175-$190
JUNE 19-23
MONDAY-FRIDAY
9:00AM-3:00PM
Ages 9-12
If you love to draw and have ever wished you could bring your drawings to life, this is the camp for you! Artists will develop original characters, situations, and story-lines, and hand animate elements of a collaboratively constructed video game.
JULY 3-7
MONDAY-FRIDAY
9:00AM-3:00PM
(NO CAMP ON JULY 4 - $140-$152)
Ages 9-12
An exploration of inspiration from master artists throughout the ages! Invent like Da Vinci, paint like Pollock, observe like O’Keeffe, and envision like Van Gogh. This week, we sample the greatest hits of art throughout time!
JULY 17-21
MONDAY-FRIDAY
9:00AM-3:00PM
Ages 9-12
It’s go big or go home as artists sculpt in larger than life scale! Using mostly recycled materials, this week is equal parts creative whimsy and technical problem solving. Artists are sure to enjoy this exciting, exploratory challenge!
JULY 31-AUGUST4
MONDAY-FRIDAY
9:00AM-3:00PM
Ages 9-12
In this camp, artists will experience the thrill of printing their own, one-of-a kind designs again and again as they explore a variety of printmaking techniques and materials. Students will experiment with stamping, block printing, mono-printing, image transfer, and more!
JUNE 13 - AUGUST 12
MONDAY - THURSDAY
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Ages 5-12
Ages 13-16
Prices $175-$190
THE ART OF THE GAME: GAME AND PLAYING CARD DESIGN WITH GEORGE SZABO
JUNE 12-16
MONDAY-FRIDAY
10:00AM-4:00PM
Ages 13-16
Back by popular demand, beloved artist teacher George Szabo will lead students on an exploration of creative illustration and clever game-play design. Through the creation of original game and playing card concepts, students will encounter a variety of illustration techniques and enhance the development of their own style.
OIL PAINTING WITH SHANNON SOLDNER
JUNE 26-30
MONDAY-FRIDAY
10:00AM-4:00PM
Ages 13-16
In this camp, teens have the opportunity to get acquainted with the technical aspects of oil paints as a medium. Students will learn about oil painting materials, including safe use and disposal, paint application techniques, and basic color theory, through demonstration and guided exercises. Come see why this luxurious medium is the standard for fine art painting!
JULY 10-14
MONDAY-FRIDAY
10:00AM-4:00PM
Ages 13-16
This week, students will delve into the process-driven craft of printmaking. Explore traditional and contemporary relief techniques, linocut, gelli printing, collagraph, monoprint, fabric printing, and more! Studio tours and guest artist workshops are a feature of this week's illuminating itinerary.
COMIC CREATION WITH STACY SELF
JULY 17-21
MONDAY-FRIDAY
10:00AM-4:00PM
Ages 13-16
Students in this camp will have the opportunity to generate original graphic stories as they develop their own characters, situations, and story-lines. Learn about stylized and expressive drawing strategies as well as how to show action, movement, and the passage of time in a series of fixed images, all while refining a personal sense of style!
FMS Guidance: Mrs. Garner & Mrs. Horstmeier
We hope each student has a wonderful summer break! Enjoy your time off.
We will be in the office until June 2nd and return on July 31st.
Mark your calendars for some back to school dates!
6th Grade Hornet Camp and Open House will be Monday, August 14th. Watch for a mailing and email to parents for more information. Camp will run Noon to 4:00 p.m. Open House for 6th grade will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
7th and 8th grade Schedule Pick Up and Open House will be Friday, August 11th. Noon to 6:00 p.m.
For students that may want to investigate or research careers over the summer check out Missouri Connections at
https://mocis.intocareers.org/materials/portal/home.html
Here are a few ways you can reach out to us in the FMS Guidance Office:
Mrs. Horstmeier works with students with a last name starting with an A-L and can be reached at shorstmeier@fulton58.org and
Ms. Jo is the Guidance Office secretary and can be reached at jwilliamson@fulton58.org.
Guidance Office phone number is 573-590-8208
The FMS Thrive Hive
The Fulton Middle School Thrive Hive is ready and its grand opening will be November 11th. Store hours will be posted soon. Thanks to the Fulton Public Schools Foundation, Central Cristian Church, Terry Tobias, Central Co-Workers Club, Millersburg Community Club and Mrs. Mary Tucker for their generous donations to this great project!
The Thrive Hive is designed to allow students to use their Hornet Bucks--earned through the Positive Behavior Support Program--to purchase items from the store. The Thrive Hive was created to help the needs of the FMS Community.
Items currently needed for the store are:
Gently used clothing, shoes, toys, and books
Snack items: Slim jims, pop tarts and vienna sausages
Other needs are ear buds
All other items are appreciated as well.
If you would like to donate, please call Fulton Middle School at 573-590-8200.
http://www.fultonsun.com/…/thrive-hive-gets-middle-…/646415/
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