Fairfield Middle School

These students are testing their model cars to test them for distance and speed. They were give a set of tasks to complete with expectations. They have worked hard on these cars problem-solving and critically thinking to make the best model 🏎

5th Grade ELA has been researching controversial topics! We started by researching if Chocolate Milk should be served in schools or not. Students learned how to research both sides of an argument, suspending their personal biases, before deciding which side they agree with. We then moved on to the next controversial topics, where students got to choose which one they wanted to research. Should we support or boycott zoos? or Are youth extreme sports worth the risk or not? Students researched both viewpoints for their topic, and then participated in a debate against their classmates! We emphasized how debating with someone is not arguing, but more of a persuasion. We also discussed how using the Leader In Me Habit #5 (Seek first to understand, then to be understood) plays a huge role in debates. Listening first, before responding appropriately. Students did a fantastic job debating on these issues!

Bryce worked hard with our parent teacher organization to count money and fill the vending machine today. We appreciate his leadership in working collaboratively with our PTO organization. Way to go, Bryce!

Lana was able to participate in Iowa Wesleyan's Special Olympic Unified Sports day. What a great experience! Lana did an amazing job! Way to go 👏

Melanie Carlson noticed Hermione Lebert, Dylan Brown, and Treveyon Wilson crossing Hwy 1 very safely the other day. They were making eye contact with the crossing guard, looking more than twice, following directions, being very good leaders and role models. Melanie got them gift certificates from the Dairy Bar! Way to go Treveyon, Dylan, and Hermione!

8th Grade Semi-formal Dance. So glad we can celebrate with our amazing 8th graders.

We would like to send a huge thank you and shout out to JCM Mutual Insurance Association in Fairfield for giving us a wonderfully, delicious, sweet treat on Friday! Thank you for all your support!

The students have prepped and this morning it is all set! Let the wind and weather not stop you from joining them to walk, honor and remember Mrs. Graber! The walk and silent auction start at 10 and will last until noon at Chautauqua Park. We hope to see you soon! Dress warm

What a great way to end the day! Eighth graders visited the Jefferson County courthouse today for a tour and then a mock trial. This past week in social studies they were getting ready in their roles for a mock trial. We are so appreciative the students got to experience this as a live mock trial with our own newscast team, Judge Myron Gookin, lawyers, witnesses, and audience. Well done FMS students. We are so proud of you. Special thanks to our eighth grade team and Mr. Blakely for making this all happen for our students. What a wonderful experience!

8th graders are getting ready for a mock trial at the Jefferson County Courthouse. This is going to be an amazing experience!

Please remember that the 2023 "Walk for Nohema" will take place this Saturday in Chautauqua Park from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Please join us to walk, honor and remember. A silent auction will take place with donations from the community. See you there!!

Fairfield Middle School 5th Grade Fun Night Information

Indian Hills Community College is sponsoring summer camps for kids who have completed Kindergarten-6th grade. The camp descriptions will identify the specific age range. For more information or to register, visit www.indianhills.edu/kidscamps. To view a poster listing available camps/dates, click here: https://tinyurl.com/d4n2mkcm

We would like to THANK all of these sponsors for our Leader in Me Community service day! We were able to provide water and shirts for all staff and students. We can't thank everyone enough! Sponsors: Aeron Technology AgriIndustrial Plastics Cranston Funeral Homes Dexter Laundry Hammes Farms Pat and Tracy Hammes Iowa State Bank Jefferson County Hospital and Clinics Alex Kessel Libertyville Savings Bank Midwest One Bank Miller Realty Mosinski Enterprises Mark Porter Sinclair Tractor Weaton Companies

So MANY amazing things about today! 👏Teamwork, service, communication, goal setting, leadership, learning how to rake, and competing BIG projects for others. What a Bucket Filler for us! 🪣💪 We are so grateful to all the businesses who donated money for every student and staff member to have a shirt today. The shirts were designed by our student leadership team! We can't thank our community enough for the waters that were donated and the businesses that allowed us to come help serve them. We live in such a wonderful community! We are so grateful that our students were able to finally give back for everything the community does for our school district. Can't wait to do it again❤️

❤️FMS Community Service Day❤️

And we are off! FMS students met as a whole team this morning to get a group photo and go over community day expectations. Carissa led the students this morning by reviewing why we serve and the expectations. Everyone is now headed out to serve our community who does so much for us. What a great day! Look for more pictures to come throughout the day!

Make-up Days / Last Day of School: We will be adding two days of school to the calendar to make up some snow days. Fairfield's last day of school will be Wednesday, May 31, with an early dismissal at 1:30 p.m.

Reminder students need to wear appropriate shoes and clothes that can get dirty tomorrow. FMS will be out in the community doing service projects.

What a great opportunity it was yesterday to have members of Aeron Lifestyle Technology visit with the Lift shop class. They explained their business, the roles they play, how they became interested in engineering and the future possibilities the students could explore. Aeron would like to make this a regular visit (at least two times if not three times a year) with the rotation of lift classes. They would like to visit Mr. Allison's class with 3d printing. Lastly they are checking to see if we could take students on a field trip to see their business and the 3d printers in action. What a win-win for the students, business, and community👏