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Here are more of our amazing 5th graders in Bookish Bingo action over break!
NEW VIDEO: At Fairfield Middle School, our goal is for 100% of students to feel a sense of belonging and connection at school. 🫶
Watch here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Sp74CTpEaydPf-HJUO7R7m1UvIjHcsJ/view?usp=drive_link
FMS 5th graders had a Bookish Bingo challenge over spring break! Students who completed 15 or more of the 20 challenges received a prize.
Here are some of our 5th graders in Bookish Bingo action!
Plan to attend the Lions Club's Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser for Fairfield Schools Extracurricular Activities! Tuesday, March 25th from 5:00-7:30pm in the Middle School Cafetorium. Jazz Band and Choir entertainment to start at 6:00pm. Cost $10 per person. Go Trojans!
At FMS, we believe in all students having a trusted connection at school, and our staff show up to do that each day.
Thank you, Mr. Klehm, for going out of your way to make all our students feel cared for and connected at school!
The FMS woodshop lift lends a helping hand to build the set for One Stoplight Town. Come out and see the play tonight! 6:30 house opens and 7:00 begins.
Come on out TONIGHT for your last chance to see the FMS play in action!
One Stoplight Town is a story about people from a town so small that you might drive through without taking a second look. But if you stopped for just a moment, you might see a boy and girl fall in love, a cantankerous grocery store owner coping with change, someone returning home while someone else thinks about leaving, a beauty queen and a drum major striking up a friendship, and a handy (wo)man taking it all in while she fixes what is broken. These stories are filled with fun characters, lots of humor, plenty of heart, and the theme that change comes for us all, whether we are ready or not.
Day in and day out, our custodians go above the call of duty to support the functions of our building!
Big thanks to Mr. Brian for helping fix a broken down wagon - and teaching some life skills while we're at it! We are up and rolling again!
Come out TONIGHT to see our students act in the FMS play!
One Stoplight Town is a story about people from a town so small that you might drive through without taking a second look. But if you stopped for just a moment, you might see a boy and girl fall in love, a cantankerous grocery store owner coping with change, someone returning home while someone else thinks about leaving, a beauty queen and a drum major striking up a friendship, and a handy (wo)man taking it all in while she fixes what is broken. These stories are filled with fun characters, lots of humor, plenty of heart, and the theme that change comes for us all, whether we are ready or not.
Get the latest building and district updates here: https://secure.smore.com/n/h417u. Stay informed and #GoTrojans!
A reminder that our FMS play is this week! Come out Thursday and Friday to see our students in action!
One Stoplight Town is a story about people from a town so small that you might drive through without taking a second look. But if you stopped for just a moment, you might see a boy and girl fall in love, a cantankerous grocery store owner coping with change, someone returning home while someone else thinks about leaving, a beauty queen and a drum major striking up a friendship, and a handy (wo)man taking it all in while she fixes what is broken. These stories are filled with fun characters, lots of humor, plenty of heart, and the theme that change comes for us all, whether we are ready or not.
Due to predicted wind gusts and weather conditions, Fairfield Schools has cancelled classes for Wednesday, March 5th. Watch for announcements later in the day in regard to after school activities.
During 5th grade ELA, we started our own version of March Book Madness to introduce students to some different 5th grade level texts. We watch a preview of two books each day and vote on our favorite of the day. The students have been loving this and have already been asking if they can check these books out in the library!
The FMS Play is this week! See the flyer for info about how to come see our student actors in action!
One Stoplight Town is a story about people from a town so small that you might drive through without taking a second look. But if you stopped for just a moment, you might see a boy and girl fall in love, a cantankerous grocery store owner coping with change, someone returning home while someone else thinks about leaving, a beauty queen and a drum major striking up a friendship, and a handy(wo)man taking it all in while she fixes what is broken. These stories are filled with fun characters, lots of humor, plenty of heart, and the theme that change comes for us all, whether we are ready or not.
For two weeks, 7th grade ELA classes hosted Lindsay Bauer, Executive Director of the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, as their Artist in Residence. Lindsay led students through the Page to Stage Workshop process, breaking down novels and books of their choice. Students analyzed the pieces for story arcs and character development. Each student worked on writing their own play, learning how to take printed text and turn it into live action. Each class had three scripts selected, then students worked together to produce those scripts. With the normal Iowa weather challenges, this gave students roughly 2 1/2 days to write and 2 1/2 days to produce their short plays. The adventure culminated in the World Premiere of their works on the big stage at the Arts and Convention Center on Wednesday, February 26.
Big thanks to Mrs. Edlin for providing this meaningful narrative writing opportunity to our students!
FMS Families,
Make sure you have signed up for conferences on Monday! Please see your email from Mrs. Marten for information about our spring student-led conferences.
You can use this link to sign up: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Fairfield_Middle_School_3
We look forward to seeing you!
Good evening FMS families!
You should have received a few emails about conferences by now. We wanted to send one last reminder before Monday:
5th graders only need to sign up with their homeroom teacher.
6th-8th graders should sign up with the teacher who emailed you this week.
Please be sure to sign up for a conference to see your child's leadership portfolio. If you aren't sure who to sign up with, feel free to let me know and we can look for you!
If you also have a 6th-8th grader and need to meet with other teachers, you are welcome to sign up for those conferences at this time.
To sign up for conferences, go to this site: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Fairfield_Middle_School_3
As always, please let us know what questions you have! You can call us at (641) 472-5019 or you can email me at carly.marten@fairfieldsfuture.org. We are looking forward to seeing you on March 3!
Mrs. Marten
Join us for Kindergarten Roundup on March 24! 🏫
Parents, bring your child to Washington Elementary for this exciting first step! Online registration is OPEN: www.fairfieldsfuture.org.
