Congrats to these students for receiving the October Principal’s award! We are so proud of all of you!
Teachers worked hard this morning in their leader in me action teams to plan out events and student leadership opportunities for the rest of the school year. We also took time to reflect on the first quarter and how parent teacher conferences went.
Tomorrow teachers will continue work as a district with Four Oakes and trauma informed care.
FREE 3rd-6th grade girls basketball session 🏀 Check this flyer out for details!
Today, after working through their debate practice skills, students played the classic party game, Mafia. The focus of the activity was to recall and apply the debate skill practice from yesterday’s lesson "The Debate Do's and Donts". The kids were not only focusing on being deliberate with their tone of voice, but their body language as well. Love the creativity and fun!
Round TWO AJ rewards for 6th and 8th graders!
Assistant County Attorney Patrick McAvan talked to 6th grade GOAL students on Tuesday about his job and what skills/education it takes to be a lawyer. He answered their questions and gave advice for the preparation for their upcoming mock trial. We love getting our community involved in our school. Thanks, Pat!
Congrats to all our 5th and 7th graders who earned the 1st quarter assignment journal reward. Today they had ice cream sundaes 🍨
6th and 8th graders get their ice cream tomorrow!
Congrats to these students of the month! 👏
Congratulations to Easton Atwood for earning Student of the Month! Easton has a kind heart, and is always eager to help in the classroom. He knows when to have fun, and when to get down to business. Easton is well liked by his peers, and shows respect to all students and adults. Easton puts forth his best work in class and is a role model for all. Congratulations, Easton!
The 5th Grade Team is excited to announce Violet Yeager for October Student of the Month. Violet comes to class prepared and ready to learn. She is respectful to those around her and is willing to help those who need it. She is a great role model and works hard every day. Violet, we are proud of your hard work and dedication to being a great student! Keep up the great work!
The 6th Grade Team is proud to announce Ella Messer as our Student of the Month for October. Ella is a quiet leader and is a very conscientious student who is always kind to others. Ella has a strong work ethic and a strong desire to learn. Congratulations, Ella! Keep up the good work!
The 6th Grade Team is proud to announce Chase Worley as our Student of the Month for October. Chase is a reflective and respectful student leader who is considerate and treats others with grace and understanding. Chase is energetic with a great work ethic and a strong desire to learn. Congratulations, Chase! Keep up the good work!
Ethan Glover is always very respectful and works very hard during class. He comes to class prepared and ready to learn. He works well in groups and is willing to help others. He is polite and kind to everyone. The 7th Grade Team thanks you for your efforts and wishes you nothing but the best in the future!
Kendra Schafer comes to class with a positive attitude and tries to cheer up whoever is around her. She sets a great example in class. She volunteers to help her peers and is incredibly helpful in passing out classroom supplies and holding the door for others. During the field trip, she stayed behind to help clean up and made sure that nobody in her group was walking alone. Way to go, Kendra! We are proud of you!
The 8th Grade Team is excited to announce that Taylor Miller is the October Student of the Month. Taylor is not only kind but also compassionate to ALL peers and adults in our building. She is always positive, and she truly represents Trojan PRIDE. Keep up the great work, Taylor! We are proud of you!
With diligence and attention, Maliqi Wright has shown care for his work, as well as care for his classmates. His ability to communicate with his peers in a respectful and engaging manner not only exceeds expectations, but goes above and beyond what is asked from him. He has earned this award as a result of his educator’s observations of his continuous application of these tremendous behaviors. Way to go, Maliqi!
Great way to kick off the last day in this school week! We hosted movies and the day of awesomeness for all the fundraising efforts from our kids. Thank you to everyone who donated money! This money will be used to support classrooms, field trips, leader in me, and the library. Thank you!
FMS Library hosted a virtual author visit for 8th graders this morning! Author Andy Marino spoke to students about his books, the writing process, his life, and answered questions from our students! Eighth graders also received a copy of Marino's latest book which came out last month, Escape from East Berlin, to add to their personal library. It was an awesome experience! #FMSreads @ScholasticBookFairs
During Trojan Time this morning students worked together as a team to collaborate and work on communication skills! Students were tasked with building a maze and taking somebody through the maze with their eyes closed. This led students to communicate with clarity to one another. Great work teams!
Libertyville Band Parade this Saturday! Middle schoolers will meet at the middle school.
Check out this itinerary!
It was a great day as our Leader in Me coach visited with our teams and student leaders. Our student leaders gave the coach a tour of all the amazing things we are doing! Students shared their locker mission statements, goals, and leadership positions throughout the school. We are so blessed to work with great students and staff! Way to go staff and students!
PT Conferences tonight and Thursday 4:00-7:30. 6th-8th grade is an open house style in teacher classrooms. 5th grade parents should sign up with their teacher for a time slot.
Can’t wait to see you all tonight!
Look at the collaborative power in this roomful of our district’s mentors and beginning educators discussing, planning, supporting, problem solving, and improving. So proud of them!
Danny has grown so much this year! We are proud of his efforts, positive attitude, and willingness to succeed! Great work, Danny!
I am loving how our students are advocating for new leadership positions at FMS! Arissa, Addison, and Abi met with us today to propose adding a newspaper to our school. This will be a student leadership position as they work as a team to construct a newspaper each month. They’ve created a design and layout as a plan already. They will start meeting today and work to get news out to students, staff, and parents on a monthly basis to start. 📰
These leaders will be in charge of sending out applications to our students and will be in charge of hiring for newspaper spots on their team. Can’t wait to see this unfold and what they come up with! This is so exciting to see! Way to go! 🗞
Students in our Leader In Me action team worked on their service day learning projects and T-shirt designs today. These students are collaborating and working to design T-shirts for all staff and students for our spring service learning projects. Can’t wait to see what they come up with!
We believe it’s so important to get students involved and empower them in the process of what we are working on and doing with Leader In Me and learning. Couldn’t be more proud!
With elections just around the corner, the FCSD School Board invited local candidates to their monthly meeting to answer a few questions in regard to their stance in educational topics.
Click the following link to watch the recording if the meeting and hear their responses.
https://youtu.be/Wiwbmm-qO8w
Congratulations to these students for competing in the Southeast Iowa Special Olympics Bowling Regional today! They did a fantastic job! 🎳
Ian, Victor, Lana, Taylor, and Reese will compete at state on November 19. Way to go everyone 👏
