Fair Haven Union Middle School

Good afternoon FHUMS Families,

Pretty wild winter weather so far! Hope everyone is staying warm and safe. There are many exciting things happening. Winter athletics and clubs are well under way. Additionally, we are excited that the first session of Lifetime Activities is beginning this week. We hope to offer a second session later this spring and possibly a third at the end of the year.

This time around we offered: Books vs. Movies, Cake Decorating, Fair Haven Fitness, Frolf, Keep Calm, Loom Knitting, Music Video, Net Sports and Paracord, Wonderful World of Games and Woodworking. Students chose their top 3 from the list and then were placed in one of their top 3 choices. They will participate in that activity for the three Friday afternoons that make up Session 1 ~ 1/19, 1/26, 2/2 ~ after lunch until regular dismissal time. We are grateful to our staff who go above and beyond to coordinate the planning and implementation of these activities. Behavior expectations during these activities is the same as a regular school day. This is a great time for students to build relationships with peers and adults they may not be in classes with.

Permission slips are required only for the activities that are leaving campus:

Week 1 - FHF

Week 2 - FHF, Music Video, Frolf

Week 3 - FHF, Music Video

Fifty of our 8th grade students have been chosen randomly by the NAEP organization to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. This means that those 50 students will take a reading or math assessment on February 5th. The test usually takes about 2 hours. The assessment is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Education. If your child was one of the 50 selected, you have received a letter in the mail.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

Jennefer Paquette

Middle School Principal

This afternoon was the first day of Session 1 of Lifetime Activities. We had to adjust a bit for a variety of reasons. Frolf, which was outdoors, had to come in frequently for warm-up breaks due to temperatures. The fitness group did not make the walk to Fair Haven Fitness but instead took time to discuss proper weightlifting technique and made use of the weight room here at FHU.

We have a group of parents that are working to start a Middle School PTO. Below are their meeting dates, the virtual link (in case you prefer to participate from home) and the emails of those getting this started. If you have questions, you can reach out to any of them directly.

FHU Middle School PTO

President: Kim Lemois, berlyJay06@comcast.net

Vice President: Ashley Bruce, Abruce86@icloud.com

Treasurer: Nicole Rice, nicole.rice1515@gmail.com

Secretary: Amanda Crowningshield, galvin1110@yahoo.com

Meeting dates with virtual link below:

February 13th, 6-7pm, Ms. Sanborn’s classroom

March 12th, 6-7 pm, Ms. Sanborn’s classroom

April 9th, 6-7 pm, Ms. Sanborn’s classroom

May 14th, 6-7pm, Ms. Sanborn’s classroom

June 11th, 6-7pm, Ms. Sanborn’s classroom

Virtual Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/pfg-rias-qec

For the month of January, bring a food item to a JV/Varsity Basketball game

and get $1 off your admission!

Two Rutland County schools are using their STEM skills for a national competition that will make a big impact back home.

Rutland High School and Fair Haven Union Middle and High School are two of 300 public middle and high schools from all 50 states selected as state finalists in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition.

Read more: https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/local/two-rutland-county-schools-move-forward-in-national-stem-competition/article_d8d84f32-cf6d-54fa-8af1-b655b9a4638a.html

LINK TO ATHLETIC PRACTICES AND GAMES

SLATE VALLEY ACADEMIC CALENDAR