Eagles' Landing

Our Second Annual Walk-A-Thon was held May 3rd, in the First Assembly Parking lot and school grounds. Your parent participation and partnership made this a fun and successful event. We recorded over $75,000 in donations at the end of the event, but that number is still climbing. We are hopeful to reach $80,000. If you want to make a donation still, please reach out to Wendy Sulzer at WSulzer@fmcs-fl.com. She will be happy to assist you.

Family passes for a day at Sun Splash were awarded to the students who secured the most individual donations as well as to the family that raised the most money overall. We are so thankful to our generous corporate sponsors, ABC Electric Services, Inc., Premier Fence, RA Management, Liberty Aluminum and FACTS SIS. Thank you also to Zack Wilson with Way FM Radio for providing our music and to the local fire department for bringing the ladder truck and water hose.

"ALL IN" T-Shirts can still be purchased at the front desk of both the elementary and the middle school for $50. These may be worn every day for the remainder of the school year and on every Friday of the 24-25 school year.

I think that we can say that ALL of our students and families had a wonderful time. We couldn't do this without the parent partnership and participation of so many that assisted, from the tailgating to parents walking with the classes, helping hand out popsicles to those operating the bubble machines. Thank you for your generosity in helping your students build pages and securing donations.

TEAM WORK all the way around! Thank you for being "ALL IN"!!!!

May

9 Spirit Day / Spring Sports Dessert Social

6th Grade Everglades Field Trip

10 Kindergarten Field Trip to Babcock Ranch

Parent volunteer hours due

15 Student of the Month Chapel (Elementary only)

16 8th Grade Sea World Trip

17 All library books returned

20-21 5th Grade Field Trip to Florida Aquarium

21 8th Grade Volunteer hours due (10hrs.)

22 Elementary Awards Chapel

22-23 8th Grade Final Exams

23 Pre-K Promotion and Art Show, 9:00am

24 8th Grade and K4 Final Day

8th Graduation, 6:00pm (5th and 6th Graders performing during Graduation)

6th (5 hrs.) & 7th (10 hrs.) volunteer hours due (Bible class requirement).

27 Memorial Day (No School, No Childcare)

28 AR Celebration

5th grade Celebration

Kindergarten Promotion 6:00pm

28-29 6th and 7th Final Exams, Half day for 6th/7th only

30 MS Awards Chapel (6th-7th Only), 8:15am

End of Year Chapel: All School: Colonial Chapel 11:00am

Last day of school- Half-Day

* Mom's In Prayer meet each Friday school is in session in the CC cafeteria 8:15am.

Volunteer hour forms are available at both the Elementary and the Middle school receptionist desks. Please fill out the form and have it signed by the person who supervised your volunteer hours. Turn it in to the receptionist by May 10th. If you're unsure of how many hours you have completed, this information is available through FACTS on the parent portal.

Since 2010, parents have been required to volunteer a minimum of 10 hours per student through school sponsored events. NOTE: The maximum number of hours per family is 20. (If you have 3 or more children enrolled at FMCS, you will only have to serve 20 hours to get credit for all of your children.) There is no partial credit for less than 10 hours served. If this is not completed by May 10, your account will be billed $200 per student with a max of $400 per family.

May 9 Dessert Social 6:00 FMCS cafeteria

Football parents and families, please make sure you plan to join us on May 9th, at 6:00pm to honor our football participants. Please bring a dessert to share. We will celebrate in the FMCS Cafeteria!

FMCS recognized new inductees into The National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) on May 2, in Colonial Chapel at Noon. Family members of inductees were invited to join us for the ceremony.

(NEHS) was formed with two primary purposes: to recognize students who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated responsibility within and outside the classroom, and to engage those students, through the work of the chapter, in service and leadership development activities.

(NJHS) elevates a school’s commitment to the values of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship and helps middle-level students develop the knowledge and skills to become well-rounded student leaders in their school, community, and beyond.

Congratulations to our NEHS and NJHS members.

5th Grade Celebration will be on May 28 in the Elementary Chapel at 11:30 AM. The 5th grade Choir and strings will be performing. Parents are invited to bring a dish to share. FMCS will provide chicken and drinks.

Looking forward to celebrating the end of the year with our 5th Grade students.

Kindergarten Promotion is on May 28 in the First Assembly Auditorium at 6:00 pm. Students should be dropped off in their classrooms at 5:45.

Our 8th Grade Graduation is on May 24 at 6:00 pm in the First Assembly Auditorium. Students should arrive at 5:45 and meet in the choir room behind the auditorium.

5th & 6th grade choir and strings will be performing.

The graduation will be followed by a reception in the Middle School Cafeteria.

As part of the Bible curriculum, each student in middle school will have a community service requirement: 5 hours for 6th grade per semester and 10 hours for 7th and 8th grade per semester. Only work completed during that SEMESTER is accepted. A student cannot receive credit for more than 10 hours per semester.

DUE DATES:

• 8th Grade - May 21
• 6th & 7th Grade - May 24

These service hours are:

a) To be hours of free services.

b) Rendered outside of the household and/or unrelated to anyone in your household. Note: You CANNOT work at a business for anyone to whom you are related.

c) A MAXIMUM of half of the semester hours can be completed for credit at a student’s church.

d) It is our desire to see students move out into the community and “let their light shine” – hours can be accomplished off of the school campus.

Activities may include babysitting, lawn care, nursing home visitation, Sunday church nursery and/or children’s programs, community outreach with church or school group, class clean-up projects, work within a non-profit organization and any creative project submitted in writing and approved by the Bible teacher and/or an administrator.

A verification slip will be filled out by the student, signed by the supervisor and a parent and turned in to Middle School Receptionist on or before the assigned due date. The student is also required to turn in a 150-word summarized report of his/her duties and experiences during the Community Service Project.

The Community Service Requirement (CSR) will be graded so that each hour will represent one-tenth of the CSR grade. Example: 6 hours = 60% CSR grade, 10 hours=100% CSR grade. The CSR grade will count for 25% of the overall semester Bible grade. Penalty for late submission: (drops one letter grade) one day late = B+ (89%), two days late = C+ (79%), after two days late - 0%.

Hello Middle School Family,

This is Mrs. Barkman, the Language Arts teacher. I am looking forward to next year with great anticipation. I have already been praying for you and your families, and I cannot wait to get to know you all better!

Summer is here, and it is time to relax, but never stop reading! This summer, I have created a reading list for all of middle school, including honors classes. You will need to purchase these books, because you will be annotating each chapter (see attached Close Reading Marks for annotating symbols). When you annotate, you are writing directly in the book, responding and actually giving the story feedback. What did you like? What surprised you? What confused you? What did this remind you of? What was important? Using the symbols or special marks helps to keep your reading going at a comfortable pace. The marks also allow you to return to the book and see where you found something interesting or noteworthy.

You will be bringing your book to class for the first day of school where we will be discussing the main text. I will also be giving you a grade for the quality of your annotations. Please note, you may have more annotations at the beginning of the story than as the story develops. You are not required to have a note on each page. Only respond when you really see something that you noticed.

If you have any questions, please email me at abarkman@fmcs-fl.com. Enjoy your summer and your summer reading! Make wonderful memories and stay safe.

In His Service,

Mrs. Barkman

6th Grade – Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

7th Grade – A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

7th Grade Honors – The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

8th Grade – The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan

8th Grade Honors – The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Friday's our PTC volunteers have snacks for our FMCS students to purchase in the afternoons. Items are $1 each. Volunteers will bring the cart to both the elementary and middle school buildings for students to make their snack purchases. Thank you to the parents that have donated items to be sold. If you are interested in doing this also, please reach out to WSulzer@fmcsifl.com.

Questions about events or dates? We've got you covered. The google calendar, located on the FMCS website, is going to be your best friend. If there are changes in schedules, dates, or information the calendar will have the most up to date information. We hope this will alleviate any confusion regarding upcoming dates or events. Calendar - Fort Myers Christian School

Curious about the first day of school next year? Trying to plan ahead for spring break 2025? Below is the Calendar for NEXT school year. Something new next year is late start Wednesday's. This will allow for teacher collaboration before students arrive and it will give you an extra hour with your students Wednesday mornings.

Our Watch D.O.G.S. program is well underway. All that have served as our D.O.G.S. so far have enjoyed their experience. The sign up link is attached here. If you would like to sign up as a Watch D.O.G. use the link below. We'd love to have you join our team.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4CACAD29AAFCC25-48099589-watch

Spirit Wear, Friday WAT shirts, and PE shirts/shorts are available at the Elementary reception area. If a MS student needs an item, please see the business office.

Students are allowed to wear WAT - "Be the Good" shirts every Friday instead of regular uniform.

Spirit Wear T-Shirts are only $15.00, and we have shirts in sizes for youth and adults. Parents might want to wear a FMCS Spirit Shirt to FMCS athletic events, field trips, or as casual wear. All the Tee's are in the elementary school entry way. Sweatshirts are $30.00 and can be worn every day. Adult sized hoodies are available in the Middle School; Youth sized hoodies can be purchased in the Elementary School. Additional zip up sweatshirts have arrived. More Youth Small and XSmall T-shirts are on order.

Students are allowed to wear their Spirit Wear on special Spirit Wear Days. If students have older Spirit Wear from previous years, they are allowed to wear them as well.

Email: dwinningham@fmcs-fl.com
Website: https://www.fortmyerschristianschool.org
Location: 1550 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL, USA