FCMS EXPRESS

FCMS Family,

As we enter the final month of the school year, I want to take a moment to express how grateful I am for the caring and supportive learning environment we share. I am continually inspired by the perseverance our students show, especially during challenging and stressful times. Parents, please help guide your child through tough times by reinforcing a strong work ethic.

These last few days may be stressful at times due to all the continued expectations at the end of the school year. Let’s continue to emphasize the importance of resilience, hope, and pushing through difficult moments. As you know, the middle school years are the most challenging times in the lives of our youth. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our teachers or office staff with any questions or concerns, we are here to support you. Together, we can finish the year strong.

The upcoming events/reminders for the month of May include:

• 5th - 9th Teacher Appreciation Week

• 5th - Honor Society Presentations 2:25pm

• 6th - Leadership Meeting 7:35am - Community Room

• 6th - BES 5th grade to visit FCMS @ 9:00am

• 7th - School “Nurse Day”

• 7th - FCMS Student Safety Committee Meeting - SRT Room 136

• 7th - FCMS/MCS/LES 6th grade combined band practice at FCHS/FCMS (approximately

2nd-4th period). MCS and LES students will eat lunch here.

• 8th - FCMS Band concert @ FCHS auditorium - 7:00pm

• 8th - FCMS Student Safety Committee Meeting - SRT Room 136

• 8th - 6th-8th grade band concert 7:00 PM FCHS Auditorium

• 12th - FCCSC Board Meeting

• 12th - 7th/8th grade band elementary tour to LES and MCS (all day)

• 14th - FCHS Senior Walkthrough - 1:00 pm

• 15th - Choir Spring Concert/Awards @ FCHS 7:00

• 16th - Deadline for NWEA testing (6-8)

• 16th - MCATZ (8th grade) during SRT

• 16th - Young Hoosier Pizza Party during lunch

• 16th - “We the People” Simulated Congressional Hearings (6th grade)

• 20th - Principal Picnic / Inflatables / Grill Out / Kona Ice

• 21st - Field Day

• 22nd - Kona Ice - 10:45-1:15 pm

• 23rd - Awards Day 6th - 8:40am; 7th - 9:40am; 8th - 11:00am

• 23rd - 8th grade video 1:15 pm

• 23rd - End of Fourth Quarter + 2nd semester / Last Student Day

• 26th - Memorial Day

• 27th - Last Teacher Day

Mr. Liggett

FCMS Proud Principal

Congratulations to April's Students of the Month!

FCMS is extremely lucky to have the following AMAZING teachers:

Mrs. Ariens, Mr. Laughlin, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Middendorf, Mr. Baldwin, Mrs. Mitchum, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Noah, Mr. Carie, Mr. Nobbe, Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Nobbe, Mrs. Dorrel, Mrs. Osborne, Mr. Ebrens, Mrs. Riffle, Mrs. Edwards, Mr. Sells, Mrs. Ferman, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Gillman, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Herbert, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. Hoog, Mr. Williams, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Wurzelbacher, Mrs. Kercheval

Congratulations to the following 6th graders for receiving a shout-out from a classmate:

Jayden Clark

Harper Mainous

Kristen Ruf

These students are being recognized for an act of kindness to another.

Also, congratulations to Jackson Clarkston for receiving Mrs. Ariens' "ELA Rockstar of the Week". Jackson is a student who is always willing and ready to help others, including me. He is friendly and cheerful in the classroom and hallway. I have come to enjoy his positive personality and presence in our classroom. He is very encouraging to his peers. Great job, Jackson!

Mrs. Ariens’ 6th grade ELA classes experimented with a mentor sentence activity. With a partner, they built a sentence and the identified parts of speech. Working with a partner and trying to beat others made this simple activity an engaging one. They also sketched and completed a “Parts of Speech” chart in their Grammar notebooks.

Mrs. Ariens’ ELA classes also practiced descriptive writing with “Monstrous Writing”. They first described a monster in 10 sentences. Next they met with a partner and took turns drawing their monsters by listening to step-by-step directions. This activity did not disappoint!

Mrs. Mitchum's classes took advantage of the beautiful weather this week and participated in community service around our campus. Community service is a great way for our students to give back and help take care of our shared environment.

The 8th grade Intro to Ag class spent a wonderful day at Greenacres Michaela Farm in Oldenburg! The Farm to Market field trip focused on bees and chickens. The students washed and packaged eggs, visited the pasture raised chickens and made dipped beeswax candles.

Friday, our 8th graders participated in the Youth Summit. Students visited various places around Brookville to learn valuable skills. The ultimate mission of the Youth Summit is to empower students to become confident advocates for mental health and well-being by providing tools to build self-esteem, foster resilience, and navigate family dynamics! Students also enjoyed lunch at Third Street.

Our lost and found is overflowing with sweatshirts, shirts, pants, single shoes, lunch bags, water bottles, hats and MORE! Anything left at the end of the school year will be donated.

If you or family members are planning to attend any of the FCMS Award Programs on May 23rd, you can save time on Awards day by completing an online visitor registration by May 22nd for EACH person attending. Simply click on this link https://secure.safevisitor.io/safe/visitor/004301 to go to our SafeVisitor registration site. The information highlighted in yellow is required, and complete information is even better. Here’s what the screens will look like:

If you have any issues or questions, please email the attendance office at ledwards@fccsc.k12.in.us