FCMS EXPRESS

Dear FCMS Families,

Happy November! As the holiday season approaches, we are excited to continue fostering a

supportive and engaging learning environment for all our students. Here are some important

updates and upcoming events at FCMS.

Celebrating Student Success

We are incredibly proud of our student's achievements! This last week, students have shown

tremendous growth academically and socially. Many are excelling in their work and showing

commitment to our Wildcat Work Ethic.

Upcoming Events

• Early Release Day – Wednesday, November 6; Students released at 2:50pm.
• Incentive Day: Students who consistently demonstrate our Wildcat Work Ethic will be invited to a special Incentive Day event! More details will follow for eligible students. https://bit.ly/3YQRHLt
• School Dance Recap: Thank you to all who participated in our recent Halloween school dance! It was a fantastic night filled with music, fun, and memories. We appreciate you support in making these events successful.

Reminders for Parents

*Checking Grades: Please encourage your child to stay on top of their assignments.

Grades and feedback are regularly updated in PowerSchool, so you can keep track of

their progress. https://bit.ly/3YPhnIx

*Behavior and Safety Reminders: We continue to emphasize our safety protocols,

including keeping doors closed and locked during class. Please remind your child to

adhere to classroom expectations and maintain positive behavior.

School Mission

At FCMS, our mission is to provide every student with a safe, quality education, where they can

grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We thank you for being part of our community

and supporting this vision.

Thank you for your partnership and support. Together, we can ensure a successful and enjoyable

school year for every Greyhound and Wildcat! – Mr. Liggett

November

• 4th-7th - Safe Passage (7th/8th Girls PE) Power Up Speak Out

• 6th - Early Dismissal, PLC

• 11th - Veterans Day Performance 9am

• 11th - 15th Scholastic Book Fair - Media Center

• 15th - Midterm

• 15th - FFA Friday - SRT

• 18th- National Honor Society Induction Ceremony (6:00-7:00 pm)

• 18th-21st -Safe Passage (7th/8th Boys PE) Power Up Speak Out

• 27th-29 - Thanksgiving Break, no school

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month. These students were nominated by their teachers!

Mrs. Riffle and Mr. Gillman were voted Teacher of the Month for October by their students.

This week's staff spotlight focus is on Mr. Herbert. Mr. Herbert teaches Engineering Essentials and Technology at FCMS.

Mr. Herbert attended Grace College in Winona Lake, IN. He double majored in Youth Ministry and Information Technology. This is his 11th year teaching. Before teaching, he was a Chromebook technician at the high school starting in the fall of 2012. He has taught in FCCSC his whole career. Mr. Herbert spends the first two periods at the middle school before transferring to the high school for the remainder of the day. In addition to teaching at both the middle and high school, he is the FCA sponsor at both the middle and high school and the ESports, Robotics, and Programming club sponsor at the high school. Mr. Herbert is active in the community, leading youth in his church. He is also married with three children.

Mr. Herbert is a huge gamer, he also streams on Twitch. His favorite games are The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Super Mario, iRacing, and Rocket League. He also used to be a PlayStation person but now he primarily plays on PC and Switch. He enjoys watching soccer and NASCAR and his favorite teams are the Seattle Sounders who play in the MLS, Indy Eleven who play in the USL, and 23XI in NASCAR. In school, he was highly involved with the band playing percussion, FCA, and an Academic Team. Last but not least, he was also in a Metallica cover band with some of his friends.

FCMS is lucky to have Mr. Herbert.

--Marcus Bonilla, Journalism

Monday November 4th

5/6th grade Boys Basketball vs. St. Michael @ 5:30-HOME

Tuesday November 5th

5/6th grade Boys Basketball @ Mt. Carmel at 5:30-AWAY

Wednesday November 6th

7/8th Boys Basketball vs Milan Middle School @ 5:30-HOME

Thursday November 7th

5/6th Boys Basketball vs. Greendale @5:30-HOME

Saturday November 9th

7/8th Boys Basketball Tournament @ South Dearborn at 9:00am-AWAY

Dear Franklin County Community,

As we know the holiday seasons are coming up very fast! Franklin County Middle School is collecting money so we can go out and buy gifts for any students who may be in need this holiday season. We wanted to reach out to the community for anyone who is willing to help out and donate cash and/or gift cards so that we can buy shirts, pants, socks, sweaters etc. Please do not feel obligated to donate, but we would greatly appreciate any donations for the students. Please contact Rachel Ratz @ 765-647-6040 ext. 1109 or can drop off at the front office of the middle school by November 20, 2024. Thank you from everyone at FCMS!

Recently, an email went out to all 6th and 7th grade parents for next year's Washington, D.C. trip. Your child may only be in 6th grade this year, but next year, he/she will be in the 7th grade. We take the trip every two years and include both grades.

We are taking a survey on what type of trip you would be interested in learning more about at our meeting. We need to finalize everything with the company before having the meeting. Please try to take the survey by November 6, 2024. We will tally up those numbers and contact the company to finalize our cost, etc. for the trip. We hope to have a meeting before Thanksgiving break. There will be several options at the meeting for ways to raise the money so your child can attend. Stay tuned for that email by November 12.

If you did not receive the survey, please email Amy Mitchum at amitchum@fccsc.k12.in.us. We sent it to all emails taken from PowerSchool. If you have additional questions about the trip, please add them into the survey, and I will be sure to address them at the meeting.

Thank you!

Mrs. Chamberlain's art classes decorated pumpkins and had teachers vote for their favorites.

6th grade

7th

8th

Another congratulations goes to Dylan Dowers for winning the jar of candy from our Media Center.

The winner of Mrs. Edwards' Creepy Quiz for October was Rosalyn Thompson. Rosalyn won a $25 Amazon gift card.

A HUGE thank you to Officer Voelker for educating the sixth graders on the truths and dangers of vaping. The students had a lot of input during the presentation, and officer Voelker did an amazing job answering questions!

FCMS students and staff enjoyed having fun and dressing up for Red Ribbon Spirit Week!

Mrs. Osborne's Applied Skills class visited Mullen Farm this past week. Students enjoyed a hands-on learning experience where they explored the workings of a dairy farm.

Our lost and found is very full. Please check the tables in the cafeteria for items left around the school.

Smaller items are in the office.

Little Casears Fundraiser is up and running until November 13.

School code is 449620.