FMS SPARTANS FAMILY BULLETIN- Week of May 5th

Elena Velasquez

May 3, 2025

FMS SPARTANS FAMILY BULLETIN

📅 Week of May 5–9, 2025
🎓 Empowering Students to Succeed

MISSION

At FMS, we Collaborate, Create, Communicate, and Celebrate to provide an equity-based, holistic approach that empowers students to succeed in their educational, career, and civic pathways.

VISION

Each student engages for academic success, social-emotional well-being, and career pathway preparation as they transition to high school.

🔔 WEEKLY SCHEDULE  🎉Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week 🎉

Monday, May 5

  • Yearbook Orders Open – Custom page deadline is May 25 (details below)

  • ASB Student Executive Board Applications Open

  • Forks STEM Rovers – 3:30–5:30 PM (FHS CTE Room)

Tuesday, May 6 

  • Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) ELA – ELA Classes

  • ASB Student Executive Board Applications Open

  • Academic Support – 3:30–4:30 PM (Ms. Streutker’s Room)

Wednesday, May 7 

  • Morning Academic Support – 7:30–8:10 AM (Ms. Hunley’s Room)

  • Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) ELA – ELA Classes

  • FULL DAY Schedule- NO EARLY RELEASE for the remainder of the school year

  • Track Meet at Spartan Fields – Meet starts at 3:30 PM

  • ASB Student Executive Board Applications CLOSE

Thursday, May 8

  • Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) ELA – ELA Classes

  • Academic Support – 3:30–4:30 PM (Ms. Gingrich’s Room)

  • PROGRESS REPORTS sent home with students

  • HIV Curriculum Prevention Parent Information Night (Grades 6-8)- 5:30 (FMS Library)

Friday, May 9

  • Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) ELA – ELA Classes

  • Student of the Month Luncheon: 12:08 (Mrs. Echeita’s Room

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🔎 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES TO NOTE

  • Academic Support on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Continue

  • 5/12  Forks STEM Rovers – 3:30–5:30 PM (FHS CTE Room)

  • 5/13-5/16 Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) Math– Math Classes

  • 5/13 QVSD Board Meeting- 5:30 (FHS Library)

  • 5/14 FMS Track Meet @ Crescent -3:30 (Students dismissed at 1:00)

  • 5/16 BINGO Friday during lunchtimes

🏃ASB Student Executive Board Application for 2025-2026

ASB is accepting applications for students interested in serving on the executive board for the student body.  Any student in grades 6-7 are eligible to apply and run for this office.

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🧠 SMARTER BALANCED ELA and Math/WCAS TESTING

Students are taking the ELA, Math and Science (grades 5 and 8) State tests. These help us monitor growth and determine placement in advanced or support classes. A letter was mailed home with more information.

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📚 YEARBOOK ORDERS

Order online at TreeRing using passcode 101327683447364.

  • Custom Page Deadline: May 25 (includes 2 personalized pages for free!)

  • Order Deadline: May 27 for school delivery

  • Prices: $22 Softcover | $28 Hardcover

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📈 PROGRESS REPORTS

Students will bring home progress reports Thursday, May 8. Please review and contact teachers with questions. We are nearly approaching midterm in the 4th quarter!

 📬 Report cards will be mailed home next week.

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📬 I-READY Results will be mailed next week. We encourage you to review these with your students and set spring and summer academic goals!

✏️ ACADEMIC SUPPORT: Opportunities for students to receive extra help:

  • Daily: 1st period with grade-level teachers and paraeducators (8:15–8:59 AM)

  • Tuesdays: 3:30–4:30 PM (Ms. Streutker’s Room)

  • Wednesdays: 7:30–8:10 AM (Ms. Hunley’s Room)/2:30–3:30 PM (Paraeducator Support Room)

  • Thursdays: 3:30–4:30 PM (Ms. Gingrich’s Room)
    📞 Contact Kala Jackson at ext. 256 for transportation arrangement

📵 CELL PHONES

Reminder: Phones must be away during class. Violations will result in a referral. Thank you for your support!

💻 CHROMEBOOKS

Please help your student remember to charge their Chromebook nightly. A charged device is essential for I-Ready and upcoming state testing.

🎉 SAVE THE DATES – END-OF-YEAR EVENTS

  • Week of May 12 – SBA Math Testing

  • Week of May 19 – WCAS (Grades 5 & 8)

  • May 20 – Incoming 9th Grade Family Night, 6:00–7:00 PM (FHS Commons)

  • May 22 - Title VI Family Night (FES Cafeteria)

  • May 28- Hidden in Plain Sight, Drug and other substances alert, 6:00 (FHS Commons)

  • May 29 – Multilingual End-of-Year Assembly, 6:00–8:00 PM (FHS Commons)

  • June 3 – 6th Grade Zoo Field Trip

  • June 4 – 8th Grade High School Tour

  • June 6 – 8th Grade Field Trip

  • June 10 – 5th Grade Makah Museum Trip

  • June 12 – 4th Quarter Honor’s Beach Trip

  • June 13 – 8th Grade Completion & Dance (6:00/7:00 – Aux Gym/Cafeteria)

  • June 14 – High School Graduation, 5:30 PM (FHS Spartan Gym)

  • June 16 – Last Day of School – Half Day (8th graders do not attend)