Furnace Brook Middle School June 9, 2017

FBMS GOES TO WASHINGTON! This past week, 306 students and 59 chaperones had an amazing experience visiting our nation’s capital. We are so proud of our fantastic community for supporting this important adventure for the students. Events included a tour of the U.S. Capitol, visits to The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, The Museum of Natural History, The Museum of American History, The National Zoo; tours of The Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, MLK Memorial and FDR Memorial; and a special visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where students took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Twitter feeds were electric as each bus shared photos of this incredible journey. Here are just a few of the pictures from the trip! Thank you, Mrs. Kenney, Mr. Baldwin, Principal Keuther, FBMS staff, FBMS parents, FBMS community and FBMS eighth graders for making this once in a lifetime experience a reality for the students.

FBMS BOYS & GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD FINISHES THIRD AND FOURTH IN THE STATE! We are extremely proud of our Boys and Girls Track & Field teams for their excellent efforts this past weekend at the Massachusetts Middle School State Meet in Clinton, MA. The performances were tremendous and capped off a fantastic season. The girls finished fourth and the boys took home a trophy for finishing third! State champions include Quinn McGlame in the 100 meter run and Ciara Hume, Sofia LoVuolo, Cayden Hitchcock and Charlotte Reynolds in the 800 meter relay. Thank you, Coach Bacon, Coach Miller, and all of the parents who volunteered to the FBMS Track & Field Program so successful.

EIGHTH GRADE CLASS NIGHT A HUGE SUCCESS!

Eighth grade students danced the night away at last weekend’s Class Night. The event began with a slide-show presentation that showcased pictures (provided by parents) of the Class of 2024 throughout their elementary and middle school years. We are so proud of this amazing group of kids! Thank you to Mrs. Segalla, Mrs. Delaney and to all the parents and FBMS staff who helped make the event so special for the students. Here are some photos from the event.

Eighth Grade Science Symposium

On Monday, our 8th graders took part in their annual Climate Change Science Symposium. Students began the day listening to the keynote presentation “Marshfield, Past and Present” delivered by Mr. Greg Guimond, Marshfield’s Town Planner. Massachusetts State Representative Jim Cantwell also joined in on the presentation and day’s events. After the keynote presentation, students rotated through the following hands-on activities, taking place throughout the building: “Planning for Resiliency,” “Measuring Our Waste & Carbon Footprint,” “Surfside Township Mapping,” and “Sea Level Rise Simulation.” The day ended with a student caucus, which required all students to think about all they had learned that day and apply it to a real-life climate situation. In addition to having Mr. Guimond and Representative Cantwell as guests, students also worked with visiting scientists and professors from local organizations and universities. It was an incredible learning experience! A special thank you to Mr. Boudreau and Mr. Baldwin for all of their efforts in organizing this wonderful event for our students!

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR JANET APPLEFIELD SPEAKS TO EIGHTH GRADERS

Our social studies curriculum in grade 8 dictates that students learn and study World War II, and this unit typically occurs at the end of the year when students are reading The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank in English. To further develop the overall WWII learning experience, the Parent Teacher Organization sponsors a Holocaust Speaker to come and present to our students. Once again we were fortunate to have Janet Applefield, Holocaust Survivor, join us. She provided students with her riveting story of how she escaped death when she was a young Jewish girl in Poland. Mrs. Applefield’s visit brings history to life for our students and teaches them the importance of tolerance in our society. We thank the PTO for funding this each year!

6th grade parents, please remember to send in a copy of your child's most recent physical dated on or after Sept 1, 2016. Your child may bring it to the Nurse's Office, you can fax or mail it, or you may email it to me at kkeenan@mpsd.org. All physicals must be received by the first day of school in September. According to MA state regulations, your 6th grade child must be fully immunized before he or she enters 7th grade.

If your child has medication in the Clinic, please plan to pick it up by the end of the school day on Monday, June 19th. Only parents will be allowed to pick up prescription medication (not including EpiPens and inhalers). We cannot

keep prescription medicine in the Clinic over the summer. If you want your child to pick up his or her own EpiPens or inhaler, please send an email or note to the Clinic, and it will be given to your child on the last day of school. As always, please call the Nurse's Clinic at # 781-319-3965 with any medical concerns or questions. PTO UPDATESS PTO meeting - Monday, June 12th Our last general meeting of the school year will be held on Monday, June 12th at 7 pm at Mama Mia's restaurant, 93 Careswell St. PTO Board Members needed for 2017 - 2018 The PTO organizes and funds many programs to enrich our children's educational experience and support the FBMS community. We have many openings on the PTO Board for the 2017-2018 school year. New volunteers are needed! If you can help or have questions, send us an email at FBMSpto1@gmail.com.

7th Grade Field Day - Volunteers Needed The 7th grade Field Day is on Wednesday June 14th. We need volunteers to help out that morning by manning the activity and refreshment stations. We also need donations of water, cups and snacks. You can sign up for Field Day volunteering or donations on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/RdUpgNF

CREATE- EXPLORE- LAUNCH- DESIGN Your local Camp Invention site information:

● Price $275 (before discount) | For children entering 1st - 6th grade | Register at campinvention.org ● Governor Winslow School | 60 Regis Rd, Marshfield, MA 02050 ● June 26 - 30, 2017 from 9:00am - 3:30pm ● Directed by Amy Fultz afultz@mpsd.org ● If these dates/times don’t work for you, please visit campinvention.org for other locations near

you. Camp Invention is exempt from licensing requirements governing recreational camps for children pursuing to Massachusetts

Department of Public Health regulations. Camp Invention operates an educational summer program and not a recreational camp; and

therefore is not required to be licensed by local Boards of Health/Health Departments in the cities or towns where these programs are

located