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Fredericksburg Middle School
110 West Travis Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Phone: 830-997-7657 Fax: 830-997-1927
www.fisd.org
The Billie News Dear FMS Families,
Welcome to our 2nd nine weeks at FMS. The 1st nine weeks may have gone by quickly, but great things were still happening on our campus. As teachers and students got to know each other, the campus starting buzzing and relationships were built. As we continue throughout the year, these relationships will only grow stronger and help our students to achieve success.
Looking into the future, 8th graders have the opportunity to visit local universities in November. This is an amazing experience for our students to see potential prospects right in their back yard. As they venture out, we hope that they carry their Billie PRIDE with them. On our campus, clubs and organizations are hard at work making connections, improving our community, and having fun. Later in the newsletter, be sure to check the extracurricular activities that FMS promotes. I encourage everyone to stay connected through Class Messenger, TX Connect, and teacher Instagram accounts. Let’s push hard to finish this semester with great student achievement, strong attendance, and a passion for learning!! Thanks for sharing your children with us! Missy Stevens
FMS Principal
Notes from Nurse Cathy
Dear FMS Parents,
We’re off and rolling with a fabulous start! I am proud to say this is my 4th year
at FMS. I have been in the district going on 14 years. The first 10 years were
spent at the Primary Campus. I love being able to see all the kids that attended
Primary School while I was there and now have the opportunity to be able to
see how they have grown and changed as well as getting to know the new kids
to FMS.
Throughout your child’s school years, there is always a need for school person-
nel and parents to communicate. Effective communication between the nurse’s
office and our FMS parents is extremely important in order to help your child in
the event of an illness or injury. Working together for our children’s health, our
goal is to provide an environment that promotes optimal wellness for all FMS
students. To accomplish that goal, full cooperation and communication between
home and school is essential. By providing quality health care and encouraging
open and clear communication, it is our hope that all students will be able to
achieve their maximum learning potential. I want to thank each of you for your
continued communication and support – please know I appreciate you!
I am looking forward to a great school year and continuing to move forward with
our health, safety and wellness program. Please let me know if I can assist you
in any way as we finish this 1st semester strong. I hope you and your family have
a memorable holiday season.
Nurse Cathy
“To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives to-
day.” Unknown
REMINDERS:
Keep your phone numbers current. Should an emergency arise, we want to have all your
child’s contact information in place for our staff.
Medication:
To be given at school, a parental slip must be signed to administer a prescription or a non-
prescription medication at school for 10 days or less.
A doctor’s order parental permit must be signed to administer prescription or non-
prescription medication at school for 10 days or more.
All medication (prescription or non-prescription) must be in the original properly labeled con-
tainer provided with the appropriate permit slip.
**MEDICATION IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE SENT TO SCHOOL OR HOME ON THE SCHOOL BUS
OR WITH THE STUDENT IN THE BACK PACK; THEREFORE IT MUST BE DROPPED OFF AT THE
NURSE’S OFFICE BY AN ADULT AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO BE PICKED UP.**
Symptoms that require a child to stay at home or to be picked up during the school day:
Fever – If a child is running fever of 100 degrees or more, the parent will be notified to pick
the child up from school. If a child is running fever prior to the start of the school day, the
child must stay home. The child may return to school after 24 hours of being fever free with-
out fever reducing medication.
Vomiting – Parents will be required to pick their child up from school if the child is vomiting.
If a child vomits prior to the start of the day, the child needs to stay home. The child may re-
turn to school once they are vomit free without anti-nausea medications for at least 24
hours.
Diarrhea – If your child has diarrhea, you will be required to pick up the child from school. If
a child has diarrhea prior to the start of school, the child needs to stay home. The child may
return to school once they are diarrhea free without diarrhea-suppressing medications for at
least 24 hours.
Remember the 24 hour rule of thumb!
FMS is no longer using Celly to keep parents
informed.
To ensure you
receive important
FMS news please
make certain your
contact
information is
current.
If you have any
questions please
call the FMS office
at 997-7657
Don’t miss out!
Www.fisd.org
Please notify the school
immediately if there are any
changes in address . Report cards
and other correspondance are
mailed home based on the address
provided on the registration forms.
All visitors please
be prepared to
present your drivers
license………
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Please remember
to sign in when you
come visit our
campus.
Reminder to all parents that the lost and
found is in the cafeteria!
Remember to put
your name in Coats,
Jackets and
sweatshirts.
Reminder:
Sign up for txConnect and get access to your
students attendance and grades…
Sign Up For Free and
Reduced Price Meals
@
www.heartlandapps.com
Or pick up a lunch application in the front office.
STUDENT COUNCIL
The FMS Student Council Officers for the 2016-17 school year are:
PRESIDENT Tripp Dennis
VICE-PRESIDENT Everett Borton
SECRETARY Faith Geistweidt
TREASURER Kade Jenschke
SERGEANT AT ARMS Lauren Benfield
The Student Council will be hosting a Veteran's Day Assembly Thursday,
November 10 from 8:15am - 9am in the FMS gym.
The Student Council officers will attend the Student Council Middle Level State
Convention on November 4-5, at the Embassy Suite Hotel in San Marcos,
TX. We have the opportunity to meet other middle level councils from across
the state of Texas, and attend sessions about community service, drug
awareness, recycling, and school pride projects.
-Vicky Crenwelge
Academic U.I.L.
Academic U.I.L. practices are underway. Students are busy preparing for our district meet. This year Fredericksburg Middle School will be hosting the district meet on Saturday, December 10th.
Our U.I.L. meets have always been a great success due to the help we re-ceive from parent and community volunteers. Please pick an area where you would like to help. Opportunities include:
Volunteering to help with the FMS hospitality breakfast and lunch pro-vided for the coaches and bus drivers from the visiting schools along with the FMS coaches and judges.
Helping PTO with the concession stand in which we will be providing a meal deal and snack items for visiting student competitors.
Volunteering to judge writing or speaking events.
UIL is such a great opportunity for the children of FMS to show off their academic abilities, and it would not be possible without the help from parent volunteers. If you are interested in helping with our meet in De-cember, please contact Gina Jenschke ([email protected]) or 997-7657 as soon as possible.
Your continued support of academic U.I.L. is greatly appreciated.
FIELDS OF FAITH
The FMS choirs have been busy the past 9 weeks! They started the year by continuing the tradition of singing the national anthem at the pep rallies. For the blackout pep rally the choir members made posters and created their own blackout shirts. A highlight of one pep rally was when 2 high school varsity choir members performed. Jeremy Houston, grade 11, sang "Old Man River" followed by Landon Priess, grade 10, singing "Can You Hear the People Sing" from Les Miserables. The middle choir members joined Landon in his song. The boys and senior choir president, Makayla Gonzalez, visited with each choir and performed for them. The fall concert was held Monday, Oct. 17 at the FMS cafeteria and both choirs performed. FISD computer technician, Jeff Styles, accompanied the 7th and 8th grade choir on one of their songs. The theme for the concert was "friends" and students submitted photos of themselves with their friends which were displayed in a PowerPoint presentation while songs were performed. Beginning in early September Ari Watson, Makinlee Morton, Camille Hebert and Skyylar McGee began preparing their audition music for All-Region Choir auditions which took place in San Antonio, October 15. They competed against singers from the Northside School District, Boerne and Bandera. Camille Hebert made 5th chair in the alto section and Skyylar McKee made 8th chair in the soprano section of the Intermediate Choir. Both girls return to San Antonio November 6 for the All-Region Choir Clinic and Concert. The holidays are quickly approaching which means both choirs beginning to learn holiday music for their December 19 concert at First Baptist Church. Choir members from FHS will also perform at that concert. Michelle Stehling Choir Director
FMS CHOIR
BAND
FMS Band will be going to the ATSSB Region Band Auditions on Saturday,
November 12th in Burnet, Texas.
We have 5 students in the FHS Front Ensemble, Kevin Igarta, Paige Guzy, Tizane
Rodriguez, Gerry Balderas, and Camille Hebert. There are 14 students who
serve as FHS Band Managers, Shaylea Ramirez, Anael Araiza. Carson Barnes, Gerardo
Barrera, Kelsey Curl, Priscilla Diaz, Kendra Sanchez, Frankie Villagrana, Fabian Bernal,
J.T. Lee, Miguel Gamboa, Natalia Rivera, Angela Simpson, and Mykia St. Pierre.
FHS Band is going to State Marching on
Monday, Nov 7th!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations…...
Studio602
Art I
I have 2 main objectives for Art I; to explore and employ the 7 Elements of
Art and to get the students hands on as many different mediums as
possible.
So far this semester, we have explored LINE, SHAPE, SPACE, COLOR and VALUE.
We began our art education together with a drawing unit. We got to know the
two halves of our brain a bit better and worked to quiet the “bully” left
allowing the right to take over. Our goal was to focus on how an object
is instead of what an object is.
We employed this practice as we drew interesting collections in our Circle
Collection drawings.
Once our drawings were complete, we moved on to our COLOR THEORY unit. We
learned how to create each color in the color wheel using only the 3 Pri-
mary Colors. We also explore VALUE adding black and white to our HUEs
creating TINTS, SHADES and TONES. Choosing a specific color scheme, we
then applied all this knowledge to our Circle Collection.
As we explore and worked, we also created this ONE OF A KIND
collaborative COLOR WHEEL. Riley Rizzo was the lucky winner in a drawing.
Currently it is on exhibit at the FISD Central Office board room.
Next Up….TEXTURE & FORM with CLAY!!
Art II
Art II began the year reacquainting themselves with the 7 Elements of Art
employing each in their first project 7 ELEMENTS REVIEW CUBE.
Illuminated Manuscripts underscored our study of Medieval Period and Early
Christian Art.
The month of October has been spent exploring the cultural celebration of
Dia de los Muertos. A variety of Mexican Folk Art was explored by both Art
II & III.
Currently, Art II students are furthering their look at Dia de los Muertos
or choosing a topic of Fall or Nature to explore in either dry pastel or
acrylic paint. These pieces are still in the works.
Art III
Once again, I count my blessings, thankful to be able to work with these
students for three years in a row! I cannot thank these artists enough
for committing to art (and me) for the entirety of their FMS journey. I
learn from them every single day!
We began our year with a reflective piece; I had a BALL this Summer. The
artists were to think of an event or series of events they could convey in
a variety of media on a pretty challenging substrate… a Dollar Tree bouncy
ball.
In Art III, the artists are expected to first create a Project Process
Plan providing a bit of a map or sequence of how they think they will
attack their piece. As they work, they are to make additional notes, ask
themselves questions, documenting how media reacts, etc. After completing
a project, I ask that they go back and reflect on the process adding notes
in a different color ink. Then, with many projects Art III artists will
write an Artist Statement. These will be displayed along with their work
at our annual studio602 Art Show in May, allowing the viewer to get a
deeper sense of the artist and their work of art.
Art III’s October was also dedicated to Dia de los Muertos.
These advanced artists were given a list of 9 projects from
which to choose. Many are still in the works and will have to
be set aside and returned to after completetion of our yearly
Zertz Holiday Windown Commission.
Felt Tribute Pillow Black Glue & Dry Pastel
Glue & Acrylic Wood Burning….and more.
Happy Fall to All and remember to see more of
what goes on in the studio on our Instagram
studio602.
Shop I & II
Shop I students have been very busy getting acquainted with the tools and equipment while
learning about shop safety. All Shop students learn that safety is first and foremost while
in this class. We are learning the shop routines, procedures, shop clean up, and what it takes
to always do our best work. Shop I students have made whirly-gigs, a pasta scoop, a toy car,
and are currently busy building a bird house. Next quarter will see penny soccer boards and
a key ring while learning how to use a lathe.
Shop II students have been charged with the attitude of “Expect more.” Since these students
have already taken Shop I they know what is expected of a safe and productive shop student.
With this in mind I am expecting them to take things to a higher level- better quality work,
better behavior and maturity, and to be better leaders. So far, things are going well. We have
made another whirly-gig, a self-designed bird house and a wooden bottle opener. We are
currently working on washer boxes. In the future you can expect your Shop II student to come
home with a wooden pen or pencil, a wooden fishing net, and either a fishing rod or a
wooden bowl. More information will be coming concerning the fishing rod project.
Outdoor World Outdoor World students have been busy this school year. We started off the year learning
about team building, cooperation, and how to overcome specific challenges. Next came
survival- how to recognize survival situations, what to do, how to increase the chances of
survival, and how to be prepared ahead of time. Students then learned about compasses and
how to navigate using one. Students are currently learning the intricacies of fly fishing.
In the coming weeks students will be learning about archery and how to shoot a simple bow.
The last part of the year will be spent bouldering (side ways rock climbing).
Gardening and Landscaping
The horticulture students have worked hard to prepare the
garden beds for fall planting. Last week students planted beets,
radishes, arugula, spinach, lettuce and carrots. The seeds have
germinated well due to the care of the students. The students
have spent a lot of time pruning and trimming the flower beds
around campus. They have taken ownership and pride in their
work and school. They have planted thousands of wildflowers in
the landscape. They learned that they will not bloom until
spring. A great lesson in life that sometimes the hard work they
put in now may not show immediate results but over time they
will see the fruit of our labor.
The Cross Country teams ended their season with 2 district championship titles, 1 district runner up title, and 1
third place district finish. What a terrific way to end the 2016 cross country season! The runners ran their best times of
the season at just the right time. Every week each runner focused on improving his/her time the next week and by the
end of the season they did just that. Our eighth grade runners were great leaders, and we wish them well has they con-
tinue on their cross country journey into high school. As for next year, we look forward to seeing what great feats the
seventh graders will accomplish.
7th Grade Boys – District Champs 7th Grade Girls – District Champs
8th Grade Boys – 2nd place in District 8th Grade Girls – 3rd place in District
Amie Pyka 3
Jaelynn Rock 5
Avery Semmler 7
Skylar Denton 8
Reese Griffin 10
Amanda Usener 11
Genesa Quay 17
Perla Salazar-Aguilar 23
Samantha Perez 29
Leslie Correa 32
Hailey Penick 35
Amie Pyka 3
Jaelynn Rock 5
Avery Semmler 7
Skylar Denton 8
Reese Griffin 10
Amanda Usener 11
Genesa Quay 17
Perla Salazar-Aguilar 23
Samantha Perez 29
Leslie Correa 32
Hailey Penick 35
Jayden Sanchez 1
Thomas Wainwright 7
Trapper Cramer 9
Andrew Kendrick 10
Miles Hammond 12
Blake Penick 15
Jose Lopez 20
Kade Kuhlmann 21
Aurora Bloodgood 5
Sydney Slaughter 12
Abbie Reno 13
Jade Whiting 14
Sadie Eidson 18
Kayla Feller 24
Amanda Phelps 32
FMS CROSS COUNTRY
FMS VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Records
8th Red 7-3
8th White 8 wins 2 losses
7th Red 5-5
7th White 6-4
MRS. HERRERA <3