FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL December Issue Volume 13, Issue 3 Falcon Flyer Mrs. Julie Diaz, Principal Table of Contents: Mrs. Julie Diaz, Principal 1 COUNSELOR’S CORNER 2 FSMS LIBRARY 3 MIDDLE YEARS 4 MIDDLE YEARS 5 YEARBOOK 6 STUDENT COUNCIL 7 FSMS BAND 8 FSMS HOSPITALITY 10 SPIRIT NIGHT 11 FALCON FUNDRAISER 12 CAREER DAY 14 EIGHTH GRADE PARTY 15 BOX TOPS 16 FREE MONEY 17 SHARED DREAMS 18 DIRECTORY 19 Dear FSMS Parents and Guardians, Season’s Greetings! The FSMS family would like to wish your family a safe and joyous holiday. Our schools will be closing on Friday, December 20 at 12:45 pm and re-opening to a New Year on January 8, 2014. As we prepare for the holiday break and look forward to some quality time with loved ones, we want to reassure parents and students that Fort Settlement Middle School is a safe and secure environment for students and staff. Our number one priority is the safety of your children, and we are dedicated to improving procedures already in place. Recently a safety audit was conducted here at FSMS to discuss and check for the best possible safety procedures to be in place in case of an emergency. You will see changes this spring in some procedures as we participate in table top exercises with members of our District’s Safe and Secure Schools department. Thank you for your cooperation as we put additional procedures in place. As we near the holiday season I want to thank everyone for their continued support and dedication to our students, staff, and school. We are so blessed at Fort Settlement and I thoroughly enjoy working with and supporting our students as they continue on their journey of success and preparation for their future endeavors, high school and beyond. This spring will hold many informational meetings for parents regarding course selections for next year, results of our 8 th grade students’ ACT Explore testing, and requirements that the State Board of Education is putting in place for the Foundation Graduation Program in high school. Our current eighth grade students will be the first class to enter high school under the approved Foundation Graduation Program; however, ALL middle school parents need to hear this information. PLEASE stay tuned as we publish dates for meetings at www.fsmsnest.weebly.com We will also do callouts to parents. I would like to remind you that we have an after school homework lab in the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It runs from 4:00 – 4:45 and will open again on January 14, 2014. This is a GREAT place for students to work on homework quietly and also have access to computers. Please stress to your child to take advantage of this opportunity if it is needed. Our only request is that students are picked up promptly at 4:45 pm. We have a wonderful faculty and staff here at FSMS committed to ensuring every student is academically successful. Please know that I am very thankful to be able to work with and support our amazing students and I feel extremely privileged to be the principal of Fort Settlement Middle School. Happy Holidays! Julie Diaz
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FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL December Issue Volume 13, Issue 3
Falcon Flyer Mrs. Julie Diaz, Principal
Table of Contents:
Mrs. Julie Diaz, Principal 1
COUNSELOR’S CORNER 2
FSMS LIBRARY 3
MIDDLE YEARS 4
MIDDLE YEARS 5
YEARBOOK 6
STUDENT COUNCIL 7
FSMS BAND 8
FSMS HOSPITALITY 10
SPIRIT NIGHT 11
FALCON FUNDRAISER 12
CAREER DAY 14
EIGHTH GRADE PARTY 15
BOX TOPS 16
FREE MONEY 17
SHARED DREAMS 18
DIRECTORY 19
Dear FSMS Parents and Guardians, Season’s Greetings! The FSMS family would like to wish your family a safe and joyous holiday. Our schools will be closing on Friday, December 20 at 12:45 pm and re-opening to a New Year on January 8, 2014.
As we prepare for the holiday break and look forward to some quality time with loved ones, we want to reassure parents and students that Fort Settlement Middle School is a safe and secure environment for students and staff. Our number one priority is the safety of your children, and we are dedicated to improving procedures already in place. Recently a safety audit was conducted here at FSMS to discuss and check for the best possible safety procedures to be in place in case of an emergency. You will see changes this spring in some procedures as we participate in table top exercises with members of our District’s Safe and Secure Schools department. Thank you for your cooperation as we put additional procedures in place.
As we near the holiday season I want to thank everyone for their continued support and dedication to our students, staff, and school. We are so blessed at Fort Settlement and I thoroughly enjoy working with and supporting our students as they continue on their journey of success and preparation for their future endeavors, high school and beyond.
This spring will hold many informational meetings for parents regarding course selections for next year, results of our 8th grade students’ ACT Explore testing, and requirements that the State Board of Education is putting in place for the Foundation Graduation Program in high school. Our current eighth grade students will be the first class to enter high school under the approved Foundation Graduation Program; however, ALL middle school parents need to hear this information. PLEASE stay tuned as we publish dates for meetings at www.fsmsnest.weebly.com We will also do callouts to parents. I would like to remind you that we have an after school homework lab in the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It runs from 4:00 – 4:45 and will open again on January 14, 2014. This is a GREAT place for students to work on homework quietly and also have access to computers. Please stress to your child to take advantage of this opportunity if it is needed. Our only request is that students are picked up promptly at 4:45 pm. We have a wonderful faculty and staff here at FSMS committed to ensuring every student is
academically successful. Please know that I am very thankful to be able to work with and
support our amazing students and I feel extremely privileged to be the principal of Fort
Settlement Middle School.
Happy Holidays!
Julie Diaz
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For the Falcon Flyer from the Counselors:
FSMS students and counselors have had a busy and successful fall semester. Seventh grade students participated in
the testing for Iowa Test of Basic Skills and those results will be sent home before our Winter Break. The
information from these tests is helpful to both teachers and students as an instructional tool and also in looking at
growth over the years for the students.
Eighth grade students participated in the ACT EXPLORE test. Students and parents will be receiving those scores in
January. Teachers will be going over the information in class from the test with students as well as using the data
for instructional purposes. Parents will have an opportunity to learn more about the test through a Parent Night
prior to Career Day. Information from this test is invaluable to students, parents and counselors in planning for high
school and post high school course work.
The ACT website is a wonderful planning tool and we encourage all students and parents to explore this site:
www.act.org
Also, in January, all eighth graders will complete a Fort Bend ISD High School Four Year Plan for the Class of 2018.
Counselors will work with students in the classroom to complete these forms as to future courses and will help
students declare their Endorsement.
Counselors are closely monitoring and learning the criteria evolving form House Bill 5 in order to guide our students
successfully in their College and Career Readiness plans. The FBISD website has a link to all of the HB 5 information
on the front of the home page: http://fortbendisd.com/departments/academics/curriculum/new-laws-affecting-
our-students/
As a constant reminder of the importance of planning for the future, we all wear our College Spirit wear every
Wednesday!
The course selection process in January, completing Four Year Plans and our Career Day for all 8th graders will begin
our transitioning of our students smoothly to their high school.
All 7th and 8th graders participated in the Aim for Success program in November and parents were invited to a Parent
Preview Night. This program coordinates with our 7th grade Health curriculum.
We have had 3 fun New Kids Club meetings (everyone is welcome!) with games galore, fun people and refreshments
provided by our wonderfully generous PTO! Thanks to all of you for participating and we hope to see you again in
January! This is a stress free zone and time to just kick back, relax and have fun!
The Counselors Page of the FSMS Weebly website is great source of information as to ongoing programs as well as
helpful parent links and College and Career Readiness links. Please refer to this frequently to see what is happening
currently or if you need any resources. You can also directly email the counselors from this site by clicking on our
names: http://fsmscounselorscorner.weebly.com/
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FSMS Library Newsletter
December, 2013
The first semester has flown by with lots of activity. Can the first semester be close to
the end already? Research abounds in the FSMS Library! Sixth Grade classes were
introduced to Science Fair research, and study skills for Science vocabulary, as well as
working on a scavenger hunt, “Infoquest,” in their Social Studies classes.
Seventh graders researched the history of 1900 Galveston, the fads, fashions, life styles,
architecture, the hurricane, and much, much more. Simultaneously, they were busy
gathering facts about various diseases in their health classes.
Eighth graders have been busy exploring information for the National History Day
Contest in Social Studies, careers in ELA classes, and the Universe in science classes.
The Library Club is active with various events. Members were especially helpful in
promoting our Fall Book Fair. Other activities have included preparing for the district’s
competition, “MatchBook.” They recently finished creating book trailers using the
website, Animoto.
The Book Fair at Barnes and Noble was a success and all participation was deeply
appreciated, from purchases made, to the performances by our Choir and Orchestra!
Our other big event was the Read It Forward pizza party. Thirty-two students
completed reading the book, Circle of Blood, making them eligible to attend the
party.
All in all, this has been a very busy and productive first semester. I look forward to the
second semester as we continue to prepare for the “Matchbook” competition in May
and resume the research possibilities of the spring semester.
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Page 6 Falcon Flyer YEARBOOK
Prices for the Yearbook have gone up to $50 dollars and 8th grade ads are due. Deadline Date for Ads is De-
cember 13,2013. Please go to www.balfour.com to order online
or www.fsmsnest.weebly.com for more information click on the Year-
Help earn cash for FSMS by clipping and saving Box Tops for Education from participating products. Each one is worth 10¢. Box Tops can be deposited in the large collection bin located in front of the FSMS library. Bring them in today!
Keep sending in your Box Tops!
Is your Kroger Plus Card linked to our
FSMS PTO?
For more ways to earn cash for FSMS, check out
our page on the Falcons' Nest Weebly page. Go to the PTO tab, then click on the tab marked Earn Cash for FSMS. Thanks!
Simply call 1-800-316-6142, option 1 and enroll your card to FSMS ID#121337. No cost to you and benefits for all: Target donates 1% of your purchases to FSMS, 5% discount to you on your Target purchases, free shipping, and an extra 30 days on returns!
Are you a Target shopper but don’t want another credit card? Consider the debit card option. It does not reflect on your credit report and is simply a debit card
linked to your checking account to be used only at Target. You still get all the benefits of 5% discount, free shipping and an extra 30 days on returns for all your Target purchases! Target will donate 1% of your total purchases to FSMS. Visit Target to apply for a Target Debit or Credit Card and then call 1-800-316-6142, option 1 and enroll your card to FSMS ID#121337.
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Page 19 December 2013 DIRECTORY
Erratum: Author Names of the Art Works Chosen for School Directory
In the FSMS Directory published, we printed the incorrect names for the two art works chosen as
illustrations. The author for the hand with phone is Nick Clancy, while the author for the eagle head
is Claire Zhou. We apologize for this mistake.
Artwork by: Claire Zhou (Wrong Name) The original author: Nick Clancy
Artwork by: Shalini Das (Wrong name) The original author: Claire Zhou
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