FHTMS Weekly Newsletter #8

Dear Families,

We hope you had a great weekend. it is a busy week ahead at FHTMS. Be sure to check events, games and activities schedules below! Our conference sign up link is below. This usually results in a few error messages when the cue is full, just wait a few minutes and try again. Please be sure to look at our full family conference information below.

This week we also wanted to highlight the importance of talking to your child about social media posting and viewing. We encourage you to view with your child the content they are creating and consuming. Here is a link to resource information to help with conversations. Center for Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Suzanne Gruendling

Monday October 6 - 17th Family Conference Sign Up Window

Week of October 6th Verve and Polaris Sailing Trips

Monday October 6th: 7th Grade SPOT Vision Screening

Friday October 10th: Discovery to Corn Maze

Monday October 13 PTO Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Wednesday October 15th Evacuation and Relocation Drill to SBHS 10:10 AM

Wedensday October 22 Picture Retakes CLICK HERE TO ORDER

Thursday October 23: No School / Family Conferences

Friday October 24: No School / Family Conferences

Family Conferences

• Conference Dates: Thursday and Friday, October 23 & 24 from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

• Sign-Ups Open October 6th and close Friday, October 17th

• Please sign up for only one team conference. One or two of your child’s team teachers will be present and will share information from all four core classes. For example you will see VERVE 1 and VERVE 2, select only one of these options.

• Be sure to also sign up for conferences with your child’s Exploratory, World Language, Health, and PE teachers to hear about their progress in those classes.

• Students are always welcome to attend conferences.

• Our spring conferences will be student-led.

• Please email ehalgas@sbschools.net if you need help signing up!

We look forward to connecting and sharing about your child’s learning!

Our 8th graders on the WhyNot? Team enriched our community by sharing their learning about physics at the South Burlington Energy Fest! These dedicated students spent their Saturday teaching Wolves of all ages, using hands-on demonstrations like a bike-powered blender to make smoothies and a wind generator to show how changing variables affects homemade boats.

Missed the Monday sign-ups? Limited spots are still open for the Lego First Robotics Club. Secure your membership by submitting your Emergency Information Sheet to Mr. Button in room 244 as soon as possible. Our first meeting is scheduled for October 8th, with regular sessions held every Wednesday and Thursday that school is in session from 3:30–5:00 PM. For any questions, please contact balmassalkhi@sbschools.net

QSA (Queer Straight Alliance) is an after-school group of students and adults who gather in support of the LGBTQ+ community. QSA meets every Thursday from 3:30-4:30. No sign up is needed and all are welcome to come for snacks and acceptance!

Eighth graders will meet for the yearbook club until 4:15 on Tuesday.

Our district is forming a Curriculum Advisory Committee that will meet at least 4 times this school year to identify important SBSD curriculum topics about which we can advise the Superintendent.

The goal is to have a group that is representative of stakeholders. If there are parents, community members, teachers, support staff, administrators, or other people that would like to join this group, please fill out this form: Curriculum Advisory Committee 25-26

The hope is to have the first meeting in November.

Thank you,

Nicole Carter, ED.D., LICSW

Executive Director of Learning

South Burlington School District

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