October Newsletter 2024-2025

We always enjoy watching our sports teams play and supporting them through all their hard work. Our after school clubs have started as well and we have had many students stay for strategic gaming, board games, card trading and our fishing club.

We encourage students to get involved in something so that you feel connected to our school. Parent Teacher Conferences are in October and it is hard to believe that a quarter of school will be over soon! Thank you to staff and students for a great start to the year.

-Mr. Jenkerson & Mrs. Sutherland

7th grade social studies is learning geography. Mr. Cummings' classes came to the library to connect literature and look at some fantasy book maps and identify landforms and features, then got to create their own worlds and maps using their social studies skills and standards. A lot of creativity in these students' map work!

From Robotics, to Circuitry, to Measurement, to Scientific Method, to Convection- students in 7th and 8th grade participating in lots of experiments to learn their science curriculum standards.

Kya Whitener, Mikynzie Harris, Daisy Griffin, Gavin Ketcherside, Thaddeus Dillon and Jonah Denison presented at the board meeting to share some thoughts about our school One Book, Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen.

Check out our calendar below to see a game!

🎣🎥📸School Events🎹🎵🎼

NO SCHOOL DAYS

No School: Friday, October 11th for Staff PD Day

Early Out: Wednesday, October 23rd, for Parent Teacher Conferences

No School: Thursday, October 24th

No School: Friday, October 25th

📸PICTURE DAY📸

Tuesday, October 8th is Picture Day!

Please check your email from Wagner's for Picture Order information

👪October School Board Meeting👪

Parent Teacher Conferences

Our conferences are student-led. Students bring their Chromebook and go to their advisory.

Students share their grades and class information in advisory, and then families may meet with additional class teachers as needed.

Advisory teachers will send information about dates & times to sign up soon!
Tuesday, October 22nd, 3:30-7:00pm

Wednesday, October 23rd, 1:00-4:30pm

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CLUBS

Game Knights Guild Gaming Clubs after school Tuesdays

Students can come to the library to get permission slips to join.

Fishing Club has began - Contact Mr. Winick for more information

mwinick@farmington.k12.mo.us

🏐🏈👟Sports Events🏐🏈👟

Volleyball:

All 7th grade games are at 4:00pm; All 8th Grade games are at 5:00pm

10-1 Gold Team @Central

10-3 Black Team @Kingston

10-7 Black Team VS Kingston at Home

10-8 Gold Team VS Hillsboro at Home

10-10 Gold Team VS Fredericktown at Home

10-14 Gold Team @Potosi

10-14 Black Team VS St Paul at Home

10-17 Black Team VS Central at Home

Cross Country:

10-1 Farmington Postal Meet @Farmington HS

10-5 @ Cape Notre Dame Invite

10-12 @ Potosi Invite/ MAAA Conf

10-19 Farmington Invitational/MAJHAA Conf

10-26 @Herculaneum for the Doe Run Invitational

Football:

7th grade at 5:00pm; 8th grade at 7:00pm

10-3 Away @ Central Park Hills

10-10 Home VS Sikeston

10-17 Home VS Cape Central

10-24 Home VS Festus

1.Students don’t forget to check the lost and found for clothing items!

2.Grade level Vision/Hearing Screenings and screenings for all new students will begin taking place this month!

3.Employee Flu Shot Clinic will be provided by Wal-Mart/Wal-greens

4. Help prevent Head Lice! Do not share hats/headwear/blankets, etc. with others

-Nurse Anderson

Family Table Time

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Hello everyone! It is your favorite dog, Frida here to give you the paw-tastic news!

This month I got to go to an assembly and show off my knight armor to all the Knights!

It was REALLY LOUD and the floor is very shiny. I have gotten used to being at school again and I really like it best when I can sit with some kids and let them pat me. It makes me feel good when I can help others because that is my job.

I am a very important dog at this school district I think, since they gave me a uniform now too. I will have my friend add the video so you can see me being a very important dog.

Love,

Students will need their ID# and money deposited in their account to purchase from the A La Carte Line at Middle School.

Our lunch ladies dressed up for Spirit Week each day and they were too funny not to get a picture on Adam Sandler Day!

We have had some students complete the September Reading challenge, reading over 280 minutes for the month. This was a big challenge since everyone is still learning how to use the platform.

Now we have started a new challenge! Welcome to October! We are going to have an end of the month reward week where students can have time to come down to the library and enjoy some snacks, drinks and reading time.

Last month we told you students were beginning their foot orthotics. Take a look at how these projects have came along! -Ms. Little

We look forward to seeing families during our Parent Teacher Conferences later in the month! See our counselor's Spooky Season of Self-Care suggestions here!

Email: djenkerson@farmington.k12.mo.us
Website: http://www.fsdknights.com/o/ms
Location: Farmington Middle School, 506 South Fleming Street, Farmington, MO, USA
Phone: 573-701-1330
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farmington-R-7-Middle-School-1915146375398227/