Olivia Johnson
FRMS would like to introduce our students and their families to the three newest members of the FRMS staff.
Dr. Lauren Purcell
Lauren Allan
Jacob Newman
Lauren Allan joins us as a 7th grade Language Arts teacher this year. Mrs. Bennett is staying home with her new baby. Mrs. Allen comes to use with over a decade of middle school language arts teaching experience both here and in New York.
Jacob Newman is our new P.E. teacher. Mr. Newman comes to us from Gilroy California where he taught high school P.E. and coached football.
Dr. Purcell is our new music teacher. She will also be teaching Social Studies this year. She has a doctorate in music and an extensive background in teaching and performing. She is especially looking forward to be being able to teach choir when our current restricts are lifted.
FRMS would also like to welcome Matthew Winn and Michael Larson to the FRMS staff. Matthew will be filling in for Mr. Light while he takes leave this fall. Mr. Winn comes to us from Hawaii where he taught middle school math. Michael Larson will be filling in for Mrs. Pizzola while she is on maternity leave. Mr. Larson is a long time substitute at FRMS and may be familiar to former VES students after spending several months at Veneta Elementary as a long term sub.
Welcome Mr. Winn and Mr. Larson. Thank you for helping us this fall and we are excited to have you here.
Matthew Winn
Just a reminder to all of our families that student Google passwords have been reset. Students will get their new Google passwords when they pick up their chromebooks this week. For students who are not checking out Chromebooks, families can call or stop by the office to get their new password.
We will also have our office open on Wednesday the 16th from 3:00 to 7:00 PM for students to pick up passwords.
Reminder that their google email address or user ID is their initials, their lunch number, at student.oregonk-12.com
For example John Doe, Lunch Number 12345’s email address or User ID would be JD12345@student.oregonk-12.com
To help serve our working families, the FRMS office will be open from 3:00 to 7:00 on Wednesday, September 16th. This gives families a chance to stop by during this time and:
- Pick up a planner for $5
- Pick up their students Google ID and Google Password
- Pick up their student’s class schedule with a copy of the FRMS Distance Learning “Bell” Schedule
- Pick up information on How to Access Google Classroom and Zoom
- Pick up yearbooks that were purchased last year (We still have a few available to sell for $16 as well)
- Return any library books or textbooks from last year students may still have
- Pay any library fees, textbook fees, or band fees from last year
- FRMS accepts cash and checks only at this time
We can only serve one family at a time in the office due to social distancing guidelines, so families may need to wait outside. Masks are required.
With the start of school just over a week away, a few updates and reminders for students enrolled in the FRMS Hybrid program:
- Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) starts for FRMS students on Tuesday, September 22nd. Individual student schedules are up in Home Access and we have hard copies here in the office. The “bell” schedule with class times is on the right hand side of the FRMS website under Distance Learning Schedule.
- Accessing classes: Students will access their classroom through Google Classroom. When they pick up their chromebooks, they will be given their Google ID and Password. Students who don’t check out a chromebook, can call the office and we will give them that information or they can stop by to pick up their ID and Password. We are also going to be open on Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 to distribute Google IDs and Passwords to families as well as schedule information.
- Google Classroom Codes: Students will get an invitation to join the Google Classroom for each class on their schedule. They should receive those in the Google Email by the end of the week. We are also going to email parents information on how to access Google Classroom and the class codes for that grade level. Please do not share the codes on Facebook or other social media. Students will only need the codes for the first time that they “join” the class.
- Practice Class: We are setting up a Google/Zoom practice class on Monday, September 21st. Teachers will host a drop in Zoom meeting for students from 10:00 to 10:50. To access that Zoom meeting, students will need to sign in to Google and then use their class code to join the Google classroom. Once they join in, they can follow the Zoom link to join the live Zoom class meeting and say hi to their teachers. We strongly encourage students and families to take advantage of this time to practice accessing their Google classrooms and Zoom meeting. During the 10:00 to 11:00 hour, they can “drop into” all five of their classes if they want to.
- Chromebook Check Out Schedule Information: Click here for information and schedule
- 6th Grade Families: We invite our 6th grade students and their parents to join us for a 6th grade Q and A/Meet Your Teacher Monday the 14th at 6:30 via Google Meets. Click here to join the meeting
- For all of our families, our third FRMS Parent Q and A will be Wednesday at 4:30 PM. Click here to join the Wednesday June 16th 4:30 Parent Q and A
Good morning FRSD families. Our vendor, Chartwells, and their staff have been working hard to prepare for the return of students. Below are some notes regarding our plan for the beginning of the year, and how it will build and grow over the first few weeks this Fall. In addition I have included some important information concerning Federal waivers the district has received in regards to providing meals.
1. FREE MEALS: Federal Waivers we have received allow the District to provide both breakfast and lunch meals FREE to ALL school age children through December 2020.
2. FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH FORM: Please, continue to fill these out now, DO NOT WAIT. The waivers will end eventually, and we don’t want families to end up not being covered when they do. In addition, the qualifying income amounts have been adjusted, allowing for more eligible families. The easy online application process can be completed here: https://www.ode.state.or.us/apps/frlapp or you can go to this link and print a copy of the form and turn it in at a school: https://www.fernridge.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1621_001.pdf
The NEW chromebook checkout schedule/location/days/times have been finalized. The checkout, for ALL SCHOOLS, will be in the North parking lot of Elmira High School. To access that information, visit the link/page below.
CLICK HERE FOR CHROMEBOOK CHECKOUT SCHEDULE
IMPORTANT ADDITION: AN FRSD CHROMEBOOK CHECK-OUT AGREEMENT MUST BE SIGNED BY THE STUDENT AND PARENT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A CHROMEBOOK.
These forms will be available in the front office of every school as well as the high school during check out. The link below will take you to the form if you would like to print, sign, and bring with you to the checkout.
Chromebooks can not be issued without a form signed by both the student and parent.
We still have a few 19-20 yearbooks for sale. Cost is $16. If ordered a yearbook and have not yet picked it up, just stop by during office hours. Thank you
Due to power outages and emergency situations caused by the wildfires in Lane County and throughout the state, we are pushing back our 6th Grade Q and A for families and students. We plan to hold this online event on Monday, September 14th at 6:30 PM. The information on how to access this session is below.
This is only for 6th grade FRMS students and families. It is not meant for FRSD Options students. There will be an opportunity to meet our 6th grade teachers and ask questions about the coming school year. We know its not our traditional 6th Grade Orientation or our 5th grade fly up, but we hope our 6th grade students plus families will take advantage of this opportunity and stop in to the Google meet and say hi! We hope to record this online session and post it to our website as well.
Click here to join in:
You can also join by cutting and pasting the address below and putting it in your address bar:
https://meet.google.com/hnr-ggea-tvf
Or by phone:
(US) +1 317-961-0834 PIN: 549666820#
Parents, Students and Community,
Due to the current emergency situation in Lane County, and its effect on our community, staff and students, I regretfully must share that we are delaying the start of school by one week. Instead of beginning September 15th, we will begin on Tuesday, September 22nd with all students K-12 and in the FRSD OPTIONS program. As before K-3 will be in a hybrid A/B model, and 4th – 12th will be in Comprehensive Distance Learning. Continue reading
FRMS is happy to announce that our 6th grade teachers will be available for an online Q and A for students and families this Thursday at 6:30. This is only for 6th grade students and families. There will be an opportunity to meet our 6th grade teachers and ask questions about the coming school year. We know its not our traditional 6th Grade Orientation or our 5th grade fly up, but we hope our 6th grade students plus families will take advantage of this opportunity and stop in to the Google meet and say hi!
Click here to join in:
You can also join by cutting and pasting the address below and putting it in your address bar:
https://meet.google.com/hnr-ggea-tvf
Or by phone:
(US) +1 317-961-0834 PIN: 549666820#