Due to icy road conditions, FRSD will be on a two hour delay for Monday, January 31st. Thank you. 

Beginning February 1st and going through February 10th, FRMS Student Leadership will be selling Val-O-Gram notes for .50 or a Candy Gram for $1.00 during lunch.  These special notes and treats will then be delivered to students during 7th period on Monday, February 14th.

This is a fundraiser for student leadership and will help support our student store. Fern Ridge Families are invited to participate in this fundraiser and send their FRMS student a Val-O-Gram or Candy Gram. Just complete the form and return it, along with cash payment, to the school office by February 10th.

Click Here for More Information and Ordering Forms

FRMS Student Leadership invites students to wear their most comfortable pajamas to help celebrate our Pajama Spirit Day this Friday, January 21st. Dress code still applies and no blankets, slippers, or stuffies.

Chartwells, the organization that staffs and operates the school kitchens across the district, is now hiring. They are seeking full and part time help. For more information click on the link below or contact Food Service Director Bo Gottfried at 541-935-8218 ext 1. You can also reach him by email at bgottfried@fernridge.k12.or.us

Chartwells Job Posting

If you have pictures of FRMS students playing sports or other activities, we would love to see them and see whether they would be a good fit for the yearbook. You can email them to FRMSYearbook2022@gmail.com. Pictures need to be uploaded as JPG, PNG, and SVG file formats only. Pictures not used for the yearbook will be deleted.

Thank you,

Fern Ridge Middle School will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on 1-27-22.  NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students know and can do in various subjects. NAEP is different from our state assessments because it is a common measure of achievement across the country. The assessment is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Education.

The results are released as The Nation’s Report Card, which provides critical information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public. The NAEP is especially important this year as it provides a true measure of the impact of the pandemic on education across the nation. This is critical information that will be used at the state and national level. We are excited to have our 8th graders taking part in this very important national assessment of learning.

Selected randomly, approximately 45  8th graders will take either a mathematics or reading assessment. More information about NAEP questions is available at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents under the section “What Questions Are on the Test?”

The assessment takes approximately 2 hours for most students, which includes transition time, directions, and completion of survey questions. Individual results are not tracked and grades are not impacted. Data gathered is reported at the state or national level only.

Families of the selected 8th grade students selected by the NAEP will be mailed letters home January 10th with additional information. Students will also be given the same letter to take home during their language arts class. Please read the information in the letter carefully. Only students who receive letters will be taking the assessment.

For more information about the importance of the NAEP and the Nation’s Report Card, families can check out the following resources/links:

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nqt   Link to sample questions by grade, year, and content area. Includes links for students/parents to take sample tests as well for those who want to see what the assessment is like.

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents   Information about the NAEP for parents including how students are selected, background information on the NAEP, sample questions, and how the results are used.

https://docs.mynaep.com/myschool/additionalresources/What_Every_Parent_Should_Know_About_NAEP.pdf  Click here to download the brochure

Or check out the video below

FRMS Parent Group will meet virtually on Tuesday, January 11th at 6:30. The agenda includes suggestions for a possible after school program, planning for summer school, and an update on the upcoming T-Shirt Fundraiser.

Here is the link to the zoom meeting:

Topic: FRMS Parent Group Meeting
Time: Jan 11, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://fernridge-k12-or-us.zoom.us/j/84772308274?pwd=dlYwbTNCSEliMWNoMkNuVXg4TWZwQT09

Reminder: Sign up to receive text messages from FRMS with the latest information and important updates through remind.com  Each grade level has its own remind.com group for parents to sign up for. Click on the link below for information on how to sign up.

6th Grade Text Messages

7th Grade Text Messages

   8th Grade Text Messages

Just a reminder that Friday, December 17th is our Crazy and Awesome Sweater Day. Students are encouraged to join in the fun by wearing their craziest, most awesome, and most fun holiday sweater.

FRMS students raised over $2,000 to help support our local food bank during our Coin Wars challenge. By just donating their spare change, students raised $2,144.97 to help feed those in need this holiday season and beyond. Congratulations also to Mr. Newman’s first period class that raised the most- $452.61. They have earned a class pizza party.

These additional classes raised over $100 and earned an ice cream treat for the class:

Congratulations to all and thank you to all of the students, staff, and families that participated to help support our community.