On Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 pm, we will be hosting a “special” Open House for any students that will be starting middle school next year. We also invite any families that would like to preview FMCS as a choice for their student in grades 6th thru 8th. Please join us in Colonial Chapel where we will be showing a sneak peak at the middle school “experience” at FMCS which will include the opportunity to visit the middle school classrooms and review curriculum for 6th to 8th grade students. We will also showcase the opportunities available just for middle school students in the athletic, computer and fine arts departments. Subject area teachers will be available to answer any questions. Many opportunities await middle school students at FMCS.
Would you like to find out what is taught in each grade level at FMCS? do you want to see how we are working on aligning with our state’s standards? Welcome to our new “curriculum map” website provided by Rubicon Atlas.
BEFORE YOU GO THE SITE: FMCS teachers have been working very hard for many years uploading and updating information for each subject and each grade level. Not every subject and level is complete…yet. (Overall as a school, Bible will appear in 2011; teachers are still working on other subject areas) This will never be a finished product – it is ALWAYS updating every year if we want to provide the best for your children.
Please be sure to read the directions so that you understand these are not lessons plans, they are maps that will help you see the road to learning at FMCS – the content, skills, and the very important, faith integration, that takes place. FMCS would like to thank former Principal, Shelton Gwaltney and Assistant Principal, Denise Encarnacion – they helped us get this process started in 2004.
Benefits of Mapping (From the Rubicon Atlas Site)
Atlas allows educators to look through the macro lens at a student’s learning experience and build on what students have learned in previous years to prepare them for future classes and achievement.
Using Atlas, curricular information can be assembled and used by curriculum decision makers to:
- Determine what is taught, as it actually occurs in the classroom.
- Understand how students are being taught.
- Make appropriate, immediate modifications to the curriculum.
- Determine “why” certain performance results have been achieved.
Atlas can also allow parents a larger view of what their children are experiencing in the classroom and the requirements needed to excel. It has the capability to enable community leaders and board members to see how schools are planning students’ educational careers and what support is needed to ensure success.
TO GO TO THE FMCS PUBLIC SITE, CLICK HERE
The Christian Chamber of Southwest Florida honors private school teachers each year with the Golden Halo Awards. (The equivalent to the public school’s Golden Apple Awards) Ten teachers are announced each year prior to the special ceremony as finalists for the awards.
On Thursday, February 18, two teachers at FMCS had surprise visits from the Golden Halo committee:
1) Miss Rachel McLaughlin – 3rd grade teacher and graduate of FMCS. This is her first top ten finish and she was nominated by fourth grade student, Morgan Tyson.
2) Mrs. Jennifer Crouch – middle school language arts teacher. This is her second top ten finish! She was nominated by 6th grader, Melissa Burke, and 8th grader, Nikki Haas.
This year’s awards will be held Saturday, March 13th from 6:00-9:00 pm at the Grace Community Center in North Ft. Myers. For more information and ticket information, click here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: FMCS is the only school with two finalists! Congratulations!
Our Annual FMCS Golf Tournament is coming: Saturday, May 1, 2010! This is one of best days of fun, fellowship and food on the school calendar every year. The location is the Forest Golf and Country Club and our chairpersons are Wendy Fulton and Anne Kearns.
Download the 2010 brochure – brochure2010
Recap from 2009
May 3rd was a great day for golf, food and fellowship! The end of our three busy days of great events ended today with our annual golf tournament at The Forest Golf Club. We want to thank the 76 golfers that joined us today – we had an excellent turnout on a beautiful day. Many thanks to The Forest – first class all the way! And to Colleen Marinello, Sissy Felice, John Ryba and all our volunteers – including alumni, Christine O’Brien, who is faithful to join us every year. Congratulations to the top three teams: Third: Pastor Dan Betzer, David Betzer, Joe Micale, and Chocky Warriner; Second: Charlie Fulton, Ash Fulton, Butch Fulton and Randy Cline; and First Place: Bill Miller, Bill O’Connell, Jeff Hemenway, and Gene Taylor (pictured with trophies below)
May 1, 2010
More details are coming – we will be looking for hole sponsors, golfers and volunteers. If you have any questions, please call 939-4642, or email us at info@fmcs-fl.com
