Updated March 5: FMCS is proud of David Faux and Robin Mitchell. Both made into the top 20 among the 40 spellers. Robin made it to the 3rd round and David to the 5th. The event was held at Three Oaks Middle and was finally won by Fermamda Armay. Big thanks to Mrs. Jennifer Crouch for her support and help!

Dated March 4: This year  40 spellers from 20 public, private and charter schools will be competing for an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the National Spelling Bee in June. Last year’s 21-round county bee lasted 2 hours, 22 minutes before Dunbar Middle eighth-grader Nicholas Betancourt spelled “deracinated” correctly to earn the title. Tune in to news-press.com at 7 p.m. to watch the drama unfold.  (From Newspress.com 2/4/10)

Here are the contestants, listed by their spelling order: 

(1) Patrick Niedermair, Dunbar Middle
(2) Amanda Masi, Bonita Middle
(3) Samantha Agravante, Challenger Middle
(4) Nashari Carter, James Stephens Academy
(5) Emily Moser, Cypress Lake Middle
(6) David Luciemable, Gulf Middle
(7) Kara Koepfer, St. Francis Xavier
(8) Hunter Grant, Alva Middle
(9) Jasmin Bailey, Varsity Lakes Middle
(10) Nozomi Watanabe, Bonita Middle
(11) Diego Azcuy, Lexington Middle
(12) Asia Robinson, Gateway Intermediate Charter
(13) Jade Talley, Oak Hammock Middle
(14) Andrew Gyure, Crestwell School
(15) Josh Ellis, Cypress Lake Middle
(16) Kaitlyn Nespoli, Gulf Middle
(17) Katherine Wilhelm, North Fort Myers Academy
(18) Neesh Patel, Dunbar Middle
(19) Melvin Williams, James Stephens Academy
(20) Kyle Miller, Lexington Middle
(21) Ahmed Ahad, Canterbury School
(22) Mikal Molina, Lehigh Acres Middle
(23) Taylor Oxnam, North Fort Myers Academy
(24) Kenneth Garcia, Gateway Intermediate Charter
(25) Austin Watson, Three Oaks Middle
(26) Britney Henry, Lehigh Acres Middle
(27) Jenny Lear, Trafalgar Middle
(28) David Faux, Fort Myers Christian
(29) Derek Rossington, Three Oaks Middle
(30) Omar Hanbali, Trafalgar Middle
(31) Mary Ratz, Alva Middle
(32) Kimberly Picado, Challenger Middle
(33) Joseph Young-Perez, Canterbury School
(34) Samantha Shinbaum, Crestwell School
(35) Robin Mitchell, Fort Myers Christian
(36) Fermamda Armay, Varsity Lakes Middle
(37) Sarah Bowman, St. Francis Xavier
(38) Stephanie Dorleans, Oak Hammock Middle

Dated: February 9, 2010 - Congratulations to Robin Mitchell (7th grade) and runner-up, David Faux (8th grade)! They will be our two FMCS representatives to the Lee County Spelling Bee (March 4th). Sixth grader Tyler Williams finished third in the event held today in the Colonial Chapel. Great job by all the participants:

6th grade: Josh Harvey, Sarah Swiersz, Tyler Williams
7th grade: :Mallory Dillon, Robin Mitchell, Amy Romstadt
8A: Holly Branthoover, David Faux, Carlye Fulton
8B: Megan Morrow, Marissa Petrullo, Jordan Sadler

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

UPDATE, 2-10-10: Over 10,000 students were involved in science fair projects in Lee County. Over 400 students had their projects on display at Harborside on January 30th. The number dwindled down even further as the winners advanced to tonight’s 53rd Annual Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science and Engineering Fair held at Alico Arena tonight. Here’s how our three winners faired:

Mallory Dillon, 7th grade – Honorable Mention in the category of Mathematical Sciences

Robin Mitchell, 7th grade – 3rd place in the category Medicine and Health Sciences

Zach Liebetreu, 7th grade – 2nd place in the category of Medicine and Health Sciences

WAY TO EAGLES! Who will soar in 2011? Now is the time to plan!

January 30. 2010: GREAT NEWS from the 53rd Edison Regional Science Fairheld today at Harborside in Ft. Myers – seventh graders, Mallory Dillon, Robin Mitchell and Zach Liebetreu ALL RECEIVED WINNERS RIBBONS! (Saturday, January 30th)

The official awards ceremonies will be held at Alico Arena on February 10th. There were over 360 entered in the science fair with students from Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Hendry county. MANY THANKS to Mrs. Dana Barfield (who helped us with judging and support with our school’s fair) and science teacher, Mrs. Stacy Leatherman!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANY THANKS FOR RAISING $1605 for the QUISQUEYA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (pictured) update – Port au Prince, Haiti

Many have lost family members, many are injured, have lost their houses, their businesses etc.  There will be a temporary hospital/surgery room in our chapel and a trauma centre on the basketball court starting Friday Jan 15.  We hope to be able to have a water and food distribution from our campus also.  Our soccer field is now the temporary living area for some of our staff and national workers, the PreK/K playground is occupied by children an orphanage from our community. The situation in Haiti at this time makes it impossible to function as a school…..

During the week of January 19th, FMCS National Jnuior Honor Society sponsored a coin drive to help provide needed funds for those affected by this disaster.  Special activities included: 

• Tuesday, January 19 – Donations will be collected by homeroom teachers.
• Wednesday, January 20 – Donations will be collected.  In addition, Christian T-shirt dress down  - $1.00 – money collected will also be donated to the relief fund.
• Thursday, January 21 – Donations will be collected by homeroom teachers.
• Friday, January 22 – Donations will be collected.  In addition, “Wear Red for Haiti” – dress down wearing a red shirt and jeans - $1.00 – money collected will be donated to the relief fund.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Above all, please pray for the people of Haiti as they go through this terrible tragedy.  We are praying that the Lord would not only provide comfort in this time of need, but would also work in the hearts of the men, women, and children of Haiti.

Pictures from the school:

Order the latest in FMCS school spirit clothing! Spirit and Pride offers t-shirts starting at just $9.95 and a really cute pink layered shirt that all the girls love!!  They also sell the only hooded sweatshirt that students are allowed to wear during the school day.  These make great Christmas gifts that your students will use throughout the year.  Visit www.spiritandpride.com and enter the school name or school ID #31843.

 

 

(click here) Updated Wish List

FMCS loves their teachers! Whether you are a teacher, parent, grandparent or friend of the school, we all want our students to have the best! The link provided above is our latest list (1-19-2010) of wish list items that would make a great donation for a teacher, student and classroom.

If you would like to help or you have questions, please contact Mr. Mitchell or Miss Tina Cesarino at 939-4642. THANK YOU for your donation to the children of FMCS!