Principal – Jason Plantiko

Assistant Principal—Melissa Turner

Assistant Principal—Kyle Rush

Fruita 8/9

1835 J Road

Fruita, CO 81521

February 2018

Main Office: 254-6720 Fax : 858-7751

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February is in full swing and continues to be a very busy time for school activities and

events. Please feel free to check out our Fruita 8/9 School website for current listings of

all the activities and events taking place.

We are busy preparing schedules to make State testing go smoothly. We will have sched-

ules finalized in the next few weeks for our testing in March and April. This year, we will

continue to complete assessments on the computer for 8th grade. For 8th grade, the State

assessments are for Literacy, Math, and Science. NEW for this year, our 9th grade stu-

dents will be taking the College Board PSAT for the State assessment. The testing win-

dow for 8th grade starts after Spring Break and extends through April. Our 9th grade stu-

dents will take the PSAT the morning of April 11th which will complete their testing for

the year. In order to accommodate completion of testing, we will be running some alter-

native scheduling for students so that we can successfully complete all testing efficiently

within the testing window. Please note for April, all 9th grade students will take the PSAT

on the 11th and when finished be done for the day. 8th grade students will not have

school that day unless they are in an Honors 8th grade math (ie. taking Math 1, Math 2, or

Math 3). Honors 8th grade math students will also test on April 11th in order to maximize

academic time. 8th grade students will complete the rest of their testing within the aca-

demic day throughout the testing window.

Once again, we encourage your participation in testing as it is our sole rating for perfor-

mance from the State, and we know we have great students. Please encourage your stu-

dent(s) to perform their best to give us the best picture of performance individually and

as a school. It really is an important picture for our community and for its continued

track of success.

Our next check for student progress is on February 8th from 3:30 to 7:30 where we will

host our 3rd parent-teacher conferences for the school year. Just like before, conferences

will be in the gym. This is a great opportunity to touch base with teachers on your stu-

dent’s progress. During this time, we also have our next School Accountability Committee

meeting in the conference room.

Teachers have continued with working on goals set during the beginning of the school

year. We are currently on our 2nd round of goal evaluation. This includes evaluation of pro-

gress towards department goals and any adjustments based on data results. We appreci-

ate the hard work students put in during the first semester and all the support you provide

them at home. We look forward to continued success throughout the second semester.

Thank you for your continued support. Have a great February!

Sincerely,

Jason Plantiko Principal Fruita 8/9 School

~~ M.E.S.A Club Announcements ~~

Please congratulate the following MESA Program students for placing in the district Balsa Wood Bridges competition this week at EMS !

First place for HS in Engineering

Alex Eckberg

Nick Puliafico

First place for HS in Efficiency

Alex Eckberg

Nick Puliafico

2nd place for Middle schools in Engineering

DJ Joyce

Jonah Kreie

Please Congratulate ….

Carson Hollingshead, he is an 8th

grader being honored by the Fruita Rotary in February !

Feb 2nd-3rd~ Fort Lewis Honor Band

Feb 7th~ NJHS Meeting @ F 8/9 Library 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Feb 8th~ Parent/Teacher Conference @ F 8/9 Gym 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Sped Registration @ F 8/9 Library 4:30 & 6:00 p.m.

SAC Meeting @ F 8/9 Conference Room 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Feb 9th~ D51 Band Solo & Ensemble @ GMMS

Feb 12th– 16th~ KIC Week — Listen for details

Feb 19th~ No School (Presidents Day)

Feb 20th~ Winter Craze Week

Band Concert (7th & 8th) @ FMS 7:00 p.m.

Feb 23rd~ D 51 Choir & Orchestra Ensemble @ GMMS

Feb 24th~ D 51 Choir & Orchestra Ensemble @ GMMS

Winter Craze Dance @ F 8/9 Cafeteria 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Feb 27th~ Band Concert (9th-12th) @ FMS 7:00 p.m.

If you give permission for your student to leave school with someone who is not

the parent/legal guardian or on the Emergency contact, you are asked to

provide written, signed notification stating the time the student is to be

picked up and the name of the person with whom he/she is leaving cam-

pus. That person is required to come to the office to sign the checkout book

when the student leaves and when he/she returns. Note that when leaving for

lunch, the student will be excused for their school lunch wave only. If the stu-

dent is not signed in and out by the person they go to lunch with it will not be

excused. Please plan ahead. Phone calls or faxes will not be accepted as

permission.

Our next meeting will be on November 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at Redlands middle

school. Also, there are still spots available if you would like to join us. Parents can contact jer-

ry.baker@d51schools.org or Karen.franklin@d51schools.org. or you may go to

mytrip.worldstrides.org and use ID 109133, travel date is June 2, 2015

Please help the English Language Arts department by collecting box tops! The money collected

goes toward providing student use computers in each class. You can contribute by:

-Clipping box tops from food and other products and give to any ELA teacher

-Submitting Bonus Points online after your shopping

-Participating in Bonus Programs on www.boxtops4education.com

This month, submit box tops to Fruita 8/9 by buying two Hefty or Reynolds products. Snap a

picture of your receipt to upload and they will send you a code for 20 BONUS POINTS on

www.boxtops4education.com! Thanks For Your Support !

MATH TUTORING

Every WEDNESDAY

With Ms. Noble..

Room 99 3:00-4:00

HEALTH OFFICE NOTICE

For the safety of the students and staff of Fruita 8/9 School, every

student who claims sickness must visit the Health Assistant’s office

before leaving the school. If you receive a text from your child,

please Instruct them to first visit the Health Assistant’s office before

checking-out. This will save time for the parent and student from

having to wait in office.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Ski/Board club…..

Will meet at Powderhorn at 9:00 a.m. at the Flat top Flyer Lift on Saturday, Feb 3rd, and Saturday Feb.17th.

Spring Sports registration is now open at www.fmhsathletics.com

If your Freshman athlete would like to participate or try out for any Spring sports, they will have to be registered online before Thursday, Feb. 22nd. All fees must be paid when you register. Your athlete must have a current sports physical on file with the FMHS Athletic Office (they are good for one year).

Any questions, please contact FMHS 254-6720

SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS AND CALCULATORS

Students are responsible for books and calculators checked out to them. They must check them

back in when they are finished with them. It is important that they return the original book

that was checked out to them to avoid any fees. Many students turn in books that are not

theirs. This will not clear their assessed fee unless it was checked out to them personally. If a

student changes classes or the class ends, the student MUST bring that book immediately to

Mrs. Anderson in the Copy Room. Your student has received reminders to do so. If the books or

calculator are not returned, a fine will be assessed for a lost book.

YEARBOOKS Do not miss out on the Memories you made

this year ….

Last day to buy a Guaranteed yearbook is Feb

28th ~~ $35.00

The Fruita FFA Alumni Committee is looking for leaders

and supportive team members! All are welcome. You

would have the opportunity to work with other adults to

better the lives of our Agriculture students and the Fruita

Community! You do not need to be a former FFA member

to join us. Our next meeting is February 5th, in the FMHS

Ag Room at 6:00 pm. We hope to see you there!"

"The Fruita FFA is proud to celebrate National FFA Week!!

February 20th-23rd, keep an eye out for more details about

fun and exciting events!"

Congratulations To The FFA Quiz-Bowl Team

Dalton Rajewich, Rayna Somerville, Aidie Reis

Way To Go

Coach Miller!~!

Current Freshmen

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR

All current Freshman will register for the 2018-19 school year during the week of March 20th – 23rd. FMHS counselors will hold evening sessions much like the 8/9 process. Your students will be receiving registration packets on March 6th at the 8/9 school, and your session time will be included in that packet. If for some reason you cannot make your appointed time, there will be other make-up times available.

School Of Choice

This year’s School of Choice window will begin 10:00 a.m. on March 5, 2018 and will close at 4:00 p.m. on March 30, 2018. NEW THIS YEAR: Parents will need to apply for School of Choice through their ParentVue account. You must have a ParentVue account to apply. If you do not have a ParentVue account, please contact Jenny Kostelecky (254-6720) and she will help you set one up.

School of Choice information letters will be sent home with students the middle of February.

Important Reminder’s From The Counseling Office…..

High School Registration Sessions - Next Year’s Freshman

Registration appointments for all students who will be in 9th grade next year will occur between February 26 and March 8. The registration sessions will be in the Fruita 8/9 Library and will include a presentation on classes offered, high school credits, graduation requirements, etc. Each presentation will include about 25 students and their parents. These appointments will be in the evening and will last approximately 50 minutes. Students and parents should attend as classes will be chosen at the meeting. You will receive a letter in early February inviting you to one of these sessions.

Funnies & QUOTES

Look Good Feel good Do good

Students Of The Week Athletes Of The Week

1/16~ 8th– Cailee Crossley

8th– Domenic Modica

1/23~ 9th– Rachel Ferro

9th– Samuel Burket 1/30~ 9th- Zach Berg 9th– Hailey Black

Staff Of The Week

1/9~ Gerry Verdoner

1/16~ Melissa Turner

1/23~ Sammi Noble

1/30~ Jenny Kostelecky

1/16~9th- Kloe Bates

8th– Jacob weaver

1/23~ 9th-Tessa Berry

8th– Jacob McMurray

1/30~ 9th– Tayton Skufca