FRMS Elective Courses
Weekly Course Agenda & News [March 25 - March 29]
Welcome!
Parents & Guardians:
Please note that some elective courses vary in length, depending on students' needs, grade level and course structure.
Academic Strategies [Smith]
- Ms. Smith rolindasmith@usd475.org
This week in Academic Strategies...
Academic Strategies/5th Hour: Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Addition and Subtraction
Students will be working on basic adding and subtracting with decimals as they work with money.
* Determine Coin Change with the fewest possible coins.
* Determining Change from purchases (adding the items from a receipt and then paying for the items with a twenty-dollar bill).
* Balancing a checkbook with deposits and withdraws.
App. Design
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
Monday
Book Lesson 2.2
Tuesday
Book Lesson 2.2
Wednesday
Typing/Code.org
Thursday
Book Lesson 2.3
Friday
Book Lesson 2.3
Art
- Mrs. Coughlin catherinecoughlin@usd475.org
This week in Art...
Explorations in Art, 6th Grade
This Past Week: Still Life with Oil Pastels
Next Week: Watercolor techniques and Project
Art, 7/8th Grade
This Past Week: Creating Value, Shape to Form
Next Week: Choose 5 Still Life Project
AVID
- Mrs. Brandmahl shellibrandmahl@usd475.org
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in AVID...
Hall:
Monday- College Degree Project
Tuesday- Project
Wednesday- Project
Thursday- Tutorials
Friday-Substitute
Gonzalez:
· Monday: College Research Project
· Tuesday: TRF
· Wednesday: College Research Project
· Thursday: TRF
· Friday: Team Building
Band
- Mrs. Schlesener annaschlesener@usd475.org
coming soon!
Choir
- Mrs. Rourke ryanrourke@usd475.org
Red Choir:
Monday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 3 #4 & #8
Tuesday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 4 #1 & 3 #9
Wednesday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 4 #2 & 3 #10
Thursday: Rehearsal
Friday: Review Material from the week
White Choir:
Monday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 3 #4 & #8 or Lesson 7 #1 & 6 #7
Tuesday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 4 #1 & 3 #9 or Lesson 7 #2 & 6 #8
Wednesday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 4 #2 & 3 #10 or Lesson 7 #3 & 6 #9
Thursday: Rehearsal
Friday: Review Material from the week
Blue Choir:
Monday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 3 #4 & #8 or Lesson 7 #1 & 6 #7
Tuesday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 4 #1 & 3 #9 or Lesson 7 #2 & 6 #8
Wednesday: Rehearsal/ Lesson 4 #2 & 3 #10 or Lesson 7 #3 & 6 #9
Thursday: Rehearsal
Friday: Review Material from the week
Career Explorations
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
This week in Careers...
Mrs. Hall:Monday- Complete Mars Globes
Tuesday- Planets
Wednesday- Planets
Thursday- Planets
Friday- Substitute
Computers
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
Monday:
Intro to Video Production
Tuesday:
Intro to Video Production
Wednesday:
Typing/Code.org
Thursday:
Intro to Video Production
Friday:
Intro to Video Production
Computers In Action
- Mrs. Kay jilliankay@usd475.org
M-Earth Day game intro
T- Earth day game lessons 3-6
W- Earth day game lessons 7-10
Th- Earth day game extend
F-Earth day game project complete
CSIM - Computer Science Innovators & Makers
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
Monday
Book Lesson 2.4
Tuesday
Book Lesson 2.4
Wednesday
Book Lesson 2.4
Thursday
Book Lesson 2.4
Friday
Book Lesson 2.4
ELL
- Mrs. Yenni LeslieYenni@usd475.org
This week in ELL...
ELL Tutorial
Monday: What is a summary?
Tuesday: components of a summary
Wednesday: writing summaries; Listening quiz
Thursday: writing prompt
Friday: looking at conventions
ELL Endeavors
Monday: Writing Details and Using Transitions in Your Justification
Tuesday: Summary – Animal Testing Science or Shame?
Wednesday: Edit and type Justification
Thursday: Listening quiz; Introduce new topic
Friday: Research
Every Day Teen Skills
- Mrs. McConnell marymcconnell@usd475.org
coming soon!
Foundational ELA Level A
- Ms. Smith rolindasmith@usd475.org
This week in Foundational ELA Level A...
Foundational ELA Level A: Developing fluency in reading individual words.
* WARM UP: Phonemic Awareness: Week 23: Rhyming; Onset fluency; Blending Phonemes; Listening for Medial and Final Sounds; Segmenting Phonemes; Substituting Phonemes; Adding Phonemes and Deleting Phonemes
* Students are working on daily skills of word recognition and fluency.
o Vowel Long A spelled ai, ay, eigh, ey, and ea
o Vowel Long E spelled ea, ee, e, y, and ey
o Read and Spell final “e” words and read compound words.
* Students are working on writing sentences with a focus on understanding two homophones and using them accurately in a well-written sentence.
o Ant/aunt; son/sun’ blew/blue; board/bored
* Students will complete a Performance Task.
o Read “The Cracked Pot”
o Answer text -based questions with evidence.
o Construct a written response based on the story with details for support.
Guitars
- Mrs. Rourke ryanrourke@usd475.org
Monday: Individual Practice time
Tuesday: Individual Practice time
Wednesday: Individual Practice time
Thursday: Theory
Friday: Individual Practice time
Introduction to Computer Sciences
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
- Mr. Norton ryannorton@usd475.org
This week in Intro. to Computer Sciences...
Monday
Minecraft Mission to Mars
Tuesday
Wednesday
Minecraft Mission to Mars
Thursday
Minecraft Mission to Mars
Friday
Minecraft Mission to Mars
JAG
This week in JAG...
Coming soon!
Language!
- Ms. Smith rolindasmith@usd475.org
LANGUAGE! 1st, 2nd and 7th hours March 25-29
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics:
* 1st Hour-Unit 14 Lesson 1: :Review Vowel and Consonants (r-controlled)
* 2nd Hour-Unit 20 Lesson 1: Review Vowel Digraphs; suffixes: -ing and –ed
* 7th Hour-Unit 26 Lesson 2: Sounds for oo
Word Recognition and Spelling:
* Read and spell new sound-spelling correspondences
o 1st Hour-Unit 14 Spelling Pretest
o 2nd Hour-Unit 20 Spelling Pretest
* Fluency: word recognition
o 7th Hour-Unit 26.2 Word Fluency-Essential Words
* Spelling patterns
Vocabulary and Morphology:
* Affixes: prefixes, suffixes, and base
o 7th Hour-Unit 26.2-Review-- cap/ceit/cept and -ity
* Use context clues to understand vocabulary
o 1st Hour-Unit 14 Expression of the Day
o 2nd Hour-Unit 20-Review Synonyms and Multiple Meaning Words
o 7th Hour-Unit 26.2 Expression of the Day and Shades of Meaning
Grammar and Usage:
* Mechanics in writing
o 2nd Hour Unit 20-Review Commas in a series and punctuation
o 7th Hour-Unit 26.2 Review Phrases and Independent Clauses
* Sentence parts and sentence patterns
o 1st Hour-Unit 14-Singular/Plural Nouns; Review Adjectives
o 2nd Hour-Unit 20-Review Adjectives
o 7th Hour-Unit 26.2 Subordinating Conjunctions and Adverbial Clauses
Listening and Reading Comprehension:
* Fluency: word reading and phrase reading as well as passages
o 1st Hour-Unit 14- Phrase It
o 1st Hour-Unit 14 “Making Art”
o 2nd Hour-Unit 20 “Nash’s Bashes: Word Play”
o 7th Hour-Unit 26 “Tsunamis” and Passage Fluency 1
* Text structure: Main ideas and supporting details
o 2nd Hour-Unit 20-Use context clues
* Activate prior knowledge
* Comprehension questions and finding text evidence to support answers.
Speaking and Writing:
* Oral and written responses to who, what, when, where, why and how questions.
* Use key words to turn questions into statements.
* Oral and written presentations
Each of the building blocks deals with increasingly more complex demands of language literacy learning. Not every lesson has content specific focus concepts, but the program builds upon previously taught skills students have mastered and incorporates this with new learning.
Math Strategies- 180 - Navigators
- Mrs. Ricard pamelaricard@usd475.org
- Mr. Whaley michaelwhaley@usd475.org
This week in Math Strategies:
Mrs. Ricard
Math 180
Monday- Block 7 Topic 1 Lesson 1
Tuesday- Block 7 Topic 1 Lesson 2
Wednesday- Block 7 Topic 1 Lesson 3
Thursday- Block 7 Topic 1 Lesson 5
Friday- Computer Day
6th hour
Monday- Block 6 Topic 1 Lesson 1
Tuesday- Block 6 Topic 1 Lesson 2
Wednesday- Block 6 Topic 1 Lesson 3
Thursday- Block 6 Topic 1 Lesson 5
Friday- Computer Day
Navigator class
Monday- Block 3 Topic 3 Lesson 3
Tuesday- Block 3 Topic 3-Quiz
Wednesday- Block 4 Topic 1 Lesson 1
Thursday- Block 4 Topic 1 Lesson 2
Friday- Block 4 Topic 1 Lesson 3
Mr. Whaley
1st and 7th Block 6 topic 2 multiplying fractions
3rd hour Block 7 topic 3 adding numbers using decimal points
5th AS Block 6 topic 2 multiplying fractions
Medical Detectives
- Mrs. Kay jilliankay@usd475.org
M-Pathogens and cells quiz
T-Diagnosis activity
W-Diagnosis activity
Th- Predict fatality
F- begin cancer unit
Multimedia
- Mrs. Keating kaylynkeating@usd475.org
This week in Multimedia...
March 25: Help with elem. Enrollment/yearbook work
March 26: yearbook work
March 27: yearbook work
March 28: yearbook work
March 29: yearbook work
Orchestra
- Ms. Conrade amandaconrade@usd475.org
Blue Orchestra
Our goal will be to complete #187-193 in the book
White Orchestra
Our goal will be to complete #174-177 in the book
Red Orchestra
Our goal will be to complete #174-180 in the book
PE
Mrs. Hayden joanhayden@usd475.org
Mr. Micheel matthewmicheel@usd475.org
Mr. Miller aaronmiller@usd475.org
PE Course info:
- PE Uniforms will be required starting on September 3rd. Until then students need to bring a change of clothes (Shorts, T-shirt, and athletic non-marking shoe). Uniforms can be bought at The Screen Machine, 115 East 7th Street, Junction City. (785-762-3081)
This week in PE...
Heart Monitor Test, Team and Individual Sports and Individual Motor Development
Robotics
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
Monday-Circuit Playground, Edison or Scratch
Tuesday- Circuit Playground, Edison or Scratch
Wed.- Circuit Playground, Edison or Scratch
Thursday- Circuit Playground, Edison or Scratch
Friday- Substitute
Spanish
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in Spanish...
6th Grade Spanish:
· Monday: Number Vocabulary
· Tuesday: Number Vocabulary
· Wednesday: Numbers Quiz
· Thursday: Body Parts Vocab.
· Friday: Cultural Web Quest
7/8th Grade Spanish:
lunes: Weather
martes: Weather Review
miércoles: Culture Web Quest
jueves: Weather Project
viernes: Weather project
STAR- Strategies to Achieve in Reading
- Mrs. Schwartz natalieschwartz@usd475.org
This week in STAR...
WORD STUDY: Changing y to i
Fluency Development Lesson: Students will have a self selected passage to share with an adult
Fluency Practice
Common vowel team practice
STEM
- Mrs. Hall melissahall@usd475.org
This week in STEM...
6th Grade STEM Exploratory-6th Hour
Monday- Making Waves
Tuesday- Making Waves
Wednesday- Communication
Thursday- Communication
Friday- Substitute
7/8th STEM Lab
Monday- Communications
Tuesday- Communications
Wednesday- Communications
Thursday- Communications
Friday- Substitute
Strength & Conditioning
World Cultures
- Ms. Gonzalez elainegonzalez@usd475.org
This week in World Cultures...
· Monday: Research Country
· Tuesday: Research Country
· Wednesday: Research Country
· Thursday: Work on Visual
· Friday: Work on Visual
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: http://frms.usd475.org/
Location: 4022 1st Division Road, Fort Riley, KS, USA
Phone: 785-717-4500