7th Grade Workshops - Performance Poetry with Lamont Dixon

October 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17

Program sponsored by the FMS HSA

Poet and performance artist, Lamont Dixon visits each 7th grade Language Arts class to expose students to various poetic styles from Shakespeare to hip-hop. Students will learn the important use of figurative language - simile, metaphor,   alliteration, etc. as they write various styles of poems such as haiku, free verse, and limerick. They will also be given the opportunity to express themselves while presenting their poems.

8th Grade Workshops - Introductory Elements of the Graphic Novel with Kevin Pyle

October 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22

Program sponsored by the FMS HSA

Graphic Novelist, Kevin Pyle, introduces students to the fundamentals of comics - combining words with pictures to create meaning. Coinciding with the 8th grade Ancient Greek Social Studies curriculum, he will work with students to create their own "Greek Myth" character. Students will use visual comic storytelling tools such as word balloons, emanata (emotion lines), and facial expressions to tell a story that focuses on the structure of a scene as well as the character design, where they will identify how physical and expressive traits help communicate personality.

 The Frelinghuysen HSA is pleased to offer the "Just Write A Check" fundraising program.  This program offers parents, relatives and friends the opportunity to donate money directly to the Frelinghuysen HSA, without having to "purchase" anything.  100% of all donations are tax deductable and will support the programs the HSA provides to the staff and students of Frelinghuysen Middle School. For more info click here.

"Just Write A Check" Form

Morristown High School will be holding an informational night, Discover MHS, for parents and 8th grade students on Thursday, October 16th at MHS beginning at 7:00pm.  This evening will highlight MHS's academic and elective offerings as well as its sports and co-curricular activities.  Parents interested in the S.T.E.M. program should arrive at 6:00pm.  Please note that the content of what was formerly knows as 8th grade activities night is being combined into Discover MHS.  Questions?  Please contact the MHS guidance office at 973-292-2000.

Welcome back to another school year! FMS will once again participate in Box Tops for Education, a program most of you are already familiar with from the elementary schools.  

 Box Tops is such an easy way to earn money for our school; last year FMS earned over $1,600, and our goal this year is to surpass that! 

 Here's how you can help: 

1) CLIP BOX TOPS from hundreds of participating products and send them to school; 

2) Go to  http://www.boxtops4education.com/to find out how to earn bonus Box Tops, receive coupons, and find a list of participating products.

 How do I send in Box Tops to school?

At FMS there is ONE main collection period during the year, which takes place in February. At this time, the students will be asked to send in all the Box Tops they've collected throughout the year and give them to their homeroom teachers. The Box Tops will be counted, and the top homeroom from each House will win breakfast treats to be enjoyed one morning during homeroom.

 Do I have to wait until February to send in Box Tops?

No, Box Tops can be sent in at any time. Simply have your student bring them to school in a baggie or envelope, and place them in the Box Tops mailbox located just outside the door of the Main Office. Note that Box Tops sent in this way will not count toward the February contest, but will count for the overall total for our school.

 Just remember to keep on clipping Box Tops all year! It you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Joan Galbraith, jgalbrai@drew.edu. 

 Thank you for supporting Box Tops at FMS!

Sgt. Thomas Rich 

Presents 

Cyber Bullying Solutions

Tuesday, October 28 - 7 pm

Morristown High School

This workshop open to all MSD parents will address the following:

• Cyber-bullying and technology
• Texting, sexting, Facebook, Ask.fm, Kik, Minecraft, Instagram, and others, and the effect on our youth
• Dangers of on-line chatting
• In-depth look at Facebook and Instagram profiles, the pitfalls and protecting yourself using privacy settings
• Using the above forms of communication in moderation and in a positive manner

As part of his Eagle Scout project, Morristown High School sophomore Andrew Chin (and former FMS student) is having a Blindness Awareness Day at MHS on Sat, Oct 4th from 1:30-3:30 pm.  He was able to raise money and order 153 braille room signs for the high school.  He has invited about a dozen organizations to attend this special day and it would be great if he could get a good turnout for this event.  There will be free eye exams that day and everyone will be able to see the new signs around the school.  Thank you for your help!