Five Forks Middle School

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Five Forks Middle School
www.fiveforksmiddleschool.org

3250 River Drive SW
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Phone: (770) 972 - 1506
Fax: (770) 736 - 4547

Student Hours: 9:00 - 4:00
Staff Hours: 8:15 - 4:15

MONTH AT A GLANCE - February
February 1st	PTSA Executive Council Meeting 6:00 - 7:00 PM Rising 9th Grade Parent Night at BHS 6th Grade Band Rehearsal 4:30 - 5:30 PM
February 2nd	PTSA Board Meeting FFMS Conference Room 8:30 - 9:30 AM 6th Grade Band Concert 6:30 PM (student call time 5:45 PM)
February 3rd	Early Release (1:25 PM) (Parent Conferences)
February 4th	Early Release (1:25 PM) (Parent Conferences) MidTerm Progress Reports
February 6th	Basketball Game vs. Trickum M.S. (@ Brookwood H.S. - 9:00 AM)
February 9th - 12th	Access Testing for ELL students
February 10th	8th Grade Forms due to Brookwood H.S.
February 11th	Basketball Game vs. Crews M.S. (@ Brookwood H.S. - 5:00 PM) "Elementary School Night"
February 12th	Flood Day Makeup (school IS in session)
February 13th	Gwinnett County 8th Grade Basketball Tournament
February 15th	Snow Day Makeup (school IS in session)
February 17th	Spring Pictures Day 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (FFMS Cafeteria)
February 19th	8th Grade Arts in Education "Anne Frank" 9:25 - 10:30 AM (FFMS Gymnasium) FFMS Talent Show Brookwood H.S. Auditorium 7:00 PM
February 22nd	School Fundraiser - "Gift Card Sales" begins
February 27th	7th and 8th Grade Orchestra Large Group Performance Evaluation Peachtree Ridge H.S.
looking ahead...
March 1st	Read-A-Thon
March 3rd	Gift Card Fundraiser Ends

HEADLINES
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Kelly Flower: GCPS Middle School Counselor of the Year! Congratulations to our FFMS Guidance Counselor, Kelly Flower, for being named the GCPS Middle School Counselor of the Year! Mr. Alvin Wilbanks, Ms. Kelly Flower, Dr. Mary Hensien
Taste of Brookwood Taste of Brookwood is scheduled for March 27^th, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm in the commons area at Brookwood High School. The website is www.tasteofbrookwood.com and you can buy tickets ($10 each) straight from the website. Click here to download the flyer.
SCHOOL CLOSING INFORMATION: In the Event of Inclement Weather Parents and Students, The most updated information regarding school closings due to inclement weather can be found using the following links:
CURRICULUM NIGHT The next FFMS Curriculum Night will be held from 7:00 - 8:30 PM on Tuesday, January 26th. Click here for more information! (.doc)
FFMS Talent Show The Annual FFMS Talent Show will be held at Brookwood High School on Friday, February 19th. The auditions for the Talent Show will take place at Five Forks Middle School on Wednesday, January 27th. Applications are available in the front office and media center. The applications are due to Mrs. Cook or Mrs. Edwards by January 20th.
Brookwood Band Rookie Camp, Drum Line, and Color Guard will take place April 12th - 15th from 4:30 - 5:30 PM.
8th Grade Testing Information for Parents Click here.
FFMS Band News! A selected group of FFMS Band Students will be participating in a UGA Mid Fest from December 10th through December 12th. Eleven band students were chosen to represent FFMS along with many more students from around the state. These student received this honor through their hard work and dedication to our fine band program. The concert takes place Saturday afternoon in Athens in UGA Music Hall. If you are in the area, please stop by and listen to some of the best middle school music students in the state.
FFMS Fundraisers! Interstate Battery Fundraiser- being sent home 11/5. Order forms and payment (cash and/or 1 check payable to FFMS) are due by 11/20 at 9:30am in the PLUs Room. Orders being turned in early can be dropped off in the Front Office. FFMS earns 50% of each sale. Items will be sent home before the holiday break on 12/18. Gift Card Fundraiser- being sent home in Progress Report envelopes. Order forms and payment (cash and/or 1 check payable to FFMS) are due by 12/2 at 9:30am in the PLUs Room. Orders being turned in early can be dropped off in the Front Office. FFMS earns a percentage of each sale as shown on the order form. Gift Cards will be available for pick up the week of 12/14-12/18 in the Front Office. These are great for holiday gifts, to do holiday shopping, and to save you time driving to each store to purchase gift cards! Click here for the order form! (.pdf)
Ms. Crews to Serve on the Georgia Art Education Association Board! Congratulations to Ms. Loria Crews for being appointed to serve as the Middle School Division Chair on the board of the Georgia Art Education Association!
PTA leaders honored by state organization (from the Gwinnett Daily Post) The Georgia PTA recently presented Gwinnett schools and PTA units with more than 20 awards for their work during the 2008-09 school year. The state organization recognized the efforts of parent leaders, educators and students, as they worked together to support the teaching and learning that takes place every day in Gwinnett classrooms. We are proud to announce that the FFMS PTA was one of the schools recognized for outstanding work! Click here to read the entire article in the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Flood Makeup Days As you know, Gwinnett schools were not in session on Monday, September 21 and 22 due to the floods that struck the Atlanta area. These "flood days" will be made up using the first two designated make-up days: February 12 and March 15. Students and staff will now be in session on these two days. GCPS adds two new make-up snow days to school calendar: February 15 and April 2 Traditionally, the district designates at least three days for days missed to wintry weather. Currently, the district only has one scheduled make-up day left in the calendar, May 27. As winter has not even begun and there is the chance that inclement weather may force additional school closings, Gwinnett County Public Schools is amending its 2009-10 school calendar to include two more snow make-up days. These days will be: Monday, Feb. 15 and Friday, April 2. Both of these days were originally scheduled as student/staff holidays. Feb. 15 will now be designated snow make-up day #1 and April 2 will be snow make-up day #2, and May 27 will remain as snow make-up day #3. If the district does not need to use these days as make-up days, they will be holidays for students and staff.
Testing Calendar Changes In an effort to provide students with the best CRCT testing opportunity and in response to feedback received from teachers and parents, elementary and middle school CRCT testing dates are changing for the 2010 administration. The main changes in the calendar are: CRCT / Grades 1 & 2 on April 14-16 (not April 20-22) CRCT / Grades 3-8 on April 19-23 (not April 13-19) CAR Grades 4 on March 29-April 2 (not April 26-30 and May 3) CAR Grades 7 on March 29-April 1 (not April 26-30 and May 3) Grades 5 & 8 Writing Retest on May 4 (not April 29) Click here for more information (.pdf).
Five Forks Honored by State Superintendent! Five Forks Middle School was recognized by State Superintendent, Kathy Cox for our high standardized test scores on the CRCT 7th Grade Science Test! FFMS was awarded The Distinguished Achievement Award which honors the 10 Georgia public schools that have the highest achievement as well as those making the biggest gains on a state assessment. Way to go, students and teachers!
Brookwood Arts and Crafts Festival - November 7th @ Brookwood High School.
Gwinnett Great Days of Service. Monday, September 28th, 2009 to Friday, October 2nd, 2009! Donation collections will take place through homeroom classes. All donations will benefit local Gwinnett Food Pantries, Gwinnett Student Group Homes, and Gwinnett Shelters. - Sixth Grade: paper products (paper towels, tissues, toilet paper) - Seventh Grade: toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc.) - Eighth Grade: canned goods and other nonperishable foods
Congratulations to Ms. Tracy Senker! 2009 - 2010 FFMS Teacher of the Year!
Blazin' Broncos Fly High with a Falcon! Justin Peelle (Tight End for the Atlanta Falcons) met with our Five Forks Middle School "Blazin' Broncos" on Tuesday, September 8th! Way to go, students, and GO FALCONS!
Recycling at FFMS! - Click here to see what can be put in the blue recycling bins here at school!
H1N1 Virus Letter for Parents - Click here to read it.
Yearbook Orders Online! - Online ordering for our school is now live at www.ybpay.com! Parents and students may order online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, using Visa, MasterCard or Discover cards. Individuals ordering online will automatically be entered into a drawing for an iPod Nano.
Fall Testing Information (8th Grade CogAT and 8th Grade ITBS) - Click here!
Coming Soon! The Gwinnett Parent Portal! Click here to view an introductory video! (.wmv file)
Chinese Education Program! Click here for more information!
Intramurals are here! Click here for more information.
2009 - 2010 Open House and Registration Information Directions and General Information (.doc file) Contribution Request (.pdf file) Cafeteria Guidelines Letter from Ms. Jackson (.pdf file) Immunization Information Medication - Request for School Staff to Administer - (.pdf file) Parking Instructions and Map (.pdf file) P.T.A. P.T.A. Registration and Student Directory Form P.T.A. Parent Volunteer Opportunities Form (.pdf file) Student Handbook (.pdf file) Student Opportunities (.doc file) Teaming Assignments (.xls file)
SUPPLY LISTS (2009 - 2010) 6th Grade (.pdf file) 7th Grade (.pdf file) 8th Grade (.pdf file)
PE Gear for 2009 - 2010! Click here for information! (.pdf)
Georgia Natural Gas True Blue Schools Program! Click here to visit the website. Click here for the English version of the flyer. Click here for the Spanish version of the flyer.
Basketball Video! Click here to see the Broncos in action!
CRCT ONLINE (OAS) practice! Click here to access the directions and information (.doc document).
GSMST Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology Registration
A special THANK YOU goes out to our FFMS Business Partners!
Tutoring List
Middle School Promotion Criteria. Click here for more information (.doc file), and Click here for the 7th grade Promotion Criteria Flyer (.pdf)
Donate a book to the Media Center in your child's name! Click here for information.
Student Health Insurance Information. Click here.English version, or click here for the Spanish version (Para espanol, cheque a qui)
CRCT Study Guides! (Information available here!)
Georgia Virtual School - Click here for course offerings and more information.
Attendance Cut-off and Checkout
Registration - New Students
QSP Magazine Sale (.pdf file)
CRCT Online (OAS) Practice Tests
School Success Ideas for Parents!

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