October 2024

10/01/2024

Dear Florence-Carlton Middle School Students & Families-

 It has been a great start to the year. Students enjoyed all the fun and celebrations that come with Homecoming this past week.

Our first quarter mid-term is this Wednesday, October 2nd, students should have all their missing assignments turned in up to this point. The end of the first quarter is November 5th. Students will have an opportunity to work on missing assignments at school during scheduled periods near the end of the quarter. 

Once again this year we are encouraging our students to develop their reading skills along with finding a love of reading. Each grade level will be competing to see which grade level will be the first to read 100 books collectively. Students will also be earning individual rewards for the number of books they read.

A few reminders to read and review with your student(s):

As the weather starts to turn colder please help us by reminding your student to dress accordingly including following our school dress code. Students are expected to be outside in the morning until 8:05 a.m. and again during recess for about 10 minutes after they eat lunch. 

Please help your students stay off their phones by contacting them by email, or you can call the HS/MS office and leave a message. Aside from an emergency situation students will not be called out of class and calls will not be transferred into classrooms. Messages will be given to students as quickly as possible. Thank you for your continued support and understanding as our office tries to get messages to all 6th-12th grade students promptly. 

Parent-teacher conferences will take place this month on the 14th and 15th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Look for more information and sign-ups this next week. 

On Halloween students will be allowed to wear costumes. The costumes will need to still follow the school dress code. Masks, fake weapons, and extra gory costumes/props will not be allowed. 

The first Middle School Social of the year will take place on November 1st. More information will be sent out closer to the date. 

Message from FCPO:

Thank you SO much to all of those who have jumped in to sell for our FCPO fundraiser! Truly amazing effort from all who have helped out. Hopefully your students have had fun with it and look forward to their prizes!

For those who have been selling using the paper forms, please turn in your white & yellow order forms with all payments made out to FCPO to the elementary office by THIS Friday, Oct 4th.  Those who are selling online can continue to do so through the weekend.

Delivery is still TBD but it should be the week of October 28th.

If you would like to be added to the FCPO email list to receive important information regarding volunteer opportunities, socials, fundraisers and more please go to https://fcpok8.ptboard.com/ and register.

Donations can still be made directly by using:

Loose my number or FCPO Venmo If you are making cash donations, please use one of these forms in place of the shopfund cash donation option so we will get the full cash value. 

As always if you have any questions or concerns let me know.

Important dates:

Oct. 2nd-Quarter 1 Mid-Term 

Oct. 10th-Picture Retakes 

Oct. 14th and 15th-Parent Teacher Conferences 4 pm to 7 pm 

Oct. 18th and 19th-No School 

Oct. 29th-Choir/Band Concert at 7 pm in the MPR

Nov. 1st-End of Quarter 1

Nov. 1st-Middle School Social/Dance 7 pm to 8:30 pm in the MPR

Sincerely, 

Sheree’ Jenkins

jenkinss@florence.k12.mt.us