A Great Ending

Tonight the 8th grade missions team ministered to family and friends. The night gave an opportunity for the team to do all their clown skits and dramas for the "home crowd." We had a great evening of ministry and we give God thanks for a great missions team this year!





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Stone Soup Play

Second grade brought us a play today on the second floor of the Children's Center today. The play is based on the children's book, "Stone Soup"





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More Great Activities

Mrs. Leatherman (middle school science) and Mrs. Jean (PK3 teacher) combined for a special lesson: eighth grade students helped PK3 students learn about recycling!

In Mrs. Mitchell, 6th grade social studies class, learned about bartering in the middle ages. Students each had pieces of paper representing various items needed during the middle ages - ex. - spices, basic needs like flour, sugar , luxury items like silk, feathers, etc.

So Much Happening Today

First, it was the state reports in second grade; second, Pastor Betzer and Louie came to PK; and Mrs. Gonzales had items from Japan on display in the Children's Center:

An Alumni Praise

Just wanted to share this video created by one of our graduates, Matt Sinex (Class of 2007). GREAT JOB MATT!

(If you get this by email, you may need to go to my blog to view it:

http://fmcsprincipal.blogspot.com

Third Grade Trip to MOSI

"The third graders returned from their yearly trip to MOSI(Museum of Science and Industry) just last week. It was a success! The students were able to learn about hurricanes, weather, the human body, weights, balance, etc. They even laid on a bed of nails! We also had the opportunity to learn about the planets and constellations when we were in the planetarium. The day was full of all kinds of fun Science activities. It was a great day and a great way to finish up Science this year. I also want to thank all of the parents who went. We could not have done the trip without them!"-Miss McLaughlin

Thanks For The Change

Our coin drive brought in $1900 this past week - thank you to students, teachers, families, and our COIN COUNTERS! Thank you to Parent University for bringing STAR MATH to FMCS next year!








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Fourth Grade Metric Math

Our fourth grade class spent part of their afternoon working on Mrs. Sander's Metric Math Project that involved estimating and measurement.








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Outback Anyone?

Back in October at our Silent Auction, one of the prizes was "lunch with the principal at Outback." Today was the day for that prize! We want to thank the management at the Outback on US 41 for this opportunity and for doing a great job today. We also want to thank Dylan Tansacha's family for placing the winning bid so Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Richards and the second grade class could enjoy an EXCELLENT Outback lunch.








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Special Speaker at Leadership Academy

Special thanks to Pastor Betzer, senior pastor of First Assembly, for coming over and sharing personal insight on leadership with our NJHS Leadership Academy Class.





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Skin - What a Creation?

In 7^th grade we did a lab called Measuring Skin Surface. In this lab students learned the difficulty that physicians face when performing skin grafts. Students were given 10 sheets of newspaper and then had to cover a student’s entire body with newspaper. They could only leave the student’s face uncovered. This lab was the conclusion to the chapter titled Structure and Movement as we learn about the amazing body that God created for us! - Mrs. Leatherman, middle school science

Alumni Praise, Matt Swearingen (Class of '07)

Newspress (4/20/10)

Lee County student interns in the Emerging Technology and Video program have been recognized by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Students produced two winning entries and three honorable mention projects for the High School Student Television Awards for Excellence.

Winning entries were: "Texting While Driving," a Public Service Announcement by George Schwigk and Matt Swearingen of Mariner High School; and "MST Mariner High School," a long-form fiction and nonfiction piece by Schwigk.

Honorable mentions went to Schwigk, Alysia Leonard of North Fort Myers High, Jennifer Guido of Cypress Lake High, Vanessa Mieses of Island Coast High and Jessica Mawhinney of South Fort Myers High.

Lee County Do The Right Thing Student of the Year - Dillon Martino

From the Newspress website regarding 5th grader, Dillon Martino, Lee County Student of the Year for "Do The Right Thing":

The annual Do the Right Thing picnic will be Saturday at Lakes Park in south Fort Myers.

The picnic begins at 10 a.m. and is hosted by police departments from Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lee County and Collier County. During the event, four students will be recognized as “Student of the Year” by their respective law enforcement agencies.

For the past 13 years, local law enforcement agencies in Southwest Florida have come together at the end of the school year to host a grand event for the "Do The Right Thing" winners, which includes special awards, games, food, law enforcement "show & tell," such as the K-9 unit, SWAT team, bomb squad and dive team.

These students have saved lives, helped their families or fellow students, earned money for a charity, reported drugs or weapons in their schools, and organized mailings to soldiers. They are role models for their peers, and through the Do The Right Thing program, they can be recognized by the community for their actions.

Dillon Martino
Representing Fort Myers Police Department
Fort Myers Christian School, fifth grade

On December 4, 2009, Dillon Martino's mom began to have an allergic reaction to an over-the-counter pain reliever, so Dillon called a family friend and asked if he would take his mom to the emergency room, but things got much worse very quickly. She started to show signs of a severe reaction and started to lose consciousness. Dillon knew he couldn’t wait for a ride to the hospital so he immediately called 911.

He stayed on the line with 911 operators until Cape Coral Paramedic's arrived and provided the operators with vital information about his mom's symptoms. He assisted in her care by following all of the instructions the 911 operators were giving to him. When Emergency Medical Services arrived, Dillon’s mom was given oxygen and transferred to Lee Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert patient. The doctors that worked on her said that without Dillon’s help his mom would not have survived the ordeal.

Lemonade & MIssions Update

LEMONADE - LEMONADE - LEMONADE

Thank you again so much for all of your help and sending in supplies.

2nd grade sold 493 cups of lemonade. They were also able to sell some cans of soda that were donated.

The total amount of money they collected was $172. This money will go toward BGMC - Which stands for Boys & Girls Missionary Challenge. The money will go toward purchasing Sunday school supplies & Bibles for children in other countries, so that they will be able to learn about Jesus.

I am so proud of this class for their hard work!

Mrs. Richards, Second Grade

Letter from Police Chief in Corpus Christi

FMCS very proud of their missions team and so is the police chief of Corpus Christi, Texas: