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Good MorningFranklin Middle School

Today is TuesdayFebruary 2, 2021

Today’s Welcoming Ritual

If you had an identical twin, which class would you love to swap places with her or him?

Negro League Baseball

Negro League Baseball was founded in 1885 by Rube Foster. Comprised of African American teams, as well as some teams from Latin America. “Negro League Baseball” is a broad term used for the black professional baseball teams outside of the leagues and the 7 relatively successful black leagues from the 1920’s, known as the “Negro Major Leagues.” As of December 2020, Major League Baseball has classified the seven "Negro Major League" teams as major leagues, recognizing team statistics and approximately 3,400 players who played from 1920 to 1948.

If you want to learn more about this topic, visit: https://negroleague.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseball https://www.britannica.com/sports/Negro-league

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseballhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseballhttps://negroleague.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseballhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseballhttps://www.britannica.com/sports/Negro-leaguehttps://www.britannica.com/sports/Negro-league

Black History Month Trivia

Trivia: What were the 3 Principal Negro Leagues? Name 10 teams that played in these leagues. Email your answers to: jwomack@sps186.org

mailto:jwomack@sps186.org

Are you Asynchronous today?

Make sure you check in for attendance on the FMS and then go to all of your teacher’s Canvas pages for classwork.

Important Dates for Students

February 8 - Teachers post Progress Report grades

February 15th - No School - Federal Holiday

Friday- 2/5 Halfway mark for 3rd quarter TODAY - 2/2 Groundhog Day!

February 14th - Valentine’s Day

Do you know how to check your grades on the SPS 186 intranet?

1. Log into the internet with your username and password

2. You will see the column on the left and click on Cumulative Folder

MOnday - Thursday3:00-4:00

● tutoring is Virtual● Click on the FMS Tutoring link

on any CaNvas Course page to access the Zoom link

Tutoring & Homework Help Resume Tuesday 1/19!

Attention All FMS Students!

Your Chromebook should be charged and ready for school everyday! If it is not charged,

make sure your charger is with you so it can be plugged in.

The Springfield Park District’s Henson Robinson Zoo is calling all artists!

Here is what we need: Your artistic impression of a monarch butterfly or flower that the monarch may enjoy.

● It must be able to be attached and hang from very fine fishing line. The line will be attached to one of two large frames and hung in our main entrance lobby for everyone to enjoy for the entire year!

● It can be small or it can be big as long as it’s not too heavy (be reasonable). We want to “raise the roof” with this installation, not bring it down.

● Make it from something that might normally be thrown out. Plastic bottles and jugs, corks, wire, cloth, newspaper or scratch paper, look in your recycle bin, your closet, your craft room ….the list goes on (please no glass or sharp metal).

More information can be found on the FMS webpage!

The zoo hopes to be opening (with guidelines) Saturday, March 20th for the 2021 season and we want to celebrate March Monarch Madness! You may already know that the Monarch is Illinois’ state insect, but did you know that the Eastern Monarch travels through Illinois on its migration journey between central Mexico and Canada. Mid-March is when the Eastern Monarch starts it’s long trip from Mexico and heads north. We want to celebrate this journey on opening weekend at the zoo.

FMS Students of the Month for

December 2020They other half will be on tomorrow!

Mrs. Alger and Oliver R.

Mrs. Adams and Anna W.

Mr. Green, Mrs. Berberet and Nygelle J.

Mrs. Bolt and Sean T.

Mrs. Bowlin and Michael W.

Mrs. Bretz and Travis S.

Mr. Brown and Joniyah P.

Ms. Craddock and Madison C.

Mr. Gass and Preston C.

Mrs. Herbst and Mohamad

Mrs. Impson and Olivia F.

Mrs. Montgomery and Alexandria E.

Ms. Jones and Lacey G.

Mrs. Jachino and Mariah J.

Scholastic Bowl ResultsFMS Scholastic Bowl Team A competed in a match against a scholastic bowl team from Washington, MO. It came down to the last 2 questions of the match.

FMS swept the last two tossups and the bonus questions For a 375 to 285 win!

Tossup questions where answered by Ethan B, Sri T, Rohan U and Anshul N

Proud Coach

Other Scholastic Bowl News from Mr. Knoepfle!

6th and 7th grade members of the FMS Scholastic Bowl team have just completed the first weekly 100 toss up jamboree question. This week’s winner is Anshul N.

Congratulations!

FMS Mathcounts Competing in Regionals on Friday!

Good Luck to the FMS Mathcount Team as they will compete in Regionals this Friday!

Team Members are Manhitha M, Rohan U, Meher G, and Vanshika G.

FMS students artwork on display at the Springfield Art Association, Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition

Visit - https://www.artandwriting.org/

Silver Regional Key Winner...Zechariah H., Grade 7...Mixed Media

Silver Regional Key Winner...Leah R., Grade

7...Sculpture

Silver Regional Key Winner...Halley G., Grade

8...Mixed Media

https://www.artandwriting.org/

Honorable Mention Regional Key Winner...Leah

R.,Grade 7...Digital Art

Honorable Mention Regional Key

Winner...Mariah W., Grade 7...Mixed Media

The following students and their artwork are the FMS Art Gallery Featured Artists for December 2020.

December artists:

Sawyer L.

Lacey G.

Annah O.

Siona V.

There are 5 available prints of each art piece that will be for sale to the public at a cost of $10.00 each. The proceeds of the sale go towards our local artist commission that will hang permanently in the halls of FMS. The 2021 professional local artist is Felicia Olin.

Volleyball News from Coach Sturm.

The FMS volleyball practice schedule for this week (Monday thru Friday) 8th grade from 4:15-5:30 PM and

7th grade from 4:45-6 PM The Falcons first game is on February 8th.

Today

Shout out to Mr. Knoepfle!I like how he helps me understand the math homework and notes! ~Amy N.

Shout out to Mrs. West!I’m giving a shout out to Mrs. West because she is the best AP teacher. She always lets us try new things and play kahoot in the morning. This is why every Falcon should give Mrs. West a shout out. ~Brayden B.

Shout out to Mrs. Montgomery!Mrs. Montgomery is super awesome and super cool. It’s always fun to be in her class and do activities with her. She is also super nice about when we have a problem with our homework assignments, and is always there to help us. ~Maria L.

Shout out to Mrs. Nesbit!I want to give a shoutout to Mrs. Nesbit because she was the best teacher I ever had. When I first started in remote it was hard but when I did my first zoom with her she changed it around. She always made me laugh and if I had trouble with something, she was always there. She is the best and I might not be her student but she is still my teacher. Love you Mrs. Nesbit ~Diamond S.

Shout out to Mrs. Becker!Ms.Becker is an awesome person, also a wonderful writing teacher, and an excellent dog lover. ~Noah P.

Name This Song!

Can you name this song with only 4 lines of lyrics ?

Life is sweet as honey

Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money, huh

Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go

I'm diamond, you know I glow up

Scholastic Bowl Question of the Day:

Think you know the answer? We will share it coming up soon!

LANGUAGE ARTS (Literature)

This poem begins with the lines, “By the shores of Gitche Gumee / By the shining Big-Sea-Water / Stood the wigwam of Nokomis...” What is this epic Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem that tells the story of an Indian brave who becomes the leader of his people?

Trivia/Math/Brain teaser of the Day:

9S2A5F4E1T8Y6

Can you figure out this play on words?

Word of the Day:

on This Day in History

According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, it gets scared and runs back into its burrow, predicting six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early spring.

Bad Jokes, Puns, & Other Funny Stuff

2/2 Stephen Dixson

Weatherforecast

As we prepare for a productive

day, let us observe a moment of silence...

Scholastic Bowl Answer: The Song of Hiawatha

Trivia / Math / Brain Teaser Answer:

Safety in numbersRayne S

I pledge allegiance to the

Flag of the United States of America,

and to the Republic for which

it stands, one Nation under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice

for all.

Read, Write & Respond @

Franklin Middle School; it’s our focus!

It’s all about CHOICES!

Franklin Middle SchoolHave a great day And remember

Name That Song “Dynamite” by BTS