In preparation for the 4th Quarter, we are updating our practice on the checking out of chromebooks and chargers to students. On Monday, March 11, all students will be required to return their chromebooks and chargers. When we return from Spring Break, students will have access to chromebooks in classes (similar to the elementary schools & many middle schools). 

We are moving to this model as a pilot program to see if this system will work for us in the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. This will also help us this year in preparation for CMAS Testing to make sure students have the technology they need. 

Please have your students remove any stickers they have put on the chromebook and charger and wipe them down. Alcohol based wipes will remove residue. 

Chromebooks and chargers will be available for students to check out if they are going on vacation or are ill for an extended period of time. Those can be checked out with the Library. 

Mesa Valley Sports Performance is offering a Youth 5K Training Program for 6th & 7th Grade students who want to train for the Mike the Headless Chicken 5K!

You will learn:

• Learn proper running mechanics

• Education on nutrition for athletes

• Increase confidence

• Focus on mental toughness and resilience

• Basic bodyweight strength and mobility movements

• Different types of training runs and efforts

For more information, see the flyer or visit mesavalleysportsperformance.com

Train for 5K with FMS

Date Change: One March 26 & 27, 7th Grade Students ONLY will attend a presentation in one of their classes about Signs of Suicide (SOS). To proactively address these issues, Fruita Middle School offers a depression awareness and suicide prevention training through the SOS (Signs of Suicide) Middle School Program. It has proven successful at increasing help-seeking by students concerned about themselves or a friend and is the only school-based suicide prevention program to show a reduction in suicide attempts in a randomized, controlled study (American Journal of Public Health, March 2004). 

We have the following goals for students participating in the presentation:

• To help our students understand that depression is treatable

• To explain that suicide is preventable and some steps to getting help for themselves or others

• To provide students with training and to identify potential problems in themselves or their friends related to suicidality

• To impress upon the youth the ways they can help themselves and others by taking the step of talking with a trusted adult about their concerns

• To help students identify the trusted adults they can turn to if they need help

If you do NOT wish for your 7th Grade Student to participate in the SOS Training, please complete the bottom of this form and click Submit. This must be completed by Friday, March 15 at 8am. If you have any questions please contact Rosanna Romero, FMS Counselor at Rosanna.Romero@d51schools.org or at 970-254-6570.

Parent Information Flyer

Parent Opt Out Form

Please read the OWL trip details information here to get all your questions about OWL answered.  

If you have questions about logistics, scholarships, etc., please email laura.wright@d51schools.org or frank.williams@d51schools.org. 

We still have spots available for our Europe Spring break 2025 trip! Come join us in London, Paris, and Barcelona, both adults and students are welcome. We have a fun-filled itinerary and payment plans available. Please email Mira Hurshman (mira.hurshman@d51schools.org) directly if you would like more details.  

Track & Field Information is now available! Please visit our Athletics page for the packet. The packet is due back by Friday, March 8.  We will accept late packets on Monday, March 11.

Athletics Page

Track & Field season runs from March 26 to May 1

Kids Aid is a local nonprofit organization which provides food bags to children in need of food for the weekend. There is NO cost, and there are NO qualifications to participate in this program,

Click here to sign up for weekly food bags

For more information about Kids Aid, please visit their website: www.kidsaidcolorado.org 

Program enrollment is on-going throughout the school year.