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Principal's Corner
Hello, Fruita Family, and welcome to the first Friday in November. Hard to believe that Thanksgiving break is just a couple weeks out. We hope you have been able to get outside and enjoy some beautiful Fall weather. The District 51 Middle School Boys Basketball Tournament will be played on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next week with locations and times TBD.
In January, you will start getting messages about a new messaging platform called ParentSquare. This is the new one-stop shop method of communication District 51 will be using for the start of 2026. All of District 51 will be using this, so you'll only have to go to one place for all information related to District 51 Programs. More to come!
Thank you to the FMS Community for donating 949 pounds of food in our FMS Food Drive last week! Donations were sent to the Community Food Bank in Grand Junction.
Have a great weekend!
*Friday Theme for November: Hoodie Fridays (with the hood down) OR Wear Red in support of Veterans R.E.D. (Remember Everyone Deployed)
FMS Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 7:30am-3:30pm
Friday 7:30am-1:30pm*
*Staff/Main Office is not available after these hours due to meetings and duties assigned to them. We will not be answering the main office phone or the doorbell. Thank you for your understanding.
Please check out the Halloween edition of our student newspaper, The Fruita Feed ! Mrs. Morgan's 9th Hour Journalism students worked have put together a great Halloween edition of the paper.
Friendly Reminder-Chromebooks checked out for short term use (illness, vacation, work catch up etc) are not to be kept at home for the year. Please return all Chromebooks and chargers that your student may have checked out. Thank you for your help with this.
FMS uses a Google Calendar to share information with Families. We encourage you to check this each week in the Friday Facts newsletter for all our up to date information. You can also add it or any of the activities we have on it to your own personal calendar. Friday Facts Calendar
8th Grade Parent Information for 2026-2027
8th Grade Parent Information for 2026-2027
Current 8th graders need to start thinking about high school options for 2026-2027.
High School Options Fair
The district will be hosting an Options and Opportunities Fair for current 8th graders. Students will get to visit with many different teacher/student groups from our district high schools to learn about the various opportunities and offerings at each one. Our local higher education partners, such as CMU and CMUTech, will also be there! The fair will take place on November 19th at Grand Junction High School. We will be bussing all 8th grade students from Fruita Middle School to take part in this amazing opportunity. Students will depart FMS at 9:30 am and return at 11:00 am. Students should return their completed permission form to their 3rd period teacher by November 12th
IB Program at Palisade High Information
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an assessed programme for students aged 16 to 19. It is respected by leading universities across the globe. More information is found on their website https://www.palisadeib.org/
IB Parent Info Session Flyer There are several informational sessions for parents
IB Student Info Session Flyer Tuesday, December 2 at 8am in FMS Library
Jersey Fundraiser on now!
Jersey Fundraiser on now!
Support Our Teams: Calendar Fundraiser!
Help us score big for our athletes! We're running a Pick-a-Day, Pay-that-Amount fundraiser through PTO to raise funds for new sports jerseys and grow our sports funds. Simply choose a day on the calendar, donate the corresponding amount, and know that your support will directly impact our teams. Every contribution gets us closer to providing our athletes with the gear and resources they deserve. Let’s make this a winning season—your support means the world to our sports programs! Thank you for helping us reach our goal!
Kids Aid Survey
Kids Aid Survey
Kids Aid has created an anonymous survey for families to help them get a feel for how many may need our services in the near future.
We would love to have as much feedback as possible.
PTO Meeting
PTO Meeting
📆Next PTO Meeting: Join us on Wednesday, November 12th at 4:30 p.m. in the FMS Library.
Come see what we’re up to and find out how you can get involved!
Butter Braid Fundraiser
Butter Braid Fundraiser
The FMS Choirs & FMHS Music Departments are once again selling BUTTER BRAIDS!!! For those who don’t know, Butter Braids are a frozen pastry w/various fillings that you leave out overnight to ‘rise’ and you bake it in the morning. YUM-MY! They are great during the holidays if you have extra ‘visitors’ for breakfast.☺ If they stay frozen, they are still good a year later—I’ve done this for many years!
The cost is $16/each, with $6 of that amount going directly to our music programs. Besides the famous Butter Braids (7 flavors), we also will be selling (Gluten Free) Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and Croissant Crowns.
On Monday (Nov 3rd), FMS Choir students will have order forms and you can also place your order online (provided they’ve registered to be a seller). All orders are due on Thursday, Nov. 20th (money is collected when the order is placed). Delivery date is Wednesday, Dec. 3rd at FMHS after school. Feel free to contact any FMS Choir student or Teri Bohl-choir director (tbohl@d51schools.org), if you’d like to place an order. We thank you in advance for helping support our music program!
Use the QR Code below to complete your online order!
2025-2026 Yearbooks
THEIR YEABOOK‚THEIR WAY
Pay Over Time!
Customize the yearbook cover with personalization and icons. But don't wait, personalization is only available for a limited time! Payment plans are also available for a limited time!
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MAKE IT ONE-OF-A-KIND
Personalization -- easy to add. Just follow the simple instructions when ordering to add your student‚ name and up to four icons to the cover of their yearbook.
*Minimum purchase requirements and eligibility restrictions apply.
Boy's Basketball 2025
Boy's Basketball 2025
The middle school boys basketball season is wrapping up as we had Cross Divisional Play with Grand Mesa, Redlands, Independence Academy and Holy Family Catholic Schools.
Next week's Schedule is District Tournament Week! Teams will play Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, November 11-13. Information on playing times/locations will be out Monday, November 10
Attendance Report
Attendance Report
The district has a goal of achieving a 95% attendance rate for middle schools. We will be showing our weekly attendance rate in the Friday Facts each week. November 7: 91.81%
Schoology 101
Schoology 101
All D51 Middle Schools use Schoology as the platform for students and parents to see their class progress. Take a few minutes with your students this weekend to look over Schoology (available to students in Classlink).
6th Grade Parents and 7th & 8th Grade New Parents, you should have or will receive an email inviting you to set up a Schoology account.
If you need help with Schoology, including receiving a new code if you deleted the first email, you can complete the FMS Schoology Help Form on our Schoology Help Page
FMS Schoology Help Form: Fill this out if you can't access your student, are having trouble creating an account etc.
November Wellness Reminder
November Wellness Reminder
Club/Tutoring Info
Club/Tutoring Info
Tutoring Information: Mrs. Pietz Room B2 on Mondays and Wednesdays for 30 minutes after school, Mrs. McKee Room 178 (ELA) and Mrs. Johnson Room 169 (Math/Science) on Tuesdays for an hour after school.
Magic the Gathering/D&D Club Mondays after school until 4:00 in Mr. Cole's room 126. Bring your MTG decks. If you don't have a deck but still want to play, come and join us. Mr. Cole has thousands of cards and he can help you build a deck.
Chess Club Tuesdays after school until 4:00 in Mr. Cole's room 126. All are welcome. Even if you don't know how to play chess, come and learn.
Rubix Cube puzzle solvers, come to our new Cubing Club. Tuesday's from 3:15-4pm in Ms. Hernandez’s room #94. Don’t forget to bring your Rubix Cube!
ALL students from any grade are welcome to join Fruita Middle Quidditch Club where we play Quadball, a dodgeball/handball style game inspired by Harry Potter's Quidditch. We will play most Wednesdays after school from 3:20-4:20 with Coach Bonner, including an intramural tournament in the spring. Follow @fruitamidquid on Instagram and Facebook for more details and exciting things going on at FMS.
FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes will meet Thursday's after school until 4:00pm in Mr. Williams room 92. You don’t have to be a Christian, and you don’t have to be an athlete to join. Come join us for food, fellowship and friendship.
Trout in the Classroom Club! We’ll be raising rainbow trout—from tiny eggs all the way to small fry—before releasing them into a local river. It’s hands-on, it’s fun, and it’s a great way to learn about our environment. Meetings are every Thursday from 3:15 to 3:45 in Mrs. Edwards’ room #129. We hope to see you there!"
Keep up to Date with FMS Activities!
FMS uses a Google Calendar to share information with Families. We encourage you to check this each week in the Friday Facts newsletter for all our up to date information. You can also add it or any of the activities we have on it to your own personal calendar.
Kids Aid Food Bags
Kids Aid Food Bags
Kids Aid is a local nonprofit organization. The backpack program is a food assistance program which provides bags of food to children in need of food for the weekend.
There is NO cost, and there are NO qualifications to participate in this program. If you feel your child/children would benefit, please complete order form above. The Backpack Program does not collect this information; it is used only for the schools to know who needs to receive the food.
Please visit our website at www.kidsaidcolorado.org for more information and/or to leave us feedback about our Backpack Program. Your feedback helps us to better meet your kids’ needs.
Program enrollment is on-going throughout the school year. If you have questions, please contact Rosanna Romero
FMS Contact Information
Fruita Middle School
1835 J Rd Fruita CO 81521
Main Office: 970-254-6750
Fax: 970-858-0486
Website: https://fms.d51schools.org/
Follow us on Facebook at: facebook.com/fmscougars
On Instagram at: @fruitamiddleschool
Main Office Staff
FMS Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 7:30am-3:30pm
Friday 7:30am-1:30pm
Staff/Main Office is not available after these hours due to meetings and duties assigned to them. We will not be answering the main office phone or the doorbell. Thank you for your understanding.
Administration
Jeremiah Johnston: Principal Jeremiah.Johnston@d51schools.org
Dr. Becky Streeval: Assistant Principal Student Last Names A-L Becky.Streeval@d51schools.org
David Neal: Assistant Principal Student Last Names M-Z David.Neal@d51schools.org
Counselors
Rosanna Romero: Student Last Names A-L Rosanna.Romero@d51schools.org
Kerri Spore: Student Last Names M-Z Kerri.Spore@d51schools.org
Secretaries
Katie Bosio: Attendance & Registration Katie.Bosio@d51schools.org
Taya West: Principal Secretary Taya.West@d51schools.org
Health Staff
Tara Tannous: Health Assistant Tara.Tannous@d51schools.org
Heather Lee: School Nurse Heather.Lee@d51schools.org
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