FHLCS Middle School

Saturday, March 19, 2016

DC Trip Update: Day 1

Our 2016 DC trip is underway! We met at the airport early this morning, and two flights later, we landed in our nation's capital. We had a busy afternoon once we landed on this cold and wet day (made us feel right at home!).

Getting on the bus once we landed in DC.

Posing in front of the White House.

At the Vietnam Memorial, we found the name of a man from Cornelius, OR that had been killed in action.

The Vietnam Women's Memorial exemplified the qualities of faith, hope, and charity.

The Lincoln Memorial was inspiring, while also giving us shelter from the rain.

We wrapped up our day with the Korean War Memorial.

We were even visited by a hawk that was experiencing the memorial in his own way.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Friday, March 4, 2016

Hagg Lake Field Trip

The trout are ready to swim with the big fishes at Hagg Lake.

On Tuesday March 8th the entire middle school will go and release the trout. We have an opportunity to tour the dam and spillway as well. Remember that your child will need a sack lunch that day; we will be having a picnic. Please help me in praying for nice weather. Currently it looks like rain. Dress your child accordingly; there will be mud. If you child has not turned in their permission slip please remember to do so on Monday. They will not want to be left out.

Science is Fun!!

Last week, thanks to some of our Intel parents, Forest Hills was able to celebrate National Engineering Week. Each class was given a presentation on engineering, and then - a challenge to solve. In Middle School, the students were challenged with making a survival shelter. Each shelter had to be free-standing, hold at least one person, and stand up to wind and rain. Each group was given 10 bamboo rods, 3 trash bags, 2 feet of tape, unlimited string, and one hour to design, build, and adjust their shelters.
As a side note...one of our applied skill options for third term is engineering. We have a great group of volunteers lined up to lead this session, with the possibility of a field trip into Portland to see some projects one of the volunteers has worked on. If your child had a good time on Engineering Friday, encourage them to sign up for 7 Fridays of engineering experiences.
Here are some pictures of the kids building and presenting their shelters.

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Spring Play Auditions!

For the Spring Event this year, it is the middle school's turn to do the musical. This year, we are doing "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." This last week, the middle schoolers signed up for what roles they would like to have. If they signed up for any of the lead or secondary roles, we are asking that they audition. Audition times are this Tuesday and Thursday after school until 4:00. Students looking to audition need to come either Tuesday or Thursday (not both). This should be a lot of fun as we put this together over the next couple months.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Stump the Pastor!!

On Monday, Pastors Warmbier and Koschmann from St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Mt. Olive Lutheran Church joined us for our religion class for a "Stump the Pastor" session. Prior to this, the students came up with questions about God, the Bible, and religion in general that they have been curious about. One prompt we gave them to spark some questions was, "You know those things you're planning to ask God when you meet him? Write those down." We had a great time hearing the answers to all these questions! Ask your child about a moment that stuck out to them from "Stump the Pastor"!

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

LEST 2016 Wrap-Up!

LEST 2016 is in the books. We had a great weekend that included many accolades for our school and our students. Our Dance Team took first place for the third straight year, our choir and handbell groups both brought home blue ribbons, our drama earned an outstanding performance, our math team took 2nd place, and the boys basketball team won consolation. We also earned 5 blue ribbon music performances (1 for piano, 3 for solos, and one ensemble). Individually, we brought home first places in math (5th grade), chess (5th grade), art (7th grade), technology (5th grade), and writing (7th grade). In addition to those, we had three 2nd places (6th math, 6th chess, 7th chess), a third place (7th math), and a 6th grader recognized for high points in the swim meet. We had a huge turnout from our school that supported all our competitors and represented our school well. Thank you so much for all the hard work that led to such a great weekend for everyone. Our team trophies are on display now in the office, and the LEST artwork submitted from our school is in the main hallway outside the library.