Fitzsimmons Middle School
57093 Hwy 285     Bailey, Colorado  80421     303-838-7666

FMS General Information

School Begins: 7:30 a.m.      School Ends: 2:30 p.m.

Maintain a positive climate of belonging, character development, pride, and caring. Maintain a school facility that better impacts school pride and safety. Evaluate, expand, and assess our ever-changing academic school programs so each student achieves maximum knowledge growth and skill proficiency in all academic areas. Create a partnership of learning and teaching with our parent community. Integrate interest-based, exploratory activities into our student program.

Sixth graders must pay the required $40.00 incentive as well as the $20.00 P.E. uniform fee.   If the P.E. uniform still fits and/or has not been lost, it is good for the three years at Fitzsimmons Middle School.   The physical education uniform is a Fitzsimmons Middle School gray shirt and black shorts.   The uniform is worn every day in P.E.

All students are to ride their assigned buses after school.   Remember that riding the bus is a privilege and misconduct on the bus or at the bus stop may result in suspension of bus riding privileges.   Should a student need to ride a bus other than his normal bus, the parent will make a request in writing, dated and signed, and the request must be co-signed by the office personnel first thing in the morning before the student begins class.

A 3:10 bus to Deer Creek Elementary is available for students who stay for Homework Help or activities.   The student MUST make arrangements with his/her teacher a day in advance and take home a blue bus note to be signed by the parent and returned the next day in order to ride the bus that day.

Students selected for this honor demonstrate high levels in five areas: character, scholarship, leadership, service, and citizenship. Membership in the NJHS is decided by a five-member Faculty Council. The initial list of candidates is determined by grade averages of all classes as outlined below:

Midterms are scheduled four times a year during mid-quarter to monitor student progress.   Report cards are always mailed home at the end of each quarter.   Parents may access updates grades through the parent portal.   Any student who is absent from school is given one day to make up his/her work for every day absent.

Students selected for this honor demonstrate high levels in five areas: character, scholarship, leadership, service, and citizenship. Membership in the NJHS is decided by a five-member Faculty Council. The initial list of candidates is determined by grade averages of all classes as outlined below:

The FMS staff expects all students to attend all class sessions on time.   Tardiness fosters habits, which will interfere with a student’s success in the working world outside of school.   A student arriving more than fifteen (15) minutes late to class will be considered truant

As we work to educate our young people, communication between home and school is essential.   Several communication channels are utilized at Fitzsimmons so you may better understand your student’s educational program.

Every student has an assignment notebook and is expected to keep the book up-dated with class and homework.   Teacher notes may be jotted in the AN, and it is considered the student’s lifeline.   In addition, look for monthly newsletters, bi-weekly progress updates, update magnets in eighth grade, Good News cards, Friday phone calls and student-led parent conferences.

School should be fun as well as educational, so Fitzsimmons has many academic programs that are extra special.   Included in this list are our November Veteran’s Day assembly and writing contest, FMS Spelling Bee, Geography Bee, J. B. Fitzsimmons Tall Tales Contest, Invention Convention, Entrepreneur Project and Exit Celebrations.

Because so many of our students excel academically or socially, we reward good deeds, effort, behavior, and assessments.   Examples may include: incentive recess, Friday clubs, honor tags redeemable for class release time or school store.

Lunch is served daily for a cost to students of $2.25 (subject to change) and $.50 for milk.   Adult lunch is $3.65 w/milk, $3.25 without milk.   No charges are allowed.   Those who qualify for Colorado Department of Education sponsored federal lunch program may fill out an application for free or reduced lunches.   Forms are available in the school office.

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Incentive fees pay for use of texts and equipment and normal replacement for wear and tear.   Students must pay additional fines for lost textbooks or equipment.

Each student is responsible for his personal property.   Please mark all belongings and gym uniforms with the student’s name.   Electronic devices, CD players, lasers, radios, video games, and Walkmans, are not allowed at school.   We have a lost & found in the middle school where students can always look for misplaced items.   Please encourage your student to check there any time something is missing.

Parents are encouraged to have accident and health insurance for their students.   School Insurance forms are available in the office for parents desiring coverage while at school or 24 hours a day.   Student insurance is required for all extended field trips including Rocky Mountain National Park trip and all extra curricular activities.

There is pride in Fitzsimmons Middle School.   Everyone works together to keep the school attractive and trash free.   Gum is not permitted in school.   No food or drink is allowed in the classroom unless authorized by the teacher.

Five miles of adopted Highway 285 Annual senior citizen dinner Giving Tree VFW Essay Program Over 100 parents volunteered last year at the school FMS students share stories at Deer Creek Inspiration Trail November Food Drive Support the Troops Pride Project Veteran’s assembly Tall Tales history birthday party Community Kindness Day

Multimedia projects involving many types of technology Rocky Mountain Talent Search Tall Tales contest celebrating our namesake, Jess Fitzsimmons Invention Convention Friday Enrichment: Clubs Thursday Enrichment: Student Council, Honor Society, GT Science Bowl and Math Olympiad Geography and Spelling Bee Hydrogen cell competition

                    1.  Pick a Project, utilizing 8th grade math