Michael E. Fossum Middle School

📅 Fossum April Calendar – Stay Informed! 📅 Spring is in full swing, and April is packed with important dates! 🌸✨ Stay ahead by marking your calendars for these key events!

Due to the inclement weather last week, our new GT testing date will be April 10th, 2025. Please have chromebooks fully charged and ensure your child is well rested. Thank you!

🏆 Fossum MS 6th Grade Elevate Softball Showdown! 🦅 What a game! The Maroon team faced off against the Black team in an exciting softball match, and the Black team came out on top! Great job to all the players for their hard work and sportsmanship.

🦅 Falcon Clean-Up Day! 🌿 Join us on April 12th from 8-10 AM at Fossum for a morning of giving back to our community! This is a volunteer hours opportunity, and we need all hands on deck! ✅ Trash bags & gloves provided (first come, first serve) ✅ Parents can bring shovels & other clean-up tools ✅ FREE food from 10 AM - 12 PM @ Municipal Park as a thank-you! Let’s show our Falcon pride and keep our community clean! If you’re interested in volunteering, contact a Student Council member or the school office.

📣Please see below for 6th and 7th students interested in joining our Fossum Cheer Team 📣

📢 Reminder: GT Testing This Friday! GT testing will take place this Friday, March 28, 2025, in the library. 🏫✏️ 🖥️ Students must bring: ✅ Fully charged Chromebook 💻 ✅ Charger 🔌 ✅ Headphones 🎧 Please arrive on time and be prepared! ⏰💡 Good luck to all our test-takers! 🍀

Please see below about our upcoming vaccine clinic 💉

Our 6th Grade Girls Elevate Softball Team crushed it again, defeating Cathey MS 15-0 in an incredible shutout! 💪🥎 With this win, they remain UNDEFEATED at 3-0! Way to bring the heat, ladies! Keep the momentum going! 🚀

STAAR Testing is Coming Up! Keep up the hard work and stay focused—your effort will pay off! We are so proud of you and all the progress you’ve made. Be sure to check our social media and listen to announcements for important STAAR updates. Also, remember that tech checks happen the day before testing, so make sure your device is ready. If you need a new charger, replace or purchase one ahead of time! You've got this! 💪📚✨

🚨 Attention Falcons! 🚨 Cheer Tryouts are coming up! 🦅🎉 Calling all incoming 7th and 8th grade girls and boys – this is your chance to show your Falcon spirit! ✨ 🗓 When: March 31st - April 3rd ⏰ Time: 4:15 PM - 6:15 PM 🏫 Where: Fossum Gym To try out, make sure you have a physical and Rank 1 on file. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the Falcon cheer team!

Hey students! This spring break come out to Main Event and check out the amazing artwork from our very own Fossum students displayed on the windows! Plus, dress up according to the daily theme and receive a FREE $10 game card! 🎮💰 Main Event opens at 9am during Spring Break!

🎨🌟 Huge shoutout to the talented Fossum MS Art Crew! Their hard work and creativity brought the Summer Mural at Main Event to life, earning well-deserved compliments from staff and visitors! 🙌🎉 #FossumArtCrew #StudentArtists #MuralMagic #MainEvent

🎉 Big congratulations to the Fossum MS 6th grade Elevate Maroon team for their impressive 11-2 victory! 🏆 Keep up the fantastic effort

Join us for the FCA Meeting this Friday morning at 7:20 AM in the library! 🙌 It's a great opportunity to gather together before Spring Break and be a part of something special. Everyone is welcome!

Congratulations to the Fossum MS 6th grade Elevate Dark team on their impressive 16-1 win over Brown MS! What a fantastic achievement!

🎉Shout out to Ransom McNemee and George Ruiz for participating in the RGVLS Archery competition! 🎯 And congratulations to George for placing 2nd in intermediate compound-unaided! You guys truly represented with skill and spirit. Keep aiming high! 🏹 #fossumproud

🎉 Huge congratulations to our amazing Spelling Bee winners! 🏆 All three of our participants placed in the top ten, with ✨ Sarah Ruiz placing 2nd ✨ Ximena Huereca placing 3rd!! 🎉 Sarah and Ximena will be representing us at the UTRGV Regional Spanish Spelling Bee! We’re so proud of all of 3 of you! Keep shining and showing the world what you're made of! 🌟

📚✨ Fossum Falcons, Get Ready to Celebrate Read Across America Week! ✨📚 We may be celebrating a week late (thanks, testing!), but we couldn’t miss out on the fun before Spring Break! 🎉 📅 March 10-14 is Dress-Up Week with daily themes AND book trivia during lunch! Test your knowledge of elementary and middle school books for a chance to win awesome prizes! 🎟️📖 🎁 Prizes Provided by Our Amazing Sponsors: 🎳 Main Event, Pharr – Free game play or bowling 🍰 Bubba’s 33 – Free dessert 🍕 Peter Piper Pizza – Free pizza & drink OR root beer float 🕹️ Dave & Buster’s – Free one hour of game play 🏆 Grand Prize for Friday: JBL Noise-Canceling Earbuds! 🏆 Earbuds will be raffled off before dismissal on Friday 3/14. To be eligible, you MUST have perfect attendance for the week! Let’s make next week full of Falcon spirit and book-loving fun! 📖💙 #FossumFalcons #ReadAcrossAmerica #DressUpWeek

🌟Hey Falcon Parents! Don't forget we have Open House tonight from 5:30-7:00 PM . Stop by campus and see all the amazing things our teachers have been doing in the classroom with our students! See you there! 😎🦅

A huge congratulations to our Fossum MS Concert, Symphonic, AND Varsity bands!! ALL THREE bands earned Sweepstakes at their UIL Concerts! This is the second year in a row Fossum has earned this achievement and we are the ONLY McAllen school to have THREE bands earn Sweepstakes! We are so proud of all the hard work, time, and dedication our students have put in and incredibly grateful for the guidance and direction of our band directors, Mr. John Flores and Mrs. Marla Durant! Well done, Fossum bandS! 🦅🎼