Welcome to Fruita Middle School!
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Dear Fruita Middle School Families:
Today our school reached over 40% absenteeism of students due to illness. Both students and staff are being affected by the spread of these viruses.
We provided enough staffing in our school today to cover classrooms and health and nutrition services, including staff from other school buildings and district offices; however, this is not sustainable, and to stop the spread of illness, we need students and staff away from the building for approximately 72 hours. This will not only give our students and staff a chance to remain at home to recover from symptoms without exposing others, but it will also allow our custodian crews to provide additional cleaning and sanitization of the building.
Therefore, Fruita Middle School will be closed tomorrow, Friday, December 9. Tomorrow will not be a remote learning day, and as a reminder, when school buildings are closed, no bus routes will operate to or from the school. FMS households who want to pick up prepackaged grab-and-go lunches can pick them up at Shelledy Elementary School between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Lunch will consist of a PBJ, fruit/vegetable, and milk.
You can review the District’s guidelines and response to illness absences here.
As always, the safety and security of our staff and students are at the forefront of our priorities. We will continue to update our families and students on our school's illness status.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Jeremiah Johnston
Principal, Fruita Middle School
FMS Food Drive: November 29-December 13
Theme Days
November 30: Packed with Protein
December 2: Fruit Friday
December 6: Tuna Tuesday
December 8: MOST Points (see flyer)
December 12: Meat Monday
December 13: Eat Your Vegetables
Food Drive Flyer