Michael E. Fossum Middle School

💖Teacher Appreciation Week at FMS was full of celebration, gratitude, and amazing food! 💖 A huge thank you to our admin team, PTO, Booster Club, and all the wonderul members of the community that made this week so special✨ 🍳 Monday started strong with Scooter’s Coffee and Ms. G’s tacos. 🌮 Tuesday, PTO treated us to a delicious taco lunch with rice and beans. 🥘 Wednesday brought enchiladas from Koko’s. 🥩 Thursday’s highlight—steaks grilled on campus by Marco Suarez and amazing sides provided our phenomenal Booster Club! 🧀 And we wrapped up Friday with a beautiful charcuterie spread from Manna Grazing Co. and snack cart from Dolce e Salato, and Girl Scout cookies from a wonderful student! 🍪 We also can't forget to thank Nurse Tovias during National Nurses Week! She takes care of our entire campus—students and staff alike—with so much heart, and we’re incredibly grateful for all she does. 🩺💓 To top it off, our teachers received new devices this week—just in time! Thank you to our DOT tech team for setting up shop in our library and helping make the transition smooth and easy. 💻 What a week to be a Falcon! 🦅💖

🏈💥 Warrior Youth Football Camp 2025 💥🏈 Open to current 2nd–5th graders! 📍 Nikki Rowe HS Stadium 🗓 May 21–22 🕕 6:00–7:30 PM 💵 Cash Only | $25 ✅ Pre-register via QR code 📩 Need based scholarships available – email noe.garcia2@mcallenisd.net 📌 Parents must sign a permission form on Day 1 💧 Don’t forget your water bottle! Let’s hit the field! 🟢💛 #WarriorCamp2025

📣🏆 Warrior Signing Day 🏆📣 All incoming 9th grade athletes from Fossum and De Leon are invited to witness this exciting event as current Rowe athletes make it official! 💚💛 📅 May 16, 2025 📍 Nikki Rowe Gymnasium 🕕 6:00 PM Come celebrate the commitment, dedication, and future of Warrior athletics!

🎉🏅 Save the Date: FMS Awards Ceremony 🏅🎉 We’re excited to recognize our Falcons for their outstanding achievements! 📍 FMS Cafeteria 🎟️ Invite Only 🟥 8th Grade – Tues., May 27 @ 5:30 PM ⬛ 7th Grade – Wed., May 28 @ 9:00 AM ⬜ 6th Grade – Thurs., May 29 @ 9:00 AM Let’s celebrate a year of excellence together! 🦅✨

⚡️ Demigods unite! ⚡️ Join us for Percy Jackson Literacy Night at the Fossum Middle School Library! 🛡️ Craft a hero's shield 🧩 Solve mythical puzzles 🧪 Build monsters in the makerspace Snacks, stories, and Camp Half-Blood vibes await! 📅May 16th, 2025 ⏰ 4:30-6:00 pm

⛳️ Best of luck to our Fossum Golf Team as they take on the District Meet! 🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️ Go out there and swing with confidence—we’re proud of you! 🖤❤️

🏐 6th Grade Lady Falcons—This One’s for You! 🦅 Don’t miss our FREE 2-day Volleyball Camp, designed to help you build skills, boost confidence, and get game-ready! 💪 📅 Monday, May 12 & Tuesday, May 13 🕓 4:15–5:45 PM 📍 Fossum Gym

🏈 Attention 6th Grade Falcons! 🦅 Join us for a FREE 3-day Football Camp led by Coach J. Martinez—designed just for YOU to level up your skills and techniques! 💪 📅 Tuesday, May 13 – Thursday, May 15 🕓 4:15–5:45 PM 📍 Fossum Field

With panoramic pics out of the way, we can now get to our scheduled programming of dress up days for Teacher Appreciation week! This week, we’re going all in with a Vegas-style Teacher Appreciation —glitz, glam, and dress-up fun to celebrate our high-rolling heroes! 🦅💫

Go make waves, Falcons—we’re cheering you on all the way! 💪🦅

🏃‍♂️🔥 Our amazing coaches are representing Fossum Middle School at the State Track & Field Meet — not just as supporters, but as officials! 🏅 We're beyond proud to have our Falcons staff leading with integrity and excellence on and off the track! 🦅❤️🖤

🦅 Attention Future Falcon Families! 🦅 We’re excited to welcome our 2025-2026 incoming 6th grade families to a special Parent Meeting on May 6th at 5:30 PM in the Fossum Library! Come learn what to expect as your child enters Falcon Nation! *** ¡Atención, futuras familias de halcones! 🦅 Nos complace dar la bienvenida a las familias de los alumnos que ingresan a 6.º grado del curso 2025-2026 a una reunión especial de padres el 6 de mayo a las 5:30 pm en la Biblioteca de Fossum. ¡Vengan a descubrir qué esperar cuando su hijo/a se incorpore a la Nación Halcón!

🖤❤️ Happy National Principal’s Day to our fearless Falcon leader, Mrs. Treviño! 🦅 Your dedication, kindness, and unwavering support for our students, staff, and community make Fossum soar higher every day. From cheering us on to leading by example, you are the soul of our school. Thank you for all you do—we’re so lucky to have you! 🫶

Get excited—Brain Break Day is almost here! 🧠✨ Each class will enjoy fun activities like movies, video games, crafts, lotería, Zumba, and more! Plus, PTO will have tons of snacks for sale ALL DAY, so save your money! 🍕🍬🥤 And don’t forget—Mrs. Treviño will be taking on the Ice Bucket Challenge at the end of the day! 🪣❄️ You won’t want to miss it! 🦅🔥

🧠🎉 Falcon Brain Break BASH🎉🧠 After a month of hard work and testing, our amazing principal knows it’s time for a well-deserved mental health break! ❤️🖤 Falcon Brain Break Bash is all about giving our students and staff a chance to relax, recharge, and have FUN with friends! 🎬🎮🎨 From games and crafts to dancing and a ton of delicious snacks, it’s a full day dedicated to celebrating YOU! Let’s take a breath, have some fun, and get ready to finish the year strong, Falcons! 🦅✨

🚀🖤 Our Fossum Rockettes SHINED at their Spring Performance w/ the Nikki Rowe Tiaras! ❤️🚀 We are so proud of their talent, hard work, and growth this season. Thank you to everyone who supported our Rockettes throughout the year—here’s to many more amazing performances ahead!

Our 7th grade science students took a hands-on leap into biology this week with frog dissections! From organs to anatomy, they explored the inner workings of complex systems up close. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 It was a ribbiting experience for our future scientists! 🦠🧠

The Fossum 6th Grade Elevate Black team has done it! They finished the season UNDEFEATED and clinched the championship with a 14–1 victory over Cathey! 🖤❤️ These Falcons played with heart, hustle, and teamwork all season long—and it paid off BIG. We are so proud of their incredible run and dominant finish! 🦅🔥

All McAllen ISD student-athletes are invited to get their FREE physicals at Fossum Middle School! 📍 Location: Fossum Gym 📅 Date: Tuesday, May 20th 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Don't miss this opportunity to check off a key requirement for the upcoming sports year! 🏈⚽🏀🎾🏊‍♂️

Our undefeated Fossum Black 6th Grade Elevate softball team is heading to the CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL to face Cathey! 💪🖤 Come out and cheer on our Falcons as they aim to finish their perfect season with one more big win! 🦅🔥