Ms. Herbstreith’s 4th grade class had a blast with Readers Theater! They learned about Greek mythology and acted out a fun play full of gods and heroes. They also put their own spin on Cinderella with a creative and funny performance!
5th graders just had the opportunity to tour Midland Landfill and Recycle Center to understand how daily decisions humans make impact the ecosystems on Earth. They learned about recyclable materials and processes, visited both an active and capped landfill, and learned about the general operation of the site. Such a great experience for all of the students!
Freeland Elementary wants to extend a BIG thank you to Maier & Associates Charitable Foundation in Bay City for their donation of 10 bikes for our end of the year SOAR drawing. We have been collecting SOAR tickets all year for the end of the year drawing and 2 students from each grade level won brand new bikes and helmets thanks to the donations. We are so proud of all of our students for following our SOAR expectations this year and can't wait for more drawings next year!
Good luck to our HS students at the State Track and Field Meet this weekend. The elementary students loved being able to celebrate you today! Go Falcons!
Fifth graders in Mrs. Henning's "EDGE" classes have designed, built, tested, revised, and raced their robots in an interactive obstacle challenge! Each class also created a Signature Class Track including students managing and officiating the time trials, rules, and collecting and presenting stats for all the races on the Class Tracks. Students persevered through a variety of set-backs and mistakes, leading them to work together, coach each other as drivers, and identify design problems to resolve so they could keep making big improvements on the tracks.
Check out what Mrs. Tarrien's 2nd Graders did in Social Studies!
We have been learning about the important roles people play in helping our communities function and thrive. To help students connect what they are learning in class with the real world, the class invited parents and family members to come in and talk about their jobs and how they contribute to our community. The students got to hear about audiology, nursing, underwriting, being a florist, and teaching!
Last Friday, our fifth grade students traveled to Flint to visit both the Longway Planetarium and Sloan Museum. This was made possible by the support of our Freeland PTO who generously supported our fifth graders by paying for their admission to both venues. During their visit, students learned about the life cycle of stars during the planetarium presentation and then traveled to Sloan Museum’s Science Discovery Zone, Historical Galleries and Makerspace. It was a fun filled, hands-on learning experience!
Congratulations to all of our FES students for achieving their Testing ABCS goal for the spring testing cycle! A special thank you to our FES/LC PTO, and Dr. Dennis Johnson from Freeland Eye Care for sponsoring the Kona Ice Truck for our students to enjoy a snow cone. The weather was a little chilly, but it didn't stop us from having a GREAT time!
Fifth graders were all smiles Friday for 15th annual “Salmon in Classroom” fish release. After a couple of large die-off events in the classroom tank this year, the students were able to make corrections and raise 25 healthy salmon parr to release into the Tittabawassee River. Fifth graders claimed their favorite moments to be both walking through Freeland with the township police officers holding traffic and exploring the river area to sendoff our young Chinook salmon “classmates”. What a great day to wrap up a year-long project in our 5th grade EDGE class!
Our 5th grade students recently participated in a heartwarming Mother’s Day contest with Avenue Hair Studio and Spa, where they were invited to write essays or create artwork expressing why their mom or motherly figure deserved a day of pampering.
We’re thrilled to congratulate the winners from Ms. Cereske’s classes: Vada C., Ethan M., Ethan B., Leah G., Paige M., and Ariana G.! Their thoughtful and creative entries earned them beautiful gift baskets to present to their special someone this Mother’s Day.
All of our amazing 5th graders received smaller gifts in appreciation of their hard work and heartfelt efforts. We’re so proud of the love and creativity they shared!
Thank you to Avenue Hair Studio and Spa for helping us celebrate the important people in our students’ lives.
Thank you to all the community members, families, and friends who have supported the Freeland Elementary School's musical endeavors this school year. A big thank you to Pat's Do It Best Hardware, Home Depot in Shields, the Freeland Community School Board, Freeland Elementary School PTO, Mr. Marcus Hillborg, and Mrs. Kali McKenna for always being so supportive! Students have gotten to experience anything from making their own instruments in 2nd grade, to bucket drumming in 3rd grade, to ukulele in 4th grade. 3rd and 4th graders had their Uke Can Do It! Ukulele Club concert this past week as well. Without all the support, none of this could be possible.
FES would like to spotlight Mrs. Quast, one of our 3rd grade teachers!
Come support our Freeland Elementary PALSS (Peers are Linked for Student Success) group tonight!
Mrs. Eickhoff's class at FES recently took part in a meaningful celebration of World Down Syndrome Day! Students explored the importance of embracing differences by reading books about acceptance and individuality. As part of the tradition, they designed their own unique, colorful socks—symbolizing the beauty of being extra! Through creativity and learning, our students gained a deeper understanding of their classmates with Down Syndrome, fostering friendship, inclusion, and appreciation for what makes each of us special.
FES wants to take an opportunity to highlight some of our 3rd and 4th grade student leaders who presented at the FCSD School Board Meeting this evening. They did such a great job speaking about the importance of testing and goal setting!
On Friday morning, we had an AWESOME 6th grader, Logan L, play the National Anthem at Wake Up Midland. Wake Up Midland is an event that is hosted by the Midland Business Alliance (Midland Chamber) the first Friday of every month. Today there were close to 300 members in the audience. Logan just started learning to play the saxophone at the beginning of this school year. He is very good and to not only learn the National Anthem but also play it in front of close to 300 business professionals from the Great Lakes Bay Region at Wake Up Midland is very impressive. He also played it from memory as he didn’t have his music in front of him. Way to go Logan!
Last year, the elementary school started a tradition where our 6th graders have the opportunity to enter a Yearbook Cover Contest. All entries are then anonymously available for staff vote. This year's cover winner is Cash W, and 2nd place is Brystal R. First place is the cover and second place will be on the inside cover. The students received a certificate and a free yearbook, a frame with a copy of their entry, a sketch pad and some colored pencils. Way to go Cash and Brystal!
Our third graders would like to send out a BIG THANK YOU to Pat's Hardware in Freeland, and Home Depot in Shields for their donations of buckets for the next unit of bucket drumming in music class. Also a thank you to our PTO for donating funds to purchase new mallets specifically for this unit. We are so fortunate having a community that supports our students and these fun initiatives!
Mrs. Bowen and Mrs. Tarrien combined their second grade classes to celebrate the 100th day of school last Friday. Students participated in a $100 shopping spree, they had a chance to estimate what was in the estimation jar, they rolled to 100, built puzzles that had 100 pieces, and made various items using cups, Legos and other building tools.
In Mrs. Revell's 6th grade writing class last week, the students presented their Food Truck Projects in class. They had to imagine that the story's main character started their own food truck. Each element of the food truck design and menu had to be based on the story. Some students even chose to bring in food samples when they presented!
