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!
FES would like to highlight Mrs. Grocholski, a second grade teacher!
Each day starting at 8:50 a.m. a different group of 5th graders act as our Greeting Crew in the morning. The students wave and high five to our 2nd-4th graders that are entering for the day. They remind them of our PBIS expectations, and even get to hand out SOAR slips to the students as they come into the building, and walk the hallways. It is a great way to kick off the school day! A special thank you to Mrs. Huckeby for working with the students and organizing the 5th graders!
FES wants to send a shout out to ALL of our 2nd-6th graders for working so hard on their winter iReady testing! They have been working hard to follow the ABCs of testing over the last 2 weeks, and they have been earning marbles for our giant marble jar. They hit their goal line yesterday and today during lunch they got to have a DJ. Thank you to Rusch Entertainment and our FES/LC PTO for sponsoring our DJ, and for celebrating our academic growth in such a fun way!
The third graders in Ms. Mantei's class are traveling virtually around the world to investigate how holiday traditions are similar and different around the world. They made Reindeer Food in "New York City" before they departed for Canada!
Our FES Annual Food Drive has officially kicked off!
In observance of Thanksgiving, there is no school for students November 27-29.
The last few years, the Learning Center and Elementary School has done a “Be the Change” Coin Drive during Kindness Week. We have collectively raised around $6,000 that has been donated to the Michigan Epilepsy Foundation, Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and this year we were able to go shopping for our local food pantries. Thank you to our community for being so generous and allowing us to help support organizations that are near and dear to our hearts!
We are kicking off Thanksgiving Week with a staff spotlight from the elementary school, Mr. Harrison, our 6th grade math teacher!
