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!
Our 5th graders honored Veterans on Monday by wearing red, white and blue, and creating a Wall of Honor in the 5th grade hallway that will be there for all to see!
Wellness Wednesday is TOMORROW at the LC and ES!
This week, the 4th graders went on a field trip to the Midland Tennis Center and were able to watch matches for the Dow Tennis Classic, and participate in some fun STEM activities. They had a great time!
The LC and ES are kicking of Kindness Week by honoring our Veterans on Monday, November 11 ❤️🤍💙
Congratulations to the elementary students for meeting their fall fundraiser goal for PTO! The top earners out of each grade level were able to pie Mrs. McKenna in the face today, and the top classes were able to watch live. All students in the school were able to watch through a virtual stream into the classrooms. Thank you to all of the families that donated to make our fundraiser a success!
Students in Mrs. St. Charles classroom were teachers for each other in writing! They read about the pros and cons of using coal in preparation for writing opinion speeches. The students read text with specific information, and then were able to teach the class answers to questions citing specific evidence from their reading. Way to go 4th graders!
6th graders have been collaborating and exploring the concept of volume for rectangular prisms!
Don't miss out on your opportunity to order new FES SOAR gear! Orders due: October 27! https://freelandelementary2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/
A special thank you to our FES and LC Families!
Freeland PTO is hosting a Trunk or Treat event this weekend! Check it out!
After reading the book, Wild Robot, in class, fifth graders celebrated by taking a field trip to watch the movie production at the theater. Students have made a variety of connections to reading, technology, and science concepts from the classroom as well as the importance of teamwork and friendship. What a fun field trip to enrich the love of reading!
The LC And ES thank everyone for all of the donations so far!
Attention LC and ES families! Our LC/ES Fall PTO fundraiser is underway and we are 35% of the way to our goal, and we are so close to having our PJ Day! We have 181 students registered so far. This fundraiser will continue to support field trips for our students, Reading Month activities, family events, playground equipment and much more! We are working on our goal of earning money from all 50 states, we are almost halfway there already.
Make sure to register your child today, if you haven't done so already, and help us reach our goal!
https://give.mybooster.com/freeland-elementary-school
** If we hit our goal of $25,000, Mrs. Lopez and Mrs. McKenna are going to get pied in the face! **
At the conclusion of the fundraiser on October 18, all students will get to participate in a Fun Run and earn a very special Falcon Fun Run medal 🏅
