Clash for a Cure Hat Day ~ Mrs. Williams' 2nd grade class took a moment to show off their school spirit today!
Lewy, one of our amazing therapy dogs, spent some time at Freeland Elementary School today. He visited classrooms and also hung out with some of our SOARing students. Thanks Lewy!
Mrs. Quast’s 3rd grade class and Mr. Eaton’s 4th grade music classes were captured performing their original compositions in “Composition Fest”. After watching STOMP, students came up with their own rhythms and melodies using various instruments and found sound objects in the classroom. There were a variety of musical styles and some very creative use of instruments and newly found sound objects! Fun was had by all, and the students were literal rockstars!
Freeland Elementary School students enjoyed Friday's classroom visits from Blue, one of three therapy dogs that spend time at our school. Some students even chose time with Blue as their prize for being a SOAR student!
Congratulations to this year's first group of SOARing students at Freeland Elementary School! Great job Falcons!
Students in Mrs. Somers' 5th grade Science class began the year using their teamwork and problem solving skills to find potential solutions during two activities. They did amazing! Keep up the great work Falcons!
Sixth-grade students visited the township's Department of Public Works this week to learn about our local engineered water system and how it works alongside our natural water cycle to provide us with clean, usable water from our local watershed.
Mrs. Szafranski volunteered to do Junior Achievement in a few 2nd grade classrooms at Freeland Elementary School. The students had a great learning experience! Thank you Mrs. Szafranski!
Second grade classes enjoyed a field trip to the Saginaw Zoo on Wednesday. Everyone enjoyed the animals, the playground, and riding the train and carousel!
Fifth grade students were all smiles today as they released 130 salmon parr into the Tittabawassee River today. The fifth grade scientists were able to watch the salmon eggs hatch and grow in the classroom tank this year as part of the Salmon in the Classroom project.
The Freeland Elementary Kindness Club did their part to make Teacher Appreciation Week a great one! Group members made a Kindness Bloom's tree with positive sayings, wrote and delivered teacher appreciation letters, and handed out potato chips to all the teachers in the district. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from the Kindness Club!
Congratulations to Freeland Elementary School's SOARing students for the month of April! Awesome job Falcons!
Fifth graders in Mrs. Henning's class started terrariums to model what they are discovering about interactions within an ecosystem.
Just before Spring Break, Mr. Schultz from SVSU came to Mrs. Somers' 5th grade classroom to share a book about teamwork as they celebrated the last day of National Reading Month. He discussed the importance of teamwork in athletics, as well as in the business world. He brought SVSU bags for each student and invited all to attend an SVSU sporting event.
Mrs. Grocholski's 2nd grade class used the design cycle to study properties of materials and to make a glue that would hold a picture frame.
Mrs. Henning's 5th grade class was recognized last week as a winner of the Barton Woods Assisted Living's Kindness Challenge! As a reward, the class received a Pizza Party and a $50 Visa gift card towards classroom supplies! Congratulations Falcons!
Mrs. Quast's 3rd grade class won Barton Woods Assisted Living's Kindness Challenge! As a reward, the class received a Pizza Party and a $50 Visa gift card towards classroom supplies! "Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give."
Congratulations to our two most recent groups of SOARing students. Freeland Elementary School is proud of your efforts. Keep up the great work Falcons!
Saginaw County's Deputy McGregor visited Mrs. Duley's 2nd grade classroom yesterday, and he shared two stories, discussed careers, and talked about the importance of education and following rules/laws. Thank you Deputy McGregor!
Mrs. Trainor's 3rd grade class learned what makes an animal more or less likely to survive in nature by playing a fun game that had two different environments. They had a fabulous time being squirrels regardless of their outcome!
