Today our 7th graders visited the Alden B. Dow House for the annual “At the Dow House” writing program! 🏡✍️

With the home staged to reflect life in the 1940s & 50s, students explored, observed, and used rich sensory details to craft creative pieces! 📚✨ The experience wrapped up with a guided tour of this incredible space.

History + creativity = powerful learning! 🎉

#StudentLearning #ExperientialLearning #CreativeWriting #TalonsUp #7thGrade
about 12 hours ago, Jennifer Thunberg
dow field trip
dow field trip
Yesterday afternoon, our Valentine’s Day Dance was a wonderful celebration filled with music, laughter, and lots of school spirit! 💖🎶

Thank you to our staff as well as our Student Leadership crew, who helped organize this special event. We appreciate the time and effort that made the afternoon such a success for FMS.

You can view more photos from the dance here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15qbWua4z0QOflCAm6m4NAapCw0xN_a0i?usp=sharing

We are so proud of our students and the way they continue to make our school community such a special place! ❤️

#TalonsUp #FMS
about 19 hours ago, Jennifer Thunberg
dance
dance
dance
dance

🧠😎 Mind Games Monday Winners! 😎🧠
These students came to lunch ready to think and powered through today’s challenge—solving 7 out of 8 problems like champs. One puzzle survived. We’re still talking about it. 🤯

Their teamwork and persistence earned them SOAR slips and a well-deserved shoutout! 🚀

#TalonsUp

3 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
mind games monday
❤️🖤 Valentine’s Spirit Week is off to a stylish start!
Today was Patterns Day, and our halls were filled with stripes, hearts, animal prints, and all kinds of creative looks. We love seeing the spirit shine! 💘✨

#TalonsUp #SpiritWeek
4 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
patterns day
patterns day
patterns day
🎉 Edition 10 of The Talon is here!
The FMS school newspaper for the 2025–26 school year is back with fresh stories, student highlights, and campus news you don’t want to miss.

📰 Click, read, enjoy!
👉 The Talon: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG_JRAr0lg/kJGHofQ5w45NyKtc1PHmEQ/edit

#FMSTalon #FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
7 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
The Talon - FMS Student Newspaper
Ms. Short’s 7th grade scientists investigated variables today in our Race to Cool lab! 🧊⚗️ Students tested, observed, and analyzed how different factors affect cooling rates—science in action!

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
8 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
✨ Super Bowl Week Lunch Trivia! 🏈 ✨
Yesterday’s lunch trivia was all about Super Bowl fun facts, getting everyone in the spirit of the big game this coming Sunday! 🧠🎉
Huge congrats to our Falcons who scored big with their answers — SOAR slips and a shout-out well earned!
#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
8 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
trivia champions
Celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day at Freeland Middle School 💚🏀⚽🏃‍♀️
Our girls show confidence, teamwork, and determination every day — learning, competing, and supporting one another along the way. Proud of the strong young women who represent FMS so well.

Keep growing. Keep leading. 💚🤍

#NGWSD #FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
9 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
NGWSD
Role reversal in 7th grade ELA today! 📚✨
Mrs. Freel and her students switched roles as students practiced finding the subject and verb. Learning looks a little different when students get a turn up front!

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
10 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
ELA class
ELA class
🧠🧩 Mind Games Monday! 🧩🧠
Lunch was all about brainpower as students cracked this week’s puzzles. These winners showed focus, persistence, and smart thinking—earning SOAR slips and a shoutout!

Keep thinking outside the box and SOARing high! 🚀

#TalonsUp #FalconsFlyFar
10 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
mind games monday
SOAR Assembly Highlights 🦅
Last week we celebrated our 1st Semester accomplishments at Freeland Middle School during our SOAR Assembly—and the photos are in! 📸💚

👉 Check out all of the pictures here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ItrK5Kovsuk3TmY8s_wpW620-Yt8GmWm?usp=sharing

We’d also like to give a special shout out to our 1st Semester SOAR drawing winners—thank you for setting the standard and showing what it means to SOAR every day. We are so proud of our Falcons! 💚🤍

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp #SOAR #FalconPride
11 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
SOAR Winners

On Friday, Gina Malczewski from the Midland Section of the American Chemical Society returned to Ms. Richardson’s classroom to share the wonders of science! 🔬

During her “Cold, Colder, Coldest” program 🧊, students compared temperature measurements, explored different forms of frozen water and phase changes, and investigated snowflake symmetry ❄️. They even designed and created snowflakes of their own!

The class also compared dry ice to frozen water (looking at both temperature and composition), watched an exciting demonstration of liquid nitrogen—the coldest of the cold! 🥶—on inflated balloons 🎈, and explored “hot ice” hand warmers 🔥.

It was a cool, hands-on learning experience everyone enjoyed! 😊

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp

11 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
Mrs. Richardson's class
Mrs. Richardson's class
Mrs. Richardson's class
Mrs. Richardson's class
What a way to wrap up 1st semester! 🎉
Our SOAR Assembly recognized the hard work, growth, and achievements of our Freeland Middle School students. Keep setting the bar high, Falcons—we see you and we’re proud! 🦅💚
📸 More pictures to come next week!

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
14 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
soar assembly
soar assembly
SOAR Assembly
SOAR Assembly
SOAR Assembly
soar assembly
We’re past the halfway point of the school year and off to a great start this semester! Please check out our February 2026 Newsletter 📬 for important info on field trips, events, and Parent-Teacher Conferences 📅. 🦅💚

https://app.smore.com/n/wykch

Be sure to complete any required forms by the deadlines ✔️

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
14 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
february newsletter
📺✨ Cartoon trivia took center stage this week! ✨📺
From classic characters to modern favorites, our Falcons showed off their toon knowledge during lunch trivia! 🧠🦅
Congrats to our winners for earning SOAR slips and this shoutout!
#FalconsFlyHigh #TalonsUp
15 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
trivia champions
Congrats to our Mind Games Monday lunch winners! 🧠👏
These students solved challenging rebus puzzles and earned SOAR slips for their effort and smart thinking. Keep it up! 🚀

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
17 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
mind games monday

✨ We are proud to recognize our FMS January 7th Grade Students of the Month! ✨

Each month, our staff selects 4 eighth graders and 4 seventh graders who consistently display our S.O.A.R. expectations throughout the building.

🎉 Students of the Month receive:
🎟 5 S.O.A.R. tickets for upcoming drawings
🍪 A sweet treat from Chunky Chicken Cookie Company
🏒 4 Saginaw Spirit tickets sponsored by McIntosh & Associates and Century 21 Signature Realty: Andrew Hauck

Our next big S.O.A.R. drawing will take place Friday at our 1st Semester SOAR Assembly—we can’t wait to celebrate even more Falcon success! 🦅💚🤍

👏 Congratulations to our January 7th Grade Students of the Month—keep soaring high, Falcons!

#FalconsFlyFar #FMSPride #StudentOfTheMonth #TalonsUp

18 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
January Students of the Month
January Students of the Month
January Students of the Month
January Students of the Month

✨ We are proud to recognize our FMS January 8th Grade Students of the Month! ✨

Each month, our staff selects 4 eighth graders and 4 seventh graders who consistently display our S.O.A.R. expectations throughout the building.

🎉 Students of the Month receive:
🎟 5 S.O.A.R. tickets for upcoming drawings
🍪 A sweet treat from Chunky Chicken Cookie Company
🏒 4 Saginaw Spirit tickets sponsored by McIntosh & Associates and Century 21 Signature Realty: Andrew Hauck

Our next big S.O.A.R. drawing will take place on Friday at our 1st Semester SOAR Assembly—we can’t wait to celebrate even more Falcon success! 🦅💚🤍

👏 Congratulations to our January 8th Grade Students of the Month—keep soaring high, Falcons!

#FalconsFlyFar #FMSPride #StudentOfTheMonth #TalonsUp

18 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
January Students of the Month
January Students of the Month
January Students of the Month
January Students of the Month
🎉 Middle School Staff Members of the Month 🎉
We are excited to recognize Mr. Duby and Mrs. DeShone as our Staff Members of the Month!

Mr. Duby was nominated by students for being kind, approachable, and always positive. Students shared that he makes learning fun, keeps a welcoming classroom environment, and is always willing to help.

Mrs. DeShone was recognized for her kindness, humor, and ability to make math easy to understand. Students appreciate how she makes class fun while still encouraging them to do their best.

Congratulations to Mr. Duby and Mrs. DeShone, and thank you for the positive impact you make every day! 👏🎉

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
18 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
Staff Members of the Month

🍕🍔 From fries to fun facts! 🍔🍟
Fast food trivia was on the menu yesterday, and our Falcons ate it up! 🧠🦅
Congrats to Wednesday’s winners for earning SOAR slips and a social media shoutout!
#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp

22 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
trivia champions