5th grade Summer Scholars learned about how fossils are created and what palentologists can learn from them throughout the week as they researched sharks and other ocean life. As a culminating activity, students became palentologists and dug through the sediment from Aurora Fossil Quarry located in North Carolina to identify a variety marine fossils. Students chose their favorite fossil they found and created a scratch art diagram of the organisms.
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The 5th-8th Grade students toured the Alden B. Dow home today. They focused on architecture and design elements that connected with our math lessons during the Summer Scholars program.
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A huge thanks to the Saginaw Valley Equine Center for hosting our 6th-8th Summer Scholars. Students learned the anatomy of the horses, got to groom & feed them, learned how to ride the horses, and tour the facility. The students had a blast!
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5th grade had the opportunity to visit Freeland Sports Rehab to discover how athlete injuries can be rehabilitated using many types of therapies in addition to finding out about the careers associated with sports rehabilitation. This topped off our week long unit exploring various aspects of the sports industry.
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This week the 5th -8th grade summer school students studied about the mechanics of golf and the origin of the game. They celebrated by visiting Buoy 18 Putt Putt Golf in Bay City to apply their learning. Thanks to the FES PTO for generously donating the admission for the students to play!
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Happy Father's Day to all dads but especially our Falcon Dads! We hope you enjoy this day with your family!
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Our 6th-8th grade students participated in Cupcake Wars for the first week of our Summer Scholar Program. Students developed a recipe, created a budget, and created a marketing presentation for their cupcake design. They all did a great job!
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The 5th grade summer school class had a visit from Barney’s Bakery to complete their unit on Donut Wars where they designed a prototype, created a budget and wrote a marketing pitch for a themed donut. Barney’s donated fresh baked donuts for students to decorate and talked with the students about the bakery industry. Thank you, Barney's Bakery!
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That's a wrap on the 2024-25 School Year! We wish our graduates and our retirees all the best in this next chapter. To the rest of our Falcons - we hope you have a great Summer Break and we will see you back on August 25 for the 2025-26 School Year!
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We had our last FMS lunch yesterday and, with that, our last trivia of the year which was all about summer. Congrats to these ladies who earned Loons tickets and this shout out on social media for their win to end the year!
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Ms. Heckman's Science 7 class spent the last day of class learning how to use microscopes and analyzing plant and animal cells. They then spent time looking at prepared slides and water samples from ditches, ponds, and pool covers of all different types organisms.
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Congratulations to the following students whose art work were chosen to be entered into the Hemlock Semiconductor Calendar Contest. The theme was "Hidden Gems" which capture the places or organizations that have special meaning to our communities. They received a certificate and an Amazon gift card for their entries.
Students with their collages from left to right:
Mikayla Murray
Leah Draheim
Autumn Gillis
Maria Qumsieh
Karmichael Glazier
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Last night we celebrated the success of our FMS Students at our End of the Year SOAR Assembly. Thank you to all of the donors who have helped to support our program this year and thank you to our Food Service Department for a great Ice Cream Social after the assembly.
You can see all of the pictures here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ch3hUcoDKEg8Y9IjtmPXe8hSDZY9EvA8?usp=sharing
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We had our last Brain Teaser Monday of the 2024-25 School year today and this group came out the winners. They earned SOAR slips and this shout out on social media!
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We had our last Name That Tune Friday of the year at FMS and this group earned the most points to earn either SOAR slips or Loons tickets. We will be back with more music hits in 2025-26!
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The 9th Edition of 'The Talon" is ready for your enjoyment! Please use this link to check out what is new at FMS! https://www.canva.com/design/DAGl8pAohpM/__TPZmC7_PtKIy8O1CM9kQ/edit
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FMS Lunch Trivia was a tough one today - thanks to Aiden Brown for creating the questions this week which were all about airplanes. This group was able to squeak out a victory, earning SOAR slips or Loons tickets and this shout out on social media.
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FMS 7th Hour President Tesla Provoast presented Paper Plate Awards to every member of the 7th Hour Student Leadership Class. She also brought candy and wrote a special letter to each member. Thank you for your leadership, Tesla!
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Let us take a moment to remember and honor the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
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On Thursday and Friday, Ms. Heckman's and Mr. Wildey's Science 8 classes got to experience the Stem Bus from Delta College. Lots of hands-on activities such as Snap Circuits, 3D pens, Ozbots, welding simulation, a PNC machine to engrave a keychain and much more. Lots of smiles were seen after the experience.
Here is a link to more pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15jkgRXyRH4ELrJG1WOAqLibgZS_tjncl?usp=sharing
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