Freeland Middle School Newsletter

Periodically, you will receive a newsletter to your email from the middle school with important information regarding upcoming events. These newsletters can also be found on our website here: Freeland Middle School Newsletters

We have our second round of Parent-Teacher Conferences at the end of the month on Wednesday, January 31 from 4:30 pm to 7 pm. Please see the letter below which explains our Student Led Conferences and what you can expect when you attend that evening.

Parent Letter for Conferences

We are going to have this mess of items cleaned up and organized for Wednesday night at Parent-Teacher Conferences so that you can look through to see if your student has lost something here at school. Any of the items that are not claimed by next Friday, February 2, 2024 will be donated.

We are in the process of having a better system for showing all of these items in the future, like the great shelving system at FES. For the time being, we will have everything laid out on tables on Wednesday evening.

Back on December 6, 2023 we hosted an assembly with the Michigan State Police Cyber Crimes Division. It was a fabulous assembly which did not go nearly long enough for our students to get all of the information and be able to ask questions. We are lucky enough that they have agreed to come back and talk to both our 7th and 8th grade health classes on February 6 and 7. As a reminder, the letter below has information regarding the topics of the assembly back in December and what they will be continuing to discuss in our health classes.

Michigan State Police Assembly Info Letter

If you would like to Opt-Out your student for this visit, please email Mrs. Thunberg directly by January 31, 2024.

We are excited to announce that the entire middle school will be able to attend a Loons game at Dow Diamond on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The cost of this trip will be $11 and that will include a ticket to the game, transportation, and a school provided sack lunch. There will be concessions available at the ballpark for students who are interested in purchasing those as well.

Here is the permission slip for the event: Dow Diamond Permission Slip

We need permission slips and the $11 admission in the main office by Friday, March 22, 2024 in order to plan for the event. If you have any questions or have financial concerns, please contact Mrs. Thunberg or Mrs. Glazier.

We would appreciate donations from any families who are willing to help a student who is having financial difficulties for this event. You can cover the $11 cost for a student in need in the main office at FMS and we will make sure that all of our students are able to attend this field trip.

• Parent Teacher Conferences (Student Led) - Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - 4:30 - 7:00 pm

• No School for Students (Teacher PD Day) - Monday, February 19, 2024

• 8th Grade with High School Band Concert - Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 7 pm

• Parenting in a Tech World: Childhood 2.0 Viewing Event - Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 6 pm

• 6th and 7th Grade Band Concert - Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - 7 pm

Freeland Middle School Website

• Please use our website to find the Daily Announcements, Absent Work, and many other items throughout the school year. We will continue to improve the content that is found on the website each month.

• Please follow Freeland Community School District on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) for information and fun posts about our students and staff throughout the year. If you are not a social media fan, the same information will be found on our website in the live feed.

• Use Skyward for keeping track of your student’s grades, attendance, etc.

FMS is still selling Falcon clog charms to support our SOAR program. They can be purchased in the middle school office and the cost is $5 a charm.

Our Student Leadership Class sells spirit wear throughout the entire school year. The clothing is not specific to the middle school and all proceeds go to Student Leadership to support fun activities at FMS for all of our students. Each week there will be new promotions/sales but you can order at any time from this direct link to our store: Freeland Middle School Spirit Wear

Please feel free to reach out at any time with any questions or concerns that you may have this school year. It is the goal to return all phone calls and emails within 24 hours during the school week. Emails and phone calls received over the weekend will receive a response as soon as possible on Monday.

Jennifer Thunberg | FMS Principal

thunbergj@freelandschools.net

Rae Glazier | FMS Secretary

glazierr@freelandschools.net

Freeland Middle School Phone Number: 989-695-0500