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 completed the 1st Marking Period and we start the 2nd Marking Period on Monday, October 30. It is important that your student checks Skyward after 7 pm on Sunday Evening or on Monday morning before they return to class as there will be some schedule adjustments over the weekend. We were not able to make these schedule changes until the marking period ended on Friday afternoon so please have your student check to make sure that they know where they are going on Monday morning.

Attention all Parents and Caregivers!
FCSD is excited to partner with Bark Technology Experts to provide families in the Freeland Community with a viewing event on Parenting in a Tech World (check out the trailer here). Childhood 2.0 will be screened at 6 pm on November 7th, 2023 at the FCSD Performance Art Center. The film runs for 90 minutes and a Q&A Panel with two live experts via Zoom will begin at 7:30pm. The live zoom experts for this event will be Katey McPherson, Parenting Expert/Influencer, National Speaker on Suicide Prevention and Awareness and Detective Rich Wistocki, Founder BeSure Consulting, Training for Law Enforcement and Parents. To register for this event, click HERE. For more information check out our Save the Date.

We are quickly approaching our first round of Parent-Teacher Conferences which will be held on Thursday, November 9 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

Our 7th grade students are participating in the bi-annual MiPHY survey from the Michigan Department of Education on Thursday, November 16. This will be taking place in their PE/Health class on this date. We have attached a letter here to explain more about the survey, and give you an opportunity to Opt-Out your child, if you do not want them to participate.

MiPHY Letter

Please return any opt out forms before Friday, November 10.

Please see the link to the letter with information regarding an assembly that will be offered to our middle school students on Wednesday, December 6. The letter has information regarding the topics of the assembly and what to do if you would like to opt your student out of this opportunity.

Michigan State Police Assembly Info Letter

Please notify us if your student will be opting out of this assembly by Tuesday, November 21.

Please see the letter regarding a voluntary survey that will be conducted in our health classes on Wednesday, January 10 in order to help improve health education in schools. There is an Opt-Out Form at the end of the letter for any family who chooses not to participate in this survey/study.

RAPD Survey - Parent Information

Please return any opt out forms before Friday, December 15.

Tuesday, October 31 we will hold our 2nd Round of S.O.A.R. Drawings, celebrating the end of the 1st Marking Period. Students continue to be awarded S.O.A.R. slips for demonstrating the positive characteristics on the S.O.A.R. Matrix.

If there are any parents or businesses who are willing to donate to future drawings for our students, please contact Mrs. Thunberg directly at thunbergj@freelandschools.net. We are looking for a variety of different valued items for these drawings.

We are looking for a parent who would be willing to volunteer for our next popcorn day which is Friday, November 17. Our students love popcorn day, but we need your help to make it a success. Please contact the middle school office if you are able to help with this event.

Does your student need help in making informed education and career decisions? Help them by checking out the recently updated Pathfinder, Michigan’s online career exploration tool that allows users to explore in-demand careers and the degrees or credentials needed to pursue them.

If you’ve used Pathfinder before – found at Pathfinder.MiTalent.org – come with your student and check out its recent enhancements; including new filter features when exploring jobs, fields and schools and the ability to choose multiple paths and compare them with each other. For brand new users, visit and have a tailored career exploration experience that will provide your student with a complete training path picture when a career goal is chosen.

Get started at Pathfinder.MiTalent.org!

• Parenting in a Tech World - Childhood 2.0 Viewing Event - Tuesday, November 7 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the FHS Performing Arts Center

• Parent-Teacher Conferences (Student Led) on Thursday, November 9 from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

• MiPHY Survey given to 7th Grade Students in their PE/Health Class - Thursday, November 16

• Matilda Jr. the Musical - November 17-19 in the Performing Arts Center

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.

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

Here is this week's promotion:

The Freeland Robotics Club will be collecting donations to help Fill the Trailer for the Great Lakes Bay Veterans Coalition for their annual personal hygiene goods drive.

Donations are distributed through Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan and support veterans and their families in need. The Staff at the VA passes out over 80 hygiene kits per month. This program is not funded through the VA budget and exists entirely on donations. You can learn more about the annual drive and what items to donate at glbvc.org/fill-the-trailer.

Our goal is to fill a trailer with enough materials to stock their donation pantry for the next year. Here is a link to the flyer with the items in need. Please drop items off by November 3rd at the collection box at each office or there will be a collection table at the Freeland FTC Qualifier event on November 4th.

It is with mixed emotions that we bid farewell to Mrs. Jennifer Kennedy. She has been the heart and soul of our school office, greeting everyone with a warm smile and offering assistance with unwavering patience. As Mrs. Kennedy moves on to new adventures, we want to express our deepest gratitude for her hard work and dedication to our school.

Mrs. Kennedy's last day with us will be Friday, November 3. We will update you on her replacement when that information is available.

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

Jennifer Kennedy | FMS Secretary

kennedyj@freelandschools.net

Freeland Middle School Phone Number: 989-695-0500