Mr. Ward’s Message:
We made it! This upcoming week is the last week of this school year! With that, Freetown Elementary School would like to say “THANK YOU” for an absolutely amazing school year. The year was filled with lots of learning and plenty of fun activities along the way. Your child worked hard each day putting their best effort forward. The gains that were made this year were incredible. FES would like to wish each family a happy, safe, and fun summer with plenty of time to rest, create new memories, and have fun! Enjoy your summer!
Last Day of School Checklist:
June 20th: Last Day of School
Receive child’s report card
Receive Summer Reading/Math Information in report card envelope (also on school website)
Receive General Supply List for 2025 school year in report card envelope
Receive materials from your child’s classroom as they clean out their school belongings
Smile because your child just completed another year of school
Be proud of your child for their great progress made this school year
Let the summer sunshine bring lots of smiles, warmth, and memories
Upcoming events:
June 17: Preschool Graduation
June 19: No School - Juneteenth
June 20: Last day of school - Early Release Day
Please note the last day of school is an early release day for students. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 PM. Lunch will not be provided however breakfast will be provided.
PTO Corner:
Check out the FES PTO Website http://freetownelementarypto.weebly.com/
Freetown Elementary School would like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to our strong, generous, and child-centered PTO. There were many, many PTO sponsored events that took place this year. Just to name a few...each grade level participated in a field trip, PTO sponsored staff appreciation week, PTO sponsored welcome back staff luncheon, Trunk or Treat, Bingo Night (new), Spring Fun Day (new), Grade 3 yearbooks, in-school presentations, numerous fundraising activities, and the list could go on. We challenge more parents to get involved and continue the great work that is happening now as we build upon that work. Great year!
Attendance Matters Weekly Update:
Goal: 94% of the FES student population will attend school daily.
June’s Daily Student Attendance Percentage:
June 3 - 7: 97%...Met goal!
June 10-14: 97%...Met goal!
Around the Freetown Elementary School Classrooms for the Week of June 10-14:
Pre-School: This was preschool’s last week of school! We enjoyed participating in the Fox Festival! Thank you to the PTO for creating such a fun day for us. Some other activities this week included celebrating summer birthdays, and Bubbles and Chalk Day.
Kindergarten: This week in kindergarten all classes completed review activities for ELA, writing and math. We have wrapped up our butterfly unit as all butterflies have hatched and been released.
Students had an amazing time at their first FOX FESTIVAL! Thank you to the PTO and all of the volunteers for making it a wonderful event! Students also had fun creating Father’s Day gifts for that important dad figure in their life.
Grade 1: This week first grade reviewed phonics skills with r controlled vowels, vowel teams, and digraphs. For comprehension we reviewed plot, characters, and setting. We finished our animal research books for science and writing. In math, we reviewed time and money. We had a great time at the Fox Festival!
Grade 2: This week in second grade reading we reviewed comprehension skills from Unit 5 in our Wonders reading program. In math we reviewed unit 4 skills on geometry and fractions. We reviewed spelling patterns and syllable types learned this year in phonics. We wrote opinion stories. We continued to learn about United States national symbols in preparation for our Second Grade Star Spangled Spectacular!
Grade 3: This week in third grade, we completed the Freetown Unit . Students reflected on what they learned from the field trips and discussed comparisons between life in historic times versus life today. Life was certainly different! In math, students reviewed multiple skills covered throughout the year. A big thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to present for Career Day! Students had an opportunity to learn about different parents’ careers and activities that coincided with how they make a difference each day.
Physical Education: This week in PE we finished our volleyball skills lessons with second and third grade. First grade and Kindergarten finished learning how to play hopscotch and started some overhand volleyball passing skills.
Art: All students have brought home their art portfolios. I hope families have enjoyed viewing work in the folder that demonstrates a year's worth of learning and growth and also serves as a wonderful keepsake. It has certainly been a productive and successful year in the art room.
Music: This week, students K-3 are reviewing material from the year. We will also be learning about the electric guitar and Second grade will be wrapping up their Star Spangled Spectacular.
Library: In kindergarten and first grade we took another look at data visualization which is a topic within computer science. Students looked at a series of pictures to figure out what the data was telling them. Students determined how the shapes in the 3 boxes were sorted and then students showed their own way of sorting shapes in the 3 boxes using the Seesaw app. In second and third grade, students posted book recommendations using the Padlet app. Students displayed a picture of a book they wanted to recommend to their classmates and wrote a description of why they would recommend it.