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

Come join us for our Second Annual FMS Trivia Night! It promises to be a fun evening and all proceeds go to support activities at FMS such as field trips, student conferences, and other fun school initiatives. We need to have a minimum number of teams to hold this event so please sign up no later than Monday, November 3 so we can plan!

Players in 6th grade and above are welcome. Here is the form to sign up:

Trivia Night Registration

Mark your calendars! Conferences will be held on Thursday, November 13 from 4:30–7:00 pm.

We are returning to a traditional format this year, giving families the chance to meet with all seven of your student’s teachers. While these are no longer student-led, we still encourage students to attend with their parents and be part of the conversation about their learning and goals.

Conferences are valuable for every student—whether they’re excelling, need extra support, or are in between. We look forward to seeing you there!

This survey is designed to gather important community input on how digital tools, including new technologies that can create written work or images (Artificial Intelligence, or AI), are impacting student learning at Freeland Community Schools. Your answers will help us develop clear expectations and rules to ensure a safe and responsible learning environment.

Parent AI Survey

Each building in the Freeland Community School District now has its own social media accounts!

Follow your schools for updates, celebrations, and all the great things happening in each building:
🏫 Freeland Learning Center
📘 Freeland Elementary School
🎒 Freeland Middle School
🎓 Freeland High School

We’re excited to share more building-specific news while continuing to celebrate our entire Falcon family here on the district page. 💚

👉 For more details, check out the letter linked below explaining this update and what it means for families.

FCSD Social Media Letter

Parents and students, this is a friendly reminder of the proper procedure for handling damaged or malfunctioning school-issued Chromebooks. If your device breaks, please bring it directly to the main office as soon as possible. Please do not take the Chromebook off-campus or to an outside vendor for repair. As outlined in the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) signed at the beginning of the year, all device maintenance and repairs must be handled directly through the school. This ensures the device is serviced correctly and remains in compliance with our policies. Thank you for your cooperation!

Parents can now observe their students in Canvas after completing a few steps. Here is some information regarding this process.

A pairing code is needed for any parent/caregiver to create an Observer Account for their child. You can have your child generate a code for you utilizing the directions below. To log into Canvas please follow the directions outlined in the links below.

Becoming a Canvas Observer - Directions Sheet

How do I generate a pairing code as a student? (Grades 6-12)

If you are still having issues getting connected to your student's account, we will be able to assist you at Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, November 14.

If you have not had the opportunity to check out the Fourth Edition of 'The Talon' here is the link.

The Talon

You will be able to find this edition and all future additions on our school website.

Does your student need help in making informed education and career decisions? Help them by checking out 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!

• FMS Food Drive | November 3-21, 2025
• FMS Student Leadership Trivia Night | Thursday, November 6 | 5-8 pm in the Cafeteria
• FMS Parent/Teacher Conferences | Thursday, November 13 | 4:30-7:00 pm

• SVSU Field Trip | Tuesday, November 18 | During the School Day
• String - November 20-23 in the Performing Arts Center

• No School - Thanksgiving Break | Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28

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 Middle School 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.

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

Each month we would like to shout out some of the businesses who have donated to our SOAR program.

Thank you to Maier and Associates for a generous donation that allowed us to purchase some of our larger SOAR drawing prizes this year!