FREEDOM MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

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7th ADAM DEMONBREUN **PRINCIPAL: KRISTI JEFFERSON** 8th AMANDA MUNIZ

THE FREEDOM STAR

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DECEMBER & JANUARY STUDENTS OF

THE MONTH AT FMS!

The following students were selected by their

teachers as the student(s) of the month:

Each of these students was chosen because

he/she has a great attitude, exhibits positive

behavior, is extremely pleasant, and is an all-

around good person.

Congratulations to each of them!!!

DECEMBER JANUARY

Addesyn Frink - 7th Angel Altamirano - 7th

Simon Palmer - 7th Caroline Grossman - 7th

Makayla Ridley - 7th Jean Paul Hamilton - 7th

Linh Truong - 7th Levi Yoder - 7th

Kevin Carrazco - 8th Ulises Almarez - 8th

Fabian Colon - 8th A’lona Hardeman - 8th

Anissia Fleming - 8th Nancy Ramirez - 8th

Jewell Wilder - 8th Aliyah Williams - 8th

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK:

Welcome back! We hope your

holidays were joyous and filled with

happy memories. We, also, want to

convey our condolences to the

families of Anisah Bourriague,

Nickell Whitson, and Adrian

Williams. These teenagers lost their

lives in a tragic accident during the

holidays. All three of these students

attended Freedom Middle School in

the near past and were students at

Centennial High School. We hold

memories of these students near to

our hearts.

Upcoming dates/events to remember

are:

♦ January 8: Report Cards sent

home by students

♦ January 14: Honors Program

Parent Information Meeting for

rising 6th through 8th grade

students @ 6:30 p.m. in the FIS

Theater

♦ January 18: Martin Luther King,

Jr. Day – no school ♦ January 21, 22, and 23: Freedom

Middle School’s drama

production—The Lion King, Jr.

@ FMS’s Shelby Theater ♦ January 21: Internet Safety

Information Meeting for Parents

@ 6:30 p.m. in the FIS Theater;

this meeting is for PARENTS

ONLY! Students at FMS will

receive student appropriate

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Save your Box Tops and

Campbell's Labels for

Education.

Your child can turn-in these

labels to his/her math teacher.

internet-safety information in

scheduled sessions during the

school day on January 19th. FIS

and PGMS students will receive

this information on January 20th

and 21st in sessions held at their

schools.

As we near the month of February,

students and teachers will be

diligently working to finalize

preparations for the inaugural

administration of the TN Ready

achievement tests for math, language

arts, and social studies. We are

confident that our students will

perform well!

As always, please feel free to call me if

you have any questions, concerns,

and/or words of

praise/encouragement. We remain

committed to promoting “Personal Best

+ Collaborative Effort = Excellence

for All!”

Working together with you,

- Kristi Jefferson

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ATTENTION PARENTS!! TNReady TESTING INFORMATION

In order to help children best prepare for TNReady, the

Tennessee Department of Education has created a site to specifically

support parents during this transitional year of testing. Please

feel free to visit that site at: http://www.tn.gov/education/article/

tnready-parent-guide

STEM Bridge

Building

Winners for

2nd Nine

Weeks

Each team was

given 50 straws and

unlimited hot glue.

The task was to

build the strongest

bridge. The team

of Daniel Lerche,

Taylor Henry,

Caleb Henley, and

William Stanfill

succeeded with the best results. Their bridge held

about 30 pounds. Congratulations to the team!

7th Grade Students Write Engineering

Projects for Liberty Elementary

A 7th Grade STEM class designed engineering lessons

for 2nd grade students at Liberty Elementary. Based on

familiar nursery rhymes, the 7th grade students wrote

challenging engineering tasks and pretested all of their

designs. The students first tested their own class and

then prepared bags of materials for each of the 2nd

grade classes. The students wrote teacher notes and

design challenges for each class. The 2nd grade

teachers then came to Freedom and were given a

preview of the challenges. We cannot wait to hear how

the classes at Liberty enjoy our challenges!

YEARBOOKS

Yearbook orders are due by January 15 if students want to guarantee a

copy. After that, a limited supply of books will be available until

they are sold out. We cannot change our order amount after

January 15. Books are $42. You can purchase

through the link on the FMS website or bring a check to Mrs. Beaman in room 104.

Come find your place

In

The Circle of Life

Please make plans to attend FMS Drama's production of Disney’s The Lion King, Jr., January 21 through the 23. There will be shows Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night with

curtain time at 7:00 p.m. and a matinee at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $8.00. To purchase tickets, see a cast member or direct

your inquiries to Patty Littlejohn.

There will be a special student only performance on Wednesday, January 20 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets will be $5.00. Rides should be here

no later than 5:15.

The 60 student strong Pride has been hard at work perfecting their story. They plan to deliver the performance of a lifetime. Make plans

to join the Lion King, Jr. celebration!

Chorus NewsChorus NewsChorus NewsChorus News

Chorus students will be rehearsing this quarter in preparation for the MTVA Choral Adjudication Festival

to be held at First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro on February 29, 2016. We will also be

performing a Pre-Festival Concert on February 25, 2016 along with the Poplar Grove Chorus at Poplar Grove Middle School. A schedule

of after-school rehearsals has been sent home with students. It is very important that all chorus students are present for every rehearsal.

Freedom Middle School 2015 - 2016 Quarter 2 All “A” Honor Roll:

7th Grade - Catherine Bennett, Wendy Dong, Caroline Grossman, Lindy

Hash, Conor Kimbro, Abby Knauer and Margaret Wishart

8th Grade - Jason Black, Evelyn Bremer, Jolie Chiang, Stella Clymer, Ryder

Duplessis, Augusto Fabricio, Anissia Fleming, Eli Greiss, Taylor Henry,

Kathryne Hirt, Margaret Hughes, Solathus Johnson, Alexis Reed, Lexi Scheer,

Emma Tallyn

Freedom Middle School 2015 - 2016 Quarter 2 All “A-B” Honor Roll:

7th Grade - Jose Aceveda, Mia Arena, Thomas Bradshaw, Graeme Cadaret,

Alexander Chen, Katherine Cloyd, Cameron Cordero Reeves, Luke Craker,

Kristin Currie, Harrison Dupree, Kylie Dyer, Daniel Freeston, Alondra

Garcia, Tania Garcia, Patrick Garrett, Gabrielle Guy, Analiese Hardgrave,

Lillie Hartley, Sydney Hoover, Claire Hounshell, Lukas Kawalec, Jack

Lindsey, Elizabeth Mendez, David Moore, Nell Palumbo, Delia Quezada,

Jennifer Quezada, Jonah Roberts, Macie Sands, Ailie Sands, Cayden Schalk,

Ashley Spears, Sierra Sponsel, Linh Truong, Maggie Uehling, Ella Uehling,

Connor Wade, McKenna Weathers, Brooke Wheeler, Carly Williams, Olivia

Wynne-Dossat and Nicholas Youngstead

8th Grade - David An, Trevor Anderson, Alec Beaman, Riley Bishop,

MegAnn Brotzman, Railee Bruce, Gracelyn Burris, Caroline Calabrace,

Kevin Carrazco, Kielii Chacon, Ivan Chen, Megan Collins, Derek Credland,

Johnny Crouch, Katelyn Darnell, Catherine Dillard, Dalton Elms, Nicholas

Fancher, Kamden Fearing, Lucas Gleason, Anna Gobel, Matthew Grove,

Taggart Gruen, Evan Guzman, Skylar Hacker, Charles Hall, Ashlyn Henley,

Ryan Hansen, Sarah Hathcock, Matthew Helton, Samuel Hooper, Aubrianna

Hurt, Neal Ickes, Khushi Jani, Kelsey Jenks, Luke Jetton, Savion Johnson,

Madeline Kitchens, Amanda Knecht, Daniel Lerche, Katherine Lettera,

Jonathan Lopez, Irving Martinez, Mohammed Oshikoya, Griffin Phillips,

Mallory Pruitt, Zachary Randolph, Libbey Roumen, Vanessa Sanchez, Grant

Sargent, Meredith Shaw, Jamaria Smith, Carter Speedy, Madison Stancliff,

William Stanfill, Jadyn Stewart, Zachary Szymanski, Natalie Tindall, Haven

Watson, and Nishi Yadali