Upcoming Dates
Upcoming Dates
Embedded Files
April 4th - Hawaiian Luau Social
April 4 & 5 - District III 7th & 8th Grade
Honors Festival in Lisbon
April 18th - Professional Comp Day - No school
April 21-25th - Spring Break! See you on April 28th
Attendance REMINDER
Attendance REMINDER
If your student is going to be absent or late, please contact the school at 865.6051 (you can leave a message in the general mailbox) or email fmsattendance@rsu5.org
If your student is late and you are dropping them off, they can walk themselves in. They will sign in in the office and then head to class. You do not need to walk them into school.
If you are dismissing your student you must call ahead, preferably in the morning or send an email to fmsattendance@rsu5.org. We will dismiss your student out of class. They will sign out in the main office and then wait for you to pull in front of the building for pick up. You do not need to come in and sign your student out.
For absences of 3 or more consecutive days (e.g., family vacations) please complete and extended absence form and submit it two weeks in advance.
Your students will check their emails during bcs (end of the day). If you have any information/change of plans, you can email your student and/or call the main office.
Indoor Track meet
Friday 3/28 at 5:00pm (Girls)
Saturday 3/29 at 6:00pm (Boys)
Portland Exp
Come cheer on the team!
Attention grade 7 & 8 Softball and Baseball players:
Pitchers and catchers will start this week.
If you plan to pitch and/or catch plan to come to practice on your scheduled days.
3/31, 4/2 & 4/4 - Baseball 2:30-4:00pm
4/1 & 4/3 - Softball 2:30-4:00pm
All sports start next week depending on Weather/Field conditions. A rotating gym schedule will be posted if the fields are not playable.
Greater Portland Health (GPH), in partnership with RSU5 school district, will be offering dental care on site at Freeport Middle School on Tuesday, April 8th. The services that will be offered, with parent permission, would include a dental screening, a dental cleaning, and fluoride treatment. This will occur during the school day and should take less than 30 minutes out of their class time.
If follow-up treatment is needed (dental exam by a dentist, diagnostic x-rays, fillings, crowns, extractions), that would be provided by a GPH dentist at the clinic located in Portland High School on a different date and time, with a parent present.
If you would like your child to be a part of this school based dental program there are enrollment and authorization forms that need to be filled out. Please email our nurse, Maureen Erskine erskinem@rsu5.org to let her know your child’s name and grade level. We will send hard copies of the enrollment and authorization forms home with your child.
The cost for these services will be billed to your child’s dental insurance or MaineCare, so you should not receive a bill. If you receive a bill, please contact GPH directly, and they will correct the problem. If your child does not have dental insurance or MaineCare, please contact the school nurse directly. They will still be able to receive these dental services at no cost to you.
It's time to order yearbooks!
New this year - 2 pages that parents and students can customize themselves!
Cost: $21.82
Order now using this link
Please see the attached flyer for additional information.
FEBRUARY MENUS
Starting in April, all RSU 5 school cafeterias will offer lower-added-sugar chocolate milk during lunch periods. This chocolate milk contains only 6g of added sugar per 8 oz serving, compared to the previous option which contained 14g of added sugar per 8 oz serving.
Milk consumption across the district has been at an alarmingly low rate. K-12 students should drink milk regularly as it is an effective way to consume adequate protein, vitamin D, and calcium. We hope that offering flavored milk again will encourage students to drink more milk and thus receive the nutritional benefits.
Please reach out to me with any questions.
Erica Mullally, M.Ed., RDN, LD
Director of School Nutrition
RSU 5
207-865-0928 x223
March BASE
We have moved into the next set of Modules for our BASE social-emotional program.
Please take a look at your child’s grade-level module so that you can see what they are learning and have conversations with them about the topic.
6th Coping Strategies
7th Character Traits
8th Vision of Self
CLUBS
All are welcome
Clubs typically run from 2:20-3:00/3:30
The late bus arrives to FMS at 3:05pm for those students needing transportation home
POWNAL VAN is back!
Call the Main Office if you have any questions!
Art Club
Art club meets every Monday 2:20 - 3:00 in the Art Room! All are welcome!
Art club is open studio time so artists can work on whatever their creativity takes them :)
Photography Club
If you are interested in learning how to take better pictures, join us on Tuesdays in Mrs. DesPres room 125 from 2:20-3:00! No prior experience or camera needed.
The FMS Green Team will meet on Tuesdays, from 2:20 - 3:00 pm in Ms. K Brown's room 215. Everyone is welcome!
Writer's Club
The FMS Creative Writing Club will meet every Tuesday after school until 3 pm in Room 211. This club is for any one who loves to write! Come get some writing tips for developing your talent, share ideas, and meet other writers. All writing genres are welcome -- fantasy, poetry, realistic fiction, fan fiction, script-writing, historical fiction...etc. This group is facilitated by Mrs. Cowperthwaite.
Join the Freeport Middle School Science Club!
4/9 Penny Cleaning Races with Mrs. Brown
Open to all curious minds, this club meets after school on select dates for hands-on experiments, exciting projects, and explorations into science and technology. Each session will be hosted by different teachers from FMS Science and STEM departments. Come discover, create, and have fun with fellow science enthusiasts!
Here's the science club flyer. Use this link:
The 6th grade math team will meet every MONDAY after school in Mr. Forster's room (#123). All 6th graders who love math are invited. We meet from 2:30 to 3:30. You need to arrange for transportation home after practice. The 1st math meet is scheduled for December 3rd.
There will be cookies involved!
Homework Club will meet on Monday/Thursdays
from 2:20-3:00pm in Room 201.
Mrs. Pattershall and Mrs. Roney will be there to assist you!
The Freeport Middle School GSA (formerly LGBTQIA+ Club) will be meeting every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
The Freeport Middle School GSA (formerly LGBTQIA+ Club) will be meeting every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
We meet in Madam Davis's room 124 until 3pm
We meet in Madam Davis's room 124 until 3pm
The Civil Rights Team will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
The Civil Rights Team will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
We meet in Madam Davis's room 124 until 3pm
We meet in Madam Davis's room 124 until 3pm
Student Information
Student Information
Students check your emails during BCS!
The office or your parents may send you alerts for changes in plans.
The school day ends at 2:20. Make sure to have a "backup" plan (especially if clubs/practices/games are cancelled). All kids need to know if they are walking home, getting picked up, or riding a bus (FMS does not need to know the plan). They can have different plans on different days without letting us know, just make sure your child knows.
News from other schools
News from other schools
RSU5 Community Programs
RSU5 Community Programs
All Spring and Summer program registration is now live!
https://rsu5cp.myrec.com/
Tri-Town Little League
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