Freedom Families,

We hope this newsletter finds you well and enjoying the spring season. As we reflect on the past week, we are excited to share some wonderful highlights from our school community.

1. Collaborative Innovations:

This week, our music and 6th-grade math teachers joined forces with district coaches and an Apple representative to develop innovative lessons for our students. It's inspiring to see educators coming together to explore new ways of engaging and empowering our learners.

2. NJHS Induction Ceremony:

On Thursday, we celebrated a significant milestone as we hosted our NJHS induction ceremony for our 7th-grade students. It was a momentous occasion, filled with pride and excitement as we welcomed new members to our prestigious society. We are also thrilled to announce Emmanuel Borrayo as the NJHS President for the upcoming year. Congratulations, Emmanuel!

3. Spotlight on Innovation:

We are incredibly proud to share that our very own Mr. Saracini and a few of his students, Ximena and Leo, have been selected to showcase the innovative practices happening here in District 100 with our local legislators. They will be participating in Student Advocacy Day, where the goal is to advocate for educational funding by sharing the impactful initiatives taking place in our schools. It's a testament to the dedication and creativity of our staff and students, and we couldn't be more proud.

Thank you to all that donated for teacher appreciation week! We are so lucky to have such an amazing staff! If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Enrique Ojeda – Principal – eojeda1@bsd100.org

Brian Conant- Assistant Principal - bconant@bsd100.org

Familias de Freedom,

Esperamos que este boletín les encuentre bien y disfrutando de la primavera. Al reflexionar sobre la semana pasada, nos complace compartir algunos aspectos destacados de nuestra comunidad escolar.

1. Innovaciones de colaboración:

Esta semana, nuestros maestros de música y matemáticas de 6to grado unieron fuerzas con entrenadores del distrito y un representante de Apple para desarrollar lecciones innovadoras para nuestros estudiantes. Es inspirador ver a los educadores unirse para explorar nuevas formas de involucrar y capacitar a nuestros alumnos.

2. NJHS Ceremonia de Inducción:

El jueves, celebramos un hito importante como anfitrión de nuestra ceremonia de inducción NJHS para nuestros estudiantes de 7 º grado. Fue una ocasión trascendental, llena de orgullo y emoción al dar la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros de nuestra prestigiosa sociedad. También estamos encantados de anunciar Emmanuel Borrayo como el Presidente NJHS para el próximo año. ¡Felicitaciones, Emmanuel!

3. Enfoque en la innovación:

Estamos muy orgullosos de compartir que nuestro propio Sr. Saracini y algunos de sus estudiantes, Ximena y Leo, han sido seleccionados para mostrar las prácticas innovadoras que ocurren aquí en el Distrito 100 con nuestros legisladores locales. Participarán en el Día de la Defensa del Estudiante, donde el objetivo es abogar por la financiación de la educación compartiendo las iniciativas impactantes que tienen lugar en nuestras escuelas. Es un testimonio de la dedicación y la creatividad de nuestro personal y los estudiantes, y no podríamos estar más orgullosos.

¡Gracias a todos los que donaron para la semana de agradecimiento a los maestros! Tenemos mucha suerte de contar con

¡Que tengan una buena semana!

El personal de Freedom

Enrique Ojeda – Director – eojeda1@bsd100.org

Brian Conant- Subdirector -bconant@bsd100.org

5/15- 8th Grade Boat Trip

5/17: Springfield Trip

5/23- Astro Fun Zone

5/27- Memorial Day Holiday (No School)

6/4- Last Day of School

5/15- 8vo Grado Viaje en Barco

5/17- Viaje a Springfield

5/23- Astro Fun Zone

5/27- Día de los Caídos (No hay clases)

6/4- Ultimo día de clases

Allen brings so much to our science class every day. His effort on assignments, willingness to help his classmates, and the way he asks questions makes our discussions even better. His work is top-notch. His artistic side adds such a cool visual element to his learning. Keep rocking it, Allen!

Carrie is the 7th grade student of the month for April. She completes every assignment with attention and care. She asks questions to ensure quality work is turned in each and every time. She is kind and respectful to all students and staff. She has been raising her hand, participating, and even reading her creative stories out loud in front of the class. Teachers have seen her come out of her shell and challenge herself to participate more in class discussions. She always asks for clarification and is so kind. There has never been a late assignment and is very diligent with his work, Keep up the great work, Carrie!

Jaylin is an excellent student. It is a pleasure to have her in my math class this year. She is always participating, asking questions, and helping her classmates when they need help. She is the first one in my room after lunch with her materials ready and waiting for instruction. If I need help she is the first one to volunteer. Jaylin always has a positive attitude and a BIG SMILE on her face. She is part of the FMS cheerleading, volleyball and soccer teams. Jaylin is a volunteer at her church and within the Berwyn community. She was also nominated for the Best of Berwyn this school. year.

This semester, there hasn't been a single Steam Student who has turned in more outstanding classwork than Jocelyn. She's been a pleasure to teach, and I'm proud of her growth since 6th Grade! Her ability to analyze and evaluate our STEAM projects has been top notch, and sets the bar high for the others to see and emulate! Great Job Jocelyn!

Ashley works really hard in STEAM and has been an awesome group leader on our projects. She shows up with a smile and tough work ethic. Ashley enjoys a good challenge, and works well with her classmates. It's been a pleasure teaching her this quarter. Way to go, Ash!

Amaya is a wonderful STEAM student this quarter. She shows up with a friendly smile and is excited to get to work each day! We love her enthusiasm in her group projects, and becoming a leader in the classroom too. Thanks for being a great student, and making teaching you fun!! Awesome Job, Amaya!

Congratulation to FMS Varsity Girls Soccer team for advancing to conference championship!

Hello Freedom Families,

My name is Axel Zaragoza. I'm the Family Liaison and I teach 7th grade Dual here at Freedom Middle School. My role is to be your connection and I will help

parents/guardians get the information and assistance they need to help support their children at home and to ensure their children's success in school.

Here's a presentation with more details.

Things to look out for in the meantime.

I will send a document for event sign ups so that you can assist our Patriots.

Hola Familias de Freedom,

Mi nombre es Axel Zaragoza. Soy el Enlace Familiar y enseño 7mo grado Dual aquí en Freedom Middle School. Mi papel es ser su conexión y ayudar a
a los padres/tutores a obtener la información y asistencia que necesitan para a apoyar a sus hijos en casa y para asegurar el éxito de sus hijos en la escuela.

Aquí hay una presentación con más detalles.

Cosas a tener en cuenta mientras tanto.
Enviaré un documento para las inscripciones a los eventos para que puedan asistir a nuestros Patriotas.

This week, 6th grade science students will begin their unit on Earth’s changing climate. Students will adopt the role of climatologists who help the fictional World Climate Institute research causes of ice loss and climate change with the goal of educating the public about their findings.

This 7th grade will begin their unit on matter and energy in ecosystems. They will first investigate photosynthesis to learn how to assist scientists in fixing a fictional failed biodome. The students will be able to explain where energy storage molecules in an ecosystem come from

This week in Social Studies, we are discussing how the Roman Republic influenced the US government with the concept of checks and balances, where power is divided among different branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

This week, we learned about similarities and differences between the Roman Republic and the U.S. government. We will compare and contrast these 2 government forms and see how Roman ideas of government impacted other countries like the U.S.

Esta semana, aprendimos sobre las similitudes y diferencias entre la República Romana y el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Compararemos y contrastaremos estas dos formas de gobierno y veremos cómo las ideas romanas sobre el gobierno influyeron en otros países como Estados Unidos.

This week 7th graders began a unit of study on Geography. Students will practice identifying the 50 states and 5 regions of the United States. Students will be analyzing and interpreting maps for information.

Students are finishing up their units on the atomic bomb and will be taking their assessments this week. They will be beginning a new unit this week on suffrage.

6th grade is learning to interpret information in a data set and to make sense of dot plots and histograms. They are using information collected from their classmates to practice!

6th grade Aimes will be continuing their Data set and Distributions unit this week.

7th grade is starting our second half of our angles, triangles, and pyramids. We will be deconstructing cereal boxes to calculate volume and surface area. They will be solving problems involving surface area of right prisms. Students will also will describe, compare, and contrast cross sections of prisms and pyramids.

7th grade Aimes will be continuing their Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers Unit.

8th Grade has finished their unit on Data Associations. We are moving into our final unit on Exponents and Scientific Notation. The first week the students will be Identifying and creating equivalent expressions involving positive, negative, and zero exponents.

8th grade AIMES is continuing to work on their Quadratic Functions unit this week. They took their unit test this past week and are now creating their own games using the content from a unit of their choice. They will be continuing their Quadratic Equations unit.

This week, the 7th graders will be beginning their poetry unit by gaining background knowledge on key poetry terms.

This week in Art:

6th Grade - Students will be finishing the Elements of Art project which will include Line, Shape, Form, Value, Color, Space, Texture and Text.

7th Grade - Working on a symmetrical design project creating a playing card painting. Students will create a symmetrical design which requires measurement, 2D spacial awareness, drawing and painting.

8th Grade - Creating a collage that will then be drawn out and turned into a painting

This week in CHOIR:

The choir is focusing on our performance on May 15th. We are performing various music genres, from pop to classical.

This week in HEALTH:

6th Grade: Corazon is in the building this week. They will be presenting our topics of puberty, Sexual Education, and preplanned pregnancy.

7th Grade: Corazon is in the building this week. They will be presenting our topics of puberty, Sexual Education, and preplanned pregnancy

8th grade: Corazon is in the building this week. They will be presenting our topics of puberty, Sexual Education, and preplanned pregnancy

This week in MUSIC:

6th grade: Students will learn about different instrument families and how each instrument sounds. They will then complete a group project.

7th Grade: Students will learn about different forms in music, such as pop form. They will then do a project to analyze their favorite pop song.

8th Grade: Students will begin to learn about the structure of musicals and how their songs are placed. The students will then watch a musical movie to apply their learning.

This week in PHYSICAL EDUCATION:

Students will be learning the game of Omega Ball, a fast-paced variation of soccer. They will also be revisiting previous games and units from earlier in the year.

This week in SPANISH (7th-8th Grades)/WORLD CULTURES (6th Grade):

Spanish I (7th): Students will learn the four rules that are required in order to write Spanish nouns in the plural form correctly.

Spanish II (8th): Students will learn how to read a food menu and place an order in Spanish at a restaurant.

World Cultures (6th): Students will learn the important role that Niagara Falls has played in Canadian Society.

This week in STEAM:

6th Grade : 6th Grade groups finished their AFO’s and will present their prototypes to our new school nurse

7th Grade: Students will choose new Alternative Energy topics and begin research for our upcoming Energy Expo

8th Grade: Mission to Mars - 8th Grade student groups will begin designing a mars lander that keeps their chosen astronaut crew safe when “dropped”.

Student Ambassadors - Anthony & Lentz

Student Council - Rubich

NJHS - Bomba

Band- J. Clark

Choir - Cervantes

Chess- Roberson

Guitar Club - Cervantes

Spring Musical - Cervantes

Robotics - Auld

Anime - Zaragoza

GSA - Lentz

Rock Climbing- Smith

Yearbook- Malina and Avina

Dear Parent/Guardian:
If you child has decided to participate in the Freedom Middle School Athletic program, they will need a signed permission slip, sports physical and a paid $25.00 Athletic fee.

Estimado padre/tutor:

Si su hijo(a) ha decidido participar en el programa atlético de la Escuela Intermedia Freedom, necesitará una hoja de permiso firmada, un examen físico deportivo y el pago de una cuota atlética de $25.00.

Parents/Guardians,

Student athletes will be responsible for completing an eligibility form for sports. The procedure for this is below.

Eligibility: Students must remain eligible each week to continue participating. Eligibility is based on behavior and academics. Students will not be allowed to participate in games or practices the following week if ineligible. They may return to play if they meet the eligibility requirements on their next eligibility form.

Forms: Students must complete the eligibility form every Wednesday and return it to the folder by Friday morning. If a student is deemed ineligible based on the form they should continue to support their team but are unable to participate.

ISS/OSS: If a student receives an ISS, they are ineligible for the next game (1 game) but can continue to practice. If a student receives an OSS, they are ineligible for 1 week and are not allowed to participate in games or practices for that week. If a student receives 2 OSS in the course of a sports season, they will be removed from the team.

Padres/Tutores,

Los estudiantes atletas serán responsables de completar un formulario de elegibilidad para los deportes. El procedimiento para esto es abajo.

Requisitos: Los estudiantes deben permanecer elegibles cada semana para continuar participando. La elegibilidad se basa en el comportamiento y los estudios. Los estudiantes no podrán participar en juegos o prácticas la semana siguiente si no son elegibles. Podrán volver a jugar si cumplen con los requisitos de elegibilidad en su siguiente formulario de elegibilidad.

Formularios: Los estudiantes deben completar el formulario de elegibilidad cada miércoles y devolverlo a la carpeta antes del viernes por la mañana. Si un estudiante es considerado inelegible basado en el formulario ellos deben continuar apoyando a su equipo pero no pueden participar.

ISS/OSS: Si un estudiante recibe una ISS, no es elegible para el siguiente partido (1 juego) pero puede seguir practicando. Si un estudiante recibe una OSS, estará inelegible por 1 semana y no podrá participar en juegos o prácticas por esa semana. Si un alumno recibe 2 OSS en el transcurso de una temporada deportiva, será expulsado del equipo.

Students will wear P.E. uniforms beginning August 29th. P.E. uniforms are for sale in the Freedom Office.

Los estudiantes comenzarán a usar P.E. uniformes el 29 de agosto .Los uniformes de educación física están a la venta en la Oficina de Freedom.

• PE Shirt/Camisa de educación física - $10
• PE Shorts/Pantalones cortos de educación física- $15
• Sweatshirt with no hood/Sudadera sin capucha - $20
• Sweatpants/Pantalones deportivos- $20

Please use the Stop!t App to report bulling anonymously. Students can use it to report behaviors they see in person or online.

Utilice la aplicación Stop!t para denunciar el acoso de forma anónima. Los estudiantes pueden usarlo para informar los comportamientos que ven en persona o en línea.

Email: eojeda1@bsd100.org
Website: freedom.bsd100.org
Location: 3016 Ridgeland Avenue, Berwyn, IL, United States
Phone: 708-795-5800
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Twitter: @freedomD100