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Teacher Appreciation Week! Appreciate Your Teacher ideas included for each day!

Monday, May 5, 2025

• Marvelous Monday
• Make at home and bring a Teacher Appreciation Sign to decorate your teacher's door.
• Cinco De Mayo

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

• Terrific Tuesday
• Bring your teacher a flower for Teacher Appreciation (you can bring a real, fake, or hand-drawn one)
• Freeman Scholars After School Program

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

• Wonderful Wednesday
• Bring your teacher her favorite candy for Teacher Appreciation

Thursday, May 8, 2025

• Thrilling Thursday
• Wear your teacher's favorite color for Teacher Appreciation
• Freeman Scholars After School Program

Friday, May 9, 2025

• Fantastic Friday
• Write your teacher a card telling him or her how much you appreciate them!

Looking Ahead

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11th. Happy Mother's Day to ALL the mothers!

Freeman Families,

Let's show our appreciation for the awesome teachers at Rachel Freeman! Here are some simple ideas your child can put together each day to show appreciation to his or her teacher.

Monday, May 5th

Make a Small Sign that says "Happy Teacher Appreciation Week" and tape it to your teacher's classroom door.

Tuesday, May 6th

Bring your teacher a flower - pick one from your yard or while you're on a walk.

Wednesday, May 7th

Bring your teacher a piece of her favorite candy! Don't forget to ask your teacher!

Thursday, May 8th

Wear your teacher's favorite color! Make sure you ask your teacher!

Friday, May 9th

Bring your teacher a hand-made card that you make and write your appreciation for your teacher in the card. Give it to your teacher when you get to school on Friday.

Freedom School is open to rising 3rd – 8th grade students that attend a public school in the New Hanover County School District. Our Freedom School will take place June 16, 2025 to July 25, 2025! Programming is free and runs on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and includes breakfast, lunch, snacks and bus transportation in partnership with New Hanover County Schools.

Read more and register through this link.

At R. Freeman Elementary School, cell phones and personal devices are expected to be away for the day.

• Students will keep personal devices turned off and put away in backpacks.
• This included phones, smart watches, tablets, laptops, headphones, earpods, and similar devices that are not school-issued.
• Students may access their personal devices before school (before they enter the building) and after announcements (2:30pm).
• Students may NOT access their personal devices during the school day (7:15am - 2:30pm).
• Parents may call the front office to leave messages for their student (910) 250-6011
• If a student needs to call home, they can use the front office phone.

How can families support in this area?

• Please support by not expecting your student to access their phone during the school day.
• Students can bring devices to school to let families know they have arrived or about after school plans. They just cannot access the device during the school day.