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Freeman Elementary Tours With Principal Campbell

Posted/span> on February 24, 2017 in Freeman

Join Principal Campbell for campus tours to see our beautiful school!
Tours will take place on the following dates:
March 3rd & 24th, April 7th & 21st
Each tour will begin at 10:00AM.

CFBISD Celebrates National Counselors Week

Posted/span> on February 7, 2017 in Barbara Bush, Blair, Blalack, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Country Place, Creekview, Davis, District News, Farmers Branch, Field, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, Long, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Perry, Polk, Rainwater, Ranchview, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Smith High School, Stark, Thompson, Turner High School

CFBISD sits down with Creekview High School Counselor Stacy Lovett as she discusses how school counselors make an impact on the lives of students. Counselors play a vital role in the success of all students. Thank you for all you do.

Elementary Regional Science Fair

Posted/span> on February 3, 2017 in Blanton, Country Place, District News, Freeman, La Villita, Las Colinas, McCoy, Stark

The Elementary Regional Science Fair was held on January 30-31. CFB had students from sixteen schools participate in the fair. We had ten students earn the following placements at the science fair.

First Grade
Trey McClain – Country Place Elementary
First Place – Don’t Be Blind

Second Grade
Aditya Pradhan – LaVillita Elementary
First Place – How Plants Can Reduce Soil Erosion

Lily Yokoyama – Las Colinas Elementary
Second Place – How to make Compost Efficiently

Luciana Vasquez – Blanton Elementary
Third Place – Which Soda Harms You The Most

Miles Kosley – Stark Elementary
Honorable Mention – Building a Better String Telephone

Third Grade
Aiden Boyle – Blanton Elementary
First Place – Solar Desalinator

Londyn Ervin – Freeman Elementary
Honorable Mention – Homemade Trash Grabber

Fourth Grade
Viktoria Pomposhova – LaVillita Elementary
Honorable Mention – The Mismatched Socks Problem

Fifth Grade
Aditya Goyal – McCoy Elementary
1st Place – WINGS: Who is Wright? Newton or Bernoulli

Congratulations to all!

Youth Art Month

Posted/span> on January 23, 2017 in Barbara Bush, Blair, Blalack, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Country Place, Creekview, Davis, District News, Field, Fine Arts, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, Long, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Perry, Polk, Rainwater, Ranchview, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Smith High School, Stark, Thompson, Turner High School

The Fine Arts Dept. would like to invite you to the Annual Youth Art Month Art Show and reception hosted by Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Carrollton.

Art from around the district, represented by students Kindergarten through 12th grade will be on display, with a reception in the hospital lobby.

Please see the invitation above regarding location and time. Mark your calendars now for a great show and again, thank you for supporting the Fine Arts in our school district.

CFB Council PTA Reflections Award Ceremony

Posted/span> on January 13, 2017 in Blalack, Country Place, Creekview, Davis, District News, Field, Fine Arts, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Las Colinas, Long, McCoy, Perry, Polk, Stark, Turner High School

Congratulations to the students who participated this year in Reflections, the National PTA Art Program. The theme for 2016-17 was ‘What is your story?’ Students from Kinder through 12 grade may participate in 6 different categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts.

Students compete in their school and the top 20% advance to the CFB Council PTA judging. In the picture above are the Overall Award of Excellence recipients with an entry that advanced to State level of judging. Good luck to you!

The following link has the gallery of entries in Visual Arts and Photography that advanced to state judging.
https://goo.gl/MJKUVg

Click here to see a full list of students that received an award!

Important Tips for Helping Your Child with Guided Reading

Posted/span> on January 11, 2017 in Blair, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Country Place, Davis, District News, Farmers Branch, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Rainwater, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Stark, Thompson

KINDERGARTEN PARENTS OFTEN ASK…

“WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY CHILD IN READING?”

First, READ, READ, READ to your kindergarten child and HAVE CONVERSATIONS with your child often!

Read everything.

Read signs as you walk or drive home. Read labels in the grocery store. Read books, even if it’s the same book over and over again. Talk about things that you read and about things you see in the world. Ask your child questions and let them ask you questions. Reading is one of the most important skills to master in early childhood education.

Throughout their year in kindergarten, children often bring home-guided reading books or leveled texts to practice at home. In this article, you’ll discover strategies how parents can work on when using early reading texts or guided reading books with their kindergarten child.

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Freeman Elementary – Book Fair

Posted/span> on November 7, 2016 in Freeman

November 26^th-December 9^th

Online shopping at the link below is open during all of those days.

Students can shop in person from December 5^th-9^th

Also, we will have a family night on Thursday, December 8^th – families can shop from 5-6pm & 7-8 pm (before & after our winter program).

Click here to shop Online!

Freeman Elementary – Veterans Day, PTA Celebration

Posted/span> on October 26, 2016 in District News, Freeman

In combination with Valley Ranch HOA, Freeman PTA, Ranchview ROTC, Ranchview Girls Volleyball, we will host a community wide Veterans Day Celebration.

Join us November 10th for a Patriotic Celebration filled with American pride! 6:00 pm in the Freeman Cafeteria – every family will receive a flag to take home.

We are asking families to donate goods that will be packaged and delivered to men and women serving overseas.

The items will be donated starting October 31^st– November 10^th. Immediately following announcements, we will call for students to bring down items for the care packages.