image of a white pumpkin and orange mum on a wooden windowsill with text of FLMS updates, October 1, 2023

School Activities Update

  • Next Week is United Colors Spirit Week!  We will celebrate our unity as a school community.  Each day students and staff will dress in the color that represents the values that we strive for At FLMS everyday.

    • Monday - Green for Kindness

    • Tuesday - Red for Respect

    • Wednesday - Pink for Caring

    • Thursday - Blue for Responsibility

    • Friday - Brown for Resilience

  • Monday is National Custodians Day.  We will celebrate by making it a High Five Ken Day.  As our lead custodian, Mr. Ken Costa does an excellent job of keeping our school clean and safe. 

  • It is time for the first Yearbook sale of the year!  You can pick up an order form at the Main Office or from your advisory teacher.  Contact Mr. Boissonneau or Mrs. George with any questions.

  • The boys and girls cross country teams kicked off their season against the tough Norton Middle School team.  While both teams came in second, it was an amazing team effort!  Great job runners!

  • The boys soccer team went 1-1 this week with a big win over Somerset and a tough loss from Bridgewater.  The boys played hard and gave their best effort!  Nice work!

  • The girls soccer team went 2-0 this week with dominant wins over Somerset and Bridgewater.  It was truly a team effort all week.  Great job!

  • The National Junior Honor Society is selling water bottles to help support the purchase and installation of additional hydration stations at FLMS.  The bottles are on sale for $5.  If interested please pick up an order form in the main office.

8th Grade Information:

Attention 8th Grade Freetown/Assonet Families:

Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School is now accepting applications for the class of 2028. The deadline for applications is February 1st.   If your child is interested in applying to Bristol Plymouth, please go to www.bptech.org to submit your online application.  If you have specific questions pertaining to the application process, you may contact Bristol Plymouth directly at 508-823-5151 ext. 115.   

Bristol-Plymouth will be having their annual Open House on Saturday, October 14th from 12:00-3:00.

To schedule an individual tour between the hours of 2:30-3:30, Monday-Friday, please email mshaw@bptech.org

Attention 8th Grade Lakeville Families:

Old Colony Vocational High School is now accepting applications for the class of 2028.  The priority deadline for applications is January 31, 2024.  If your child is interested in applying to Old Colony, please go to www.oldcolony.us to submit your online application.  If you have specific questions pertaining to the application process, you may contact Old Colony directly at 508-763-8011 ext. 126.

Attention 8th Grade Freetown, Assonet  & Lakeville Families:

Bristol County Agricultural High School is now accepting applications for the class of 2028.  The early action deadline for applications is November 1st.  If your child is interested in applying to Bristol Aggie, please go to www.bristolaggie.org to submit your online application.  The regular application deadline is January 1, 2024.  If you have specific questions pertaining to the application process, you may contact Karen Minster, Admissions Coordinator, at 508-669-6744 ext. 3203, or email kminster@bcahs.com

Bristol Aggie's Early Decision Interviews for interested Freetown/Assonet and Lakeville students have been scheduled for Tuesday, December 12th and Wednesday, December 13th.    

Important Reminders:

Student Agenda Site Reminder: In an effort to facilitate communication between parents and teachers, we have created a digital agenda site for student assignments.  Parents, you will be able to keep track of the work that your student is expected to complete on a daily basis.  Assignments are updated daily by the teachers and you will also be able to access assignments from past weeks in the archived section.  The link is: Student Agenda Site

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Grade Releases:

1.2 on 09/29

1.3 on 10/13

1.4 on 10/27

Qtr. 1 Grades Close on 11/09 

Qtr. 1 Report Cards Posted on 11/16

Campus Programs

Use this link to see what programs are currently available!

Extended Programs

Use this link to see the upcoming After the Bell programs available!

**Please note that this message can also be found in the weekly Superintendent’s Sunday Message.**

The information from the FLMS weekly message can be found in the Sunday Message from the superintendents’ office as well.  Mr. Strauss requests that you follow the district on Twitter @FLRSDsuper and on Instagram @FLRSDsuper, if you wish.