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January 23, 2023
Dear Families,
Recently, Southwood Glen fifth-grader Tharun represented our school with his fantastic spelling skills. He did an excellent job and will move on to compete against other districts in the regional spelling bee. We are very proud of his efforts. You may also recognize some former Southwood Glen Lions in the group photo.
Yours in education,
Bridget Mowbray
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
Next week your student will be participating in a Student Engagement Survey. This survey was written by the district and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. It asks students to respond to questions in areas related to environment, learning, and relationships. Information from this survey is used by teachers and administrators to identify areas of improvement related to the student experience. If you have questions about the survey, please contact principal, Bridget Mowbray.
FEBRUARY SPIRIT DAYS
Below are our February Spirit Days!
2024 SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
All families received an email this morning around 8am informing you that the FPS Summer Learning Program registration is open! Similar to last year, this year’s Summer Learning Program will be a 4-day program Monday through Thursday. This condensed program helps us to properly staff the program and provide the flexibility for families and students to enjoy their summer while not missing out on the learning opportunities we offer. Registration is open from Tuesday, January 23rd through Sunday, February 11th @ 11:59pm and please note that like last year, registration is NOT first-come-first serve. All information including our Summer Learning Registration Guide and the registration form(s) are on our Summer Learning Program webpage here!
FPS ANNUAL NOTICES
The District maintains and regularly updates our “Annual Notices” document (here) which is typically shared with parents/guardians during Back-To-School Online Check-In. This document contains information relating to district operations, legal requirements, school performance data, special education offerings and more. Think of it as the one place where we park everything passed to us by the WI Department of Instruction or other governing bodies that we need to make sure parents are informed about. Now that we are halfway through the year, we wanted to remind parents/guardians about this document and let you know this is always parked on our Communications page here.
FPS FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS SURVEY
Beginning today, the FPS Family Communication Survey is now open to receive feedback from families around our 1-way, 2-way and passive communication efforts in Franklin Public Schools. When you go to the form, you will be asked to sign into the survey similar to other forms we utilize by entering your child's 6-digit student ID number and date of birth in order to verify yourself as a parent or guardian within FPS. The survey only needs to be completed once per parent or guardian and not once per child. Please click here or on the banner below to complete the survey once per parent/guardian before 11:59pm on Thursday, February 1st.
DATA PRIVACY WEEK - JAN 21-27, 2024
Please review the flyer below for information that’s good to think about to protect your online privacy. Visit the WI DPI Online Safety page to review and share data privacy resources for the classroom and for the whole school community.
WINTER/SPRING REC GUIDE IS AVAILABLE!
The 2023-24 Winter/Spring Rec Guide is now available online here and registration for Franklin families opens on Tuesday, December 5th (tomorrow as you receive this newsletter on Monday). We have a bunch of new programs including Basketball Camps, Athlete Performance Training, more Abby Martin cookie decorating, Kayak Trips, Adult Gym Classes and more! Sign up early as spots are limited!
PTA MEETINGS
Our next meeting will be Monday, February 12th. Childcare will be provided.
- Click HERE to view the January minutes.
NEWSLETTER
For our January issue, click HERE.
A TO Z CONNECT
Register to stay connected with our P.T.A. news and events, as well as the Southwood Glen community. Through the directory we are able to provide online ticket sales and registration for our events. The directory also offers access to family contact information (optional) for party and playdate planning! You can even sign up to be a member of the PTA through our online directory.
How to register:
Click on the button “Register/Login.”
If you are new to A to Z, click on the button “Create Account.” Proceed with the prompts provided.
If you have used A to Z before, simply use your previous login information and verify/update your family information.
You are now able to select your child’s teacher in order to connect with the class.
P.T.A. Membership - Consider donating $10 to our PTA! This membership donation provides our P.T.A. access to the National P.T.A. resources and supports our secure online directory. This donation also helps to fund student experiences and teacher requests. All are welcome and your membership donation is appreciated. Memberships can be purchased in A to Z connect. Look for the menu option titled PTA Membership 2023-2024.
FIND US ON FACEBOOK
- Follow us on Facebook at Southwood Glen PTA.
K-12 FINE ARTS GALLERY NIGHT THURS 2/22
The 16th Annual K-12 Fine Arts Gallery Night will take place at Franklin High School on Thursday, February 22nd from 5:30-7:30pm. This is a family friendly event to have an ‘Art Experience’ and everyone is invited to attend! We ask that all students be supervised by an adult. There will be multiple student demonstrations on a variety of art media. A slide show highlighting student artwork will be available as well and students will be recognized by their teachers for their work. Come join us!
SOUTHWOOD GLEN GIRL SCOUTS- PINEWOOD DERBY RACE
Calling ALL SWG Girl Scouts!
Your Girl Scout is invited to participate in the SWG Cub Scout Pack 532 Annual Pinewood Derby Race
Date: Thursday, February 22 (weigh in 2/21)
Time: 6:15pm
Location: Forest Park Middle School Lunch Commons Area
Cost: $13 -cash, check, venmo (text for the info) - this covers the car kit, a patch and contribution to trophies. Michelle Wienke will be responsible to getting car to each via back pack mail at school on 1/26 and the patch at the event.
In order to sign up: please reach out to Michelle Wienke mstempniewski@wi.rr.com or 262-271-5536. Payment must be received by 1/24/24 venmo or check/cash drop off at her house 3676 W Central Ave
Make checks payable to Cub Scouts Pack 532, venmo (text for info) or cash
A parent must stay at event with their scout(s).
COOKIE AND COCOA VALENTINE FUNDRAISER FOR FPS STAFF
It's that time of the year again! Would you like to recognize an FPS staff member with a special message and treat? Purchase one of our valentine packages and our Foundation Volunteers will do the rest for delivery on February 14th. Valentines can only be delivered to FPS staff. All funds raised go to support FPS grants, scholarships and our student assistance fund. Deadline to order is Friday, February 9th!
VOLUNTEER STUDENTS AGES 7-12 NEEDED ON FRI 2/2
Advanced Placement Research is a college-level course offered at Franklin High School that allows students to demonstrate academic writing and research skills. Through this course students embark on a year-long research process in which they explore an academic topic or problem based on personal interests. One research topic this year will be conducting a non-experimental study that focuses on collecting qualitative data. The research will be conducted as an ethnographic study and data will be collected in the form of interviews before and after the movie Zootopia is shown to the children. The study will focus on exploring how Malayalee children and non-Malayalee children perceive different forms of discrimination in the movie.
The study will take place on Friday, February 2nd at 6pm in room C234 at FHS. If you have a child aged 7-12 who would be able and willing to participate in this study, please complete the form here prior to arriving. If you have any questions, you can reach out to Saera Joseph (FHS student) and Mary Piwaron (AP Research Instructor).
AFTER SCHOOL THEATER CLASSES
Sing! Dance! Act! In this after school class, students will learn the basics of acting, singing and musical theater dance while having a lot of fun! Our next 8-week session at Southwood Glen runs Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 pm, February 8th - April 4th (no class 3/28). Students will explore new stage skills, theater games and showcase material, so new and returning students are welcome! Focus is put on developing imagination, social skills and a positive self image through the performing arts. Learn more at www.characterkidsdrama.com/wisconsin.
LEGALLY BLONDE JR. AT FHS SABER CENTER
Join Forte Youth Productions as Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage by glittery pink storm! A fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons, this musical is filled with humor, wit and sass — leaving audiences seeing pink!
Part of Forte’s youth musical series, this show will be performed by students ages 12-18 from FPS and throughout the Greater Milwaukee Area.
Friday, January 26th @ 7 pm
Saturday, January 27th @ 7 pm
Sunday, January 28th @ 2 pm
@ The Saber Center for the Performing Arts at FHS
Running time approximately 1 hour without intermission.
Tickets $12-$15 GET TICKETS HERE