Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. For more than 20 years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recognized Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being and provide resources and information to support individuals and communities who may need mental health support.

Please click on the document below to download our May 2024 Parent Calendar.

The 24-25 Academic Calendar has been published on our website

and all individual date events have been added to website campus calendar.

As a reminder of our long-standing policy regarding payment methods, personal checks will be not be accepted as payment on and after May 1 until July.

Please remeber that Franklin Academy is strictly a NO CASH school. After Wednesday May 1, 2024, payments may only be made via money order, cashier’s check or online, using a major credit card.

Our National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Induction Ceremony will be held on

Wednesday May 1, 2024! Eligible students and invited family members will attend.

All Grades 5-8/MYP Y3 Academic Camps have come to a conclusion at this time, with the exception of the Biology EOC Camp, due to the conflicted date of Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day on Thursday April 25, 2024. The final meeting of the Biology EOC Camp was rescheduled to be held on Thursday May 2, 2024. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Kathy Ross at ross.kathy@franklin-academy.org

Eligible students will participate in Drama Rehearsals on Sunday May 5 from 8:30am until 12:30pm. On Tuesday May 7 from 3:45pm until 8pm, eligible students will participate in their Drama Rehearsals. And on Sunday May 19, 2024, at 8:30am until 4:30pm, eligible students will participate in their Drama Rehearsals, in preparation for our performance of High School Music Jr. on Tuesday May 21, 2024.

On Saturday May 18, 2024, eligible students will participate in a Choir Rehearsal at 11am until 3pm. On Tuesday May 28 and Thursday May 30, 2024, eligible students will also participate in a Choir Rehearsal from 2:45pm until 5pm.

Current Grades 4-7/MYP Y2 students are eligible to participate in our tryout events for our 24-25 athletic program. All information relevant for our families is included in our GRADES 5 - MYPY3 ATHLETICS newsletter.

Interim Reports will be sent electronically on Tuesday May 7, 2024, to parents/guardians listed in PowerSchool. Families can also access the report card in their PowerSchool account and download the document.

Enjoy your Mothering Sunday on May 12, 2024, with your loved ones.

Eligible students may dress down appropriately on Monday May 13, 2024!

• On Wednesday May 15, 2024, eligible Grade 6/MYP Y1 students will participate in a field trip to Kennedy Space Center!
• On Thursday May 16, 2024, eligible Grade 5 students will participate in a field trip to Magic Kingdom!
• On Friday May 17, 2024, eligible Grade 8/MYP Y3 students will participate in their Gradventure field trip!
• Our eligible Kindergarten students will be going on a field trip to Butterfly World on Wednesday May 29, 2024!
• Our eligible Grade 3 students are scheduled to visit ZOO Miami for a filed trip on Friday May 31, 2024!

The last day Q4 Clubs will be on Thursday May 23, 2024.

No more clubs will be held for students for the 23-24 school year.

On Friday May 24, 2024, elementary students will be 'early released' at 11:15am and MYP students at 12:15pm. K-5 students picked up after 11:45 am will incur a $1 per minute late fee for every minute until the student is picked up. MYP late fee charges begin accruing after 12:45 pm. The latest a student can be released that day for an 'earlier' dismissal is 10:45 am. We will have limited office assistance on Friday May 24, 2024, due to mandatory staff trainings.

• On Monday May 27, 2024, there is NO SCHOOL for students and our OFFICES CLOSED, as we observe Memorial Day.

• Classes resume on Tuessday May 28, 2024, and our offices will reopen.

• We are excited to announce the recent introduction of parent tutorials on our Franklin Academy website!

• The tutorials can be easily accessed from the campus homepage by clicking on the yellow question mark icon in the bottom right corner.

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows students to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials. The link provided below will give you access to our specific webpage on our website for more information and direct links.

As soon as we receive our 23-24 yearbooks, they will be distributed to students that purchased them. If we have additional copies available for purchase, we will alert our families that did not purchase during our presale time. payment will only be accepted via a money-order.

• Quarter 4 Ends | Early Release | Last Day of School | No Aftercare | Monday June 10
• Summer Break Begins | Tuesday June 11
• Juneteenth Observed | Offices Closed | Wednesday June 19
• Report Cards Issued | Friday June 28
• Personal Checks Accepted | Monday July 1

Building Better People, Every Day

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