September 9, 2024

Dear Families,

We had a great first week at PV. In addition to the many exciting things in the classroom, we immediately started working on our first school goal of promoting Kindness and caring about one another. Each class is participating in The Kindness Quilt read aloud and will be working to make their own classroom kindness quilt, which over the next month will turn into a grade level and school wide kindness quilt.

As we work to provide a safe learning environment for our students and staff, we are preparing regular safety drills to continue to develop higher levels of building security. The school safety drills include the following as indicated in our District Crisis Response Guidelines and the Wisconsin State Statutes: fire, security, severe weather/tornado and medical. Our goal is to continue to help all students, staff, and families be and feel safe in our school.

During the month of September, we will be conducting a “Lockdown Drill.” Prior to the drill, our staff will share age appropriate procedures and expectations with our students. During this lockdown drill, an announcement will be made and students will remain in their classrooms with the doors shut and locked while practicing moving to a safe area in their rooms. Later this month, we will also practice another crisis response, specifically an Evacuation/Safe Haven drill. During the evacuation drill, students will evacuate the building and then travel to another location to practice our procedures should there be a circumstance where we could not immediately return to the building.

For the remainder of this school year we will be conducting one safety drill each month. In addition, these drills will all be announced to our staff. Our goal is to create a culture of safety where announcements and alarms that are safety related without being known in advance trigger us to respond as if there were a true emergency. The only drills that will remain unannounced are the emergency medical drills that primarily involve staff and “holds.” We put the building on “hold” to ensure we can respond to a given situation and all students and staff are in classrooms conducting business as usual until the hold is lifted.

Sincerely,

Ashley Imperiale, Principal

Your son/daughter will be participating in MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessments in math and reading between 9/9 and 9/20. MAP is an online assessment that Franklin teachers and other professional staff use to determine your child’s achievement levels, academic growth, and other information that can help to improve teaching and learning. The full MAP assessment will be administered again in January and May of this school year so achievement and growth can be monitored over time.

When working with assessment results, it is important to interpret scores appropriately and to not place too much emphasis on any one score. Teachers use the results from MAP along with the results of classroom performance (assignments, projects, quizzes, tests, observations) as well as the results of other external assessments to determine a student’s academic progress.

The MAP assessments are important for several reasons:

• The results provide teachers and families with a report measuring a student’s achievement and growth.

• It is used along with a series of other information (quality of classroom work, classroom assessments, observations, and projects, etc) to monitor your child’s progress.

• The results can be tracked over several years.

It is important that your child come to school rested and ready to fully participate in the assessment. Please encourage your child to:

• Get enough sleep.

• Eat a good breakfast.

• Keep a positive attitude.

• Listen carefully and follow directions.

• Do his/her best

Though the MAP assessments are important, it is only one measure of your child’s progress in school. Please continue to communicate with your child’s teachers and other school staff to get a full picture of your child’s school success. Additional general information about MAP is available at www.nwea.org.

Earlier this summer, all families completed Back-To-School Online Check-in. During that process, students and families signed off on our elementary, middle and high school Student/Family Handbooks. These Handbooks contain policies and procedures that families and students must understand and agree to while attending Franklin Public Schools.

During the summer, there were some updates to Board Policy. Consequently, updates to the Student/Family Handbooks needed to be made. We will need students/families to sign-off on the updated versions of Handbooks for 2024-25 again to make sure we are in compliance with new policy updates.

Sometime this week, all parents/guardians will receive an email and text message ONCE PER CHILD to complete the Handbook sign off form. In order to complete the form, you will need your child’s 6-digit ID# and Birthdate. We thank you for taking the time to complete this again.

If you have any questions, please contact your school principal.

If your child will require ANY (over the counter or prescription) medication for the upcoming school year, please fill out the Request to Administer Medication form found on our district website and have it signed by your healthcare provider.

This form can either be:

1. scanned and emailed to nurses@franklin.k12.wi.us

2. This form can be turned into your school's main office.

In addition, all medication can be dropped off at school in its original container.

Please remember to pack a snack each day for your child. Snacks allowed must follow the District Wellness Policy, meaning that your child may choose to bring in fruits, vegetables, cheese, yogurt, meat, pretzels, popcorn, and goldfish crackers unless nursing services and/or building administrator discretion warrants further limitations.

Additionally, It is highly suggested that children wanting to celebrate their birthdays and holidays do so with non-food items. Please consider sending non-food items to school such as pencils, stickers, slinky, trading cards, donating a book to your child’s classroom library, or talking to your child’s teacher about ideas you might have to make your child feel special.

Thank you for helping us to prevent unfavorable medical outcomes for students with food allergies and other chronic illnesses impacted by food consumption.

School Photos will be taken during the school day on Tuesday, September 24th during the school day. If you are unable to make it this day, our Make-Up/Retake Day is scheduled for, please contact School and Sport Pics at 262-439-4082.

Pictures can be ordered online here:

https://orders.schoolandsportpics.com/ordering

Use the drop down menu to select your school name

Please see the chart below for the state required immunizations for your child(ren) as they enter the grade levels listed.

• The Student Immunization Law requires that all students through grade 12 meet a minimum number of required immunizations prior to school entrance. To remain compliant with the law, the student immunization record must be completed by either claiming a waiver (Step 1, Step 4, and Step 5) or providing the dates of the required immunizations (Step 1, Step 2, and Step 5). Please email, fax, or drop off the completed waiver/record to your school's front office. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to nurses@franklin.k12.wi.us

Please join us September 9th at 6:30 p.m. in the library for our first PTO meeting. You can also join us virtually:

https://meet.google.com/wte-iiqy-tfk

Welcome back to school Pleasant View families and friends! This month's Dine-Out Night will be held at Qdoba in Greenfield at the corner of 27th and College. Meet new friends and visit with old friends over dinner. The linked flyer includes all information for the upcoming event. We hope to see you there!

What: Pleasant View PTO Dine-Out Night

When: Tuesday, September 24th from 4-8 PM

Where: Qdoba 6245 S. 27th St. Greenfield (Corner of 27th and College)

More Info: Qdoba Event Flyer

Pleasant View PTO will receive 25% of qualifying SALES. Don't forget to show the flyer and mention “Pleasant View PTO” when ordering. For online orders, be sure to use the code QDOBAGIVES.

Earn Box Tops with Digital Receipts!

If you’re shopping online for groceries or get emailed receipts, you can still earn Box Tops for Pleasant View!! For more information, please visit https://www.boxtops4education.com/emailgroceryreceipts.

Scanning is easy!!

• download the Box Tops for Education app at the App Store

• Sign up for Free

• Enter Pleasant View Elementary School

• Start scanning! (Scan receipt within 14 days of purchase)

• For more information, please visit www.BTFE.com

As we shared in our final newsletters in June, going into the 2024-25 School Year, our Food Service platform has transitioned to a new platform called SchoolCafe. Please note that all remaining balances from last school year have been moved over to SchoolCafe for this year! $$$

Below are (2) handouts that explain the following:

1. Handout 1 (1 page) - Get the App for your smartphone so you can deposit money in your child(ren)'s account(s)

2. Handout 2 (2 pages) Directions on how to create accounts for your students so you can add money, set up automatic payments, and set up low balance alerts.

You can get started with creating your account by going to https://family.schoolcafe.com/FPS and utilize the directions linked above or pictured below.

If after following the directions above, you have any questions, please contact:

Jessica Christensen, Food Service Manager

jessica.christensen@franklin.k12.wi.us

(414)-423-4656

As shared above, Franklin Public Schools now utilizes School Cafe for lunch purchases, menu planning and free/reduced applications. We have updated our website HERE with all of the Free & Reduced Lunch information for the 2024-25 details and that information is also below and this specific spot on our Lunch page explains what to do for Free & Reduced Lunch

All Free and Reduced Lunch applications must be submitted online after August 1st for the upcoming school year. Any families that qualified for free/reduced lunch in the 2023-24 school year (last school year) should apply for new benefits yearly. Last year’s benefits will expire after October 16, 2024. Once approved, you will be notified. Please direct any questions regarding free/reduced lunch or fee waivers to FPS Auxiliary Services Coordinator Heidi Engel (414-525-7634) or heidi.engel@franklin.k12.wi.us Please note that the district office will be closed on Fridays through August 30th.

This year, Franklin Public Schools is partnering with various other organizations to put together a “Parent Series” of topics that may be of interest for parents in our community to learn about. The first event focuses on “Artificial Intelligence” and will take place on Thursday, September 19th from 5pm-8pm in partnership with the Indian Community School. You can see the flyer below and click here or on the flyer to pre-register. Dinner is provided by That’s Amore for anyone who pre-registers. Childcare will be available for non-school aged children and a supervised Open Gym is available for students in 4K-2nd Grade. Keep an eye out in future newsletters for our October and later events!

Looking to clean out those kids' closets and earn a little cash? Register today to be a seller at our semi-annual children's consignment sale at Forest Park Middle School. This past Spring we had a record amount of sellers and buyers and are expecting similar turnouts this Fall. For more information on SELLING or VOLUNTEERING for this event, check out our website.

Come explore the wonderful world of theater with Character Kids! This fun-filled after school class takes place at Pleasantview on Tuesdays, 3:20-4:20 pm, September 17th-December 3rd (11 weeks, no class 11/26). Students will play theater games, learn stage skills and explore popular Broadway musicals while developing imagination, social skills and confidence. Parents are invited to a special performance on the last day of class! Visit our website for more info or to register.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Join us on Friday, September 20, for a night of clean, Southern-style, Saber Center comedy featuring Etta May, winner of the prestigious American Comedy Award "Female Comic of the Year," and Carollynn Xavier, better known as the viral sensation the "Recovering Californian."

• Etta May with special guest Carollynn Xavier

• Friday, September 20 | 7 p.m.

• Purchase tickets: https://www.franklin.k12.wi.us/ticket-purchasing-information

• Group discounts are available!

As we move toward the November 5th referendum vote, we are offering the opportunities below to visit Franklin High School to see the spaces of need.

In addition, we are offering the following COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS in October where you can hear from district leaders about the path to the referendum and also tour FHS following the presentation.

Can't make one of the dates above? Check out our "virtual tour" of the FHS spaces by clicking on the map below! Short videos are clickable at each location right from your phone and will better explain the areas we hope to address through the referendum.

Youth Boys Basketball Tryouts - 9/4

Pack 507 Scouts Mtg @ CD - 9/10

Gr 6-12 Diamond Art @ FPL - 9/16

Billy Sims Music Fundraiser - 9/19

Wehr Nature Meet the Trees - 9/21

FEF Consignment Sale - 9/14

FPL Teen Service - 9/28

Wehr Nature Cider Sunday - 10/6

FPL Zombie Preparedness Teen Workshop - 10/8

FHS Dance Clinic K5-5th - 10/11

Oliver! Jr Auditions Gr6-12 - 10/14&10/15

FPL Fall-Winter Teen Activities (Gr 6-12)

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