September 8, 2024

Greetings Franklin Academy families,

A month of school completed, thank you for your partnership, your support is evident and appreciated! This week we hosted our MYP, Kinder, and 1st Grade Open Houses, first General PTO Meeting of the year, had our first two soccer games of the season and held our MYP Welcome Back Dance yesterday after school. Wonderful turn out, it was great to see our students having some time together to rekindle friendships from last year and create new ones along the way. Next week we have our 2nd-5th Grade Open Houses, 4th-5th Grade Welcome Back Dance, Picture Day (link below) for all students, two more soccer games at the park next door, Gold Tryouts as well as Chess Team Tryouts.

As a school community we were saddened to hear the news that took place at Apalachee High in Georgia, our prayers go out to all of the families and school community. Any time we hear of this type of tragedy, we reflect on our own protocols and safety plans. This weekend Broward Schools also communicated that they are working on online threats that were made to some schools (not our campus) and remind us all to share with our children/students that all threats are taken seriously. 'BSO reminds the public that making a school threat is no joke. Under Florida law, whether it is said aloud, written in text, or posted on social media, an individual can be charged with a felony for written threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting.'

UNIFORM ANNOUNCEMENT-

Our Foundation Team that iUniforms has communicated that 99% of orders have been filled and uniform infractions will begin on Monday. Please keep all NON-Franklin outerwear at home as it will be confiscated daily. If students don't have a Franklin sweater/jacket, they may wear a long sleeve shirt underneath, see uniform policy below.

Please review the visual below with our uniform policy which is mandatory; you acknowledged our policies upon registration, (uniform policy/chart below is in our handbook). All students in 2nd grade and higher MUST be tucked in and have a belt as this is an important piece of our safety plan. Please ensure your child has a belt when wearing shorts/pants.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Please complete the HEALTH SERVICES Form on your PowerSchool Family Portal. There are yearly health screenings we must conduct for certain grades (K, 1,3, 6) AND there's also a question on the form for your consent for your child(ren) to be treated at the nurse's station.

Even though all students can receive a free breakfast and lunch each day, we still need to have our families complete the annual lunch application as our school may qualify for additional discounts and grants. Please click on the link below if you haven't completed the application for this school year.

All things Book Fair are here! Set-up starts on Friday, check out the links below for many opportunities to volunteer! Reading With the Principal flyer included as well for 9/19 & 9/25.

Check out our PTO Corner below, link to our membership form, check out our 24-25 PTO calendar of events, and stay connected!

9/9/24 4th-5th Welcome Back Dance 3:00-5:00PM

9/9/24 Open House 2nd Grade 5:30-6:15PM

9/10/24 Soccer Game vs. New Renaissance at Flamingo Park 3:45PM

9/10/24 Open House 3rd Grade 5:30-6:15PM

9/11/24 Patriot Day

9/11/24 FoxMar Picture Day

9/11/24 Open House 4th Grade 5:30-6:15PM

9/12/24 Chess Tryouts K-5 2:45-4:00PM; MYP 3:45-5:00PM

9/12/24 Open House 5th Grade 5:30-6:15PM

9/13/24 Soccer Game vs. Hollywood Academy at Flamingo Park 3:45PM

9/16/24 Book Fair starts, runs through 9/27

9/18/24 Family Info Night: Technology K-8; earn a service hour for attending

9/19/24 Reading Time with Principal Fox - Book Fair Event

9/19/24 Soccer Game vs. Apollo at Hollywood West Park 3:30PM

9/20/24 Peace Day/Say Hello Week - Wear WHITE shirt with uniform bottoms

9/24/24 Soccer Game vs. New River at New River 4:15PM

9/25/24 Reading Time with Principal Fox - Book Fair Event

9/26/24 Soccer Game vs. Attucks at Attucks 4:15PM

9/27/24 Book Fair Family Night 6:30-8:30PM

Must visit your PowerSchool Portal, click on Student Forms and locate the HEALTH SERVICES FORM.

This form must be completed if you consent for your child to receive any of the school health services listed. Here's a visual of the questions you must answer on a yearly basis. Some of the screenings mentioned only pertain to certain grade levels but the FIRST QUESTION is in regard to students receiving care and treatment at our clinic in the upstairs office with Nurse Schwam.

Reminder that this is a parent/guardian event, we only have room for parents/guardians in the classrooms. Teachers will share school-wide expectations, curriculum overview, and grade level expectations.

Must RSVP with Athletic Director, Mr. Dennis at cc-ahletics@franklin-academy.org to attend and have forms completed.

You do not need to submit the flyer for payment, just include the information on the memo line.

-Student name, grade, teacher, and room number

Special Experiences:

➢ Access to shoot (1) foul shot on the official HEAT court following the big game! (First 200 people)

➢ Access to take a photo with the Miami HEAT’s Championship Trophy on the AT&T East Plaza!

To access discounted tickets starting at $18 visit

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/faccHEAT

Tickets are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Questions? Contact Miami HEAT Group Sales Account Manager, Akira Adderly at Akira.Adderly@HEAT.com

Deadline to purchase: Friday, September 20, 2024

Stay connected with our PTO!

Join our PTO to support yearly initiatives for our students, staff, and campus needs.

When you log into your PowerSchool Portal, you will see the menu on the left-hand side, click on BrightArrow Messages.

After you click on the link, you will see a log of our sent messages; click on them and message will display underneath.

Reminder, you must visit your PowerSchool Portal to submit your child's(ren's) absence each time they are absent from school.

Did you miss a school email/text/phone call? See visuals below to show you where to find previous BrightArrow communications.

Raptor Service Hour Portal with available opportunities now live. Visit our Service Hour page for details and to sign up to Raptor if you are a new family and don't have your account yet. https://cc.franklin-academy.org/service-hours

WAY HOME FORM-

Please visit your PowerSchool Family Portal to click on the WAY HOME FORM and complete it for your child's MAIN way home each day. If you are changing the way home method for the day, you must email the teacher and call the front office before 2PM; the earlier, the better!

MORNING DROP OFF-

Reminder, when arriving on campus for morning arrival (or dismissal), you CANNOT make a left turn to enter through the back, that is reserved for staff only as they need to report on time. You must follow staff directions enter the park or head straight through the archway (depending on if you arrive later in the window and we have finished with the park). In the morning, to expedite arrival, we also use the bus loop for drop off, ONLY IF THE STAFF MEMBER DIRECTS in that direction. Students will follow the carline curb and still enter through the SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY at the front door.

MORNING DROP OFF MYP FAMILIES-

Please ensure that if you have an MYP child without an elementary sibling, your child CANNOT arrive before 8AM. Students will be held outside and they will be directed to call you to pick them up. Staggered arrival for our MYP students is part of our written charter agreement to ensure we have proper staffing and follow traffic patterns on Flamingo Road.

MYP CARLINE 3:00PM ARRIVAL REMINDER-

Arrival on campus starts at 3PM, not a minute earlier. As part of the new contract with the city to use the park for carline, we CANNOT stack in the park before 3PM and will have ALL CARS exit and return at 3PM. Please share this information with any friend(s) or family member(s) you may send to pick up your child(ren).

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows students to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

QUICK AND EASY SAFETY TIP SUBMISSION

By accessing FortifyFL, students can provide a description of the threat, share pics, and videos and optionally submit their contact information. Submissions can be anonymous or non-anonymous. Submitting a tip is quick and easy using our mobile app or website.

All Franklin Academy students have access to FortifyFL via their Clever portal dashboard.

https://www.franklin-academy.org/fortifyfl

Looking for clarification or having a specific question? See list below for school contacts.

Assistant Principal over PowerSchool/Academic Concerns: Ms. Vazquez - vazquez.emilia@franklin-academy.org

Assistant Principal over Curriculum/Academic Concerns: Ms. Sander - sander.nancy@franklin-academy.org

Service Hours/Raptor/Carline/All NON-Instructional aspects: Mr. Williams - williams.demon@franklin-academy.org

School Fees/Balances: Ms. Yepez - businessmanager-cc@franklin-academy.org

Registration/School Records: Ms. Cabrera - cabrera.elizabeth@franklin-academy.org

Health/Clinic: Nurse Schwam - cc-nurse@franklin-academy.org

Service Hour Forms: Ms. N. Gonzalez - gonzalez.nancy@franklin-academy.org; segura.emeli@franklin-academy.org

Attendance Inquiries: Ms. D. Gonzalez - attendance-cc@franklin-academy.org; gonzalez.diana@franklin-academy.org; segura.emeli@franklin-academy.org

Placards: Ms. E. Segura - segura.emeli@franklin-academy.org

Title 1 Liaison: Ms. Carrizo - carrizo.cassandra@franklin-academy.org

Special Programs Coordinator (ESE, IEPs, Gifted 504 Plans): Ms. Carrizo - carrizo.cassandra@franklin-academy.org

ESOL Coordinator: Ms. Leonard - leonard.ivette@franklin-academy.org

Athletic Director: Mr. Dennis - cc-athletics@franklin-academy.org

Email: fox.alexandra@franklin-academy.org
Website: franklin-academy.org
Location: 6301 South Flamingo Road, Cooper City, FL, USA
Phone: 954 780 5533
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