Hello Franklin families,

Please read the following button for a welcome letter from Mrs. LoFranco including the theme for the school year.

Take a look at this back-to-school welcome guide to find information to help you and your child feel prepared for the school year.

First day of school

• Grades 1-12: Monday, Sept. 9
• Kindergarten and Transition to Kindergarten (TTK): Thursday, Sept. 12
• Head Start, ECEAP and Peer Inclusion preschool: Monday, Sept. 16

Bell schedule changes
Our start and end times will shift slightly from last year.

• Our school day is from 8:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m

First late start day: Wednesday, Sept. 11
All schools start one hour later on Wednesdays except when noted otherwise.

Please ensure your child's district laptop is updated, charged and ready to bring on the first day of school by plugging it in, connecting to Wi-Fi, and leaving it on overnight.

Get help with school district laptops.

UPDATE YOUR PARENTVUE ACCOUNT
The ParentVUE app helps streamline where you can find information and take care of school-related business.

Starting Sept. 3, when you log into ParentVUE, you will be prompted to update and verify your contact information, your child's health history, and other important information.

During the school year, you can:

• View attendance, schedules and assignments
• Report absences
• Monitor your child's grades and academic progress
• Update your contact information
• Access MySchoolBucks and annual student forms

If you haven't created a ParentVUE account yet, you will receive an email directly from Synergy with an activation link.

Breakfast and lunch are offered at no cost to Tacoma Public Schools students all year. You can find the menu on our school website or by downloading the MySchoolMenus app. Meals will start showing up in the menu soon.

September 12th and September 13th

TK and Kindergarten families, please come inside to walk your student to class and meet the Admin and PTSA for donuts and tissues! 💗

Starting Monday September 16th, TK and Kindergarten will line up and say goodbye to families before going to their designated class lines on the blacktop.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

• School starts at 8:40
• Supervised valet will begin at 8:35
• Students will line up on teacher designated white lines on the blacktop as early as 8:35
• Teachers will pick up their students.
• Students will have breakfast and begin class.
• School ends at 3:10.

Wednesdays

• School starts at 9:40 on late starts.
• Supervised valet will begin at 9:35.

• School ends at 3:10.

If your child plans to take the bus to school, please download our free transportation app, My Ride K-12 for bus stop location, route and pickup times. Your child’s bus route is expected to be available the first week of September.

Beyond the Bell will dismiss students at the main entrance of the building.

Our students can participate in after-school programs through the Beyond the Bell program. Registration starts Aug. 26 on a staggered school schedule. Get more information on our school's website under the "Programs & Activities" menu.

Our schools have skilled counselors who can help with academic, career and social-emotional guidance. If your child needs support beyond what a counselor can offer, TPS also has exceptional mental health partners who provide services at schools. School counselors can assist with referrals to our partner agencies.

Find behavior health resources here.

Take a look at the back-to-school welcome guide for information about how our Health Services team can partner with you to keep your child healthy.

Click the button above to schedule if you are interested!

15-minute meetings in the window of 9:15-10:15. If you need longer than 15 meetings to share concerns or feedback I will schedule for a follow-up. (:

These will be held monthly.

Email: franklin@tacoma.k12.wa.us

253-571-1400

Report an absence in ParentVUE

FranklinAttendance@tacoma.k12.wa.us

School Phone: 253-571-1400

Franklin Elementary School

Address: 1402 S Lawrence St, Tacoma, WA 98405