October 14, 2024

Robinwood Families,

WOW! Thank YOU for your amazing efforts in fundraising over the last few weeks. We raised around $33,000 towards a new playground – incredible!

I also want to thank the PTO and the volunteers who came in to kick off the fundraiser, organize and hand out raffle prizes, pop popcorn for the Jaguar jog, help at the jog, and support our staff and students with all the details in between.

On another note,

When coming to pick your child up for parent pick-up please remember to do the following:

1. Pull all the way up to the mailboxes you are directed to and all the way up to the car in front of you (this helps us get more children in at once and makes our line run much smoother) do not stop in line, please pull up and your child will be directed to walk to your car.

2. Stay in your car for your child to come to you.

See our drop off and pickup video for additional details.

Thank you for continuing to make the Robinwood community better!

Lydia Sesing,

Principal

As a reminder, the 2024-25 District Calendar can be found in PDF format here and linked into our district calendars on our website here. All of our calendars are able to be subscribed to! Follow the steps at the top of the District Calendar webpage for how to subscribe.

Our Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, November 14th and Thursday, November 21st from 4:30-8:00 p.m. Please click here to sign up.

Robinwood will be celebrating Veterans Day with a bulletin board by the office. If you have a picture of a family member in uniform that we could have please send it to Debra.Niestrom@franklin.k12.wi.us by Thursday, October 31st. We'll need the following information to be displayed with the photo:

Information:

Name of student related to veteran:

How are they related to student:

Name of veteran:

Branch of the military:

If served in a war time, name of war:

Or if they are currently serving

Together we can make Veteran’s day a remembered and valued holiday for our younger generations!

Since we are a month into the new school year and using our new School Cafe lunch system, we wanted to offer these updates that might be helpful to families.

NOTIFICATIONS: The screenshot nearby shows the Student Information Screen and you’ll notice there is a place there to set an ‘alert’ for low balances. If you had alerts in our old MySchoolBucks system, please be aware you will have to come set up brand new alerts in SchoolCafe and this is where that can occur. Please be aware that low balance emails go out twice per week and come from the email “no-reply@schoolcafe.com” so please make sure to check your spam or other areas in your email if these are not appearing in your inbox.

AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS: Automatic payment is designed for users who like to replenish their student's cafeteria account whenever the balance falls below a specified amount.

To set up an automatic payment:

1. Add a valid payment source to your account either through the Payment Info menu (in the 'Payment Sources' tab), or on the Automatic Payment pop-up itself in the expanded details of individuals on your Dashboard.

2. On the Automatic Payment pop-up, select the payment amount to be replenished, the payment threshold, and the payment source.

3. Add an expiration date for the setting that ends before the payment source expires.

BALANCES ARE TRANSFERRED: As of last week, all MySchoolBucks balances have transferred over to School Cafe.

PURPLE APP! SchoolCafe Family Hub is the PURPLE app when searching for the phone app or you can click on these links here for iOS/iPhone/iPad and Android.

We are proud to share the next (2) connected events in this years 2024-25 "Family Information Series" for Franklin Public Schools caregivers. Mark your calendars for these events and please share with friends and family locally as these events are open to non-FPS caregivers as well!

• Part 1 is a screening of the documentary "Childhood 2.0" at the FHS Saber Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, October 21st @ 6pm. This will be followed by a panel discussion led by Katey McPherson, Child Advocate & Education Consultant.
• Part 2 is a session led by Katey on how to teach and support the "iGeneration" of students.

Click on the flyer below to see more details and we hope to see you there!

NOTE: Our partners in the Pewaukee Schools are also hosting these same events one day after each of ours. Here is a link to their flyer with details if you want to help share with friends and family in the area.

The photographer will return to Robinwood on Tuesday, October 22, to take pictures of the students and staff that missed having their picture taken on picture day. Ordering information will be given out at the time of pictures.

They will also do retakes for those students whose pictures did not turn out the first time. If your child needs a picture retake, the complete package needs to be in their hand at the time their photograph is taken. New packages will not be received unless the original package is returned.

Picture packets will be coming about a week before retakes. At that time parents will also receive an email with a photo proof to look at and view.

Please contact customer service with any questions at 262-780-2901 or customerservice@schoolandsportpics.com

Please click here to see Robinwood Pictures

As we get closer to the November 5th Referendum Vote, we want to make families aware there are only TWO Community Information Sessions left! Join us to listen and learn about the details of the referendum projects AND tour the Franklin High School spaces to see first hand the areas of need.

Next session is THIS Wednesday at the Saber Center at Franklin High School at 5pm

Final Session is Friday, October 25th @ 10am (No School for Students)

Earlier this week was National Voter Registration Day, which is the single largest day that new voters register. If you are not yet registered to vote -OR- if you are interested in absentee ballot voting, here are some details to share:

If you are not registered to vote and you are eligible, there is still time!

• Register Online: Wed, October 16th by 11:59 p.m. CDT
  
• Register by mail (postmarked by): Wed, October 16th
• Register In-person at voting location on Election Day: Tues, November 5th

Absentee ballot deadlines

• Request ballot (received by): Fri, October 31st by 5pm CDT
• Return ballot by mail (received by): Tues, November 5th by 8pm CST
• Return ballot in person: Tues, November 5th by 8pm CST
  
  
• From the City of Franklin website (here): Absentee voting in the City Clerk's office is restricted to the 2 weeks before an Election and ends at the close of business the Friday before an Election. In-person absentee voting at the City Clerk's Office for the November 5, 2024 Fall General Election will be available weekdays Tuesday, October 22, 2024, through Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, November 1, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

Our VOTING page has more voter information details

VIRTUALLY SEE THE SPACES OF NEED!

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. NEWLY ADDED are 360 photos where you can click and drag around to see a room.

CLICK ON THE MAP BELOW TO LOOK AROUND!

Robinwood Raiser & Jaguar Jog

Our Jaguars are AWESOME! Our Robinwood Raiser raised $32,000 toward upgrading our westside playground!!! [See the proposed playground here.]

Thank you to all of our amazing parent volunteers for helping to make the Jaguar Jog a success!

The classes that ran the most laps in each grade were:

Kindergarten- Davis

1st Grade- Hyatt

2nd Grade- Suchla

3rd Grade- McDermott

4th Grade- Sanders

5th Grade- Krumenacher

Mrs. Simatic’s 3rd grade class was the top earner, raising over $2,700 and Mrs. Radovanovic’s 5th grade class had 95% student participation!

The top raisers in each classroom will get to have lunch with the principal! They are:

Uciechowski- Talia K. Bily- Jaxon R. Davis- Colin P. Eifler- Elias E. Hyatt- Isabella F.

Reed- Chloe P. Shadoski- Micah W. Ruid- Leana V. Suchla- Rocco T.

Yanke- Kingsley V. McDermott- Theo W. Simatic- Jordan W. Wehse- Jelena R.

Imhoff- Kayla S. Sanders- Elle S. Schmidt- Bryce P. Celeste- Will E.

Krumenacher- Moses C Radovanovic- Quinn H.

Family Game Night

October 18th

6:00-8:00PM

Robinwood Gym

Join us for a free evening of fun and games! Board games, bingo, and open gym will be available for families to enjoy together. Please no drop offs, parental supervision is required at all times.

Mark your calendar

October 30- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

November 14 & 21- Book Fair and Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fill the Fridge

Let’s show the Robinwood Staff how much we appreciate them all year long! During the month of October, we are asking 5th grade families to help stock the staff lounge with snacks and drinks. Donations can be dropped off in the school office all month long. Some popular favorites are: Diet Coke, sparkling water, ready to drink coffee, popcorn and any sweet treat.

Ask your teacher what their favorite is!

Are you in the Robinwood family directory?? New Robinwood PTO website with announcements, PTO meeting notes, events calendar, and a brand new directory! Use code TM3QXU to sign up for an account and add your family to the directory.

Website: https://robinwood.ptboard.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/RobinwoodPTO

Email: RobinwoodJaguarsPTO@gmail.com

See the infographic for this month's Box Tops updates. For more Box Tops information, click here.

Troop 37965 will hold its first 3rd Grade Brownie Girl Scout meeting on Wednesday, October 23rd, right after school until 5:15. If your daughter is interested in Girl Scouts, this is a perfect opportunity for her to get a feel for it before registering. Email troop37965@gmail.com for more information and to let us know your daughter is interested in attending the meeting.

The Franklin Recreation basketball program for 2nd through 8th grades will be closing registration on October 18th. Spots are limited based on the number of volunteer coaches. Practices begin the week of November 18th with games on Saturdays starting December 14th. REGISTER HERE.

The music of Elton John and Billy Joel is coming to Franklin! Join us a musical celebration of the 1970s, as award-winning Canadian recording artist Jim Witter and his incredible band lead an expertly crafted tour of an entire decade that begins with "Your Song" and winds us along on a musical time machine, saluting two of the century's most popular contemporary songwriters.

"The Piano Men" starring Jim Witter

7 p.m. | Thursday, October 24

Saber Center for the Performing Arts

8221 S. 51st St. (attached to Franklin High School)

Purchase Tickets Here

$32 Reserve | $40 Premium Reserve

SAVE THE DATE! The FHS Freshman Class of 2028 is hosting the Saber SpookFest -- a Halloween themed event for kids, on Sunday, October 27th from 1-3pm in the main commons of Franklin High School. We'll be offering Halloween games, crafts, indoor Trick or Treating, a costume contest, fall snacks, and more! Tickets will be available online mid-October so watch your newsletters for more information!

While our Community Ed & Rec Winter/Spring Guide isn’t out yet (and won’t be for a little bit) we do have an early offering we want to share with families for youth (K-5th) Chess sessions that will be starting mid-December. CLICK HERE for the chess page with all the details.

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Email: Debra.Niestrom@franklin.k12.wi.us
Website: https://www.franklin.k12.wi.us/robinwood-elementary-school
Location: 10705 West Robinwood Lane, Franklin, WI, USA
Phone: 414-529-8255
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RobinwoodFPS