October 21, 2024

Our Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held in November. Please click here to schedule a time to meet with your student's teacher(s).

We are proud to share the next (2) connected events in this year’s 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 that includes district leaders, law enforcement, a student, and a Bark representative.

• Part 2 is a session led by Child Advocate & Education Consultant Katey McPherson on how to teach and support the "iGeneration" of students.

Click on the nearby flyer 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.

Click here to see snapshots taken of the students during this school year

School Photos Make-Up/Retake Day is scheduled for Thursday, October 24th. If you need to reschedule your student's photo on a different day, 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

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Panther Prowl to make it a success! We will continue to work to support our PV students and teachers.

If you would like to still contribute, please send donations via Venmo to: @pleasantviewpto

-Pleasant View PTO

Have you wanted to be more involved at your child’s school and make a difference in teachers and students lives? Be a part of the PTO board!

We are looking to fill the position of Treasurer.

This position oversees the financial aspects of the PTO including bank transactions and taxes. This is a 2 year term.

Email Lindsay with any questions: pvpto14@gmail.com

Hello Pleasant View families and friends! Please join us for this month's Dine-Out Night at Noodles & Company in Oak Creek.

What: Pleasant View PTO Dine-Out Night

When: Wednesday, Oct. 23rd from 4-8pm

Where: Noodles & Company, 8609 S. Howell Ave. Oak Creek

Pleasant View PTO will receive 25% of qualifying SALES. Don't forget to show the flyer and/or mention “Pleasant View PTO” when ordering. For online orders, be sure to use the code GIVING25.

The fall book fair is coming soon! Support our school and help your child discover new books by shopping at our Book Fair, running from Monday, November 11th, until Friday, November 15th. The fair will be open during the school day and closed during the lunch hour. You can also shop virtually and have books shipped directly to your home by visiting our website below. If you're sending money with your child to buy books, please place it in an envelope with the amount clearly written on the outside. This will help our volunteers assist your child effectively.

If you're interested in volunteering at the book fair, please use the link below to sign up. New this year, we will also be open during conferences on Thursday November 14th from 4:30-7:30.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054AAFAA2DA0F85-52326291-pvfall

When visiting our website, please consider setting up an eWallet account. This allows you to add money online, so when students shop at the Book Fair, they won't need to bring in cash. We can look up their e-Wallet account to pay for books. Any unused funds can be used to purchase books at the Scholastic Store online. If you have questions please reach out to Tabitha Schultz or Becky Wasikowski at bookfairpv@gmail.com.

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pleasantviewelemschool9

Be on the lookout! Your child's personalized brochure will be sent home next month!

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

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.

Sunday, October 27th! 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 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK here or by clicking the flyer! Register now so we can get accurate counts!

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

Franklin Public Schools hosts screenings for 3-year-old children on language, cognition, social-emotional, adaptive, and physical development. This program combines a play-based observational screening of children with community information for parents to learn more about child and family-related services in our area. If you know a friend, family member or neighbor in the community with a 3-year-old, please help us by sending them this information! Click here for the informational flyer and click here for a detailed brochure.

Whether you're a pro, or just getting started, the FEF Charity Pickleball Tourney will be an event you won't want to miss! All proceeds go to support grants, scholarships and student assistance funding through the Educational Foundation. Matches begin at 8 am on Sat 10/26 and will end by 4 pm in the FPMS gym (wood floors). Brackets will include competitive and recreational play. FPS staff and High school students 14 and above can play at a discounted rate! Click here for more and to register!

Provided below is information, deadlines and important dates related to voting in the general election.

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

• 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

On Wednesday, October 16th, we held our 2nd of 3 Community Referendum Information Sessions being offered in October. TMJ4 s Mariam Mackar interviewed FPS District Administrator Annalee Bennin about the projects at FHS that the referendum would address. They held a live shot on the 6pm news and featured Franklin Public Schools in a 2-minute story on the 10pm news -- the 10pm news story is on their website here, but both the 6pm & 10pm clips are included in this video below.

Our final COMMUNITY INFO SESSION for October is next Friday morning at 10am at the FHS Saber Center. This is a day off school for students. Come hear from district leaders about the path to the referendum and also tour FHS following the presentation!

Can't make it to the final Community Information Session? Check out our "virtual tour" of the FHS spaces by clicking on the map below! Short videos and 360 videos are clickable at each location right from your phone and will better explain the areas we hope to address through the referendum.

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.

FPL Halloween Mini Pizzas - Teens 10/22

5K-5th Spooky Build @ FPL - 10/25

Lioness Fall Craft Fair - 10/26

Workshop Girl Athletes & Moms - 10/30

Cub Scout 507 K-5th Every Tuesday @ CD

FPL Fall-Winter Teen Activities - 10/17

FPL Fall-Winter Birth-5th Programs - 10/30

FPL Cooking Up Stories (3 & up) - 10/31

K-8 LaCrosse Intro Clinic - 11/7

K-8 D1 Cheer Camp - 11/9

FPL Pour Painting Teens - 11/9

18+ Old Drugs, New Threats - 11/11

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Phone: 414-423-4650
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