August 26, 2024

Hello Robinwood!

Congratulations to Ms. Uciechowski for being the 2024 Robinwood Excellent Educator Award winner! Franklin Public School students, parents, and coworkers can nominate any teacher in their school. One teacher from each school is then chosen by a selection committee and Ms. U was our winner! Below is Ms. U’s nomination:

“Ms. U provided a fun and engaging learning environment to start my child’s learning journey off to a wonderful start. He is so excited for Kindergarten because of the fun he had with Ms U.”

Thank you Ms. Uciechowski for providing an excellent start for students and their families as they begin their educational journey here at Robinwood! Your energy and hard work doesn’t go unnoticed!

Students and families, don’t forget to congratulate Ms. U when you see her during the open house this week. We have been preparing for your return and we look forward to seeing you then!

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.

Robinwood will be holding their in-person open house events on Wednesday, August 28th from 5:30-7 pm. Teachers** will be available to meet and greet students and families. Please bring your child's school supplies with you for drop off in the classroom.

We are very excited to welcome Robinwood's new staff members. Please click here.

If you plan on dropping off or picking up your child from Robinwood, please read this important information regarding our procedure. Please pick up your Family NUMBER card during Open House or it will be sent home with your child on the first day of school. Click here for Robinwood Parent Drop off and Pick Up Procedure.

Please click here for important information about Robinwood Elementary.

School Pictures will take place during the school day on Wednesday, September 25th. If you are unable to make it this day, our Make-Up/Retake Day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 23rd. If you are unable to make it on either of these days, please contact the School and Sport Pic New Berlin office at 262-780-2901 to set up an appointment.

Please click here to order your pictures online. School Pics is no longer sending home order forms for parents to fill out and return with their students. All orders will only be placed online.

Use the drop down menu to select your school name.

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.

4K & Kindergarten students will be picked up and dropped off with other elementary students at a designated stop. A parent or designee must assume responsibility for the child at the stop when dropped off.

If parents would like to designate a person other than themselves, they can send an email to heidi.engel@franklin.k12.wi.us

In regards to same day notification (this should only be done for emergencies), please call GoRiteway Busing at 414-571-9001 so they can pass along the information to the bus driver.

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!

Over the summer, Franklin Public Schools communicated a few times about the Franklin School Board’s decision to move forward with putting a referendum question on the November 5th general election ballot. The recent Summer District Newsletter here has lots of information and updates to review including results from the spring Community Survey, the adjusted scope of the $145M referendum, project focus, October community sharing sessions and tours at FHS, financial information including tax impact, voting information and a phasing video of the projects planned for FHS if the referendum passes.

All of this information is housed on our Franklin Forward website here. Thank you for being informed and please plan to vote on November 5th!

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 SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS for next year are all updated and on our website here.

Please help your child prepare their chromebook for the first day of school! All incoming grades 5K-12 should have a chromebook at home unless it went in for repair over the summer. Please see the nearby handout (and linked here) for things to take care of before heading to school for the first day!

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 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

ANY absences, including leaving early and arriving late, are reported electronically on our online form. HERE is the link to report absences. It would be a good idea to bookmark this link for your convenience.

CLICK HERE for all 2024-25 Kids Club Information.

• April 1-30: $35/Single; $45/Family non-refundable & guaranteed a spot.
• May 1-June 30: $50/Single; $60/Family non-refundable. Spots based on staffing projections.
• June 30-Aug 19: $70/Single; $80/Family non-refundable. Spots based on staffing projections.
• If questions, contact Shana Gagliardo at shana.gagliardo@franklin.k12.wi.us

Follow us on Facebook! Robinwood PTO’s Facebook page is a great way to stay connected.

Mark Your Calendars: Back to School Social on Sept 10 and PTO Meeting on Sept 25.

NEW THIS YEAR! We’re launching a new Robinwood PTO website with announcements, PTO meeting notes, events calendar, and a directory! Visit our table at Back to School Night and watch the Bulletin and Facebook page for more details!

Questions or suggestions? robinwoodjaguarspto@gmail.com

https://robinwood.ptboard.com

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

Due to the excessive heat advisories that will carry into Tuesday, we are moving the YOUTH CROSS COUNTRY RACE originally planned for Tuesday to NEXT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th @ 5PM. All other details remain the same and are below:

Come join us for our annual 1 mile Franklin Youth Race located at Franklin High School’s Upper Field. This youth race is open to all children's Kindergarten through 8th grade, and is sponsored by the girls and boys High School Cross Country Teams. The cost is $5.00 and includes a Tshirt. Awards will be given to both the top 2 finishers in each grade level for girls and boys. We look forward to hosting all young runners and families! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Come explore the wonderful world of theater with Character Kids! This fun-filled after school class takes place at Robinwood on Mondays, 4-5 pm, September 16th-November 25th (10 weeks, no class 9/30). 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.

Our Community Education & Recreation Department has information out for 2024-25 Before & After School Kids Club.

2024-25 BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL KIDS CLUB

CLICK HERE for all 2024-25 Kids Club Information.

• April 1-30: $35/Single; $45/Family non-refundable & guaranteed a spot.
• May 1-June 30: $50/Single; $60/Family non-refundable. Spots based on staffing projections.
• June 30-Aug 19: $70/Single; $80/Family non-refundable. Spots based on staffing projections.
• If questions, contact Shana Gagliardo at shana.gagliardo@franklin.k12.wi.us

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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
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