September 15, 2024

Greetings Franklin Academy families,

All things Book Fair are here and all set-up! check out the links below for many opportunities to volunteer! Reading With the Principal flyer included as well for 9/19 & 9/25. Register for eWallets to easily load funds, using a credit card, for each child to shop the Book Fair. Students can then shop using a printable bar code or their names can be looked up at the register. Please remember to create one eWallet for each child."

This Tuesday we will be administering our last FAST for the first progress monitoring session. To celebrate, all of our students and staff are welcome to partake in a "Smarty Pants Dress Down" on Wednesday the 18th. Attire must be school appropriate, according to Broward Schools Code of Conduct guidelines. In addition, no hoodies or jeans with tips/tears, or shorts/skirts that are too short (must be approaching the knee-length).

Also on the 18th, we'll be holding our Family Technology Resource Night! Please join us to navigate through our technology platforms and earn ONE SERVICE HOUR per family for attending. Clever, Google Sites K-5, MangeBac MYP, HMH online textbooks, and more will be covered.

Reminder: Washington DC Virtual Meeting 9/17 at 7pm

See message from Ms. Frobel for the Spring Break trip.

"I am thrilled to announce that you are invited to our meeting about the Spring 2025 tour to Washington, D.C. for your child. To attend, please be sure to register through this LINK. This is an amazing opportunity for your child to learn more about our country, gain new perspectives, get out of their comfort zone and build skills for the future. Join us for the chance to enroll and go over everything about the trip including:

What we’ll see and do - travel logistics, safety and flexibility, how to earn high school credit, affordable payment options and more!

When: Tuesday, September 17th @ 7PM

Where: Virtual Meeting: To attend, you must register through this LINK

Questions? Email me: frobel.nicole@franklin-academy.org

Register to attend our meeting using this LINK.

If you can’t make the meeting, but would still like to learn more, select: “No, but send more information” to stay informed.

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.

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

9/18/24 Smarty Pants Dress Down

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

9/20/24 Basketball Tryouts-GIRLS

9/23/24 Basketball Tryouts-BOYS

9/23/24 Golf Meet at Cooper Colony @ 4:00PM

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

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

9/25/24 Title I Family Night

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

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

10/01/24 Cross Country Meet at Heritage Park @ 4:30PM

10/08/24 Golf Meet at Cooper Colony @ 4:00PM

10/09/24 Cross Country Meet at Markham Park @ 4:30PM

10/13/24 Miami Heat Family Night

10/14/24 Planning Day - No School for students

10/16/24 Hispanic Heritage Celebration

10/18/24 Chess Tournament

Final week to purchase our 24-25 Spirit Shirts!

Kindergarten: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/qa2b4r102vmk9c/

1st grade: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/q16fvs6c04kwzxe/

2nd grade: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/qdmqvl61x7chil/

3rd grade: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/q1k3oujb1vkoemf/

4th grade: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/q1bic1va1nvwixa/

5th grade: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/q1cctihl1kxbftj/

Year 1 : https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/qx67jtg08uh8ln/

Year 2: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/qssqzvf1voghxc/

Year 3: https://franklinacademycc.wufoo.com/forms/qopxjmi0seyocv/

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

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.

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.

UNIFORM ANNOUNCEMENT-

Our Foundation Team that iUniforms has communicated that 99% of orders have been filled and uniform infractions will begin on Monday 9/9. 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.

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinAcademyCharter/