March 14, 2025

Message From Principal | IB Head of School, Mrs. Fox

Greetings Franklin Academy families,

Welcome to the END of the 3rd quarter, we start 4th quarter on MONDAY, 3/17.

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Wishing our Chess Team the best of luck as they are traveling to the Chess State Championship in Orlando for this weekend's tournament!

See the flyer and details below for our Career Day! Please check out the link if you'd like to present to our students! https://forms.gle/h8HDnvaUEnUT27m17

Our 25-26 Academic Calendar is now posted, first day of school is on 8/11/25. Calendar is on our website on the main home page.

Chick-Fil-A Picnic...who will get there? Check out our IXL and Progress Learning Challenge flyer below! Looking forward to celebrating as our students GO FOR GOLD!

Field Trip Reminder-

Please log into PowerSchool to ensure you do not have any balances as this prevents your child from attending any field trip. ALL balances must be paid for their child to attend upcoming field trips. Please visit their SLA/PowerSchool to view their balances.

-Please review the quick reminders below and check out "What's Coming Up - March/April" for the month's events/activities.

What's Coming Up - March/April

3/15/25 Chess State Championship Tournament in Orlando

3/13/25 Title I Dad's Challenge @ Orange Brook Elementary in Hollywood

3/17/25 MYP IB Community Service Expo

3/18-19/25 FoxMar Spring Portraits

3/19/25 Spring Musical Show: The Wizard of Oz

3/20/25 Early Release

3/21/25 Teacher Planning Day - No School for students

3/24-3/31/25 Spring Break

4/1/25 Track & Field Tryouts

4/2/25 FAST Writing MYP

4/3/25 FAST Writing 4th and 5th Grades

4/4/25 Falcon Rush Game Truck - Earned Incentive

4/7-4/11/25 Falcon Rush VIP Carline - Earned Incentive

4/10/25 Falcon Rush Dunk Tank - Earned Incentive

4/11/25 NJHS Induction Ceremony

4/12/25 4th Qtr Chess Tournament

Spring Pictures 3/18 & 3/19

If your child will be participating in Spring Portraits with FoxMar, here is the schedule.

Kinder, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade and 5th Grade: TUESDAY, 3/18

3rd Grade, all Gifted students on the field trip from 3/18 and all MYP will be on WEDNESDAY 3/19.

Students MUST be dressed in following our dress code guidelines.

Career Day-SAVE THE DATE-April 28th

Career Day Registration

We will be hosting our annual Career Day on April 28th. If you are interested in sharing your career with our students, please complete the form by 4/1/25 at 3PM. (Click link ABOVE.)

Presentations will run between the hours of 8:30AM and 10:00AM, you must commit to the full 1 1/2 hours. Career Day involves short presentations providing information about your career, job tasks and responsibilities. This is an opportunity for the students at Franklin Academy to become familiar with the variety of careers.

As a Career Day Speaker, you could:
· Explain the nature of your career
· Wear the type of uniform or clothing required for your career
· Bring equipment, props, or items representative of your particular field; i.e., stethoscope, calculator, First Aid
kit, Fire Truck, Police Car, etc.
· Emphasize the relationship between academic learning and job performance

K-12 High School News - Mr. Delgado's Updates

2/16/2025 Newsletter

25-26 9th Grade Updates

Course Selection Presentation

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High School Academic Success LINK - CLICK HERE

Check out the latest updates and events!

Year 3 Community Service Project Spotlight

24-25 PTO Corner

PTO LINK

Stay connected with our PTO!

Purchase 24-25 Dress Down Pass - Click HERE

24-25 PTO Membership

Join our PTO to support yearly initiatives for our students, staff, and campus needs.

Parent/Guardian Handbook 24-25

General Reminders

Morning Conferences - Arrival Times

Please be prompt for morning conferences. For K-5 conferences, you must be in the building to sign in by 7:05AM at the latest. Teachers must open their doors at 7:20AM to retrieve students; if you arrive after 7:05AM, you will be directed to reschedule your conference.

Reminder, you must visit your PowerSchool Portal to submit your child's(ren's) absence each time they are absent from school.

MYP IDs and Agenda/Folders

As a reminder, the school-issued IDs are to be worn every day while students are on campus. If they lost there ID, please send check/money order or pay online ($10) for a new one.

MYP Planner - $5 Replacement

All MYP students are required to have their school MYP planner that was purchased by the school and replenished every quarter. Not only does the planner have a weekly agenda to track assignments/quizzes/tests, it also has a weekly page for students to record important information. There's also a hallway tracker to ensure students are in the hallways with their teachers' permission. If your child has lost their folder, please ensure you purchase a new one for $5 but sending in a check or paying online. You can also purchase a new folder on your own: Year 1=RED, Year 2=YELLOW, and Year 3=GREEN. The new planner insert for 4th quarter will be distributed to students on March 13th and 14th as we start the 4th quarter on 3/17.

UNIFORM ANNOUNCEMENT-

Our Foundation Team shared 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!

SPEED LIMIT REMINDER...all school campuses are a school zone; please keep your speed at 15 MPH or LESS. We want to ensure that all students, staff, and volunteers at carline and in the parking lot are safe at all times.

-Quick reminder on SERVICE HOURS...as per policy, when completing service hours, no children can accompany the adult.

-Does your child participate in AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS? Please remember to STAY IN YOUR CAR and follow carline all the way down to ensure the safety for all students and staff.

Carline: Arrival & Dismissal Procedures

Carline Arrival/Dismissal Reminders

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).

Uniform Policy Reminders

FortifyFL - See something, say something

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

Notification to Parents/Guardians - November 2024

The Consequences of School Threats Social media threats are not a joke.

One post can change your life. Make the right choice – ThinkB4U Post. Submitting false or intentionally misleading tips in FortifyFL or other reporting platforms is not only reckless, but it also impedes resources that are needed for actual emergencies and carries serious legal consequences. Students arrested for recent school threats have been charged with second-degree felonies in violation of section (s.) 836.10, Florida Statutes (F.S.) There are consequences for making a threat or false report via FortifyFL involving school or school personnel's property, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity. Understand that all threats will be taken seriously and will result in severe consequences up to and including arrest, restitution, and expulsion. Parents, please discuss this issue with your children. False threats, even if intended as a joke, can result in life-altering consequences. Watch this important message from the Broward Sheriff's Office to understand the serious consequences of posting threats. https://www.eduvision.tv/l?RyROteO #ItsNoJoke #ThinkB4UPost #BrowardSheriffOffice

How to Find Clever Credentials

Updated 24-25 School Calendar

Due to hurricane days, the district has updated the 24-25 academic calendar.

Our calendar has the following five (5) changes:

January 6th is no longer Teacher Planning Day and instead students will now return on the 6th instead of the 7th.
January 10th has been changed from a traditional school day to a Teacher Planning Day.
The start of the 3rd quarter has moved from January 7th to January 13th
The start of the 4th quarter has moved from April 1st to March 17th
The Q3 interim report distribution date has moved from May 6th to April 29th.