The Latest from L'Etoile

Dear Franklin Families,

As we approach the weekend, I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a wonderful and relaxing few days! It's hard to believe that we are just one week away from the holiday break—time truly flies!

With that in mind, please take a moment to read through our weekly newsletter for all the exciting events and important reminders coming up in the next few weeks:

Here’s a quick look at what’s been happening and what’s coming up:

Red Ribbon Photo Contest Voting - Don’t Forget Voting ends on Saturday!

The Red Ribbon Photo Contest is still ongoing, and we encourage you to vote! You can vote daily (every 24 hours), so don’t miss your chance to support your favorite photos.

Shout Out for Gratitude

With the season of gratitude upon us, we’d love to hear who you’re thankful for! If there’s a staff member who’s made a positive impact, give them a shout out using the form linked below. It’s a great way to spread some appreciation during this time of year.

Interim Reports for Grades 1-8: Be sure to check your email and PowerSchool later today for your child's interim report card.

Quarter 3 Club registration begins today and closes on December 20th. Please see below for more information and the link to register.

IXL & Amira Challenge: We have some great incentives for our students participating in the IXL and Amira challenge. We encourage them to use these platforms over the weekend, and even better, they can access them on their cell phones!

PM 2 Testing Dates: Please refer to the testing schedule below for upcoming PM 2 testing dates.

3rd Annual Thanksgiving Feast: Our annual Thanksgiving Feast will be held on **November 21, 2024**. We look forward to sharing this special event with our school community.

Cell Phone Reminder: A friendly reminder that students should not have their phones out during the school day. Phones should be turned off and kept in backpacks. There are consequences for not adhering to our cell phone policy, so please remind your child of this expectation.

Shhh... we have a little secret! Our dedicated and wonderful Director of Operations, Mrs. Tina Huelsman, is celebrating her birthday tomorrow! 🎂🎉 We’d love to surprise her with a special birthday shout-out from all of you. Please take a moment to fill out the form here to share your birthday wishes, and we’ll be sure to pass them along to her!

The holiday shop is officially open! Please pay attention to the day your child's class shops. If you would like to give your child shopping money with a card, please use wufoo link below and make payment by the night before they shop since we will run the report for kids to shop at midnight. If payment is made after, your child will have to wait to shop another day. You can also send your child in with a check or money order-no cash. Hopefully your child told you about all the wonderful goodies available to buy their friends/families during the preview this week. We can't wait to have your child(ren) shop for the people they love. There's still volunteer time slots available via sign up genius if you'd like a fun way to earn service hours!

Service Hour Opportunities: Don’t forget to check the service hour opportunities listed below in our newsletter. By 12/20, you should have completed your service hours.

Thank you for your continued support. We wish you and your family a restful weekend ahead!

All the Best,

Mrs. L'Etoile

Please fill out the form by clicing the tab above. sharing a shout out for a Franklin Staff Member! Your feedback is crucial in helping us recognize the hard work and dedication of our staff members. By sharing your positive experiences, you not only motivate our team but also contribute to creating a more positive and nurturing learning environment for all our students. Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child's education.

Thank you parents for your cooperation in allowing your children to participate in the Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest. Our beautiful picture above had been accepted into the contest. Now, we need you to help us WIN!!! Please click this link starting Nov. 2nd and vote for our school picture. You can add one vote every 24 hours from Nov. 2nd to Nov. 16th. Together we can do this!!!

We are excited to announce our ongoing IXL Challenges for students in grades 3-8! As part of our commitment to helping students strengthen their skills and prepare for the state assessments, we are encouraging all students to participate in our challenges.

Currently, we have two main challenges in progress:

• Most Questions Answered Correctly – Who can answer the most questions correctly?
• 3 or More Skills Completed – Who can complete 3 or more skills?

These challenges are a fun way for students to reinforce what they've been learning in class and prepare for upcoming assessments. We encourage students to dedicate some time over the weekends to work on their IXL skills, as this will help increase their understanding of the key standards tested on the state test.

As we approach the holiday break, we’re introducing a new Holiday Break Challenge! Please take a look at the flyer below for more details and get ready to continue building those skills over the break!

We look forward to seeing all the great progress our students will make through these challenges!

We are excited to announce our Amira Challenges for students in grades K-2! As part of our ongoing efforts to build foundational literacy skills and prepare for the state assessments, we are encouraging all students to participate in this fun and engaging challenge.

Challenge Overview:

Students are encouraged to read books on Amira to help increase their reading comprehension and build a stronger foundation in literacy, which is essential for the state test.

We are excited to see how many books students can read and how they continue to grow in their reading abilities. We also encourage students to dedicate time during the holiday break to continue reading, as it will further enhance their understanding of key literacy standards.

To make it even more fun, we have a new Holiday Break Challenge! Please refer to the flyer below for more details on how to participate.

We look forward to seeing all of our young readers take part in the challenge and celebrate their progress!

Please see when the following High Schools with Choice Programs Open Houses take place below:

Tuesday, November 19 at 6 PM

Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School

4906 Lyons Road, Lake Worth, FL 33467

Jupiter Highschool

500 N. Military Trail, Jupiter, FL 33458

Olympic Heights

20101 Lyons Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33434

Wednesday, November 20 at 6 PM

Santaluces High School

6880 Lawrence Rd, Lantana, FL 33462

Our middle school SGA traveled to Orlando to attend the Southern Association of Student Councils annual convention with 63 schools across 9 states. They got to hear from a variety of guest speakers, participate in workshops, and network with other middle/high school students to bring back ideas to incorporate at Franklin. They also won 1st place for fundraising!

The holiday shop is officially open! Please pay attention to the day your child's class shops. If you would like to give your child shopping money with a card, please use wufoo link and make payment by the night before they shop since we will run the report for kids to shop at midnight. If payment is made after, your child will have to wait to shop another day. You can also send your child in with a check or money order-no cash. Hopefully your child told you about all the wonderful goodies available to buy their friends/families during the preview this week. We can't wait to have your child(ren) shop for the people they love. There's still volunteer time slots available via sign up genius if you'd like a fun way to earn service hours!

Holiday Shop volunteer sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A44ACA82EA4FE3-51459608-wonderland

Holiday Shop payment: https://fabb7882.wufoo.com/forms/winter-wonderland-gift-shop-payment-m1mj01nz0rmdnvo/

Quarter 3 club registration is open today, Friday, 11/15 and closes Friday, 12/20 (unless a club fills up sooner so don’t wait)! We have a few new clubs available including chess, dance, Disney, coed flag football, Arabic languages, math lab, and IXL. Some of these are offered to middle school students as well so be sure to look them over with your child(ren). Some club sponsors will also be attending out Santa Breakfast on Saturday, 12/7 so you can meet them in person, ask questions, and sign up for clubs if you’d like to wait till then. Here is the link to register: https://fabb7882.wufoo.com/forms/quarter-3-club-registration-mce6aq40x6bvy5/

11/15- Interim Report Cards Issued

11/20- Chick Fil A Spirit Night

11/21- Dessert with Admin

11/25-11/27- No School/Offices Open

11/28-11/29- No School/Offices Closed

12/04- Dress Down Day

12/7- Breakfast with Santa

12/9-Class Group Picture (K-5)

12/9- Fall Picture Day (Yearbook Picture)- Make-Up Day

12/19- Coffee with Admin

12/20-Early Release

Holiday shop preview for elementary is next week! We are still in high need of parent volunteers to help with set up as well as throughout the shop being open, helping kids shop and restock tables of goodies so the kids have a nice large selection to choose from. You can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A44ACA82EA4FE3-51459608-wonderland

Middle School students must wear their ID at all times while on campus. If a student doesn't have their ID, a new one will be issued, and a $10 charge will be added to their account. Please ensure they have their badge each morning.

First-time Portal Users: To Access the Volunteer Portal, you are required to complete a one-time “Volunteer Application”. Once the application is approved, you will receive an email with instructions on the next steps, including a link to setup your portal password. All information will remain confidential.

Returning Portal Users: Click HERE to sign in.

Franklin families can access their child(ren)'s username and password via the website based Parent Portal of PowerSchool. The information can be found by clicking "Student ID's" on the left-hand side and looking under "student credentials". These credentials allow students to access clever, which connects students to curriculum materials (like HMH, Go Math, iXL, progress learning...etc), google classroom, PowerSchool, and more.

For a more detailed parent tutorial on how to access the Parent Portal of PowerSchool and look up student credentials, please click here to view this short interactive video tutorial.

AM and PM Carline Reminder:

• Please pull all the way up when in carline. This helps reduce wait times for all families.
• Stay in your lane and do not cut the line.
• We kindly request that you do not park your vehicles on Military Trail or Miner Road during dismissal times. This is crucial for the safety of everyone involved and to prevent traffic congestion that can lead to accidents.

Please know that our procedures are in place for the safety of all students, parents, and staff. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

Thank you for your understanding and support.

IB Inquiry in Action!

Through the transdisciplinary theme (Who We Are), Mrs. Lopez's kindergarten class learned about raising questions about the natural world, investigating them in teams through free exploration, and generating appropriate explanations based on those explorations. In this real-world lab experiment, the students became Pumpkin Explorers as they used tools and the scientific method to investigate this fruit.

PYP 1 had a special presentation from the local police department about rules and laws. This presentation linked into their unit 2 planner "Who We Are".

Fortify FL 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 Fortify FL, 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 Fortify FL via their Clever portal dashboard.

https://www.franklin-academy.org/fortifyfl

Please review the list below of who to contact when certain questions/concerns arise.

Dash Pass-:Please ensure that you have an active Dash Pass account and it is working upon arrival on campus. Any Dash pass questions, please contact Ms. Huelsman at huelsman.tina@franklin-academy.org

Service Hours: Please ensure that you have a Raptor account to log your parent volunteer hours. Any questions please contact Ms. Dowdell at dowdell.alexandria@franklin-academy.org

Transportation: All transportation inquires should be directed to Ms. Huelsman at huelsman.tina@franklin-academy.org

Clever Access: If you are experiencing difficulties with your Clever account, please contact Ms. Plummer at plummer.danielle@franklin-academy.org

Family Tech Guide

Power School Access: If you are experiencing difficulties with your Power School account, please contact Ms. Atway at atway.faten@franklin-academy.org

Our office hours for in-person assistance are as follows:

Office Hours: 8:45 AM - 1:45 PM

Additionally, you can reach us by phone at any time during the following hours:

Phone Hours: 8:00 AM -4:30 PM

What's on the menu?

Connecting to your online lunch account. for snacks and ice cream.

Adding funds to your student's account

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