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Happening In December 2024

Happening InDecember 2024

K-5 Character Counts! Trait - CARING

"Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person's life."

Elementary students that are caring are empathic, compassionate, and respectful of others.
They are thoughtful about the social-emotional well-being of people in their home, school, and their community.
These students are committed to serving others and positively impacting lives in powerful ways, and nominated students that exemplify this character trait this month will be recognized during our Star Assembly!

MYP IB Learner Profile - Caring

“I leave people and places better off than I found them.”

Grades 6-8/MYP Y3 students that are able to display empathy, compassion, and respect for the needs and feelings of others around them are caring.

Those students need to have a personal commitment to service.

They also act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment and nominated students that exemplify this learner profile attribute this month will be recognized during our Star Assembly!

Updated Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Please review the information included in the letters

below about your child's assessments this month.

  • Our class and specific group photo events will take place on Monday December 2, 2024 and Tuesday December 3, 2024.
  • All students wear their school uniforms on these days (or assigned attire by their teacher).
  • PE uniforms will not be allowed to be worn for the photo opportunities.
  • Families can pre-pay for their picture package, or send the order/payment/receipt on the event day.
  • The prepay link is available below and has been shared with our families via Bright arrow messages.
  • Please review the flyers below for all information for the events.

Literati Holiday Store

The information letter LITERATI HOLIDAY STORE linked below has been posted on our website and shared with PPK8 families via Bright Arrow mesages. All items purchased will be sent to the buyer's home. Happy Holidays and Happy Shopping!

25-26 ENROLLMENT FOR NEW STUDENTS

We are continuing to accept applications for the current school year and will be accepting applications for the 25-26 school year in December, 2024. A random lottery will be held to determine admission. All applications received during an enrollment window will participate in the random lottery. Lottery Rules. Existing families DO NOT need to complete an application for the 25-26 school year, instead they will be asked to COMPLETE an INTENT TO RETURN form in 2025. Only those siblings of existing students currently attending Franklin Academy require an enrollment application to be completed for the 25-26 school year. Franklin offers a sibling preference, so families should be sure to indicate that the applicant has a sibling who already attends Franklin, along with the name of the current Franklin student/sibling, when completing the application. It is recommend that those eligible families complete and submit an application any time during the first enrollment window, which opened on Monday December 2, 2024.

Our first enrollment window will remain open until Friday February 28, 2025, and applying ANY TIME during this window gives applicants an equal chance in the random enrollment lottery, which will be held in March, 2025.

If you know of any friends or family that might be interested in attending Franklin Academy for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, please share this enrollment information with them.

If your child is currently an eighth-grade/MYP Y3 student at our campus they will have a 9th grade seat at our Pembroke Pines K-12 campus waiting for them to accept. You can secure the 9th grade seat during the “Intent to Return” process in 2025.

For any family that would like their child to attend another one of our campuses, essentially transferring from one campus to another, the family must complete an application during the enrollment period, as each campus hosts their own lotteries and wait list and we cannot offer automatic transfers for any students other than 8th grade/MYP Y3 students who will be naturally matriculating into our Pembroke Pines K-12 high school.

PURCHASE WINTER SHOW TICKETS HERE!

MANDATORY MEETING FOR MYP Y3 FAMILIES

Our Quarter 2 clubs conclude on Friday December 13, 2024.

MYP ONLY EVENT

Yearbook Sale

The 2024-2025 Franklin Story Yearbook is still available for pre-sale! Families can secure their copy online, with the final purchase deadline of January 31, 2025—no yearbooks will be sold after this date.

There is still space available in the pages of our yearbook for you to

design a personal message for your child(ren). See flyer below for details:

Winter Break

There will be no school for students from Monday December 23, 2024, through Friday January 3, 2025. Classes will resume on Monday, January 6, 2025, as per the updated 2024-2025 Academic Calendar.

Our offices will be open for in-person and telephone assistance on Thursday, January 2, and Friday, January 3, 2025.

Please review the important updates to the 2024-25 academic calendar, recently approved by Broward County Public Schools to address recent weather disruptions. These adjustments ensure a balanced academic schedule across quarters.

NOtable Changes

  • January 6: Now a regular school day; students return on January 6 instead of January 7.
  • January 10: Changed to a teacher planning day.
  • Quarter 3 Start: Moved from January 7 to January 13.
  • Quarter 4 Start: Moved from April 1 to March 17.
  • Q4 Interim Reports: Distribution moved from May 6 to April 29.
THINK B4U POST
The newsletter accessible on this button was shared with our PPK8 families and STAFF via Bright Arrow messaging, as well as being available to our community on our campus website.

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows students to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials. The link provided below will give you access to our specific webpage on our website for more information and direct links.

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