October 28th, 2024

Hello, Forest Park families!

On Friday, our staff engaged in Building-wide Professional Development at Forest Park. During our professional learning, we had staff engage in various curriculum development and vertical teaming. This helped improve our ability to work together as high performing teams and EMLSS teams in order to support the needs of our learners. In addition, to support staff wellness, a portion of our morning time featured a variety of ways for staff to focus on their personal wellness and wellbeing! The choices included volleyball, peloton rides, adult calming corner, reading, yoga, fitness rotations, and more!

Another exciting feature of our PD day was an opportunity for our 6-8 ELA staff to connect on the new ELA resource, MyPerspectives. Staff had an opportunity to explore digital resources and ways to engage students in their classrooms! I am very impressed with the way our staff is committed to learning something new.

And as a reminder, parent/teacher conferences will be held November 7th, from 4-7PM. Conferences are meant to offer time for brief conversations (10 minutes) regarding your student's progress. If you require a more lengthy discussion regarding your student or are unable to meet within the time and space available, please email or call the teacher and arrange a mutual time to meet. The link to sign up for an in person or virtual conference was sent to you last Friday. If you are having difficulties signing up, please reach out to teachers directly.

Have a great week,

Jenna Rosienski

jenna.rosienski@franklin.k12.wi.us

Supporting The "iGeneration" Of Students - Tues 11/12

Our Family Information Series continues this year in November with a session that focuses on understanding the digital world that children are growing up in. These sessions are not only open to FPS families, but to neighboring communities as well so please share where appropriate.

How to Reach, Teach, & Support iGeneration Students: This session will be led by Katey McPherson, Child Advocate & Education Consultant and take place Forest Park Middle School in the Commons (map here) on Tuesday, November 12th @ 6pm. Click here or on the flyer to see more details and we hope to see you there!

In addition, this same session is also running in the Pewaukee Schools the day after ours. See their current flyer here for more details.

3-Week Saber Pre-School By FHS Child II Development In December

The Franklin High School Child Development II students will be sponsoring “Saber Pre-school” for children ages 3 to 5 on various days in December.

Saber Pre-school is designed for children ages 3 to 5 who are toilet trained and ready to experience a supportive and enriching pre-school environment. The student teachers prepare daily lesson plans that not only provide opportunities for the Little Sabers to develop socially, but also to enhance their kindergarten readiness skills. The Saber Pre-school program offers a truly excellent experience for both our big and small students.

Class time will be from 9:00 to 10:15 am and tuition is $20 to cover the cost of materials and snacks for the entire 3 weeks. Saber Pre-school will include story time, large and small group activities, free time, songs and other fun activities. Pre-registration is required. Registration closes when we hit 25 participants or by Friday, November 15th at the latest. If you know someone who has a child ages 3-5, please help us by sharing this message to them!

CLICK HERE for the Informational Flyer | CLICK HERE to register

FHS Fall Play: "Almost, Maine" 11/14-11/17

The FHS Fall Play is fast approaching with shows taking place Thurs 11/14 through Sun 11/17. For tickets and show information, please visit the Saber Center website here.

Show Description: Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

Athletics & Activities: Wrestling and boys basketball

Both wrestling (all grade levels) and boys basketball (7th/8th grade only) are starting! Any student that is interested in joining these sports can sign up online HERE. Registration for any sport requires an uploaded physical form.

If there are questions regarding activities and athletics, please contact Brian Karolewicz at 414-525-7590 or brian.karolewicz@franklin.k12.wi.us or Karen Reader at karen.reader@franklin.k12.wi.us.

Go Wildcats!

On Wednesday, October 16th, we held our 2nd of 3 Community Referendum Information Sessions being offered in October. TMJ4 s Mariam Mackar interviewed FPS District Administrator Annalee Bennin about the projects at FHS that the referendum would address. They held a live shot on the 6pm news and featured Franklin Public Schools in a 2-minute story on the 10pm news -- the 10pm news story is on their website here, but both the 6pm & 10pm clips are included in this video below.

Final Info Session & Tour - THIS Friday 10/25 at 10am

Our final COMMUNITY INFO SESSION for October is Friday morning at 10am at the FHS Saber Center. This is a day off school for students. Come hear from district leaders about the path to the referendum and also tour FHS following the presentation!

Voting Information

Provided below is information, deadlines and important dates related to voting in the general election.

If you are not registered to vote and you are eligible, there is still time!

Register In-person at voting location on Election Day: Tues, November 5th

Absentee ballot deadlines

Request ballot (received by): Fri, October 31st by 5pm CDT
Return ballot by mail (received by): Tues, November 5th by 8pm CST
Return ballot in person: Tues, November 5th by 8pm CST
From the City of Franklin website (here): Absentee voting in the City Clerk's office is restricted to the 2 weeks before an Election and ends at the close of business the Friday before an Election. In-person absentee voting at the City Clerk's Office for the November 5, 2024 Fall General Election will be available weekdays Tuesday, October 22, 2024, through Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, November 1, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

Our VOTING page has more voter information details

For all other referendum info, click here to visit our site at

www.franklin.k12.wi.us/franklinforward

One Day Alternate Bus Pass

If your student will be riding an alternate bus home with a friend due to an unforeseen circumstance, please complete THIS form by 11am on the on the date of this change. The bus company requires consent from both parents/guardians; in other words, one parent/guardian for each student must submit this form in order for us to make this change happen.Forms that are not completed by 11am on the date of the change run the risk of not being processed in time for dismissal. Bus drivers will not allow extra riders on a bus without proof of both parent and school approval.

If you are requesting a bus route change that will be for more than one day, please connect with Heidi at our district office by emailing her at heidi.engel@franklin.k12.wi.us.

If you have any questions, please call the Forest Park office at 414-529-8250.

Thank you!