Franklin Academy Friday News

August 9, 2024

Principal Update

Dear Franklin Families,

As we gear up to welcome our students back to school this coming Monday, I wanted to reach out with some important information and a warm welcome.

Important Information: Please take a moment to read through the entire newsletter, as it contains essential details about the upcoming school year.

A New School Year: As we embark on this new academic year, we kindly ask for your patience and understanding. The beginning of the year can be a time of adjustment for both students and staff, and your support in offering grace and kindness is greatly appreciated. Together, we can create a positive and welcoming environment for our students.

As we enter the new school year, I will be sharing out our state of the school with most recent data and our goals for this school year. One of our goals continues to be improving attendance and tardies. We’re excited to see familiar faces and meet new ones. Here’s to a fantastic year ahead filled with growth, learning, and many memorable moments!

All the Best,

Ms. Torres

Theme for the Year: Be a Good Human!

Reminders

Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

Scholars may not exit the vehicle before 7:15AM PYP and 8:15AM MYP.
MYP scholars must have a PYP sibling to be dropped off at 7:15AM.
It is very important that you pull as far forward as possible during morning and afternoon carline. Please refrain from use of your cell phone while in car line.
Please stay in correct lanes when you enter so you do not have to switch lanes to avoid accidents.
Please pull up and stack cars and once your car comes to a safe stop please have your child exit the car and onto the sidewalk. DO NOT wait until you get to the front door by the main entrance. We need to utilize the entire walk way to unload students.
Parents please do not exit your vehicle to open car doors, etc.
Once you drop off your scholar in the right lane- please put your blinker signaling left and merge to the left lane to allow us to stack the next group of cars.
Dash Pass - Please download the app if you have not already done so.
Placard- Please place your placard on the passenger side dash or hanging from rear view mirror. If you do not have a yellow (PYP)and blue (MYP) placard- please write on a piece of paper your child's first and last name and teacher.
If you are a PYP parent, you may enter the campus for dismissal at 2:10.
If you are a MYP parent, you may enter the campus for dismissal at 3:10 but expect delays in PYP dismissal and adjust accordingly.
Please be courteous to our support staff during arrival and dismissal as they are here to guide and facilitate a smooth arrival and dismissal.

UNIFORMS

We are aware that iUniforms is still processing orders. We do have a dress code for while you wait for your uniforms.

NO T-SHIRTS - Only collared shirts are permitted
NO HOODED SWEATSHIRTS
No ripped jeans

Meet Our New Staff

Franklin Academy PBG Campus Website- Click Here

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

School Fees/Balances: Mrs. Bartosik- businessmanager-pbg@franklin-academy.org

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. Jabar at jabar.Aleesa@franklin-academy.org

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

Registration/School Records: Registrar- hul.stephanie@franklin-academy.org

Clever Access: If you are experiencing difficulties with your Clever account, please contact Mrs. Young at young.katherine@franklin-academy.org

Family Tech Guide

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

Transportation: All transportation inquires should be directed Ms. Jabar at jabar.Aleesa@franklin-academy.org

Student Schedules- If you have any concerns with a PYP schedule, please contact Mrs. Yurick at yurick.claudia@franklin-academy.org

Student Schedules- If you have any concerns with a MYP schedule, please contact Mrs. Varela at varela.michelle@franklin-academy.org

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

Important Upcoming Dates and Events

August 12th -First day of school
August 15th Club Fest @ 6PM
August 15th- Athletics Night @ 6:30
August 20th -No School
August 24th Back to School Dance

PYP 5:00-6:30
MYP 7:00-8:30

August 26th & August 27th- Cheer Try-outs
August 26th- Open House Curriculum Night - Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade
August 27th Open House Curriculum Night 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade
August 28th- Open House Curriculum Night- MYP 1, MYP 2, MYP 3

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

News from the PTO

PTO Membership

We are so excited to be back at Franklin for another amazing school year! We would like to invite your family to join our PTO. Your $25 membership helps support the many events and activities we organize throughout the year. It also includes one of our PTO-exclusive Spirit Shirts. You may have seen the staff wearing these last Friday. These shirts may be worn by all students on Fridays with uniform bottoms. Joining PTO also entitles you to preferred access to volunteering at our events.