Franklin Academy

Greetings Franklin Academy families,

Thank you for joining us last week for our Curriculum Night which focused on our online resources, their purpose/focus, and how to access them. Our Family Technology Guide has also been updated with more support links for better accessibility support. Our leadership and support team, with the support of staff from all grade bands, enjoyed presenting and providing hands-on experiences. Presentation is provided below if you'd like to review. Great turn out at last night's Trunk or Treat, creative trunks all around, thanks again for joining us and for PTO for organizing and executing the event!

Tuesday, 10/31, we have our K-2 Storybook Parade, our 3-5 Figurative Language Parade, and are inviting our MYP students to a Color Challenge. If MYP students would like to dress down, here are their colors for the day. Year 1-Light Blue, Year 2-Yellow, Year 3-Navy. No body paint, hoodies, ripped/torn tops/bottoms.

Annual Food Drive kicks off this Wednesday. We will be working with 'A Place in Time' again, a local organization who supports our community and those around us. Flyer below has details on items to donate if you can.

Flying Classroom Intro Session - THIS Thursday, 11/2, join us for our intro session for Flying Classroom with Captain Irving. Flying Classroom, a supplemental curriculum that is based on his global STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) + expeditions, provides hands-on, STEM + experiences to students of all ages and backgrounds.

This Friday, 11/3, we have our HEAT game, thank you all for supporting this fundraiser for our Athletic Department. All students/staff are invited to a SPORTS DAY Dress Down. No hoodies, ripped/torn tops/bottoms.

Review Electronic Devices policy, snip it provided below.

23-24 Chess Shirts are NOW on sale, see link below for ordering chess shirts today, sell ends this Friday, 11/3.

TItle 1 SURVEY - see flyer below for details and complete the family survey by 11/15.

See links below for our 23-24 Yearbook and to create a tribute for your child(ren)!

Please see note below on PowerSchool Portal Forms...there is action required for every family. The Health Services Form needs to be completed for every child; please take a moment and log into your PowerSchool portal NOW to complete this very important form.

Carline is definitely smoother as most families are following procedures, have DashPass open, and their placards displayed. This coming week, I'll be back at the park to ensure both items are present as we do not want delays in carline; our goal is to safely and efficiently operate carline. Carline reminders will remain on the weekly newsletter for your reference.

MYP families, has your child lost their planner folder we provided them in August? Either send in another folder (plastic, prongs, pockets in their assigned color) or send in a check/money order for $5 to have it replaced. These planner folders containing the planning sheets for the month as well as their hallway logs that serve as their passes for transitioning around campus during instructional time.

Please review our policy below which is in our Parent/Guardian/Student Handbook on our website. These expectations are also in the Family/School Contract which are part of our annual registration.

In advisory, teachers conduct uniform checks. FULL uniform consists of iUniform polo tops/bottoms, school-issued ID, BELTS, and shirts must be tucked in. Students receive a Class Dojo point each day of the week for being in uniform compliance.

Below are the violations for each consequence, as per the School Board of Broward County Discipline Matrix, which is in the Code of Conduct. (Can also be found on our school website under the SCHOOL INFO tab.

1st consequence – Verbal Warning

2nd consequence – Loss of Extra Curricular Activities (Up to five days) {To be determined by ADMIN. and communicated to all stakeholders.}

3rd consequence – In-School Suspension (1-3 Days) & Loss of Extra Curricular Activities (1-30 Days)

Uniform compliance is part of our safety plan, especially the school-issued ID.

As a fundraiser, our Chess Department will be selling our 2023-2024 Chess t-shirts for $15.00. Collected funds will go towards the support of chess activities and supplies; we will also use the funds to support our Chess Team at the state Chess Scholastic Tournament in Orlando in March 2024.

At Franklin Academy, we believe that the strategies, discipline, and critical thinking skills learned in the game of chess also help your son or daughter academically. Students who purchase our 2023-2024 t-shirt will be able to support our chess program by wearing their t-shirts at Franklin Academy Chess Appreciation Days throughout the year!

Please place your t-shirt order using the link below by 11/3/23.

Thank you in advance for your support. We look forward to seeing you at our next chess tournament or event!

Mr. Hicks, MYP Chess Teacher

Mr. Risquez, K-5 Chess Teacher

Few reminders...

• The PHYSICAL and CONTRACT can be found on the school’s website under the “Athletics” tab.
• The PHYSICAL and CONTRACT need to be FULLY completed prior to tryouts.
• If students have not turned in their PHYSICAL and CONTRACT already, they would need to either turn them in via email to cc-athletics@franklin-academy.org BEOFRE 3:00PM on the day of tryouts OR turn in the physical copy of the forms AT THE START OF TRYOUTS.

Please reach out to our Athletic Director, Mr. Dennis, with any questions/clarifications at cc-athletics@franklin-academy.org.

Who is Captain Irvin? In 2007, Barrington Irving set two world records, becoming the youngest person, at 23, and the first black pilot to fly solo around the world. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami’s inner-city, he is the founder and CEO of Flying Classroom, a supplemental curriculum that is based on his global STEM + expeditions, provides hands-on, STEM + experiences to students of all ages and backgrounds.

This event is designed to kickoff our partnership with Flying Classroom, and a series of Family Science Nights this school year designed to bring families together in a series of learning "Expeditions". The Expeditions focus on engaging learners in K - 2nd , 3rd - 5th , and MYP through the investigation of real world and global STEM+ challenges at their academic level.

Please make sure to visit your PowerSchool Portal to update the WAY HOME FORM for your child(ren) as needed and notify your child's teacher of changes! You will also find additional forms in your FORMS tab pertaining to PREFERRED NAME, BUS STOP WAIVER for 3rd-5th grade bus riders, HEALTH SERVICES for the 23-24 school year. You will also see the new STUDENT ABSENCE FORM, this is how you will submit your entry for each time your child is absent from school. I've included a visual below of the form titles.

Basketball season starts on 10/16!

Join our Falcon Basketball Teams and Cheerleaders

as they dribble towards victory!

All families received the Acknowledgement Form that needs to be completed for each child. Due date was Friday, 9/8. Click on the link below to read through the Code of Conduct and review it with your child.

Please return ASAP!

There are Code of Conduct videos as well, one for K-5 and one for 6th and up.

https://www.browardschools.com/Page/38107

School Board of Broward County release Code of Conduct Training Videos for staff, students, and families. Please view the document below to access the links for the following.

~2023-24 Mandatory Annual Anti-Bullying Policy 5900 Trainings (Elementary & MYP)

~2023-24 Mandatory Annual Dating Violence Prevention Policy 5010 Trainings (MYP ONLY)

~20232-24 Code of Conduct (Elementary & MYP)

Please remember that each placard you were given is to be cut in half so you can place the other half in another vehicle. If you need more than the two we provided you, please email Ms. Gibson with the request. gibson.tamera@franklin-academy.org. If you are having issues with DashPass, you can contact our Director of School Operations, Mr. Williams as well. williams.demon@franklin-academy.org.

Our biggest hurdle has been vehicles arriving before their designated pickup time. Broward Sheriffs Office (BSO) WILL ticket you for arriving early. The arrival times are listed on the back of your original placard for easy reference, are in our Parent/Guardian/Student Handbook, and were part of your registration when you completed and initialed every item of the School Contract. ***Rock Creek is NOT a staging area to line up before 2PM. There is NO staging area at all.

K-5 Dismissal: Arrive at 2PM to begin entering campus, students will be released at 2:15.

MYP (6th-8th) Dismissal: Arrive at 3PM to begin entering campus, students will be released at 3:15.

Any authorized parent/guardian/family member/family friend that arrives for dismissal, MUST HAVE the current year's dashboard placard AND DashPass downloaded and set-up with the child's link. If you are sending an adult that is on your emergency list, please have them download the app as well and SHARE your child's link with that person. If you need help with sharing your child's DashPass link, visit our website to find videos and reference guides. https://cc.franklin-academy.org/school-info

We will continue to monitor dismissal compliance. If the authorized driver doesn't have the placard and DashPass, they will be removed from carline, sent outside by the curb to either receive a temporary placard, after ID has been verified, and will receive support to download DashPass. After that, the vehicle will be redirected to enter carline at the archway to enter carline again.

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

Franklin Academy participates in the National School Lunch Program and free or reduced pricing will be available for those that meet the guidelines.

Apply Now for the 2023-2024 School Year!

If you already applied online for Free & Reduced Lunch Meal Benefits and have application status questions, please email lunch@franklin-academy.org

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Franklin Academy participa en el programa nacional de almuerzos escolares y los precios gratuitos o reducidos estarán disponibles para aquellos que cumplan con las pautas.

¡Aplica Ya Para el Año Escolar 2023-2024!

Si ya ha presentado su solicitud en línea para obtener beneficios de comidas gratis y reducidas y tiene preguntas sobre el estado de la solicitud, envíe un correoelectrónico a lunch@franklin-academy.org

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Aplike Kounye a pou Ane Lekòl 2023-2024!

Please visit our Service Hour page by clicking on the link below. There's a SERVICE HOUR BROCHURE as well as a FAQ section at the bottom of the page.

Helpful tip...your RAPTOR portal will always display your total service hours 24/7; PowerSchool Family Portal is updated quarterly with total hours.

ALL families must have a Raptor account in order to complete service hours. New families should register NOW!

If you missed your chance to purchase a Dress Down Pass for your child(ren), you can sign up at any time. Next Early Release Dress Down will be on 10/23!

Looking for clarification or having a specific question? See list below for school contacts.

School Fees/Balances: Ms. Yepez - businessmanager-cc@franklin-academy.org

Service Hours/Raptor/Carline/All NON-Instructional aspects: Mr. Williams - williams.demon@franklin-academy.org

Registration/School Records: Ms. Cabrera - cabrera.elizabeth@franklin-academy.org

Assistant Principal over PowerSchool: Ms. Vazquez - vazquez.emilia@franklin-academy.org

Assistant Principal over Curriculum: Ms. Sander - sander.nancy@franklin-academy.org

Health/Clinic: Nurse Schwam - schwam.lauren@franklin-academy.org

Service Hour Forms: Ms. N. Gonzalez - gonzalez.nancy@franklin-academy.org

Attendance Inquiries: Ms. D. Gonzalez - attendance-cc@franklin-academy.org

Placards: Ms. Gibson - gibson.tamera@franklin-academy.org

Title 1 Liaison: Ms. Carrizo - carrizo.cassandra@franklin-academy.org

Email: fox.alexandra@franklin-academy.org
Website: franklin-academy.org
Location: 6301 South Flamingo Road, Cooper City, FL, USA
Phone: 954 780 5533
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