Franklin e-Newsletter
Friday, August 25, 2017
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No School Monday, September 4
School Hours (M-Th, 7:50-2:50 & F, 7:50-1:20)
Welcome Back
PBIS Common Area Expectations
Below are pictures from our teachings in addition to a short video clip as we talked about celebrating our diversity and committing to accepting one another. Check out the video and talk to your child about the powerful message behind it.
Picture Day/Re-takes
We will communicate an arrival date of school pictures for those families that attended Back to School Night on Thursday, August 17. Students will have these distributed by their homeroom teacher.
- NO PICTURE TAKEN: Your child can pick up a packet in the main office. Click on the link for online order information: https://shop.hrimaging.com/shop/school.aspx?pid=0
- RE-TAKE: Students will need to bring their picture packets back to school on the day of re-takes.
2017-18 Building Schedules
Follow the link: http://franklin.cr.k12.ia.us/assets/23/6/2017-18_Building_Schedules.pdf
Important Need to Knows
What are A/B Fridays?
On Fridays, students’ Exploratories (PE, Vocal, Band, Orchestra) alternate every week. This is to ensure that all classes meet equally. Classes that meet on Monday & Wednesday are considered their “A” class and Tuesday & Thursday are “B”.
When do students hear school announcements?
We have announcements at the beginning and end of the day. Announcements often include events for the day/week, recaps from activities, birthdays, and other important school-related information. Many of these same items are shown on our video screens around the building. We ask our students to be proactive when making arrangements to come in before or after school.
How can I get messages to my child?
Parents are allowed to leave messages for students. This can be done by contacting the Main Office or Attendance Office. With that said, we try to limit the amount of disruptions during the school day. All calls over the intercom are only made during morning and afternoon announcements. We would appreciate as much advanced notice as possible. It often proves challenging getting a message to a student immediately or when a parent is out front and calls for their child to be dismissed. We would appreciate as much notice as possible.
Hy-Vee Receipt Winners
Look at the above names of receipts drawn. The following students received a token of appreciation here at school. We also are awarding a reserved parking space for each family for an upcoming fall concert. Stay tuned.
Fall Sports
Below are the sports and coaches for the first season:
- Cross Country (Josh Hetrick)
- Football (7th: Eric Suthers / 8th: Kyle Clark)
- Girls' Soccer (Brian Jeffords)
- Boys' Tennis (Joe Benedict)
- Volleyball (7th: Melissa Williams 8th: Jessica Carter)
Kingston Stadium MS Seating
Where to Drop Off & Pick Up?
*** VERY IMPORTANT ***
For the safety of our students and staff we encourage you to carefully read through the map below. The cooperation and patience of all our families is essential as we orchestrate the hustle and bustle of the morning and afternoon.
Franklin Middle School
Email: lptacek@cr.k12.ia.us
Website: franklin.cr.k12.ia.us
Location: 300 20th Street Northeast, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Phone: (319) 558-2452
Facebook: facebook.com/franklinms
Twitter: @FranklinBolts