Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door (no ticket pre-sales!)

This activity night is sponsored by Student Council and will be used as a fundraiser for Make-a-Wish! Activity nights offer a safe and fun event for Forest Park students to participate in a variety of things such as open gym, crafts, dancing and more. Concessions will also be sold at the event.

We are in need of parent volunteers to help supervise at activity night. If you are interested in volunteering, you must have a current background check on file. You can fill out the background check form here and this must be completed at least 1 week prior to activity night. Please email Mrs. Stiglitz to learn more about volunteering at activity night (karisa.stiglitz@franklin.k12.wi.us).

Wrestling practice will start on Monday, October 31 for any 6th, 7th, or 8th grader interested in participating. In order to participate, you must be registered online and have a current physical form on file. Physical forms must be uploaded with your student's online registration (we do not accept paper copies in the office!). Wrestling is a no cut sport, therefore any student that wants to participate will be able to. Practices will be held in the FPMS gym from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact our head wrestling coach, Josh Larson, at josh.larson@franklin.k12.wi.us.

7th and 8th grade Boys Basketball tryouts will be held on Monday, November 7. In order to try out for basketball, you must be registered online and have a current physical form on file. Physical forms must be uploaded with your student's online registration (we do not accept paper copies in the office!). If you have any questions, please contact our basketball coaches:

7th Grade:

Alex Smith (alexander.smith@franklin.k12.wi.us)

Morgan Rosencrants (morgan.rosencrants@franklin.k12.wi.us)

8th Grade:

Tim Hogan (timothy.hogan@franklin.k12.wi.us)

Matt Wood (matthew.wood@franklin.k12.wi.us)

We have home basketball games for Girls Basketball this week Tuesday, October 18 and Thursday, October 20. They are the last games of the season, so come cheer on our basketball and poms teams!

Congratulations to all of our cross country runners who finished their season last week! The coaches have enjoyed watching you grow as runners and look forward to seeing you next year!

If your child is interested in joining Jazz Band, please have them join the Jazz Band Google Classroom using the code drn2kgu. All information about Jazz Band can be found on the Google Classroom page. If you have any questions, please contact our advisor, Chris Dunmire (christopher.dunmire@franklin.k12.wi.us).

Information for all of our activities at FPMS have been updated on the Activities Website. Be sure to visit this page to learn more about what activities we offer at FPMS and when they start. If you have any questions about a certain activity/ club, please contact the advisor for that club.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our athletic and activities coordinator, Karisa Stiglitz, at karisa.stiglitz@franklin.k12.wi.us

Pictures can be ordered online here: https://orders.schoolandsportpics.com/ordering. Use the drop down menu to select your school name. Use this coupon code to save 10% off of your order if placed prior to picture day: Fall100371

If you have questions regarding picture order, please contact School and Sport Pics at 262-780-2901.

Picture re-take/make-up day is scheduled for Wednesday October 26th in the morning from 9am-11am.

PAWS, Forest Park's parent group, hopes to see you at Culver's in Franklin for their next Dining For Dollars event on Wednesday 10/19! A portion of the sales will benefit our school. Here are all the details:

Culvers

4220 W Oakwood Park

Franklin

Wednesday 10/19

4-9 PM

No Coupon Needed

PAWS receives 10% of the profits

The Franklin Education Foundation is proud to once again host the student fashion show! With almost 30 FHS sports, clubs and activities represented, you will not want to miss this fantastic event! Doors open at 6pm at the Saber Center for the Arts for food, silent auction, shopping and fun followed by 45 FHS students showcasing the latest fashions while raising funds for great causes! Half of all proceeds raised by the groups go toward supporting foundation grants, scholarships and student emergency funding. The group that raises the most funds keeps 100% of the proceeds for their group! You can read more details, book your tickets, and donate online to your favorite organization here or by clicking on the image below!

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

As part of the School-Based Mental Health Grant we received as a district, we are excited to offer a Fall and Spring opportunity to train parents, guardians and community members in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA). Our first training opportunity will occur on December 6th from 4:00-8:30 PM. During the YMHFA course, participants develop an understanding of the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in youth, the importance of early intervention, and how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. Participants will engage in a 2-hour self-paced course followed by a 4.5 hour in-person session with a district trainer. If you are interested in engaging in this Fall training, please complete this form no later than November 4th. A confirmation email will be sent to finalize your enrollment in the course and next steps. Please note this is the same course we offered last year, so please only sign up if you have not yet been certified.

We are proud to continue to partner with Clinical Psychology Associates (CPA) to offer on-site counseling services at Country Dale, Pleasant View, Forest Park and Franklin High School. For information about CPA’s services and therapists or to get started with an appointment, please visit our website.

The Franklin Historical Society is hosting a "Fall Fest" on Saturday, October 22nd. Activities are listed on this attached flier. Activities will help children in the area to understand life in early Franklin. Come join us!

The FHS Class of ‘25 and ‘26 are collaborating to host SpookFest, a Halloween themed event for kids, that will take place on Saturday, October 29th from 1pm to 3pm in the Main Commons of Franklin High School. We will be offering Halloween themed games, crafts, a Trick-or-Treat treasure hunt, costume contest and more! Admission is $5 per child and adults are free with a registered child and you can register online using this link. Fall treats will also be on sale for an additional cost.

Attention 4K through 8th graders! The FHS cross country teams invite you to join us for a youth cross country race at Franklin High School on Tuesday, October 25th. The race begins on the high school upper fields. $5 entry fee, which includes a t-shirt. The race distance is 1 mile and awards will be given for the top two in each age. The registration/payment link is here: tinyurl.com/fhsXCyouth

Students can purchase a new student ID by bringing $5 (cash only!) to the main office. Student IDs take approximately one week to get printed/shipped to us from the photography company. Once we receive the replacement we will get the new ID to your student.

The city of Franklin has passed along that Trick-or-Treating for 2022 will officially be on Sunday, October 30th from 4pm-7pm. Please plan accordingly and safely for trick-or-treating and have fun!

As a reminder, when reporting a student absent for any reason, please communicate this using the online absence/attendance form here. This is a NEW form this year so if you bookmarked or made a shortcut to the old form from last year, please update. Thank you for taking the time to complete this form as it really helps to streamline our processes. The form is located on our website under Parent/Student Info as well as a big button on each school’s home page.

This form will require you to enter your child’s six-digit student ID number and birthdate before you can report your child absent. Student specific medical information collected by the form will remain confidential and only be shared within the health and nursing services team.

Please remember to use our attendance form for ANY attendance related notification including students leaving early, arriving late or full day absences.

If you have any attendance related questions, please contact our attendance secretary, Sadie, at sadie.gleason@franklin.k12.wi.us.

If your student will be riding an alternate bus home with a friend, 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. Staff in the school office will then complete the appropriate paperwork for each student to take with them on the bus.

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

If you come to pick up your student during the school day, we ask that you do not enter our building but instead pull up into the circle driveway outside of our main office. Your student will be watching for you and we will send them out to your car when they see that you have arrived. If you are waiting longer than a few minutes for your student, you may call our main office to check in (414-529-8250).

If you are dropping your student off late for any reason, you do not need to come into the school with your student. Please pull into our circle driveway outside of the main office where your student can enter and check in. We will give your student a pass to class and update their attendance at that time.

Please remember to use the absence reporting form on our website for ANY attendance related notification including students leaving early, arriving late or full day absences. Please do not send notes with your student to notify us of these changes.

If you are dropping off a forgotten item for your student (lunch, Chromebook, etc.), please use our drop off cart located inside the main entrance near the office. To limit the amount of traffic in/out of our main office, we ask that you leave the item(s) on the cart and clearly label the item(s) with your student's first and last name. Post it notes and pens are provided on the cart.

In an effort to reduce the amount of interruptions to students and teachers in the classroom, most items will be delivered to students during their 3rd hour class unless the item is clearly needed right away (for example, the student's Chromebook). If an item is dropped off after 3rd hour, we will get the item to the student as soon as possible.

In the cafeteria this year we will have: 3 Lunch Lines, 1 Milk Only Line, 1 Salad Line ( Not Opening until November) and 1 Snack Line (Opening Tuesday September 6th)

We would like to remind all parents that lunches this year are no longer free this year. At FPMS each lunch is $3.00 and individual milk purchases are $.45.

If you need assistance paying for your child's school lunches, a link to the free and reduced application can be found on the Franklin Public Schools website under the lunch tab. Please note the following school board policy:

"Students will be allowed two (2) emergency meals. After this, they will receive a cheese sandwich, fruit, vegetable and milk until their account is positive."

The cheese sandwich meal will be charged to the students account like any other meal.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me by phone or email. Diane Kaczkowski 414-367-1566 or diane.kaczkowski@franklin.k12.wi.us

Please be sure to read the newest District Newsletter that comes out now every Friday. You can access all the issues here.

Bernadette VanLith, 6th grade counselor

bernadette.vanlith@franklin.k12.wi.us

Ellen Montenero, 7th grade counselor

ellen.montenero@franklin.k12.wi.us

Mindy Greco, 8th grade counselor

melinda.greco@franklin.k12.wi.us