Franklin Friday News
What's Going On at #FAPBG-Week of May 10, 2021
Covid-19 Self-Reporting Form
Annual Registration for 2021-2022
Franklin’s Annual Registration Update Process has begun!
Completion is required for returning students.
Please visit https://ps.franklin-academy.org/public/, sign in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal, and click on the Registration (2021-2022) link.
If you are having difficulty accessing your account, please call the school’s main number and an Administrative Assistant will attempt to assist you or transfer you to the Registrar.
Eighth Grade Graduation & Gala
Spring 2021 Testing Information Grades 3-8
This Week's Testing Schedule
ONLY AFAR SCHOLARS WILL TEST THIS WEEK
May 10: Grades 4-8 Session 1 Reading
May 11: Grades 4-8 Session 2 Reading
May 12: Grades 3-8 Session 1 Math
May 13: Grades 3-5 Session 2 Math and Grades 6-8 Session 2 & 3 Math
DROP-OFF:
AFAR scholars are to be dropped off at the main entrance between 8:00-8:15 AM. They will have their temperature taken and be escorted to the cafeteria or the gym. Scholars will sit at a designated table to wait for a test administrator to pick them and escort them to the testing location. Scholars who arrive late, will not be permitted into the building.
Scholars may bring a snack/water bottle and may keep it in the testing room. Backpacks are not needed, and if brought, will be left outside the testing room.
Grade 7 & 8 scholars should not bring their personal computers to school. A school Chromebook will be assigned.
Grade 7 & 8 scholars should bring headphones to test.
PICK-UP:
AFAR scholars must be picked up at the main entrance. Cars should line up as you would during regular school dismissal. Pick up time is 11:00 AM.
Test Administrators will escort scholars to the car line and will supervise scholars until they are picked up.
UNIFORMS:
AFAR scholars are required to wear their Franklin polo shirts. If you do not have Franklin bottoms, please wear navy blue pants/shorts/skirt.
PYP will follow the schedule below May 10-May 13.
MYP will follow the normal schedule.
Fifth Grade End-of-Year Celebrations
LINKS FOR FIFTH GRADE END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATIONS
PYP-->MYP Transition Parent Information Session May 12
Kindergarten Graduation
2021-2022 New Franklin Families
- Online registrations are being emailed as individualized SNAPCODE links are created by the system. (If you accepted your student’s seat after April 10th, you will not receive your online registration SNAPCODE link until Mid-May.)
- Incoming students have not been entered into PowerSchool yet; therefore, you will not have an access ID or password. The rollover to PowerSchool will happen during the summer.
2021-2022 NEW KINDER FAMILIES
After School Connections 2021 Summer Camp
Free Online Books
DashPass
Please remember to download the DashPass app to your phone so that your scholar can be released to carline in a timely manner.
ALL PARTIES PICKING UP SCHOLARS MUST HAVE THE DASHPASS APP IN ORDER FOR THE SCHOLAR TO BE CUED AND RELEASED. (e.g. grandparents, older siblings, family friends)
Uniforms
Please ensure that scholars are wearing appropriate, approved Franklin Academy outerwear. Hoodies and other non-Franklin outerwear will be confiscated. Please refer to our handbook for reminders on our dress code.
Early Release Procedure
- For early release, please head over to the Dashpass app and submit an early release request on the day of the early release.
- It will send you an email. You must approve the request in the email in order for the school to receive the early release request and approve it.
- When you arrive at the school to pick-up your scholar, use the camera on your mobile phone to scan the QR code that is hanging on the door.
- Complete the form that shows up on your mobile phone, and your scholar(s) will be released to you.
Faculty/Staff Birthdays
Jimena Perez Graciano 5/5
Amanda Post 5/7
Tiffany Franco 5/23
Jarrid Frye 5/25
Michelle Abrishami 5/26
Marla Caron 5/31
Power School
FRANKLIN ACADEMY PALM BEACH GARDENS CAMPUS
BUILDING BETTER PEOPLE, EVERYDAY
An International Baccalaureate Candidate School
Primary Years Programme
Website: http://www.franklin-academy.org
Location: 5651 Hood Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States
Phone: 561-348-2525
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