May 30, 2023
CD Bulletin
Dear Country Dale Families,
Last week, our 5th-grade students got to experience an amazing field trip at the Wehr Nature Center with all other 5th graders from Franklin Public Schools. Our teachers did an outstanding job planning for many different sessions including archery, pond studies, tie-dye, and more.
With only two short weeks left of school, our students and staff are having a great time wrapping up the school year. Many classrooms have fun activities planned to keep students engaged and take advantage of every learning opportunity before students leave for a well-deserved summer vacation. One fun school-wide activity that has been going on throughout the month of May has been our Flower Garden of Kindness. Each student and staff member received paper flowers and were encouraged to write something kind to someone - anyone in the school, and all of the flowers have been hung in the lunchroom for everyone to see.
Have a great week!
Shaunna LaPlant - Country Dale Principal
FLOWER GARDEN OF KINDNESS
CATCH UP ON DISTRICT NEWS
Miss the last District Newsletter? Be sure to catch up on district happenings! You can access the archive of all District Newsletters here.
As a reminder, the 2023-24 District Calendar can be found in PDF format here and linked into our district calendars on our website here. All of our calendars are able to be subscribed to! Follow the steps at the top of the District Calendar webpage for how to subscribe.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL ONLINE CHECK-IN OPENS THIS THURSDAY!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL ONLINE CHECK-IN OPENS THIS THURSDAY!
As shared recently with all FPS families, our Back-To-School Online Check-in (BTSOC) for the 2023-24 school year will be opening up for all families this Thursday, June 1st around noon. This is a moved-up timetable from the past when this would open in August. BTSOC asks parents and guardians to complete check-in activities such as updating your child(ren)’s emergency contacts, medical information, and transportation needs so we can verify they will be attending school with us for the fall and get everything ready for their return. Click here or on the associated image to view the details and to access the PARENT CHECKLIST that can help you plan for completing this process. Back-to-School Online Check-in needs to be completed between Thursday, June 1st, and Monday, July 31st.COUGAR FIELD DAY ON WED., JUNE 7TH!
Volunteer Background Check Form Here
Please reach out to Dave Blask at david.blask@franklin.12k.wi.us if you have any questions.
ABC COUNTDOWN CELEBRATION
Our school-wide ABC Celebration is on! Click the 2022 ABC Celebration to find the link that shares with you the activities for each letter of the alphabet to be done during the last 13 days of school (starting Monday, May 22nd). There are two activities per day. Feel free to have your child do one or both! Thank you!
CD YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION
2023 SUMMER KIDS CAMP & 2023-24 BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL KIDS CLUB
Our Community Education & Recreation Department has information out for both the 2023 Summer Kids Camp and the 2023-24 Before & After School Kids Club.
2023 Summer Kids Camp is for students that have completed 5K up through those entering 6th grade. You can view all 2023 Summer Kids Camp information here.
2023-24 REGISTRATION OPEN FOR NEW FAMILIES
2023-24 REGISTRATION & OPEN ENROLLMENT
Registration for the 2023-24 school year is open on our website here. Registration is for any new families to Franklin or new students looking to register for next year in 4K, 5K or up through 12th grade. If you have any friends or family in Franklin that plan to have children attend Franklin Public Schools next year, please pass this information along to them! Registering early helps to get all information in our system for planned communications. Any family who knows a student will not be returning for the next school year should notify your school’s main office staff.
MOVING OR TRANSFERRING
ICE CREAM SOCIAL & YEARBOOK SIGNING - JUNE 7th 6 pm - 7:30 pm
Come join us for FREE ice cream and sign your yearbooks too!! We need 6 volunteers to help set up and serve ice cream at this SUPER fun event! Let’s all scream for our LAST PTO event of the 2022-2023 school year! Sign up here!
2023-24 SCHOOL SUPPLY BOXES
Country Dale PTO is partnering with School Tool Box to offer easy, name-brand school supplies for fall! Supply boxes match each grade level's approved list and include personalized name labels. You can even add-on donation items! Supply boxes will be available for pickup at Country Dale in late August. Visit the website to select your grade level and place an order. The deadline is July 1.
Upcoming Events
6/7/23 - Ice Cream Social & Yearbook Signing 6 pm-7:30 pm
7/1/23 - Last Day to order School Supply Boxes
FRANKLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR GRADES 1-5
Click here or on the associated image to access the Franklin Public Library’s Summer Reading Program guide for all students in grades 1-5. Great options for programming and also easy for students to track their reading in the Beanstack app. Check it out! If you’d like a paper copy of the summer reading guide, you can either print it from the link above or stop by the Franklin Public Library to pick one up!
SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS
Join Character Kids for a fun-filled summer of musical theater camps! From Encanto to Spongebob to a full musical production of Disney's The Jungle Book, there's something for everyone this summer! Character Kids Theatre Camps take place on the Southwood Glen Elementary stage in Franklin. No experience necessary. Offered in partnership with Franklin Community Ed & Rec, camps are 1/2 day and either one or two weeks long. All camps are for ages 7-11 (with the exception of Broadway Kids, which is for ages 4-6). Learn more or register at www.characterkidsdrama.com/camps. Play on!
23-24 SPANISH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
The Community Education & Recreation Department is again partnering with Futura Adventures to offer Spanish course opportunities this fall. Currently, “Early Bird Registration” is going on if you’d like to take advantage and sign your child up before June 4th. See the flyer for more details.
Discover the Magic of SPANISH! Registration is now open for 2023/24!
Register by 6/4 to take $15 off your tuition during our early bird event!
FHS YOUTH SUMMER ATHLETIC CAMPS - REGISTRATION OPEN!
Please visit the summer athletic camps page on the high school website to see the summer athletic camp offerings from our high school sports teams. On this page, you can find dates, and times along with a link to formally register. The following youth camps are currently scheduled: boys' basketball, girls' basketball, wrestling, boys' volleyball, girls' volleyball, and football.
SUMMER REC GUIDE IS ONLINE & REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Check out the Community Education & Recreation Summer Rec Guide which is online here. Registration is now open for all residents and non-residents. Make your summer plans now!
SCHOOL INFORMATION
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Email: terese.tubbs@franklin.k12.wi.us
Website: https://www.franklin.k12.wi.us/country-dale-elementary-school
Location: 7380 South North Cape Road, Franklin, Wisconsin 53132, USA
Phone: 414-529-8240
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