Franklin e-Newsletter
Friday, October 9
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No School Friday, October 16
Conferences: October 22 & 26 (3:00-9:00)
Principal's Message
Franklin Student in the News
1st Semester Conferences
You should have received a letter in the mail informing you of the online sign-up. The window for scheduling is set to open this Monday, October 12 and will remain open through Sunday, October 18. Follow the link to the page on our website dealing with conference information: http://franklin.cr.k12.ia.us/fall-conferences/
PTA Volunteer for Food-Conferences
Thank you for your generosity. Our staff greatly appreciates it.
Spotlight Students
P: Personal Best
A: Active Listening
R: Respect
R: Responsibility
T: Trustworthiness
6th Grade
JD Degraft-Moffat, Ian McGovern, Nathan Osborn, Abigail Owens, Jaelyn Petersmith, Annika Twedt-Ball
7th Grade
Jackson Barker, Elizabeth Evans, Kadence Kincaid, Brody Lovell, Devion Ocheltree, Sophia Rodriguez
8th Grade
Julia Depanfilis, Josh Gilbert, Isaac Gomez, Anahi Gonzalez-Garcia, Tanaya Sylvester-Lyon, Austin Tone
Friends of Franklin
http://franklin.cr.k12.ia.us/assets/23/6/PTA_Friends_of_Franklin_Membership_2015-2016.pdf
PTA Sign-Ups
Dance Marathon
For those unfamiliar with dance marathon as a charity fundraiser, this event is affiliated with the University of Iowa’s Dance Marathon and the Children’s Miracle Network. Funds raised help support pediatric cancer patients at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.
Students can purchase t-shirts to commemorate the event. They're available for $10 with checks made payable to Franklin Middle School. Orders are due Thursday, October 15. Students can pick-up an order form from the Main Office or you can view online at: http://franklin.cr.k12.ia.us/assets/23/6/Dance_Marathon_2015_t-shirt_order_form.pdf
Follow the link for more information: http://franklin.cr.k12.ia.us/activities/dance-marathon/
Magazine Sales Recap
We would like to thank our students and their families who participated in this year's magazine sales. We understand the time this requires and we're very appreciative that families made this effort to help Franklin. While we have seen an annual decrease (building and district-wide) in the total amount of money brought in, we are not decreasing the thanks. We've mentioned in previous e-Newsletters the areas of our building the money goes to fund. While we're still busy completing the final sales, we are estimating the total sales to be between $22,000-25,000. Nearly 50% of the total sales will come right back to support our students.
Below you will find one of the many incentives and rewards for those students who did a great job selling magazines or collecting donations. On Wednesday of this week students jumped in stretch limo to the Pizza Ranch to participate in their all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. It looks like they had a great time.
Congratulations to this year's top sellers:
6th Grade:
Savanah Andrews
Liberty Wickham
Lydia Jackson
Janae Brown
William Barker
Jazz McKiernan *Jazz will be rolling for Disney Trip or $10,000
Heather Anderson
7th Grade:
Ben Joens
Jessica Sumner
Grayson Zylstrea
Emma Sorg
Isabella Blocklinger
8th Grade:
Keshaun Round
Hanah Krejci * Hannah will be rolling for Disney Trip or $10,000
Concerts
Band Concerts (Students need to be here at 6:45PM)
- Monday, October 19, 7:00-7:30PM (6th Grade Debut Concert)
- Tuesday, November 17, 7:00PM
- Tuesday, March 1, 7:00PM
- Thursday, May 26, 7:00PM
Vocal Concerts
- Tuesday, November 10, 7:00PM
- Monday, February 22, 7:00PM
- Tuesday, May 31, 7:00PM
Orchestra Concerts
- Thursday, November 12, 7:00PM
- Thursday, February 25, 7:00PM
- Monday, May 23, 7:00PM
Upcoming Events
- 7th Grade Football @ Excelsior Red
Tuesday, October 13
- Cross Country MS Invite @ Noelridge
- 8th Grade Football vs. Wilson
Wednesday, October 14
- FMA Live Assembly during school day (Science-related themes)
Thursday, October 15
- 7th Grade Football vs. Wilson
Friday, October 16 & Saturday, October 17
- Fall Play in Franklin's Abbot Auditorium, 7:00-8:30PM
Monday, October 19
- 7th Grade Football @ Harding
Tuesday, October 20
- All-school Bullying Assembly w/ Jim Jelinske
Thursday, October 22
- Parent Teacher Conferences, 3:00-9:00PM
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