Franklin Academy Sunrise Campus
April 21, 2023
Principal's Corner
Today, I would like to continue offering our families tips to help our children. Throughout my more than ten years of experience as an administrator and twenty as an educator, I have had the opportunity to observe and interact with thousands of students. I have come to the conclusion that there is a very important quality that we can cultivate in our children to help them grow in a safer environment.
As parents, we wish we could always be with our children to protect and advise them, but that is not possible. Our children are going to spend part of their days without us, and during that time, they are going to make decisions based on everything they have learned and experienced in their past.
If we want to ensure that our children make the right and positive decisions, there is something we can do for them: cultivate their self-esteem. Children with high self-esteem feel more confident and capable. They value themselves and their abilities, are proud of the things they can do, and always want to do their best. Self-esteem helps children accept mistakes, try again even if they fail the first time, and do better in school, at home, and with friends. On the other hand, children with low self-esteem feel insecure about themselves and tend to seek approval from their peers.
But how can we promote self-esteem in our children? Here are a few tips:
-As parents, we must take care of our own self-esteem. It is important to be an example, promote our self-care, and practice what we want to teach our children. We must seek a balance between what we think, feel, do, and say to transmit a positive model to our child.
-It is very important to take care of our nonverbal language (looks, gestures) since they transmit a lot of information, and sometimes we communicate more nonverbally than verbally.
-Accept your child as they are, with their strengths and weaknesses, without demanding perfection. This acceptance will give them security and confidence to change what they want from themselves.
-Offer your child unconditional love. Show your affection for our child for who they are, not just what they say, do, or how they behave.
-It is essential to treat our children with respect and affection, watching our way of treating them. Try to avoid negative labels since these labels create expectations of how they are going to behave, which doesn't help them.
-Help your child learn to do new things by themselves. To teach them, show them how to do it by letting them try it for themselves little by little, even letting them make mistakes.
-Do not overprotect your child, since overprotection creates a feeling of insecurity and incapacity in the child. Trust in their possibilities, give them responsibilities, autonomy, and help them feel capable.
-Validate what they feel so that they feel understood and thus help them identify and manage emotions. This will also help them develop empathy by being able to understand what makes them feel bad.
-Give them positive messages that help them trust themselves, such as “I think you are capable of doing it” or “I trust you, and I know that you are going to try your best.”
-Don't deny what your child feels or downplay their problems or repress their emotions.
-Give your child a space where they can talk to you and feel heard by you.
-Praise your child by focusing on the positive things they achieve, but always without overestimating them and without exaggerating the compliments.
All these tips that can help us improve our child's emotional intelligence and self-esteem. I truly hope you will find them useful!
As a great example of the importance of self-esteem, especially in our teenagers, I would like to share with you the incredible work our MYP scholars are doing every day to complete our morning announcements. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
Your very proud principal,
Sergio Delgado
Title 1 Parent Training Academy!
Earth Day
April 22, 2023
Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive! That’s why each year on April 22, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day to protect the planet from things like pollution and deforestation. By taking part in activities like picking up litter and planting trees, we’re making our world a happier, healthier place to live.
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when a United States senator from Wisconsin organized a national demonstration to raise awareness about environmental issues. Rallies took place across the country and, by the end of the year, the U.S. government had created the Environmental Protection Agency. By 1990, Earth Day was an event celebrated by more than 140 countries around the globe.
Autism Acceptance Week
Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
April 27, 2023
This event is for students in 2nd -8th Grade.
Students attending work with their parent will be excused on that day. You MUST email attendance-sun@franklin-academy.org ahead of time. Upon your child's return to school, they will turn in their activity packet. This is an ungraded assignment. You can have them share briefly with the class and collect the assignment from them. For more information, please refer to our email sent earlier today.
Congratulations to Mrs. Watson!
Title 1 Liason
Each year, all Title 1 schools are tasked with meeting the Federal requirements of the Title 1 Grant. This process begins in earnest at the beginning of the school year and is updated throughout the remainder of the year. Each month, compliance items are gathered and uploaded in Title 1's electronic monitoring system, also known as the "eBinder".
The title 1 Liason should be organized, an exceptional communicator, and very good at meeting deadlines. This is a tall order, but there are many classroom teachers, academic coaches, paraprofessionals, clerical staff members that are excelling in the role of Title 1 Liason.
This year Title 1 Program Specialists and Grant Facilitators have recognized several Title 1 Liasons and they have chosen our very own Mrs. Watson for going above and beyond in this additional role.
Please join me in congratulating Mrs. Watson for being chosen, out of all charter schools, as the Title I Liaison that deserved to be in the 2023 Title I Liaison Spotlight.
The Domino's Fundraiser!
We need YOUR HELP! We are working on an amazing celebration for our Year 3 scholars and need support from our community to offset the costs! Please share the Domino's fundraiser link with your friends and family. Feel free to post on social media, etc.
The fundraiser will run from 4/11/2023 - 4/25/2023
Click the Dominos picture below to learn how to help!
Uniform Reminders
MYP Scholars
Uniform tops are Navy Blue and White ONLY
K-5 Scholars
Uniform tops are Light Yellow and Light Blue ONLY
Non-Franklin Outerwear is NOT allowed.
MYP Scholars must wear IDs on a lanyard at all times.
Franklin Academy Sunrise Campus
Website: www.sun-franklin-acdemy.org
Location: 4500 Northwest 103rd Avenue, Sunrise, FL, USA
Phone: 754-206-0850
Twitter: @FranklinCharter