March 11, 2024
March 11, 2024
Sharing traditions, especially during special times like Ramadan, fosters a sense of unity and builds community. This past week, Robinwood Staff were invited to a Ramadan breakfast provided by Robinwood families. This has been a tradition for some time, and each year brings joy and appreciation to our diverse community at Robinwood. Thank you to the families who helped organize this wonderful feast and for sharing your cultural traditions with us year after year. #partofabettercommunity
Mrs. Jeannine Bombien & Dr. Randy Daul
STAFF SHOUT OUTS
Hello Families, I know, and you know we have amazing staff here at Robinwood. I would love to share your appreciation with staff not only during staff appreciation week, but throughout the year. The thought is to just give a short note of appreciation when you would like to. You click THIS link and then I will share these “shout outs” responses to the teachers via email at the end of each month.
Thank you for helping me share our appreciation of our staff!
HOW TO VIEW STUDENT REPORT CARDS IN PS PARENT/STUDENT PORTAL
Sign in to your PowerSchool Account
NOTE TO PARENTS: if you forgot your password, please use the ‘forgot password’ link under the sign in area to reset your password to a password of your choosing.If you have more than 1 student in the district, select the appropriate tab/name
Select the Report Card icon from the left-side menu (it is at the bottom of the menu):
NOTE: If you would like a printed copy, or to save as a pdf file - Select the printer icon in the upper right-hand corner to print or save as a file on your device.
FORWARD EXAM
Families,
This spring, all Wisconsin students in grades 3-8 will be participating in the Wisconsin Forward Exam during a state-assigned testing window from March 18 - April 26. Below is Robinwood’s Forward Exam Schedule.
The Wisconsin Forward Exam tests all students in the areas of English Language Arts and Math. Students in grade 4 and 8 wil also test in the areas of science and social studies. The exam is aligned with our Wisconsin State Standards that we teach every day. The results from the exam provide teachers and families with reports that measure student achievement and can be used to inform future instructional needs for your child, Robinwood, and Franklin Public Schools.
It is important that your child come to school rested and ready to fully participate. Please encourage your child to:
Get enough sleep.
Eat a good breakfast.
Keep a positive attitude.
Listen carefully and follow directions.
Do his/her best
In addition to our testing schedule, we would like to share with you a link to the practice tests. There is an online version and PDF versions. Our students will complete these as part of our testing schedule. You can also explore them at home with your child.
CHESS TOURNAMENT
A Big Congratulations to our Robinwood students who participated in a Chess Tournament over the Weekend!!
ROBINWOOD MUSIC CONCERTS - SAVE THE DATES!
Elementary General Music Concerts
Grade K, 2, 4 Mon April 29th, 2024 6:30pm @ FHS Saber Center for the Performing Arts.
Grade 1, 3, 5 Tues April 30th, 2024 6:30pm @ FHS Saber Center for the Performing Arts.
Keep watching the RW Newsletter - more information to follow.
CULVER'S FUNDRAISER
Please join us for a fundraiser at Culvers in Hales Corners on Wednesday March 20th. Please see the flier below for further details:
ROBINWOOD YEARBOOK ORDER INFORMATION
Attention Robinwood Families! It is Yearbook order time!
Please click HERE to place your online order!
ROBINWOOD SNOW BAGS AVAILABLE
Robinwood has snow bags available for $8.00 each. If you would like to purchase one please send exact cash or make a check payable to Robinwood PTO to the school office. These are great bags to hold snow pants, mittens, hats, boots, & any other winter gear. If you purchase a bag, the office will write your students last name on it unless you let us know otherwise. See photo:
LOST & FOUND
Please click here to see pictures of the items in our lost and found. We will be purging lost and found items more often so it’s important for children to keep close tabs on their belongings. It is also suggested that if possible, student items be labeled with the first and last name on it so that we can get it back to the student if it becomes lost. All items not picked up after 2 weeks will be donated.
MESSAGE FROM MR. BAUER
Happy Spring Robinwood Families!!
For the month of March, all classes will be participating in Floor Hockey. This is one of students favorite units with a culminating event of the all school hockey tournament before our break. The focus of the unit will be Responsible Behaviors;Sportsmanship. Classes will have discussions about playing safe, playing fair, and how to handle winning and losing. If you have any questions about Physical education class please feel free to contact me otherwise have a wonderful month of March.
Cory Bauer
PTO GAME NIGHT
Thursday, March 14th
6:00 to 8:00pm
Robinwood Gym
Join other Robinwood families for a night of fun and games!
There will be plenty of games provided but if you have a game you would like to share please bring it!!
*Children must be supervised by an adult at all times, no drop offs*
EXTRA EXTRA! "Newsies" FHS Spring Musical Is THIS Week! Get Tickets Now!
Tickets are going fast for the FHS student musical "Newsies" so be sure to get yours here for this week’s performances! Tickets can be purchased online here! Here are this week’s show times:
This Thursday, March 14 @ 7 PM
This Friday, March 15 @ 7 PM
This Saturday, March 16 @ 7 PM
This Sunday, March 17 @ 2 PM
RW PTO CARNIVAL - SAVE THE DATE
Robinwood Carnival
Saturday April 6th 2024
Robinwood Elementary School
Join us for an exciting day with games, prizes, food and fun on Saturday April 6th 2024. More details to follow soon!
Please click here to volunteer to help at the Carnival.
CARNIVAL JIFFY JARS
The carnival is just around the corner so it is time to start making your jiffy jars!
What is a jiffy jar?
A jiffy jar is any clean PLASTIC container (including ziploc bags) that you fill with candy, toys, stickers, tattoos, bouncy balls, etc.
Bring your finished Jiffy Jars to school to be collected and counted anytime between now and Friday, April 5th. The class that brings in the most jiffy jars will earn an extra recess. The winning class last year had over 100 jiffy jars!
Come visit the carnival on Saturday, April 6th and you can use your tickets to see what fun surprises you get in a jiffy jar!
Below are some examples of jiffy jars
ROBINWOOD TALENT SHOW
Robinwood's Got Talent
Calling all young stars at Robinwood! It's time for "Robinwood's Got Talent" - a showcase where our kids can shine and share their incredible skills and talents.
Auditions:
Date: Thursday, April 18
Time: Starting at 5:30 PM
Location: Music Room
Dress Rehearsal:
Date: Monday, May 13
Time: 6:00 PM
Talent Show:
Date: Tuesday, May 14
Time: 5:30 PM
Get ready to showcase your talent and be part of this exciting event! Feel free to reach out to Tianna Dubinski(tmwojo@gmail.com) with any questions!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Bonus Offers are a great way to earn Box Tops for Robinwood and fast! Until 3/31, buy any 4 participating Annie’s products in a single transaction at Target and earn 40 Bonus Box Tops – that’s $4.00! Click here to download the Box Tops app and start scanning your receipts today!
GOAL UPDATE
We are now over three-quarters to our goal of $1000! More detailed earnings can be found here!
SPRING CHILDREN’S CONSIGNMENT SALE
Mark your calendar for March 16th for our semi-annual sale at FPMS. With over 120 consigners, we'll be selling everything from children's clothing, books, games, toys, baby items and more. We have a "Donation Hour" after the sale is closed for nonprofits and schools to "shop" the sale for free. Besides FPS schools, organizations that benefit from the sale are Kids Matter Inc., Street Angels Homeless Outreach, Next Door Milwaukee, Robyn's Nest at Children's Hospital, Ladies of Charity, Father Gene's, St. Vincent DePaul, and many MPS schools.
CHARACTER KIDS SPRING BREAK THEATER CAMP
Are you Broadway Bound? Join us for a special Spring Break camp March 25th - 28th! In this half day camp, students will learn the basics of acting, singing and musical theater dance while exploring songs and scenes from various Broadway musicals. Family and friends are invited to a special performance on the last day of camp! Learn More or Register Here
Dates: March 25 - 28 (Monday through Thursday)
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Anita's Dance Center (S63W13700 W Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150)
Grades: 1st-5th
Price: $120
AFTER SCHOOL THEATER CLASSES @ RW
Journey "under the sea" with Ariel and her aquatic friends in The Little Mermaid! In our spring session of After School Theater Classes, students will work on a mini-script adapted from Disney's Broadway production and the animated motion picture. This 8-week session at Robinwood runs Mondays, 4:00-5:00 pm, April 8th - May 20th. New and returning students are welcome. Parents are invited to a special performance on the last day of class. Focus is put on developing imagination, social skills and a positive self image through the performing arts. Learn more at https://www.characterkidsdrama.com/franklin-schools-registration
AFTER SCHOOL THEATER CLASSES @ RW
Join Spongebob, Patrick, and Sandy as they attempt to save Bikini Bottom from the volcanic eruption of Mount Humongous! In our spring session of After School Theater Classes, students will work on a mini-script of The Little Mermaid Musical. This 7-week session at Robinwood runs Mondays, 4:00-5:00 pm, April 8th - May 20th. Students will explore many of the zany characters from Bikini Bottom while singing and dancing to songs from this Broadway hit! New and returning students are welcome. Parents are invited to a special performance on the last day of class. Focus is put on developing imagination, social skills and a positive self image through the performing arts. Learn more at https://www.characterkidsdrama.com/franklin-schools-registration.
2024-25 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Registration for the 2024-25 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.
FPS 2024-25 OPEN ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
At the January 24, 2024 School Board Meeting, the FPS School Board approved (139) open enrollment seats for the 2024-25 school year. Online applications for open enrollment are accepted beginning Monday, February 5th through Friday, April 30, 2024 @ 4pm. For all other open enrollment information, please view our webpage here which includes the breakdown of open seats by grade level and directions to follow for those wishing to open enroll. For any questions, please contact Heidi Engel, FPS Auxiliary Service Coordinator by email or phone (414) 525-7634.
WINTER/SPRING REC GUIDE IS AVAILABLE!
The 2023-24 Winter/Spring Rec Guide is now available online here and registration for Franklin families opens on Tuesday, December 5th (tomorrow as you receive this newsletter on Monday). We have a bunch of new programs including Basketball Camps, Athlete Performance Training, more Abby Martin cookie decorating, Kayak Trips, Adult Gym Classes and more! Sign up early as spots are limited!
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Phone: 414-529-8255
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