Franklin Falcon Flyer
Nov. 30, 2017
HOLIDAY SING THURSDAY, DEC. 21st
The Holiday Sing will take place on Thursday, December 21st for AM Kindergarten and Grades 1 through 5 in the gym.
9:00 a.m.: AM Kindergarten, 1st Grade
10:00 a.m.: 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade
11:00 a.m.: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, and Chorus
Guests will enter and exit through the CIRCLE DRIVE door #3. Guests will NOT have access to the rest of the school.
Holiday Sing for PM Kindergarten is in the auditorium at 3:00 p.m.
Guests will enter and exit through Door #10 directly into the Auditorium from the staff parking lot side of the building.
Dress for the performances is nice school clothes. Students may dress up, but try to avoid clothes like thick sweaters as the children get very hot. Students may not wear holiday hats or Santa hats to maintain uniformity.
Each performance will be approximately 30 minutes long. We ask that you stay for the entire 30 min performance (even if your child's grade level is done singing) so we do not disrupt the performance of the next grade level.
Thank you so much for all of your support in this year’s Holiday Sing! We are looking forward to performing for you. Our songs are chosen to teach our music curriculum, and to help educate our children about various cultures around the world, especially during the holiday season.
Sincerely,
Colleen Carlson and Brian Kabat
2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee
District 64 is participating in the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Franklin School Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 16 at 4:00 p.m. The top 3 spellers from each school will continue on to the District 64 Spelling Bee on January 29, 2018 at 4:15 p.m. in Washington School’s Auditorium*. Please return this form to the office by Friday, December 8th.
Spelling Bee study lists are available by providing your email address below. Hard copies can also be requested. Please note that during a spelling bee at any level, additional words may be chosen from Webster’s Dictionary, if needed. Also, this year the School Spelling Bee will include vocabulary rounds for the top 10 spellers. Additional information can be found at the school website http://www.d64.org/fra/.
Please note that students must be in attendance at school the day of the Spelling Bee in order to attend the Spelling Bee. If you have any questions regarding the Franklin School Spelling Bee, please contact Mrs. Shirlee Pater, spater@d64.org, or
Mrs. Kim Kaniecki, kkaniecki@d64.org.
If you have any questions regarding the District 64 Spelling Bee, please contact Meghan Keefer at mkeefer@d64.org or 847-318-8148.
Winter Benchmark Assessments the week of Dec. 11th
Maine East is holding Auditions for Young Shrek and Young Fiona
● YOUNG SHREK (Male, Age 7-10 – Any Vocal Part) - Plays Young Shrek in “Big, Bright, Beautiful World
● YOUNG FIONA (Female, Age 9-11 – Soprano with Strong Belt) - Princess Fiona as a little girl. Sings a solo in “I Know It’s Today” with Teen Fiona and Fiona.
At the audition, children will be taught a short song and a short dance combination. Some children might be asked to stay to read from the script.
LOCATION: Maine East High School Actors’ Studio 2601 W. Dempster, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Please enter through Door 2 - immediately west of the Auditorium and follow the signs to the Actors’ Studio.
REHEARSALS: ● Begin December 11, 2017 ● Monday - Friday 3:30 - 6:30 PM and Saturdays 9 AM - 3 PM ● During Tech week rehearsals can run as late as 9 PM.
PERFORMANCES: February 23, 24, 2018 March 1, 2 and 3, 2018
For more information please contact the Fine Arts Department: 847-692-8500
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Dec. 7 - PTA meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 21 - Holiday Sing 9:00-9:30 AM Kindergarten and 1st grade in gym
Dec. 21 - Holiday Sing 10:00-10:30 2nd and 3rd grade in gym
Dec. 21 - Holiday Sing 11:00-11:30 4th, 5th and Chorus in gym
Dec. 21 - Holiday Sing 3:00 - 3:15 Afternoon Kindergarten in the Auditorium
Dec. 25- Jan. 5 Winter Break
Jan. 8 - School resumes