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Wednesday, November 2
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PTA Meeting on Monday, November 7 @11:00AM
1st Quarter Grades
1st Quarter grade reports will be sent home with students on Thursday, November 3. These reflect their final grade in Exploratory ONLY. All other grades are still in progress through the end of the 1st Semester.
Iowa Youth Straw Poll
- Clinton/Kaine: 67.34%
- Trump/Pence: 21.03%
- Johnson/Weld: 4.61%
In case you've been living under a rock and haven't seen a million campaign ads, Election Day is Tuesday, November 8. Don't forget to check for your polling place.
Congrats Franklin Mock Trial
Here are the students that qualified for state: Lydia Mackey, Kira DeBrower, Josh Horne, Priya Kearney, Jeffrey Fuchs, Lauren Krzywicki, Julian Martin, Grace Niemuth, Zelda Siegel, Raafa Elsheikh, Rahma Elsheikh, Luke McGrane, Jack McGrane, Sophia Burke, Elizabeth Kolln, Elise Fashimpaur, Yemurai Tavaziva.
Check out the article from the Cedar Rapids Gazette that details the story of Cedar Rapids' middle schools.
Dance Marathon
Franklin will be hosting its eleventh dance marathon on Friday, November 11th, 2016 from 1:30-3:30 P.M. in the lower gym. It is open to ALL Franklin students and admission is only $5.00. For those new to Franklin, this is not your average middle school dance. No awkward slow dances, no waiting to be asked to dance, and no talent necessary! All students are expected to dance as fast as they can and as much as they can, with appropriate breaks for snacks of course!
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. Each year we are blessed to have numerous college students affiliated with Dance Marathon join us. In fact, some years we have had some of our very own Franklin alumni return to dance with us as U of I student dancers. It’s good fun for a good cause. We hope you can join us this year too!
The last five years our dance was made even more special by the presence of Jack Hoeger, a pediatric cancer survivor and his family. Jack is now a sophomore at Kennedy, but his sister is still a Franklin Bolt, so please take this opportunity to come celebrate Jack’s journey with them. If you want to learn more about Jack and his fight against cancer, you can check out Jack’s own You Tube video “Get to Know Jack” by Livestrong Jack.
Money Mash
The dance marathon Money Mash competition will start on Monday and run through Thursday, November 10th.
Prizes will be awarded to the home room with the highest positive total each day. Students in the home room with the highest POSITIVE total at the end of the competition on Thursday will receive a certificate for a free slice of pizza at the dance.
Each grade level has a winning home room, so pay attention to the announcements and the signs posted near homeroom doors to keep track of your home room’s progress.
Start checking the sofa cushions for change and help your home room be a winner each day! Your efforts will help kids with an even bigger fight - beating cancer. So have some good fun and do some good at the same time.
Anti-Bullying Month
Door Design Contest
After School @ Arthur
Concession Stand Volunteers NEEDED
Please click on the link below if you're interested. Thanks.
Upcoming Schedule
- Picture Re-takes, All Day
- Boys' Basketball, 7th vs. IC Northwest, 8th @ IC Northwest
Monday, November 7
- PTA Meeting, 11:00 in IMC Annex
- Girls' Swimming @ Washington
Tuesday, November 8
- Boys' Basketball, 7th @ Roosevelt, 8th vs. Roosevelt
Thursday, November 10
- Boys' Basketball, 7th vs. McKinley, 8th @ McKinley
Friday, November 11
- Dance Marathon, 1:30-3:30 in Main Gym
Monday, November 14
- Orchestra Concert, 7:00PM
Tuesday, November 15
- Band Concert, 7:00PM
Franklin Middle School
Email: lptacek@cr.k12.ia.us
Website: franklin.cr.k12.ia.us
Location: 300 20th Street Southwest, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Phone: (319) 558-2452
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Twitter: @FranklinBolts