Dear Franklin Families,

Welcome to April and Spring! Administration is going to have a discipline assembly with our 5th through 8th grade students. At this time of year, it is a good time to remind our students the expectations of our school. Please view our presentation at this link to see what we spoke about with our students:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MAR2n_D6Jw77RsTr8VIMRIWutjgWR5Yh/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108457111130914094021&rtpof=true&sd=true

We are also preparing for Field Day for all grades K-8! So excited to have some more fun with our entire school. More information will be coming and a flyer can be found below and on our website.

Sincerely,

Ms. Rena Roseff-Tornopsky

Principal

Continue please with positive affirmations!

Please take a moment to let our staff know that you care and you see what they are doing with your student. One kind word, can really make someone's day!

https://forms.gle/k3uP54jndoSu3Ln27

For our carline in the morning, please remember our policies: Drive all the way up and stop behind the car in front of you. Students should not get out on the left side of the car, this is dangerous. No parents on cell phones in carline. There is a lull in cars coming onto campus between 7:15 AM and 7:25 AM. If you would come during that time, your student will not be late. Parents waiting and entering campus at 7:30 AM or 8:30 AM, your student will be marked tardy.

For the afternoon carline, please do not stack on Military trail. Arrive on campus at the times listed on our website and you will be allowed to enter. ALL families must have the DashPass Application. The information has been on every newsletter and can be found below. Not having this application will delay dismissal of your student and back up the carline.

Students are not permitted to walk off campus, unless they are a registered walker. The Allstate building is not a pick up area for your student. They have started to send us pictures of students loitering on their property and have stated they will call PBSO for trespassing. Please follow the policies that are in the handbook, for everyone's safety.

All students in 5th through 7th grade, please review the Curriculum Guide and elective choices for next year. We will be meeting with 5th graders and discussing 6th grade electives and meeting some of the teachers who will be teaching them. Here is the link to the curriculum guide, which can also be found on our website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11exkSid7g-ImJtgidHSBD8poWukiRO3L/view?usp=sharing

Please read the updated COVID student policy on our website, which was updated 2/14/2022:

https://franklin2017.s3.amazonaws.com/1/ckeditor/Student%20Policy%20re%20Covid%2019%20010222_LxKgr5NV_y.pdf

In addition, when a student is quarantining or home with COVID all classwork should be posted to the teachers Google Classroom. This work can be accessed by all students. As long as a student is able to, health wise, they should be completing their work and submitting it to the teacher. While we are not permitted to do virtual teaching at this time, a student can request the teacher have a Google Meet, when the teacher is available, to help the student with any questions they may have.

Please contact the teacher with any questions regarding the posting of work, or available times. All students should have already joined the Google Classrooms for their teachers, if not, again please speak with the teacher.

If your student tests positive for COVID-19 or was exposed to someone who tested positive, please fill out this form as soon as possible: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeszjAjkrahnu7wL6obAnuaQRaOHO2icBFx3iSQ0hOTT5JUJw/viewform

If you have not opted out of your student wearing a mask, please be sure to send them in with it. Students are asking for masks on a daily basis and it is challenging to sustain the supply at this rate.

Every MIDDLE SCHOOL student was given a school ID and lanyard. Your student is required as part of the dress code to wear a student ID at all times. Failure to wear the school ID will result in an infraction. Three (3) infractions = an afterschool detention. If your child has lost their ID and would like to purchase a new one. Please send a check or money order for $8.00 for ID ONLY or $10.00 for ID/Lanyard payable to Franklin Academy and dropped off in the upstairs office to Ms. Lauren. Our office staff will call your student in once payment is received for their new ID. Your child will not receive an infraction if payment is submitted while waiting for ID. If payment is not submitted and they have reached 3 infractions, they will be given a new ID and we will charge the PowerSchool account for the cost.

As agree to by all Parents/Guardians and defined in the Parent School Contract, Franklin Academy families must complete service hours each academic year. Each family is required to complete 8 hours of service each academic year. If a family does not complete their hours, it may affect activities for your student for the next school year.

Here is the link if you do not have your Service hour ID, use this link to apply for one on our Volunteer Portal: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MTMxMjplbi1VUw==

Several volunteer opportunities are available at the events listed!

Our very own Franklin Academy Student Government (SGA) from our Boynton Beach campus, did a clean sweep at the Florida SGA state convention! They scored first place in 11 out of 11 award categories and 2nd place in the speech competition! This is again ALL middle schools in the whole state of Florida! They placed first in:

Citizenship development - Culture Fair, Community Service - PBJathon, Environmental Concerns - we speak for the trees, Faculty and Staff - room service, Fundraising - grams, Health and Safety - kindness rocks, Membership Motivation - Friendsgiving, School service - teacher helpers, School spirit - fall festival, State project - mindful madness, Technology- everyone belongs puzzle video. Also, a 2nd place win for Speech by Vibha.

3/30 - FSA Parent night Grades 3rd-6th 6 PM

4/4-4/8 - Assistant Principal's and DSO appreciation

4/5 - 7th & 8th grade FSA night at 6 PM

4/5 - FSA testing starts, please see website for the calendar

4/8 - Jeans Day with purchase of a pass

4/13 - McTeacher night at McDonalds on Congress and Gateway

4/15 - Last day to purchase a spring gram

4/15 - No School/School closed

4/18-4/22 Spring Book Fair

4/22 - Spring Personality Portraits

4/22 - Family Night - Games, food trucks, book fair

4/22 - Interim reports sent via email

4/22 - Jeans Day with purchase of a pass

4/28 - Field Day for Kindergarten through 4th grade (schedule will be posted)

4/29 5th - 8th grade Field Day (schedule will be posted)

4/29 8th grade dance

FYI - Some important dates in May

5/2-5/6 - Staff Appreciation Week

5/23 - Kindergarten graduation 9:00 AM

5/24 - 5th grade moving on ceremony 9:00 AM

5/24 - 8th grade graduation ceremony 6:00 PM

Franklin's uniform dress code is being fully enforced across all grade levels.

Students are required to wear a polo shirt with the school logo and the required Franklin bottoms. Non-Franklin sweatshirts, sweaters, and/or jackets are NOT permitted. In the event that the temperature outside is 50 degrees or below, students may wear a non-Franklin jacket. In addition, plain black or brown dress-style belts MUST be worn by students in grades 2-8, and shirts are required to be tucked into skirts/skorts, shorts, and pants.

Click here for the iUniforms website.

Uniform infractions will be given to any student who is not following the above uniform requirements.

Please remind your student that gum is not allowed and cell phones must be turned off and kept in his/her backpack until he/she is picked up from school.

If you missed the Jean's Pass order, you can still purchase a jeans pass individually. For January the Jeans day's are 4/8 and 4/22.

This is a school fundraiser and the money raised will all go towards the students and special events. You may bring a check or money order on the jeans day. The form is no longer available.

• If you have an updated address, please send 2 forms proof of address to Ms. Joi Green.
• Your 6th grader will need to get a physical exam and shots before entering 7th grade. Make your appointments early and send in your documentation filled out by the parent or guardian.
• Registration will be opening in May. Please remember, in January you completed your Intent to Return, this is now the registration. All returning Franklin Academy students will be required to go online in PowerSchool and complete the registration for each of your students.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gn7tJt_RyIFvDP-5AL27SB67pc_nyDBw/view?usp=sharing

And the winners are...

Kinder- Giovanni Davis (Ocampo)

PYP 1- Kennedy Orlando (Campbell)

PYP 2- Don'Arillian Durr (Post)

PYP 3- Heavyn Dieudonne (Hilleman)

PYP 4- Skylar Lamur (Havlickova)

PYP 5- Anamelia Uceta (Malangwasira)

6th- Matheus Almeida

7th- Amabelle Ulysse

8th- Sophia Garcia