Franklin e-Newsletter
Friday, January 26, 2018
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Building Closed at 1:30 on Friday, Feb. 2 for All-Staff PD
All-School Assembly: Trevor Ragan
1st Semester Grades
Activity Day-January 31
- 6th Grade: SkyZone
- 7th Grade: Westdale Bowling
- 8th Grade: Sundown Mountain Resort
Hy-Vee Receipts
We will have one final homeroom challenge. This will be the week of March 5-9. We'll introduce the homeroom challenge to students beforehand and offer some rewards for the winners.
Meals on Wheels
Better yet, order yourself a lunch and come to school and join your son or daughter for lunch. We will deliver your lunch to Franklin so you can enjoy it here. Your donation goes to a great cause
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Information
- Monday, February 12th from 3:00-8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, February 20th from 3:00-8:30 p.m.
Parent conferences are an important part of the parent-school partnership necessary for a successful education. Franklin has an excellent tradition of parent involvement, and we would really like you to join us. It is expected that your student join you for this conference as they will have important insight into their educational progress.
The link will be activated Monday, January 29th and will close at midnight on Friday, February 9th. Once you are on the site, simply use your student’s first and last name as the login and then your student’s ID number as the password to sign up for conference sessions.
LCA-Parent Learning Sessions
- Monday, February 12 @ 4:00PM & 6:00PM
- Tuesday, February 20 @ 4:00PM & 6:00PM
More information will be coming out.
Future Cities-An Age Friendly City Competition
The Future City Regional competition was held at Prairie Point Middle School last Saturday, January 20. The theme this year was “An Age Friendly City.” All teams had done a lot of research about elder folks and what their needs will be in the future.
Franklin had four teams compete in what has come to be a very competitive competition between over forty different projects from around the state. Franklin teams that competed were 7th grade teams- Colina- consisting of Zoey Akers, Amelia Basler, Kyle Pratt and Ward Rust, Sundara Parvata consisting of Ryder Fleming, Julia Greenlee, Ethan Longwisch and John Lorenz. 8th grade teams- Avenir consisting of Erin Olson, Abigail Owens, Hannah Snitkey, Alex Sullivan, and Olivia Yee, Maru made up of Holly Altfillisch, Piper Jackman, Lydia Jackson, Julia Sheyko, Colton Staudacher, and Aspen Suthers.
The morning started bright and early at 8:00 with registration and the Penalty Police checking all models to make sure they met the criteria for proper dimensions. Then, teams were interviewed for special awards sponsored by various organizations. Team Colina won the award for the Best Land Surveying Practice and Team Sundara Parvata won the award for the Best Environmental vision. These teams were awarded special prizes at the award ceremony held in the gymnasium.
Finally, team Maru was announced a finalist and was one of only five teams to compete for the chance for a trip to Washington, D.C. and participate in the National competition, an honor that was awarded to the Franklin team last year. Team Maru did an amazing job performing their presentation and sharing their model of the future. In the end, Team Maru finished fourth place. The team from Decorah was the champion, with Imagination Iowa in 2nd, Marion in third place and Harding finishing fifth.
It was a long day, but the Franklin teams all represented our school very well, and had a lot of fun doing it!
HRS-Level 1 Survey
Thursday Tutoring Returns
Vocal Concert Update
Student Spotlight
P: Personal Best
A: Active Listening
R: Respect
R: Responsibility
T: Trustworthiness
6th Grade
Ryan Gunderson, Penny Mrstik, Jennifer Phillips, Isaac White
7th Grade
Nick Burkamper, Shyann Martin, Acelynn Swiftbird, Anna Tarvastad
8th Grade
Allie Hayes, Enoch LeHew, Dynasty Roundtree, Rachel Stevens
Franklin Future Grading-Learner Centered Assessment
Background
LCA is mindset shift, getting away from pure letter grades and instead focusing on student's progress through content area standards. We understand there are some thoughts to what LCA is/is not. We currently have a handful of teachers that are already using LCA with their classes. During the spring we will work to provide families with articles and learning sessions to keep you informed of the process. We understand the importance of speaking with our students, but also informing parents since it's a shift to "what we know and what we've always done". Our staff has spent a portion of our Professional Learning devoted to LCA and will take more time this spring so we can hit the ground running next fall.
Below is an informational video that was used in the past to provide background to families. Be on the lookout for more information.
From Our Counseling Department
High School Registration & Visits
This is a quick reminder that your student will be participating in the following upcoming 8th grade transition activities:
Washington High School
- High School Orientation at Franklin with Washington counselors (January 18)
- Parent and Student Orientation at Washington High School (January 29: 6:30-9:00 pm)
- Fine Arts Assembly- students will be bussed to their assigned high school for this (February 6: 9:00-11:00 am)
- High School Registration at Franklin Middle School with Washington counselors (February 13)
Kennedy High School
- High School Orientation at Franklin with Kennedy counselors (January 18)
- Parent and Student Orientation at Kennedy High School (February 1 at 6:00 pm)
- Fine Arts Assembly- students will be bussed to their assigned high school for this (February 6: 9:00-11:00 am)
- Cougar Talk Night for parents and students at Kennedy High School (February 12)
- High School Registration at Franklin Middle School with Kennedy counselors (February 13)
Other Information
Waiting in the Morning
Friday Theme Days
Upcoming Events
Monday, January 29
- Girls' Basketball: 7th @ Home/8th @ Taft
Tuesday, January 30
- Girls' Basketball: 7th @ McKinley/8th @ Home (Make-up from 1/11/18)
Wednesday, January 31
- Schoolwide Activity Day
Thursday, February 1
- Girls' Basketball: 7th @ Oak Ridge/8th @ Home
Saturday, February 3
- Metropolitan Orchestra Concert @ Paramount, 6:15PM
Tuesday, February 6
- Wrestling: @ Harding
Thursday, February 8
- Wrestling: @ Franklin vs. Northwest Jr. High & Prairie
Saturday, February 10
- Illumination Show Choir: @MoShow
Franklin Middle School
Email: lptacek@cr.k12.ia.us
Website: franklin.cr.k12.ia.us
Location: 300 20th Street Northeast, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Phone: (319) 558-2452
Facebook: facebook.com/franklinms
Twitter: @FranklinBolts