Franklin e-Newsletter
Friday, August 30, 2019
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NO SCHOOL-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Great First Week
Week one is in the books. Thanks to all the students and families for making it a successful first week of school. The opening days of school can often be challenging as we reacquaint ourselves with our school/work routines. It also happens to be a week where we do a lot of rules/procedures/expectations in our building to set the high standards that make Franklin a great place to be. With week two on the horizon, we're ready to get in the swing of the content and instruction. Thanks for all your support in Franklin Middle School.
Keep a lookout for these newsletters in your inbox and throughout all our social media platforms. The goal is to send these out to families every two weeks.
New Information
Franklin Open House & Community Dinner
- Travel with your student through their daily schedule.
- Meet your student's teachers and learn about the happenings in their classroom and details about their content/curriculum.
- Join us for a community dinner and meet other Franklin families at the conclusion of the scheduled rotations.
We hope to see you on Tuesday, September 17. Go Bolts!
Student Tutoring
See the video below that provides details about this opportunity.
Fall Sports
Please check out the picture attached to this story. This was taken from the Iowa High School Athletic Association about the importance of our students and families showing sportsmanship at all our activities.
Follow the link to the schedules for these seasons: http://franklin.cr.k12.ia.us/activities/7th-8th-grade-sports/
Upcoming Fundraiser
Check out the link for background information: http://stepitupkids.com/
City Bus Transportation (Free)
Students — Ride the Bus on Us! All CRCSD, Kirkwood and Coe students can now ride the City bus free all year. High School and College students – just show a student ID to ride free. Elementary and middle school student do not need ID. http://cityofcr.com/transit
Infinite Campus
- Complete online verification as soon as possible.
- Pay book fees ($56 full pay) through the Parent Portal or complete the educational benefits survey to see if you qualify for free or reduced fees.
Announcements
- Parent: "What'd you do today at school?"
- Student: "Nothing"
- Parent: "Is there anything I should know about going on at school?"
- Student: "Nope"
If this is occurring at your house, check out the two links below that will take you to ways we communicate announcements to students. These same announcements are read during the school day; both morning and afternoon.
- TV Displays: https://crfranklin.arreya.com
- Website: http://franklin.cr.k12.ia.us/
Common Area Expectations
Franklin Apparel Orders
Continuing Information
Important Need to Knows
Building Schedule
What are school hours?
What is the Cell Phone Policy?
As technology continues to make life easier, and has done wonders for communication, it has also created more challenges. In a school setting it has created obstacles such as cheating and cyber bullying. Students struggle with appropriate cellphone use and tend to disrupt the learning environment with these items. Due to the many distractions a cellphone can create, students are required to turn cellphones off when entering the school building and keep them off during the school day. At the end of the school day when the student is leaving school they may resume use. Cell phones are not allowed to be used in the restroom and locker room for any reason.
For further details, please see the Franklin Handbook/Calendar. A digital copy is available on the Franklin website.
Where do students wait before school?
In the morning students will wait in the following areas:
- 6th Grade: Front of the building. Students will enter through front doors.
- 7th Grade: Northern portion of building. Students will enter through main parking lot doors.
- 8th Grade: Upper B Avenue Entrance. Students will enter through B Ave. door.
At 7:43 students will be allowed indoors. The 7 minutes is adequate time for the students to get to their locker, grab their appropriate materials, and arrive into their classroom for morning announcements.
Where to Drop Off & Pick Up?
*** VERY IMPORTANT ***
For the safety of our students and staff we encourage you to carefully read through the map below. The cooperation and patience of all our families is essential as we orchestrate the hustle and bustle of the morning and afternoon.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, September 3
- Classic Illumination Show Choir Auditions, 3:00-5:00PM
Wednesday, September 4
- Fall Musical-"Into the Woods" Auditions, 3:00-5:00PM
Thursday, September 5
- Fall Musical-"Into the Woods" Auditions, 3:00-5:00PM
- Girls' Volleyball: 7th @ Home/8th @ South East Jr. High
- Cross Country @ Cherry Hill Park
Monday, September 9
- PTA Meeting, 11:00AM
- Girls' Volleyball: 7th @ Taft/8th @ Home
- Girls' Soccer @ Regis
Tuesday, September 10
- 8th Grade Football @ Home vs. Harding
- Boys' Tennis vs. Oak Ridge @ Washington
Thursday, September 12
- 7th Grade Football @ Home vs. Regis-LaSalle
- Girls' Volleyball: 7th @ Home/8th @ Wilson
- Boys' Tennis @ McKinley
Franklin Open House & Community Dinner
- Go through your student's schedule
- Meet all your student's teachers and learn about their class and expectations
- Join our Franklin Community with an all-school dinner available in our cafeteria
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2019, 05:30 PM
Franklin Middle School, 20th Street Northeast, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
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