During the week of January 30th, Forest Park Middle School will take part in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey sponsored by the Department of Public Instruction. Students will be asked to fill out an anonymous, online questionnaire that takes about 25-35 minutes to complete. If you would like to review the questions on the survey, a copy of the survey is available on the Wisconsin DPI website at the following link. In addition, survey participants will be asked to answer the questions in Module 1 & 2 and Pg. 25 in the following link. The results of this survey help schools and the community to improve health and safety programs.

The survey is voluntary. If you do not want your student to participate in the survey please fill out the following form before 1/30/23 or send an email to John.Brandes@franklin.k12.wi.us. In the email please include your student’s name and grade level.

There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian in this classic musical comedy. Filled with wit and warmth - as well as some of Broadway's most iconic songs - this is family entertainment at its best! This heartwarming stage adaptation features a fantastic cast of 10-18 year olds from throughout the Greater Milwaukee Area, including some young Franklin thespians! With a running time of 75 minutes, this is a great opportunity to introduce young ones to the magic of live theatre at our own Saber Center for the Performing Arts at Franklin High School! Get your tickets now for this weekend!

Friday, January 27 @ 7 pm

Saturday, January 28 @ 7 pm

Sunday, January 29 @ 2 pm

Click here for tickets that range from $12-$15

Join us for an afternoon of painting and cookies on Tuesday, January 31st from 4:30-5:30pm! Paint an original or recreate a favorite masterpiece. We provide canvas, paint, brushes and treats. This free program is open to grades 6-12. Registration is required. Please see the flyer for details on how to register!

As the winter months drag on, your Community Education & Recreation Department wants to highlight a few opportunities available to your family:

• American Red Cross Babysitting courses for children 11+. The next class is Monday, January 23rd & Tuesday, January 24th from 5-8pm at FHS. Participants must attend both evenings to receive certification. There are a few spots available yet! See this webpage for more information.

• The next session of Glee Club (ages 6-12) and Theater (ages 6-12) begins Thursday, February 2nd. Both classes will run on Thursdays for 6 weeks at FHS. Spots are still available! Register ASAP for these fun and creative classes. See this webpage for more information and other activities being offered by the Rec Department.

***Items that are currently in the Forest Park Lost and Found will only be available for students to claim until January 31st! After that time the, items will be disposed of.

Please note that our lost and found is emptied at several points throughout the year as we do not have the space to hang onto items all year long.

Outdoor Club has been busy making birdhouses and fishing lures (see below). The fishing lures that they are currently working on will be used during their end of the year fishing trip!

Yearbooks are currently on sale for the 2022-2023 school year! You can order your yearbook at jostens.com. You will also receive emails from Jostens with reminders to order a yearbook for your child! Yearbooks are $40.

If you have any questions about athletics or activities, please feel free to contact our athletic and activities coordinator, Karisa Stiglitz, at karisa.stiglitz@franklin.k12.wi.us

Join Forte Youth Productions for a Theatre Workshop at Forest Park! Students will focus on acting, vocal production and theatre skills through improvisation, theatre games, and scene work. Parents are invited to attend a special showcase at the end of the session.

Wednesdays, 3:15 - 4:30 pm

February 1 - March 22 (8 weeks)

$100 / 8 weeks

Location: Choir Room

Grades: 6-8

Instructor: Randall Dodge

LEARN MORE OR REGISTER HERE

This workshop is limited to 20 students to ensure personalized attention. Register today!

Forte Theatre Company is the first professional theatre company in Milwaukee's Southwest suburbs, as well as the sister organization of Character Kids. Questions? Contact us at randall@fortetheatrecompany.org or 414-366-3634.

January 10 - 11 - FHS Counselors at FPMS: The high school counselors will be instructing 8th graders on requirements, course options and programs to help them select classes for 9th grade and plan for future years as well.

January 30 - Freshman Preview Night at FHS - 6pm to 8:30pm (New Format!):

**6:00-7:00 pm – Open House

Opportunity for personal conversations with high school staff from all academic and elective departments in the Main Commons and in Elective Classrooms

*High School Ambassadors will guide you to your desired locations

**7:00-7:15 - Welcome (Saber Center)

Introduction & Welcome to Franklin High School

Directions for the Presentations and Tours

**7:15-7:45 and 7:45-8:30 – Presentation / Tour Options (pick two)

Tour of Elective Departments - meet the teachers, see classrooms / shops / labs

Activities / Athletics Presentation - Mr. Jordan Hein

Counselor Presentation (Registration / Course Selection)**

**Counselor presentation will be recorded to be viewed later

February 7-10 - FHS Counselors at FPMS: High School Counselors will work with all 8th graders in small groups and connect with each student individually to review and finalize their course selections for 9th grade

Students can purchase a new student ID by bringing $5 (cash only!) to the main office. Student IDs take approximately one week to get printed/shipped to us from the photography company. Once we receive the replacement we will get the new ID to your student.

We are proud to continue to partner with Clinical Psychology Associates (CPA) to offer on-site counseling services at Country Dale, Pleasant View, Forest Park and Franklin High School. For information about CPA’s services and therapists or to get started with an appointment, please visit our website.

As a reminder, when reporting a student absent for any reason, please communicate this using the online absence/attendance form here. This is a NEW form this year so if you bookmarked or made a shortcut to the old form from last year, please update. Thank you for taking the time to complete this form as it really helps to streamline our processes. The form is located on our website under Parent/Student Info as well as a big button on each school’s home page.

This form will require you to enter your child’s six-digit student ID number and birthdate before you can report your child absent. Student specific medical information collected by the form will remain confidential and only be shared within the health and nursing services team.

Please remember to use our attendance form for ANY attendance related notification including students leaving early, arriving late or full day absences.

If you have any attendance related questions, please contact our attendance secretary, Sadie, at sadie.gleason@franklin.k12.wi.us.

If your student will be riding an alternate bus home with a friend, please complete THIS FORM by 11am on the on the date of this change. The bus company requires consent from both parents/guardians; in other words, one parent/guardian for each student must submit this form in order for us to make this change happen. Staff in the school office will then complete the appropriate paperwork for each student to take with them on the bus.

Forms that are not completed by 11am on the date of the change run the risk of not being processed in time for dismissal. Bus drivers will not allow extra riders on a bus without proof of both parent and school approval.

If you have any questions, please call the Forest Park office at 414-529-8250.

If you come to pick up your student during the school day, we ask that you do not enter our building but instead pull up into the circle driveway outside of our main office. Your student will be watching for you and we will send them out to your car when they see that you have arrived. If you are waiting longer than a few minutes for your student, you may call our main office to check in (414-529-8250).

If you are dropping your student off late for any reason, you do not need to come into the school with your student. Please pull into our circle driveway outside of the main office where your student can enter and check in. We will give your student a pass to class and update their attendance at that time.

Please remember to use the absence reporting form on our website for ANY attendance related notification including students leaving early, arriving late or full day absences. Please do not send notes with your student to notify us of these changes.

If you are dropping off a forgotten item for your student (lunch, Chromebook, etc.), please use our drop off cart located inside the main entrance near the office. To limit the amount of traffic in/out of our main office, we ask that you leave the item(s) on the cart and clearly label the item(s) with your student's first and last name. Post it notes and pens are provided on the cart.

In an effort to reduce the amount of interruptions to students and teachers in the classroom, most items will be delivered to students during their 3rd hour class unless the item is clearly needed right away (for example, the student's Chromebook). If an item is dropped off after 3rd hour, we will get the item to the student as soon as possible.

Please be sure to read the newest District Newsletter that comes out now every Friday. You can access all the issues here.

Bernadette VanLith, 6th grade counselor

bernadette.vanlith@franklin.k12.wi.us

Ellen Montenero, 7th grade counselor

ellen.montenero@franklin.k12.wi.us

Mindy Greco, 8th grade counselor

melinda.greco@franklin.k12.wi.us