The Franklin Flyer

Mark Your Calendars:

August 26 - 31: FAST Assessment (Grades K-1)

August 29 - September 9: MAP Testing (Grades 2-5)

September 1: Curriculum Night

September 5: Labor Day - No School

School Hours

School hours are from 8:50 AM - 3:30 PM. Please note that each Wednesday, students are dismissed at 2:40 PM for staff professional development activities. The doors to the school open for students each morning at 8:45 AM.

School Hours (M, T, Th, F): 8:50 am - 3:30 pm

Wednesday School Hours: 8:50 am - 2:40 pm

For those participating in half-day Kindergarten, the school hours for half-day Kindergarten students are below:

Kindergarten Hours (M, T, Th, F): A.M. - 8:50 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.

Kindergarten Wednesday: A.M. - 8:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

Franklin Office Hours
School office hours are from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Remember that our student absence line (847) 318-4390 (ext 1) is available 24 hours a day.

Absences

Please remember to call in or email absences by 8:45 AM. You can call our student absence line (847) 318-4390 (ext 1) is available 24 hours a day or email Mrs. Linda Berleth at lberleth@d64.org.

Arrival/Dismissal

Please help keep our students and staff by providing space at the grade level doors at arrival and dismissal to allow for safe entry/exit and for staff to ensure that students reach their families safely.

The kiss & go is available in the circle drive for students to exit the car at arrival. Franklin supervisors are supporting students to get to their arrival spots with their class.

Curriculum Night

We are excited to welcome our Franklin parents to curriculum night at Franklin on September 1st. The presentation schedule is listed below. Should you be unable to attend, classroom teachers can send information to you after the event. Please remember this is an adult only event.

6:00 - 6:30 pm - Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade presentations

6:40 - 7:10 pm - 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade presentations

Franklin Website and Calendar

The website and Franklin’s school calendar are valuable resources to keep informed of important updates and events throughout the year. Also, the District 64 Overview Calendar can be found here to view the year at a glance.

Lunch Hours

At all elementary schools starting this school year, we will observe a new lunch schedule.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 11:35 am - 12:30 pm

Wednesday: 11:05 am - 12:00 pm

Lunch Reminders

Quest, our food service company, serves pre-order meals and beverages to our students who have placed orders. Students must use their My Meal Order account to purchase any food. Please see this flyer for more information from Quest.

Though we have Quest food choices during lunch, most Franklin students bring their lunch to school. We highly encourage waste-free lunches. To reduce waste, please consider the following as you pack your child’s lunch:

Please pack your child’s lunch in a reusable lunch box or bag (not paper or plastic bags).

Use reusable containers for sandwiches rather than foil, plastic wrap, etc.

Buy snacks in quantity (it’s usually less expensive) and transfer them to a reusable container.

Put drinks in a child-friendly thermos rather than sending throw-away juice boxes, etc.

In order to start the school year off on the right green foot, the Green Team at Franklin Elementary would like to have you share the video below on packing a better lunch. Our goal is to reduce waste in the lunchroom and help the district meet our sustainability goals.

Visiting Franklin

All visitors to Franklin must have a valid state ID or driver’s license. These will be entered into the Raptor identification system. This process only takes a short time to complete. Once you have clearance, a visitor pass will be printed and attached to a lanyard that you must wear throughout the building. The office will hold your ID until you return to the office and return the lanyard that was given to you. We request that you please be patient with staff as we proceed with this district-mandated safety procedure.

Student-Parent Handbook
Franklin Elementary School, along with all District 64 schools, operates following policies and practices that have been reviewed and implemented by the District 64 Board of Education. Please review the D64 Student-Parent Handbook before the start of the school year.

The Franklin PTA is looking forward to a year of celebrations, events, and activities! We hope to bring back many pre-covid favorite events, and continue to support the students and staff this school year. We have created a brief survey to help us plan out the year with the help of your input. Your support and participation is vital to the PTA organization and we thank you for that!

Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey so together we can have another amazing year!

PTA SAVE THE DATES-COMING UP

● Pizza Day ordering opens-Friday, August 26th - Friday, September 9th ● 1st PTA meeting of the year- Thursday, September 8th at 7pm

● Room Parent Sign up opens-Tuesday, September 13th

● Back to School Bash-Thursday, September 29th from 5-7

1st PTA MEETING OF THE YEAR-SEPTEMBER 8TH

Please join us for the first meeting of the year where we will give details about everything the PTA has in store for the 22-23 school year! Mrs. Williams and Ms. Burke will also be a part of the meeting sharing important information about the school year and answering all of your questions. We will keep you posted if this meeting will be in person or virtual.

PTA MEMBERSHIP IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

Please see the info below with all the details on how to join the PTA! This is a great way to make sure you are always in the loop with what is going on at Franklin and you have the choice to be as involved as your time allows in any PTA sponsored school event!

Joining the PTA ensures that you can take advantage of all PTA perks like access to our Facebook page, volunteering for events, Pizza Monday and many other advantages that come along with being a member!

Thank you for joining and helping us make the year great! Our students and teachers really appreciate it!

The PTA Facebook page will be restricted to members only so Please join by September 30th

MEMBERSHIPTOOLKIT

The PTA uses membershiptoolkit to manage our family directory, membership, and volunteer opportunities. It is also used to order pizza and pay fees for speciality activities. Our site is franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com. If interested, you can download an app for your phone to make management easy and convenient. Information on how to download the app to your phone is linked here: Membership App Directions.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The PTA has big plans this year! In order to carry out all the fun events and activities, we need volunteers. Once parents have registered for the PTA, a list of volunteer opportunities will be posted on membershiptoolkit. Please consider helping chair an event. If volunteers are not found we will have to cancel the event.

PIZZA DAY

Pizza Mondays is starting September 19th! We will continue using Spuntino's Pizza as our pizza provider. If you would like to order Pizza for your child(ren) to be served on Mondays starting September 19th, please register for the PTA on membership toolkit. Ordering for pizza will begin on 8/26 and will stay open until 9/9. Option for ordering will only be available for PTA Members, and can be found on 8/26 at

franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com. We can't accept late orders or make changes to your order after pizza day ordering closes on 9/9. Thank you for understanding!

Pizza day is broken into two "blocks." Block one will run from 9/19 - 12/19. Ordering for block two will open in November and will run from 1/9 - 6/5. When ordering you will have the option to select 1, 2, or 3 slices (prices below). There will also be an option for gluten free pizza, all pizza is cheese only. Please talk with your children about how much pizza they will need. Last year many families found their child wanted more pizza; however due to logistics with school and pizza company, changes in slice amount can't be changed until block two.

A few important things to note:

● Hot lunch ordered through my meal order will no longer be available on Monday’s starting September 19th. An email was sent from Lindsey Borchers. If you do not participate in the Monday Pizza lunch program, then you will need to pack a lunch.

● 2 kinds of pizza are offered- cheese and gluten free cheese. 1,2, or 3 slices can be ordered. Prices are the same for both cheese and gluten free.

● Drinks only for Monday’s can be ordered through my meal order.

● All sides must be packed from home.

● You must be a Franklin PTA member to sign up for Pizza day.

Pizza pricing

1 slice Block 1- $47.00

2 slices Block 1- $75.00

3 slices Block 1- $103

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