The Franklin Flyer
December 16, 2022
Mark Your Calendars:
Now - December 19: Pizza Day, Book Club, Volleyball Opens
December 19-22: Spirit Week (details below)
December 22: Holiday Sing
December 23 - January 6: Winter Break
January 9: School Resumes
January 16: No School
January 19: International Night & Celebrating Our Culture Spirit Day
February 9: Open House 6:00 - 7:30 pm
February 14: Valentine's Day
February 20: No School
February 24: Snowflake VIP dance
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.
If the absence is illness related, please also make sure to include Franklin's nurse, Mrs. Queta Karstens, at qkarstens@d64.org.
All of our Franklin students, staff, and community members have made their mark on the hearts and lives of our Franklin Family. We are so proud to feature our amazing school community. We captured a few moments and a few of our Falcons to share how others were able to make their mark on their lives.
You can view the current Franklin COVID-19 cases on the Franklin COVID-19 Dashboard found here. The dashboard is updated at the end of the day, Monday through Friday.
As we are in winter weather months, here are a few reminders about appropriate gear for recess:
- Students are encouraged to bring winter jackets, snow pants, boots, gloves/mittens, and hats to school each day.
- Please label all winter items with your child's first and last name.
- Students need jackets, snow pants, and boots to play in the snow at recess.
- Students without boots and snow pants must remain on the blacktop.
- As long as the blacktop is cleared and the weather report states that the temperature outside feels like 10 degrees or warmer, students will go outside for recess.
- We encourage you to send an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack during winter in case student's clothes get wet during recess.
Join us for a spirit week to count down to winter break! Let’s have some fun dressing in “themed” clothing throughout the week.
Monday, December 19: Dress in your holiday pajamas or any pajamas
Tuesday, December 20: Wear holiday socks or hats/headbands or any silly socks, hats, or headbands
Wednesday, December 21: Wear Ugly Sweater, Holiday Sweater, or any silly sweater
Thursday, December 22: Dress in your "Holiday Best" for our Holiday Sing performance
Holiday Sing
Franklin's Holiday Sing will be on Thursday, December 22nd.
Our concerts will be the following times:
9:30 - 10:30 - All Kindergarten, 3rd, and 4th grade students
1:30 - 2:30 - All 1st, 2nd, and 5th grade students
Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the start of each concert.
The lost & found will be out during the Holiday Sing. All items will be donated during winter break. Please stop by the lost & found at the Holiday Sing to find missing items.
Anyone Entering Franklin
All parents/guardians/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.
PTA Updates
We would like to send a big Thank you to Tania Wygonowski and Carolyn Hoehn for
planning and organizing an amazing and extremely successful Toys for Tots event! This
is such a special event and it could not have gone as well without the hard work of
Tania and Carolyn!
Also, thank you to all the wonderful Franklin families that donated to this super special
cause!
SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
This is a uniquely Franklin event, celebrating the cultural diversity of our school and
neighborhood, but we need your help to make it great!
Right now, we’re looking to get volunteers for hosting country tables and volunteers
for performances. Be on the lookout soon for general volunteer opportunities (set-up, clean-up, “security”, crafts supervision, etc.)
If you are interested in volunteering please sign up on the membership toolkit.
franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com
BOOK CLUB - STUDENT REGISTRATION
Only a few spots are left in Kindergarten!
Book club is on Fridays during lunch 11:35 am–12:25 pm
January 13th- March 17th 2023
We will again be using books hand-selected for each grade level. The books will have
relevance to the students and offer excellent discussion opportunities for their groups.
● We are emphasizing that it should be the student's choice to participate in book
club: we want to ensure that students who take part in the book club are committed
to reading the book and positively contributing to the discussions and activities.
● A $30 fee per student that will cover the costs of the books, materials, and
activities.
● Groups will be limited to facilitate the best discussion environment. We can have as
many groups per grade level as we have parent leaders!
● Sign up at franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com
PIZZA MONDAY BLOCK 2- JANUARY 9th-JUNE 5th
Pizza Monday ordering is open now through December 19th in membership toolkit. We can
not accept orders after 12/19. Thank you for understanding!
If you ordered pizza for block 1, you need to order again for block 2. If you do not purchase
pizza by 12/19 there will be no other opportunity to sign up for pizza day for the remainder
of the year.
You must be a PTA member to order pizza through the PTA sponsored pizza days. You can
join the PTA, and order pizza at franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com.
A few important things to note:
● Hot lunches ordered through my meal order are not available on Monday’s. 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.
● Drinks only for Monday’s can be ordered through my meal order.
● All sides must be packed from home.
● Pizza day is every Monday of in school attendance.
BLOCK 2 PRICING
1 slice $71.00
2 slices $112.00
3 slices $154.00
4th AND 5th GRADE VOLLEYBALL- REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW-DECEMBER 19th
Franklin PTA is excited to offer an intramural volleyball program. The overall GOAL of
the program is to introduce the sport of volleyball in a fun way. This will be a co-ed
program and open to all students in the 4th and 5th grades.
Volleyball registration is open until teams are full
● Sign up at the PTA Store on Membership Toolkit Franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com
● Volleyball season will run 8 weeks: January 30th -March 24th
● 12 players max per co-ed team; two teams for each grade
● 4th grade practice and games will be Mon or Wed between 6:30-8:30pm
● 5th grade practice and games will be Tues or Thurs between 6:30-8:30pm
● Franklin will compete against Field, Roosevelt, Washington, and Carpenter teams
● $30 fee includes T-shirt, pizza party, league supplies
Franklin PTA is also offering financial scholarships. Please contact the Franklin
Principal, Kristin Williams, by Monday, 11/28
If you have any questions or want to help coach, please contact the Franklin PTA V-ball
Coordinator, Courtney Bowles at courtneyblum@gmail.com
Friday, February 24th
Franklin gym
6:30-8:30
$20 per student and VIP
$5 for each additional student
Our Snowflake Winter Dance, with a VIP, is coming up in February! We are so excited to
bring this fun tradition back! We are in need of some volunteers to help us make this
evening magical. Please sign up in the membership toolkit!
Franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com
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