The Franklin Flyer

Mark Your Calendars:

May 16: Field Day Volunteer Sign Up Opens @ 9 am

May 25: End of Year Bash

May 29: Memorial Day - No School

May 31: 23-24 Kindergarten Screening

June 1: Franklin Field Day

June 2: PTA - 5th Grade Dance

June 9: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony/Clap Out & Last Day of School

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.

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.

COVID-19 Franklin Dashboard

COVID-19 2022-2023 Guidelines

Please take a moment to review your Parent Portal for the safety and security of our students to avoid confusion at pickup.

• At least two contacts for each child's portal account
• Accurate phone numbers for all contacts
• Up-to-date primary address for your residence

If you are changing information for adults who have permission to pickup your child, please make sure this new information is in the Parent Portal. Please ensure you check the pickup permission box and include any other relevant information.

Notify your teacher and the front office of any changes by email or phone at 847-318-4390.

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.

The PTA would like to give a BIG thank you to Danielle Huber, Amy Indriolo Erin Gilfert and

Courtney Bowles for showing our amazing Franklin teachers and staff how appreciated they

are!! Everyday had a theme for teacher appreciation week that included a wonderful treat,

surprise or meal!! These ladies went above and beyond to show our appreciation!!

Also we want to thank Erin Gilfert for planning and organizing the gift collection for the

teachers and staff! This is a yearly tradition that requires a lot of work and without Erin it

would not happen! Thank you for making it so easy for us to show appreciation for our

teachers and staff!

Thank you Franklin families for supporting such a well deserved week of appreciation!

If you have a student entering Kindergarten in the upcoming school year, there is a new

Facebook group called Franklin Falcons Class of 2036 that we welcome you to join!

This is a great way to stay up to date with all the new info that comes with entering

Kindergarten and also a great way to meet new families and Kindergarten friends!

This week only, save $7 on all Franklin Ombre shirts! This includes both short sleeve

and long sleeve options!

Drinkware is Here!

We are so excited to have added a lineup of drinkware to the store! This includes 3

styles of water bottles as well as a coffee tumbler. You can find them on the site from the

top navigation by selecting ACCESSORIES --> DRINKWARE.

Franklin Store Link: https://1stplace.sale/30637

Field Day Volunteers

Field Day is a Franklin end of the school year tradition and it’s coming up on June 1st.

We are looking for volunteers to help make this day a ton of fun for the students. There will

be two time slots for volunteers separated by grade.

K-2 volunteers needed from 9-11

3-5 volunteers needed form 12:45-3:15

These volunteer spots will go live on membership toolkit on May, 16th at 9am

Please sign up then if you would like to volunteer for this super fun event!!

https://franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com/

End of the School Year Bash

The PTA invites all Franklin students and families to our 2022-23 End of Year Bash! Join us on

Thursday, May 25 (weather permitting) on the Franklin blacktop to close out another

successful school year. We are looking for volunteers to help make this a fun event. Please

sign up for one of the volunteer spots in the PTA membership toolkit:

https://franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com/

Calling all 5th graders!! The 5th grade dance is Friday, June 2nd in the Franklin Gym from

6-8pm. This is an annual tradition to honor the 5th graders with a dance dedicated just to

them. This is a drop off event. Dress is casual. Snacks and beverages will be provided. We

hope each 5th grader can join in the celebration!!

If you are wanting to volunteer to help at the dance, you can sign up on the PTA membership

toolkit to volunteer. https://franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com/