FRANKLIN FACTS
Franklin’s Citizenship
Program:
The character trait for December is Generosity. Starting
December 5th we will be collecting Toys for Tots. This
drive will run through Thursday, December 15th! Please
bring new, unwrapped toys and place them in the big
Toys for Tots box outside the cafeteria next to the
reception desk. Thank you all for your support!
“Toys for Tots”
Bring a new, unwrapped toy to school
December 5-15th and drop it off in the
big, red box outside the cafeteria!
Character Stars
The following students exemplify the character traits of
Respect and Kindness, which Franklin Academy focused
on in November, and were nominated for recognition by
their teachers. Congratulations!
Kindergarten: Nicholas A., Erik L., Jamal Y., Kaitlynn M.,
Juliana G.,Mikayla R., Sahynne A., Mariann C.
1st Grade: Tyler B., Kyle R., Hammad B., Noah H., Isabella G.,
Kayla R., Aiyanna N., Amisha B.
2nd Grade: Stefano V., Diego P., Seth P., Mateo D., Andre G.,
Haniya S., Nichole C., Guicehelle I.
3rd Grade: Ethan C., Bianca E., Daniella L., Janet P., Giselle D.
4th Grade: Anthony T., Samantha C., Noraling V., Kyla H.,
5th Grade: Daniel A., Nicholas P., Armani F., Nicholas E., Cali
L., Maria F., Katherine B., Michelle O.
6th Grade: Connor S., James M., Alexander A., Gavin L.,
Nicole N., Kaitlin C., Vanessa V.
7th Grade: TJ S., Nadir L., Kaylee C., Gabriella F.
8th Grade: Jonathan S., Shadia C., Marissa B.
We also would like to recognize Mrs. Katey Wachsman and
Mrs. Tina Frechette, the faculty and staff members selected
by their peers, who best represented these traits!
Dec. 5-16, 2011
Career Day:
Franklin Academy’s first annual Career Day will take place
Thursday, January 19th from 8:15am-11:15am. Each guest
will make 20 minute presentations to different classes
throughout the morning. If you would like to participate
in this event, please contact Ms. Lubiner
([email protected]) or Ms. Angel
([email protected]) by December 6th.
Spelling Bee Winners:
Our students participated in a written spelling bee on
November 9th. Congratulations to the following students
who were grade winners:
4th and 5th grade- Gabriella Zambrano, Leane Leclerc,
Saira Sarfaraz, Matthew Diaz, Hayden Thompson, Mark
Bruyere, Di'guan Hawkins, Amrit Murali, Jason Ching,
Adrain Burdier, Michael Muela, Julia Cantore, Ashley
Gonzalez, Matthew Toro, Eric Lewis, Nicholas Estenez,
Katherine Burgess, Michelle Ordonez, Nicholas Campins,
Iniya Thiyagarajan, Andres Saldarriaga
6th, 7th, and 8th grade- Lyndsey Thomas, Siddarth Kaul,
Tatiana Capellan, Joshua Valdivia, Juan Blanco, Vanessa
Vera, Matthew Estenaz, Ana Rodriguez, Noah Layton,
Alyssa Munoz, Adrain Seone, Navneet Murali, Anson
Hunter, Michael Hernandez, Amira Beaubrun, Melanie
Castillo, Madeline Giberson, Jack Davies, Anthony
Campins, Claire Burgess
These students will participate in our school wide spelling
bee on January 6th. The winner will go on to represent
Franklin Academy at the Miami Herald Spelling Bee. Good
luck!
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Morning
Mrongin
Drop-Off
Reminders:
Administration has noticed an increasing number of
parents parking in a spot and allowing their students
to walk through the parking lot to enter the school.
This is putting your child in danger. Parents MUST
drive through the drop-off line, come to a complete
stop, allow your child to exit the car on the sidewalk
side, and then leave.
Holiday Happenings:
Mr. Franco and his band students would like to
invite everyone to our Winter Concert, which will be
held in our cafeteria on Thursday, December 8th at
7:30pm. Enjoy performances by Symphonic Winds,
Concert Jazz Band and Concert Winds.
Aftercare will celebrate the holidays with a
performance of the “Winter Express” on Friday,
December 9th at 4:30pm. All Aftercare parents are
welcome!
We also now have designated parking spots for
Administration. Please do not park in these spots at
any time during the school day. Thank you for your
cooperation.
Charter School Parent
Resource:
Parents for Charter Schools, a free membership
organization for parents and guardians of Florida
charter school students, offers a great amount of
information about charter school education. You
may view their website and register to become a
member at www.Parentsforcharterschools.org. You
may also get to this site from our website
www.franklin-academy.org by clicking on our
“Parent Information” page and then on the link at
the bottom of the page. Be sure to visit this site, it
has a great amount of information that may be
helpful to you!
Service Hour
Opportunities:
If you would like to donate cases of water to be used
by the students in the event of an emergency we
would greatly appreciate receiving them in
exchange for service hours. Please contact Mr. Fried
at [email protected] to coordinate
delivery of the water. We also are in need of cases
of 8-1/2x11 copy paper. Remember, every $10 spent
is 1 service hour.
Cafeteria Etiquette:
Parents, we ask your assistance with an issue that
we have been addressing since the beginning of
school. Students need to know the rules of our
cafeteria and follow them daily. With the number of
students served during each of our lunch periods,
cooperation is a must! We are very fortunate to
have wonderful parent volunteers to assist with
lunch duty, however many parents have expressed
concern regarding the behavior of some students
during the lunchtime. We would hate to lose
volunteers due to this, so please take a few
moments to remind your children about the
importance of obeying the rules listed below.
Enter and Exit the Cafeteria Quietly
Be Respectful
Be Kind Be Responsible
Thank the people who serve and help you.
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FYI:
1. Place your child’s dashboard name tag in the
window at pick-up.
2. Arrival for pick-up for Elementary school is
2:30pm. All first dismissal students MUST be
picked up by 3:15pm. There is a $1 per minute
late fee for any parent who picks up after 4pm.
Middle school arrival is 3:20pm. Please do not
arrive before the appropriate time. Students
enrolled in clubs will be dismissed at 4:00pm. Do
not arrive prior to 3:50pm to pick-up students in
clubs.
3. When submitting a check for payment note in
the memo your child’s name, and if you are
making a lunch payment, include the child’s
lunch ID number. When making a lunch payment
online, be sure to include your student’s lunch ID
number.
4. Put name tags on your children’s clothes, lunch
boxes and backpacks. Lost items may be found in
our Lost and Found closet in the cafeteria!
5. Kindergarten-1st grade students should have a
change of clothes in their backpack or classroom
(labeled). This does not have to be an extra
uniform.
6. Forgotten Items – In order to limit the number of
classroom interruptions, items left at home
(projects, books, club materials, etc.) will not be
delivered to classrooms.
PowerSchools:
Administration has noticed that a number of families
have not yet activated their PowerSchools account. This
is a wonderful tool for parents to monitor their child’s
grades, attendance, lunch balance and other items of
interest. PowerSchools information was mailed or
emailed to all families in late September. If you have any
questions regarding setting up your account, please
contact Katie Bost at [email protected].
Dates To Remember:
December
5-15 Toys for Tots Toy Drop-Off
Kindergarten Field Trip
7
3rd Grade Field Trip to Miramar Cultural Center
8
Winter Band Concert, 7:30pm
9
Kindergarten Field Trip
Aftercare Production of “Winter Express”
4:30pm
13
4th Grade Field Trip to Sawgrass Park
16
8th Grade Field Day
19-30 No School
January
2
Classes Resume
6
School Wide Spelling Bee