to read our school newsletter for January and February!

FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY NEWS
January & February 2015
For more news and for our most up to date events, check out our new and improved Franklin School Website
at http://franklin.wawm.k12.wi.us and like us on Facebook too!
Leslie Connors, Principal
Tammy Mattern, Secretary
Barb Kruk, Part-time Secretary
Stepping It Up at Franklin
Franklin Elementary School
2060 South 86th Street
West Allis WI 53227
Telephone - 414-604-3700
Fax -414-546-5682
Welcome to Winter!
I hope all families enjoyed their winter holiday and the “extra” time with the cold weather last week! We are thrilled all students
are back and hope the weather and illness cooperates with us so all students are able to attend school each day, as we have a lot of
work to do!
Our K4 center is flourishing with activity. Our Winter Sing was a wonderful community event in which our students shared
their musical talents with us. During the event students shared special holiday songs, students and parents created snowflakes that
glittered and of course we ended the event with juice and cookies. It seemed that everyone enjoyed sharing their afternoon with our
school. Our K5-1st grade students have been busy exploring different types of weather, learning about storms and they may become
our next generation of “storm catchers” or “meteorologists”. All this learning engages our students in purposeful reading and writing
tasks, as our goal is to create proficient readers. As parents, the most important way to support your child’s growth in reading
and writing is to ask your child to read each night for 20 minutes. Not just read silently, but rather ask your child to read to
you or with you and talk about the book. This conversation develops student’s thinking.
Our 2-5 students have quite a feat ahead of them with our new standardized testing ~ SMARTER BALANCED- BADGER
TESTING. This assessment is quite rigorous as we are asking our students to read from multiple texts, evaluate the credibility of these
sources as well as understand the author’s purpose in writing to compose their own piece of writing! Third graders, fourth graders and
fifth graders will all be required to cite the source in which they found the evidence to support their idea! It is amazing though, with
persistence and perseverance, our students are beginning to understand this 21st century reading skill. Again, as parents, please ask
your child to read each day at home, have a conversation about the book/chapter, and talk about the author’s craft. This 30
minute process will make all the difference. We will be hosting a parent information session about this new assessment in spring.
Daily school attendance is crucial for success. Please make certain your child attends each day, is on time and stays for the
whole day. If they are not in school, they cannot learn. I appreciate your support.
Franklin is a wonderful school community; great kids, great parents and great teachers. As a Franklin team, we will be
sharing our accomplishments with the Board of Education on January 26th. Come support our school and listen to all the
wonderful things that our school provides with all your support. Mrs. Connors
ATTENTION FRANKLIN PARENTS!!
Don’t forget to sign up early for the second semester
of the Franklin Before School Care Program!
Second semester begins on January 20th.
Space is limited and on a first come first serve
basis…so, hurry, hurry, hurry!
IMPORTANT FRANKLIN NUMBERS
FRANKLIN OFFICE
FRANKIN ATTENDANCE
FRANKIN FIELD HOUSE
FRANKLIN FIED HOUSE ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS
SCHOOL EVENTS & INFO
414-604-3700
414-604-3700
414-303-5753
414-604-3780
414-604-3700
414-604-3700
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Calling all parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles!!
The Franklin PTA is looking for more family support to attend monthly PTA meetings. Please join us to share your ideas,
suggestions and help with our upcoming events. If this is something you would be interested in, please feel free to
contact Mrs. Connors at connl@wawm.k12.wi.us or feel to join us at our next PTA meeting! PTA meetings are held on
the second Wednesday of the month from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Franklin Art Room. All are encouraged to attend!
IMPORTAT ~ COLD WEATHER IS HERE!
HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT MEETING
Our school district policy states that when it is not raining or the temperature
is 10 degrees or above, Students will be outside before school and during
lunch recess times.
The School District has planned an evening meeting
for parents to preview the Health Department’s
presentations on Human Growth and Development.
Please watch for our Royal Blue Inclement Weather flags that will be flying by
the following doors S6, W1 and N2. These flags will indicate indoor recess due
to inclement weather.
Parents of 5th grade boys and girls are invited to
an informational meeting in Irving’s School IMC.
Located at 10230 West Grant Street on
Wednesday, January 21st at 6:00 p.m.
In the event of inclement weather, all students will enter the building
through Door N2.
**Parents, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately in the morning
for weather conditions. Warm jackets, hats, mittens and boots are a must to
keep your child warm.**
**School closings – When school is canceled due to inclement weather,
please watch for WA/WM School District! You will also receive an
automated phone message from the district office stating school has been
canceled due to inclement weather. Please keep your contact information
up to date for this reason. Remember, we are NOT part of MPS and we do
not automatically close when MPS does. **
**4 Year Old Kindergarten Parent Information Nights**
Join us for a 4K information session! You will have the opportunity to learn
about: · 4K Curriculum · Social/Emotional Development· Expectations · 4K Jump
Start Program · The Registration Process
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 27th
Horace Mann Elementary
6215 West Lapham Street
&
Wednesday, January 28th
Parkway 4K Center
2930 South Root River Parkway
Light Refreshments will be served
4 YEAR OLD & 5 YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
FOR 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR
**Registration will take place on Wednesday, February 4th between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and any day after that as well.**
If you have any questions about registration or know of someone in your
neighborhood that needs to register their child, please call the school office at
414-604-3700.
All NEW 4K and NEW 5K students need to register even if they have a
sibling currently attending Franklin School!
Attending this meeting will help parents make an
informed decision regarding the Human Growth
curriculum.
Students in 5th grade will participate in a Franklin
Human Growth and Development program—date to
be determined and a permission slip will be sent
home at that time.
OPEN ENROLLMENT 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR
Wisconsin’s inter-district public school Open Enrollment
program allows parents to apply for enrollment in a school
district other than the one in which they live. Students in 5
year old kindergarten to grade 12 may apply to participate in
Open Enrollment.
Children entering pre-kindergarten, 4 year old kindergarten
and early childhood education may participate only if the
child’s resident school district offers the same type of
program and only if the child is eligible for the program in the
resident school district.
Parents should call their
neighborhood school or their district administration office for
more information.
For the 2015-16 school year, parents must apply no
earlier than Monday, February 2, 2015 and no later than
4:00 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015.
*Late applications will not be accepted for any reason.*
Application forms may be obtained on line at
http://www.wawm.k12.wi.us/district_information/departmen
ts/business_services/open_enrollment_information or from
the West Allis-West Milwaukee Business Office at the District
Administration Building located at 1205 South 70th Street on
or after February 2, 2015.
JANUARY 2015
Sun
4
Mon
5
School
resumes!!
Tue
Wed
6
SPARC
7
SPARC
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
8
1st Grade to
Survive Alive
House
9
10
SPARC
11
12
NO SCHOOL
13
SPARC
14
SPARC
15
SPARC
16
17
18
19
NO SCHOOL
20
SPARC
21
SPARC
22
SPARC
24
HUMAN GROWTH
& DEVELOPMENT
5th GRADE
MEETING- IRVING
IMC at 6:00 P.M.
Dinner & A
Bedtime Story
6:00 p.m.
23
4th grade to
Survive Alive
House
28
K4 Parent Info
Night @
Parkway
School 6-7 p.m.
29
30
District Spelling
Bee – Hale H.S.
6:30-8:30
25
26
Franklin’s
School Board
Presentation
27
K4 Parent Info
Night @ H.
Mann School
6-7 p.m.
Report cards
go home!
31
2014-2015 Board of Education Members
*Daniel Bailey
*Sue Sujecki
*Patricia Kerhin
*Diane Narlock
*Gail Radonski
*Jeff Sikich
*Susan Stalewski
*Patti Ulwelling
*Darlene Ziemendorf
*Dr. Paul Strobel, Interim Superintendent
West Allis/West Milwaukee Administration Building
1205 South 70th Street West Allis, WI 53214 ~ Telephone number 414-604-3000
February 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
*Intra-District
Transfer Begins
(Feb 2-May1)
4
**K4
Registration
begins at 8:00
a.m. sharp
5
6
1st & 2nd field
trip to
Discovery
World
7
10
11
14
Book Fair
8-8:30 a.m.
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Book Fair
8-8:30 a.m.
3:30-4:00 p.m.
12
13
Parent/Teacher Group/Class
Conferences
Pictures
4:00-8:00
Book Fair
Last day of
8-8:30 a.m.
Book Fair
3:30-4:00 p.m.
8-8:30 a.m.
*Book Fair open
during conferences 3:30-4:00 p.m.
**Open
Enrollment
Begins (Feb 2April 30)
8
9
Book Fair
Starts
8-8:30 a.m.
3:30-4:00 p.m.
also
15
PTA Carnival
Central H.S.
Noon to 4:00
p.m.
16
NO SCHOOL
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Franklin
Get Fit Night
6-7:30 p.m.
26
27
28