Main Road Weekly Update
September 6, 2024

🌟October 17th Publication🌟
Weekly News
This week we held our first PTO meeeting of the year. Please feel free to reach out to the PTO with any fundraising ideas you may have, as well as opportunities to get involved within our school community. Students attended a bus safety assembly on Wednesday, October 15th to discuss proper car and bus safety. Please continue to speak with your child about the importance of wearing their seatbelt on the bus.
This week we also sent out a google form for holiday assistance for families in need this holiday season. The form can be found below. Please submit this form by November 12th.
Next week, all clubs will be in full effect with Chorus beginning on Monday, October 20th. Further looking into the calendar for the month of October, students may wear costumes to school on Friday, October 31st if they wish. Students must come dressed and follow school dress code.
The iReady beginning of the year testing window has ended and the results of the BOY data will be posted on the Realtime Parent Portal. Further beginning of the year testing will be completed in October. Once the data is collected, it will also be posted in the Realtime Parent Portal.
Friendly Reminder: The doors open at Main Road School at 8:12 and parent pickup begins at 2:50 PM! **IF you are picking up your child, you must let the office know by 2 PM**
Standards Based Grading References
✨Main Road's Core Values and School Theme✨
✌🏻📘🌱2025-2026 School Year Theme✌🏻📘🌱
The theme at Main Road School this year is "Peace, Learn, Grow". Much of our focus is being kind citizens, treating others the way we would like to be treated, and continuing to grow our minds to accomplish new goals.
💫Monthly Core Values💫
- September: Kindness
- 📌 October: Respect
- November: Responsibility
- December: Gratitude
- January: Empathy
- February: Perseverance
- March: Honesty
- April: Cooperation
- May: Courage
- June: Creativity
📍Upcoming Important Dates 📅
Monday, 10/20
4th Grade Chorus
Wednesday, 10/22
3rd Grade Chorus
Friday, 10/24
Wear school colors or Main Road Shirt
🟡🔵Fall Club Information and Timeline🟡🔵
IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday and Thursday Clubs are now in session
Chorus begins Monday 10/20
Resource for Families
Franklin Library News
Levoy Theatre Flyer
Daily Reminders
AUP
Please be sure to acknowledge the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) for chomrebook usage in your parent portal. Please access through Twp of Franklin website.
Please charge chromebooks nightly!
Media Consent
Please ensure that you acknowledge Media Consent in your parent portal. This allows your child's photo to be taken during the school day for photo opportunities and fun activities.
We WILL have a yearbook this year so we would love 100% acknowledgment so all students can be added.
Parent Pickup Protocol
To make parent pickup as smooth as possible, please send in a note, or call/email the school secretary, Mrs. Bilinski, prior to 2:00 PM that day.
Parents/guardians must communicate directly with the Main Office to ensure pick up goes as planned and we can be prepared for your arrival with your child ready. Dojo messages to teachers are not always relayed in time, so we do advise you communciate directy with the office through various modes of communication.
Dismissal pickup begins at 2:50 so please arrive timely.
Recommended Mode of Communication with Teachers
Teachers will acccess Classdojo as a mode of daily communication. Email is still preferred method of communication regarding specific instances when the teacher needs to be contacted. Please allow 24 hours for teachers to fully respond, as response time will be delayed during instructional hours.
PTO News
- Harvest Activity- October 31st at 8:45 in all homerooms. Parent volunteers needed
- Please email Main Road PTO for any fundraising ideas that you may have
PTO Meeting- October 14th @ 7:00 PM
🥪District Breakfast and Lunch Menu🍱
The menus will be sent next week once they are published.
Breakfast at Main Road School
It is imperative that your child arrives timely each day as there is a very short window for the breakfast line in the morning. Instruction begins at 8:25 daily. Breakfast should be wrapped up by this time as long as your child arrives on time.