FAA

Hello parents and families,

Last Friday marked the end of the second grading period. Parents should have received their child's report card on Wednesday in their child's folders and backpacks. If not, please ask your child for it today so that you can see their progress. Those need to be signed and returned to the teacher.

Learning is in full-swing and we still have a lot of curriculum to cover over the next grading period. Thank you to those of you who bring your child to tutoring. This is a great opportunity for students to receive small-group interventions to improve their learning outcomes.

We have many fun events coming up this next six weeks to take us all the way to winter break. Be on the lookout next week for classroom volunteer sign-ups for our upcoming track & field days. We will also be doing another school spirit shirt order very soon. The order link will be shared on Nov. 12th and will close on Nov. 26. This is a great opportunity to add another spirit shirt to your child's wardrobe, or replace one that is outgrown.

Our days are getting colder and many students are beginning to bring outerwear to stay warm. Please have your child's items labeled with a name wherever possible so that we can assist in returning the items should they get lost at school. If we are not able to locate the owner of the item, it will be placed in the school 'lost and found' which is located outside of the nurse's office.

In December, we will have our Angel Tree set up in the front office if you would like to gift a Franklin family during the holidays. We will also be holding our 2nd annual Lindbergh Elementary Toy Drive to benefit the students of Lindbergh. We continue to have a great partnership with the Lindbergh Lobos, and our school supply drive and toy drive have made a positive impact on their school community. Toy boxes will be set up in the office during December, as well as at the Winter Sing concerts. More info to come!

We thank you for your support of your child's education and for supporting our school. It is a partnership that we value!

Kindly,

Mrs. Moya & Mr. Abrams

The assembly on October 31st and our family 'Sing 2' movie night on November 1st were a blast. Thank you to all of the families who attended, as well as the parent volunteers who helped prepare for the assembly, prepare for movie night, and helped with all the other jobs in between. It was a great success, and our students and families enjoyed both events.

NOVEMBER

Nov 11- Veteran’s Day- No School

Nov 12- Food Drive Begins, MPS Gov. Board Mtg 6:30pm

Nov 19- Battle of the Books I 3:00pm

Nov 21- 5th grade Field Trip

Nov 25- Track & Field Day 3/4 grades 8:30-10:30am, STAR WARS/MARVEL theme

Nov 25- Track & Field Day 5/6 grades 12:30-2:30pm, TIE DYE theme

Nov 26- Track & Field Day 1/2 grades 8:30-10:30am- DISNEY theme

Nov 26- Track & Field Day Kinder. 12:30-2:30pm- DISNEY theme

Nov 26- 3rd grade Field Trip

Nov 27-29- Thanksgiving Break

DECEMBER

Dec 3- StuCo Feed My Starving Children Service Project 4:45-6:15

Dec 5- Choir Concert 6:30pm

Dec 9- Orchestra Concert 6:30

Dec 10- Band Concert 6:30pm

Dec 12- Winter Sing Grades 1-3, 6-8pm (scroll down for more details)

Dec 16- Winter Sing Grades 4-6, 6-8pm (scroll down for more details)

Dec 19- Kindergarten winter Sing 9:00am

Dec 19- Class Parties 11:45am

Dec 19- End of 3rd Grading Period, 12:45 Dismissal

Our food drive will begin Tuesday, November 12th and will run through Friday, November 22nd. Through your donations we can accomplish our goal of feeding as many families in need as possible. We are grateful for your generosity.

Please send in donations with your child and they can drop them off in the United Food Bank boxes

located in the hallways by their classrooms.

Our next park playdate is coming up on Friday, Dec 6. Please join the fun right after school at the Greenfield Park. The address is 4105 E Diamond Ave. All ages are invited!

Our winter Sings will be here before we know it. Here are the dates and times for this favorite winter tradition. We look forward to showcasing our students' musical talents with you in December!

We have a new lost & found location on the table outside of the nurse's office. This is where all lost and found items will be brought when students forget them around campus. It is very helpful when the items are labeled so that we can immediately identify and return items to their owner.

Our students have been doing a remarkable job wearing their IDs everyday. This protocol, along with staff members wearing IDs, and all visitors being checked in and given a visitor sticker, helps to keep our entire school community safe.

Here are a few notes for IDs:

• Put the student ID in the backpack each day after dismissal so that it won't be forgotten for school the next morning.
• Do not punch any holes in the ID- it will disable the Smart Tag technology within the card.
• You can purchase a different lanyard, but it needs to have the break-away feature for safety reasons.
• ID replacement (for lost ID) is $3 and can be handled in the front office.

Our health office is in need of donations:

• Girls pants and dresses size 6 and up
• Boys pants size 5 and up
• Shirts of any size

Our PE department, Food & Nutrition Department, counselors, and school nursing team all contribute to our goal of maintaining a healthy school. We are showcasing the healthy family activities our students are involved in on our "Fit Firebird Families" bulletin board. If you would like to have a picture displayed of your family engaged in a healthy activity, please submit the picture through this form or email it to rlneal@mpsaz.org.

November's topic is parental involvement. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with me about parental involvement in Mesa Public Schools.