Franzen Falcon

We are lucky to have such a wonderful Franzen community! Thank you for all you do to support your children and our school. Please make sure to scroll all the way to the end of the newsletter for:

• upcoming calendar events
• pictures from around the school community
• any IPTO (parent teacher organization updates)

PLEASE BE SURE TO SCROLL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM!

• March 12 - Early Release Day, No PM preschool

• March 12 - Itasca School Board Meeting @ 7pm

• March 13 - 5th grade spring musical @Peacock 7pm

• March 17 - St. Patrick's Day - Wear Green!!

• March 20 - Franzen Spring Chorus Concert @Franzen 7pm

• March 21 - Franzen Chorus performs at the Chicago Wolves Game - Allstate Arena 7pm

• March 31 - April 4 - No School Spring Break
• April 7 - School Resumes
• April 8-10 - IAR testing - grades 3-5

We are asking for your assistance to complete the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey and help us reach our goal of 80% completion rate. The information you provide will assist us with directing our efforts and guide educational opportunities for students. While your participation is voluntary, it is crucial to access results from the survey. We are unable to access survey results unless a minimum of 20% of parents respond.

The survey will be open February 18, 2025 through March 31, 2025. Please know your identity and responses will be kept confidential and will not be connected with your child.

• Go to: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ to take the survey.

• Select “Parent Survey.”

• You may enter your email address if you would like to receive confirmation of your submission, but it is not required.

• Then enter “DuPage” into the county field and “Franzen Intermediate” to find our school.

• Complete Google Form below when finished

The homeroom with the most parent responses will be treated to a pizza party! Please complete the Google Form below once you complete the survey. Each individual student will also receive a prize. Please complete the form linked here once you have completed the survey.

Additionally, 4th and 5th grade students will be completing the survey during classroom time over the next couple of weeks. If you would not like your student to participate, please email Ms. Wit to let the school know - lwit@itasca10.org.

Thank you for your input. We appreciate your support!

All students will take the state assessment, the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, on April 8, 9, 10. Our staff has been preparing students for this experience! Over the course of three days, students will take three reading and three math assessments. All grade levels will follow an alternate school schedule on this day and students will take one test in the morning and one in the afternoon.

How can parents help their student prepare?

• Please encourage your student to do their best! Students will receive "effort tickets" throughout the test that can be cashed in for larger incentives.

• Please ensure students are getting a complete breakfast and plenty of sleep the night before. Schedule doctor’s visits or other appointments for other weeks to ensure students do not have to make up their assessments.

• Make sure student’s Chromebooks are fully charged each night. All assessments will be administered through their Chromebook.

• Students may follow an alternate schedule on these days which may alter their lunch time. Please make sure your child brings a healthy snack each day.

This school year, students will learn more about the 8 Keys to Excellence through activities that include reflection and application. We encourage all students to go beyond being "respectful, responsible, and safe" to embody the characteristics of the 8 Keys. More information about each key and it's meaning can be found here.

Art

Music

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Our school goal is to always be above 95%. PLEASE HELP US CONTINUE REACH OUR GOAL!! Thank you :)

Students must be in school at least half of a school day in order to participate in after school events.

In order to attend school, students must be in compliance with all DuPage County Health regulations. See the Health section for more information related to deciding when your child is too ill to be in school.

Attendance patterns are monitored regularly by school staff. If the number of days missed to school is equal to 5% of the total days that school has been in session, a referral will be made to the DuPage County Truancy Office. This means that the truancy officer will contact you for problem solving in order to improve the child’s school attendance. A student who misses 5% or more of school every year will lose ONE FULL ACADEMIC YEAR of learning before reaching high school graduation.

If your child has a medical condition that is contributing to missed school days, contact the school nurse.

Complete Finn's Mission Today!

Thank you for participating in the Kids Heart Challenge (KHC) and supporting the American Heart Association! An important part of KHC is Finn’s Mission which teaches our students and families how to recognize the signs of a stroke and the critical lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR.

Hands-Only CPR requires no mouth-to-mouth breathing. It’s easy to learn and could save the life of someone you love.

P.S. Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program—it could double your donation! Follow the steps and forward the confirmation to MatchingGifts@heart.org.

We are excited to share that all Franzen students have access to individual and personalized math and reading lessons through iReady. Through this platform, students will follow an individual learning path that provides interactive lessons on specific academic skills. Grade level teachers Have taught students how to use this program. Students are welcomed and encouraged to complete these lessons outside of school as well!

Students can login with their school username and password at https://login.i-ready.com/. More information on how you can support the learning process is linked below.

IPTO Monthly Newsletters

IPTO March Newsletter

IPTO February Newsletter

IPTO January Newsletter

IPTO December Newsletter

IPTO November Newsletter

IPTO October Newsletter

IPTO September Newsletter

Other IPTO News


We will include monthly newsletters from the IPTO here. The IPTO also has a website & Facebook page, please consider joining their organization.

Questions or comments, reach out to denisedicianni@hotmail.com

• Itasca District 10 Registration Page.pdf

  Itasca District 10 Lunch at a Glance.pdf

Attached below is additional information on childcare providers in our community.

Before/After School Childcare & Tutor List

As the year begins please know it is normal for your child's bus route to be delayed as students become familiar with their bus route. We have a service to help you be notified if there is a delay.

Please click the link below to sign up for BUS BULLETIN notifications.

The district offers optional Chromebook insurance that can be purchased at the link below.

https://gpo.worthavegroup.com/gpo/itasca10/

Please contact the school if you have any questions.

The IPTO is proud to announce online clothing store that will also be linked on their website. Here are some details

• Store never closes
• Items ship directly to your house
• Shop from several school stores and all items will be placed in one shopping cart
  

Below are links to our school stores:

• Benson Primary School
• Franzen Intermediate School
  
• Peacock Middle School