The Franklin Flyer

Mark Your Calendars:

March 7: Trimester 2 Report Cards sent home

March 11: STREAM Night - registered participants only
March 11 - 13: 5th Grade Illinois Science Assessment

March 24 - 28: Spring Break - No School

April 1: Start of Illinois Assessment of Readiness Grades 3-5

April 5: Science Olympiad

April 10: PTA Meeting

April 18: No School

April 25: PTA - Night of the Stars Performance

May 26: No School

Absences

Please call in or email absences by 8:45 AM. You can call our student absence line (847) 318-4390 (ext 1) is available 24 hours a day, or email Mrs. Linda Berleth at lberleth@d64.org.

If the absence is illness related, please also make sure to include Franklin's nurse, Mrs. Queta Karstens, at qkarstens@d64.org.

Franklin Office Hours
School office hours are from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

School Hours

School Hours (M, T, Th, F): 8:50 am - 3:30 pm

Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade Lunch: 11:35 - 12:30

4th and 5th Grade Lunch: 12:05 - 1:00

Wednesday School Hours: 8:50 am - 2:40 pm

Wednesday Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade Lunch: 11:05 - 12:00

Wednesday 4th and 5th Grade Lunch: 11:35 - 12:30

Half-Day Kindergarten Hours

Kindergarten Hours (M, T, Th, F): 8:50 am - 11:35 am

Kindergarten Wednesday: 8:50 am - 11:05 am

DINE TO DONATE AT CHIPOTLE PARK RIDGE!

SUPPORT D64 BOPA

BAND & ORCHESTRA PARENT ASSOCIATION

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To Parents/Guardians:

The Illinois 5Essentials school climate survey for parents opens today! I am pleased to invite all parents to participate and would like to encourage you to share your thoughts. The survey should take about 20 minutes or less to complete.

The survey focuses on the five “essential” areas that research has shown are key components for school success: Effective Leaders, Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Supportive Environment, and Ambitious Instruction.

Your participation will help us understand the conditions at our school and guide improvements. Your identity and individual survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. The 5Essentials Survey is sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and was developed in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Three helpful tips before you enter the survey:

• Please focus on your experiences during the current school year.

• Take care to select the correct school and community (you’d be surprised how many schools in Illinois have the same name)!

• If you have a student at more than one school, we invite you to complete a survey for each location.

Please visit this link to begin: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/

The survey will close on March 31, 2025.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and helping to improve the environment for student success in District 64.

Ramadan

If your student is observing fasting during Ramadan, Franklin provides an alternative, quiet location where they can spend the lunch portion of the lunch/recess hour. If your child would like to use this alternative space during lunch while fasting, please email their homeroom teacher to make arrangements.

When Entering The Building

When a parent or guardian arrives to Franklin with or for a student, dropping off items or for a meeting, when ringing the doorbell, please state your name and your student(s) names to support our safety procedures.

All visitors to Franklin must have a valid state ID or driver’s license. Identification is entered into the Raptor identification system. This process only takes a short time to complete. Once you have clearance, the office staff will print a visitor pass for you and attach it to a lanyard you must wear throughout the building. The office will hold your ID until you return to the office and return the lanyard. We appreciate your support as we proceed with this district-mandated safety procedure for the safety of our students.

Issues with A School Device?

If you have are having issues with your student's device at home, please complete a ticket.

https://d64.incidentiq.com/guest/NPV6SRUK/d64-family-tech-support-ticket#top

Payments to School - My School Bucks

Park Ridge-Niles CCSD 64 employs My School Bucks as its payment platform for families. Most

purchases for students, including field trips and student orders. Directors can be found here.

For the health and safety of our students and community, no pets are allowed on school property. We realize the beautiful weather increases the amount of families who are walking to and from school. However, we ask that you please leave your dog or cat at home. Properly identified service animals are always permitted.

Please take a moment to review the contacts section of your ParentPortal. Any adult who has approval for after school pick-up or emergency pick-up for illness/injury should be listed. Franklin staff will not release students to adults who are not listed on the ParentPortal.

Student-Parent Handbook

Franklin Elementary School and all District 64 schools follow policies and practices reviewed and implemented by the District 64 Board of Education. Please review the D64 Student-Parent Handbook before the start of the school year.

You can find frequent updates or snapshots from our days at Franklin on Facebook and Instagram! Follow us at

Facebook: facebook.com/FranklinD64

Instagram: franklin.d64

Sign Ups Open for Night of the Stars 2025

Student Performance Sign Up is Open: We’re so excited to be able to showcase the many talents of our Franklin stars! Click here to sign up and mark your calendars for the following dates:

• Tryouts: Wednesday, April 9, 2:40 - 5:00 PM - Franklin Gym (Performers will be given a 15-minute time slot once participant list is finalized, they will NOT need to be in attendance the entire time)

• Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday, April 23, 4:00 - 7:00 PM - Emerson Middle School Multi-purpose room

• Emcee Rehearsal: Thursday, April 24, 4:00 - 5:00 PM - location TBD

• Night of the Stars: Friday, April 25, 6:30 - 8:30 PM - Emerson Middle School

Volunteers receive VIP seating and free tickets for their family members: There are many different ways to help with this fun event - from talent management to stage crew to set up and tear down. More details and sign up available on PTA Membership Toolkit

Questions?? Reach out to Natalie Packer (nataliebergcm@gmail.com) and Danielle Kastner (dcpkastner@gmail.com) for questions related to auditions, and Venus Garcia (marivenusgarcia@gmail.com) for questions about volunteering.

Staff Lunches

The PTA offers teachers and staff members an option to purchase lunch on Mondays from Spuntinos via franklinpta.com. Families are always welcome to show their appreciation for a staff member by purchasing a Monday lunch on their behalf. If this is something your family is interested in doing, please refer to the PTA website for more information.

Questions about teacher and staff lunches can be directed to rebeccavanpoucke@gmail.com.

D64 Science Olympiad 2025

The District 64 Science Olympiad is a morning filled with science and engineering challenges in an Olympic-type format. Students in 4th and 5th grade work in teams to represent their schools in events: Egg Drop, Aerodynamics, Mystery Box, Rubber Band Catapult, and Structures. "Winning teams" receive first, second, or third place medals. All students receive a special Science Olympiad certificate and souvenir. The event date is April 4th, 9-11 am at Emerson Middle School. Registration opens Jan. 31 and closes Feb.16. Please visit the link below for more information on registering your student. If you have any more questions or would like to volunteer to be a coach, a judge, or the head coordinator for the Egg Drop event, please contact Brennan Young at youngbrennan12@yahoo.com.

https://www.d64.org/learning/science-olympiad

Franklin Gear!! SALE!!!

Through March 2nd, save 25% on all bags, including duffel bags, drawstring bags and totes! Don't miss this opportunity to save on Franklin Elementary School merch! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/30637

From 3/3 - 3/9: $19.99 tie-dye tees!

Yearbook

Yearbook is in need of pictures for the following: Please note that each folder link is different. Do not place multiple event photos in one folder.

• Band/Orchestra. Please use this email address to directly send photos of kids in band/orchestra. notification.photos.360067192@treeringphotos.com

• International Night. Please use this email address below to directly send photos from international night to the folder in TreeRing. notification.photos.360068141@treeringphotos.com

• Boy Scouts. Please use this email address below to directly send photos of boy scouts/troops to TreeRing. notification.photos.360067290@treeringphotos.com

• Girl Scouts. Please use this email link below to directly send photos of girl scouts/troops to TreeRing. notification.photos.360067788@treeringphotos.com

• 100th Day of School Kindergarten: Please use the link below to directly send photos of your Kindergartener dressed for the 100th Day of school. notification.photos.365948909@treeringphotos.com

• 100th Day of School 1st Grade: Please use the link below to directly send photos of your 1st grader dressed for the 100th Day of School. notification.photos.359189746@treeringphotos.com

Yearbooks are still for sale until mid-April. Please use the following link to purchase.

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=101411067007226

Missing out on info? We have a FACEBOOK page!

We post reminders, updates, recognition, answer questions &

Help make this community stronger! Join us at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071259407924
Or scan the QR code. MUST BE A PAID PTA MEMBER TO JOIN.