The Franklin Flyer
November 10, 2023
October 4, 2024
Mark Your Calendars:
October 8: Parent-Teacher Conference Date - 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
October 10: Parent-Teacher Conference Date - 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
October 11: No School
October 13: Last Day for Health Forms to be Submitted
October 14: No School
October 15: Parent-Teacher Conference Date - 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
October 17: PTA Meeting
October 26: PTA - Truck or Treat @ 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
October 31: Halloween Parties and Parade
November 5: No School
November 8: PTA - Fall Donuts w/ my VIP @ 8:00 - 8:40 a.m.
November 25 - 29: Thanksgiving Break - No School
December 23 - January 3: Winter Break - No School
January 20: No School
February 13: Open House - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
February 14: No School
February 17: No School
February 27: Spring Conferences - 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
March 24 - 28: Spring Break - No School
April 18: No School
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
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Fall Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner, and I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher(s). Fall conferences will take place on:
Tuesday, October 8th
Thursday, October 10th
Tuesday, October 15th
We’re using a new online parent-teacher conference appointment booking system this year called Meet the Teacher. Please reference this guide to learn how to log into Meet the Teacher and book conference appointments. Please note that appointment booking opens on Monday, September 23rd, at 7:00 a.m. and closes on Friday, October 4th, at 3:30 p.m.
If you do not have access to the Internet, please don't worry. Contact your school office and our staff will be happy to make alternative arrangements on your behalf. We're here to support you every step of the way.
Our entire teaching team looks forward to this opportunity to partner on your child’s success!
Thank you,
Mrs. Kristin Williams
Important Health Deadline for Students in Kindergarten and those new to D64:
The state deadline for submitting proof of vaccination, physical exams, and eye exams is quickly approaching on Tuesday, October 15th. Due to the holiday on October 14th, health forms must be uploaded to Powerschool by 3 pm on Friday, October 11th. The building nurses have sent numerous communications home to those who are currently missing required information or forms.
- Proof of vaccination and a physical exam dated after 8/14/23 is required.
- Please make sure you’ve answered all questions in the parent health history section, signed, and dated it before uploading. Forms are incomplete without this done.
- Students in kindergarten or attending an Illinois school for the first time are required to submit an eye exam from an optometrist/ophthalmologist.
Please review your child’s Forms/Health Office Document Submission section of Powerschool to ensure you’ve uploaded everything needed. If you have not submitted all required forms, please submit your forms ASAP so they can be reviewed by the school nurse and corrected if missing required information before the deadline to prevent exclusion from school. Instructions on uploading forms can be found on the health services website: https://www.d64.org/health-services/
Students not compliant with vaccine/physical exam requirements will be excluded from school beginning October 15th.
Arrival Procedure Reminders
As a reminder, our doors to school open daily at 8:42 a.m. for student arrival. The doors close at the 8:50 a.m. bell. All students outside the building at 8:50 a.m. will need to come to the office to be signed in.
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.
Please send a change of clothes with your children for all K-5 students. It is helpful to have a change of clothes in the event of spilled water, accidents, or an unexpected incidents. Clothes should be labeled with your child's name and can be kept in your child's locker. We encourage you to make sure your child's name is on each article of clothing.
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.
Drop-off of Student Items/Lunches
If your student forgets something at home, an adult may drop off items at the Franklin front office. Our front office staff will message the classroom for your student to pick up these items during a break in student instruction. The teacher will send the student to the office when it works best in the classroom schedule.
Visiting Franklin
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.
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
PTA News
Appreciation Spotlight
A HUGE thank you to Tania Wygonowski for stepping up to chair the 2nd Annual Judi McCarthy 5K. She partnered with Mr. Rassmussen and Mrs. McCarthy’s family to honor her memory and commitment to creating joy through physical activity for countless Franklin students over the years.
So far, we have raised $1,190 which will be used towards adaptive equipment for the school playground and gym equipment for our Franklin PE department. This could not have been accomplished without many other volunteers to support the event. Donations are still being accepted through 10/6.
Thanks to those who attended our first PTA meeting. If you missed it you can check out the slides on the website.
Membership Toolkit & Facebook Group Reminder!
Please remember to update your information in the directory of the Membership App or our Franklin PTA website. Student names should also be updated with the correct grade and teacher for this school year. Thank you!
Our members only facebook page is a great place to get real time information and receive quick answers to questions from our PTA board and the whole Franklin community. Join by requesting membership at Franklin PTA School Group
Volunteer Opportunities | Visit Franklin PTA to sign up and support our Franklin events throughout the year.
Raise Craze 2024 volunteers
A few room parent roles
Trunk or Treat trunks
Fall Donuts with my VIP volunteers
Room Parent Volunteers
Room Parent volunteers are mostly full-- However there are a few spots still needing to be filled as of this morning. If you missed the signups yesterday, please see below if your child(ren) still needs a volunteer parent for their class parties this year.
1st:
Mabrito (1 Head Room Parent and 1 Valentine's Day)
Crawford (1 Head Room Parent)
Jaworowski (2 Head Room Parents)
3rd:
Abreu (1 Head Room parent and 1 Halloween)
Ullrich: (1 Head Room Parent)
4th:
Schumacher (1 Valentine’s Day)
5th:
Davis ( 2 Valentine's Day)
Trunk or Treat
Our Franklin families always go all out for this spooktacular event. Get in the Halloween spirit and trick or treat in the parking lot from 4 - 5 PM on Saturday, October 26th.
Visit Membership Toolkit to sign up for a trunk or if you’d like to donate candy for the event you can drop it off at the office. We are looking for 15 decorated trunks-setup is at 3:30 PM.
Kindergarten Daisy Troop 47924 at Franklin is organizing a Winter Coat and Winter Essentials Drive. Between October 7th and November 1st, you can drop off new (or very slightly used) winter coats and/or new hats, gloves, and scarves to the designated bins in the Kindergarten Hallway and at the Main Entrance at Franklin. All donated coats and winter essentials will go to those in need in the Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana area.
This is a great opportunity to not only earn an AOK for Raise Craze, but also to help people in need as we start to approach the cold winter season.
**NEW with tags coats are strongly preferred; however any very slightly used coats will also be accepted.
