The Franklin Flyer
November 10, 2023
September 20, 2024
Mark Your Calendars:
September 23: Parent-Teacher Conference Sign Up Opens
September 27: Picture Day
September 29: Annual Judi McCarthy 5k Run/Walk
September 30: PTA - Raise Craze Kick Off
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 31: Halloween
November 5: No School
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
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
Picture Day
Picture Day is coming! Picture day will be on September 27th throughout the day. Students will go with their classroom teacher to have their individual picture taken. Pictures are available for purchase and are used for the yearbook. Please see the flyer from the photographer, Color Portraits, Inc., below.
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
FRANKLIN PTA MEETING ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 7PM - VIRTUAL
Come learn about what PTA has in store for you for this coming year and special updates from Mrs Williams.
Virtual link will be sent out prior to the meeting.
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
2nd Annual Judi McCarthy 5K Memorial Run/Walk on Sep 29
Register or volunteer
Registration is open for our 5K at Franklin in honor of a dedicated former Franklin teacher, Judi McCarthy. Registration for t-shirt purchase has now closed. The fee for registration with no t-shirt is now $5 per person. No t-shirt registration will be opened up until the day of the event.
Those who can’t participate in the event but would like to support can make a contribution in the PTA Membership Toolkit. Donations will be used to help cover event costs, and additional funds will be used to fund equipment purchases for the Franklin P.E. department through which Mrs. McCarthy touched the lives of so many Franklin students and families.
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 need 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, 1 Halloween, and 1 Valentine's Day)
Jaworowski (2 Head Room Parents)
3rd:
Abreu (Head Room parent and Halloween)
Ullrich: (1 Head Room Parent)
Maher: (2 Head Room Parents)
4th:
Schumacher (1 Head Room parent)
Pater (2 Head Room Parents)
5th:
Davis (1 Head Room Parent, 2 Valentine's Day)
Attention 5th grade parents! There seems to be issues with uploading baby photos of your 5th grader to the correct place. Please see the new video below. If you continue to have issues, please email franklinyearbook@gmail.com
Website: TreeRing Yearbook
Yearbooks are 10% off if ordered by October 31, 2024.
PASSCODE: 101411067007226 (if needed)
The Yearbook Committee is in need of pictures from the Back to School Bash. Please submit photos one of the following 3 ways by Monday September 30th.
1) email directly to notification.photos.365230137@treeringphotos.com (copy and paste link...Back to School Bash Photos only please)
2) use this link to drop directly into the Back To School Bash Folder Back To School Bash TreeRing Folder
3) If all of the above fail, send directly in email attachment to franklinyearbook@gmail.com
Community Corner
Rainbows Student Peer Group
There is still time to register your child/children for our 2nd session of the Rainbows for all Children peer groups. The first session for this school year begins Tuesday, Sept. 10th at 5:30 pm. This free program will meet weekly, for 1 hour, at the Park Ridge Community Church and provides a safe space for students in 1st - 8th grade to share their experiences associated with loss of a loved one and/or a changing family dynamic due to divorce, deployment, etc. Trained facilitators help encourage communication while identifying, navigating and discussing feelings amongst the group.
Please use the Google form link below to sign up your child and/or to be added to our email communications list. Any questions or interest in volunteering to become a facilitator, please contact rainbows64@att.net . For more info about Rainbows, please visit: https://rainbows.org/
