The Franklin Flyer
January 27, 2022
Mark Your Calendars:
February 3: Spirit Day - Michael Jordan Day
February 7: G.L.A.M. Club
February 9: Open House 6:00 - 7:00 pm
February 14: Valentine's Day (Kindergarten 10:30 am, 1st - 5th 2:00 pm)
February 20: No School
February 23: PTA Meeting
February 24: Snowflake VIP dance
March 27 - March 31: Spring Break
April 3: School Resumes from Spring Break
April 4: No School - Institute Day/Election Day
April 7: No School
Absences
Please remember to 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.
You can view the current Franklin COVID-19 cases on the Franklin COVID-19 Dashboard found here. The dashboard is updated at the end of the day, Monday through Friday.
Our fabulous PTA volunteers will be leading our classrooms in Valentine's Day parties on February 14th. Students can bring Valentine's to pass out in class. We have a few reminders regarding student Valentines.
- Please do not address on your Valentines to the other students in your child's class. Only complete the "From" section with your child's name. This will help us as we hand out our Valentines at school.
- The school policy is no food or candy to be attached to the Valentine's Day cards.
As we are in winter weather months, here are a few reminders about appropriate gear for recess:
- Students are encouraged to bring winter jackets, snow pants, boots, gloves/mittens, and hats to school each day.
- Please label all winter items with your child's first and last name.
- Students need jackets, snow pants, and boots to play in the snow at recess.
- Students without boots and snow pants must remain on the blacktop.
- As long as the blacktop is cleared and the weather report states that the temperature outside feels like 10 degrees or warmer, students will go outside for recess.
- We encourage you to send an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack during winter in case student's clothes get wet during recess.
Anyone Entering Franklin
All parents/guardians/visitors to Franklin must have a valid state ID or driver’s license. These will be entered into the Raptor identification system. This process only takes a short time to complete. Once you have clearance, a visitor pass will be printed and attached to a lanyard that you must wear throughout the building. The office will hold your ID until you return to the office and return the lanyard that was given to you. We request that you please be patient with staff as we proceed with this district-mandated safety procedure.
Student-Parent Handbook
Franklin Elementary School, along with all District 64 schools, operates following policies and practices that have been reviewed and implemented by the District 64 Board of Education. Please review the D64 Student-Parent Handbook before the start of the school year.
Girls on the Run is a running club held for Franklin's 3rd through 5th grade girls. It is held after school at Franklin. Registration details are below. Please reach out to Ms. Sutter at msutter@d64.org for more details.
Chess-Ed Spring Session
Chess-Ed is excited to return to Franklin to provide lunchtime chess instruction this Spring.
The 10-week program runs from 3/1/23 to 5/10/23 and takes place on Wednesdays
from 11:05 am to 12:00 pm (during lunch). The program is open to students in all grades
and of all chess abilities (including those in full-day and half-day Kindergarten).
Professional instruction will include the basics for beginner and novice players and build
with opening theory, middle game planning, and end game combinations for continuing and
advanced students. Playing chess improves memory, uses analytical and critical thinking
skills, teaches problem solving, responsibility, sportsmanship, social skills and more! The
benefits of chess last a lifetime!
To register, please go to www.2022-2023franklinchess.eventbee.com. Register soon
to secure your student’s spot and to take advantage of the lowest available fee. For more
information about the program, please refer to the program flyer. Chess-Ed is looking
forward to working with your CHESS ENTHUSIAST this Spring!
PTA Updates
We would like to give a HUGE shout out and Thank you to Erin Gilfert for planning and
organizing a very successful International night!!! She worked very hard to make sure this
was our best one yet and none of it would have been possible without her dedication to the
event!
We also want to thank all of the table volunteers, misc. volunteers, performers, staff at
Franklin and anyone else who contributed to the event! It definitely was a group effort and
we are thankful to have so many wonderful families at Franklin who are willing to give their
time! THANK YOU!!
G.L.A.M Club-Volunteers needed!
We are looking for volunteers to lead a small group of students with the G.L.A.M club
activities for 6 Tuesday’s starting February 7th. Lesson plans and activities can be
provided so volunteering to lead a group can be stress free! We have a ton of kids
already signed up so please consider helping out!
If we do not get enough volunteers to lead groups we will have to cancel those
grades. 3rd grade is in need the most!!
Thank you in advance for your help!
G.L.A.M. Club (Games, Logic and Math)
Open to 3rd, 4
th and 5
th graders
Tuesdays during lunch 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/11, 4/25
Students are asked to bring a peanut free lunch
Please sign up on membership toolkit
franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com
Going forward when you are making a purchase through Membership toolkit the option to
process with PayPal will no longer exist. The site has switched to LumaPay. You will be
prompted to put in your credit card info. Debit cards will not be accepted.
There is no action required for this change. We just wanted families to be aware of the
payment process going forward.
Our Snowflake Winter Dance, with a VIP, is coming up in February! We are so excited to
bring this fun tradition back!
We will be opening up ticket sales soon!
We are in need of some volunteers to help clean up after the event. Please sign up in membership toolkit if you can help!
Franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com
All Joggers $10 Off!!
All joggers and sweatpants are marked down $10.00 through Sunday!
Start Shopping today!
Yearbook
Please share your photos!
Franklin’s 2022/23 Yearbook is underway! You can directly upload photos from school
events to folders in the TreeRing app or from your computer. It's super simple!
We are looking for pictures from classroom parties, Donuts with my VIP, Chess club, Book
club, Holiday Sing, and International night.
Click here for a direct link to Franklin School!