Weekly Family Newsletter

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Wednesday, October 7th, Flex, Auditorium: Senior Class Meeting

Thursday, October 8th, During Flex: PSAT: What To Expect. For Registered Juniors in Auditorium

Thursday, October 8th, 4:00-10:00pm: Franklin Lightning Band Play-a-Thon

Friday, October 9th: NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 14th: PSAT/Pre-ACT Day

Wednesday, October 14th, 11:00am-10:00pm, 4635 SE Hawthorne: PTSA/¿Por Qué No? Fundraiser

Thursday, October 15th, 8:30am-11:30am: Lifetouch Photo Retakes (see details below)

Thursday, October 15th, 7:00-8:30pm, Auditorium: Fall Choir Concert

Wednesday, October 21st, 6:00-8:00pm: Harvest Festival

Saturday, October 24th, 11:00am-1:00pm, Mt. Tabor Park Playground: Explore Your Park Event

Saturday, October 24th, 7:00-9:00pm, Cafeteria: Homecoming Dance

Monday, October 26th, 9:30am-1:30pm, Marshall Campus: PTA Clothing Center Volunteers Needed

Thursday, October 29th & Friday, October 30th: NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 6th, 7:00pm, Auditorium: Broadway Musical Revue: Little Show of Horrors

Wednesday, November 11th: NO SCHOOL

Dear Franklin Community,

Next week is a short week, but equally as busy as a 5 day week. Friday is the Statewide Teacher Inservice day and there is no school. Come out to cheer on the Lightning on Monday for volleyball at 6:00pm and boys soccer at 7:00pm. Boys soccer play again on Wednesday at 7:00pm. This week’s football game will be home on Thursday at 7:00pm vs. Wells with a half-time performance by our cheer team.

We will have flex/tutorial on Wednesday and Thursday. Parents and students can check on ParentVue and StudentVue if they have to go meet with a teacher on one or both of those days. There is a senior meeting to learn about ordering caps and gowns for graduation on Wednesday during flex in the auditorium.

Have a great weekend!

Dr. Z

It was wonderful to see many of you at Back to School Night on Wednesday! Please let us know about your experience by completing this short google form.

The Franklin Lightning Band invites everyone to watch their livestream concert play-a-thon!

On Thursday, October 8th from 4:00-10:00pm, the Franklin Lightning Band students will be streaming a live concert marathon featuring all the band students: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Drumline, and a selection of small ensembles. The marathon concert will be live streamed via facebook.com/FranklinSound as part of the GoFundMe campaign to raise money for instruments, musician workshops, and travel for the Franklin Band to participate in the Victoria Day Parade.

PSAT: What To Expect?
For Registered Juniors

The Lightning Band Boosters will be having a general meeting for all parents in the band room on Tuesday, October 6th at 7:00pm. We will be discussing the play-a-thon, student concert attire, fundraising, and preparing for the trip to Victoria, B.C. Everyone is invited to attend.

Parents and guardians, make sure you check ParentVue for first quarter progress report grades.

Here is the link to login or activate an account: https://www.pps.net/departments/office-of-technology-information-services/student-family-resources/synergy-for-parents

Attention sophomores and juniors!

During Flex on October 7th and 8th, we will be hosting information sessions in the auditorium to help you prepare for the upcoming PSAT and PreACT.

• Juniors who have signed up for the PSAT: Your session will be Wednesday, October 7th.

• All sophomores: Your PreACT session will be Thursday, October 8th.

School photo retakes will happen at school on Thursday, October 15th from 8:30am to 11:30am.

Retakes are ONLY for families who purchased photos but are unhappy with them. Your student should bring their photo packet to school with them on October 15th in order to exchange it for a new packet. New ID cards will not be printed on this day. A student's new retake photo will be in the yearbook.

The annual Harvest Festival is coming up on Wednesday, October 21st from 6:00-8:00pm.

This year we would love to include trunk-or-treating during the event. If you are interested in setting up a car trunk to represent an FHS organization, department, or team, please fill out this Google form. We can provide some support with purchasing candy.

Let's make this Harvest Festival a great experience for the community!

All students who drive to school need to find a parking spot on the street. Parking lots on the east and west side of the school are for staff only. Students who park in either staff lot may have their car towed.

Attendance is taken for every class period that meets on a given day. Please plan to report and excuse all absences in the way that best suits you:

• Call the attendance office at 503-916-3543
• Email franklinattend@pps.net
• Have your student bring a note to the attendance office (located in the main office)
• For full-day absences, you can self-report on ParentVUE (this does not work for tardies or partial-day absences)

For attendance-related concerns, contact:

Daisy Jimenez-Antonio, Student Attendance Coach

Email: djimenezantonio@pps.net

Phone: 503-916-5140, ext 84152 (Hablo Español)

Kirstin Bill, Attendance Secretary

Email: kbill@pps.net

Phone: 503-916-5140, ext 84100

Alfredo Quintero, Administrator for Attendance Issues

Email: aquintero@pps.net

Parents of Seniors! There is a senior class meeting on Wednesday, October 7th during flex. Jostens will provide an informational presentation to students pertaining to cap & gown orders, announcements and other senior swag. Jostens will return on Tuesday, October 13th during lunch to take in-person orders.

Additionally, the Senior Corner is a great resource and is regularly updated as dates and information become available. Please check frequently for updates!

On Wednesday, October 14th, ¿Por Qué No? at 4635 SE Hawthorne will donate 10 % of all proceeds to the Franklin PTSA, up to $1,000. This includes catering and to-go orders all day. They are open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Tacos + Franklin, what's not to love?

It's Franklin's turn to help at the PTA Clothing Center!

When: Monday, October 26th, 9:30am-1:30pm

Where: The Marshall High School Campus, 3905 SE 91st Ave.

This helpful service exists only because of wonderful volunteers like you! We're looking for 5-6 people to help sort donations or be a "personal shopper" for families who are selecting clothing. Sign up here. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA8A923A0FF2-45020015-volunteer#/

Because game schedules are subject to change, sometimes with short notice, we don't post them here. Please bookmark this page that is kept up to date. This information is also posted in Trivory for your convenience.

Come join us for concessions, community and help raise funds for our athletic programs!

Sign up to volunteer here.

For more information reach out: president@franklinathleticboosters.com

Portland Park &Recreation’s environmental education department has launched a new program -- the ‘Explore Your Park Series!’

This series is a free, drop-in program for all ages that offers hands-on activities, scavenger hunts, creature features, guided park tours, and more. Events will be 2 hours in length and attendees can drop in to participate for any amount of time during that period. This program will visit a different Portland park each month to learn from and about the plants and animals that call it home.

In October, we will be hosting an Explore Your Park Series event at Mt Tabor Park. The park entrance address is at SE 69th and Yamhill, and we will be located near the playground. We will be learning about bats and other creatures!

No need to register, just come on by!

Saturday, October 24th, 11:00am-1:00pm

We run items in The Bolt family newsletter for two weeks unless there is a good

reason to run them longer. To submit an item, fill out this form by 4pm on Thursday.

You can find past issues of The Bolt on our Smore homepage.

There is a lot going on at Franklin. Make sure to download Trivory and

bookmark the FHS website for the latest information.