Franklin's 2nd Annual
Stress Less, Laugh More Week
April 24-April 28
Important Announcements
Music Fundraiser
Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Franklin Middle School Music Department . Come in to the Chipotle at 13354 Franklin Farm Road in Herndon on Wednesday, May 10th between 2:00pm and 9:00pm. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Franklin Middle School Music Department
PTA Fundraiser
Dining for Dollars @ Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday, April
26th
On Wednesday, April 26th Chick-Fil-A will be
hosting “Franklin Middle School Day” at their Fair Lakes location. A
portion of all sales throughout the day will be donated to the Franklin Middle
School PTA. Please enjoy a tasty meal and support our school at the same time
by Dining for Dollars at:
Chick-Fil-A Fair
Lakes
4516 Fair Knoll Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22033
*Be sure to
mention Franklin Middle School when you make your purchase*
May SOL Information
The May SOL window is May 15th to June 15th . The specific SOL schedule for Franklin Middle School is as follows:
May 23: Civics 8
May 25: Science 8
May 30: Geometry
May 31: Reading 7
June 1: Math 7 HN & Math 8
June 2: Algebra
June 5: Reading 8
June 6: Math 7
We are aware that Ramadan does begin during this window. If your child will be fasting during this time and you would like them to test prior to fasting, please contact Lea Fadden at ltfadden@fcps.edu
Yearbook Sales/Information
Purchases
Yearbooks may still be purchased! The cost is $35.00 and the time is now to order one for the annual yearbook signing parties in June!
All purchases are conducted online. Go to to https://yearbookforever.com/# and follow the directions. A link can also be found on the Franklin homepage under News/Events.
Financial Information- Returned Checks
Fairfax County Public Schools
(FCPS) utilize a third party check collection service, Checkredi Payment
Services to reduce the administrative burden placed on school personnel in
managing returned checks. A returned check fee will be charged to the check
writer in addition to the face value of the check. The Commonwealth of Virginia
allows a returned check fee of up to $50.
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) gladly accepts checks and ACH electronic
debits (e-checks) from your bank account for payment of various school related
purchases and fees. In the event a check or ACH electronic debit is not
honored by our bank, the returned item will be sent to Checkredi Payment Services
for collection. Your account will be debited electronically for the face
value amount and charged a fee of $30 per returned item. If funds
are not available, a Checkredi Payment Services representative may contact you
to arrange payment. By issuing a check or authorizing an ACH electronic
debit from your bank account, you agree to these terms and conditions.
Please include the following information on your check:
Full Name
Street Address
Phone number
Contact Checkredi Payment Services directly should you have questions about a
returned check or ACH transaction @ 1-800-742-2925 or customerservice@checkredi.com .
Cafeteria
Prepayments can be done with a check made payable to Franklin Middle School, cash or online at MySchoolBucks.com. If you have any questions regarding your child's account, please contact Joe Libassi at 703-904-5180 or jalibassi@fcps.edu
Student Services Updates
As part of the annual Chantilly pyramid college week, Franklin students participated in various
activities that educated them about colleges throughout Virginia as well as other colleges around the
country. Students were eligible to win prizes and swag from various universities each day. They also had a Q/A session with current Chantilly and Oakton HS seniors on Friday
during their lunchtime to ask about various college/career paths and
planning. Thank you to Mrs.Case for coordinating these programs for our
students!
Franklin PTA
Our school benefits tremendously from the support we receive from our parents and community. Franklin wouldn't be the school it is without our outstanding PTA! They are recruiting for PTA officers for next year.
We
are still looking for next year's Executive board!
Grab your friends and join as a group! Set meetings on YOUR schedule.
Click here for a
description for all positions.
Elections will be held at the next PTA
meeting on
Tuesday, May 16th at 7:30pm
Executive Board:
____ President:
Presides over all Board and General Meetings. Creates agenda and facilitates
monthly PTA meetings. Acts as liaison between parents, principal and
staff. Speaks at Back to School Night and other PTA events. Oversees all
PTA committees except Nominating and Audit. Helpings execute activities as
needed.
____ 1st
Vice President (8th Grade): Acts as aid to President and
serves in their absence. Oversees the nominations and voting of members for the
Board Nomination Committee per Bylaws. This person should consider
becoming President the following year.
____ 2nd
Vice President (7th Grade): Acts as aid to President and
serves in their absence. Oversees the nominations and voting of members for the
Board Nomination Committee per Bylaws.
____ Treasurer: Handles
the organization’s funds, budget and presents a financial report at every
meeting; submits books to audit committee. Prepares organization’s tax
return.
____ Secretary: Takes
minutes at Board and General Meetings. Types, copies and distributes minutes at
meetings and uploads to website and maintains the online calendar and written
communications.
For questions or interest,
please email your name, phone number and position(s) you are interested in to: 7thGradeVP@franklinmiddleschoolpta.orgs.
Upcoming Events
April 24-April 28- 2nd annual FMS Stress Less, Laugh More Week
Monday April 24- Seeking Help
During Difficult
times and Showing Kindness
to Others
- John Halligan visit- Assemblies for all students
- Evening Parent Program at Rocky Run MS,
6:30-8:00 PM
Tuesday April 25- Laughter- The Best Stress Relieve of
All!
- Funny and school appropriate jokes and videos
available via QR codes posted around the café
- Fro yo on site for
all teachers from the PTA
Wednesday April 26- Just Move It
- Students are able to play outside during lunches
Thursday April 27- Positive Ways to Deal with Stress
or Challenges
- Coloring during lunches
- Daphne the Wonder
Dog(therapy dog) at Franklin from 8:30-9:30.
Friday April 28-Life is Good!
- Activity during lunches
- Therapy dog at school
from 11:15-12:15.
- Excerpts from inspiring essays during Friday Reading
https://www.poets.org/sites/default/files/poeminpocketday_2017b_0.pdf
In Between by Judith Viorst
Too
old to need a night-light and
Too
young to drive a car.
Too
young for War and Peace, too old
For
Where the Wild Things Are.
Too
young to drink a latte and
Too
old for sippy cups.
I’m
in between and sometimes
I
can’t tell the downs from ups
Too
old to cry at flu shots and
Too
young for a tattoo.
Too
young for movies rated R,
Too
old for Scooby-Doo.
Too
old for booster seats, too young
For
my own credit card.
I’m
in between and often
In
between is very hard
Too
young to give up whining and
Too
old to run amok.
Too
young for Don Giovanni and
Too
old for Donald Duck.
Too
old to keep my teddy bear,
Too
young to let him go.
I’m
in between and waiting
For
the rest of me to grow.
FCPSOn Updates
Dear Franklin Community,
For the past year, students here at Franklin Middle School have
been a part of FCPSOn. FCPSOn is an effort to further student learning
through the purposeful use of technology.
FCPS is working with Johns Hopkins University to conduct an
external evaluation of FCPSOn to identify program strengths and to inform areas
for program of improvement. As part of this evaluation, Johns Hopkins
will be conducting student and parent focus groups to get input on the FCPSOn
program. The focus group questions will center on topics such as
parent/student reaction to the program and how well the program supported
student learning.
If you are interested in participating in the FCPSOn
Student/Parent Focus Group, please contact Nate Poumade via email at njpoumade@fcps.edu. The focus group will meet May 2nd from 5:15pm to 6pm at
Rocky Run Middle School. Johns Hopkins University will randomly select
and contact focus group participants from the forms that are returned.
(Please note that returning a form does not guarantee
participation in the focus group. Randomly selected participants will be
contacted by Johns Hopkins University.)
 Priscilla Cummings, author of Red Kayak, visited Franklin on Tuesday. What a great experience for our students!
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