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Be Our Guest!
Franklin Theatre Department presents a ‘Tale as Old as Time’… we hope to see you there!
Beauty and the Beast Jr
Franklin Student Preview: Jan 18 at 3:00pm*
Jan 18 at 7:00pm
Jan 19 at 7:00pm
Jan 20 at 2:00pm
Jan 20 at 7:00pm
(*Franklin Students only. Students can ride the late bus home. Tickets to this performance can be purchased at lunches in the Franklin Cafeteria starting January 10.)
Tickets are $5 students/ $8 adults
Tickets go on sale Jan 8th.
To purchase tickets, go to: https://www.itickets.com/events/391737.html
Student Services Updates
Academic Advising season is quickly coming upon us!
This is the time for your child to select their courses for the upcoming school
year. Although it may seem far away, we use this data for planning and
staffing our schools with the needs of our students. As course selection
sheets come home and you are helping your child determine the best level/fit
for each core area, be sure to consult with your child’s current teacher for
help with recommending placement. You child will meet 1:1 with their
designated school counselor in the upcoming months to go over these selections
in detail and to discuss their individual academic goals. This year,
Franklin Middle School is fortunate to participate in an online course
selection pilot, where students of Rising 7th and 8th
grades ONLY, will be able to select their courses online through their
individual Student VUE accounts. Detailed instructions for enrollment
will be sent home along with paper course selection sheets to guide families
through this process. We look forward to this technological advancement
as an FCPSOn school community!
Within this timeframe, there will be some important dates
that we want you to keep on your calendar:
Dates for Rising 9th grade students/parents:
Oakton HS Curriculum Night (for parents of students entering
9th grade) – January 10th at 6:30pm- 8:30pm - Check
OHS website for further details and times
Chantilly HS Curriculum Night (for parents of students
entering 9th grade) – January 18th at 6pm to 9pm – Check
CHS website for further details and times
CHS/OHS School Counselors visit Franklin Middle School to
meet with all 8th grade students on Monday, January 8th
CHS teachers to visit 8th grade students during
lunches for electives fair on Tuesday, Jan 16th and Friday, Jan 19th
Dates for Rising 7th grade students/parents:
AAP Preview Night (for parents interested in our AAP
program) – Thursday, January 11th at 6:30pm
Franklin Middle School Curriculum Night (for parents of
students entering 7th grade) – Thursday, February 1st at
7pm – Electives self-guided tour beginning at 6:15pm
6th grade students to visit Franklin Middle
School (students only) – Friday, February 2nd from 9am-11am (tours,
student panel and presentation)
If you have any questions, please contact our Director of
Student Services, Tami Brumett at TLBrumett@fcps.edu
or your child’s school counselor.
FLE Parent Preview Night Has Changed
Due to inclement weather the Parent Preview night at
Franklin Middle School has changed and will now be held on Tuesday, January 16th, for the Family Life Education(FLE)
units. Parents and guardians are welcome to come and preview the lessons
taught for the Human Growth and Development(HGD) and Emotional and Social
Health(ESH) units. The certified Health and Physical Education teachers
will be present to answer any questions.
The FLE Parent Preview meeting will take place
in the library at Franklin Middle School. The 7th grade FLE units will be
available for review from 6:00pm to 6:45pm and the 8th grade units will
be available for review from 6:45pm to 7:30pm on January 16th.
Deadline for AAP Level IV Referrals – January
12, 2018
Parents or guardians of seventh grade students
may initiate the full-time AAP Level IV screening process by completing and
submitting an Advanced
Academic Programs Level IV Referral Form to your child’s school
counselor no later than January 12, 2018. No late referrals will be
accepted. AAP Level IV services are available to students in grades 3-8.
Students may be found eligible for full-time placement in AAP Level IV
Center classes through a central selection process and receive a highly
challenging instructional program in science, social studies and English.
Multiple criteria are reviewed by a central selection committee to
determine eligibility for all FCPS advanced academic services. More information
about AAP services available at the middle school level may be found on the
FCPS public website at: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/middle-school-academics-7-8/advanced-academics.
If you have any questions, you can contact Lea Fadden at Lea.Fadden@fcps.edu.
Parent Teen Book Club
Like to Read? Want to spend some quality
time with your teen? Please join the Franklin Middle School
Parent-Teen Book Club. This is a great opportunity to connect and
communicate with your teenager and encourage a lifelong love of reading!
Our second of three sessions will be held on
January 17, 2018 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. here at Franklin and will begin in the
theatre. If you are interested in participating, follow these easy steps.
First, select from the listed book choices. Second, use the link or
QR code to sign-up. Books will be distributed at school and each
participating parent and teen will receive a copy of their selected book.
Third, read the book before January 17, 2018. Finally, come January
17 for a fun evening of discussion and a presentation from author Brian
Herberger! Snacks will be provided!
Please visit the FMS website to get a glimpse
of the titles and sign-up. The books for this session
are: Miss E by Brian Herberger, Petey by Ben Mikaelsen, The War I Finally
Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore, and Matched
by Ally Condie. The summary of each book can be found HERE.
If you have any questions, please contact keradcliffe@fcps.edu.
QR Code and Link to sign-up:
https://goo.gl/forms/P04mrJIp7wT5Tkqz2
After-School Activities – January 8 - 12
FCPSOn and Technology Updates
Here are a few reminders about the care and
maintenance of your child's FCPSOn HP ProBooks.
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Very Important - Please make
sure students shutdown computers if sitting idle for long periods of time. This will ensure a longer battery life and protects the cooling fan and other computer components.
- Please make
sure students are charging computers each night.
- Remember, if
charger cable or case are lost or damaged, families are responsible for
reimbursing the school inorder to get a new one.
- Students can
now fix issues with audio and access to blackboard on their own by opening
up System Center from the Windows start menu
- Having
issues with connecting the HP Probook to your home network? FCPS is aware
of the issue and working to figure out a fix. As we learn more we
will let you know
For more information please visit the FCPSOn
section of our website by clicking HERE
Did you purchased a device for your child this holiday season?
FCPS wants to help you support your child in the online world. If the device is internet-enabled, please consider the following tips and resources:
Educate yourself and your children.
Digital citizenship is learning process and your child will need sustained support from parents and teachers. Visit bit.ly/fairfaxdigcit for a fun and interactive parent-child course that can help your family start conversations about navigating the online world.
Establish rules and expectations.
Have you thought about the rules you want to establish with your child for setting up accounts and the privacy settings you expect your child to use? What are your expectations and how will you monitor your child’s online activities? Not sure where to start? Try these tip sheets, media agreements, and device contracts.
Help your child monitor and manage their screen time.
It’s easy to spend hours on a device, especially when it's new. Use these guidelines and strategies to help your children learn to monitor and manage their screen time.
Discuss privacy settings and accounts.
Teach your child to protect their personal information and model the use of privacy settings. Discuss why these settings are important and teach them how to make privacy setting choices for every app and service they use. This resource can help you get started.
Give your child action steps.
Discuss potential situations that may arise before they happen and give your child action steps. Do they know what to they can do if cyber bullied, harassed, or if someone sends them something they don’t want to see? Every difficult situation is an opportunity to help prepare them for life beyond your home. These short parent advice videos, which can be filtered by topic and age, can help you identify action steps you can share with your child.
Teach your child to assess risks and make good choices.
Online communication is public and permanent. Talk with your children regularly and remind them that what they do online can impact future opportunities. Their online reputation can also affect their relationships in the face to face world.
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