 After School Last Wednesday SIX talented cooking teams compete in our Franklin Top Chef competition. All teams preparing impressive and delicious dishes for our judges: Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Shapiro, and Mrs. Chambers. Our winning team was Parker Mountcastle, Chris Cognetta, Jack Spurlin, and Tyler Whiteman with an Asian inspired lunch. They will be representing Franklin at the Real Food For Kids Culinary competition at Hayfield HS in March. More about attending this event to come later.
SOL -
REQUIRED SURVEY INFORMATION
Franklin
Middle School Parents,
Each Franklin
MS student is required to have a parent/guardian complete this survey regarding
SOL retakes: https://goo.gl/forms/6s6gcKmOOr2UYYBP2
Although SOLs
do not take place for several months, we are collecting parent permission now.
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE THIS FORM FILLED OUT
WHETHER YOU ARE GRANTING PERMISSION OR NOT, NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JANUARY 26th.
The Virginia
Board of Education allows certain elementary and middle school students who
fail Standards of Learning (SOL) tests on their first attempt to retake the
test before the end of the school year. Retesting is available before the end
of the school year when a student failed his or her first test attempt by a
narrow margin (score of 375-399, with a score of 400 needed to pass).
Parent
permission is required for any retesting of the grade level SOL tests. If you
believe that your child would benefit from receiving a second opportunity
before the end of the school year to demonstrate his or her knowledge and
skills on the SOL test, please complete this permission form and return it to
your child’s school. A decision not to retest will not in any way impact your
child’s course grade or academic record.
You may fill
out this online survey OR print the attached form and send it to the main
office with your student, NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JANUARY 26th .
Please contact Lea Fadden, Lea.Fadden@fcps.edu, with any questions.
Black History Month Celebration at FMS in honor of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History
Month, Franklin Middle School will be highlighting significant individuals and
events surrounding this very important month. The display case in the
main foyer will also recognize many of the important contributors and events
that symbolize the historic significance of this month with posters, books, and
other displays. Some of our 8th grade Civics classes will be
participating in a research project to commemorate Black History Month as well.
Contact: Tammi Case
Student Services Updates
National School Counseling Week - February 5-9, 2018
National
School Counseling Week 2018, "School Counselors: Helping Students Reach for the
Stars," will be celebrated from February 5-9, to
focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within
U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the
American School Counselor Association, highlights the tremendous impact school
counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a
career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first
full week in February.
Fairfax County Public Schools employs close to 700 school
counseling professionals, including school counselors, directors of student
services, and career center specialists. These professionals are
committed to preparing students to become lifelong learners and productive
members in a global society with a focus on social emotional wellness, academic
success, and college and career readiness. Thank you to the Franklin Middle
School Counselors for the tremendous work they do in supporting our students
each day!
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
UPDATED - CHS/OHS School Counselors visit Franklin Middle
School to meet with all 8th grade students on Monday, January 22th
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.
 Mrs. French would like to congratulate Nancy Melgar.
Her “Selfie” Painting received a “Silver Key” in the 2018 Regional Scholastic Art Competition. Her painting will be displayed in an exhibition at the Ernst Cultural Center in February! She will also attend a special Awards Ceremony along with other Gold and Silver Key Art Winners from the Fairfax County Region.
We're so proud of you Nancy! Way to go!
 Purchase Your Yearbook
If you havent already, Its time to order the
2017-2018 school yearbook. Currently the price is $30, but it will not stay
that price forever. Get you yearbook today by visiting the yearbook order
center website to place your order.
FCPSOn and Technology Updates
Here are a few reminders about the care and
maintenance of your child's FCPSOn HP ProBooks.
-
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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