Welcome! As you are making the transition back to school, please review the following office procedures to ensure that all students are safe and accounted for each school day and to minimize disruption of classroom instruction time.

Attendance Line (For Absence or Late Arrival)

Absences and late arrivals should be reported by calling the Attendance Line at 703-904-5151 by 9:00 am. You may also use the Online Attendance Form located on the Franklin Middle School website.

Pre-Arranged Absences (3 or more days)

Pre-arranged absences must be approved in advance. Please send written notification to the main office at least one week before the scheduled absence detailing the student name, the dates of absence and the reason for the absence. A pre-arranged absence form will be filled out and reviewed by the student’s counselor and teachers or administrator.

Early Dismissal

To minimize disruptions to the classroom learning environment, please have your student bring a note to the main office detailing the student name, date and time you will pick up your student and the reason for the early dismissal. A pass will be issued to your student to be released from class. Please do not use the attendance line to request early dismissal.

Lunches – Drop Off

If you need to drop off a lunch for your student, please bring it to the main office by 10:15 am. It will be placed on a lunch cart that will be taken to the cafeteria. If you need to drop off a lunch AFTER 10:15 am, please come to the main office with your driver’s license and check into the Visitor Management System and walk the lunch down to the cafeteria.

Forgotten Items – Drop Off Point

If your student has forgotten something at home, you can bring it to the main office and put it in the cabinet labeled “Forgotten Items Drop Off Point.” Students are responsible for coming to the main office on their own to check the cabinet for items they forgot. To reduce the number of classroom interruptions, items will not be delivered to the classrooms (exceptions include items such as glasses, hearings aids, etc.).

Bus Transportation

Students must ride their assigned buses home each day. Riding alternate buses is not permitted. Requests for temporary exceptions to this policy must be submitted in writing at least 10 days in advance to the main office for review by administration.

Clinic

Students should not use their phones to call home if they are not feeling well. They should get a pass from their teacher and report directly to the clinic.

On Tuesday, September 3rd, all Franklin students will be participating in a Students Rights and Responsibilities assemblies during the course of the instructional day. Franklin administrators will be reviewing FCPS policies and school-based procedures to include topics such as responsible use of technology and personal devices, school-appropriate dress code, abstinence from alcohol, tobacco/vaping, and other drugs, identification and reporting of bullying and harassment, and other topics directly related to Franklin’s commitment to ensuring a safe and respectful learning environment. Please be sure your child is in attendance on September 3rd to receive this SR&R overview which will support positive decision-making throughout the school year.

Students will be provided additional learning opportunities by participating in Students Rights and Responsibilities lessons during their Learning Seminar period on September 5, 6, 10, and 11. Parents and guardians are highly encouraged to review the SR&R video and handbook with their children to support them with decision-making at the middle school level. SR&R Parent and/or Guardian Signature Sheets (found in the Falcon Flyover student packet) can be submitted to their child’s Learning Seminar teacher by September 11th. All students will receive a hard copy of the SR&R which will contain an additional copy of the Parent and/or Guardian Signature Sheet.

Resources:

SR&R Handbook: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/SRR1920.pdf

SR&R Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N398Uv10oJ8&list=PLSz76NCRDYQEd3YHKFRgSAvvezsO8MMhy 

SR&R Parent/Guardian Signature Sheet: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/SRR1920SignatureSheet.pdf Click to edit this placeholder text.

Back to School Night will be on Thursday, September 5th, from 6-8 pm at Franklin Middle School. Please arrive a few minutes early to avoid traffic and arrive to your student's 1st period class for the video presentation and for the agenda of the evening. 

Food services offers a limited breakfast menu each morning to start your student’s day out right. The FMS cafeteria will be open at 7:10 every day to serve all students interested in a meal. Students will proceed straight to the cafeteria upon arrival, will have approximately 10-15 minutes to eat their meal and will then continue to their first class at the 7:25 warning bell.

Please send your student to school with their lunch account number to expedite the serving line. For your convenience, you can find all meal menus at the following link:

https://fcps.nutrislice.com/menu/franklin-middle-school/breakfast/2019-08-23?mode=browse

Monday September 23rd - first block after school - 2:40 - 3:40. Stop by room 110 with any questions.

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Welcome Franklin Falcons to the 2019-2020 school year!  I am excited to announce the dates for the Parent Teen Book Club.  This program is a great opportunity to communicate with your teenager as he/she moves forward in shaping an identify and in making good choices for the future.  Both the parent and teen read the book before the meeting and come ready to discuss the text.  There are three separate meetings throughout the course of the school year and five different titles are offered at each meeting.  There are also author visits and guest speakers as they relate to a theme associated with a text. 

This school year, there will be three meetings.   The first meeting will occur on October 3, 2019 and will meet at 7:00 p.m. until 8:15 p.m.  Registration will open at 3 p.m. on August 29, 2019 and the QR Code for that meeting is above.  The second meeting will occur on January 15, 2020 and the registration will open on November 20, 2019.  The third meeting will occur on April 1, 2020 and sign ups will open on February 27, 2020.   Questions?  Contact Karen Radcliffe at keradcliffe@fcps.edu

Welcome Franklin Falcons!  Franklin Middle School is excited to welcome writer Ben Mikaelsen, author of Touching Spirit Bear, next spring on April 1, 2020.  In preparation for this author visit, part of each student’s school supplies are to purchase a copy of Touching Spirit Bear.  When Ben is here in the spring, he will sign personal copies of the students’ books.  If you do not purchase a copy, Franklin Middle School will have copies available for students to borrow during the school year.  Franklin Middle School prides itself on building literacy for all students and we incorporate ten minutes of reading in fifth period two times per week.  Beginning the week of September 23, 2019, students will be reading Touching Spirit Bear.   Prior to beginning work on Touching Spirit Bear, students should have another book to read during fifth period.  Thanks for supporting literacy at Franklin Middle School. Photo credit: Scholastic.com

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