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Missed your opportunity for pictures? We are doing another round of retakes this coming Monday, December 2nd in the Cafeteria during PE classes! Students that do not want their original pictures can return theirs in exchange for the retakes.
Yesterday morning, Dr. Scott Brabrand, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent, came to visit Franklin Middle School and got to visit classrooms in action. Many of the students and staff that got to meet him were very excited about his visit! Thank you for visiting and experiencing our wonderful school and community!
 
We have rescheduled our Cyber Safety presenter from the Secret Service for the January 7 meeting - stay turned!!
For information on the PTA, please visit the PTA Website, or send an email to franklinmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com. Future PTA Meetings are scheduled for January 7, February 11, March 10, April 16, May 12, and June 9.
Is your Student Looking for Service Learning/Volunteer Hours? The FMS PTA posts volunteer opportunities that will qualify for civics service hours on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/fmsptainchantillyva/. Please visit and follow the Franklin Middle School PTA - Chantilly VA page on Facebook for information on volunteer opportunities throughout the year!
Members Wanted! There is still time to join the PTA. Your membership donation is tax-deductible and goes to support your school community! Visit the PTA Website and join today!
Inclusive Schools Week is celebrated annually around the country. This year Franklin Middle School will be participating in Inclusive Schools Week from Dec 2-6. This entire week is to celebrate and promote acceptance and inclusion of the diverse population we have Franklin Middle School. We also hope this week will encourage conversations about how to be more accepting and appreciative of those who are different from each of us. Each day of the Inclusion Week, students and staff are encouraged to wear various colors listed below. The celebration of Inclusive Schools Week will create a fundamental commitment to relationships among staff, students, and the community of Franklin.
The Scholastic Book Fair is just around the corner for those looking to foster a child's love of reading and curiosity. Books make great gift for your teacher or a relative and ALL English teachers have a wish list posted in the library. The Book Fair is right after Thanksgiving and all children will have an opportunity on Monday December 2nd to check out the books and buy them that day and during the week before school, during learning seminar and then after school.
The book fair allows the library to raise funds and earn free books from Scholastic to continue to stock their shelves with the latest books and great new authors that the Public Library has yet to carry. This event is a wonderful resource we hope you will help support.
Volunteers Needed with Book Fair
In order to make this event a success, the librarians need a little help and a sign up genius is attached.The Slots are for early drop off 7:10 am or arriving early for pick up from school. Please consider volunteering for 30 minutes to help out. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AFA72BABFB6-franklin1
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Franklin is proud to announce that we will be participating in the 2019-2020 National Geographic GeoBee! All students will participate in an in-class written preliminary round on December 2nd to establish our school’s top finalists. After that, a maximum of 10 finalists will compete in the Franklin Middle School GeoBee scheduled for January 16 afterschool in the gym. Parents of finalists and students are welcome to attend on 1/16, so mark your calendars. The final winner for Franklin MUST be prepared to potentially go to the state finals on March 27.
Important Dates:
Dec 2 - In-Class Preliminary Rounds.
Jan 16 - Franklin MS Geography Bee. Maximum of 10 finalists will participate. Winner will take a proctored state qualifying test.
Mar 27 - Virginia State Bee.
Email Mrs.Taylor at kmtaylor@fcps.edu if you have questions or go to https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/student-experiences/geobee/ for more details.
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Reminder that there will be NO after-school activities on Monday, November 24th and Tuesday, November 25th!!!
General After-School Information
- The after-school program will not convene on the following days before holidays; 11/25 – 11/26/2019; 1/17/2020; 1/24/2020; 2/14/2020; 4/3/2020; 5/22/2020
- Transportation is available to students staying after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays – departing Franklin at 4:45 PM. The late bus schedule is posted on the after-school bulletin board in the cafeteria and on your child’s grade level google classroom. Please be aware that the after-school late bus numbers and routes may differ from your child’s normal school day bus route. Please use the Kiss-and- Ride to pick-up your child from the After-School Program.
- Please see below for the After-School activities for Monday, November 24th - December 6th.
- Students who plan to stay after-school must notify their parent/guardian BEFORE the 2:15 dismissal bell and should report to the cafeteria with all their belongings after the 2:15 dismissal bell for after-school check-in.
- The majority of clubs/activities is open enrollment; however, due to limited capacities some will require registration. If registration is needed, it will be posted on your child’s grade level google classroom.
General Schedule of After-school:
2:15 – Dismissal bell, students who are staying after-school will go to their locker, grab all their belongings and head to the cafeteria. Each table will be labeled with the club/activity. They find the correct table (ex. Chess Club) and will sign in and have a seat at that table. Everyday students will report to the cafeteria for sign-in.
2:40 – Club/activity sponsors will come to the cafeteria to get their group and take them all together to the correct room.
2:40 – 3:40 – 1st block activities
3:40 – 4:40 – 2nd block activities
4:40 – Students will report back to the cafeteria for late bus dismissal.
Fall After-School Activities List and Descriptions
All students will report to the cafeteria after the 2:15 dismissal bell to sign-in for after-school. If additional sign-ups are required an activity, they can be found on your child’s grade level google classroom.
We are in the process of conducting a brief follow-up survey based upon the results of the Parent Engagement Survey that was administered last spring. Your input will help guide our programming and communication in order to better meet the needs of the community. The results of this survey are confidential. Click here to access the survey.
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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