We're Better Together
Dear Franklin Sherman Families,
The past few years have taught us to be grateful for that which had become commonplace. To that end, we are so excited to see our students connecting their learning through field trips! Our PTA support defers the cost of the buses and helps make these experiences possible for our students.
Another family favorite event, International Night, will return this week. This is a great time to come together and celebrate our diverse cultures.
Starting next week, we will begin our Standards of Learning Tests for Grades 3-6. Please refer to the schedule below. All tests begin in the morning and are untimed. Please try to avoid arriving late or picking up your child on the day of these tests. Your children and the staff have worked hard all year and these assessments provide us with important information that will guide our work in the future.
Have a great week!
Ms. Quigley
Principal
Important Dates
May Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May Jewish American Heritage Month
May Mental Health Awareness Month
May 3 Bike to School Day
May 4 PTA Meeting in the Cafeteria
May 5 International Night
May 8-12 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 29 Memorial Day Holiday
School Calendar: 2022-23
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We would like to create a slideshow which celebrates the vast diversity of our Franklin Sherman community to be shown during International Night on May 5.
Whether your family will be able to host a table or not we would love for you to share up to 5 photos that demonstrate the unique cultural or national heritage of your family. Examples might include but are not limited to wearing traditional costumes, making traditional food, or exploring a cultural heritage site or exhibit.
Please use this page on our website to submit your photos.
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Yearbooks are for sale now through May 5. To purchase a book, go to www.yearbookordercenter.com. Use school code 25540 to purchase a Franklin Sherman ES book.
Final day to order is Friday, May 5.
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3rd Grade
- Reading - Wednesday, May 10
- Math - Wednesday, May 17
4th Grade
- Reading - Friday, May 12
- Math - Thursday, May 18
5th Grade
- Science - Thursday, May 11
- Reading - Tuesday, May 16
- Math - Tuesday, May 23 (5th & 6th Math)
6th Grade
- Reading - Friday, May 19
- Math - Tuesday, May 23 (6th & 7th Math)
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Support International Night
Friday, May 5 @ 6-8 p.m.
Grab a passport and join us as we gather to celebrate our different cultures at International Night. The magic of International Night is created by the wonderful families who share their culinary traditions and information about their culture. Nearly 30 cultures will be represented!
Please note this is NOT a drop-off event. All children should be supervised by an adult. Because we anticipate high attendance, we must limit the invitation to FSES students and their families only.
Teacher Appreciation Week is Coming (May 8-12)
While the PTA is coordinating school-wide appreciation events, we encourage you to send in personalized tokens of appreciation (e.g., drawings or thank you notes) from your student on Wednesday, May 10 to his/her teacher and the classroom's adopted staff. Room parents will also be coordinating gifts for teachers and adopted staff.
Thank you to all of the families that have agreed to stock the staff lounge with snacks/drink contributions and contribute a breakfast item for our potluck breakfast. Please check the sign ups as they include instructions for dropping items off, and we still have a few more needs to fulfill!
In addition to these events, the PTA will be treating teachers and staff to catered lunches on Tuesday and Thursday.
Sign Up for PTA Text Reminders
Have you ever forgotten a school deadline or activity? We realize parents get A LOT of emails. To help you cut through the clutter, the PTA is sending out occasional, short text reminders to help parents not miss out. If you'd like a reminder about the next ordering deadline, next picture day, or next PJ day, etc. please text "FSES OPT IN" to fsespta@gmail.com from the phone number where you'd like receive text messages (sending an email will not work).
Annual PTA membership costs $20 per family and is due EACH school year. Join here!
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In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics:
- FCPS Increases Background Checks for Employees
- Community Conversation: School Safety and Security
- What is ParentVUE and How Can You Sign Up?
- Five Strategies to Activate Empathy in Children
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving the weekly newsletter, sign up today.
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Pilot of Online Registration Includes Franklin Sherman
Online Registration (OLR) will be available at more than 30 pilot schools beginning Friday, March 31. All FCPS schools will offer online registration beginning in June.
Families will be able to register their students electronically via SIS ParentVUE. Directions to setting up a SIS ParentVUE account are on the online registration page.
The new system reduces manual data entry of basic student registration at all schools, allows online registration using the portal at any hour of any day, and enables secure electronic upload of student registration documents and storage, reducing paper records management. Parents/Guardians will continue to have the option of downloading the registration form bundle or paper registration forms as needed. Visit our website for more information on registering your child.
Student's Intentions for SY 23-24
Parent’s need to complete this intention form if their child will not be returning to Franklin Sherman ES in 2023-2024. Email the form to our registrar, Ann Rajabi.
Internet Content Filtering and Usage Reports for Parents
Did you know? There is an online service that is free to FCPS parents who are interested in knowing more about their child’s internet activity on an FCPS device. Parents can sign up to receive a weekly Parent Report from Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service, which will provide a list of the top sites the child visited that week.
Additionally, if parents wish to get more detailed information, the weekly Parent Report offers parents the ability to self-sign-up to the free Internet Use Parent Portal. Parents who sign up for the Internet Use Parent Portal can log-in any time to see a little more detail about their child’s internet browsing. The portal also offers the parent added ability to “pause” access to the internet during non-school hours on the FCPS device.
Learn more about this and other Digital Citizenship and Safety topics on the FCPS website.
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