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Students celebrating our spirit week, featuring tropical day, pink out day, and anything but a backpack day.
 Students showing school spirit during Spirit Week, painting ceiling tiles to match 20 year old tiles in Ms. Hill's room.
Franklin Community,
We have made it to the final week! Next week is our last week of school, and it's only three days long! I want to take this opportunity to thank our students and the whole community for welcoming me to Franklin and making my first year such a great experience. I couldn't be happier to be the principal of Franklin Middle School!
This week, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Oakton High School Graduation. Some of you may have seen me on stage! It was a wonderful ceremony and I was so happy to be a part of such an important moment for many of our former Falcons. I'm looking forward to attending Chantilly High School's Graduation Ceremony next Tuesday!
We are excited for a fun-filled final week of the school year. On Monday, we have our grade-level celebrations and parties! Students will have the opportunity to complete an inflatable obstacle course, play sports with their friends, enjoy some delicious treats, watch a movie, listen to a live DJ, and participate in various crafts! Thank you to the PTA for all of their hard work in making this such a fun and meaningful experience for our students as they celebrate the year coming to a close. If you are able, please use our sign up form to volunteer for the event.
Tuesday, we will have our team awards ceremonies. Students will cheer on their classmates as they receive various end of year awards and recognitions. Great job to all of our recipients. We are looking forward to celebrating them!
If you have not had a chance to do so yet, please fill out the After School Program Survey. This survey provides valuable feedback for Mr. Tippins as well as the After School Program Office. It shouldn't take much longer than 5 minutes!
Don't forget that Wednesday is a two hour early release. Students will be dismissed at 12:15pm. Have a great weekend!
Tom DeRusso
Principal
Franklin MS
Weekly CARE Card Raffle Winners
 Important Dates
June 5-7 - Bye Bye Birdie (Spring Musical)
June 5-6 - 7pm
June 7 - 2pm & 7pm
June 9 - End of Year Celebrations
June 10 - Team Awards Ceremonies
June 11 - Last Day of School - 2 hour early release
After-School Program Parent Survey
Below is a link for a quick survey about the Middle School After-School Program. The survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. The survey is an important component of the after-school program evaluation and is critical for future funding. The more responses we receive, the more valuable and reliable the data. The responses not only allow us to assess the impact of the after-school program but they help drive program improvement and program quality.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L8JLTKK
Thank you for completing the survey and for your support of the MS after-school program.
This survey has been approved by FCPS. 25315
🏥End of School Year Medication Pick up
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school (June 11 @12:15PM). Medication left in the health room after that time will be destroyed. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. If your student will be enrolled in a summer program sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools, the existing medication authorization form(s) may be used for the summer program, but you will need to pick up the medication on the last day of school and deliver the medication and completed forms to the summer learning site on the first day of the summer program. Please let the health room know if you would like a copy of the form(s).
Thank you for your cooperation and have a good summer
🎉End Of Year Celebrations
This school year is almost over and that means we are gearing up to celebrate our middle school students and all of their hard work. The End of Year Celebrations will take place on June 9th during the school day. Volunteers are needed to make this event a success. Please follow this link and come help out for a few hours. It’s a rare opportunity to see your middle schooler during school!
EOY Signup Genius
If you’d like to make a donation to support the celebrations, you can do that here
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Washington Commanders HS Girls Flag Football Clinic
The Washington Commanders are hosting a HS Girls Learn To Play Clinic on Tomorrow, June 7 at Woodson HS from 9:30AM-11:30AM for girls (13-18). Scan the QR Code to register for the clinic.
🏐 Middle School Girl’s Volleyball Camp, July 7-10th 6-9pm
Hosted by Oakton High School coaches and varsity players. Open to rising 7th, 8th, and 9th grade girls. Come learn some new volleyball skills or sharpen your existing ones! All skill levels are welcome.
Registration link and more details: https://oaktonhighcamps.jumbula.com/girls-volleyball
 
📏Mason Math Odyssey Camp (Middle School students)
Love Math? Spend Your Summer Exploring It!
Join the Mason Math Odyssey Camp, a one-week program where each day focuses on a different math topic through history, puzzles and hands-on activities.
When:
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July 7th–11th for rising 6th–8th graders. Emphasis on exploration through recreative math.
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July 21st–25th for rising 7th–9th graders. Emphasis on the "why" of concepts. It will give students a taste of what research is like.
Time: 9 AM – 3 PM More Info & Registration: Mason Math Summer Day Camp | GMU College of Science Contact: Jennifer Lawler – jlawler@gmu.edu
Institute for the Arts
If you are interested in the Arts, please see the link below regarding summer enrichment opportunities with the Institute for the Arts.
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/summer-learning-programs/camps-and-institutes-institute-arts-ifta
Summer Art Camp
Ms. Mull and Ms. Kennedy will be hosting three week-long art camps this summer at Chantilly HS. Camp is for rising 3rd-8th graders and students will be grouped by age. Each week, students will explore a variety of sculpture, painting, drawing, and mixed media projects. Can’t wait to create art with you this summer!
Summer 2025 Online Campus Courses
Registration for the Summer 2025 Online Campus courses starts Friday, February 14, 2025, and ends Friday, June 6, 2025. Courses are open to middle and high school students who meet prerequisites.
Courses may be cancelled if they are under-enrolled. If a course is cancelled, students will be notified using the registration contact information and a full refund will be given.
Please note that students wishing to enroll in a summer course must enroll and notify their counselor by March 7,2025 in order to ensure a seat in the desired course (s) for 25-26 school year.
Caribbean American Heritage Month
FCPS celebrates the rich diversity and honors the many contributions of immigrants of Caribbean heritage to our nation during the month of June. Caribbean individuals are some of the most ethnically diverse in the world. There are more than 8.5 million individuals in the United States born in the Caribbean or of Caribbean ancestry. Learn more about Caribbean American Heritage Month.
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
In the month of June, we recognize the resilience and determination of the many individuals who are fighting to live freely and authentically. We stand with those facing an ongoing struggle against discrimination and injustice. This Pride Month, we reaffirm and uphold the dignity of LGBTQIA+ people. Each individual in our school community should feel valued for who they are. Visit our LGBTQIA+ Student Resources and Supports webpage. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS.
 School Board Unanimously Adopts the FCPS 2025-26 Budget
The Fairfax County School Board unanimously adopted the FCPS Fiscal Year 2025-26 Approved Budget. Facing years of chronic underfunding, the final budget required $121 million in reductions to the needs-based budget that was carefully developed with the FCPS community’s high expectations in mind. While these cuts and reductions will impact our classes, the school division will continue to do what is necessary to provide a world-class education for every student. Read more about the budget in this news release.
Franklin Middle School PTA
 Please consider becoming a member, volunteering is not required but always appreciated. Member funds go right back to supporting our students and staff!
Membership
https://franklinmspta.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true
Stay up to date on what’s happening by following us on Facebook and signing up for E-mail reminders via our website!
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https://fms.ptboard.com/
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