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Thank you to all the families who joined us for Academic Night! It was a wonderful evening of learning, connection, and exploring. 📚✨
Dear Franklin Sherman Families,
This is a friendly reminder to please take a few minutes to talk with your child at home about treating others with kindness and respect. Remind them that their words and actions affect how others feel, and encourage them to tell a trusted adult if they experience or witness behavior that concerns them.
FCPS defines bullying as aggressive, unwanted behavior intended to harm, intimidate, or humiliate someone. It involves a real or perceived power imbalance and is repeated over time or causes severe emotional trauma. Bullying includes cyberbullying. Ordinary teasing, horseplay, arguments, and peer conflict do not meet this definition.
Harassment can involve emotional abuse, threats, physical assaults, bullying, or theft. When bullying or harassment targets someone based on characteristics protected by law, it may also be discrimination. Suspected discrimination or harassment should be reported to the FCPS Office of Equity and Compliance.
When a bullying concern is reported, the assistant principal investigates by gathering information and speaking with students, staff, families, and others as needed. Retaliation against anyone involved is prohibited. After reviewing the available information, the school determines whether the allegation is founded and takes steps to prevent further bullying when appropriate. Parents or guardians of the students involved are notified of the investigation’s outcome.
Thank you for partnering with us to help every student feel safe, respected, and included.
Farris Thomas
Principal
Franklin Sherman ES
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Note to Families: Policy on Toys and Fidgets at School
We kindly ask that students do not bring toys or fidgets from home to school, unless your child's classroom teacher has specifically notified you about a special class celebration.
While we understand these items are fun, bringing toys and personal fidgets to school can create significant disruptions to learning. Additionally, personal items risk being lost, misplaced, or broken.
Support for Fidgets as Learning Tools
If your child requires a fidget to assist with emotional regulation or concentration during the school day, please contact Ms. Crummett, School Counselor, at SLCrummett1@fcps.edu Ms. Crummett will work directly with your child to teach them how to use a fidget as an effective learning tool and will provide a school-appropriate fidget for them to use and keep at school.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in maintaining a focused and positive learning environment for all of our students!
ATTENTION SACC Parents
On Wednesday, November 11, SACC will be closed for Veterans Day. School is open on that day
FSES Calendar
Franklin Sherman has a new school calendar online. We encourage all families to subscribe for up to the minute information about school schedules and events. If you have previously subscribed to the old school calendar you can unlink it in your calendar app. You can also view the new school calendar on our website.
 Friday, October 30: End Q1 and 2 hours early release, Movie Night and 6th Grade Bake Sale
Students are encouraged to dress up as a favorite story book character. Staff will be dressing up as well on the 30th for students to vote for the best costumes!
*Reminder this is a 2 hour early release for the end of the quarter. All students will leave at 2**
Come support our 6th graders at their bake sale during Movie Night on October 30 starting 5:00pm! Stop by for a sweet treat and help them reach their fundraising goal. We hope to see you there! 🧁🍪
Parents are invited to join their child’s classroom morning meeting from 9:20 to 9:40 a.m. followed by a conversation and coffee with the principal in the library until 10:30 a.m.
November 16: 1st Grade
November 19: Kindergarten
November 20: 3rd Grade
November 23: 5th Grade
December 10: 4th Grade
December 18: 6th Grade
We hope you can make it!
Families, we’re preparing to honor the veterans who are special to our school community. Please send in a photo of the veteran or service member your family would like us to recognize for Veterans Day. If possible, include their name and branch of service. You can also email it to our Family Liaison, Marilyn Feghali at mfeghali@fcps.edu
Thank you for helping us celebrate their service!
All visitors to FSES must check via the Visitor Management System (VMS) prior to entering the building. You must bring have a photo ID to check-in. We suggest that you download the Raptor Safe App prior to visiting FSES to shorten the check-in time. Please allow extra time to check in for larger school events.
✨DO YOU KNOW AN AMAZING EMPLOYEE? ✨
We are now accepting nominations to recognize our outstanding employees at Franklin Sherman Elementary for the 2026 - 2027 school year! If you have worked with an outstanding employee, FCPS wants your help recognizing them. Panda colleagues and families are invited to nominate:
🏆 NOMINATIONS FOR...
- Outstanding Teacher
- Outstanding New Teacher
- Outstanding New Principal
- Outstanding Professional Staff Leader
- Outstanding Educational Services Employee
- Outstanding Operational Services Employee
🗓️DEADLINE: The deadline to submit a nomination is Tuesday, November 13, 2026.
📝SUBMISSIONS: Submissions can be made by completing the form linked here
Thank you for supporting our outstanding PANDA Staff!
Does your family speak a language other than English at home?
Please join us on Friday, November 6, from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the library for coffee and conversation. We’ll share information about the supports Franklin Sherman offers multilingual learners and their families and make time for your questions. Our new school counselor, Ms Crummett and our Social worker, Ms Slattery will also be there.
Please RSVP to nmzoorba@fcps.edu. Your reservation helps us plan our event.
Join us at Hayfield Secondary School on Saturday, November 14, for the annual Special Education Family Conference - Connected Communities, Thriving Students. This no-cost, in-person event brings together families, staff, and community partners to explore special education services, supports, and resources and to build meaningful connections. The conference will feature an inspiring opening session at 8:30am, engaging breakout sessions, and an exhibitor hall. Lunch will be provided. The event concludes at 3:00pm.
More information and registration link: https://www.fcps.edu/special-education-family-conference
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Encouraging Regular Attendance
Regular attendance is a good habit to establish in childhood. It can lead to greater success in high school, college, and careers. Teachers and students miss your child when they can’t make it to school. If you or your family need support, please reach out to your school's front office. We are here for you!
If students miss too much school, school staff may reach out to the family to partner with them on addressing barriers to regular attendance. Visit the FCPS website for attendance resources.
Please Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets, which is in the upper right corner of the screen after logging in. Please complete it as soon as possible. Schools will provide paper forms to families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE starting Wednesday, October 28.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is how we ensure we receive all the resources available to us from the federal government. For more information, please visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Learn About Applied Behavior Analysis and Teaching
Superintendent Community Conversations
Join us for a series of Community Conversations that will be held across the school division. Share your thoughts with Dr. Reid and ask her questions. Click on the date to register for any of the following events:
Maintain Access to Your Child’s Grades and Assignments: Download the New ParentVUE App
New ParentVUE and StudentVUE mobile apps launched in July. Be sure to download the new app before winter break. After that time, you will need to use the new mobile app or a web browser to access ParentVUE or StudentVUE.
For instructions on installing the new apps and learning more about the updated login process, visit ParentVUE and StudentVUE mobile app resources. If you need assistance, please submit a Parent Support Request.
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Auditions for School Musical
The school play this year is Seussical Kids!
Ms. Nevills will be coming back to FSES to be the musical director for our school play!!!!!!
Auditions to determine roles will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 4-7 pm Rehearsals will be Friday afternoons from 4-6 pm beginning Friday, Nov. 6.
Performances are on April 8 and 9.
FSES Movie Night is moved to Friday, 10/30!
Movie Night has been officially rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 30 at 5:30 pm!
Zootopia 2 is the winner! Come at 5:30 PM to grab your spot, pick up pre-ordered pizza, try musical instruments from Bach to Rock, and enjoy popcorn, candy, and drinks for sale.
The movie starts around 6:15 PM.
Reminders
FCPS CARES
Want a quick way to recognize an employee or team at Franklin Sherman? Share an FCPS CARES! Families, colleagues, and students are all invited to submit. The FCPS CARES is automatically sent to the recipient(s) and their supervisor, and is posted on fcps.edu. Additionally, each month one school in our region wins a staff celebration party from HR. Celebrate our wonderful staff today!
Volunteers
Volunteers are an important part of helping our students learn, grow, and succeed at Franklin Sherman and throughout FCPS! Parents, caregivers, and community members who would like to volunteer on field trips, in classrooms, at school events, or in other school activities must complete the FCPS volunteer registration process. This includes an online application, a training video, and, depending on the role, a background check.
Ready to get involved? Click here to begin or login to the volunteer portal if you already have an account.!
Lunch with a Panda
We are thrilled to invite parents once again for "Lunch with a Panda."
Please join your child for lunch. Reservations become available 2 weeks in advance.
Submit this Reservation Form to let us know that you will visit for lunch.
Important Details:
- This form creates a reservation for 1 parent at a time (if both parents wish to visit for lunch the form must be submitted twice)
- There are at most 3 reservations available per grade per day
- Reservations will only become available 2 weeks in advance and reservations can not be made the same day of the visit
- If a date does not appear in the list of choices it is either because there are no more reservations available for that day, or the school calendar/schedule of events does not allow us to have lunchtime visitors
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