Franklin Elementary Center

Good evening. On January 19, 2021, students will return to in-person instruction in our schools.  However, I fully understand that some students and families are uncomfortable about returning to school in-person.  To provide more opportunities for our students,  WCS is requesting all students wishing to be instructed in an off-campus learning model, outside of our schools for the second semester, complete the form attached in this correspondence or visit the Wood County Schools website for more information.   Depending on the number of students wishing to be instructed off-campus, we may have the ability to offer families and students different choices rather than just the WV Learns- Virtual School program.  Once again, if you wish for your child to be instructed off-campus second semester, please complete the enrollment form.  The form is due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021. Thank you and have a great evening.    Click here to complete the form https://tinyurl.com/y5r337nx

Good Evening, Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-K through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. High Schools will still be governed by the WVDHHR map, but local decisions will be made for in-person learning based on the color of the map. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021, or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year!

Good Evening. This is Will Hosaflook Superintendent of Wood County Schools Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-k through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. If Wood County is Green, Yellow, Gold, or Orange on the daily map, High School students will attend school in-person as long as we do not reach the “Red” status. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021……. or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year

Please take 3 minutes to watch and listen to the video that I just posted in our news feed. Click on Alicia Keys and the video will come up. It is a beautiful song with an uplifting message for parents, teachers, and first responders.

If you ordered a coat through North Parkersburg Baptist Coat for Kids Program, they have arrived. You may stop by the school between 8:30-2:30 to pick them up. Just buzz the office and we will bring the coat to the door.

Franklin families, We will be having a Christmas Parade for the students this Friday evening! The parade will begin at 6:30. We will run the bus routes starting with 146, 201, 128, and 144. We can't wait to see you. We will have Christmas lights and special guests!!! Bundle up and come join the fun!

Please check the news item on our page today. We want to help make Schoology as user friendly as we can. Let us know what we can do?

School pictures are in!! If we are remote next week, you may stop by and pick-up pictures. Just buzz the office and we will bring them out.

Pre-Order Meal Delivery Bus Hub & Curbside Tuesday, November 17th - Friday, November 20th Meal pre-orders for Nov. 17-20 are now open at https://tinyurl.com/yyndu3tl As we transition our students to remote learning in orange during the week of November 16th, WCS will be providing students' with meals curbside at your school for walkers and drop offs as well as providing meal delivery via bus routes. School buses will travel to their afternoon stops carrying pre-ordered meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Bus routes are 3 1/2 hours before the normal afternoon drop off time. Meals will need to be reheated. There will be instructions for reheating. For information regarding bus times, please call 304-420-9636 extension 101. If you are picking up curbside at a school. Pickup times are from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please complete the pre-order form for the the Week of November 16th (Tuesday - Friday) for all bus deliveries and curbside . Deadline for pre-order is 2 p.m. on Monday, November 16th. You will need to place an order separately for each student. If you are requesting for bus delivery and your student currently rides a bus, please place the bus number that your student rides home. This program is solely for the pick-up of meals; meals will not be consumed on site. We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the pick-up locations. Allergy Disclaimer: During this remote and curbside feeding situation, Wood County Schools Child Nutrition Department will be operating under a special waiver for distribution of meals. This option does not allow us to identify students by names and therefore we are not able to identify special food allergies. Please contact the Child Nutrition Department if you have any questions, 304-420-9631 extension 103. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

This is just a reminder that spirit wear orders are due Friday, November 6.

Next week will be Red Ribbon Week. Monday. "Give Drugs the Boot". Wear your boots and Franklin shirts. Keep in mind this is picture day. If you don't want a Franklin t-shirt in your picture, just wear boots. Tuesday. "Crazy Sock and Hat Day". Hats will not be permitted until after pictures are taken. Wednesday/Thursday. "Scare off Drugs". Students may wear costumes. Please refer to events for costume rules.

School pictures will be next Monday (October 26) and next Tuesday (October 27). Pictures are pre-paid. Please send the envelope to school with your child.

Parents, Look for a bright gold paper with information on a Facebook Training this Friday. Mrs. Davis will be doing a live training at 9:30 a.m. The training is to help parents login to Schoology parent accounts. If you do not have a personal email account, please set up a Gmail account prior to viewing the video. You will also need the parent access code. This was sent home with mid-terms. If you have questions, please call the school.

https://5il.co/lsuf Franklin Elementary Video

Parents, Please look for your child's mid-terms this week. They should be sent home on Monday and Tuesday. Please sign and return to school.

LSIC (Local School Improvement Council) We have a parent vacancy on our LSIC. If you would be interested in serving on this council. Please email me @ lcumpsto@k12.wv.us by 6:00 PM, Tuesday, September 22. LSIC meets one time each nine weeks. This year our meetings will be on TEAMS as we can not meet in person. Our first organizational meeting will be Oct. 1 @ 3:15.

Local Food Pantry

Just a reminder, if your child has a mask and water bottle, please send both on the first day of school. Thanks!

This is a reminder that the 2020-2021 school year will begin on Tuesday, September 8th for students with last names beginning with L-Z. On Wednesday, September 9th, students with last names A-K will report to school. Due to Monday being Labor Day, students with last names A-K will report Friday, September 11th as well. Please visit the Wood County Schools website, and then click “2020-2021 Re-entry Summarization” for more details. Our re-entry schedule has not changed since being published. Students will attend school on a Blended-Model of instruction for 3 weeks, which is our Yellow Schedule, or until proper procedures, protocols, and new standards have been taught and implemented. Also, please do not confuse yourself with the WVDE color-coded map. The map is used as one of many tools to drive local decisions for our school system. As mentioned in previous communications, we will closely monitor the data each day to make well-informed and deliberate decisions, while keeping safety as the top priority for our students and employees. Over the last six months, we have worked diligently and methodically to create a well-rounded plan for re-entry. I’m sure we have not thought about every issue that may arise - please be patient as we work through making adjustments, changing protocols or procedures, and seeking feedback from our stakeholders to make this school year a great success. Although not a requirement, I am asking each student to bring their own mask and bottle of water on the first day of school. This will help expedite first day procedures and practices for our schools as they begin teaching expected behaviors for the year. Students will receive a Wood County mask on the first day and will be expected to possess and use it on a continual basis as we navigate through a new normal for our school system. We are so excited to see your children in our schools once again. We have greatly missed their presence the last six months. As always, make sure to Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands. To view our first WCS Newsletter, please click https://tinyurl.com/yxbaddej Have a safe and wonderful Holiday weekend.

Tomorrow is the last day for iPad pick-up. Please stop by between 9:00-3:00 and pick-up your child's device. We will not send home on Tuesday/Wednesday unless we have a signed AUP. Any questions, please call the school.