Franklin Elementary Center

Information on Covid Testing

Tonight, the Wood County Board of Education voted to require face coverings for all students and staff while indoors and on buses beginning tomorrow, August 31, 2021. Please read the article and guidelines at https://tinyurl.com/ye3dqy72

If I have any parent who is interested in serving on our Local School Improvement Council (LSIC), please let me know by Monday, August 30. We meet one time per nine weeks. The goal of the council is to work on projects that would improve our school. Members are also required to attend the board meeting where we present information about Franklin. lcumpsto@k12.wv.us

Don't forget to take our parent survey about the types of family and parent engagement events that you would like to see happen this year! Thank you to those that have already responded. Follow the link below: https://forms.office.com/r/p3Zpi1BqHn

Franklin Families, This is just a reminder that your children should not be bringing food or drinks into the classrooms for breakfast. If you stop and get them fast food, please have them eat it in the car prior to entering the building. Also, they should not be brining anything in their water bottles except water. If we discover that they are putting other things in the bottle, we will ask them to dump it out. Honestly, the best routine would be to send a clean empty bottle each day. Your child can use the bottle filling stations to get water. Lunches are different. If your child brings cold lunch, they may bring a drink of choice.

Information for Girls' Basketball tryouts will be coming home on Monday. Please complete the form and return it to school.

Families, Please get connected to Class Dojo. Every student who has a parent connected will get to collect a prize from our prize closet :). Teachers have given 2,675 positive points during the first two days of school!

Please check out the NEWS section on our website. I have posted a survey to assist our LSIC in making Franklin a better school for your child.

Attendance Matters!

Thank you for all of your patience during our first couple days of school. Just a reminder, students in 3-5 are picked up behind the gym. If you have students in K-2 and 3-5, please let your children's teacher know which place you would like to pick up. We would prefer out front if at all possible. It is safer to send big kids to little kids than little kids to big kids.

Check out this awesome video that Mr. Smith wanted to share with our families! It has been a great first morning here at Franklin!! https://vimeo.com/240840053

Good evening. Tomorrow brings much anticipation with the start of a new school year. I am so excited to see our students and employees back in our buildings as we work together to become the # 1 school district in the state of West Virginia. We are so fortunate to have a wonderful community of parents and guardians that understand the importance of a first-class education and are willing to go above and beyond to ensure the success of our students and schools. However, we know there is a lot of work to complete. This summer, WCS has equipped schools with essential personnel for targeted intervention, created a STEAM Academy for middle school students, and continued to upgrade our facilities to provide the most conducive environments possible in our schools. We are very excited to see the new school year begin. I encourage each of you to review our re-entry guidance document located on our webpage at https://tinyurl.com/yhq2qwgb. As you know, directives can change quickly with little notice. I will do my best to communicate changes to you as directives are received. I encourage all parents and students to follow the recommendations in the guidance document including, but not limited to - wearing a mask, staying socially distanced, and practicing good, hand-washing hygiene. As always, I ask for your patience on the first day of school. There are many moving parts that we will continually perfect throughout the year. Once again, thank you for your support and encouragement as we start another exciting school year. Thank you for all you do and have a wonderful evening.

Please review the Franklin Parent Engagement Policy and provide us with your feedback if you have any by August 25th. Thank you! https://www.flipsnack.com/AACDF5EEFB5/draft-franklin-parent-engagement-policy-2021-2022.html

Remember that today is Open House 4:45-6:45pm at Franklin and we can not wait to see you all there! Come meet your teacher and see your classroom. We also would like to get the opinions of our Franklin Families about the Family Events that we will be holding throughout this year. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey for us by clicking the link below. The survey will also be available to complete at Open House this evening at the Title I table. See you all tonight! https://forms.office.com/r/p3Zpi1BqHn

We can't wait to see your gorgeous smiles! Don't forget open house is Tuesday evening from 4:45-6:45. You will be able to visit your classroom. We will release homeroom information at that time.

Good evening. We invite you to contribute to our ARP/ESSER plan by providing input to the ideas generated in spending funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER), targeting K-12 education. Your input will guide our plan to meet the needs of our students, staff, and community which will be presented to the West Virginia Dept. of Education on July 19. Your input is vitally important. To provide input, please click the following link or visit our website. Thank you. https://tinyurl.com/yfs5cvgh

Yearbook Update There was some technical difficulty with Lifetouch and uploading class pictures for the yearbook. Yearbooks will not be in until this summer. You will be notified when they arrive and Ms. Bates will set up a pick-up time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

With the 2020-21 school year wrapping up, I would just like to say “Thank You!” Thank you to everyone: Students, parents, teachers, staff and community members. Thank you to everyone who has helped others get through this often challenging and frustrating year, and thank you to everyone for your patience and resilience. Even as we head into summer break, Wood County Schools is hard at work finalizing preparations for our summer programs which are set to begin later this month. These eight programs are unlike anything we have offered before and are sure to be engaging and fun for students at all grade levels. More than 1,500 students are enrolled and more than 200 teachers and staff have been hired to help make these programs a success. Wood County Schools’ summer offerings have been called a model for the state, and we intend to show everyone why we deserve to be called the best school system in West Virginia. I want everyone to have a wonderful summer and a well-earned break. Most importantly, though, I want everyone ready for this fall. Throughout all of our challenges, we have learned and we have grown, and it is time for us to put that hard-earned knowledge to work for our students. We want to provide all of our kids with the best possible opportunities in first-class facilities staffed by top-level teachers and caring adults. So as we say goodbye to the 2020-21 school year, let us look forward to the wonderful things we can accomplish together in the months and years ahead. Thank you everyone, and have a great summer!

Just a reminder. You must have pre-registered for the LEGO workshop. If you do not get a note home today, you are not scheduled to attend.

Field Day Update Due to weather, field day will be inside during gym class. Unfortunately, this means that parents can not attend the event. Lego Update Lego event will continue. You will get a note today of the time for your group. Lunches will not be available since we will be inside. Your lunch money will be returned with your child today. We apologize for the change. We were looking forward to seeing our families on field day. Thanks, Ms. Cumpston