Franklin Middle School

Hi Again I have a couple updates to my last notice! Rain date for the Parade is Friday, June 11 (we will be taking Saturday the 12th off!) Superintendent LeGallo has great news!! On the last day, June 22, we will be dismissing students at noon, our usual Early Release time!!! Thanks!! D

Dear Franklin Middle School Families: As we approach the end of this incredible 2020-2021 School Year we have a few events to report and many sincere thanks: • Progress Reports for Term 4 Allied Arts and Trimester 3 Academic Classes are being sent home later today. Please be reminded that Final Grades will affect Fall Sports eligibility for current students in grades 5-7. • The Franklin Middle School Class Day Parade will be on Thursday June 10, beginning at noon. Students and Staff will parade out to Sanborn Street turning right, and will then turn right again onto Rowell Drive to return back to school. (Rain date June 12) • The last day of school is Tuesday, June 22. Students will be dismissed at 1:30. Final Report Cards will be emailed later that day. • Summer School will be held Monday June 28 to Thursday August 5 every Monday-Thursday except July 5th from 8:20-12:30. Invitations are being sent home this week and if you don’t receive one and you are interested please contact the school. Thank you all for a great year! Mr. Trafton and Mr. D

Good Afternoon FMS Families Next week is the NH DOE’s first iPlatform Training Session for the general public. Follow this link to the flyer for information and attendance. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TuaBCfPFMYm3G-JR3d2OlxoiCYm8tKWP/view?usp=sharing NH Dept. of Education is excited to deliver the presentation about this robust data portal and hope to see you there. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend! D

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, As you are aware, the Class Day Parade was canceled this year due to the pandemic. The primary concern, confirmed after consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), was the need to fill our buses to transport our elementary and middle school students to the high school and back for the parade. I am pleased to let you know that at the School Board meeting last night, the Board approved 3 parades, one at each school, to celebrate our student's achievements this school year. This has been approved by DHHS as well as by the Franklin Fire Chief and Police Chief. The middle school parade will be on Thursday, June 10th at 12:00. The parade route will be from the school, down Sanborn Street to Bessie Rowell Community Center and back up to the school. The elementary school parade will be on Monday, June 14th at 1:00 on the school grounds. The high school parade will be on Wednesday, June 16th at 12:30. The parade route will be the traditional Class Day parade route from the high school down Central Street to Greviors Furniture and back to the school. I welcome you all to come out and celebrate the 20/21 school year with our students and staff at these events. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Good Afternoon FMS Families Tomorrow, Friday May 28, at 7:45 a.m. we will again be broadcasting live our Student and Staff Member of the Week Awards Presentation! Please join me live on my YouTube Channel https://bit.ly/3cX4stm Students email staff nominations to kdarsney@gm.sau18.org Guess what tomorrow is??!!  Have a nice, safe, Memorial Day Weekend!! D

Today’s varsity softball Sr Game has been moved to 4:00 because of weather

Congrats Elizabeth!

Congrats Pierre!

Congrats Jonathan!

Lady Tornadoes victorious today vs Pittsfield 23-10!

Congrats Lizzy!!

Due to a state wide issue with the online testing portal, our scheduled testing for today at FMS and FHS has been rescheduled to tomorrow (Weds., May 19). Emails will be sent to families.

CORRECTION!!! I said: "Grades 4-6 will be sent to a Zoom hosted be me at 10." They will be sent at 8!! Whew! D

Good Morning FMS Families Testing for "Selected Fully Remote Students" will begin tomorrow, Wednesday May 19. Grades 4-6 will test from 8-10 and Grades 7-8 will test from 10-12. Attendance will be taken as usual for all grades at 7:30 and Grades 4-6 will be sent to a Zoom hosted be me at 10. Zoom invitations will be send directly from me to students. The same goes for grades 7-8 for class at 7:30, 8:25 and 9:20 and they will be sent to my Zoom at 10. When not testing they will be in regularly scheduled classes. Weds 5/19: Reading Thurs 5/20: Writing Tues 5/25: Math Wed 5/26: Science 5 and 8 Most "fully remote" students will be testing at that time and I will be emailing them directly before the end of the day. The reason I say "most" is the roster was submitted last Thursday and it changes daily. Important: "Temporarily remote" students will be tested when they return. The in-person testing window is open until June 11! If you have questions please contact me at the school. The students practiced this in the spring so they should do fine! Thanks Mr. D

Dear Franklin Families, We had a middle school student test positive over the weekend. Contact tracing and notifications have been completed. Thank you for your continued support and assistance in keeping students and staff healthy and safe.

Good Afternoon Franklin Families. I have been notified of a student at the elementary school testing positive today for COVID-19. Contact tracing and notifications have been completed. I hope everyone has a safe and healthy weekend.

Good Morning Franklin Families, I am writing to you today to update you on where we are with changing the schools start and end times for the 21/22 school year. After surveying our families earlier this year and answering the questions that were submitted from the survey, I will be recommending the changes below at the School Board meeting on Monday night. Elementary School: Drop off 7:15 Instructional day start 7:40 Dismissal: 2:00 Middle School: Drop off 8:05 Instructional day start 8:25 Dismissal 3:05 High School: Drop off 8:10 Instructional day start 8:30 Dismissal 3:15 Based on the feedback we received from our survey, I am working with the Rec Center and the Boys and Girls Club to make sure we have quality child care available for our families that need it. We also are planning an after school tutoring program at the elementary school and a before school tutoring program at the middle school to address learning loss for students due to the pandemic. Please know that this change is supported by research and is being considered to assist in our efforts to improve student achievement in the Franklin School District. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to me with questions or feedback. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Hello all! Attached is the flyer for our Family Vaping Presentation, which is going to be on Thursday, May 20th at 7:00pm via zoom. This will be an informative, safe and supportive environment to ask any questions you have about youth vaping. Everyone who attends will be entered to win either a $50 gift card to Walmart or a $50 Gift Card to Dunkin Donuts, we hope to "see" you there! Please click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86119400210?pwd=bkpzVVYxTnVVUGx3a0FFY281OHIvdz09#success to access the zoom link and don't forget to RSVP by clicking https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBfaR-TIL4-QZgTmiZJ8LbfW63u-92Nxbws_r6Q9B_ThRbNA/viewform ! Mr. D on behalf of Kandyce Tucker and Jamie Bryant Guess what tomorrow is?!

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified that a fully remote middle school student tested positive today for COVID-19. Contact tracing has been completed and no close contacts were identified. Thank you for your continued support in helping to keep everyone safe and healthy. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Good Afternoon FMS Families As promised, I am announcing that we will be administering the NH Statewide Assessments to our in-person students from now until the end of May. Fully Remote students will test from May 17-28 and we will be contacting you with details and scheduling separately. Grades 4-8 will Reading, Writing, and Math tests and Grades 5 and 8 will also be tested in Science. These important measures provide us with important data to drive instruction and individualize learning. Students in each Academy and grade level will test at different times to allow for breaks between tests, sufficient time to allow students to do their best work, as needed, and makeups. All you need to do is send your child(ren) to school rested and relaxed, and encourage them to do their best work, as we will do also. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Have a great week! Mr. “D”