Franklin Middle School

Franklin French students performed skits today for the class! Their skits were "restaurant/café" themed to incorporate their vocabulary and grammar from their "Bon Appetit" unit! Très bien!

In this week's District-wide Newsletter, we highlight the following: - New D.A.R.E. programing in all elementary school - District 200's New Online Registration Process - Wheaton Warrenville PTA Council's Reflections Ceremony - Amy Schwartz, a teacher at Edison Middle School, had the unique opportunity to travel to Costa Rica over spring break for an immersive tropical cloud forest experience. - District 200 high schoolers named Named National Merit and ILMEA All-State Finalists To read the Newsletter, visit https://bit.ly/4aIM6Kk #YourCommunitySchools

📣FREE Mobile Food Market 📣 There is a free mobile food market TODAY from 4:30-6 p.m. at Villagebrook Apartments located at 278 E. St. Charles Road in Carol Stream. Families will receive a week's worth of groceries at no cost. This distribution is drive-thru only, and is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Please help spread the word! #YourCommunitySchools

ECLIPSE info- Parents/ Guardians, Please check your email for important information and a permission slip from Mr. Bendis regarding the eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024! Paper slips were also sent home with students. We will need a slip OR online form turned in for every student at FMS! Call the office with questions. Thank you!

This week's District 200 Newsletter details the work that was completed at our buildings during Spring Break. To read the newsletter, visit https://bit.ly/3xeB5lH We look forward to welcoming students and staff back to school on Monday, April 1. #YourCommunitySchools

Mrs. Lauren Nielsen, FMS's amazing art teacher, had 3 students accepted into an art show hosted by "This Girls Story Magazine" in partnership with DuPage County Area Project (DuCap Impact)! The theme of the show was "Nostalgia". Congrats to Mrs. Nielsen and to her students!! The pieces are beautiful!

Have a wonderful Spring Break!!! We'll see the students on 4/1! 🌞🌷🌸🌼🌻

District 200 is excited to share our new District 200 Newsletter that will be sent out on a bi-monthly basis. Read the first Newsletter by clicking on this link: https://bit.ly/3J86WY5

Mobile food market - tomorrow, Thursday, March 21, from 4:30 - 6 p.m. at Johnson Elementary School in Warrenville. Families will receive a week's worth of groceries at no cost. This distribution is drive-thru only, and is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Please help spread the word! #YourCommunitySchools

The Illinois 5Essentials School Survey will close for parents on March 29th. We would love as many Franklin parents to participate as possible! 5Essentials rates how a school is performing in areas such as leadership, collaboration, family involvement, support, and instruction. This survey is extremely important in providing schools with feedback from the parent perspective. Please see the attached letter that includes information on how to complete the survey. Thank you!! 5 Essentials Survey Link for parents: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

The Citizens Advisory Committee is accepting applications through March 22, to fill vacancies for the 2024-25 school year. For more information and to fill out an application, please visit https://bit.ly/3wsnlmZ

The District 200 Board of Education held its Regular Board Meeting last night at Wheaton Warrenville South High School. To read a recap of the meeting, visit https://bit.ly/49UWHC0.

Congratulations to the Franklin Concert Choir and their director, Mrs. Crystal Forbes! They had the opportunity to sing the "Star Spangled Banner" at the Chicago Steel hockey game! Way to go!!

DODGEBALL GAMES! Here are the details for all of our 3 events! Thursday- https://5il.co/2g6qp Co-Ed Friday 3/8- https://5il.co/2g84w 5th grade tournament on Sunday, 3/10- https://5il.co/2g7c6

Franklin Middle School hosted the IGSMA District VII, Area 2 Solo & Ensemble Contest on Feb. 24. The event invited band, orchestra, piano, and vocal students from surrounding middle schools to prepare solos and ensembles for adjudicated performances. Franklin, Edison, Monroe, Hubble, Clarendon Hills Middle School, Lisle Jr. High, Avery Coonley, and Wheaton Christian all participated this year! This was an extremely meaningful experience for students because they worked with peers toward a common goal, and received constructive and positive feedback from professional musicians. Thank you to Franklin for hosting and congratulations to all District 200 students who participated in the event! #YourCommunitySchools

Congratulations to all band and orchestra students who participated in the Solo & Ensemble Contest on Saturday! Ms. Lemna and Mr. Makaryk are proud of all of your hard work as you prepared for these performances. Bravo, Bulldogs!!!

February 2024 Board Meeting Highlights: https://bit.ly/3I25fLa

See the flyers attached with information about dental screenings available at the Health Dept. on March 1!

If any current 8th grader is interested in trying out for the Wheaton North cheerleading program, please fill out this Google form (use your student’s CUSD200 email address). Tryout info for 2024-2025 is coming soon💙💛 https://forms.gle/Kr7MA2i1BMHikqJ18

We’re excited to announce that beginning on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, all families who enroll their students for the first time in Community Unit School District 200 will do so through our new online registration portal. The following individuals qualify for new student registration: - Any student who has never attended a District 200 school regardless of grade level. - A previous District 200 student who withdrew and is now re-enrolling. - New families enrolling for the current 2023-2024 school year. - Jefferson Early Childhood Center families that are registering for kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Parents/guardians can navigate to our district website (www.cusd200.org) and then click found in the upper right portion of the page to begin the process. Estamos encantados de anunciar que a partir del Jueves, 1 de Febrero de 2024, todas las familias que inscriban a sus estudiantes por primera vez en el Distrito Escolar Unitario Comunitario 200 lo harán a través de nuestro nuevo portal de registro en línea. Los siguientes individuos califican para la inscripción de nuevos estudiantes: - Cualquier estudiante que nunca haya asistido a una escuela de Distrito 200, independientemente del nivel de grado. - Un estudiante anterior de Distrito 200 que se retiró y ahora se reinscribe. - Nuevas familias que se inscriben para el año escolar actual 2023-2024. - Familias de Centro de la Primera Infancia Jefferson que se están registrando para el Kindergarten para el año escolar 2024-2025. Los padres/tutores pueden dirigirse a nuestra sitio web del distrito (www.cusd200.org) y luego hacer clic en que se encuentra en la parte superior derecha de la página para iniciar el proceso.