Franklin/Randall Parent Workshop Series:
Developing Minds to Think Creatively
SPECIAL TOPIC - Inclusion, Community, and Creativity
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GOAL:
This workshop series was created to help parents analyze and develop formal and informal learning experiences to increase the opportunities for creative thinking in their children. Research has shown that creative thinking improves cognitive function, emotional health, social connection,
and sense of belonging to a community.
December 11, 2017
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where:
The Roman Candle Pizzeria – Come early to order food and socialize!
2636 Monroe St
Presented by:
Heather vonOesen Dean
M.Ed., NBPT (MC-Gen), B.A. in Studio Art/Art History, ESOL and Gifted Endorsement
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Resale Success!
A big thank you to all those that donated items, volunteered their time, and shopped at the F/R and West High School resale. The sale generated over $5,000 and those funds will go directly to the school PTOs.
Also a huge shout out to Chloe Lauer for spearheading this event, without her we would not be able to do this every year.
See you again in the spring!
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Chris in the Franklin gym would like to remind parents & student's that gym shoes are essential for Physical Education class. It is about this time of the year - as the weather gets colder - that we start to see boots of various shapes and sizes show up in the gym! The kids do a lot of running, changing directions and other activities in PE where appropriate shoes... (not winter boots)... help us to be more successful. If your student wears winter boots to school... please pack gym shoes in their backpack or keep a pair in their locker.
On a related note... if your child outgrows their current gym shoes, we'd be happy to recycle gently used shoes into our "extras" rack... shoes we use for kids who forget theirs. Please send them to Franklin in a bag and drop them off in the gym. We don't need anything larger than 2.
Please look for the details of the Specials Day at Franklin on January 10, it will be an awesome time!
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Save the Date! Winter Carnival Feb 17
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The Winter Carnival is scheduled for Saturday February 17, 2018 from 11:30-3. If you would like to donate anything to the raffle, or if you would like to host a booth, please email
Justine
. Volunteer sign up will be sent in January.
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Franklin Students are Coding!
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This week we celebrate The Hour of Code, a global movement to encourage ALL students to code! Starting last week students have been introduced to the idea of coding. We've discussed what it is, how it helps our daily lives, and how we can experiment with coding as well! Students will participate in both unplugged (no device) activities as well as plugged (activities that use our devices) activities to learn basic coding language and skills.
Students in Kindergarten and First Grade will continue to practice their coding skills for the entire month of December while Second Grade has been introduced to this idea and will come back to it once they have completed their Culture Project.
​If you would like to participate with your student(s), please take a look at our Library Portal page dedicated to
The Hour of Code
! ​
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The Randall LMC will host a Bookshare later this winter and at that time, all Randall students will be able to choose books for free! We are collecting gently used children's books between now and February. Please drop them off in the Randall library.
We ask that the books be ones that appeal to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, and that don't show lots of wear and tear.
Thank you so much for supporting literacy (and recycling) at Randall!!
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Equity and Inclusion Committee Update
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Interested in connecting with other parents around issues of equity and inclusion? Please join our upcoming meeting on Tuesday, December 19, starting at 6:30 pm.
Meetings held in Franklin's LMC. Children welcome.
If you are interested in learning more about issues of race and racism, please consider joining the greater Madison community on December 14 from 5-7 p.m. at Fountain of Life Church 633 W Badger Rd. Madison, WI.
More resources to continue critical conversations with your children can be
found here
!
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Latino Parent Group Meeting Notes - Nov 9
Two hot topics around safety were selected by the parents for this meeting:
Bus Safety & Community Safety.
Lidia, Spanish speaking rep. from Badger Bus was invited to come hear parents concerns and answer questions regarding the school bus. Having Lidia at the meeting was excellent! She heard parents concerns with empathy and answered their questions. Parents now feel comfortable having a familiar person they can contact at Badger Bus with any of their needs.
Officers Amanda Analla and Steve Schvala from Madison Police were invited to come and discuss the issue of neighborhood safety. Amanda serves the S.Park area and Steve is one of the officers in charge of the Bayview community. Both of them were very friendly and showed much interest in the community they serve. Parents appreciated getting to know Steve and Amanda. They found their advice to be very useful, and for this reason they invited them to come to a future meeting to talk with their children about personal safety.
The connections of trust that were established in this meeting are invaluable!
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Goals of the Franklin-Randall Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) include helping children, parents, teachers and schools build a strong and positive school community.
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Support the PTO while you shop!
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