Franklin Middle School

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Lady Tornadoes victorious today vs Pittsfield 23-10!

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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”

Good Morning Franklin Families, I was notified this morning of an incident that occurred after school yesterday involving a school bus. The bus was a Winnisquam bus that was dropping off the Franklin High School HUOT students at Franklin High School. A bowling ball crashed through the window of the bus while the driver was on the way back to dispatch. The driver was not injured and there were no students on the bus at the time. The incident is under investigation by the Franklin Police Department. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Good Morning FMS Families NH Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut sent the following notice to all school leaders to share with our families: School Leaders, Following up our statewide call on Monday, I wanted to share information with you on the Rekindling Curiosity program so that you could, in turn, share it with your families. So far we have had over 900 families reach out to express interest in the program. For many of our most disadvantaged families impacted by COVID-19, this could be an opportunity to help them gain some enriching experiences at a New Hampshire camp. The camps, which will be further supported by the New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association, provide a great opportunity for our children to “be kids again.” I would ask that you have your principals distribute the attached PDF to your families – who will be looking for things to engage with this summer. In addition, I have also attached a file that is formatted to be used on your web site or social media (FB, IG, TW) to share with your families. Thank you, Frank Edelblut | Commissioner of Education New Hampshire Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street | Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 603-271-3144 Have a great day! D

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been informed of three students testing positive of COVID-19 today at the elementary school. For the first case, all close contacts have been identified and notifications have been completed. The 2nd and 3rd cases are associated and were expected. There are no close contacts identified as the students have been out of school since before vacation. We are all set for in-person school tomorrow. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Today’s FHS softball and baseball games have been canceled

Good Morning FMS Families Please see the attached flyer from ACE Aerospace Academies about an aviation educational summer opportunity locally for students. Below is the link for the application and tuition. Financial assistance is available from the organization at a first come first serve basis. Applications and Tuition information is available at http://www.winnaero.org/ They are assigning Financial Assistance on May 1, 2021 and continue accepting requests until all funds are assigned. Happy Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you!) Mr. D

5/3/21 Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I am reaching out to report 4 new positive student cases of COVID-19. The first case was over vacation and was a high school student. A close contact of this student (another high school student) tested positive today which was expected. All contact tracing and notifications for these 2 cases have been completed. The 3rd case, an elementary school student, and 4th case, a middle school student, were reported today. No school close contacts were identified due to school vacation last week. Please continue to screen your children for symptoms each day and keep them home if they are sick. I appreciate your assistance and support in keeping everyone safe and healthy. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

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