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Franklin is excited to announce that we have received a $5000 grant from Lowes to place Smart Boards in four of our Math and Science classrooms, as a part of Franklins Math and Science Smart Board Initiative.

Welcome to Franklin Middle School: Where it's always a great place to learn.

"I would like to extend a warm welcome on behalf of the Franklin Knights.  We take pride in being a culturally diverse school that is committed to becoming a "School of Excellence."  It is our goal to be an exemplary school in the areas of academic achievement, developmental responsiveness and social equity.  We'd like to invite you to come and visit our campus where there is something positive for everyone.  One of our goals for the 2010-2011 school year is to increase and improve reading levels.  Join us as we prepare for the future...one page at a time." 

~ Angela Smith, Principal
smithan@champaignschools.org

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The 2010-2011 Faculty and Staff are excited about a new year

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Home Access Center 

Home Access Center provides an online grade book where parents and guardians can view helpful student information to support and guide their children through the educational process. From home or work, at any time of the day or night, parents can access the Web portal to track academic achievement through their student’s test scores, report card, attendance records, and class assignments. E-mail links are also available throughout the portal so parents can communicate with the school and teachers.

Features:

  • Provides parents and students with a daily summary page of student information

  • Features schedule and attendance, class work, and test scores

  • Allows students to view their own records in the system to help keep them informed about their progress

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Franklin Blood Drives

Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate. There is no substitute for your donation. When you make a blood donation, you join a very select group. Currently only 3 out of every 100 people in America donate blood. Almost all serious health issues use blood donated by people like you to save lives.  Blood that is donated last a little more than 40 days. Then it must be disposed. That means we need to constantly replenish the blood so it is there when someone needs it. Your blood could save a baby, a child, a mother, a father, a grandfather, a grandmother. They cannot make blood, it is a gift we all have inside of us to give to those who are injured, sick, or in need.  Not everyone can save a life, but you have that opportunity. Please come out and give the gift of life.  This years blood drives will take place on October 8th and March 31st.

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Career Cruising at Franklin

The 7th and 8th graders at FMS are now using Career Cruising.  This is an internet-based career exploration and planning tool used to explore career and college options and develop career plans.  To find out more about this program, contact the Franklin Counseling Office or go to www.careercruising.com ___________________________________________________________________

Franklin Fund Raising

Good Search and Good Shop

Franklin has a new safe and easy way to raise money for our school.  By simply searching the Internet you can help raise money for Franklin.  Franklin can also earn money from online shopping.  A percentage of every search or purchase made using www.GoodSearch.com  and www.GoodShop.com will put extra money into Franklin.

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations for Franklin add up!

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to our  favorite cause, FMS!!  Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting Franklin Middle School.

Start by clicking on the good search and good shop banners on the side bar or by simply typing your search into the search box under the GoodSearch banner.

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Doodle 4 Google Contest

Franklin Art students competed in the annual Doodle 4 Google contest.  One of the 6th Grade drawings was voted as one of two state finalist for Illinois in the 4-6 grade category.

For a list of finalists from all 50 states click on the link below.

 

Link to Doodle 4 Google Finalists

 

 

 

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Franklin Celebrates the First Annual "National Lab Day" (May 12, 2010)

University of Illinois student teacher, Ms. Livingston, demonstrates experiments using liquid nitrogen, along with other demos using ethanol.  Franklin 8th grade students participated at times with the demonstrations, and had a great day of interactive science.

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ILLINOIS World War II Veterans’ Memorial Board Classroom Project

 

 

 

 

 

Governor Quinn praises the Franklin WWII students for their hard work, the amazing videos which they have created, and for keeping the stories of our Illinois Veterans alive.

 

 

 

 

 

Franklin Middle School is participate in a statewide WWII project designed to digitally capture the stories of Illinois WWII veterans. The project is funded by the Illinois World War II Veteran’s Memorial Board and administered by the Illinois Learning Technology Centers and its partners.

From 2009-2011 school years, the team of students and teachers will interview Veterans of WWII and create digital documentaries based on their interviews. The documentaries will be posted on-line as part of the Illinois WWII Veteran’s Memorial Project. They will also be submitted to The Library of Congress Veterans History Project  (http://www.loc.gov/vets). Further, Franklin will be looking for WWII experiences to capture.  Therefore, if you are a WWII Veteran or if you have memories of what was happening on the home front during WWII and would like to be interviewed, please contact Josh Wiechert or Trina Wetzel at 217-351-3819 or wiechejo@champaignschools.org or wetzeltr@champaignschools.org.

 

Click HERE for a Link to our interview with WDWS "Penny For Your Thoughts"

 

Click HERE for a Link to the Illinois World War II Classroom Projects

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Scholastic Bowl Team

 

Franklin's Scholastic Bowl Team has reached the Elite Eight with a sectional win this past Monday, with an overall record of 16-1.  There next step is the State competition. 

Good luck to all of the Scholastic Bowl participants.

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Franklin National Junior Honors Society

 

On Wednesday, April 21, Franklin inducted 28 students into the National Junior Honors Society.

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Math Counts Places Third at Regional Competition

Franklin's Math Counts team placed third this weekend in the MC regional! First place was Countryside and second place was Uni. It was the first time in a long time that Uni didn't get first place.  Franklin did have one student that scored high enough to go to state as an individual, but our team doesn't get to go this year.

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Franklin Receives State Awards and Recognition in 2007

  

Franklin Middle School has earned the prestigious Spotlight School Award.  All Spotlight Schools made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), have at least half of their students from low-income families, and have at least 60 percent of all students passing state achievement tests in reading and math.  Franklin has also earned an Academic Improvement Award, which is an honor for schools that have made substantial gains in performance. 

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Franklin in the News                    
*Stories of Us - Web report on Franklin's Anti-Bullying film

*Freerice - News-Gazette article about Franklins Freerice.com Campaign

*Franklin students, and the director of the film Stories Of Us are interviewed by The Early Show on CBS.

Click here to view the video.

 

 

 

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Important Dates

 

Monday, September 6

No School

Labor Day

 

Friday, September 10

SIP Day

11:25 AM Early Dismissal

 

Tuesday, September 14

Open House

6:30-8:00 PM

 

Franklin Smart Board Initiative

Franklin is partnering with area leaders and local businesses to create Math and Science Smart Classrooms.  Click the following link to find out more information about the Franklin Math and Science Smart Board Initiative.  For move information on Smart Boards and other Smart Technology products click here

If you are interested in becoming a partner for this program, please contact Josh Wiechert at 217-351-3819 or wiechejo@champaignschools.org.

 

We currently have all 12 Math and Science classes installed with Interactive White Boards.

 

Major Supporters:

Lowe's Toolbox for Education

Ameren IP

CU Schools Foundation

Splash Grants

Champaign Community Unit School District #4 * Mellon Administrative Center
703 South New Street * Champaign, IL 61820 * 217.351.3800

For problems, issues, concerns, constructive criticism
and compliments, please email wiechejo@champaignschools.org

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