March 2nd, 2025

Hello Franklin Families. Thank you to those guardians who were able to attend Constable McCann’s presentation. It was very informative and will help us protect youth from hazards of technology.

Here are your reminders and updates for this week.

Reminders:

1. March Break is from March 10 to 14th this year. There is no school that week.

2. Occupational Therapists and Assistants from KidsAbility SBRS Team will be offering two summer group options including School Readiness and Fine Motor and Movement.

See prior School-Day messages for more information. 

3. Family Night is coming up on April 3rd. See School-Day for more information.

4. “Region of Waterloo Public Health is coming to [our] school and will be offering free dental screenings on Monday…..A screening is a quick look in the mouth by a Registered Dental Hygienist…

JK, SK, and grade 2 students will be screened UNLESS you opt out. If you would like to opt out, please complete this form: www.regionofwaterloo.ca/dentalopting or call 519-575-4400 ext. 5010 as soon as you receive this notice.

If your child is not in a grade listed above and you want them to have a dental screening, please call 519-575-4400 ext. 5010 or complete this form

www.regionofwaterloo.ca/dentalopting

5. Stay tuned for a week of Domino Pizza Franklin deals from March 30th to April 3.

6. Stay tuned for an opportunity to order popcorn that can be picked up on Family Night.

Updates:

1. This past Friday, Franklin students from K to grade 6 had a presentation on Electrical Safety and Conservation. Some great learning on how to be safe and how to conserve energy.

2. The WRDSB offers community organizations and not-for-profits the opportunity to share information on their programs and services with our schools. Take a look at the flyers we’ve recently posted to the Community E-Flyers page on our website www.wrdsb.ca/community/community-e-flyers/ if interested in any of the following opportunities.

2025 Regional Speech Contest

Female Firefighter in Training Camp (FFIT) 2025

STEM Summer Camp 2025

Scouts Canada Summer Camp 2025

3. “The Waterloo Region District School Board will be operating March Break Camps for extended day participants on March 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 2025” with one of the locations being Franklin. It will be from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. All five Kindie rooms will be used.

4. Before & After school programs will resume normal operating hours 7am-school start and dismissal bell-6pm on March 17th.

5. Some information has come out about vaccinations. Please note that incomplete vaccination records on file with Public Health will result in student suspensions. Please monitor notifications as suspension orders are being sent out. Please work with public health directly if you receive a notification.

6. If you are interested in registering your child for basketball on Wednesdays from April 9th to May 28th. Every child registered will get a t-shirt. Cost is 25 dollars/child – cash only. Coaches are high school players and it will be at Eastwood Collegiate Gym. There are two divisions – grade 4 to 6 and grade 7 to 9. It runs from 6:30 to 7:50 pm. Registration is open and will run till March 17th.

See School-Day to register.

7. Clothing from the lost and found will be spread out on tables by the gym next week (Tuesday to Friday). There is an enormous amount of clothing so there are many people who are missing clothing items from home. Please try to come and check as any leftover clothing will be sent to a donation facility. If you need to arrange a time outside school hours to do this, please email linda_cotnam@wrdsb.ca

Quote of the Week:

“The time [spent] together as a family will [often] root them deeply in values that matter and dreams that inspire.” (Ainsley Arment)