Classroom Assignments & Get To Know You Conferences (GTKY)

Get to Know You Conferences will be held on Monday, August 29, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. by appointment.  Please enter the school through the Main Entrance (Door #1).  We believe that this time to share information is one of the most important ways we can work together as a team to make your child's educational experiences successful. All conferences will be held in your child's classroom limited to 15 minutes per student and only one conference per student. During this conference time, you will be able to meet your teacher, bring your school supplies, and get acquainted with your classroom individually.  

To schedule a conference, we ask that you login to PTC Fast to create an account to schedule a Get To Know You Conference with your child's teacher on August 29. 

NOTE: Due to possible gliches in the system, if you are an OASD employee please do not use your OASD email address; use your personal email address.  

To schedule a conference, please click on the following link:  PTC Fast   If you are unable to use the PTC Fast System, please call the Franklin School Office at 920-424-0078 to schedule an appointment over the phone.   If you are unable to attend this event, you may contact the classroom teacher directly to see if they are able to accommodate an alternative date/time. Families that do not attend a Get To Know You Conference should plan to send your child's school supplies along with them on the first day of school.   

Classroom Assignments for 2022-23 School Year

Your child's classroom CONFIRMED teacher assignment was sent to you via email on August 19, 2022.  NOTE:  An error email was sent to families on August 16.  The teacher assignment may or may not be the same as all students were not properly assigned when the error message went out.  We apologize for the inconveniece; however, no changes will be made to the CONFIRMED teacher assignments sent on August 19.  You will be able to view your child's teacher assignment in the Parent Portal beginning August 22.  Please call the school office if you have questions.

Attendance

If your child is going to be absent or late for school for any reason, please contact the office at 424-0078 (Press "0" for the Operator).  You may leave a message on the voice mail system to report the absence.  If you email the teacher, please also email the office.  Absences are considered "unexcused" if we do not hear from a parent/guardian.  Students who are absent from school more than 10 minutes of any part of the day without a proper excuse shall be recorded as unexcused.  A student who is absent less than 10 minutes of a day shall be recorded as tardy.  The time a student enters or leaves the building will be documented, and the system will calculate the absence accordingly and uniformly across the district.  Please keep this in mind as you schedule appointments for your children.  It is always best to schedule appointments during non-school hours.  Students are expected to be in class from 7:45 to 2:45 daily.

The District's attendance policy aligns with State DPI attendance policies.  To view the Oshkosh School District's attendance policy, please click on the following link:  OASD Board Policies  You will need to click on the Icon to the upper right that says "POLICIES" then click on the button that indicated "5000 Students" then select 5200 Attendance.

Calling the School

When you call the main school office number of 920-424-0078, you have the option to leave a message directly for a teacher without going through the office.  You can reach the teacher's voicemail by keying in their last name or using the voicemail extensions on the Staff Directory link at the top of the newsletter.  Teachers will be checking these messages before the end of each day. 

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! Here are some reminders to help make this school year off to a great start.

• All students are required to have an updated immunization record or immunization waiver on file with the school health office. If you need an immunization waiver form, please contact the school health office

• Medication Forms and Emergency Action Plans need to be completed each school year and handed into the health office during an open house or the first week of school. Please click the following link if you are in need of a form: OASD Health Services

• A reminder that all medications must be brought in their original containers to the health office by a parent/guardian and a medication form must be completed by a parent/guardian and signed by a physician. 

• Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Infinite Campus so that we can reach you in case of an emergency. 

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me by email at lindsey.uecker@oshkosh.k12.wi.us

Thank you, 

Lindsey Uecker BSN, RN, NCSN

School Nurse

Media Center News

Franklin Families:

I am excited to be a part of the Franklin Learning Community.  I hope to share each month with you information about what we are doing in the Media Center and also provide you with some fun resources for your family.

This month, I would like to share with you a link to Common Sense Media, which has some great  family tips:  Common Sense Media

I look forward to getting to know all your children!

School Supplies List 

Supplies may be brought to school during Get To Know You Conferences or on the first day or school.  Please click on the following  link to view this year's School Supply List:

Supply List 2022-23 

School Times and Morning Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures

SCHOOL HOURS:

Franklin school hours for this school year are 7:45 am to 2:45 pm

STUDENTS RIDING THE BUS:

Students that ride the bus will get dropped off at the Main Entrance (Door #1) in the circle drive.  The circle drive in front of school is for SCHOOL BUSES ONLY and vehicles with a valid disabled parking permit.  Vehicles with a disabled parking permit MUST pull in the disabled parking stalls.  This area is not a drop off or pick up site for students.  When buses arrive at school, students remain on the bus until 7:30 am, which is when the school doors open and students can come directly in and proceed to their classrooms.

STUDENTS WALKING TO SCHOOL OR GETTING DROPPED OFF FROM A PERSONAL VEHICLE:

Franklin students will come directly into the building and go directly into their classrooms beginning at 7:30 am. (or as close to 7:40 am as possible.  Classes begin promptly at 7:45 am).  We will have staff positioned at the following school doors: #1, #2, #3, and #4 to let students into the school building.  These are also the doors where students will be exiting at the end of the school day.  Please refer to the school map at the following link: School Map 

If your child is getting dropped off for school or picked up from school in your personal vehicle, the preferred drop off/pick up location is on Mason Street (Door #3) on the east side of Franklin and Meadow Street on the north side. (Door #1 or #2) 

At promptly 7:45 am, all of the doors will lock and door supervisors will be at their work stations.  Students that arrive and find their normal door locked will need to go to the main entrance at the front of school to Door #1 for the office staff to let them in and modify their attendance.  

For safety reasons,  students may not play on the equipment or with each other before or after school.  They need to come directly into the school building at 7:30 am.  If you need care before 7:30 am or after 2:55 pm, please sign up for the YMCA Before/After School Care Programs. 

Please talk with your child about these procedures and where you plan to meet them after school.

YMCA Before School and After School Care Program

The Oshkosh YMCA will offer Before School and After School Care Programs at Franklin School during the 2022-23 School Year:  Flyer for the 2022-23 School Year. 

The Before School Program runs from 6:10 am to 7:30 am.  The After School Care Program runs from 2:45 pm to 6:00 pm.   For more details that may not be in the flyer above, please go to their webpage at the following link: 

Kids Club Before and After School Care Program

Kobussen Busing

The Oshkosh Area School District uses Kobussen Busing Company as its provider for transporting students.  Information on busing will be sent to all households in August. 

Preregistration is required to have bussing for your child.  For information on busing, please contact Kobussen directly at 920-424-7575 or click on the link below:  

KOBUSSEN INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

If you child is taking a bus to a friend's home, and they do not actively ride that bus, you must send a note with your child to give to the bus driver authorizing them to ride the bus and to get off at that friend's home.  Please contact Kobussen directly if you have specific questions about guest riders.

Franklin Staff

We would like to welcome new staff this year at Franklin.  For a full list of staff, please click on the Staff Directory link above:

• Nancy Cornell - Kindergarten Teacher
• Abigail Rogers - Kindergarten Teacher
• Jillian Casey - Substitute Kindergarten Teacher 
• Matthew Callahan - Tech Support Teacher
• Elizabeth Crain - Behavior Support Teacher
• Emmy Daniels - Media Specialist
• Michelle Dorn - Cross-Categorical Teacher
• Katie Rothenbach - Cross-Categorical Assistant
• Paige Schaeffer - Psychologist
• Lindsey Uecker - School Nurse
• Jana Weigandt - Program Support Coordinator
• Shao Yang - Cross-Categorical Assistant 
• Mary Cram - Substitute Media Assistant  

School Safety Protocols for Visitors and Student Pick Up

All exit/entrance doors to Franklin Elementary School are locked at all times and are monitored by staff during arrival and dismissal times.  ALL VISITORS must enter school using the Main Entrance (Door #1).  There is a button to press to ring the office where we will communicate with you prior to admittance into the office.  Once in the offie, you will need a driver's license to obtain a visitor badge.  

Students coming and going during the school day for appointments must check out/in through the office by the main entrance (Door #1).  Please communicate that with your students if you know you will be picking them up early for an appointment.  You will need to pick them up at the Main Entrance (Door #1).  Also, be prepared to show ID when you pick up your child if the office staff are not familar with your family.   If you have someone that is not listed in Infinite Campus as an Emergency Contact picking up your child, you must contact the school prior.

Tri-County Dental Clinic

Franklin will be participating in the Free Dental Care Program through the Tri-County Dental Clinic again this year.  If your Preschool, kindergarten and/or elementary school child(ren) are eligible for Free or reduced cost hot lunch, or have a Forward card from Medicaid (Badger Care) and DO NOT have private dental insurance, they can receive free dental care on the mobile unit.

There will be an initial screening by the dental clinic at Franklin Elementary School on Thursday, September 29, at 9:00 am.  

Registration forms for the free program will be sent home with students the first week of school.  Please turn all forms into the school office only if you wish for your child to have dental services.