Internet Safety Workshop

Google and iKeepSafe Partner with School District to Host Internet

Safety Workshop for Parents -- October 4th

You don't have to be a computer expert to keep your child safe online!

 All District parents are invited to participate in a free workshop on

how to protect your children on the Internet. The event will be held

on October 4th, at Abraham Lincoln High School from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.

Pre-registration is not required. However, you are welcome to register

by sending an email to:digitalliteracytour@gmail.com. A link to

register online can be found on the Council Bluffs Community School

District website.

Co-host Google will supply snacks and Google goodies as part of this

Digital Literacy outreach. Iowa Senator Mike Gronstal will be a guest

speaker at the workshop.

Book Fair

Franklin Elementary will have a book fair during parent teacher conferences October 4th through 6th.  The books will be available for students to preview on Monday October 3rd.  The book fair will be open until 7:00 pm on the 4th and 5th, and until 6:45 on the 6th.  Parents are invited to stop in during the school day or during conferences.

Preschool Screening for 4 year olds

AtAttend a SPECIAL

Council Bluffs Community School District

Preschool Program Screening for 4 YEAR OLDS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 8:30 am-4:00 pm

Attend the Preschool Screening at ONE of the following Elementary Buildings:

(Spanish Interpreter will be present at Bloomer Elementary)

·        Bloomer:  210 So. 7^th St  328-6519                                  

·        Carter Lake:  1000 Willow Drive  347-5876

·        College View:  1225 College View Road  328-6452

·        Franklin:  3130 Avenue C  328-6469

·        Hoover:  1205 North Broadway  328-6537

·        Longfellow:  2011 So. 10^th St  328-6522

·        Rue:  3326 6^th Avenue  328-6540

·        Walnut Grove:  2920 Avenue J  328-6525

·        Roosevelt at Washington:  207 Scott St  328-6528

Parents with preschool children who are 4 YEARS OLD, who live in the Council Bluffs School District…

PLEASE Bring:

• Your preschool child
• Child’s birth certificate with raised seal
• Verification of income for 2011 (or last 12 months)/Federal income tax form or FIP
• Copy of immunization records (REQUIRED PRIOR TO STARTING SCHOOL)

Ø      Educators will play activities to assess the child’s social skills, language skills, gross and fine motor skills. The screening should take approximately one hour. NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY. The information gathered during the screening will be reviewed so that child may be placed in the preschool program based upon program guidelines. Considerations will be made for children with special needs.

2011-12  PRESCHOOL PROGRAM DETAILS

o        Parents must transport their child to and from preschool

o        Parents will be notified by mail regarding status of a preschool placement

Just in case! Emergency evacuation plan

You should know that Franklin Elementary staff members are prepared to ensure the safety of your child in the unlikely event that the Emergency Management Officials declare an Alert 2 or 3 threat of flooding in this school’s area during the school day.

Students at Franklin Elementary would be evacuated from the school and safely transported to:

First Baptist Church

540 1^st Avenue

You will likely not be able to contact a school representative upon the notice of evacuation. However, information will be sent to you by the school voice messaging system through which you receive other important information about your child’s school and the school district. Please make sure your contact information is correct at the school so messages will reach you.

You may contact the School District’s Educational Service Center at 712-328-6446 or 712-328-6400 if you have questions or to inform the District of any obstacles that would prevent you from picking up your child as soon as practical.

School personnel will be escorting and monitoring all students until parents arrive at the reception site. Parents and guardians will be asked to pick their children up as soon as practical. You will need to sign out your child with a school principal or designated staff members.

If the current Alert 1 is increased to an Alert 2 or 3, please DO NOT go to Franklin School to pick up your child. Students and school staff will be boarding buses at this time to go to the relocation site, which will serve as a reception center for    parents to reunite with their children. Bus drivers in our district will be on call to    arrive at our school in a very short time to begin the evacuation.

Are you a collector?

We are currently collecting pop tabs, Box Tops for Education, Labels for Education, Land o’ Lakes lids, and Godfathers Fedoras.  We will be collecting Hy-Vee and Super Saver receipts once their programs begin.  Watch our Blog for start dates.  Money and points earned have been used to buy PE and Art supplies, and recess equipment.

Back to School!

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 17th.  We will have our back to school night on Tuesday, August 16th from 4:00-6:00.  Come meet your teacher!

If you drive your child to school, here is some information that will help.  The following describes the plan in place for drivers who drop off and pick up their child(ren) from school:

• Avenue C will be one-way going west from 8:30-8:45 am, 1:55-2:10 pm (Mondays), and 3:35-3:45 pm (Tuesday-Friday) on school days.  Avenue D will be one-way going east during the same time periods.
• School buses will deliver and pick up students at the west end of the pull over lane on Avenue C (in front of the 4^th grade classrooms).
• There will be no parking in front of the school on Avenue C or in back of the school on the south side of Avenue D. 
• The pull over lane in front of the school, Avenue C, will be for parents to pull over and drop off or pick up their child(ren).  There will be no parking in this lane.  Parents will pull over, children will exit or enter the car on the right side, and parents will continue on their way.  The pull over lane on Avenue D will be for the same purpose.
• Parents or other adults who want to come in to school will need to park in the church parking lots on
  32^nd St
  & Avenue C or on a street other than Avenue C.  The church parking lot is an approximate half block walk to the school.
• There will be no parking in the staff parking lot across from the front of the school.  Having children and adults cross in the middle of the street and walk between cars is not safe.
• All children and adults in the front of the school will be expected to cross the street at the corner of 32^nd and Avenue C.  Safety Patrol is stationed at this corner to assist in safely crossing the street.
• The left hand lane on Avenue C will be a through lane.  There will be no stopping to drop off children on the south side of Avenue C.

Thank you in advance for your willingness to help keep Franklin students safe.

It's a Penny War!

The 2nd and 3rd grade enrichment classes are having a fundraiser.  The proceeds will go to the Salvation Army and Red Cross for disaster relief in Japan.  The prizes will be classroom games made by the 2nd and 3rd grade enrichment classes.

Each class, Pre-K through 5th, will have a jar for collecting pennies.  Pennies will be collected May 2nd through 6th, from 8:30-8:40 each morning, and for 10 minutes after school.  The class that collects the most pennies will win a game for their classroom.  Only pennies will count toward the class total.  Any other coins will be subtracted from the total in the jar.  Students are welcome to put other coins or bills in jars for other classes, that's what makes it a war!