Franklin Middle School

Good Morning FMS Families Due to the generosity of a community member, we have a number of desks available for you to take home to create a private and quiet space for Remote Learning. Please call the office 934-5828 or email kdarsney@gm.sau18.org if you want to reserve one. Limited delivery may be available. Have a great week! D

K-9 MILLER VISITS FMS! Last Wednesday Officer Tracy brought K-9 Miller by during dismissal to see the kids, including Miller's first time on a School Bus! Another visit is planned for a "B" day! More pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nuYnuxtWp2AFxpam8

Congrats Justin

Congrats Jillian!

FHS jv and var girls bb at Newfound today 4:30/6....livestream at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ7m2-47sg54Lta9oRdOFUg

Dear Franklin Families – With the impending snowstorm this afternoon and into tomorrow, we are cancelling all afternoon activities and athletic events. We will also be having a fully remote day on Tuesday at all three schools. There will be no meal deliveries or pickups for tomorrow. Sincerely, Daniel LeGallo Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I am reaching out to let you know that I have been informed of a positive case of a staff member at Franklin Middle School. The contact tracing has been conducted and notifications have been completed. Additionally, food service will be delivering double meals tomorrow just in case the predicted snow for Monday night into Tuesday impacts their ability to deliver meals Tuesday morning. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Our last theme of Kindness Week is Self-Care. This year especially it is so important to be kind to yourself and take some extra time to focus on prioritizing you. As all of you put your hearts and souls into our students this year, we hope that you take some of that time and energy to put it back into yourselves. Going into this weekend, set a goal to do something just for you. This is a great opportunity to share ideas and personality interests with your students to encourage them to shut off screens and give all of ourselves some much needed self-love. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FZPEJgmnYqWKcL7rOM3e-mW-1kuQzpH/view?usp=sharing I want to thank our school counselors Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Filiault, and Mr. Bryant for an amazing job!

Good Morning Today at 2:00 I will be broadcasting Trimester 1 Student Awards and Student and Staff Member of the Week Awards! Go to https://bit.ly/3cX4stm to tune in live or you can watch whenever you are able. Students please send me nominations for Staff Member of the Week before 12:00 today. Be sure to include the reason for your nomination. Happy Dancing Friday! Mr. D

YouTube Link for FMS boys and girls home bb games today vs Epping....boys 4:00, girls 5:15: http://bit.ly/3qbKdOY

Today in Mrs. Evans' and Ms. Biller's Grades 4 and 5 classrooms we welcomed Mike Mosley from the National Forest Service for a question and answer session. Students have been working on the Junior Ranger program as part of our cross-curricular studies.

Thank you for your continued support, and special thanks to those who have shared examples of students showing kindness this week! Thursday's Kindness theme is Showing Kindness to Adults. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10E_C2RfCYfLS-NmCzwnl2vq8hbrDW73e/view?usp=sharing

In case you can't tell that's Brenda Petelle, Food Service Director, and Mr. D, FMS Principal! Beth Vogt, FMS Kitchen Manager, made this shirt for Brenda and I liked it so much she surprised me with one of my own! #proudboss

Kindness continues at FMS! Here is the link for Day 3, Wednesday, January 27th! https://drive.google.com/file/d/101jY2r602jIPVgL2fE6hgjv_DDkFLPAv/view?usp=sharing

A community member has generously offered to build and donate desks for FMS Families. They are 30"W X 20" D X 32"H. If you would like one please call the school or email kdarsney@gm.sau18.org . Chairs are also available.

Here is the Great Kindness Challenge video for Tuesday, January 26! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-qy4DoJiJdR4Kwoaezmh6gF38JR3YBpc/view?usp=sharing

Here is todays video for The Great Kindness Challenge. Enjoy!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-htBaWqe3uu3I0WDusaxgJWlRR20U5cN/view?usp=sharing You can also see it on YouTube https://bit.ly/3cX4stm

FMS will be participating in The Great Kindness Challenge this week! Details here: https://thegreatkindnesschallenge.com/ Our Counseling Department will be posting videos daily for presentation in our classrooms. Here's the kickoff video!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LqM4StSPZXeZA6cp7FiTaiIuP2WK2LVf/view?usp=sharing

The bus for today’s FMS basketball games departs at 3:00 for Plymouth Elementary School...girls play at 4:00 and boys to follow. No spectators are allowed.

Dear Franklin Families, The contact tracing for the positive student case at the middle school from yesterday has been completed and all affected students and staff have been notified. We are all set to reopen the middle school tomorrow for in-person learning with Cohort B students. I appreciate your patience as we worked through the notification process. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org