Franklin County R-II School

Franklin County R-II Families,

We want to inform you of an important update to our school calendar. At last night’s Board of Education meeting, the Board approved adding one additional half day of school on Thursday, April 2nd. This adjustment is necessary for our district to meet the requirements for the 169-day calendar incentive, which provides funding that goes directly back to our teachers.

On April 2nd, students will attend school with an early dismissal at 12:45 PM.

We appreciate your understanding and flexibility as we make this minor adjustment to support our staff and maintain the high-quality educational experience our students deserve. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school office.

Thank you for your continued support of Franklin County R-II.

We've had a fun day at FCR2! We kicked things off with a staff turkey hunt and staff enjoyed a nacho bar. The ice cream treats provided by Boxcar Express were a hit with both students and staff! To top it all off, we had a wonderful presentation from our very own alumni, Emma Gerdes. She shared her inspiring journey of writing her book and navigating her experiences with grief, which truly resonated with our middle school students.

A reminder for our families to join us on Tuesday night for Family Reading Night at 6:00 p.m.

Our 7th grade students have been busy teaching our 4th graders sign language to a song for their upcoming concert. What a fun learning experience! A big thank you to Mrs. Meyer and Miss. Clifton for making this opportunity possible.

All students at Franklin County R-II were rewarded with pizza from the New Haven Police Department in recognition of their generosity during our latest food drive hosted by the NHPD to benefit our local food pantry. It was delicious and greatly appreciated by our students. A big thank you for all that the NHPD does for our students.

Our Scholastic Book Fair is in full swing! If you haven’t loaded your student’s e-wallet, you can do so on our school’s fair website. Students may shop during their library time or at another convenient time. The final chance to shop is Family Reading Night on Tuesday, November 25, from 5:30–7:00 p.m. Happy shopping!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/franklincoelemsch

Bus 2210 (Amanda’s bus) will be delayed this morning picking up students. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Please make sure middle school students who are in clubs or sports have their uniforms, shirts, etc.

🇺🇸Today, we had the honor of hosting a Veterans Day breakfast and assembly. The morning began with a delicious breakfast and ended with a wonderful assembly full of patriotic songs sang by our students and performed by our band. A huge thank you to STUCO, Miss. Clifton, Sandy, and Beth for making this day memorable, and to our veterans for their unwavering service.

Picture Retake and Sport Pictures on November 14th

Lunch changes: We will not have salads today or tomorrow, November 10th and 11th.

A reminder that our Veteran's Day breakfast and assembly is Wednesday, November 12th. Parents- please have your child wear red, white, or blue.

Fall Pictures/Retakes/Sports/Groups

What an amazing first quarter rewards assembly we had! Congratulations to everyone who achieved perfect attendance, reached their AR reading goals, and made the honor roll—both B and A! 🎓 We also celebrated our character shout outs, by drawing winners who will enjoy a special lunch from the Ice Cream Shoppe next week. 🍦 We had 91 shout outs! A big shout out to all our students for working so hard on showing respect and responsibility for 1st quarter! As we look forward to the second quarter, our character words are **acceptance** and **confidence**—we will continue to strive to show respect and responsibility, while adding in our two new character words. And the highlight of the day? The exciting announcement of our musical production for this year: Shrek! We can’t wait to see all the talent on display. Here’s to a fantastic second quarter ahead!

Veteran's Day Assembly

Reminder: No School on October 31st and November 3rd

A reminder that our Principal’s Costume Parade is tomorrow starting at 2:00. Please arrive by 1:45 if you plan to pass out candy. We will have around 70 students. It looks like the weather is going to cooperate so we will be using the concrete drive on the south end of the school. We have some very excited students who look forward to this event each year! 🎃👻

Red Ribbon Week Walk-A-Thon!