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than a proper education of its youth."

Benjamin Franklin

Franklin at Alma Campus November 3, 2015 Office: 480-472-3900

Thursday, November 5th

Veterans’ Day Assembly—8:30 am in the

multipurpose room

Friday, November 6th - 1:25 p.m. release

Early Release for the end of the grading

period - Kids’ Corner Bus Stop is not available

Wednesday, November 11th

Veterans’ Day—No School

There will be no homework on Tuesday night

November 12th -December 11th -

School Food Drive - Donation barrels will be in

the office

Thursday, November 12th

Report Cards are sent home

Monday, November 16th - AzMERIT School

Reports sent home with 4th-6th students

Monday, November 23rd

Angel Tree will be up in the Library

Important Dates

AzMERIT Results: What Franklin at Alma Families Can Expect

On October 21st, trifold pamphlets were sent home with every 4th-6th grade student with information about the AzMERIT test scores which will be shared on November 16, 2015. These scores are reflective of the state assessment all 4th-6th grade students took last spring. Since these are the first-ever AzMERIT results from assessments taken in spring 2015, your child’s scores will be different than they were on the AIMS and may be lower than anticipated. These results give us important information we can use along with your child’s grades, homework, and class participation to understand how he or she is meeting higher expectations. Please visit mpsaz.org/azmerit to learn more about AzMERIT, find valuable resources and helpful links, and watch a video that will help you better understand

Early Out Reminder:

Students will be dismissed early

at 1:25 p.m. this

Friday, November 6th

for the end of the second six-week

grading period.

The Kids’ Corner bus stop will not be available for

our students on this day.

Report Cards will be sent home on Thursday,

All Parents & Veterans:

Please attend our Franklin at Alma Veterans’ Day assembly this Thursday, November 5th at 8:30am in the multipurpose room.

The Firebird Band and Advanced Orchestra will be

performing. We will also have a special presentation from the Dobson High Air Force JROTC cadets for our visitors who are Veterans.

Help our school honor all United States Veterans!

ECA Donations

Did you know… the Extra Curricular Activity (ECA) tax credit dollars donated to our school directly benefit students? Did you know… you can contribute to our ECA fund and you may receive the money back in the form of a tax credit? Did you know… anyone can contribute to any school? Grandparents, uncles, aunts, and friends can donate. Encouraging others to pay their credit to our school instead of to their state taxes is a great way to enrich your child’s school experience. Did you know… you can donate on the web at http://www.mpsaz.org/community/eca To be eligible for a state tax credit in 2015, your contribution must be received or postmarked by April 15, 2016. You can also donate at the school office, or by mail (ECA Tax Credit—MPS, 63 E. Main St. #101, Mesa, AZ 85201) You can even use your credit card! Hopefully the ECA tax credit will work for you.

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Franklin at Alma Campus November 3, 2015 Office:480-472-3900

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Franklin at Alma Website

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Go to http://www.mpsaz.org/franklin/alma/ to access the Franklin at Alma school website.

Franklin at Alma Angel Tree

Our Franklin at Alma Angel Tree will be put up in the library this year

on Monday, November 23rd. The tree will have angels with a wish item

on them. The wish items will be delivered to Franklin at Alma children

who are in need. Please stop in and take an angel off the tree. You will

need to sign for the angel and then return the wrapped present by

Monday, December 7th. The presents will be delivered to the families

before Winter Break.

FRANKLIN FOOD DRIVE

Our school food drive helps

support the United Food Bank.

Send canned food, boxed dry

goods, jarred peanut butter in with

your child from November 12th

through December 11th. Plastic

collection bags will be sent home

with your child.

Some of the items that are

requested as donations are: cereal,

canned vegetables, chili or beef

stew, canned or dried milk, canned

tomato products, meat and meat

alternatives, beans, rice and pasta.

Please do not send your child

with any glass containers.

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTE

& REVIEW OF AZ COLLEGE AND

CAREER READY STANDARDS

The motion passed last week by the State Board of Education was symbolic in nature. This removes Arizona’s College and Career Ready standards from the Common Core political debate that has been taking place over the last several years and provides stability for Arizona’s schools and teachers to focus on what’s important - good teaching and learning. Moving forward, the perception that Arizona does not have total control over the standards creation (or revision) process will thankfully be gone. The SBE action does not change the current state standards, the Franklin curriculum, or the implementation documents that our MPS Board approved. It certainly does not change the rigorous learning expectations set forth in the standards. Bottom line is that what educators are teaching and students

Beginning this past September all kids in the fourth grade have access to their own Every Kid in a Park pass at www.everykidinapark.gov. This pass provides free access to national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and more!

The Every Kid in a Park pass is good for the 2015-2016 school year, until

August 31, 2016. Information on obtaining the pass is

available by visiting www.everykidinapark.gov.