October News
DID YOU KNOW? Vision
Starting in kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school. Having All students Working
Missing 10 percent (or about 18 days) can make it harder to learn to read. towards Knowledge and Success
Students can still fall behind if they miss just a day or two days every few weeks.
Mission
Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.
The Franklin County School will
Absences can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children
catch up. Attending school regularly helps children feel better about schooland themselves.
foster and cultivate an
environment in which students
DID YOU KNOW? will develop trusting connections
Students should miss no more than 9 days of school each year to stay engaged, successful and on with one another
track to graduation. (Relationships), develop a sense
Absences can be a sign that a student is losing interest in school, struggling with school work, dealing of purpose, promote self-
with a bully or facing some other potentially serious difficulty. determination (Relevance), and
By 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that a student may drop out of high school. strive for excellence in
By 9th grade, regular and high attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade academics by providing
test scores. challenging curriculum in the
Missing 10 percent, or about 18 days, of the school year can drastically affect a students academic classroom (Rigor).
success.
Students can be chronically absent even if they only miss a day or two every few weeks.
School Goals
Attendance is an important life skill that will help your child graduate from college and keep a job. Improve average daily
attendance by 95%
Reduce discipline referrals by
Principals Message 50%
Dear Parents/Guardians, Increase student learning gains
by 60%
We are off to a great start and have multiple activities planned for the
month of October. The first challenge is for all students to improve
attendance. At the elementary level, classroom attendance will be monitored
Student Drop Off & Pick
and displayed on a chart. The class with the best attendance will win a class Up: Students should only
party. At the middle/high school level, attendance will be monitored by grade be dropped off at
level and the grade level with the best attendance will win a pizza party. The authorized locations as
next challenge is a Box Top challenge. If the students bring in a minimum of listed. Middle/high school
2,000 Box Tops by October 25th Mrs. Rudd will kiss a pig and Mr. Wheetley students should be dropped
will be pied in the face! We encourage all Seahawks to participate in our off on the east side (right)
challenges! of the school on the
I personally would like to invite all families and community members sidewalk between the 1200
to join us for our Fall Festival. The festival will be held October 12, 2017 from building and the Gym.
4pm 7pm. The festival will take place in the commons areas of the school, Elementary students should
where games and booths for all ages will be set up! We will have food be dropped off on the west
booths, craft booths, and a variety of games. Immediately following the Fall side (left) of the school on
the elementary side on the
Festival will be the Homecoming bonfire. Friday, October 13th is our
sidewalk between the 400
Homecoming football game and we hope all families come out to support our
and 500 building. Drop off
team. should not occur prior to
Have a happy October and look for our November challenge in the next 7:30am as there is no adult
newsletter! supervision.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Rudd
