Wednesday, October 26, 2011 , , 201 Wednes

Be Responsible . . . Be Respectful . . . Be Safe!

**PARENTS: Focus Parent Portal, the system which allows parents to view their childrens grades, is now active!
Parents will need the student ID number, student date of birth & a valid email address in order to receive access. Go to: https://franklin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth

Seahawk Scoop

**SENIOR PORTRAITS: Seniors, sign up with Mrs. Creamer in the library for portraits which will be taken Nov. 8. **SCHOOL PICTURE ORDERS: The school picture orders & money must be turned in by Mon, Oct. 31 to
Patty Creamer in the library.
Re-takes will be done on Nov. 15.

**SENIORS: 1) The first down payment of $75 for the Senior Trip must be turned in to Mrs. Wheeler
by Fri, Oct. 28- she must turn in the money to the Travel Agency by Nov. 1. 2) Second Senior T-shirt orders are due by Wed, Nov. 2. Turn in to Mrs. Wheeler.

LUNCH FOR TODAY **K-5 Grade: Choice of One- Soft Tacos, Fiesta Chicken Salad, Cheese Lite Meal, or PBJ Sandwich Choice of Two- Side Salad, Fruit Cup, Corn Salsa; May Select- Spanish Rice
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**6th-12th Grade: Choice of above or Chicken Nuggets, Cheese Quesadilla, or Lite Alternative

FCS WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS FCS Homecoming Events are in BLUE TYPE
**Wed, Oct 26: **Wed, 26: 2nd- Orange,
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-Color Wars -Apparel: Each class dresses in different colors- KG-Red, 1st- Camouflage, 3rd- Purple, 4th- Green, 5th- Blue, M/S-Red, 9th-Yellow, 10th-Blue, 11th-Pink,

12 -Lime Green -Event: Capture the Seahawk treasure hunt- M/S & H/S during Activity period -Elementary AR Social on the cafeteria stage , 10:45am-12:30pm -SGA meeting in the gym wrestling room during lunch **Thur, Oct 27: **Thur, 27: high water pants, -Event: -Event: 10:00pm **Fri, Oct 28: **Fri, 28:

-Steve Urkel Day -Apparel: Any attire that mirrors the image of Steve Urkel- glasses with tape, suspenders, etc. K-12 Pep Rally hosted by the Cheerleaders during the Activity period. Bonfire hosted by the Volleyball Team, in front of the school, 7:00-

-Senior Class Officers meeting in the cafeteria during lunch -REPORT CARDS GO HOME TODAY -Super Fan School Spirit Friday -Apparel: Show your Seahawk Spirit! Wear School Colors -Event: Homecoming Festival for this morning has been CANCELLED -Homecoming Parade The Homecoming Parade will be on HWY 98 in Eastpoint, FL at 1:00 Students will board the bus that transports them home. Teachers each bus. Once the parade is over, a bus will return the teachers to students will continue home. Lunch Schedule: Elem: 10:45 - 11:20 Load bus at 12:30

p.m. will be assigned to the school and the

M/S: 11:30 11:50 12:40 12:40 H/S: 12:00 12:20

***Return to 4th period. ***Return to 5th period

Load bus at Load bus at

The bus will depart from the school at 12:45. ***Students must check out by 12:00pm and MAY NOT be checked out on the parade site.***

-Homecoming Varsity Football Game vs Blountstown @ 7:30pm -Homecoming

-Fundraiser: SGA to clean football field after game

**Sat, Oct 29: -SATURDAY SCHOOL, by invitation only, 8:00am-2:00pm- dont be late & **Sat, 29: bring your own lunch! -Fundraiser: Varsity Boys Soccer, Bagging for Bucks @ Apalach & Cbelle IGAs, 10:00am-2:00pm

students.
**Mon, Oct 31: **Mon, 31: 4:30pm **Tue, Nov 1: **Tue, 1: 6:00pm

-Homecoming Dance CANCELLED due to lack of participation by -

-M/S SWAT meeting in Mrs. Crooms room, 1221, during lunch -Elem & M/S Odyssey of the Mind to meet in Ms. Countrymans room, 1018, 2:30-Varsity Boys Basketball Tryouts- in the gym, 2:30-6:30pm (10/31 - 11/2/11) Tryouts-FCA meetings in the gym during M/S & H/S lunches -Fundraiser: Yearbook Cookie Dough Sales! Today through 11/11/11 -Away M/S Girls & Boys Basketball games vs Altha- Girls @ 5:00pm Boys @

Mark Your Calendars **Picture Orders/ Money Due: **NO SCHOOL:

Oct. 31 Nov. 6 Nov. 15

Nov. 4
Nov. 8

**End of Daylight Savings Time: **SENIOR PORTRAITS: **SCHOOL PICTURE Re-TAKES:

TEACHER/STAFF Info

**OPEN ENROLLMENT: Nov. 1 Dec. 31, full time employees may enroll in Vision Care CompBenefits. Contact Diane Dodd at the school board office or email herddodd@franklin.k12.fl.us **M/S Teachers- Professional Ethics Workshop/Training: Thurs, Oct. 27, in the library, 2:15-3:45pm **Teachers- Book Study (with exception of M/S teachers): Thurs, Oct. 27, during common planning **Culinary Class Cafe: NEXT Thurs, Nov. 3 - 10:45am - 1:30pm DONATION: $8.00 MENU: TBA DESSERTS: TBA **School Leadership Team Training- iObservation: Mon, Oct. 31, in Ms. Tuckers room, 1106, 8:30am-3:30pm
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Faculty Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 2:30pm School Leadership Meetings: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month @ 2:30pm. RTI Meetings: Mon, Tues, & Thurs (weekly)

FCS STAFF BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Lynn Clark (10/24) & George Oehlert (10/25)

Please let me know if your birthday doesnt get listed. - Ms. Browning

Miscellaneous
**Take Stock In Children & Renovatio Youth Leadership Program is serving a Thanksgiving Meal for the less fortunate on Monday, Nov.21st from 3-6 p.m. @ St. Patricks Church Community
Room on 6th Street and Avenue C in Apalachicola. They will cook in the morning and serve meals from 3-6pm. To make it a success, they need your help. Food Donations (and cooks) would be most welcome. The menu will include Turkey, Ham, Mac-n-Cheese, Candied Yams, Veggies, Dinner Rolls, Sweet Tea, and of course desserts. Ms. Lyndsey Mahaffee, Ms. Tiffani Schmidt, Ms. Cheyenne Martin, & Ms. Yvonne Mitchell are the organizers. Please e-mail FranklinTSIC@hotmail.com with your donations and or questions. Thank you!

A Note to Parents . . .
We want our students to recognize that every minute of instructional time is valuable and that we don't have time to waste. When we interrupt instructional time for minor reasons, it sends the message to the students that all of these little interruptions are more important than the lesson at hand. We are asking parents to work with us in this matter. If you need to get an item to your child, i.e. a lunch box or homework, please bring it to the front desk and we will have it delivered to your child during a break or class change. George Oehlert, Principal Franklin County School K-12

GED CLASSES
GED Classes are now available through the TIGERS program at the Carrabelle & Apalachicola libraries. The next GED Test will be given Nov. 7 & 8 at the Franklin County School library at 6:00pm. To register for the test contact Maxine Creamer @ 670-4481. The Franklin County Adult Education Courses do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, National origin, age, handicap, or marital status.

**The Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act states that children & youth who lack a
fixed, regular, & adequate nighttime residence are considered homeless. If, due to a loss of housing, a child must live in a shelter, motel, vehicle, campground, on the street, in abandoned buildings, or doubled-up with relatives or friends, then he/she is eligible to receive services provided under the McKinney-Vento Act. For additional information contact Sandi Hengle, Homeless Liaison, at the Franklin County School District Office in Eastpoint, 670-2810 or cell number 323-0982.

**PARENTS: The Franklin County School 2011-12 Code of Conduct, Student Progression Plan, & the Local
Education Agency Letter to the Parents can all be viewed and/or printed from the school district website: www.franklincountyschools.org/schoolcodeofconduct.htm

**PARENTS register to receive automated emergency calls from the Franklin County Sheriff Dept. You will be notified of any emergency situations in Franklin County (for example; emergency

school closings, road closings). Go to www.franklinsheriff.com , on the top right of home page- click on Franklin County Florida Emergency Notification System emblem & complete required information.