Franklin Elementary Center

We would love to hear from you! Share feedback on the 2025-2026 proposed school year calendar. https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/page/upcoming-school-year-calendar-proposal

Tomorrow we kick off Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is an annual campaign in the United States to raise awareness about preventing drugs, tobacco, alcohol, violence, and smoking. We have a variety of activities planned throughout the week to help bring this awareness to our students in a age appropriate way. Red Ribbon Spirit Week Monday: Dress as your favorite movie character Tuesday: Wear Tie Dye or Neon Colors with Sunglasses Wednesday: Twin Day Dress Like someone else or like a staff member Thursday: Wear your Costume Halloween Parade at 1:15 Remember no blood, gore, scary, or weapons. Friday: Dress up as a Little Spot-- Wear Blue, Red, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink, Gray,

Forms will be coming home today for you to check the preferred time for your parent teacher conference coming up on November 4 from 11-6:45. During conferences we will discuss report cards and I-Ready reports. Please fill those out and return them ASAP. We will return the assigned conference time on October 30 or 31. We are also looking for Parent Volunteers to help with our Fall Themed SOAR stations on October 25. There are two shifts 3-5 in the AM and K-2 in PM. There is a form coming home to return if you are interested in helping with this event. Must have your background check completed to volunteer for this event.

We are excited to share a special video that showcases the excellence, dedication, and pride within our Wood County Schools community. This video highlights the incredible work of our teachers, coaches, staff, and students, and reflects our commitment to providing a high-quality education for every child. Thank you for being part of our amazing district! Watch the video: https://woodcountyschoolswv.com/wcs-shines

Franklin PTO kicks off their first fundraiser of the year today! Students will be selling Dominos Buy a Large, Get a Large Pizza for $20. Use the card as many times as you would like until Monday, June 30, 2025. The Slice the Price Card works for online, delivery or carryout. Great for parties too! Buy 10 large pizzas, get 10 large pizza free. Ask a Franklin Student about ordering to help them reach their selling goals or purchase from the school store at https://buy.dominos.cards/mrsa The PTO earns $10 from every card sold and the winning class gets to vote on Mrs. Agee's costume for the Halloween Parade.

Good evening, We were informed that the gas company will be replacing the line that runs across the front entrance tomorrow from 8:30am-2:00pm. If you need to come to the school between this time, please park in the horseshoe parking lot off of Division Street Extension and ring the buzzer at the back door. We will be happy to assist you at this entrance. If you have a half day PreK student that leaves at 11:30am, please plan on picking them up at this back entrance as well (off of Division Street Ext). PreK students leaving at 2:15 can be picked up at their normal location, but please know you will most likely not be able to access the parking lot until 2:00. Students being dismissed at 3:00 will leave like normally do. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we try to help accommodate the workers updating the lines.

Parents and Guardians please remember we have our first PTO meeting in the cafeteria today at 5:30. We will be electing new officers this evening and discussing goals for the upcoming year.

Dear Wood County Schools’ families: Thank you for your courage, patience, and understanding this week as our school personnel and law enforcement agencies worked together to keep our schools safe. We are fortunate for the relationship between our school system and law enforcement. Wood County Schools would like to express gratitude and appreciation for the law enforcement agencies throughout our county and state who provided support to Wood County Schools this week. Thank you to the Parkersburg Police Department, Wood County Sheriff’s Department, Vienna Police Department, Williamstown Police Department, and the Capitol Police. -- Christie M. Willis -- Superintendent

It is Top Secret Day! Batman came to visit us today. He had a great message to share. Being good examples and doing good for the world. Tough days make us stronger if you follow the 4 Simple Steps: Four simple steps: 1. Never give up. 2. Always do the right thing, even when noone is working. 3.Help other people. 4. Never be a bully.

Wood County Schools is aware of an online threat targeting various school systems across West Virginia. We take every threat seriously and are actively monitoring the situation. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we are working closely with local law enforcement to ensure that all necessary precautions are taken. We will continue to keep our community informed as we gather more information. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Good Evening Franklin Families, This is a message from Mrs. Agee asking for your help in keeping our students safe. On Monday, September 9 we will be enforcing that cars cannot line up for 3:00 dismissal or park where it says no parking bus lane in front of the school before 2:40. Pre-k buses need access to park along the sidewalk to allow students to board buses without walking between cars. Pre-k families also need access to parking spots so that they can park and walk up to the classroom to pick up their child. Remember that buses need to be first in the car pick up line. Buses pull out at 3:02 and we start calling students immediately after. We usually finish loading the last car at approximately 3:15. Thank you for helping keep our students safe. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Top Secret Shirts are in your mailbox. Wear them tomorrow for our first Top Secret Day as South Fall Programs visit us for a parade through the school.

Good afternoon Franklin Families, Couple of updates going into our first full week of school.: If you have not filled out students AUPs , please do so by copying and pasting this link in your browser. https://forms.office.com/r/yiuMCt50Fw Students need this to be able to use their iPad at school. If you have not already downloaded the rooms app, please do so by downloading the Wood County Schools App from her download store and register using your phone number. This app is new to all of us , so please be patient as we navigate it on our side as well. If you need assistance, please stop by the office and we can help you. Lunch Menu for this week: Monday-Chicken Patty Sandwich Tuesday-Taco in a Bag Wednesday-Oven Fried Chicken Thursday-Pepperoni Rolls Friday- Mini Corndogs and Mac n Cheese Let's Level Up our Academics, Attendance, and Character this week

Good evening Kindergarten Families, Kindergarten class lists are posted on the front door. Remember we have a meet the teacher meeting at 8:00 am tomorrow, Friday. Please drop your student off with staff at the front door, so they can get breakfast, but wait until 8:00 to try to enter the building to go to your students class. This will allow us to get all the other students in the building and settled. Thank you for helping us with this matter!

Good evening Franklin Families, Just a few reminders for our first day. Doors open at 7:30-8:00 for drop off at the front door. Students will report downstairs to the cafeteria for breakfast. Students arriving after 8:00am are considered tardy and will need a parent or guardian to sign them into the office. If you did not attend Open House, please send a note letting the teacher know how your student is getting home. All students in K-3 MUST have an adult at the bus stop to get them off the bus. Please plan accordingly. Dismissal for walkers will begin at 2:55 on the Division Street Ext side of the building. Parents will need to walk up to the doors to retrieve children. Car Riders Dismissal will start after buses pull out at 3:02. Please be patient with us on the first few days, it will get faster as everyone learns the routines. Car Riders please don't begin lining up until after 2:45 to help prevent backing up on Blizzard and to allow the buses to get through. Buses MUST be the first to go. Follow the loop around the back of the school and children will be loaded in your car. Lunch Menu Wednesday- Pepperoni Pizza Thursday- Spaghetti and Meatsauce Friday-Hotdogs Can't wait to see all the students back tomorrow! Let's level up our academics, attendance, and character in 2024-2025.

Good evening! We want to remind you about our back-to-school open house tomorrow, Monday, August 19th. Our elementary open house will be from 4 to 6 p.m. and our middle, high, WCTC and Caperton will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Students' first day back to school will be Wednesday, August 21st. We're excited to see you and kick off a fantastic year!

Good afternoon Franklin Families, We just wanted to take a minute to remind you that we will be hosting our Open House from 4-6 tomorrow Monday, August 19. Doors will open at 3:45. We will have a brief Title I Opening Meeting at 4 in the gym. Not able to make it at 4? No problem! We will have various information tables set up in the gym to visit including a Title I table. Be sure to visit this table to learn about the importance of playing games with your student, fill out a brief survey and receive one game per family. There was two teachers as listed as vacancy on our class lists. If this was your child's class the following teacher is your child's classroom. 2nd Grade-- Mary McCullough 1st Grade- Kelly Londeree We want to welcome these two ladies to our staff! Please remember Kindergarten and PreK will not be visiting their classrooms during Open House. Meet the Prek teachers at a table in the gym and Kindergarten teachers in the cafeteria. Separate times have been scheduled for families to come in to meet the teacher. Information has been mailed for these events and also posted on the front doors.

Say “hello” to two-way messaging in the Wood County Schools app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat. Look for your personalized invitation to begin using this feature in our app after 8/21. Download for Android https://aptg.co/tLf49D Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/tXzp7c

Hello Franklin Families, Just a reminder that class lists for Grades 1-5 will be posted at 4:00 pm today. We do have two vacancies--1st and 2nd Grade. We should know who the teachers are in those classrooms early next week. Letters for PreK were mailed earlier this week and Kindergarten letters will be mailed today. I have attached images of both letters. Reminder Open House is August 19th. Doors will open at 3:45pm for our Title I Opening Meeting at 4:00 in the Gym. Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy first day of August! We hope students are getting exciting about the first day of school. Here is some helpful information about back to school: Class Lists will be posted for Grades 1-5 by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 9. Open House for all grades will be Monday, August 19. Doors will open at 3:45pm. We will gather in the gym for a Title I Opening Meeting at 4:00pm to discuss information for the upcoming school year. Then families will be dismissed to meet teachers and have the opportunity to visit different information tables setup in the gym. First Day of School for Grades 1-5 will be August 21st. Half of Kindergarten will attend on August 21st and the other half will attend on August 22nd. Kindergarten parents are invited to a Parent Meeting on August 23rd at 8:00 AM to learn student's teacher assignment and information on how to help their students have a successful start to school. More information coming soon! We receive Federal Funding from Title I to help supply all the materials your student needs. But we know that shopping for school supplies is exciting for many students. You are welcome to send in supplies for your student to use such as pencils, crayons (24ct or smaller), markers, colored pencils, scissors, and/or glue sticks. If you choose to do this, please label their items with their initials. We look forward to seeing you soon!