What do teachers do on Tuesday afternoons or early release days?

We all know that Franklin teachers work incredibly hard to meet the needs or our students every day. But what do they do when the students leave on Tuesdays or on Thursday early release days?  At Franklin, all of the teachers are members of "Professional Learning Communities" or PLCs.  Each PLC meets at least twice a week to seek better ways to achieve mutual goals and accomplish their fundamental purpose of learning for all.  All teams engage in an ongoing cycle of:
• Gathering evidence of student learning and current levels of performance
• Developing strategies and ideas to build on strengths and address weaknesses in that learning
• Implementing the strategies and ideas
• Analyzing the impact of the changes to discover what was effective and what was not
• Applying the new knowledge in the next cycle of continuous improvement

                                                           Our Kindergarten PLC...

Our third grade PLC working with Mike Smalley, our math coach and Terri Bancroft, our intervention specialist...

Our 5th grade PLC ....

For more information about PLCs, go to the following link:
http://www.allthingsplc.info/pdf/links/brochureText.pdf

Co-teaching

Co-teaching is a model that is becoming increasingly popular in education right now.  In every classroom in Franklin, there are at least 2 adults during Literacy and Math blocks.  All students benefit from a smaller teacher:student ratio and receive more individualized instruction. Here are Ms. Moriarty, Grade 2 teacher and Ms. O'Brien, Speech and Language Pathologist co-teaching a "Read to Someone" lesson.

Back to School Night

Back to School Night is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th.

~ From 6:00-6:40pm, parents/guardians will visit 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.  Parents/guardians of Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders may visit specialists and support teachers in the library at this time. 

~ From 6:45-7:25pm, parents/guardians will visit Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades.  Parents/guardians of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders may visit specialists and support teachers in the library at this time.  

Since parents and guardians are our daily partners in all things educational, it is important for everyone to have a picture of the year ahead, knowledge of the topics learned, and an understanding of the expectations inherent in each grade.  In addition to our classroom presentations, you will have an opportunity to meet our specialists (art, music, PE, and library) and support teachers (literacy specialist, math coaches, special educators and ESL teachers).  Their roles in your child's school experience will be highlighted as you speak with them.  Only parents are invited to attend the presentations.  This is not a night during which you will a have a 1:1 conversation with the teacher about your child.  You will have that opportunity at conferences in October/November. We are looking forward to seeing you at Back to School Night.

Thank you,

Amy