by jlbworks | May 15, 2018 | Extracurricular
Summer is an exciting time for children to enjoy time with friends and family, but for many children, summer can mean many hungry days. Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does a child’s need for good nutrition. For the ninth consecutive year, the Franklin Special School District is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to offer a Seamless Summer Food Service program (SSFS) to children. The SSFS helps to bridge the summer hunger gap by providing free breakfast and/or lunch to kids 18 and under at community sites during the months of May, June and July. The 2018 Seamless Summer Food Service program kicks off Tuesday, May 29. The program’s goal is to significantly reduce child hunger over the summer months so there are no forms to fill out or qualifications to meet. Adults may purchase breakfast for $2.25 and lunch for $3.50. The FSSD will host an open dining site throughout the summer available to the community on a walk-in basis. FSSD Summer Dining Site Johnson Elementary School • 815 Glass Lane May 29 through July 27 (closed July 2-6) Breakfast Service: 8:00 – 8:30 AM • Lunch Service: 12:15 – 12:45 PM Community partners and off-site serving locations include: FSSD Summer Morning and Afternoon Care (MAC) and WeeMAC, Franklin/Williamson County Boys & Girls Club, Franklin Housing Authority, Franktown Open Hearts, The Gentry Education Foundation, Williamson County Parks & Recreation at Academy Park, Franklin Estates Mobile Home Park, Mid-Cumberland Head Start, My Friend’s House, FSSD Young Scholars Institute at Poplar Grove, Franklin Police Department’s Teen Academy, Freedom Intermediate and Freedom Middle...
by gentrys | May 4, 2018 | Announcements, Archive, Extracurricular
The FSSD MAC program is hiring now for its summer camp. If you, your children, friends, family or neighbors are looking for a summer job, please pass along the following information. We are looking for eager and loving individuals to care for children, and we can’t think of a better place to look than within our own FSSD family. Our summer workers need to be at least 18 years old, so if you know of graduating high school seniors, those home from college, retirees or part-time workers looking to supplement their income, please send them to us! We also now have positions open for college interns! MAC Supervisor Amanda Parks will work to design an internship program with any college student studying in the areas of early childhood education, arts education, non-profit management, development and grant-writing, or sports and recreation management. Interested applicants don’t have to wait until summer begins. They can start immediately in any of our afterschool programs and then transition to the summer program, held at the Central Office Annex on Cannon Street, when the summer program begins May 29. Here are the details: HoursHours are as flexible as you need them to be! If you need hours to work around another job or summer classes, we are happy to create special schedules for you. If you prefer routine, our standard daily shifts are 5 hours, mornings and afternoons. (examples: 7-12 or 8-1 for mornings and 12-5 or 1-6 for afternoons). We can also offer longer shifts, such as 9-4 Mondays through Fridays. PayPay ranges from $9.47 to $11.91 for applicants based on similar experiences. However, teachers and...
by gentrys | Mar 12, 2018 | Announcements, Archive, Extracurricular, Holiday
No plans for Spring Break? Let MAC do the planning for you… Open Monday, March 26 through Thursday, March 29, MAC has lots of fun activities planned! Examples include soccer, arts and crafts, field trip to Brentwood Skate Center, bug exploration and candy making, kite-flying, and an Easter egg hunt and Spring Party on the last day! Please print and complete the Spring Break Registration Form if your child will be attending at the Holiday Site. Form must be submitted by Tuesday, March 20. SPRING BREAK 2018 REGISTRATION...
by gentrys | Jan 25, 2018 | Announcements, Archive, Extracurricular
Franklin Special School District student artists will be on exhibit at The Frist Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Nashville beginning this weekend. Two pieces of art from each grade level at each school have been selected for display. The exhibit will open on Saturday, January 27, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM and is free to all members of the school community. Each year FSSD has the privilege of participating in this exhibit of student work. Please come and support our talented student artists and their wonderful art teachers. The show runs through February 11. For more information, please contact the Frist Center at (615)...
by gentrys | May 17, 2017 | Announcements, Archive, District Event, Extracurricular
The Story Bus Plus program is a free community service offered in the summer by the Franklin Special School District and designed to foster a love of reading in children. It offers reading time and storytelling to children ages 4 through the 4th grade (younger if accompanied by an adult). Children may choose a good book, curl up on a beanbag and read or have books read to them. Whatever the format, children are sure to have a good time aboard the Story Bus Plus. The bus is staffed with certified teachers and paraprofessionals who love reading with children. Parents may sign their children on board for up to 45 minutes while shopping. This is the amount of time that children generally remain interested and enjoy their stay on the bus. For smooth operation of The Story Bus Plus program, parents must adhere to the time limit. Also, a cell phone number must be provided at the time of drop off in case a parent needs to be contacted. The Story Bus Plus will be at the locations below June 5 through July 14 (excluding the week of July 3 – July 7): Mondays: June 5, 19 and July 10th Franklin Estates Mobile Home Community700 West Meade Blvd.9:00 – 12:00 Tuesdays:Between Kroger & Target3064 Columbia Avenue9:00-12:00 ThursdaysPublix at Franklin Market Place1031 Riverside Drive9:00-12:00 For more information, please contact Gina Looney, Story Bus Plus Coordinator, at...
by gentrys | May 1, 2017 | Announcements, Archive, District Event, Extracurricular
The Franklin Special School District is partnering with Nashville Technology Council to offer our rising intermediate and middle school students the opportunity to attend Scratch Coding Camps this summer. Space is limited, so register early! Scratch Camp (click for details)Rising 5th and 6th GradersJuly 17 – 21, 20179:00 – 3:00Freedom Intermediate School, 840 Glass Lane Scratch is great introduction to computer programming. Students will generate more than a dozen different programs in this drag and drop educational language. Students will also learn how to create their own blocks, debug faulty code and push their projects up to a shared space. A strong primer for someone who is new to coding or just needs a refresher course. Experience Level: Beginner – no prior coding requiredStudent Tuition: $200 (Scholarship opportunities available)Camp Requirements: All equipment and supplies for the camp will be provided by the Nashville Technology Council. Students will need to bring a packed lunch each day. This camp also requires each student have an email address. The email address allows students to save their work. Register Now Scratch Camp (click for details)Rising 7th, 8th and 9th GradersJune 17 – 21, 20179:00 – 3:00Freedom Middle School, 750 New Hwy 96 WestScratch is great introduction to computer programming. Students will generate more than a dozen different programs in this drag and drop educational language. Students will also learn how to create their own blocks, debug faulty code and push their projects up to a shared space. A strong primer for someone who is new to coding or just needs a refresher course. Age Range: 7th – 9th grade Experience Level: Beginner – no prior coding requiredStudent Tuition: $200 (Scholarship opportunities available)Camp...
