Franklin Construction Meeting, 6/23 On Monday, June 23rd at 1:00pm, Dr. Nathan Parker and Mr. Lou Pepe will host a Franklin construction meeting for the Franklin community in the Franklin School library. The information session will provide details on the construction process, which will begin this summer and is anticipated to continue until September 2015. In addition to Dr. Parker and Mr. Pepe, Angelo Palumbo, Director of Building and Grounds and El Architects will be present to answer any questions.    

Franklin Home/School Communication May 14, 2014 Dear Parents, We have begun to reorganize classes for next year. To ensure that we include everyone and accurately provide class placements for all students, we ask that you notify Ms. Napoles in writing, if you do not plan to return to Franklin School in September. Please send your letter by Tuesday, June 2, 2014. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Sheila R. Cole, Ed. D Principal

Thank you to all those of you who brought your children to sing at the Somerset Patriots game. We were given beautiful weather and in turn the children gave a fantastic performance of the Star-Spangled Banner. In my honest opinion, your children continue to push the expectation of how an elementary school choir sounds! I could not be more proud of their performance. I hope everyone had an enjoyable experience. Thank you! François Suhr

Summer Reading Challenge FLIC has a summer reading challenge. For grades 1 to 3 readers must read and record ten books. For grade 4 readers must read and record 4 books from different genres. Forms will be coming home soon- gold for grades 1 to 3 and purple for grade 4. The form should be returned in September.  

Thank you to our hardworking, longtime Custodian, Jaime Suarez for working tirelessly to ensure that our school is  always clean and ready for every meeting and assembly. Please stop by to wish Jaime a happy and relaxing retirement.

HOLIDAY PLANT SALE: FALL This fundraiser allows parents to pre-order holiday plants, such as poinsettias, paper whites, evergreen roping, wreaths, etc.  Plants are distributed in early December to coincide with Christmas and Hanukkah.  Volunteers coordinate the parent purchases and arrange for distribution.   SCRIP PROGRAM: YEAR ROUND This fundraiser allows parents to purchase scrip ‘shopping’ cards for a wide range of local shops including grocery, food, sporting and many more.    Franklin School receives a percentage of the cost of the card and it doesn’t cost the purchaser more than the face value cost of the card.  The volunteer position requires writing up a flyer for submission to the Franklin Flyer and Franklin website.  The volunteer will process Scrip card orders and distribute them to the purchasers.   CHESS CLUB: YEAR ROUND This club is designed to provide students of all skill levels from Grades 3 to 5 with the opportunity to learn and play chess and have fun. The program is offered in the Fall and Spring and culminates in a tournament between all five Summit elementary schools.  A parent coordinator leads and supervises the program.   FIELD DAY: SPRING  Field Day is held in the late spring during […]

Wonder what your child is learning in FLIC? Grade 1 is learning to use nonfiction books to do plant research. We also planted some lettuce and are starting a moveable garden. Grade 2 is researching insects both in books and using online encyclopedias. Grade 3 is learning how to use a dictionary. Rotarian Gregory Drummond donated dictionaries to all the third graders. Grade 4 is exploring the Dewey Decimal System. Grade 5 is working on a project to demonstrate all their research skills.

At a bake sale on Tuesday, May 20th, Franklin School raised an incredible $2,914, which we donated to Cookies For Kids’ Cancer, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to funding pediatric cancer research. (https://www.cookiesforkidscancer.org/ 100% of the proceeds we earned will go to provide annual research grants to five leading pediatric cancer centers, including St. Jude’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Texas Children’s Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. A big thanks to the Student Council, for helping to run the bake sale, all of the kids and parents who baked treats to sell, and all of the kids who helped to eat the treats! You all contributed to our success. A special thanks goes out to Stacey Sacks for organizing this wonderful fundraising event.

    New School Lunch Program Pomptonian is proud to bring the Village Fresh School Lunch Program to Summit.  Our Chef Prepared selections will source high quality ingredients and infuse healthy options into kid-appealing meals.  Our Village Fresh chefs have created menu options that are healthy, tasty and visually appealing.  Specialty items such as chopped salads, antibiotic and hormone-free chicken and all-natural beef selections will be offered.  All-white meat, minimally processed chicken products will be used, along with Boar’s Head brand deli meats and cheeses.  All meals will include fresh fruits or fresh vegetables and a choice of hormone-free milk.  The Village Fresh program concentrates on including Jersey Fresh and locally sourced produce when in season. All meals are prepared fresh each day right here in Summit.  Village Fresh will bring Summit into the new food movement, increasing quality while keeping costs reasonable. For more information please contact Summit’s Food Service Director, Ralph English at 908-918-2130 or renglish@fc.summit.k12.nj.us. Click on the link to view Sample Menu Descriptions. Click here for May Lunch Menu **Village Fresh-Delicious, Nutritious and Convenient

Please be reminded that for the safety of our students, parents should not enter and park in the staff parking lot between 2:45-3:15.   The parking lot is not a safe place to walk with your children while staff members are leaving for home or other meetings at the end of the school day.   Cones will be placed in the driveway entrance as a reminder for the remainder of the school year.   The Summit Police department will also be monitoring the staff parking lot.   -Dr. Cole  

  The Summit Police Department has offered Students in grades Pre-K through Grade 5 to participate in a Trading Card Program. This program allows the children to become acquainted with our Summit Police Officers.  For further details, please click on this link Police Trading Card Program.

THANK YOU to all the families who donated books this year to FLIC through our “Remember Me!” book program.    In our third year, we’ve DOUBLED our participation. FLIC received over 100 books from 43 families and scout troops.   Please join me in thanking the families below: Benevento, Barbato, Birch, Borst, Carey, Collins, DelJones, Eliot, Engel, Feeney, Fischer, Harvey, Hoffman, Holman, Jain, Jenkins, Joseph, Joublin, Landis, Malik, McCann, McCeney, Merino, Murray, Naiman, Nazarali, O’Brien, Pardo, Quinn, Schluter, Sexton, Sharpe, Shroff, Silberstein, Thatch, Vigliotta, Weiss, Wimsatt, Wisniewski, Yarad, and Girl Scout Troops 40117 (2nd Grade) and 41121 (3rd Grade). “Remember Me!” is the book “donation & dedication” program through which you can donate a book to FLIC with a special dedication to your child, classroom, troop, club, or teacher.  Kids love the attention and it is a gift that keeps on giving. Please consider this as you hit relevant milestones – good for birthdays, holidays, graduation, new grade, troop service, etc.  See FLIC Wish List here:  http://goo.gl/8DN3i1. Remember, ANYONE can give – friends, grandparents, too – and it’s even great for year-end gifts!

    The start of a new year is a good opportunity to revisit Franklin’s Parking and Safety procedures.  Keep in mind that these procedures were not implemented  to inconvenience parents; they are necessary for the safety of our children and other pedestrians.   Franklin Parking Rules