Just like summer, the first few weeks of school have flown by!  I want to take a moment to thank Jessica Shin, Stacie Collins and Stephanie Beardsley for providing relief from the anxiety of the first day of school and the unseasonable heat by supplying refreshing ice pops for all the kids and their siblings!  Thank you ladies!  Thank you, too, to Stephanie Meisiles and Lisa Betz for welcoming all the new families to Franklin at this year’s New Family Playdate.  There were also many hands making this year’s back-to-school night a relaxing and informative evening.  Thank you Jen Hoffman, Betsy Flaim, Lisa Betz, Jen Sexton, Rachel Callahan, and Kim Leonard.  I apologize if I have inadvertently overlooked anyone!

As you can see, it takes volunteers to create and execute the many great events we have at Franklin.  Please consider volunteering!  Contact Betsy Flaim (elizabethflaim@yahoo.com) if you have an interest in assisting with Kids Stuff Coupon books (light involvement) or the Franklin Fair or would be interested in co-chairing the Summit Education Fund Casino Night at the Elk’s Club (March).

October will be a busy month and will, in all likelihood, go as quickly as September.  October 1 is Picture Day, October 2 is Family Fun Night, October 5 kicks of the Kids Stuff Coupon sale and later in the the month we have a Brent Daniels assembly and The Ethics Institute at Kent Place coming October 22.  Wishing you a great school year,

Clara Jenkins, PTO President