Since mid-November, over 90 4th and 5th graders had been diligently preparing to present “SHReK, The Musical, Jr.”.   The children rehearsed three times per week under the direction of Holly Raye. The children’s hard work payed off this past weekend as they performed to sold out crowds.  Franklin’s PTO hired Ms. Raye, a Broadway veteran, after a rigorous interview process this past Fall. Holly and her team, along with parent volunteers and a slew of super enthusiastic children  filled the gym with Ogre’s, Guards, Fiona’s, woodland creatures, fairytale creatures and whole bunch of fun!  It was a Big, Bright, Beautiful Shrek World! Take a look at more pictures under the Musical Tab on our Home page…

“SHReK The Musical JR” tickets are open to the public NOW! Desktop link: http://www.franklinshrek.brownpapertickets.com/ Mobile Link: http://franklinshrek.brownpapertickets.com/ Tickets are $10 each and are available for Friday, February 10th @ 7pm, Saturday, February 11th @ 7pm, and Sunday, February 12th @ 2pm.  You may trade tickets online by posting on the ticket sales website. It’s going to be a “Big, Bright, Beautiful SHReK World” in the Franklin gym; you don’t want to miss it! cover art: Callie Shroff

Mark your calendars!!!  Online registration for Crazy 8’s and After School Enrichment Classes will take place next Sunday, January 29th at 9pm through My School Anywhere.  Registration is first come, first serve and class size is limited to 14 students.  Classes will begin the week of February 27th and will run on various days.  Look for the Wednesday Folder flyer this week for final class descriptions and schedule! Contact Christie Engel (cbengel@gmail.com) with any questions.

I still have 31 open slots for Thursday, February 23, 2017 and 69 open slots for Thursday, March 9, 2017. It is critical that parents are fingerprinted to be chaperones or drivers. The district pays $800 per day for the mobile unit to come to Summit. If we don’t start filling the March 9th date, we are going to have to cancel. And we still have a sufficient amount of slots open for February 23rd. Please make an appointment through Valerie Bampe at 908-918-2100,  x3208. Anyone who wishes to be printed on February 23rd, must have their paperwork and money order back to me by February 3rd. Any those who wish to be printed on March 9th would have to return their paperwork and money order back to me by February 15th.

Help Franklin Earn Money with Box Tops! All Box Tops are due by end of day on Friday, February 24, 2017! The class who submits the most in the Winter Contest, wins a PIZZA PARTY! Remember…. *LABEL your baggie/collection sheet with your child’s teacher/class! *Clip Carefully: the expiration date and product code MUST be visible. *Make sure they are NOT EXPIRED! To see a full list of participating products, visit www.boxtops4education.com. To download collection sheets, please click here for Box Tops Collection Sheet.  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US COLLECT FREE MONEY FOR FRANKLIN! Email me anytime with questions! Donna Patel dgp212@gmail.com

In order to prepare for some upcoming projects, Franklin Library and Information Center needs the following items: used gift cards, toilet paper rolls, and egg cartons. Please send them in with your child. Did you know that FLIC collects used ink cartridges. We recycle them and earn money for books. Please send them to FLIC in a plastic bag. Thanks.

Dear Parents, February 17 is a single session day, there will be no lunch service, and schools are closed February 20-21 for Winter Recess and Presidents’ Day. Presidents’ Day dates back to 1800. Following President George Washington’s death in 1799, his February birthday became a perennial day of remembrance. While Washington’s Birthday was an unofficial observance for most of the 1800s, it was not until the late 1870s that it became Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday, and the date was moved. Presidents’ Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents, past and present. Adventurous students at Franklin Elementary School can enjoy our Sushi Promotion February 27. Our traveling sushi chef will prepare Vegetable Rolls, California Rolls, and Philadelphia Rolls. None of the rolls served are raw, so even hesitant students often choose to participate. Our sushi chef can answer any questions the students may have about the rolls and their preparation. Each piece costs $.75. Sushi is served with a choice of wasabi, ginger, soy sauce, and CHOP STICKS. Keep an eye out for Sushi Day in Jefferson, Lincoln, and Washington schools this April. Pomptonian is pleased to be Summit’s food service provider, and we […]

Franklin Students enjoyed the Astrograss Assembly last week.  Ask your child about it!

Nando the Healthy Hero Assembly       Coming soon… We look forward to an exciting interactive assembly generously sponsored by our PTO, Nando the Healthy Hero, on Friday, January 27th. Local authors/illustrators, Michael Fernandez and Kristi Drude, will talk about how they blended health, physical, and general education to create a children’s book series that promotes healthy eating habits, quality family time, and imagination. One of their stories will come to life as student audience volunteers will be invited on stage to take on characters’ roles! Check out their website: http://nandothehealthyhero.wixsite.com/nando5 If you would like to order any of their books, please turn over for the order form. Each book will be signed by both authors. Forms with a check made out to the Franklin PTO are due by Monday, January 16th.

FLIC BOOK SWAP Want to swap a good book for one you have not read? It’s easy. Look through your books. Bring in to FLIC up to 5 gently used books and take up to 5 new reads home. Gently used books should be brought to FLIC during the week of January 9, 2017. The FLIC mid-year Book Swap will take place on Friday, January 13, 2017. Every reader who brings in books will get to come to the Book Swap.

All volunteers/chaperones in Summit Public Schools must be fingerprinted. Summit Public Schools will be hosting a mobile fingerprint unit for our parent volunteers in February and March.  Fingerprint appointments will start being accepted as early as Tuesday, January 3, 2017, sign up ASAP as the appointments tend to fill quickly.  Please review procedures here- Mobile Fingerprint Unit