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Click on link to view Youth Sports activities offered by the YMCA: Youth Sports Click on link to view Yuth Enrichment activities offered by YMCA: Youth Enrichment

  Please email Fair co-chairs Christie Engel (cbengel@gmail.com) or Rachel Callahan (rachelrcallahan@verizon.net) with anything you can donate.  

Dear Franklin Families, you should have received an email from mail@myschoolanywhere.com with instructions to access the online directory. If you have not or have not managed to sign in, please email  Pat.Acevedo@gmail.com Example of the email. From: Franklin Elementary School <mail@myschoolanywheremail.com> Date: Subject: Instructions to access to the school’s online directory To: pat.acevedo@gmail.com Dear Franklin School Parent: Welcome to the our school’s online directory. It’s a great way to stay in touch with family and students within our school community. This system allows you access to the directory anywhere you have a computer or smartphone, is cost effective, and saves paper. To access the directory on your desktop OR mobile device, you will also find the web address and temporary password for login below: Login to the online directory at https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/directory-login.a5w Login with your mobile device at https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/mobile-login.a5w Initial Password: You can change the password from the  on the login page by going to the “My Account” tab and “password” function. You can add the mobile version as an app when you log on to the mobile site from your smartphone. Thank you, Franklin School PTO Login to the online directory at https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/directory-login.a5w Login with your mobile device at https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/mobile-login.a5w Below is your new temporary password for the online school […]

  First grade registration for Summit Public Schools is scheduled for March 4, 5 and 6 for children entering first grade in September 2015. Children must be six years old on or before October 1, 2015. Registration will take place at the Summit elementary school the child will attend. If a parent is not sure in which elementary school neighborhood they reside, they may find out by calling the Summit Board of Education at 908/918-2100, X3102. Appointments are necessary for registration and can be made by calling the schools: Brayton School, 908/273-1276; Franklin School, 908/277-2613; Jefferson School, 908/273-3807; Lincoln-Hubbard School, 908/273-1333; Washington School, 908/273-0817. Registration forms can be found on the Summit Public Schools website, www.summit.k12.nj.u. All completed registration forms must be submitted at the time of registration except for the medical forms, which must be completed and submitted to the schools by June 1, 2015.  If medical forms are completed by the March dates, they may also be submitted. Also required at registration are: The child’s official birth certificate with raised seal. (Passport is acceptable if birth certificate is not available.) Four proofs of Summit residency. (Acceptable proofs of residency are listed on page two of the Preliminary Information […]

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL 5th GRADE STUDENTS MOVING ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL   Dear Parents/Guardians, It’s hard to believe that we are already planning for Middle School next year. The time at Franklin School is just flying by! Attached please find important information regarding immunizations required prior to starting Middle School. Please return the attached vaccination form to the Franklin School Health Office by June 12th. If your child has an appointment to receive the vaccines during the summer months please send the form directly to Mary Ellen McDonald, school nurse at LCJSMS. ***Failure to do so may result in school exclusion.*** Students planning on playing a Middle School sport must have a physical exam.  In addition to submitting proof of exam, parents must complete a health history form, insurance information form, emergency information sheet and sign off on the concussion policy and sudden cardiac death in athletes forms.  All forms are available online at the Summit Public Schools Main website, www.summit.k12.nj.us Click on the link “ATHLETICS” to access. Once completed, please send to Mary Ellen McDonald at LCJSMS. If  your child has a food allergy and requires an EpiPen or uses an inhaler at school please have your doctor […]

Parents, Please refrain from using the staff parking lot for drop off and pick ups. It is extremely dangerous, as your children use this route as part of arrival and dismissal.  Please also share this information with any and all other caregivers who are picking up and dropping off. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.  The safety of your children is our first priority. Mr. Felix Gil  

  Instead of ‘Baby Bach,’ Franklin School in Summit has implemented a kind of ‘Elementary Bach’ in the classroom with help from an SEF grant: ‘Classical Music in the Classroom.’ Pictured is Charlotte Whitcher, third grader at Franklin School in Summit. (courtesy photo)Independent Press  Instead of “Baby Bach,” Franklin School in Summit has implemented a kind of “Elementary Bach” in the classroom with help from an SEF grant: “Classical Music in the Classroom.” This program is the brainchild of Susan Yarad, a parent, and third grade teacher, Kate Polles. Their initiative has brought classical music to every classroom at Franklin School. A set of three CDs from Philips Classics Production-Bach for Breakfast, More Mozart for Your Mind, and Debussy for Daydreaming–was supplied to each classroom. So far it has gotten overwhelmingly good reviews from students, teachers and parents. Yarad elaborates about the objective of the program: “Here in Summit our students have access not only to school music classes, but many also participate in after school music lessons and programs. This initiative to bring classical music into the classroom provides the last piece of the puzzle by making the classical genre familiar to all while teaching our children to appreciate […]

  Do you need graduation, birthday, anniversary gifts? Look no further… Your gift shopping starts here at AMAZON. It’s just a click away at AMAZON. ..And the best part is that Franklin earns a percentage of each sale and the more you buy the greater the percentage! When placing an order, click on the Amazon logo at the top right of the franklinparents.com website so that Franklin School can earn money from your purchase.

The next Box Tops contest will end this Monday, Feb. 23! Follow these 3 easy steps to make sure your class wins the super-awesome PIZZA PARTY! Step 1: Search your home for unexpired Boxtops. Step 2: Tape Boxtops onto collection sheets OR put into a plastic bag (clearly labeled with your name and classroom number). Step 3: Turn them in to your teacher OR the front hallway Boxtops bin ASAP! Thank you for helping us raise FREE MONEY for Franklin! To see a full list of participating products, visit www.boxtops4education.com. To download collection sheets, please click here for Box Tops Collection Sheet. To answer any questions, please contact Rebecca Levington (rgardyn@hotmail.com).

Effective February 1, 2015, any parent volunteering for after school activities must be fingerprinted. Please click the link below for full details: After-School Program Paperwork.

Hey Franklin Readers in Grades 1-5, what are you reading? For the first time ever, you can share what you are reading over vacation with the rest of the Franklin Community.  So, over winter recess, add to our school Google Doc. Happy reading over vacation! Click on the link below and add your books! Google Doc.

“Yoga in the PARCC” will be offered to students in grades 3, 4 and 5 during their PE classes.  This will take place the week prior to standardized testing days (2/23 – 2/27) to help students develop a better understanding of Yoga as a whole. Parent Volunteers (who are certified yoga instructors) will co-teach alongside of Mrs. Burr during this event. Physically, Yoga is beneficial to children because it improves flexibility and strength. Mentally, it helps improve focus and alleviate stress.  We hope teachers, parents and most importantly our students find this unit to be helpful not only during testing but as a lifelong activity.