Art in the Classroom Docent Procedures & Class Schedules are online at the Franklin PTO website! Wondering what month you signed up for? What artist you signed up for? You remember all that but want to know “What do I do?” Visit the PTO website and access  PTO Programs–Academic Enhancement & Enrichment–Art in the Classroom–Art in the Classroom Procedures or Volunteer Schedule—click on your underlined class number. Keep a watch out for online sign ups next year! Still have questions? contact Kim Leonard or Eileen Zyko kimkleonard@gmail.com or eileenazyko@gmail.com.

To register and pay go to www.myschoolanywhere.com. Login on the parents option using your school directory login and password and “visit our store”.

Continue clipping your Box Tops to be in the running to win a POPSICLE PARTY… Thanks again to everyone who participated in the Winter Box Tops contest. We raised an additional $437 for Franklin! (that’s $895 so far this school year!) For the first time, we are having a Spring Boxtops collection contest. The class who submits the most Boxtops by June 1, 2015 wins a POPSICLE PARTY! Please remember: *Turn in your Boxtops as you soon as you can. Don’t wait until the final deadline! *Make sure expiration dates are valid. Expired Boxtops get thrown away. *Clearly label your collection sheets or baggies with you name and class. *To see a full list of participating products, visit www.boxtops4education.com. *To download collection sheets, please click here for Box Tops Collection Sheet. Feel free to email me anytime with questions: Rebecca Levington  (rgardyn@hotmail.com) Thank you for helping us raise FREE MONEY for Franklin!

 

There is still time to participate in these two activities. Has your child completed his/her Read Across America Challenge. As of Friday we have 44 people who have completed the challenge. I encourage you to be a role model and participate too. Be the first! Get the whole family reading. Forms can be found here! Grades 1 to 3 Grades 4 to 5 Adults Your children can help decide who will win the March Book Madness. Lots of children have been predicting which picture book will win! Check it out here:Your children can help decide who will win the March Book Madness. There are three brackets. Which books will win? Check it out here: http://marchbookmadness.weebly.com

March Book Madness is here. What is that you ask? It is an online bracket- style tournament that matches books in a one-on-one ‘games.’ Join the fun! You, your children, the whole family can vote for your winners. Round 1 voting ends March 10th! Check it out here: http://marchbookmadness.weebly.com

We all know him because of his great books. So in honor of Dr. Seuss, I have this challenge for you. Loreli Stochaj, Franklin School Librarian Join our Wall of Readers Dear Adults- Parents, Neighbors, Grandparents, During the month of March read two things- see the choices below. When you complete your reading email me. Include your name, your relationship to Franklin, what two things you read, and a picture of yourself. Then I will add you to our Wall of Readers. Happy Reading! Reread an old favorite (this could be a book you read to your children) Read an adult book Read a children’s chapter book Read a magazine Read three blog entries Any questions, please contact Loreli Stochaj at lstochaj@fc.summit.k12.nj.us.

Please complete this form and place with your TOY donation into the collection box in the school lobby labeled Children’s Raffle OR email Stephanie Beardsley at sjbeardsley@gmail.com to schedule a drop-off. Click here for order form to DONATE TOYS.

Dear Franklin Families This goes to inform you that the first day of PARCC testing ran smoothly.  My congratulations to all the 5th graders.  They represented themselves well, and set an excellent example for the 4th and 3rd grade students who will test later this month. Testing continues every day this week.  Please ensure your children have fun this afternoon, rest, have a good breakfast, and get to school on time. Sincerely, Felix Gil Felix Gil – Principal Franklin Elementary School 136 Blackburn Road Summit, NJ 07901 (908) 277-2613 fgil@fc.summit.k12.nj.us