LICE:  Please notify the school if your child has lice.  Summit has a nit free policy requiring all nits (eggs) must be removed prior to returning to school.  Students must be checked by their school nurse for clearance in order to return to school. FEVER:  Students should remain home with a fever of 100.0F or higher.  All students are required to be fever free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of fever reducing medications.  If your child is prescribed an antibiotic, a full 24 hours of the medication is required before returning to school. RASHES and/or open or draining sores:  Students are required to have a doctor’s note for clearance to return to school. VOMITING and/or DIARRHEA:  Students must be free from vomiting and diarrhea for a full 24 hours prior to returning to school. Additional information can be found on the Summit Public School website, www.summit.k12.nj.us under the link “Health Services” or on the Franklin Health Office website www.summit.k12.nj.us/~azanelli.

Calling all Franklin Chess Players!  After a brief hiatus, the FES Chess Team is back!  All interested students will be assessed and ranked.  We will meet 21 times on Fridays from 3:05 – 4:05, with our first meeting is scheduled for November 13.  We will have the opportunity to play exhibition matches with other local elementary schools and will participate in the Summit Elementary Chess Tournament at the end of the school year.  The participation fee for each player is $150, payable to the Franklin PTO.  Send all checks to the Main Office.  (PTO scholarships are available.  Mrs. Mirrione will review all need-based scholarships.)  Due to the high interest level, all payments must be received by November 9th, otherwise your child will be placed on a wait list. In order to participate, please send an email containing you child’s name, class and your cell phone number to clarasjenkins229@gmail.com.  Please indicate in your email if you will be applying for a scholarship.  All parents of players will be expected to volunteer at one session to assist the instructor.

If you see Amanda Grainger or Stacie Collins on campus, please thank them for their tireless efforts securing unique, entertaining and educational assemblies for our kids.  All grades enjoyed the musical stylings of Brent Daniels in October. The 4th and 5th graders will participate in the Artist in Residence Program, Circus Minimus, this November/December.  Learn more here: circusminimus.com There will also be two other assemblies in 2016.  Thank you ladies!!