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Support our Summit Junior Baseball and Softball kids!!  Raffle sales for the SJBS 50/50 raffle fundraiser have begun.  Tickets are $50.00 each.  We will only sell 2,000 tickets. If all tickets are sold, the winner will receive $50,000. Net proceeds go to SJBS capital projects and improvements. The odds are good with only 2,000 tickets available! If we do not sell all of the 2,000 tickets, the winner gets 50% of the amount received for all tickets or rights to participate. The raffle will be held at noon on Saturday, June 18th at Soldier’s Memorial Field. You do not have to be present to win. Thanks for your support of our baseball and softball players!! An e-mail can be sent to sjbsraffle@yahoo.com for information and ticket sales.  You can also look for SJBS volunteers at upcoming games and events  to purchase a ticket.

Dear Parents, There is no school April 11th-15th for Spring Recess. Enjoy the extra time with your families! What is The Farm Stand? Each day, our Farm Stand includes a wide variety of cupped fresh fruits and vegetables. A trip to Pomptonian’s award-winning Farm Stand is included in the price of each of our balanced meals for student to enjoy. Please encourage your child to choose two servings with his or her entrée each day to complete a nutritious meal. This month’s Fruit of the Month and Vegetable of the Month are grapes and asparagus. Grapes come in many colors, including white, green, red, black, yellow, pink, and purple, although “white” grapes are actually green. Spanish explorers introduced grapes to America about 300 years ago, but there are actually more than 8,000 grape varieties from about 60 species. Asparagus takes three years to grow, from seed to harvest, although the growth rate of asparagus could reach as much as 1 inch per hour. When the weather is right, asparagus grows very fast, keeping farmers busy harvesting the spears daily if they want to keep them from turning into large inedible plants. Pomptonian is pleased to be Summit’s food service provider, […]

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On behalf of the entire PTO I would like to thank Sue Huffman for her energy and enthusiasm in pulling together Franklin Movie Night.  It was a huge success and we hope to make this an annual event at Franklin! As we approach the mid-term of Crazy 8’s, the PTO would like to thank Ajay Shroff and Kim Leonard for the numerous hours they volunteered in bringing this club to fruition. The kids are having a blast! Finally, SEF Casino night was a huge success.  Thank you to Leah Ethoven, Stacie Collins and Katrina Walsh for chairing this event.  We’d also like to thank all the many parent volunteers who transformed the Elk’s Lodge to a casino floor, who solicited the highly desirable auction items, and who set up food and cleared out the space!  A job well-done!! – Clara Jenkins, PTO President

Thank you to Amy Wise and Jenny Birch for making our teachers feel special during teacher appreciation week.  The teachers were treated to special raffle prizes, food and treats every day and a special luncheon at the end of the week.  Also helping them pull of this special week were parent volunteers Joyce Yao, Jill Howard, Katie Gaffney, Kathy DePhillips, Amy Malik, Bethann Harvey, Jenny Hoffman.  Thank you!!!

Calling All Franklin Savory Chefs and Bakers.  The annual Franklin Fair is on April 30th and we need your help with food donations to make the Savory Bake Sale a success.  Top favorites from last  year were: casseroles, gourmet breads, baked ziti, pies, cookies, cupcakes, candy, cookies, etc.  Please click on the SIGN UP GENIUS link below if you can help. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4aa4a923a75-please1 All bake sale items should be dropped at Franklin the morning of the fair between 8-9:30am. Separately, we will be in the Peace Garden on Wednesday, 4/27, (rain date Thurs 4/28) between 2:45 – 3:15 with cellophane wrap, tags and ribbons for all of your packaging needs (or to answer any questions).  Remember packaging sells!  We hope to see you there. Regards, Erica Malik and Lisa Allen

Friday, April 8th, all students 1-5 will participate in an exciting and seasonal hands on program, “Dancin’ with the Honeybees”.   This assembly/workshop program presented by Cliff Sunflower, uses honeybees as his focus.  He reaches all levels of students with concepts, facts and ideas about the Ecology of the natural world. Dancin’ with the Honeybees uses storytelling, poetry, prose, puppetry, music, dance and participatory theatre. The follow-up “Bee Touch Me Museum” lab program reinforces the science concepts presented in the main assembly. This assembly made possible through funding by the Franklin PTO.

Dear Franklin Community, April marks School Library Month! Help our school  community celebrate the library books and reading by donating a book to FLIC. REMEMBER ME BOOKS: Each book adds to the permanent collection and comes with a personalized bookplate; class-wide, library-time recognition; and your child’s picture on the wall of honor!! Great for any milestone celebration!  Kids love it! Get started at Amazon by clicking on this link: FLIC Wish list.  As an added bonus, books purchased through this link will earn money for the Franklin PTO through our Amazon Affiliate program!  Books will be sent through Amazon directly to the school – just remember to use “Gift Options” to write a message for your dedication. Questions?  Want to know more about the program? Contact: Ms. Stochaj (lstochaj@summit.k12.nj.us)  or Mrs. Priscu (npriscu@summit.k12.nj.us) This month everyone will be exploring different areas of the library. So don’t be surprised if you see books that your child may not usually check out. Did you know BIG THINGS are happening in the Children’s Room at the Summit Free Public Library. They are renovating the room. Read about it here: http://summitlibrary.org/ Please note also the list of Reciprocal Libraries. (look under the About the […]

Does your 3rd want to learn how to do an amazing interview? After we prepare we will interview a former Franklin student who graduated in 1958! Limited to 12 enthusiastic children. This group will meet on Wednesdays in FLIC during lunch and recess. Our first meeting will be after Spring Break. Click here to sign up by April 8th.

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