I want to thank all of you who came to the meeting on Wednesday night and voted in the Executive Board for the 2016-2017 school year. The complete board is: Sheila Cheney, President Christie Engel, Vice-President Kim Leonard, Communications Vice President Rachel Callahan, Assistant Communications Vice President Laura Henry, Treasurer Paula Rush, Assistant Treasurer Betsy Flaim, Volunteer Coordinator  We are all very much looking forward to another great year at Franklin Elementary School, filled with the many activities and assemblies that make the experience at Franklin so special! It will be an especially exciting year as our children will have access to the new outdoor Reading Garden and the opportunity to participate in the school musical. A formal kick-off meeting for the musical will be announced shortly; stay tuned! As a board, we are currently brainstorming our hopes, ideas and goals for next year, and look to share them with you before the year ends. In the meanwhile, if you have any hopes or ideas for the PTO, please feel free to email them to me at smccraith@hotmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you!  I also want to thank Superintendent Chang for joining us. Three highlights from his state […]

Please help us gather next year’s school supplies for the approximately 500 children in need in the Summit Public schools. We are collecting NEW: 1”, 2”, 3” Binders 3-hole Pencil Cases Subject Dividers 2-Pocket Folders Marble Composition Books Loose Leaf Paper (wide and college ruled) Spiral Notebooks (wide and college ruled) 8-Pack Colored Pencils or Thin Markers 3×5 Lined Note Cards #2 Pencils and Erasers Blue, Black & Red Pens Highlighters Glue Sticks Look for Collection Bins by your School Office, at the entrances to St. Teresa’s Church and Memorial Hall, and at 36 Woodland Avenue in Summit. Questions? Email us at ccssummit@gmail.com. Thank you! Sponsored by Bridges and Christ Church Society

Order your 2016-2017 School Supply Kits here! The PTO is excited to once again offer the opportunity for Franklin families to order their school supplies through the School Kits program. This program not only creates savings for us by ordering in bulk, but also (more so?!) saves us all the time and energy that come with shopping for these supplies ourselves! Go to www.shopttkits.com and enter the number 21280 to order your child’s kit. Remember to select the grade that your child will be in for the 2016-2017 school year. Once you have selected the appropriate grade, you will see the complete list created by the teachers for that grade. Orders are due by June 24th. Kits will be delivered directly to Franklin and the PTO will distribute all kits directly to your child’s classroom for the 1st day of school.  *A small portion of the savings will go to the PTO, in lieu of other small fundraisers, to help us streamline our fundraising efforts.  School Kits Letter