We have successfully made it through a full week of school! Yeah to us! Thank you to our “Back to School Popsicle People:” Susan Huffman, Vandana Rajiv, Suja Natarajan, Bulbul Bhattachanya, Paola Penarete, Line Barlow and Melissa Cooper, who braved the wicked heat to make the first day extra special for our kids. It was a pleasure seeing many of you at the 1st General PTO Meeting on the 2nd day of school. If you missed it, you can find the notes here: (insert link.) Also, you can always find up-to-date PTO news here and on our PTO Bulletin Board, outside the main office in the hallway. Thanks Michelle Goin for decorating it just in time for Back-to-School Night and thanks to all the Class Parents for making BTS Night go off without a hitch! The school year has started off strong and full of positive energy; an indicator of a great year to come! As always, please contact me (smccraith@hotmail.com) or anyone of the board with questions, suggestions, or concerns!

The fair is our biggest fundraiser…but it won’t be fun or a raiser of funds without you! We need 6 volunteers to help get the ball rolling on the fair. You need not be intimidated as we have broken the fair down into manageable size leadership positions, all of which work together as a team: general logistics (2), silent auction (2), children’s raffle (1), and games(1)! And, our former chairpeople as well as the PTO Executive Board are here to support you and help you. Email Betsy at elizabethflaim@yahoo.com sharing that you are ready to support Franklin in a fun way or email Rachel Callahan at rachelrcallahan@verizon.net with questions. 

The weekend of February 10th, 2017 is going to be fun-filled and having us all laughing as we watch our 4th & 5th graders amaze us on stage in an OGRE-sized way! “I am a Believer” that it will be a “Big, Bright Beautiful World” at Franklin this winter as we bring “SHREK JR” to life! With a large cast and a fun song list with some great lessons (eh, hem, like being a “Morning Person” which maybe will help get our kids to school easier?!) this year’s musical is going to be fantastic! Come to our first informational meeting, Wednesday, September 28th at 8:45 in the Franklin Cafeteria to learn about the Producer/Director and team we have hired as well as to learn about all of the opportunities for children and parents. Questions? Email Sheila at smccraith@hotmail.com