After School Winter Enrichment 2018 The Franklin PTO is excited to present our six week After School Winter Enrichment program. You’ll find an interesting mix of STEM, art and fitness classes for all grade levels in the below flyer. Like prior years the program will run after school at Franklin from 3pm – 4:15pm. Unlike prior years we will NOT require parent chaperones in the classrooms. You may notice a slight increase in price from last year and this is because the enrichment company will be providing a daily chaperone to help with attendance and dismissal. We hope you find this a welcome change. Registration will take place on the company’s website www.alphabestexplorations.com starting on Monday, January 29th at 8pm. Class sizes are limited and will fill up quickly. Franklin Elementary Enrichment Schedule   Financial Aid is available.  Please contact Marty in the main office by Friday, 1/26 to enroll. Please contact Michelle Andrews (michelleandrews67@yahoo.com), Enrichment Coordinator or myself (cbengel@gmail.com) with any questions. Christie Engel PTO President

Congratulations to 5th grader Caroline Alberta whose design was selected for the cover of our Beauty and the Beast JR. Playbill! Thank you to all of the students who took the time to submit designs. “Be Our Guest” this upcoming weekend at Franklin’s production of Beauty and the Beast JR! Our 4th and 5th graders are putting a show on that you won’t want to miss. Tickets remain for Saturday, February 10th at 7pm and Sunday, February 11th at 3pm. Tickets can be purchased at www.franklinbeautyandthebeast.brownpapertickets.com  (if the link doesn’t work, try using your computer instead of phone) We do not plan on selling tickets at the door so buy your tickets now!

Purchase a DVD or Flash Drive of Franklin School’s Production of           Cost – $25 If you purchase 2 or more – $20 each You may pay in cash or make check out to Barry Schwartz DVD or Flash Drive includes video backstage, the show, and a slide show of still pictures from rehearsal and credits The show will be taped on Saturday February 10th Produced by Barry Schwartz Entertainment – barryschwartzentertainment.com Questions? Contact Samantha Kanter at sskanter@gmail.com **PLEASE RETURN FORM WITH PAYMENT TO SAMANTHA KANTER BY FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16th. There will be a box in school lobby Parents Name Performers Name and Class Address Telephone #                                           Email Number of DVD’s                               Number of Flash Drives Total $    

Wednesday and Thursday January 31st & February 1st 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Class schedule: WED: 8:30 4CH, 9:00 5W, 9:30 3A, 10:00 5P/K, 10:30 3M, 11:00 3S, 1:00 4D, 1:30 2S, 2:00 5R, 2:30 4A THURS: 8:30 2W, 9:00 3SH, 9:30 2SL, 10:00 1C, 10:30 2A, 11:00 4CR, 1:00 1M, 1:30 1S, 2:00 5L Evening Session Wednesday 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Book Fair is the perfect opportunity to encourage your child’s love of reading—just in time for Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget to check out our teachers’ wish lists! You are encouraged to come and shop with your children. Thank you for your support! www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0F4FAFAE22ABF49-franklin1 

Advertisement Space Available in Musical Program  If you have a business that you would like to promote within the greater Franklin Community, please consider placing an ad in the playbill for this year’s musical, Beauty and the Beast JR. Over 500 programs will be distributed at three sold out shows over the February 9th weekend providing a fabulous opportunity to showcase your business. Full Page Black & White – $250 –7 ½” H x 4 ½” W Half Page Black & White – $150 –3 5/8” H x 4 ½ W Please submit artwork absolutely no later than Friday, January 26th by emailing Sheila at FranklinElementaryMusical@gmail.com Design Formats for Submission – Ads with Special Fonts and Pictures must be submitted as JPEGS. – Ads with text only (standard fonts) must be submitted as Word Document or Google Doc. Thank you for your support!

The PTO sponsored assembly by the Story Pirates on Friday afternoon was a perfect way to end a snowy week.  The performers acted out plays written by students in 4th, 3rd, 5th and even a kindergartner at others schools in the NY/NJ area.  Thanks to an SEF grant, the Story Pirates will come back to Franklin to work with our 2nd graders on writing their own stories.  This will culminate in another Story Pirates performance where they act out the plays written by our very own students.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. Poster Contest             Attention 4th and 5th Grade Students! Your artistic talents are needed to design the poster for the Franklin School musical! Designs are due Monday, January 22nd (no exceptions). Drawing Details: 1 Must be on white 8.5×11 paper, vertical positioning ONLY, leaving a BLANK one inch border around all four edges 2 Design can be anything you think represents the show but MUST include the  title exactly as follows: Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. 3 Design must include at the top, above artwork: Franklin Elementary School presents 4 Design must include somewhere the dates: February 9th, 10th, & 11th    *   Can use markers or colored pencils  (artwork will be printed in color) We will choose one lucky winner and turn your artwork into our publicity poster and playbill cover!!!  Here is the logo for inspiration: Please submit all designs directly in the “Beauty and the Beast” Poster box in the front lobby by January 22nd.  Questions?  Contact Michelle Goin mgoin@earthlink.net