2nd grade registration still OPEN!  1st grade clinic is FULL. Dates:  May 16, 19 & 20 (Monday, Thursday, Friday) 1st Grade Clinic:  Second Recess (right after lunch) 2nd Grade Clinic: Third Recess (right after lunch) Come try it out!  Open to boys and girls, at school, during recess.  No experience required!    Sign up online https://goo.gl/VKYptq Questions?  Anna (& Christie) Engel  cbengel@gmail.com * Brought to you Girl Scout Troop 41121, Franklin School, 5th Grade * * Earning the Girl Scout Bronze Award 2016 *

On Thursday, May 19th, all the lost and found items that haven’t been claimed so far will be brought outside during dismissal for a last chance to be claimed before they are donated to the Junior League of Summit.  We will be located in the front lawn of the school from 3-3:30pm. If you have any questions please email Isabel Ribeiro at isabel.ribeirony@gmail.com

Leveling the Playing Field, a non-profit organization that collects and distributes used sports equipment to children who can’t afford their own, is holding a USED/NEW Sports Equipment Drive on Saturday, May 21st from 8 am – 5 pm at Soldiers Memorial Field.  As a Summit Community Team, we can make this event a booming success and help get more children involved in sports who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity! leveling the playing field

Do you have a 3rd Grader that LOVES art? Then this is the choice for you! Ms. Bruns will offer art club as an optional activity for interested third graders during Friday lunch recess periods. We will meet in the art room at 11:30 where you will be invited to bring and eat your lunch.  After eating, we will participate in a teacher directed activity. Some projects might include drawing, crafts, painting, or 3D projects. We will  meet on 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17. An announcement will be made as a reminder. Please sign up by Monday, May 16. Class limit is 20. Students who already participated in the art club will be added to the roster only after other students have had priority. Click Here to Sign Up

A big thank you to the following families who recently donated books to F.L.I.C.: The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle – The Borst Family The Thank You Book – The Patel Family Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic – The Sylvester Family Where Are The Great Pyramids? – The Kelly Family Who Was J.R.R. Tolkien? – The Manasseh Family The Mystery in Chocolate Town: Hershey, Pennsylvania – The Cooper Family Ranger in Tine Long Road to Freedom – The Cooper Family What Are the Summer Olympics? – The Betz Family Demigods & Magicians – The Betz Family Where Is the Brooklyn Bridge? – The Lemme Family Where Is Niagara Falls? – The Przybylko Family Woof: A Bowser and Birdie Novel – The O’Brien Family Nancy Clancy: Star of Stage and Screen – The Hickey Family Dork Diaries: Tales from a not so dorky drama queen – The Siegel Family National Geographic Kids Almanac 2016 – The Siegel Family Who Was Sojourner Truth? – The Den Dunnen Family What in the World? – The Engel Family Ranger in Time – The Engel Family

Pomptonian May newsletter: Parent Newsletter May 2016.

Somerset Patriots are honoring Union County Teachers of the Year at a game on Tuesday, May 3rd. Ms. Stochaj, Franklin’s Teacher of the Year, will receive 30 student vouchers.  Parents will be able to purchase their own tickets. Would you like a voucher? If yes please complete the form. Pre-game ceremony 6:30 PM. Game starts at 7:05 PM. Click HERE for a voucher.

The PTO gives “minions” of thanks to Rachel Callahan and Esther McNulty for pulling together this year’s Franklin Fair – we appreciate all your time and effort!  What a fun day!  Thank you to all the families that volunteered to make this event happen.  Our fair was a huge success and this ensures that next year, your children will experience the high quality author visits and assemblies that they so enjoyed this year!  Thank you all very much!! The PTO also wishes to thank Amanda Grainger and Stacie Collins for researching, identifying and arranging so many wonderful assemblies this year – the most recent being Dancin’ with the Honeybees.  We realize you both have spent many hours finding these programs for the children of Franklin and truly appreciate all you have done to make this year so special!

Watch a brief 2 minute video about the Franklin Fair as created by one of our students! http://video.summit.k12.nj.us/Watch/promofranklinfair2016

The Franklin Fair silent auction is all online this year!  Bidding will begin at 7am on Friday April 29th and will end at 2pm on Saturday, April 30th.  Items will be available for pick up in the cafeteria until 3:30pm on the day of the fair.  After that contact Christie Engel for pick up instructions. Visit https://www.501auctions.com/franklinelementaryschool If you pre-purchase your tickets you will automatically be registered to bid.  If you can’t attend the fair, click “Register” to bid from your mobile phone.

Every family is expected to volunteer for a one hour shift per child (two hours max) for the fair. Shifts 3 & 4 need more volunteers. Click the sign up genius link below for a shift: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4ea4ac29a64-franklin

Be a permanent part of the new outdoor classroom coming to Franklin! We are offering exclusive naming/dedication rights to each of the (4) benches that will create this wonderful new space on our front patio. This new “Outdoor Reading Circle” will offer Franklin students a wonderful chance to enjoy fresh air during school and offer you a wonderful chance to commemorate someone or something special in your life. This is a “Buy It Now” option and buys the bench and the plaque. Entire contribution is tax deductible. Benches to be installed by Fall 2016 (or sooner.) View the auction listing HERE

We need EACH AND EVERY Franklin family to donate a baked good (baked or bought) to the Franklin Fair Cakewalk!! The Cakewalk is a dance game in which winners of each round take home the cake of their choice!!! By the end of Franklin Fair, we have hundreds of winners heading home with amazing desserts in hand! BE CREATIVE!! We love Minions!! (or any theme!!) Please deliver baked goods to cafeteria on Friday, April 29th, 3-4:30 pm, or you can drop off on Franklin Fair day (April 30th) by 10 am to Ms. Watson’s 5th grade classroom. Please LABEL if baked goods have NUTS! (nut free is preferred) THANK YOU FRANKLIN FAMILIES FOR CONTINUING OUR CAKE WALK TRADITION!! THE KIDS ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! Questions? Please contact Kathy DePhillips (kathydephillips@gmail.com) or 908-797-6057 if you have any questions.

It’s never too early to start modeling proper driving techniques for your children.  Read the below newsletter the the Summit High School: Safe Driving Newsletter

The official Franklin Fair 2016 website is “live”!  Visit: https://www.501auctions.com/franklinelementaryschool to purchase your Advanced Tickets and to view Silent Auction items. Advanced ticket packages available through April 28th.  Act now to take advantage of special pricing!