Franklin Elementary School

Good morning everyone, Each year we celebrate the end of another successful school year with our annual Franklin School Field Day. This year our field day is scheduled for Friday, May 17th (rain date Friday, May 31st) and is held at Penders Field in Stratford. Today, I am sending home to you a PERMISSION SLIP and EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM that must be completed for every student. This is a mandatory request as we will be providing transportation to and from Franklin/Penders. Please return these forms to your classroom teachers. Later in the week I will be sending home the LUNCH FORM from Sodexo...which will also be returned to your child's teacher. Questions? Please email me at meyersj@stratk12.org Regards, Mr. Meyers Health Education and Physical Education

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR Mar 18 - Mar 22 Dear Franklin Family, Get Ready! The SPRING Scholastic Book Fair starts Monday, March 18th until Friday, March 22nd. The bookfair is a special tradition and a unique opportunity for all of our Franklin Falcons to explore new publications and gain more interest in reading. Each classroom will visit the fair twice. Your classroom teacher will share the days that their students will visit the fair. *** Last year many parents used the e-Wallet. The e-Wallet is a digital Wallet that parents set-up for their kids. If you are interested, take a moment before the Fair starts to set up your eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Click on the link below to add $ to the your kids' e-wallet. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5492968

You are invited to visit our 6th grade- Black History Living Wax Museum Friday, 2/23! Kids should come dressed in their "costumes", or be prepared to change before the museum. They are welcome to bring props to add to their displays. Ex: basketballs, microphones, etc. Please feel free to pop in to see our notable Black History Month figures come to life! The visit will only be about 20 minutes. When: Friday, February 23, 2023 Time: 10-12:30 pm Where: Franklin School Gym

Congratulations to the KINDERGARTENERS who came in 1st Place for the Penny Competition!!! We will be coordinating with the homeroom teachers to plan their Pizza Party Prize! Runners up were the 6th Grade! Amazing job FALCONS! You all put in the teamwork and made this the most successful competition yet!!! Enjoy your short week and all the fun that is planned!!!

Don't forget to get ready for the Penny Competition starting Monday, 1/29/24! Gather all of your loose change to battle for a class pizza party! Earn points by putting all pennies and bills in your falcon's class jar! Reduce your competing classes' points by putting all nickles, dimes, and quarters into their jars! Helpful Tip: Separate the positive points versus negative for your falcons before school. This way, they understand which coins need to be placed in a separate class's jar! The class with the highest points win a PIZZA PARTY!!! Let the games begin!!!

Good morning Franklin Families, Please be advised that we conducted a practice lock-down drill today. I'm happy to report that all staff and students followed the appropriate steps quickly, safely, and quietly.

It's that time of year again! Gather all of your loose change to battle for a class pizza party! Earn points by putting all pennies and bills in our falcon's class jar! Reduce your competing classes' points by putting all nickles, dimes, and quarters into their jars! Helpful Tip: Separate the positive points versus negative for your falcons before school. This way, they understand which coins need to be placed in a separate class's jar! The class with the highest points win a PIZZA PARTY!!! Games begin Monday, January 29th and end Friday, February 2nd! Let the games begin!!!

Crazy Hair Day is this Friday- January 26th Bring $1 to wear your craziest, wackiest hairstyle! All proceeds benefit the 6th grade class.

🚨 SAVE THE DATE & REGISTER🚨 We are super excited to announce our first annual Franklin's Sunday Skate Funday, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 25th from 12:30 - 1:45pm at THE SPORTS CENTER OF CT! Address: 784 River Rd Route 110, Shelton, CT 06484 Share with all of your family and friends to join the fun! All you have to do is pre-register online by 10am, 2/25/24! Cannot wait to see you all there!!! https://sportscenterct.formstack.com/forms/franklinelementaryskateday

Dear Franklin Families, We are looking forward our first PTO meeting of year ! Please join us virtually on Tuesday, January 23rd at 7:30. We will talk about future events and different ideas to create memorable memories for our brilliant Falcons ! Please join the fun, we would love to hear from you ! Franklin's PTO Meeting Tuesday, January 23 · 7:30 – 8:30pm Time zone: America/New_York Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vbh-gbqd-gpf Or dial: ‪(US) +1 413-659-8580‬ PIN: ‪109 917 885‬# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vbh-gbqd-gpf?pin=4112231659012 See you soon !

Good Morning Franklin Families, Winterfest our winter musical celebration will take place December 21st at 10 a.m. This will feature performances by k-4 students. Hope to see you there!

Arrival time is 8:30-8:45. Please be aware that our staff is not on duty to supervise children until 8:30 and therefore, any child that arrives without an adult with them is unsupervised. For safety purposes we ask that children arrive on school grounds no sooner than 8:30, unless they are attending a morning club.

🚨🚨 🎞 📽🚨🚨 Grinchmas Movie Night is coming to our gymnasium! Date: Friday, December 15, 2023 Time: Movie starts at 5:45 pm PROMPTLY *Cheese pizza available through pre-order via attached form and CASH BY WED., 12/13/23 School EOD. Send the completely filled out form with cash in a seeled envelope, including yours and your falcon's name and teacher to school with your falcon. Slices will be a typical large slice.* Come with your family or bring the kids for a fun Friday evening. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Chairs will be set up from the halfway point to the back of the gym to allow the kids to gather on blankets (brought by you) close in front of the big screen. All attendees can enjoy hot chocolate with their admission, pre-ordered cheese pizza and on-site drinks (water, kool aid jammers, soda), and snacks (popcorn, candy) available for purchase.. All items are $3 and under. Admission is first come, first serve. Therefore, it's ideal to submit your event order forms to school as soon as possible prior to Wed, 12/13/23. Walk-ins may be available depending on the amount of attendees we receive in advance. We're looking for volunteers to help with decorations for this event, as well as future. If you are able to assist us making these functions over the top for our children, please use the below link to sign up. In order to keep planning these fun opportunities, we need more hands. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FACAC2EABFACE9-46394907-franklin Thank you, all! Jade & Kirsty

Candy Cane Grams for sale! [Sold from December 4th- 20th] All grams will be delivered 12.22 $1 for one flavored candy cane Send to your son or daughter! Send to your grandson or granddaughter! Send to a friend! All proceeds benefit the sixth grade!

Hello Families We hope that you can join us for our next PTO Meeting. When : Wednesday, November 29 · 7:00 – 8:00pm Video call link: https://meet.google.com/yim-eftn-opf Or dial: ‪(US) +1 641-632-2109‬ PIN: ‪881 843 348‬# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/yim-eftn-opf?pin=8035824275365

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!🥧

Our Franklin Family feels grateful for the sacrifices of our veterans and their families. Their commitment to our country and our freedom is inspiring ❤️ Our students and staff welcomed a terrific group of veterans and we demonstrated our appreciation with a delicious lunch, beautiful artwork and an unforgettable assembly! All veterans introduced themselves to our students and shared where they served. Many veterans present were Franklin students in the 1950s!! It was a beautiful moment ❤️ our veterans loved every second and enjoyed visiting our school and our brilliant Falcons ❤️

Dear Families, Our wonderful Ms. Shana Alves informed me about the Great Thanksgiving Proiect. This year, Bridgeport Rescue Mission is aiming to serve more than 7,000 families in Connecticut. Families and individuals who register for the project will be receiving a turkey and bags of fixings for their Thanksgiving dinners for free. Parents just need to sign up and show up on time. Here is the link : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-thanksgiving-project-tickets-723539796007 Pick up date : Thursday, November 16 · 2 - 6pm OR Friday, November 17 · 10am - 2pm Pick Up Location : Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater 500 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 Thank you Ms.Alves

today is an early dismissal at 12:30

Dear Franklin Families, K-2 students will be making a craft next month that requires empty paper towel rolls. If you could please send in your family's empty paper towel rolls for the next few weeks, we would appreciate it!