FES Weekly Update - April 26, 2024
School Community Events:
Friday, April 26th - Class of 2024 Comedy Night - See the attached flyer!!
Tuesday, April 30th - Pajama Day!!! - With a voluntary donation that will support the Franklin PTO and the Playground Project - Led by Principal for the Day, Kendall Stockton. A donation of any amount qualifies students to participate in The Great Cheese Ball Challenge. Rules will be explained on Monday. This does not involve eating. :)
Tuesday, April 30th - BoF Special Meeting, 7 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, May 1st - BoE Special Meeting, 3:30 p.m., FES Library
Saturday, May 4th - PTO Tropical Trail 5K Run - See below
Sunday, May 5th, 10 a.m. - Walk to Cure Arthritis - See below
May 6-10th - Teacher Appreciation Week Sponsored by the PTO
Monday, May 6th - Spring Picture Day! - Optional
Wednesday, May 8th, 7 p.m. - Norwich Tech Presentation at our BoE Meeting - ALL INVITED, especially our 6th and 7th graders, who will soon be thinking about their high school choice!
Thursday, May 9th - Teacher Appreciation Day!
Monday, May 13th at 6:30 p.m. - Grades 2-4 Spring Chorus Concert
Wednesday, May 22nd at 6:30 p.m. - Grades 4-8 Spring Band Concert
Wednesday, May 22 - Franklin Friends - Patriot Necklace Collaborative
Friday, May 24 - New Flag Raising Ceremony - Memorial Day Ceremony - Whole School
Friday, May 31st - PRE-K Moving Up Ceremony!
Wednesday, June 5th - FES Awards Ceremony @ 9 a.m.
Friday, June 7th - FES FIELD DAY!
Saturday, June 22 - Community Playground Build
FES News and Updates:
Grade 7 Parent Letter - Meeting Notes for 24-25! - Click Here!
Please continue to email FESOffice@franklinschoolct.org regarding attendance, tardies, transportation changes, and absences.
Please send any additions to the FES Weekly Update to FESAdmin@franklinschoolct.org. The updates will be emailed to all staff, families, the BoE, town officials, and will be posted on the school's Facebook page and website.
Teacher Appreciation Week is 5/6-5/10. PTO will be putting together a week full of treats for our amazing teachers and staff, but we need your help! Please look over the sign-up below for details and help us show our gratitude to our awesome teachers and staff! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4BA5AF2EABFA7-49261509-festeacher Thank you!!! The FES PTO, Inc
LINKS:
The Patriot Press (FES Facebook Page)
The FES Lunch Menu - May 2024 Included
Report Bullying or School Safety Concerns
FES 2024-2025 Approved Calendar
Graduation Dates:
Wednesday, June 12th at 7:15 p.m. - FES GRADE 8 GRADUATION!
Thursday, June 13th - Lyman Memorial Graduation
Thursday, June 13th - NFA Graduation
Friday, June 14th - NFA Graduation Rain Date
Friday, June 14th - Last Day of School
Smarter Balanced Assessment Dates:
Grades 6-8: April 29 - May 8 (4 or 5 morning sessions)
Grades 3-5: May 13 - May 21 (4 or 5 morning sessions)
Our STEAM programming this month includes Legos and Snap Circuits, Sports Game Creations, Architectural Design with Dominos, Digital Music, and Cooking. One of our groups is creating Friendship Bracelets for an enrichment activity during STEAM Block. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Technology.
For our Earth Day activity, grades 3-5 did a collaborative ELA Escape Room to learn about the importance of Earth Day. After completing the Escape Room they earned the supplies for a "stained glass" Earth project to take home!
Thank you to the Climate Committee, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Groves, and Mrs. Brandon for organizing our town meeting this month. Below are our Students of the Month for Unified Arts for February, March, and April. Unified Arts are Art, Music, Physical Education, Technology, and Performing Arts.
Liam, Robert, and Larson are warming up for Pickleball. The upper grades are all learning how to play Pickleball in their current Physical Education Unit.
Nurse's Corner - Ingredients
The Recipe
C. 24-25 BoE Proposed Estimated Itemized Expenses