FES Weekly Update - March 29, 2024

School Community Events:

• Friday, March 29th - Good Friday, NO SCHOOL!

• Tuesday, April 2nd - First Track & Field Practice

• Monday, April 1st - Q3 Grades Close

• Monday, April 1st - Friday, April 4th - FES Book Fair II

• Wednesday, April 3rd - Paraprofessional's Day

• Wednesday, April 3rd - Franklin Friends School Community Event

• Wednesday, April 3rd @ 7 pm - FES BoE Meeting 

•  Friday, April 5th - Report Cards

• April Break! April 8th - 12th

• FES Town Meeting @ 8:45 a.m.

• Friday, April 26th - Class of 2024 Comedy Night - See the attached flyer!!

• Saturday, May 4th - PTO Tropical Trail 5K Run 

• May 6-10th - Teacher Appreciation Week Sponsored by the PTO

• Thursday, May 9th - Teacher Appreciation Day!

• Monday, May 13th at 6:30 p.m. - Grades 2, 3 and 4 Spring Concert

• Friday, May 31st - PRE-K Moving Up Ceremony!

• Wednesday, June 5th - FES Awards Ceremony @ 9 a.m.

• Friday, June 7th - FES FIELD DAY!

• 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

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SBA - Smarter Balanced Assessment Dates 

• Grades 6-8: April 29 - May 8 (4 or 5 morning sessions within this time frame)

• Grades 3-5: May 13 - May 21 (4 or 5 morning sessions within this time frame)

FES News and Updates:

• The FES 2024-2025 Proposed Budget Presentation will take place next Wednesday, April 3 at 7 PM in the school library.  The proposal will maintain the current programming for students, the addition of a half-time math interventionist, the shift from a technology class to a STEM/Innovation program, and state and federal expense requirements for tuition and services for our Franklin students.   

• First FES Track & Field Practice, Tuesday, April 2, after school - Open to all students Grades 5-8; Sign up with Ms. Franchetti at school on Monday if you have not done so, yet.  If you have any questions, contact Coach Holmberg, at aholmberg@franklinschoolct.org - NEW

• Please email FESOffice@franklinschoolct.org regarding attendance, tardies, transportation changes, and absences. 

•  The Book Fair II is next week!!!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be here from Monday, April 1st through Friday, April 5th.  We are looking for volunteers to help throughout the duration of the fair.  Monday the 1st will be the teacher/student preview day.  The Book Fair will be open for purchases from 8:30 am until 3:30 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Volunteers are especially needed on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday due to my lack of availability on those days.  If you can help during any of these times, please contact Jennifer Andrew at jandrew@franklinschoolct.org or 860-933-7769 (text preferred, especially during school hours).  

• SATURDAY MORNING ART PROGRAM AT NFA - We take students in grades 1-8; with sessions throughout the year. Each session runs for about 10 weeks and costs $150. Our third session, of which registration is open for now, begins on March 3rd, 2024, and runs until May 18th.  Classes either run from 8:45 am - 10:15 or 10:30 - 12. We host an art show in the Converse Art Gallery on campus in March. More info, including sign-ups, can be found here via our website. There is also an informational flyer attached!!

• KINDERGARTEN - Kindergarten enrollment requirements have changed for the 2024-2025 school year. According to Public Act 23-208, students must now be five years old by September 1, 2024, to enroll in Kindergarten (previously, it was by December 31). Please feel free to contact Lori Goldstein, Director of Special Education, at lgoldstein@franklinschoolct.org if you have any questions or need to schedule a Kindergarten Developmental Assessment for your child for the 2024-2025 School Year.

PRESCHOOL - If you have a child who was born in 2020 or 2021, please call the main office or email Lori Goldstein at lgoldstein@franklinschoolct.org with your child's name and D.O.B. so that we can add you to our mailing list for preschool.  Even if you do not plan on sending your child to preschool here at FES next year, please still reach out to us so that we have your information.

• FES PTO Sponsored 3RD ANNUAL HOOP ACADEMY SUMMER SLAM 2024 at FES! Click here for information and the registration form

• Spring Break Soccer Camp at Connecticut College

See the attached flyer for more information!!

• Summer Youth Day Camp: Weeks of July 8th, July  15th, & August 5th - Eastern Youth Soccer Camp - See the flyer below.

• Please send any additions to the FES Weekly Update to FESAdmin@franklinschoolct.org. From now on, the updates will be emailed to all staff and families, the BoE, and town officials and posted on the school's Facebook page and website. 

• The Patriot Press (FES Facebook Page)

• The FES Website

• The FES Lunch Menu

• The FES Event Calendar