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Tuesday, June 17th- 19thMuseum of Science Star Lab
Wednesday, June 18th Grade K Step Up
Wednesday, June 18th Grade 5 - Cedardale
Wednesday, June 18th Grade 3 Field Trip
Thursday, June 19th Last Day of School (Pre-K & K)
Thursday, June 19th PTO Meeting, Library, 7-9pm
Friday, June 20th Grade 1 Picnic
Friday, June 20th Grade 2 Picnic
Friday, June 20th Grade 4 Picnic
June 20th & June 23rd Kindergarten Screening
Wednesday, June 23rd Grades 1-4 Step Up
Tuesday, June 24th Last Day of School – 11:40am Dismissal
Monthly Minutes - June 2008
UPCOMING EVENTS….
>Dragon Dreams is Published!
Dragon Dreams, the Franklin School’s 3rd annual whole-school arts magazine, is now available in a full-color PDF file format. This magazine includes more than 100 entries of poetry, artwork, short stories, collage and photography from students in kindergarten through 5th grade. All grades are represented! Next year Dragon Dreams will go green and become a website-only publication, with two colorful issues, tentative publication dates of December 2008 and May 2009. If you are a kindergartner through 4th grader, consider contributing your original creative work to this school-wide publication next year. Deadlines are November 1, February 1, and April 1. Contact Franklin parent Karen Lunny at 978-682-1583 for more information.
Franklin School Spring 2008 Franklin Flyer
Download the Spring 2008 edition of the Franklin Flyerhere! All back issues of the student-written Franklin Flyer newspaper are now available online. Our staff of third through fifth grade reporters works hard to write and take photographs for each issue. Enjoy!
Announcing the 2008-2009 PTO Executive Board
We are pleased to announce the new PTO Executive Board for the coming school year: Taking on the positions of Co-Presidents are Colleen Dias, Gerry-Lynn Darcy and Kathleen Yonchak.Wendy Kahn and Jenn Scarpa will be returning to the PTO Board in a new role as Co-Vice Presidents.Denise Balaguer will be remaining in the position of PTO Secretary, and joining current PTO Treasurer, Jen Killilea will be Dena Paris who will be taking the position of Assistant Treasurer. We would like to thank all the board members, volunteers, and staff who dedicated their time and efforts over the past two years and allowed us to accomplish so much for our school.
Franklin Night at Beijing
Kick off the end of the school year and join us for our last community fundraiser on Tuesday, June 10th from 5 – 9PM at the new Beijing Restaurant on Rte 125. Dine in, take out, purchase a gift certificate or have dinner delivered to your door by Paramount Delivery Service, Inc, owned by Franklin parent, Jose Cora. Experience the great family atmosphere while enjoying exotic foods and drinks including Chinese, Japanese, Sushi Bar and the famous Teppanyaki Dinners cooked by chefs at your own table! 10% of the evening’s proceeds from both Beijing Restaurant and Paramount Delivery Service will be given to the PTO. Visit www.paramountdeliveryservice.com for additional information.
Recycle Your Crocs!!!
The FranklinSchool, with the help of the Student Council, is trying a new fundraiser called Soles United. Instead of wasting or throwing away old or worn down crocs, bring them to school to be recycled and then donated to needy children around the world. Our fundraiser will run from Tuesday, May 27th until Friday, June 13th. Thank you for your support! Please note we can only accept Crocs brand shoes.
Jack M. and Tommy R.
Fourth grade Student Council Members
Clean Out Your Bookshelves!
A special request is going out to all Franklin families regarding the Trading Trolley. We are in need of all levels of books to restock the shelves (chapter books, picture books, science books, research books, etc.). Please donate your old books!!! Clean out those bookshelves and bring the books into school for someone else to enjoy!
IBM Matching Grants Program
The IBM Matching Grants Program allows IBM employees and retirees to request the donation of PC equipment to K-12 schools, while contributing to the donation. The IBM donated computers must be used to improve the quality of education in math, science, reading/language skills and computer literacy. One IBM donor can submit an order form, or a group of IBM donors can submit an order form jointly. An IBM donor, or group of IBM donors, is required to donate 20% of the suggested retail price of a particular prepackaged computer, and IBM will contribute the balance. Hence, the M57 ThinkCentre costs $198.00 ($991.00 retail), and a Thinkpad (T61) costs only $310.00 ($1,552 retail). If there are IBM employees and retirees who would like to participate in the IBM Matching Grants Program for Franklin, kindly send Pam Lathrop an email
at lathropp@northandover.k12.ma.us.
KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT…
Bracelets in Support of Joey Middlemiss
The Franklin School PTO has purchased the “Lance Armstrong” type bracelets in support of Joey Middlemiss. Joey is the son of one of our Kindergarten teachers, Kate Middlemiss. Joey Middlemiss was born on May 31, 2007 with a rare and critical heart condition which causes his weak heart to pump much less effectively and efficiently. He is on a number of cardiac medications to aid his heart function, but may require a transplant in the near future. His cardiac issue has also lead to a number of feeding issues. He requires 24 hour medical care, and as a result has spent much of his life in the hospital. Kate’s husband Scott is a teacher in Groton. Anyone who has been lucky enough to have their children in Kate or Scott’s classrooms will tell you they are exceptional people whose overwhelming generosity and dedication to children has enriched many lives. If you would like to make a donation by check, please make it payable to the Joseph Middlemiss Fund. All those that make a donation will receive a bracelet showing their support.
FOLLOW-UP ON PAST EVENTS…
Franklin Night at Keys Grille
Thank you to all the Franklin friends and families who joined us at the Keys Grille for our May community fundraiser, it was a terrific success! Thank you also to Erin andKevin O’Loughlin for so generously donating 20% of the evening’s proceeds to ourschool and for being such gracious hosts.
Box Tops Update
Great job collecting Box Tops this year! The FranklinSchool has earned over $600just from saving and sending in Box Tops! Please continue to save these labels over the summer so we can continue to raise our total. Since this program started our school has earned over $5000! Don't recycle those labels, it will be money wasted that can help to support our children’s school! Please join me in sending congratulations to the 2nd graders! You saved the most labels this year and will be rewarded with a special cold treat one day soon!
WOW! It is hard to believe that this is the last full week of school. Where does the time go? This year has been filled with many memories we have grown together, learned together and had fun together.
It has been my joy and pleasure to spend this year as your principal and to create memories with you.
Mrs. Julie Faye, grade 3 teacher and Mrs. Mary Louise Purcell grade 5 teacher are retiring this year. Mrs. Faye has spent the past 25+ years teaching in North Andover and Mrs. Purcell has spent the past 11 years. They have been valuable members of our staff and they certainly touched the lives of those students who passed through their classrooms. They always had high expectations for their students and themselves and they helped children see through hard work and perseverance you can achieve wonderful things. We will certainly miss Mrs. Faye and Mrs. Purcell and we wish them all the best as they head to a new phase in their lives.
Next year the FranklinSchool will have 19 K-5 classrooms. We will be adding an additional session of ½ day kindergarten. Third grade will add an additional classroom and second will reduce by 1 classroom.
Mrs. Morrison will be moving to grade one in the fall, Miss Long will be moving to grade three and Mrs. O’Loughlin will be joining grade five.
We will be hiring an AM ½ day kindergarten teacher and Mrs. Elliot will be teaching the PM ½ day session of kindergarten. Mrs. Elliot will be on maternity leave from September to December, we are in the process of hiring a long-term substitute for her position. We wish her and her family all the best.
Mrs. Middlemiss will be returning to full day kindergarten and job sharing with Mrs. Simons.
We currently have 2 positions open in grade 3 and anticipate filling them soon.
A FEW REMINDERS:
Fee Schedule for Busing for 2008-2009
Payments postmarked or received on or before July 15, 2008, the discounted fee is $270.00
Payments postmarked or received between July 16 and August 25, 2008, the fee is $300.00
Payments received after August 15, 2008, the increased fee is $330.00
Class placements for the 2008-2009 school year will be posted on the school doors on Friday, August 15th. If for security reasons, your child’s name cannot be published on this list, please send me a letter before the last day of school.
Report Cards will be given out on Thursday, June 19th for students in kindergarten and on Tuesday, June 24th for students in grades 1-5. No reports are released until the last day of school. If your child will not be attending school on their last scheduled day you may supply a self-addressed stamped envelope and we will put the report in the mail or you may pick up the report card in the office after the last day of school.
As the year comes to a close, I would like to thank each and every Franklin family for your cooperation in helping to keep our school healthy and safe this year. If your child has any changes in health status over the summer, please be sure to let me know at the beginning of the year next year, and provide any documentation of immunizations or follow-up referrals with vision or hearing specialists so that your child’s health record can be kept up to date. If your child has a life-threatening food allergy or other condition requiring an Emergency Health Care Plan, or will be receiving medication at school next year, the appropriate forms need to be completed over the summer and received on or before the first day of school in September. Please see me before the last day of school in order to obtain the appropriate forms and to pick up any medications that were kept in the health office during the school year. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy a relaxing, safe and fulfilling summer.
On June 3rd, Dr. Ann Densmore, speech and language consultant and clinical therapist for children with disabilities will speak about her most recent book “Helping Children withAutism Become More Social” and discuss strategies utilizing play to foster communication in all children with special needs, not only those with autism. Join us from 7 to 9PM in the Lecture Hall at the NorthAndover High School to learn more about this critical topic.
North Andover Foundation for Education News
The North Andover Foundation for Education is pleased to announce its upcoming fund raising programs. The first annual Shop North Andover will take place on Tuesday, June 10th. Many local businesses have committed to donate a portion of their proceeds on that day to NAFE. Look for upcoming information on participating businesses, and shop locally and support our schools.SAVE THE DATE!! The third annual “Walk forKids” will held this year at Smolak Farm on Sept. 14. This promises to be a fun filled day for the entire family! The Foundation continues to grow and develop. There are board positions which will be opening this June. If you have an interest in joining in these important efforts in any way, please contact Sue Donato at donato@northandoverfoundation.org.
Announcing the Smart Fund
The North Andover Foundation forEducation, NAFE, is pleased to announce their new SMART Fund to benefit the arts in the North Andover Public Schools. Formed in partnership with Smolak Farm, proceeds from this fund will be directed toward initiatives for the art, music and drama programs. Donations to NAFE's general fund may be made by mail, checks payable to NAFE or online via PAYPAL on our website www.northandoverfoundation.org. Donations to the SMART Fund should be mailed at this time, checks made payable to NAFE, and please indicate SMART Fund on the memo line.
Sports Registration Information
North Andover Youth Hockey - Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey
North Andover Youth Hockey - Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey programs are accepting registration for the 2008/2009 season. If your child is interested in participating in either program, please visit our web site at www.knighthockey.org or you can e-mail Lou Capobianco at lkcap@aol.com for information.
NASA Fall 2008 Registration
Register for the North Andover Soccer Association (NASA) 2008 fallseason using our popular on-line registration system found on our web site at www.nasoccer.com. Returning or new members may register for the fall 2008 season using this link. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the extremely low number of walk in registrations for this past spring season, NASA will only be accepting On Line registration for the fall season and future seasons. If you
have any questions or issues please contact the registrar, Peter Karalis, at registrar@nasoccer.com. After June 9, 2008, NASA will only be accepting late registrations (with late fee) via the on-line registration system until team rosters are filled.
North Andover Booster Club On-Line Registration
North Andover Booster Club on-line registration is open for the following sports. Please visit the North Andover Booster Club website at www.eteamz.com/nabc for more information and to register.
Track & Field Grades 5 - 8 Open Now through 4/22 *NEW
Football Grades 5 - 8 Open 4/1 through 6/30
Cheering Grades 5 - 8 Open 4/1 through 5/31
Field Hockey Grades 5 - 8 Open 4/1 through 6/30
North Andover Booster Club Little League
On-line registration is now open for the 2008 baseball season at www.nayouthbaseball.org. Players between the ages of 5 and 16 as of April 30, 2008 are eligible. Our new web site offers fast, convenient, and secure registration for both new and returning players.
The Franklin School PTO is excited to introduce the Scrips Program. Now you can help raise funds for the Franklin School without spending any additional money. When you participate in a Scrips Program, you purchase gift cards/certificates to stores or vendors that you would regularly shop, such as grocery stores, restaurants, clothing stores and even gas stations. For every gift card purchased from our Scrips vendor, the Franklin School will earn a percentage of that card (averaging 8%).
For more information, including the Franklin School PTO Scrips Order Form and a partial list of participating vendors, please click here.
Schoolpop
Franklin School is enrolled in SchoolPop, allowing you to shop online year-round AND benefit Franklin School, without spending an extra cent!
Please go to http://www.schoolpop.com and click on "Join", enter your information and become a Schoolpop Supporter!
Franklin School can earn up to 40% of every purchase, at absolutely no cost to the school or the supporters. Schoolpop has over 300 participating online merchants, including Land’s End, LL Bean, Barnes & Noble, The Gap, Drugstore.com and many more. Go to Schoolpop.com, sign up, designate Franklin as your school, and then start shopping at any of the linked merchants and any purchases you make will earn rebates for the school. You will pay what you’d normally pay, but help fund raise for Franklin, painlessly! You can even sign up for a reminder service that will remind you to enter through the Schoolpop site if you forget and go directly to a merchant’s web site. (You can’t retroactively have rebates applied – you must start at the Schoolpop site).
Genevieve Fundraising all year
Genevieve's Fall Fundraiser starts September 14 and ends September 28! Family and friends can support our school during the fundraiser or year-round by ordering on-line at www.genevieves.com and having the products shipped directly to them. At checkout, be sure to use ourschool number - 2986 - which will allow the Franklin PTO to receive up to 50% of the total sale. Your child also receives credit for any order placed during this Fall Fundraiser!
Don’t Throw It Away…Raise Funds Today!!
Last year the PTO raised over $200 from your empty inkjet and laser cartridges, used cell phones, laptops and PDAs. Send in items with all accessories and power cords. See the CartridgesForKids web site for more details, including a list of the items that can be recycled, or contact Patty Bartfay.
Send in your General Mills BOX TOPS
Our BOX TOPS for Education collection box (in the front hall) is waiting to be filled with the BOX TOPS you collect all year! Please bring in your BOX TOPS now. Last year we raised almost $900!
NEW "BOX TOPS for Education" BOOSTER CLUB - Go to www.boxtops4education.com, sign up and designate the Franklin School. Members enjoy money-saving coupons from General Mills and affiliated companies, and access to the Box Tops Marketplace. Up to eight percent of your qualifying online purchases go back to the Franklin School. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends are all welcome to join and help earn cash for our school! Since its launch in 1996, Box Tops for Education has donated over $90 million to America's schools, including a record $23 million last year.
Keep those BOX TOPS – and now LABELS, too – coming!
The Franklin School PTO is now collecting Tyson’s Project A+ labels – each label is worth 24 cents!! Save the end labels from packages of Tyson products and send them in with your Box Topsfor Education.
Monthly Minutes is published at the first of each month featuring PTO news and activities, a principal report and other relevant news. If you have something you would like published in Monthly Minutes please email the Monthly Minutes editor, Deena Zimmerman no later than noon on the Friday prior to publication.
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There are a lot of reasons as to why you should sign up to receive Monthly Minutes and other important notices via e-mail. This year we are keeping Monthly Minutes to one page (both sides). Franklin PTO and school notices get first billing. Only if there is room do we print other “town wide” info. If you’ve signed up to receive Monthly Minutes via e-mail, you would have already received this week’s COMPLETE VERSION!! So, what are you waiting for? Subscribe today at the link below.
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Franklin School is enrolled in SchoolPop, allowing you to shop online year-round AND benefit Franklin School, without spending an extra cent!
