Franklin Elementary School

Our final Character Education Assembly included a puppet show, flag day celebrations, America's 250th birthday celebrations, Spotlight on Good Character winners and a sea of red white and blue!

More Harlem Wizards!

The PTO fundraiser for the Jake Tooley and the Siya Singla Scholarships took on a new form this year. Instead of a staff volleyball game, the staff played the Harlem Wizards in a basketball game! What was clear after the game was that teachers should keep their day jobs, but raising money for a good cause is a lot of fun! What a great community event! Thank you to the PTO for organizing and sponsoring this fun night!

The 4th Grade Bike Rodeo, conducted by EZ Ride, is a great event for students to learn about bike safety. Students learn how to check to ensure their helmet is on correctly, their tires are pumped up correctly and their brakes are working well. Then they practice using hand signals and maneuvering their bikes on a course that is set up. Fun and educational!

The Student Council's Donations and Drives Committee, with the support of Mrs. Topping, Mrs. Pfeffer and Mrs. Bloch, made over 350 sandwiches for St. Joseph's. This was part of the PTO's Community Service gift to the 5th grade class. The remainder of the donation will be given to St. Hubert's Animal Shelter. Great work everyone!

Our third graders had a visit from the librarian of the Westfield Public Library. She shared information about the summer reading club- a great way to stay engaged and reading when school is out!

We are having a writing celebration in 1H!

We are celebrating our writing in 1D!

Our fourth graders enjoyed a BOT assembly thanks to our PTO. Hazel tried to be faster than a robot and Stirling coded like a real robot.

Mr. Geyer and our 5th graders launched the Somerset Patriots game on a high note by singing the national anthem!!

This year's District Art Show was another tremendous success! Franklin students contributed artworks to a show featuring more than 2,220 pieces from across the district.

Visitors enjoyed an incredible variety of artwork, including glowing creations in the Neon Glow Gallery, Kente cloth-inspired paper weavings, donut and fish sculptures, yarn weavings, embroidery, origami designs, LEGO prints, cupcake paintings, and so much more. The creativity, effort, and artistic growth on display were truly inspiring.

We hope you had the opportunity to visit the show and celebrate the talented artists of Franklin and all of Westfield. Congratulations to all of our student artists on a wonderful accomplishment!

Our Assistant Principal For The Day, Jocelyn, had a busy day! She welcomed students, stopped into classes, made announcements, enjoyed a buddy activity, and even introduced the fourth grade assembly. This was an exciting day for this Teacher's Treasure winner!

Today was First Grade Orientation! Our new students and families enjoyed meeting the first grade team, our amazing PTO volunteers, and the staff of our special school community.

Scarlett ate lunch because being a principal takes lots of energy and she had a busy afternoon ahead of her. She helped our security specialist Mr. Frank run a fire drill. We also had a first grader lose his shoe in the bushes (long story) and we couldn't find it but after many attempts Scarlett found it! She checked out the pop bottle display in the hall and ended her day on the front lawn with a selfie. What a day!

Principal for a Day is one of our many "Teachers Treasures". Scarlett was this year's winner and she had been running the school like a pro. She started the day on the carline and welcoming students as they arrived at Franklin. She bumped into her 2nd grade buddy, the assistant principal and another student named Scarlett. She then made announcements on the loud speaker. Next she was off to visit classrooms, ride the elevator, join morning meetings, visit former teachers and work alongside Mr. Jesse to pick up some broken glass. Finally, she met with the PTO Treasurer who was helping manage Food Days. All in a days work and it's not even lunch yet!!

Don't miss the District Art Show today or tomorrow after school!
Featuring selected artwork from students in grades Pre-K through 12, this special event showcases the amazing creativity and artistic talent found throughout Westfield. Come see what students from every school have created and be inspired by the outstanding work of our youngest artists all the way through our high school seniors. We hope to see you there!

Hannah wrapped up our week of announcements with information about Jewish American Heritage Month. New Jersey is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the country. She also noted the tradition of 'Tikkun olam' which means "repairing the world", practicing kindness and treating others with respect. Thanks Hannah!

Congrats to our Music Students of the Month who demonstrated respect, kindness, a positive attitude and strong effort in every class.

Rachel spoke about Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on the loudspeaker. She noted diverse backgrounds of people from countries like China, India, Japan, Korea, Samoa and other Pacific Islands. She also noted Famous Asian Americans from New Jersey like Connie Chung and Sana Amanat from Summit who created the Marvel character Ms. Marvel!