We had our Character Ed assembly today where we revealed our new word of the month:Inclusivity. We also had a puppet show from the student council that focused on food allergy awareness. The students did a wonderful job!
3 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Dr. Gonzalez and our administrative team were busy chatting with parents this morning about the upcoming referendum projects!
3 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Franklin's fifth graders and third graders enjoyed The Living Voices assembly program today learning about Anne Frank (5th graders) and what it might have been like to immigrate through Ellis Island (3rd graders).
4 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Ahana Sharma was selected as a winner in the Earth Day poster contest! Congrats Ahana and thank you to everyone who participated!
10 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Classes learned about Earth Day this week. 1-H had some fun and also took time outside to pick up litter on the Franklin property.
10 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
We had another great assembly sponsored by our PTO today! Bash the Trash is a group of musicians who reuse and repurpose items that others don't need anymore "trash" to make their own instruments. With Earth Day happening tomorrow, they weaved the message of the "three Rs" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) into a fun assembly and sing along. They explained how they made their instruments and also taught students about how to create sound from their instruments. They played an electric cello made out a tin can, a guitar made from an attache case, a conch shell, and an instrument made out of styrofoam and rubber bands It was super fun and super informative!
12 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Thank you to all of our families for helping to ensure students wore their grade level t-shirts today! We took the panoramic photo with the whole school (which you can purchase). Here are the 5th graders who made a peace symbol as we snapped a picture for their yearbook!
16 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
WHS students provided our 5th graders with an informative assembly about the No Place For Hate program that exists at the intermediate schools and the high school.
16 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Thank you to our PTO for organizing another great book fair! They also raffled off a collection of books to two lucky winners!
16 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Congrats to the art students of the month!!
16 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Congrats to our music students of the month!
16 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Spring has sprung! Despite the chilly temps this week our amazing PTO Habitat Garden Committee had students pulling weeds (onion grass was the big culprit),cleaning up the flower beds and planting pachysandra!
23 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
Dr. Gonzalez visited Franklin this week to speak to parents about the budget and referendum. He'll be back on April, 30 at arrival time (8:30-9:30) for the Superintendent's Coffee.
23 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
2nd graders learned pedestrian safety from EZ Ride Safe Routes to School
26 days ago, Franklin Elementary School
The votes are in, the bracket is complete, and we finally have a champion in our March Madness of Coping Skills! After 476 votes were counted, there were only 8 votes separating our champion and runner-up. Franklin’s favorite coping strategy is............ Listening to Music!
This strategy beat out 15 other coping skills to take the top spot. Listening to music can be a powerful way to support your mind and body. It can help calm your nervous system, lower stress, improve your mood, and even give your brain a break when things feel overwhelming. Whether it’s a quiet, calming song or an upbeat favorite that helps you reset, music can be a great tool when you need to manage big feelings.
We hope everyone learned about some great strategies this month and maybe found a new personal favorite. Keep using what works best for you each day! Franklin School Rocks at Coping Skills!
about 1 month ago, Franklin Elementary School
4th-graders, as part of our ongoing enrichment program, recently participated in a Lego engineering challenge where groups collaborated to design and build custom islands. Midway through the project, a "natural disaster" struck, requiring teams to pivot and engineer new features to protect their builds. The students demonstrated impressive creativity and teamwork as they solved these unexpected problems together.
about 1 month ago, Franklin Elementary School
about 1 month ago, Franklin Elementary School
Thank you to our PTO, our VPA Supervisor Shawna Longo, and the Westfield Coalition for the Arts for sponsoring this amazing assembly with Mark Kistler. Our students were amazed by how helpful he was at teaching them drawing skills. If they want more, he's on YouTube and at markkistler.com. He has tons of drawing videos. Thank you also to Mrs. Davenport who requested we find a way to bring him to Franklin! What a way to culminate Youth Art Month!
about 1 month ago, Franklin Elementary School
Community Service Night is always a wonderful evening that's about giving to others. It's also a great chance to provide leadership opportunities for our older students. Future Franklin students and former Franklin students also pitched in for a true community event. Thank you to our PTO for making this event a success, year in and year out!!
about 1 month ago, Franklin Elementary School
George Washington, Anne Frank, Michael Jordan and Ronald Reagan just to name a few of famous people students researched.
about 1 month ago, Franklin Elementary School
