Franklin’s “Spotlight on Good Character” winners. Each month, our staff selects students who demonstrate qualities from our pillars of character: Caring, Respect, Trustworthiness, Responsibility, and Fairness. Charlotte Dauwalter, Casey Weniger, Avery Montgomery, Gabriella Cerda, Christopher Schwartz, Molly Sherman, Nico Dufkis, Adalena Blankenship, Zachary Romm and Ava Chiappetta.
Next Board of Education meeting is on Tuesday, December 13 in Cafe B at WHS. Private session at 6p; public session resumes @ 7p. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
Check your email inboxes for the November issue of The NEWS Letter. Enjoy! https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/thenewsletter/the-news-letter/november-2022
Tuesday, December 6 is the deadline to submit an application to fill Board of Education vacancy, resulting from the recent resignation of Board member Amy Root whose unexpired term runs from January 1 - April 24, 2023. Details here: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/916168
November is election month. After learning about local and state government and Election Day, 1st graders voted between getting extra recess or extra chrome book time.
More images from the 4th grade trip to Sterling Mines!
4th graders extended their classroom learning about rocks with a field trip to Sterling Mines.
Images from the Veterans Day. Mr. Geyer closed the assembly by leading the school in singing the Star Spangled Banner. As a follow-up activity, students are writing cards for the troops for the holidays.
Veteran’s Day was celebrated at Franklin School with a spirit day where students wore red, white and blue and our 5th graders led an assembly that that helped explained the important sacrifices made by those in the armed forces.
In Library with Mrs. Kennedy, 2nd graders listened to the book “Henri's Scissors” as an example of a Biography. They learned about Henri Matisse’s art and then used paper and scissors to make collage art in his style.
Images from the Franklin Art Gallery.
5th graders drew their own fall corn still life and used a watercolor wash technique over their marker drawing. Students looked at still life examples from Paul Cezanne before using the corn to sketch from. Painted shadows and hatching marker lines helped make their corn look realistic.
Mrs. Davenport has always displayed student art around the school but now we are dedicating a space to create the Franklin Art Gallery in the alcove by the auditorium/gym. Student artwork will be routinely displayed for all to see in this busy corner of the building. Here are images from the inaugural art show!
Super thankful!
Where's the turkey?
After learning about different family traditions for Thanksgiving, first graders were asked to disguise a turkey. Students used different mediums and items that were unique to their family to disguise their turkey. They also came up with creative speech bubbles to prove they weren’t turkeys. Take a look at some of their “turkeys”!
Happy Thanksgiving! 4B enjoyed breakfast together and then shared plates with the Franklin Staff.
Thank you to the Westfield Education Fund for their generous donation supporting student and staff wellness and to Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss, for facilitating the training. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/918589
Our 5th graders are exploring red worms. Our science curriculum provides many opportunities for teamwork, hands-on exploration and discovery. Here are some pictures of their work.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Today, first graders learned about the balloons in the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They also spent time creating their own special balloons. How fun!
