Counselors and teachers from Roosevelt Intermediate School came to speak to our 5th graders about transitioning to the their future school. They learned a few French words, the new schedule, and a brand new music offering that sounds exciting!
Here is the description:
Next year we are going to offer four options for your full-year music class: Band, Orchestra, Vocal Music and our new course, Modern Music. Modern Music focuses on modern music creation and performance using technology. Students will expand upon the knowledge learned through elementary general music to explore various digital music tools and software in order to compose, arrange, and produce their own original music. Through hands-on projects, activities, and performances, students will develop essential skills in note reading, composition, piano keyboarding, sound design, lighting design, live performance, and digital audio production. Activities and project examples will include creating a podcast, composing music using the blues, designing a light show, and composing a soundtrack for a movie, all through Noteflight and Soundtrap, which are online software programs for creating and composing music.
Cello Fury performed and engaged our students in conversations about their path to creating a band and learning to play their instruments. It was amazing to hear all of the different sounds they create. Thank you to the PTO for scheduling another great assembly!!
Many were decked out in their green attire for St. Patrick's Day. 1st graders tried to build the perfect traps to catch a leprechaun. Our student leaders also researched and announced the history of St. Patrick's Day.
Lots of in-person and remote opportunities through April 8 to learn about the Budget and Bond Referendum! https://bit.ly/WPS-BudgetBond-Engagement
We are incredibly grateful for this $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools and NJEA, which will help us transform the underutilized space behind Franklin School into ‘The Franklin Hub’—a vibrant, welcoming, and accessible outdoor learning and community space. Thanks to the generosity of the Franklin PTO and Project Playground, an entire section of accessible playground equipment is already in place. This grant will support the creation of an outdoor classroom and meeting space, serving as the cornerstone of the Franklin Hub. The project will also feature a large, student-designed mural celebrating sustainability, diversity, and inclusion, with the school’s motto: ‘I Belong. You Belong. We Belong.’ In collaboration with our community partners, we are excited to unify the playground, outdoor classroom, and Habitat Garden areas, fostering inclusivity, learning, and connection among our students.
We have many activities to celebrate Pi Day but the annual "Pi Day Reciting Contest" has the same intensity as the Scripps Spelling Bee. And this year's winner is... Conrad Grez! He could recite 209 digits! Congratulations Conrad!
Students on the Student Council Celebrations Committee research topics like Women's History Month, Pi Day, Ramadan and St. Patrick's Day. They then create bulletin boards and slide shows as well as make announcements on the loud speaker to the student body.
March 14th might come and go with little fanfare at some schools, but not at Franklin School, with Mrs. Rygiel, our Math Club teacher (founder of Math Night) running things. Here's a little background from History.com for those who might not know. March 14 marks Pi Day, an annual celebration of the mathematical sign pi. Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, March 14 was selected because the numerical date (3.14) represents the first three digits of pi, and it also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday. The first Pi Day celebration took place at the Exploratorium (Shaw’s place of work), a San Francisco-based interactive science museum, and featured a circular parade and the eating of fruit pies. It wasn’t until 2009, however, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to formally recognize Pi Day. Why all the fuss about pi? The Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes is most commonly credited with being the first to accurately calculate the estimated value of pi. Since it is an irrational, transcendental number, it continues on to infinity—the pi-ssibilities are endless! The seemingly never-ending number needs to be abbreviated for problem solving, and the first three digits (3.14) or the fraction 22/7, are commonly accepted as accurate estimations. We use it as an excuse to explore and celebrate anything to do with circles!
March 14 is Pi Day! Mrs. Rygiel and her committee of teachers created an afternoon of activities to celebrate pi. There were pi poems and pi jokes. Students explored symmetry, circle graphs, and the properties of circles. The book Sir Comference was read. There was a skit about circles. The main event was our annual recitation of the digits of pi. Does trying to recite the digits of pi really make any sense? Does that sound like an irrational idea? Probably, but we had fun trying.
Dr. Stetson taught 1-H all about the importance of staying healthy during flu season and the power of good handwashing, which included a fun activity and experiment. Which works better, soap or hand sanitizer? Soap! Thanks Dr. Stetson!
The Roosevelt Intermediate School 8th Grade Band performed for Music in our schools month. We were impressed with their skills and we had fun while singing and clapping along to a few familiar songs! It was great to see many former Franklin All-Stars!
That's a wrap on Willy Wonka Jr.! Cast and crew are celebrating a job well done!
That's a wrap on Willy Wonka Jr.! Cast and crew are celebrating a job well done!
Mic check! Sunday matinee for Willy Wonka Jr. starts at 2:00pm!
Encore!
Showtime!
Author Day was inspirational! Author David Biedrzycki (Bah-Dricky) , a writer and illustrator, spoke about telling stories, finding ideas in everyday life, and his process for creating illustrations. Using a easy to use app, Procreate, he could make amazing visuals. He also had lunch with a handful of lucky winners!
Where's the golden ticket?
There's more! Artists of the month were announced today!
Congratulations to the February Artists of the Month. These students not only demonstrated creativity and excellence in their artwork, but they were also respectful and kind towards others.
Leo Giannelli, Jeremy Seperson, Graham Deodhar, Isla Sevchuk, Jake Tagliaferro, Cora Widell, Percy Clegg, Molly Sherman
Not pictured:Mel Celante, Chloe Chapalamadugu
It's almost show time!
