It’s that time of year again, when darkness falls ever earlier and young children’s thoughts turn to zombies, grinning pumpkin heads, and the infamous Candy Cannon.
This month’s PTA newsletter is a veritable trick-or-treat bag of goodies, with a report on the incredible success of our first-ever Walk-a-Thon, an update on Blended Learning from Monday’s PTA meeting, a profile of new third-grade teacher Ms. Silva, and more!
October is a busy month at Franklin, and we’ve got it covered. So read on…if you dare!
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Walk-a-Thon: Fundraising Success! They came…they walked…they blew the lid off the fundraising goals for Franklin’s first Walk-a-Thon! Franklin kids took to the streets for the very first school walk-a-thon, and man, did those kids move. |
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Innovative Program Update At the October PTA meeting on Monday, Mr. L. and Ms. Norman gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the professional development going on for Franklin’s Blended Learning program. If you missed the meeting, get the scoop here. |
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Meet Ms. Silva! You may have known her as Franklin’s math coach last year. This year, Ms. Silva is teaching third grade. Get to know Therese Silva. |
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One, Two, Math is Coming for You Does helping your child with math give you the heebie-jeebies? Adding this kind of math to your bedtime routine can improve your kids’ math achievement, especially if you’re a little math-phobic yourself. |
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Volunteer Opportunities We’ve got two big events happening just this week at Franklin—the Book Fair and Spooktacular—and both could use volunteers for day and evening hours. |