We are volunteers dedicated to providing an optimum educational experience in partnership with the parents, staff, and students.

Welcome back to Franklin Elementary and a big Falcon welcome to those first time students and families! On behalf of the PTA Board, we are so excited for another great year at Franklin. 
For those of you unfamiliar with our PTA and what we do throughout the year, we invite you to come to our first meeting on Thursday, September 19th at 7pm. We have meetings for the PTA every two months and these meetings give us a chance to talk about what's happening at school, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, and discuss our fundraising efforts and ways we're able to give back to the school and our students. 
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And most importantly, we have a lot of fun doing so! Whether you want to volunteer in a big or small way, there are opportunities for everyone. We are fortunate to have some incredible families within our Franklin community and you'll find yourself making many great new friends this year, while giving back to our school. 
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Below are some of the key things to know as we start the new school year, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities and details on how to purchase your annual PTA Membership! If you have any questions, email us at info@FranklinPTA.com. ​

We are thrilled to welcome our new Principal, Dr. DeLaMar to the Franklin family! Can't wait for everyone to get the chance to meet her.
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Thank you to her and Mrs. Donnelly as they work hard to prep everything with our teachers and staff for a successful school year! 

New this year - Helping Hands Committee!
This committee is designed for people who want to contribute to the overall climate of the school and for those who have limited time but still want to help!
Visit Membership Toolkit to view the volunteer opportunities and email Amy Indriolo if you have more ideas! AmyIndriolo@gmail.com. ​

Room Parent Signup opens Tuesday, September 10th.
Interested in volunteering in your child's classroom? There are opportunities to be a room parent and help plan events throughout the year, as well as be a valuable resource for your chid's teacher! 

NOTE that you must be a paid PTA member to be able to signup for this volunteer opportunity. Once you're a paid member, you will see a list of all exclusive volunteer opportunities for members under SIGNUPS in Membership Toolkit. Thank you! ****

Visit our website for more details about being a room parent. This is a first come, first serve opportunity and in years' passed has filled up very quickly. Signup for this will open on Tuesday, September 10th at 7am. 

Join us for the Back to School Picnic! Volunteers needed
We are very excited for our annual Back to School Picnic! Join us on Friday, September 6th from 5-7pm on the Franklin playground. (Rain date is September 13th). 
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Thank you to Shushana Padiak for chairing this event. We are still in need of volunteers to help setup and work the event. If interested, email info@franklinpta.com. Also a great opportunity for high schoolers that need volunteer hours. ​

​Pizza Monday fundraiser store is NOW OPEN!
We are excited to have our Pizza Monday fundraiser back for students' lunches. The store is now open to purchase 1, 2, or 3 slices for your students. Pizza is served each Monday throughout the school year. Thank you to Kiddie Kingdom for cooing up the pizza and delivering. 
You can now purchase your pizza for block one that goes from September 9th - December 16th. ********DEADLINE EXTENDED! ORDER PIZZA BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH ****** Click HERE for more details. ​

First PTA Meeting of the Year!
We will host our first PTA meeting of the year on Thursday, September 19th. All meetings are held in the Franklin PRC and all meeting dates can be found on our PTA Calendar. Everyone is welcome! We encourage you to come to this first meeting to learn more about the PTA and our school. ​

Parent Orientation & Curriculum Night is Thursday, September 5th
Parents are welcome to come to Franklin on Thursday, September 5th to meet with their child's teacher during the designated grade level times. This is meant for parents to learn more about the curriculum and get to ask the teacher questions. ​

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CHROMEBOOK ORIENTATIONS:

• 6:00 3rd Grade Chromebook Orientation Session 1
• 6:25 3rd Grade Chromebook Orientation Session 2

CLASSROOM ORIENTATIONS:

• 6:00-6:20 Kdg. Individual Classrooms
• 6:25-6:45 First Grade Individual Classrooms
• 6:50-7:10 Second Grade Individual Classrooms
• 6:45-7:05 Third Grade Individual Classrooms
• 7:20-7:35 Third Grade C of C
• 7:20-7:35 4/5 C of C
• 7:40-8:00 4th Grade and 5th Grade
• 8:00 5th Grade Camp Duncan (Auditorium)

For more details about this event, visit the Franklin website. 

Registration is NOW OPEN for chess club!
Registration for the lunchtime chess program is underway!  The 10-week session takes place on Wednesdays from 11:15-12:10 pm during lunch and runs from 9/18/19 to 11/20/19.   The chess program is taught by Chess-Ed instructors and is open to ALL Franklin students, and students of all chess abilities, novice to advanced.   
Visit our website for more info and to signup! ​

Join our Franklin PTA Facebook group for Members
We have a private Facebook group for our Franklin PTA members. This is a great opportunity to get up-to-date information about the PTA, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, and connect with other PTA members. 

To request access to the Facebook group, click HERE. 

This is an added benefit for having a PTA membership, so if you're interested in purchasing your membership, please click HERE. 

We are excited to announce that we will be using Membership Toolkit for our Directory, Online Sales, Volunteer Sign Ups and Communications starting with the 2019-2020 school year.  
We invite you to visit franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com to see everything your PTA has to offer this year.  Once you create a Membership Toolkit Account, you will have access to upcoming calendar events, make purchases, sign up to volunteer and much, much more.  
Here's what you need to do: 

• Go to FranklinPTA.membershiptoolkit.com.
• Click on the Register/Login button.
• If you used MySchoolAnywhere with Franklin last year, please register as a NEW USER using the same email address as you used last year. ***NOTE: You must create an account as a NEW USER. Your prior login won't work as a returning user.
• Select "Create Account" and fill in the name, email, and password information.
• Click "verify my email" and then check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, check your spam or junk folders.
• Once you have verified your email address, log back in and finish the registration process. 

1. Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information.
2. Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences.
3. Once these forms are complete, you will be presented with forms for PTA Membership, Spirit Wear, and Volunteer Opportunities.  All of your Back-to-School needs in one convenient place! 

Once the Primary Account is set up, the Primary User can "invite" other email addresses to access his/her account.  This allows the Secondary User to have their own login information, but still have access to the family account.


Questions? - Please don't hesitate to contact us at info@franklinpta.com.

​Come celebrate summer with your Franklin friends and family on Saturday, August 3rd. The Franklin PTA has reserved the entire Centennial pool from 8-10pm. All students and families are welcome!

End of Year Teacher/Teacher Appreciation Gift Collection Online NOW: Teacher Appreciation week is May 6-10. PTA has a great week planned! The Franklin Room Parents are also collecting for end of year gifts to present during Teacher Appreciation Week. We are now collecting online for the following:

• Classroom Teacher Gift: If you'd like to contribute to your child's classroom teacher's gift, please contribute at the PTA Store through MySchoolAnywhere.  We are suggesting contributions of $10 per family; however, we would welcome your participation at any level
• ALL Staff Gift: PTA would also like recognize ALL the other fantastic staff members who work at Franklin. This collection will be spread among the entire Franklin staff to thank them for all their efforts. Please contribute at the PTA Store through  MySchoolAnywhere.

You can contribute until Friday, May 3rd. Participation is optional. Please contact Maureen.Hartwig@gmail.com with any questions. ​

RAFFLE DONATIONS FOR OUR TEACHERS! 
As part of Teacher Appreciation week, we are asking teachers and staff to provide a baby or child photo for the kids to have a fun guessing game to determine who is who! 
As teachers provide their child photo, we are giving them a raffle ticket for the chance to win fabulous prizes during Teacher Appreciation Week.
If you are connected with a local business, restaurant or have a prize you would like to donate, please email info@franklinpta.com. Raffle donations are needed by May 1st. These businesses will be featured in an upcoming PTA newsletter and on our social channels. Thank you!