 TOP 9 THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:
THANKS for the fun first annual Franklin Movie Night! A great turnout as we got cozy and watched Toy Story 4. Thank you to our custodians for helping us with this event.
Pizza Monday Starts this Monday! January 13th Pizza Monday starts this Monday. All those that ordered pizza will get their cards from their teachers that has the number of slices they ordered. Bring those to the gym for lunch to hand to our pizza volunteers! Don't forget to pack a drink and side for your kiddos. Thank you to our weekly volunteers who serve pizza and Co-Chairs who have worked hard to organize.  Congrats to our Franklin Spelling Bee Winners! District 64 Spelling Bee - January 21st @ Franklin - 4-6pm Congratulations to our Franklin Spelling Bee Winners! They will compete in the district-wide spelling bee. This is hosted at Franklin Elementary on January 21st from 4-6pm in the auditorium. Congrats Kaelyn Yager, Ayesha Hakeem, Chase Braccioforte, and Shane Condon!  D64 Student Services Coffee Chat @ Franklin Do you have a questions about District 64's student services? Are there any concerns you want to tell us about? Beginning in January, Dr. Lea Anne Frost, District 64’s Director of Student Services, will host a monthly coffee for parents to express their concerns, ask questions, or discuss any matters related to the Student Services Department. The first coffee will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 16 at the Franklin School conference room, 2401 Manor Lane, Park Ridge. Please feel free to attend all or part of this meeting. More coffees will follow with schedules to vary between morning and afternoon. Watch the D64 website and email announcements for future coffees.  Please join us on Thursday, January 16th @ 7pm for the next PTA Meeting. All are welcome and it will be hosted in the Franklin LRC. We are looking for PTA Board members for next year! This is a fun way to be involved with the school and help plan events throughout the year. If you're interested in more info, please email info@franklinpta.com and attend the next meeting for more info. Thank you!  K-2 Social - January 24th 6:30-7:30pm All K-2 students are welcome to attend the Franklin K-2 Social on Friday, January 24th. This is a fun FREE EVENT in the Franklin gym with a DJ dance for the kids, snacks and fun. Parents must supervise their children. This is not a drop-off event. WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS to help with setup and cleanup. Please visit Membership Toolkit to sign up.  ENTER THE YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST! Yearbook Cover Contest entries are due on January 24th. Please don't forget to put your name, grade and teacher on the back. SEND US PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK! We are in need of more Holiday Sing pictures. Please send your pictures to FranklinYearbook@gmail.com. Purchase your yearbooks and edit your custom pages BY MARCH 28th!  Send in your 5th Grade Baby Pictures & Note!   SAVE THE DATE - Annual Franklin Skates & Bball party One of our most popular events of the year! The Franklin Skates and Bball party is on Friday, May 1st. Free event for all Franklin families hosted at the Mt. Prospect Central Community Center. Rollerskating and Basketball, fun for all! Rollerblade rental is free or you can bring your own. Don't forget your helmet. Snacks and drinks provided.  Congrats to the Box Tops Class winners! We just ended our second Box Tops collection contest and we earned a total of $148.90 for 1,489 total clips, which is comprised of 430 clipped Box Tops and 1,059 Box Tops scanned via the app. Congratulations to our winners! The top three classroom winners for a special privilege are:
 Emerson / Lincoln Queen of Hearts Drawings are back! Emerson and Lincoln Middle Schools are hosting a Queen of Hearts fundraiser! Help support their schools by purchasing a ticket for the weekly Tuesday drawing. The current jackpot is over $9,800 with the next drawing happening on January 14th! Click here for more details.
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TOP 6 THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:
  Enter through the circle drive prior to your child's sing time. Note that we will be starting on time for each grade level and to plan on staying for the full hour during each section so that we're not interrupting the performances. Example - if your child is in Kindergarten singing at 9am - the performance will include K & 1st grade and be done at 10am. Those parents can then leave the gym unless their child is in the following performances. Seats are first come first serve. The 2020 Sweetheart Dance will be on Friday, February 21st! Tickets are now available to purchase in the Membership Toolkit Store.  This Friday, December 20th is the last day of school before WINTER BREAK! We hope you all have a fun and safe holiday. NO SCHOOL December 22 - January 3rd. School resumes on Monday, January 6th
Each week we will keep families updated on the top things to know each week so you can be informed for what is happening at school and news/updates from the PTA-related activities. TOP 6 TO KNOW THIS WEEK:
 Holiday Gift Collection Give to your child’s classroom teacher NOW OPEN at the PTA Store on Membership Toolkit Deadline to Contribute to you child’s class gift: Friday, 12/13/19 The Franklin PTA Head Room Parents are once again coordinating a holiday gift for their class. We do this for two reasons – first, to recognize our teacher’s great work and second, to make your holiday shopping a little simpler. We are collecting contributions online via the PTA Store on Membership Toolkit. You do not need to be a PTA member to contribute - any family can use the PTA Store. Room Parents will not be sending home a letter asking for cash/check contributions. In recent years, the PTA has moved to an online collection to avoid money getting misplaced by students and to ease the burden we place on teachers. Gift Amounts: As always, we are suggesting contributions of $10 per family; however, we would welcome your participation at any level. This year, a few classes have co-teachers. For these classes, families may want to increase their contribution to $10-$20 per family for both teachers. The gift will be given to the teacher before the holiday break. Participation is optional. Once the online collections close on Friday, 12/13, the PTA will inform Head Room Parents how much in total they have to spend on the classroom gift. The PTA will not share how much each family contributed, only the total collected. Head Room Parents will purchase the gift for the class. Head Room Parents will also be given the parent’s email to communicate to them what was purchased with the money collected. If you’d like to give to any additional Franklin staff members, please do so individually. PTA will again be organizing an All Staff gift at the end of the year (May) for Teacher Appreciation Week. ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT FRANKLIN PTA HEAD ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: MAUREEN HARTWIG - Maureen.Hartwig@gmail.com   Order pizza now for our second block of 'Pizza Mondays'! Students can start ordering pizza starting Sunday, December 1st through Sunday, December 15th. We will now be offering a gluten free option for an additional cost (please see below for specific details). Block pricing for regular pizza: Every Monday from January 6, 2020 to June 8, 2020 (17 pizza days, in total). 1 slice $42.50 2 slices $68.00 3 slices $93.50 https://franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/103154 Block pricing for GLUTEN FREE PIZZA: Every Monday from January 6, 2020 to June 8, 2020 (17 pizza days, in total). 1 slice $46.75 2 slices $76.50 3 slices $106.25 https://franklinpta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/103155 Please note: The gluten free pizza would come from Kiddie Kingdom (the same place we get the regular pizza from). They use a gluten free pie crust, purchased from Rich's Food Service (https://richsfoodservice.com/products/13520/). The gluten free pizza is cooked on a dedicated tray as opposed to going on the shelf where the gluten pizza is made. It's important to note that their kitchen is not a dedicated gluten free kitchen, so they can not guarantee no cross contamination will occur, but they do their best to keep it as minimal as possible for kids that have a gluten intolerance or Celiac using the precautions noted above. The owner would be happy to answer any questions as well via email to help you make a decision that is best for you and your child - Kiddie_Kingdom@comcast.net.  The Franklin PTA Head Room Parents are once again coordinating a holiday gift for their class. We do this for two reasons – first, to recognize our teacher’s great work and second, to make your holiday shopping a little simpler. We are collecting contributions online via the PTA Store on Membership Toolkit. You do not need to be a PTA member to contribute - any family can use the PTA Store. Room Parents will not be sending home a letter asking for cash/check contributions. In recent years, the PTA has moved to an online collection to avoid money getting misplaced by students and to ease the burden we place on teachers. Gift Amounts: As always, we are suggesting contributions of $10 per family; however, we would welcome your participation at any level. This year, a few classes have co-teachers. For these classes, families may want to increase their contribution to $10-$20 per family for both teachers. The gift will be given to the teacher before the holiday break. Participation is optional. Once the online collections close on Friday, 12/13, the PTA will inform Head Room Parents how much in total they have to spend on the classroom gift. The PTA will not share how much each family contributed, only the total collected. Head Room Parents will purchase the gift for the class. Head Room Parents will also be given the parent’s email to communicate to them what was purchased with the money collected. If you’d like to give to any additional Franklin staff members, please do so individually. PTA will again be organizing an All Staff gift at the end of the year (May) for Teacher Appreciation Week. ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT FRANKLIN PTA HEAD ROOM PARENT COORDINATOR: MAUREEN HARTWIG - Maureen.Hartwig@gmail.com BOOK CLUB VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! In order to make Book Club a success, we need volunteer parent leaders! Volunteers lead book discussions with students during lunch hour (11:40-12:40) on Fridays beginning January 10th and ending March 13th. NO teaching experience is necessary - just the desire to share your enthusiasm for reading with others! Parents can lead a class on their own, or partner with another parent to co-lead a group. Groups are divided by grade. Parents who volunteer are guaranteed a spot for their child in book club!! The more parents that volunteer, the more groups we're able to open up for students to participate. Sign up to volunteer in the Franklin PTA membership toolkit by December 3rd. Student sign up will open once parent volunteer signup is complete and we know how many groups we'll have per grade. Please email Courtney Bowles with any questions at courtneyblum@gmail.com!!.Parent Volunteers Needed to Lead Book Club!  Chess club starts on December 4th! There is still time to register if you'd like to play. CLICK HERE for more details    Spirit wear is here! Just in time for the colder weather and holidays! Orders are due on November 18th at 11:59pm CST on the Locker Shop website: Franklin Locker Shop. Orders are online only and all orders are anticipated to be delivered to school and distributed to students on or around December 6th.
You can note if your order is a gift and you do not want it delivered to the classroom. If you choose that option, you must pick it up during the designated pickup time at the school, to be announced later. |
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