Franklin Family Newsletter

Dear Franklin Families,

Next week is packed with fun and meaningful moments! We’re excited for Special Person Lunch—a wonderful time for students to share lunch with someone special. Plus, we’re celebrating Right to Read Week with a Spirit Week full of exciting dress-up days and activities to inspire a love of reading.

Let’s make it a fantastic week together!

We love giving students the chance to enjoy the fresh air! Students will go outside for recess when the feels-like temperature is 15°F or above and it is not raining.

To play in the snow, students must come prepared with gloves, snow pants, snow boots, and a change of shoes. Thank you for helping ensure our students stay warm and ready for winter fun!

• Kindergarten Registration is open!
• Find all of your Kindergarten information here! This will be updated throughout the registration process: Click Here for Kindergarten Information

Join us for a circus-themed Book Fair during Special Person Lunches!

Bring a special guest, shop for amazing books, and support our classrooms by purchasing from teacher wish lists. The special person lunch flyer and RSVP was sent home. There is also a picture of the flyer below.

Click here to get involved:

Volunteer here

Set up your student's E-Wallet here

Donate to classroom libraries here

Along with our special person lunch and book fair, we will be celebrating reading in our classrooms too! Below is a special spirit week for next week, starting Monday!

Are you ready to show off your talent? Whether you're a comedian, singer, dancer, instrumentalist, or have a unique skill to share, we want to see your act! All performances are welcome as long as they are age-appropriate (aka G or PG-rated). Register your act here.

How to Participate:

1. Choose Your Act: Tell us what you’re performing by February 21! Register your act here.

2. Provide Your Own costumes, props, choreography, and anything else needed for your act.

3. Practice, Practice, Practice: Prepare your act ahead of group practices, and be ready to perform your best!

4. Come Ready to Shine: On the big night, show off all your hard work and wow the audience!

Important Dates:

• Practice 1: February 27 from 3:30pm-5pm at Franklin

• Practice 2: March 5 from 3:30pm-5pm at Franklin

• Practice 3: March 11 from 3:30pm-5pm at Franklin

• Dress Rehearsal: March 18 from 5pm-7pm at OJ Work Auditorium (mandatory)

• Show Night: March 19 at 6:00pm at OJ Work Auditorium

• In-school Performance: March 24th for students and staff only

Practices: Please come prepared to all sessions with your necessary props and choreography ready to rehearse!

Act Length: Each act will be limited to 2 minutes. You can use as much time as you need up to 2 minutes to perform your act.

Volunteers Needed: To ensure practices run smoothly and efficiently, we need parent/guardian volunteers. If your child is in an act, please consider attending the practices to help. Sign up here.

Donations Accepted: Donate here to help make these events possible!

Mark your calendars! March 26 from 6p-7:30p More information coming soon.

Our kindergarten students have been working hard on learning sight words and "red words"! Through fun and engaging activities, they are building their early reading skills and confidence with word recognition. Keep up the great work, kindergarten!

Our kindergarten students had a blast learning about Chinese New Year by creating their own colorful dragon puppets! This hands-on activity helped them explore the traditions of the holiday while sparking creativity and fun. Happy Lunar New Year!

As part of our Light and Shadow Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit, students applied their science knowledge to create giant coloring pages! These creative masterpieces will be used during indoor recess, combining art, science, and fun in a truly engaging way.

Bringing Stories to Life in 2nd Grade! 🎭📚 Our 2nd graders took their Reader’s Theatre to the next level with a hands-on Project-Based Learning activity! They worked together to create a mural backdrop, map of the setting, creative ads, and character trading cards—all leading up to an exciting class performance. This experience fostered teamwork, creativity, and a deeper love for literature! 🎨🌟👏

Students conducted an experiment to see how water changes rocks, helping them make important connections to how landscapes evolve over time. It was a hands-on way to bring science to life and explore the power of nature!

Our 3rd graders are diving into research! Last week, they worked in pairs on a SOLE (Self-Organized Learning Environment) research session to explore animal adaptations. After gathering information, they created posters showcasing their findings and presented them to the class. It’s amazing to see their curiosity and collaboration in action! 🦁📚🔍

Our 4th graders are putting their STEM skills to work! They are creating Screencastify videos to share with their STEMpals, explaining their projects and discoveries. This hands-on experience allows them to practice communication, collaboration, and technology skills while connecting with others in a meaningful way! We can't wait to see their creativity in action! 🚀🔬

Celebrating World Read Aloud Day! 📖✨ Our 4th graders had a special opportunity to read to our 2nd graders, sharing their love of books and building connections through storytelling. It was a wonderful way to foster a love of reading and bring our Franklin community together! ❤️📚

Happy Friday, Franklin!

Join Us for a Special Book Talk at Wadsworth Public Library!

We are excited to invite you to a thought-provoking evening at Wadsworth Public Library on March 20th! Together with Valley View School Counselor, Mrs. Paz, we will be hosting a book talk focused on the insightful and timely book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt.

This event is designed for parents and guardians to come together and discuss the challenges our youth face today in navigating an increasingly complex world. We'll be sharing valuable insights, resources, and strategies for supporting the mental well-being of our children, while also fostering a supportive community where we can learn from each other.

Date: March 20th
Location: Wadsworth Public Library
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.

We look forward to connecting with you and fostering an open discussion on how we can better understand and address the mental health needs of our youth. We hope you can join us for this important conversation!

RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/bAtx6A3ez26XPnsJ9

We enhance the educational experience for every student at Franklin Elementary—from STEM support to event planning. Get involved by attending a meeting, volunteering, or sharing ideas. Find meeting minutes, budgets, and resources on our website: Franklin PTO Website.

Want to get involved? Attend one of our monthly meetings (rotating morning and evening times), volunteer for an event, or share your ideas. You can find all our meeting minutes, budgets, and resources on our website: Franklin PTO Website.

Questions? Reach out to us anytime - pto.franklin.wadsworth@gmail.com or join our FB page.

Our next PTO meeting is March 4 at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you soon!

Book Fair and Special Person Lunches: February 24-27

Join us for a circus-themed Book Fair during Special Person Lunches! Invite a special person to lunch then shop for exciting books for all ages and support our staff by purchasing books from their wish lists for their classrooms. Volunteer to help here.

Backpack Connection:

• Download the Box Tops for Education app.
• Sign in or create an account. Add referral code BWXD7415 for an extra 25 Bonus Box Tops.
• Locate Franklin Elementary School using zip code 44281.
• Connect your Walmart account & scan your receipts from other stores – funds for our school will follow!

• Visitors will be invited to the building for special events.
• Visitors are not permitted to join students for lunch.
• If you are coming to the building to volunteer you must sign this form: Volunteer Release Form. There will be hard copies at the building if needed.

• Tier 1 Volunteer: No unsupervised interaction with students. No board approval or background check required.

• Tier 2 Volunteer: Unsupervised interaction with students. Board Approval and Background Check (BCI & and FBI) required. Please contact Ms. Keith for more information.

Mrs. Kelly, Principal

Ms. Keith, Secretary

Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:00

Franklin Office Line: 330-335-1470

Franklin Attendance Line: 330-335-1467

• Please be sure to call your child off by 9:30 am each day they are absent or late by using the 24 hour attendance line 330-335-1467, be sure to leave an absence reason.

• If there will be a change in transportation during the day, please let your teacher know with a note in the morning. If there is a last minute change during the day, please call the office by 3:00 pm at 330-335-1470.