The Franconia Falcon Flyer

Safety

Using expected behaviors both in and out of the classroom so everyone feels comfortable and supported at school.

Ownership

Taking responsibility for choices and actions at school and showing pride in yourself and your work.

Acceptance

Treating peers and others with respect and kindness while embracing our differences.

Respect

Caring how your actions impact others and yourself.

December

12/25 -1/1 - Winter Break - School Closed

January

1/1 - New Year's Day Holiday - Schools and Offices Closed

1/6 - Elementary Honors Orchestra Rehearsal 9AM - 11:30AM at Souderton High School

1/10 - Dine & Donate 3PM - 7PM at The Mill Restaurant

Home & School Meeting 7PM at The Mill Restaurant

1/15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No school for Students and Teachers

1/20- Elementary Honors Orchestra Rehearsal 9AM - 11:30AM at Souderton High School

1/24 - Teacher In-Service - No school for Students

1/29 - Elementary Honors Orchestra Rehearsal 5PM - 7PM at Souderton High School

Our Student Council is sponsoring a Holiday Theme Week. Join in to show your holiday spirit during our last week before the holiday break!

On Friday, December 15th, we celebrated one of our favorite winter traditions, Bedtime Buddy Day. The whole school participated in wearing pajamas and bringing in our favorite stuffed animals. Faculty and staff visited a classroom and read a favorite winter story with a class or organized a craft. It was a very cozy day at Franconia!

Congratulations Orchestra, Band, and Chorus for a wonderful holiday performance. Mr. Pongras, Mr. Helmer, and Mr. Poehlmann, along with our 4th and 5th grade students, have worked very hard the last several weeks preparing for their Winter Concert held at the high school on December 18th. We are looking forward to your next performance in the spring!

On Monday we had a very special visitor at Franconia, Santa. He visited each classroom and even had some time for some photos. It was a great start to our Holiday Theme Week.

Help us plan for this year's Lip Sync!

This year's Lip Sync is scheduled for 4/12/24 at 7 pm. In order to make our event a success, we want your feedback!

We are curious if people would like to continue with a traditional Lip Sync or if folks would like to expand our show to allow for showcasing other types of talents.

Please complete this Google Form ASAP to let us know what you think! We'll be sending out updates sometime after Winter Break.

Thanks!

Monica Jalboot and Matt Wahl, Lip Sync Co-Chairs

Come join us for our next H&S meeting, Wednesday, January 10th at 7:00pm at The Mill!

Come and get to know other parents as well as staff dedicated to making this school year the best one yet.

Our principal, Dr. Heineck, keeps us in the loop with what is happening in the school at each meeting.

Looking to get involved? If anyone is interested in any of these positions, please reach out to Mandy Wendell aewendell@yahoo.com

Bingo Night - Chair

• Help coordinate and run our fall family Bingo Night

Fundraising - Co - Chair

• To organize and run one or two small fundraisers for this school year

Yearbook - Co-Chair

• Help gather pictures and design the yearbook

Roller skating Night Volunteers

• Volunteers needed for our upcoming Skate Night fundraiser at Inline 309

These are just some of the ways you can get involved. Come to our meetings to find out more!

Throughout the year, opportunities arise to help a fellow Franconia Falcon (and sometimes their family too). The needs are normally unpredictable and anonymous, but in many times they are needs that fellow Falcons can help meet!

If you are interested in hearing about these needs and possibly helping out, join our Facebook page: Falcons Helping Falcons

The Franconia Home and School has a Facebook page. To join, click this link .

Note: You must answer all of the questions to be added.

This is a great way to get reminders throughout the school year and get to know other parents!

HOW IT WORKS

1. BUY Box Tops products you already know and love.

2. SCAN your receipts in the app.

3. EARN cash for your school!

Franconia Elementary will earn funds that can be used towards anything the school needs (books, technology, sports equipment, field trips, etc.)

Please email any photos from school events for the yearbook to Franconiahs@gmail.com