M A R C H 2 0 1 5 the Franklin Facts FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WELCOME! Welcome spring! Have you enjoyed the sunshine as much as we have? Get out there and soak it in! Kickball dates correction: There was an error in the dates printed in the Franklin Facts last week. The correct dates are: Wednesday, March 25 Tuesday, March 31 Monday, April 13 Save the Date! Friday Wednesday Sarris Candy Pick Up ~After School Registration Due: No School Thursday Games & Art ~Spring Parties Monday March 20 March 26 Art Show & Ice Cream Social April 1 Friday April 3 Yearbook Orders Due Thurs - Mon April 2-6 Spring Break April 6 Market Day orders due by midnight Would you consider serving as a committee chair next year? Or find a friend to co-chair with you! Without your help, many of the programs the PFA provides will not be able to continue. This year s chairs welcome to people to work with them to make the transition easier. We are currently assessing our committees for next year, so keep checking back, as more will be added! Committees we know will be open include: ~Community Service, including Charity Basketball Game ~Book Fair co-chair needed ~Book Club & Library Liaison ~FES PFA Scholarship Fund To volunteer or for questions, email us at: FranklinPFA@gmail.com
Please join us for the annual Franklin Elementary Art Show and Ice Cream Social presented by Mrs. Pinkerton and your Franklin PFA on Thursday, March 26 th, 6:00-8:00pm. All Franklin families are invited to spend this evening viewing their children s creative artwork. Then, treat yourself to some Bruster s ice cream to sweeten the night! $3 cups of a variety of ice cream flavors will be sold on site that evening, cash only. (exact change is appreciated). If you are interested in volunteering the night of the event, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kple0yvawmshj J2sMHFD0pEY-OrcZzrb01R2nhjaskY/edit?pli=1#gid=0 Any questions regarding the ice cream social, contact: Dana Fuerst Autumn Hughey danafuerst@hotmail.com amhughey@verizon.net (412) 818-5849 (412) 874-4336 Time is running out to order your 2014-15 Franklin Yearbook! The cost for the full-color, hardcover yearbook is $20. Yearbook orders will be accepted online only. It s easy to do! Simply click on the link below to go to the secure Lifetouch site and enter the Franklin ID code to place your order. Go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ Franklin Yearbook ID code: 8743815 All yearbooks are PRE-ORDER ONLY. Order deadline is APRIL 3 RD. There will be no extras available for purchase make sure to order yours today! Yearbooks will be distributed to students the first week of June. Questions? Send them to the yearbook committee at: FranklinElementaryYearbook@gmail. com Save the Date Save the Date for the 6 th Annual Franklin Elementary Parents vs Staff Basketball Game! It will be held on Friday, April 17 at 7:00 pm at the Ingomar Middle School gym. Proceeds from this year s event will benefit The Shepherd s Door, an organization that provides backpacks filled with food to local needy school children, to sustain families in need over the weekends away from schoolprovided meals. Please see the posted flyer for more details. Tickets will be available at the door for $5 per person or $15 per family. Hope to see you there to cheer on our teams and help the community! Volunteers Needed We need you! We re currently staffing our Parent basketball team for the annual game against Franklin staff on Friday, April 17th. If you would like to play on the winning team this year, please email Mina Durosko at minadurosko@comcast.net, by Friday, March 27.
Information for currently enrolling programs is below. Additional programs will be offered throughout the spring. After School Games Attention 3 rd 5 th graders! Come learn how to play Checkers & Scrabble with Mrs. Diehl and Miss Price! This program runs Wednesdays, April 15, 22, 29, and May 6. Cost is $30. There is a minimum enrollment of 20 kids. To register, send in the After School Games form, along with payment, by April 1 st. Pick up will be at 4:15pm in the back via the kindergarten loop. Form can be found on the Forms & Flyers page of the PFA page on the FES website. Questions? Contact Darcey Ferguson at ferg_fam@verizon.net Mad Science Attention kids ages 5-12! Shake up a flask of fun in the lab as a junior chemist! This handson and interactive program is packed sold with cool reactions. Students put on goggles and change liquid to solid and back again. They get to handle laboratory tools, build and break molecules, and pick up some tricks on chemical changes. This program runs Wednesdays, April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20 & 27. Cost is $67 per student To register, please visit https://register.madscience.org/pittsburgh/ by Monday, April 13 th. For more information, check out the flyer posted on the PFA page of the FES website or contact Amanda Comeau at (412) 779-0123 or Amanda@madsciencepgh.com Attention 3 rd & 4 th grade students! Kick your creativity into high gear and come create some 3 dimensional art with Mrs. Pinkerton! This program runs Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22 & 29 in the Art Room. Cost is $35 and includes supplies & equipment. Student pick up will be at 4:30pm in the back of the school via the kindergarten loop. To register, send in the After School Registration Form & After School Waiver Form found on the PFA page on the FES website. Questions? Contact Darcey Ferguson at ferg_fam@verizon.net
Sarris Candy orders will be available for pick up TOMORROW, Friday, March 20 th, 10am or after. They will be in the front entryway of the school. Thank you to all who ordered! Do you have kids in or interested in band? Why not take them to the All-NA Band Extravabandza? You will be astounded by the talented musicians we have here in our district! Monday, March 23 rd at 7:00pm NASH auditorium (North Allegheny Senior High) PFA Members & FES staff thank you to all that signed up to be our scholarship evaluators. We will be having a meeting on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 8:15am in the school cafeteria. We will review the grading criteria and you will be given copies of the applications to evaluate. If you will not be able to attend the meeting, please let us know and we can make other arrangements. Contacts: Arlene Buzard abbuzard@verizon.net Cara Tripoli catrip@verizon.net Our next PFA meeting will be on Friday, April 10 th at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. Come find out all the exciting programs and events we have planned for the school year. Light refreshments will be served and children are welcome. Please remember to sign in at the office. We hope you can join us! Franklin is holding it s first annual supply drive for Animal Friends. Donations will be collected March 23 April 1. Please place large items in the collection bins in the foyer. Small items may be taken to the classroom. For more details and a complete list of the items being collected, please check out the flyers by clicking on the link on the Franklin Elementary home page or clicking this link: http://www.northallegheny.org/cms/lib4/pa0100111 9/Centricity/Domain/236/Animal%20Friends%20Sup ply%20drive%20form.pdf Market Day orders are due by midnight on Monday, April 6 th Pick up is in the cafeteria, Monday, April 13 th Specials for April: ~Free California Blend Veggies with $40 purchase ~Free Chicken Gems with $90 purchase; use promo code APRBONUS ~Get a free Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough with the purchase of 3 pre-portioned cookie dough flavors To order, visit: www.marketday.com
Our local library offers many fun, exciting & educational activities! Some upcoming events include: PBS Sunday PEG+CAT Mathapalooza Sunday, March 22, 2:00-3:00pm This program is for kids K-2 nd grade. Watch an episode of Peg+Cat, then participate in math games and activities. It all adds up to a good time! Registration is required. Call 412-366- 8100x123 Foolish Stories for April Fools Saturday, April 4, 2:00-3:00pm Wise fools to earnest numskulls, most cultures have a tradition of stories about the foolish. Celebrate April Fool s Day (a little late) with storyteller Mary Morgan Smith and her foolish friends. There is no registration for this family program. For more information, and to check out the many other activities, including things for younger children, teens & adults, visit the library calendar at: http://northlandlibrary.org/events-calendar/ FREE Easter Activities at Brusters Ingomar Sunday, March 29 3:00pm Moon bounce, crafts, games, fire trucks, photos with the Easter Bunny The Franklin Park Borough Dept. of Parks & Recreation offers many fun, exciting & educational activities! Some upcoming events include: Lunch with the Easter Bunny Saturday, March 28, 11:30am. The entire family will enjoy a lunch of hamburgers (vegan avail. by pre-order) or hot dogs, chips, a cookie & drink. After lunch, kids 12 & under can have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny, play a variety of games and work on a craft project. Cost is $6 per person. Registration is required by March 23 rd. Limited to the first 100 people. Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 28, 1:00pm. Be sure to bring a basket or bag for your filled eggs, candy & prize eggs! No registration is required for this event. Visit the borough website for more info: http://www.franklinparkborough.us/currente vents/ NA ATHLETICS Support our student athletes and expose your child to some of the opportunities that will be available to them beginning in 7 th grade! Take them to see a middle school, JV or varsity game! Visit the NA Athletics website to check out the schedules! http://athletics.northallegheny.org IFPAA 63 years of Community Baseball and Softball Great Friends Nearly 1,000 families choose IFPAA each year. For ages 4-22. Great Fields 5 lighted fields, 4 major facilities, all close to home. Great Coaches We train our coaches to put fun and learning hand in hand. JOIN THE FUN FOR SPRING 2015 Limited space still available - Register at WWW.IFPAA.ORG