SAVE THE DATE! Friday, March 20, 2009is the 3rd Annual Franklin Spring Social "Mardi Gras in March". We'll be returning to the Andover Country Club for dinner, dancing, silent/live auctions, and lots of fun. Please support our Franklin Community -- mark your calendars and keep on the lookout for more information to follow...
It’s Showtime!! MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The FranklinSchool Variety show will take place at the North AndoverMiddle School Thursday February 5th!
Franklin Days at Elements of North Andover:Pamper yourself or someone that you know would love a bit of pampering Friday, February 6th-Sunday, February 8that Elements of North Andover, located at 579 Chickering Road. Elements specializes in massage therapy for the novice to the experienced spa goer, offering an array of relaxing services.Massages will be offered at a $10 discount during the fundraiser and 20% of the proceeds, including gift card sales, will be donated to the FranklinSchool.This is the perfect Valentine gift for you or someone special!
Box Tops for Education…..Find Box Tops coupons on hundreds of your favorite products (Kleenex, Cheerios, Pillsbury, Ziploc, etc.).Keep sending in your Box Tops! The contest runs until February 13th. The class with the most Box Tops will win a class prize! If you have any questions, please contact Jen Jones at jen.eric@comcast.net.
Franklin Day at Stachey’s Olde Time Pizzeria: Join us on Tuesday, February 11th from 4-8pm at one of North Andover’s most talked about hot spots for family dining.Stachey’s, located at 9 High Street, has something for everyone - from delicious pizza and calzones to gourmet salads and dinners. Kids meals are always a hit and Stacheys is 100% trans fat and peanut free. Dine in or take out.Take advantage of a great meal and support one of our newest local restaurants owned and operated by Franklin alumni!25% of the evening’s proceed will be donated to the FranklinSchool.
Scrips Gift Cards:We are pleased to report the continued great feedback we have heard from the Scrips program making shopping and gift purchases an ease while benefiting our school. Thank you to all who have participated. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, be sure to check out a complete vendor list, new merchants and offers atwww.glscrip.com or at the Franklin website. Order forms are due back Monday, February 2nd.Gift cards willbe available for distribution along with in house sales on Wednesday, February 11th9-10am & 6:30-7pm in the school lobby.
FranklinSchool Council: The Franklin School Council is seeking a community member and 1-2 parents to serve on the Board. School Council members review and make recommendations regarding improvements to school policies and procedures.Please contact Ms. Lathrop at lathropp@northandover.k12.ma.us, for further information.
5th Grade Memory Book: WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS!!! Please send any WINTER EVENT PHOTOS (from Holiday Social, Class Holiday Celebrations, Pasta Palooza, Variety Show, etc.) to Kathy Keith at skisugarbush@verizon.net. We will be working on these event pages of the Memory Book in the next couple of weeks and would love to have the best cross-section of student photos as possible! If you have some great photos of your kids and/or classmates, and you want them in the MEMORY BOOK, send them to Kathy ASAP! :) THANKS.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL SPIRITWEAR!FRANKLIN SCHOOL STYLE!
Purchase Lands End SpiritWear with Scrips Cards and the FranklinSchool PTO benefits tremendously!We are so excited about our new School SpiritWear through Lands End!! Students and teachers are already donning vibrant jackets and terrific sweatshirts with the FranklinSchool logo. We encourage all of you to visit www.landsend.com/school or flip through one of the catalogs (located below the new FranklinSchool lobby sign) and order. This program is easy and the merchandise is fabulous!! You can order most anything in the Lands End catalogue with our logo on it. From children to adult sizes, from backpacks to jackets … nothing is off limits. All you need to do is order online with our School Code 9001-3133-5. It’s that easy! The best part is that our School will receive back a percentage of the proceeds from any and all orders.
REMEMBER TO USE THOSE SCRIPS CARDS TO ORDER LANDS END SPIRITWEAR AND FRANKLINSCHOOL WILL RECEIVE OVER 10% BACK !!!WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE AND DEDICATION TO OUR CHILDREN THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE SCRIPS
Kindergarten – 2nd Graders meet Author, Anne BroylesMonday, February 9, 2009Award-winning Author, Anne Broyle explores how ideas become stories. The author will share her writing experiences. She will show examples of storyboards from her own children's books and have students get involved with making a dummy or paste-up. Anne resides in North Andover and is the award-winning author of "Shy Mama's Halloween" and "Priscilla and the Hollyhocks."For more information contact Janine Ceraso at sweeper33@comcast.net.
American Heart Association at FranklinSchoolFriday, February 13, 2009The FranklinSchool is holding its annual Jump Rope for Heart to help the American Heart Association fight heart disease and stroke.All students will be having fun jumping rope and doing other heart-healthy activities.The students can collect donations and Jump to Save Lives.
Contact Mrs. Chesler at 978-794-1990 for more information
COMMUNITY NEWS…………
Indoor soccer for U10 boys and girls – at the Brooks School’s AthleticCenter, Fridays January 30 – March 27, 8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m., please contact Jeremy Dalmer for more information. jeremydalmer@comcast.net, 617-417-1901.
