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Important Dates
June 9 Franklin Spirit Day – Crazy Hair Day
June 10 School Council Meeting, 3pm
June 10 5th Grade Performance
June 15 5th Grade Move Up Day at NAMS
June 16 Last Day of School for Kindergarten
June 16 PTO Meeting, 7-9pm in Library
June 17 & 18 Kindergarten Screenings
June 22 Last Day of School – ½ day
This is the last issue for the school year. Happy Summer!!!
Our next PTO Meeting is June 16th from 7pm – 9pm in the library. Everyone is welcome.
VOLUNTEER BREAKFAST: A BIG thank you to the Franklin staff for hosting such a wonderful Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on June 3rd. The poetry and songs from Mrs. Coleman's and Mrs. Dainowski's classes, and the entire 5th grade were greatly enjoyed!
WITH GRATITUDE: Special thanks to outgoing PTO Board Members Wendy Kahn, Jenn Scarpa, Dena Paris, Kathleen Yonchak, and Gerry-Lynn Darcy for their years of service to the PTO. They will certainly be missed next year. For a recap of the year, and an introduction to the new PTO Executive Board, check out the upcoming issue of the Franklin Flyer.
Past Events…
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all Franklin Families for helping to make Teacher Appreciation week such a huge success!! Your kind & very generous donations of wonderful breakfast treats and gift cards were greatly appreciated by our fabulous Franklin staff. We are proud to report that because of your generosity we were able to present every staff member with a gift card -- how wonderful!
Fun Run: Thank you all again for volunteering at this years Fun Run. The kids had a great time and the weather was perfect! We couldn’t have done it without all your help! See you at the 2011 Fun Run! Karen D’Agostino & Nicole Radulski.
Franklin Chess Club Year End Event:
Congratulations to the Session 1 Franklin Chess Club Tournament Winners. The Session 2 Tournament is in progress now.
Colby A. 2B Nakul I. 2D
Jacob B. 2T Matthew F. 5L
Alexander F. 2D Sarah F. 5U
The Chess Club Awards Celebration is scheduled for June 17th in the cafeteria from 7:15-8:00am. Trophies for tournament winners and participants’ certificates will be distributed while light refreshments are served. All Chess Club participants and parent volunteers are invited to attend.
Community Events…
KITTREDGE YARD AND CRAFT SALE: Come to sell and shop! Rent a 12x12 space for $20 to sell your goods. Tables also available. Saturday June 12 (rain date June 13)from 9am-Noon in the Kittredge School Yard. Please contact Kathleen Pease via the email: kittredgepto@gmail.com with questions.
National Trails Day: Free Family Fun Day Event in Andover on June 6th. To celebrate National Trails Day, the Andover Trails Committee, the Friends of North Andover Trails and The Trustees of Reservations will kick off the summer outdoor season with a free event for families at the Ward Reservation on June 6th! Enjoy free programs and entertainment throughout the day and discover upcoming programs and volunteer opportunities happening this summer.
The celebration will take place at the summit of Holt Hill at the Ward Reservation in Andover on Sunday June 6, from 11 AM – 3 PM. This is a free event and parking will be located at the main lot for the Ward Reservation on Prospect Road. Scheduled activities include a butterfly presentation and walk with Howard Hoople at 11:30 am and a guided edible plants hike at 1 pm led by Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of ‘Wild Plants I Have Known...and Eaten.’
Volunteers will be on hand all day giving demonstrations and teaching people about geocaching, Nordic walking, woodcarving, birds of prey, the history of the Ward Reservation and more. Also throughout the event, great acoustic music will be provided by members of the Clay Tiles! Directions to the Ward Reservation are available at the Trustees website, www.thetrustees.org. For more information, please email David Bunting, Andover Trails Committee at dbunting@andovertrails.org.
Beyond the Garden Gate Tour: Gardens, Barns & History, Sat, June 19, 10am – 4pm
Tickets on sale at “Shoppe on the Common” and the Historic Society Headquarters. Both are located in the OldCenter. This is a great way to support our town and have fun doing it. $20 in advance, $25 Day of Tour.
Becoming a Green Community An Informational Workshop on the Building (energy) Stretch Code Tuesday, June 8th, 7:00 pm @ the North Andover Middle School Auditorium. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce North Andover's effort to achieve designation as a Massachusetts Green Community. This designation would make the town eligible for $10M in revolving loan funds each year. These funds would pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, projects that would save future energy dollars. One of the criteria needed is to adopt an energy efficient building code (aka Stretch Code). The stretch code would require better energy performance for new buildings and homes, and significant renovations. Please attend this meeting to learn more and support North Andover becoming a Green Community!
The North Andover Booster Club has on-line registrations open for Cheering, Grades 4-8, Field Hockey, Grades 5-8 and Football, Grades 5-8 from 4/1/10 through 6/30/10. Please note that on-line registration is the only method of registration for Football. To register and find out more information about each sport, please visit www.eteamz.com/nabc.
North AndoverCam:
BeginnerSummerFilmSchool, Ages 9-13, July 6-29, 1pm to 4pm
Claymation Class, Ages 9-16, August 2-13, 1pm to 4pm. Prerequisite: Completion of Summer Film School or past experience with video
Take a class at the EssexArtCenter this summer! Essex Art Center offers classes, camps, and workshops in a variety of media for children ages three through adult. Summer session is from July 5 - August 19. Scout Leaders: design workshops to fulfill your troop badge requirements. New Paint, the annual gala fundraiser is coming up June 5th! For more information about programs offered at the Essex Art Center visit www.essexartcenter.com or call 978-685-2343.
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