Hello Franklin Families. Here are your reminders and updates.

Reminders:

1. March Break is now. Students are hopefully resting, having fun and reading.

2. Ms. Hutchison (VP) is officially done at Franklin for this year. We wish her the best at Manchester and look forward to hopefully seeing her in the new school year.

Updates:

1. Save the Date for Family Movie Night at Franklin. See School-Day for details.

2. Family Night is approaching soon as well. Please see School-Day for details. 

3. Students in grade 1 to 6 had a CHANGE assembly this past Thursday that was organized by the students on the Safe, Caring and Inclusive team members. The focus was on making positive choices and changing for the better. Part of the presentation was having the students sing or clap to the CHANGE song to say NO to bullying, NO to disrespectful behaviours and YES to good choices and YES to always showing kindness, manners and respect. We continue to work on these important qualities with the students.

4. We have a voluntary Popcorn Fundraiser – From Farm to Table Canada product. If you choose to order, we are hoping they will be delivered on Family Night for pick-up.

5. Our school is trying to have more trees planted and we need your help! The Neighborhood Forest Association wants to give YOU free trees! You simply need to follow the link below to register your child by Friday, March 15th if you would like a FREE TREE! You must plant the tree wherever works for your (e.g., backyard, front yard, family property) and help it grow! We hope that this Earth Day, we can have many new trees planted in our community.

See School-Day for the link to get a tree.

6. EQAO Webinar for Parents and Guardians of Elementary School Students

Register for this free live webinar and learn about EQAO’s primary and junior Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics. Participants will learn about the purpose of Ontario’s large-scale assessments. EQAO staff will explain the assessment format, highlight resources to support students and answer questions from participants. Registration at eqao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iRXhTHlaR5yYNcsZt5DH2g#/regi

7. On Monday March 18th, after March Break, there is a Board Committee of the

Whole meeting will be from 7 pm to 9:30 pm. Here is the link if you would like to attend. www.youtube.com/c/WRDSBVideo/live

8. Lunch and Learn Sessions coming up include:

Look Before You Leap! Making Good Choices.

When: March 20, 2024 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

Where: zoom.us/j/5441930058?pwd=bFBqMmY2L2VwMzlPVERwOEZGUXRhZz09#success

Meeting ID: 544 193 0058

Password: WRDSB

Grief 101: What It Is and What It Isn’t

When: March 27, 2024 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

Where: zoom.us/j/5441930058?pwd=bFBqMmY2L2VwMzlPVERwOEZGUXRhZz09#success

Meeting ID: 544 193 0058

Password: WRDSB

Link of the Week:

(This is the Song the Grade 1 to 6 students sang at the assembly …. you will probably need to skip the ads first).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDEPQK1bKqs