Provincial funding to provide renewal, program improvements

Our vision to innovate tomorrow by educating today received a boost this month. As part of the 2017-18 Pupil Accommodation Grant – School Renewal Allocation, provided by the Ministry of Education, to address the cost of repairing and renovating schools and infrastructure, Waterloo Region District School Board will receive approximately $9.8 million.

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Grade 3 and 6 EQAO assessments begin May 23, grade 9 assessments on June 5

Beginning Tuesday, May 23, grade 3 and 6 students will begin EQAO assessments of reading, writing and mathematics. Grade 9 students will complete their assessment of mathematics, beginning on Monday, June 5. Please check with your individual school for exact assessment dates.

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2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available

The 2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available. School will start on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Winter holidays run between December 25, 2017 and January 5, 2018, and March break runs from March 12 to March 16, 2018. The last day of classes will be Thursday, June 28, 2018. The 2017-18 School Year Calendar contains detailed […]

EXTENDED: Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians

We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]

Parking Lot Safety

    We are respectfully asking for your help for the safety and well-being of our children! Please  be aware  that the main driveway of our school is not an option for parking or dropping off students.  This is a fire route and a bus loading/unloading zone only and must be kept clear. Do NOT […]

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

Every year, we are lucky enough to have parents, siblings, guardians and other family members volunteer their time in the school.  As a token of appreciation, we will be hosting our annual volunteer celebration this year on Thursday, June 1st from 3-4:15.  If you have been a volunteer in your child’s classroom or the school […]

Students play, teachers learn during May 5 PD Day

While students were away from the classroom on Friday, May 5, more than 1,000 secondary teachers hit local movie theatres—to learn. District 24-Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members participated in a TED talk-inspired session, delivered by their colleagues and community members as part of a day of learning on a range of topics.

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Congratulations Mme PH!

“Congratulations to Mme PH on being one of 5 winners in April for Scholastic’s Reading Champion award. To read more visit: http://www.scholastic.ca/readingchampions/winners.php#apr5“. Mme PH wins $1000 in books for Franklin. Thanks and merci for sharing your passion for reading!

Family Math Night

Join us at Franklin Public School  on Thursday, April 20th from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. for our 11th annual Math Night! Hope to see you there!! franklin math night

Track and Field

Track and Field this year will be on Thursday May 19th. The rain date will be on Friday May 20th.

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