Principal Atikian-Sunday Night Message 9-20-2015

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of September 21^st.

 

Thank you to the families who came out Friday night to the Family Book Expo and a big thank you to the amazing volunteers. The Book Expo is far from over! Classrooms will shop all this week. Shopping Schedules went home in last week’s Thursday folders. Students will come with their teachers and be able to choose and purchase books in both their target language and English.  Please send your child to school with cash if you’d like them to purchase books.  The books range from $3 to $30 dollars. You are also welcome to come to the Book Expo during times that classes are scheduled. Just make sure to let the teacher know you are coming and sign in at the office. Remember to pick up a copy of the Principal’s Book Club book. It didn’t make it in by Friday, but should be in early this week. Thank you for supporting your Franklin PTA. 

 

Friday is our first Awards Assembly and Spirit Day of the Year. The awards assembly begins at 8:15 AM on the playground. This year instead of Pizza with the Principal, students will have extended recess with the Principal. I’m looking forward to spending time with students and being active with them. For Spirit Day, students may wear any Franklin T-Shirt or our school colors of Red, White, Navy Blue or Khaki. T-shirts will be on sale at the Flag Pole Wednesday and Thursday morning.

 

Have you notice people wearing bee outfits at school? The buzz is about the Adult Spelling Bee, Sip and Spell. Did you hear about the Franklin Parent who sent out one email this week to his family, friends and coworkers and raised $415 in one afternoon? That was just ONE parent! What if we all participated? We are not asking for parents to donate the money themselves; We are asking for you to send out one email about Franklin Magnet and its awesome and unique language programs. Send the email to everyone you know telling them how your child sings in French, writes in German, talks in Spanish or reads in Italian. It’s easy and painless. Just send one email to everyone you know.

 

Example Emails:

 

 

Hi Friends:

"My child attends FRANKLIN MAGNET, a public school that offers French, Italian, German and Spanish. It is awesome to have them read, sing, write and play in another language. It’s a true gift.

We are asking for a little help ($5 or $10) that will go to programs like music, gardening and newspaper club. Please give what you can. A little goes a long way if everyone joins in. To find out more, go to crowdrise.com/sipandspell."

 

“Our wonderful public school is raising money to support our language immersion programs, where <INSERT CHILDS NAME> is learning <INSERT TARGET LANGUAGE>. Each language program has a team in our first ever adult spelling bee, so please support my <PICK ONE: GERMAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH> team before October 10! To find out more, go to crowdrise.com/sipandspell.” 

 

 

Have a fabulous Sunday night, Remember to Be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

 

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of September 28^th.

 

Atikian’s Book Club starts this Tuesday at 7:40 AM in the Auditorium. Students – make sure you have read chapters 1 and 2 from the book, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.  If you weren’t able to purchase the book at our Book Expo, I’m sure you can find a copy at a local bookstore or on-line. Speaking of the Book Expo, thank you to all of our amazing PTA volunteers with a big thank you to Judy Brousseau and Gloria Martin for taking the lead.

 

On Thursday, October 1^st, we will have our PTA Reflections Kickoff Assemblies for students to get excited about their own projects which will be due October 19^th. 

 

PTA wanted you to know that the membership results link was not working in the Eblast, but the results are listed below. Thank you for all of the volunteers and families for making our PTA membership drive a huge success with a big thank you to Paola Cardea.

 

Avetic: 133%

Barhoum: 187%

Bennett: 267%

Bobadilla: 179%

Carbajal: 221%

Garcia: 343% - Upper Grade Winner

Gargiulo: 329% - Primary Grade Winner

Ms. Gomez: 246%

Mr. Gomez: 155%

Hartel: 82%

Salazar: 108%

Koh: 100%

Lee: 138%

Mazza: 107%

Moine: 272%

Olson: 72%

Ophoven Haynes: 172%

Petriella: 242%

Pino: 291%

Prado: 141%

Rodriguez: 135%

Sablan: 112%

Sardella: 108%

Sun: 217%

Tupanjanin: 158%

Valdivia-Abdallah: 85%

Whittington: 104%

 

Friday, Oct. 2^nd is Movie Night in the Auditorium. The movie is HOME which is PG rated. Come and purchase food starting at 6 PM and watch the movie for free.  

 

Mark you calendars that October 7^th is International Walk to School Day. Park at Griffith Manor in the morning and walk in with other Franklin Families or just park a little away from the school and walk in to show support.

 

Here’s the latest buzz on Sip and Spell: The FIRST 60 parents to create their personal fundraising page will be invited to a Halloween-themed movie screening on Friday, October 30 when we have a student free day! It is super easy and can be done in 3 quick steps:

 

 

1. JOIN YOUR TEAM. Whether it is TEAM BEEJOUX , LA DOLCE BEETA, SCHNAPPY SPELLERS,or SULTRY SPANISH SPELLERS, click "fundraise for this team", log in and your personal page is created! 

 

2. SEND ONE EMAIL: Just add a cute picture of your children and send it out to everyone you know! Asking for a little really goes a long way.

 

3. CELEBRATE WITH US on October 10th. Come cheer on your team at the Spelling Bee hosted by the award-winning Spelling Bee Company and then dance the night away to our parent band and parent DJ Scott Richter.  Buy tickets here! 

 

Remember Parents: ALL money raised goes toward our amazing Amity intern program, classroom supplies, music & art teachers funded by the Ben Franklin Elementary Foundation. And when you raise money, your team can buy cheats which gives them an advantage to win the trophy. Did we mention there’s a trophy?

 

Sample fundraising message: 

Our wonderful public school is raising money to support our language immersion programs, where <INSERT CHILDS NAME> is learning <INSERT TARGET LANGUAGE>. Each language program has a team in our first ever adult spelling bee, so please support my <PICK ONE: GERMAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH>team before October 10! To find out more, go to crowdrise.com/sipandspell. 

 

To find out more about how the program works, watch this video:

The Spelling Bee Company - Fundraising Event Prom

 

Have a fabulous Sunday Night, remember to BEE SMART, and I will see you before 8:05 tomorrow morning. Goodbye!

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

 

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday Night Message for the week of October 5^th.

 

If you have not filled out a Meal Application yet, please do so by October 7^th in order for it to count toward our school and district numbers for free and reduced lunches. Our first priority is to make sure that all student receive a proper breakfast and lunch. In addition to that eligible applications make a difference in funding, so please fill out an application even if you don’t always use the school cafeteria. Remember that if your child has participated in the past, you need to apply each year.  You may fill out a hard copy application which was sent home in the Thursday folders or on-line at http://mealapp.gusd.net. You may come to the office if you need another application, need more information, or if you would like assistance in filling out the application. 

 

Wednesday, Oct 7^th is INTERNATIONAL WALK-TO-SCHOOL DAY. Meet at Griffith Manor Park on Flower Street before 7:40 AM to walk in as a group or park a little away from school and walk in to show support for this special event. There will be small participation prizes at the corners.

 

Saturday, October 10^th is our much anticipated the SIP AND SPELL at Incarnation Church. Refreshments start at 7 PM and the Bee starts at 8 PM. Tickets are still available, so come and join me in this super fun event. Also please remember to set up your pledge page.

  

And if you need a little help creating your page, every morning this week there will be "bees buzzing" to assist. Look for them at the COOL OWL T-SHIRT table. That’s right the COOL OWL T-SHIRTS are in! 

See the bees at the table any morning this week for pick up!  And while you’re there, please create your pledge page!

 

Have a cool Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and I will see you before 8:05 tomorrow morning. Goodbye!

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of October 12^th.

 

Thank you to everyone who supported the Sip and Spell Adult Spelling Bee. It was so fun! Congratulations to the German team for taking home the Trophy. Thank you to all the volunteers with a big shout out to Maureen Cassidy and Sandra Stadler for taking the lead.

 

Our Monthly PTA meeting is this Tuesday night starting at 6:30 PM. Come join us for the meeting and learn how to be prepared for a natural disaster. Childcare will be provided and the upper grade Italian students will be performing.

 

The Great Shake Out will take place Thursday morning. This is a time for all of us to practice emergency procedures to follow in the event of an Earthquake. Please remind students to take it seriously and follow adult directions.

 

Friday is our 6^th grade picnic at the park.  

 

You should have received your child’s Square 1 Art Project Order Form on Friday, so make sure you’ve checked their backpacks. We have a short order period that ends October 19^th, so place your orders right away and have these awesome customized keepsakes and holiday gifts.  Go to www.square1art.com with you child’s access code and see all of the amazing items available for purchase. 

 

Please remember to read the Eblast each Wednesday for important school information and activities. If you are not receiving it, please let your room rep know.

 

Have a fabulous Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Families,

The City is holding a community meeting this weekend regarding some work that will be done on the sidewalks and streets around Franklin this summer. See attached flyer for details.  

See you tomorrow morning before 8:05am.

Thanks,

Principal Atikian

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Dear STAR parents at Franklin Magnet,

 

Thank you for supporting your children with after-school arts enrichment classes through the STAR program. I personally really enjoy offering the kids enlightening activities to partake in after school. Session one will culminate this Friday, October 16 and resume on Monday, October 26th. Next week we will be completely off. Two session classes (RockSTAR, Theater, Soccer and Violin) will resume also on the 26th, as I extended session two by a week so all the classes will be covered. Although I would like to continue without a gap it is virtually impossible for the program has grown exponentially. I will spend the week cleaning up the books, processing refunds, and as the new registrations come in, keep track and clarify any glitches within the system. Again thank you very much for a wonderful start to the year and your whole-hearted support for enrichinment education. Frankin Magnet is really a special school and you are a great group of parents. As usual please feel free to call or email with any questions.

Look for the brochures to be sent home with your child next Tuesday, October 20th and online registration will begin on October 21st at 10:00 am.

Sincerely wishing you all the best,

Maika Kusama (Site Director)

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It's Hip to be Square...1 Art!

Our PTA Fall Fundraiser is coming to a close! Don't Miss Out!
Order your Child's Square 1 Art before the deadline.

Your children worked really hard creating Awesome Art!

go to www.square1art.com

These make great Holiday Gifts for Grandparents, Aunts & Uncles, Cousins, Moms, Dads & Teachers! 

Make a Quilt or Tile Collage for your Silent Auction Class Project!

We need at least 224 more orders to receive our maximum 

return profit of 38%. More $$$ for Franklin!

You can do it Franklin Families!

Order Deadline is Monday, Oct. 19th

Ordering Tip: When ordering more than 1 item, please do separate orders. That will make our 'Order Percentage' go up faster, meaning, we will reach our 45% Goal faster!!:)

If you have any questions or need your Child's Access Code 
email Juli

bubbl...@gmail.com

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of October 19^th.

 

This whole week (Oct. 19-23) is Red Ribbon Week where we are reminded to make healthy choices. Show your support for Red Ribbon Week by participating in the following activities:

 

Monday: "Red Day" - Wear Red to show your support for Red Ribbon Week which is about promoting Safe and Healthy Choices!

 

Tuesday: "Team Sports Day" - Wear something that represents your favorite Sports Team.

 

Wednesday: "Crazy Hair and Crazy Sock Day" - Show your Unique and Creative Side by wearing fun socks and styling your hair in a unique and different way!

 

Thursday: "Pajama Day" - Wear your favorite Pajamas to school and get a couple of extra minutes of sleep!

 

Friday: “Spirit Day” - Wear your Franklin T-Shirt or the School Colors: Red, White, Navy Blue or Khaki!

 

Participate in our Red Ribbon Essay and Bully Prevention Poster Contest by completing questions on the form that went out in the Thursday Folder and drawing a “Bully Prevention” Poster on the back of the Form.  Forms can be dropped off in a labeled box in the office.  Deadline for all entries is Friday, October 23rd.  The winner will receive a certificate at the monthly awards ceremony. 

 

Please remember that the order deadline for Square 1 Art is tomorrow, Oct 19^th. Students worked hard to create awesome pieces of art. Honor their work, order some great holiday gifts, and contribute to the PTA Fall Fundraiser all at the same time. If you order each item separately, it makes our order percentage higher and we receive more of the profits. Thank you for supporting PTA and the school. If you have any questions, please contact Juli Black at bubbl...@gmail.com

 

Wednesday is supposed to be make-up picture day, but we are working on changing the date because of Crazy Hair day for Red Ribbon Week.

 

The PTA Reflections contest is underway. Submit a work of art by Friday, October 23^rd. Entries will be accepted each morning at the flagpole.  The theme this year is "Let Your Imagination Fly!"

 

Friday is our monthly Awards Ceremony starting at 8:15 AM on the playground. Students receiving either one of the two monthly awards will have Extended recess with the Principal before their regular recess time.

 

Friday night is movie night. Come purchase yummy treats starting at 6 PM and watch the movie for free starting at 6:30 PM.  Movie: Hachi: A Dog's Tale

 

Have a fabulous Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

[cj reid]

Attention Parents

Due to Red Ribbon Week events, we have postponed picture make up day until 

Thursday, Nov. 12th.

There will be NO picture make up day tomorrow.

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of October 26^th.

 

Thank you to everyone who ordered Square 1 Art. We exceeded our goal of 45% participation and hit over 66%. You may still order until midnight tonight. Thank you to Julie Black and Silvana Toledo for taking the lead on this great activity and PTA fundraiser. 

 

There will be a Scarecrow Fashion Show on the front lawn Monday at 2:45 PM. We will be raffling off 8 awesome scarecrows made by 6th grade teams. $1 Raffle tickets will be sold Monday through Wednesday during pick-up. The winners will get to take their scarecrows home on Thursday. All funds will go towards the 6^th grade trip. 

 

Atikian’s Book Club is cancelled this Tuesday Oct. 27^th. We will have one last meeting on November 3rd to finish the book.

 

Thursday, October 29^th is Halloween dress up day at Franklin. There will be no parade this year due to construction, but students may wear appropriate costumes to school. No weapons of any kind are allowed.

 

Please make sure to check the lost and found. We are overflowing with jackets, lunch boxes and water bottles. Anything not picked up by Thursday will be donated.

 

The Reflections Arts Program was a great success! Thank you for encouraging creativity and thank you to Cristal Miles for taking the lead. Works of art will be available for viewing in the auditorium on Thursday from 8 AM until 2 PM. Please sign in at the office and remember to not disrupt classroom instruction during your visit.

 

Also Thursday, the LA Live Steamer Engineers are offering a special ticket price of $10 per ticket for Franklin Families to ride the Ghost Train. All you have to do is wear a Franklin shirt. 

 

Note: The Halloween Themed Train Ride lasts about 18 minutes. It might not be ideal for children 5 and under. Passengers must be at least 34” in height and weigh no more than 350 lbs. to ride

 

Speaking of Franklin shirts. Due to popular demand, Cool School Owl T-Shirts, designed by Franklin parents Sarah Tacoma and Caroline Halili, are back on sale! You may purchase these awesome t-shirts at  www.booster.com/owlshirts 

A portion of the profit will come back to Franklin.

 

PTA is sponsoring Family Night Out at CPK in Glendale, Burbank, and Studio City on Thursday from 11 AM - 10 PM. Take the green flyer that was in your Thursday folder last week or print it out from this email. CPK will donate 20% of your bill to Franklin's Library.

 

It might seem like there is a lot going on this Thursday, but that’s OK, you can do all of it because Friday, October 30^th is a student holiday. Staff will be engaged in Professional Learning.

 

Magnet Applications for new students for the 2016-17 school year go live on November 1^st and stay open until January 31^st. If you have an incoming sibling, please make sure to apply right away.

 

Daylight Savings time ends on November 1^st, so don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour. 

 

Have a fantastic Sunday night, remember to Be SMART and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Ms. Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of November 2^nd. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour, especially your alarm clocks.

 

Magnet Applications for 2016-17 are now open until January 31^st. If you have an incoming sibling, please make sure to fill out an application as soon as possible.

 

The District is providing Math Parent Nights. Flyers went home in the Thursday Folders and also in the EBlast. All parents of Kindergarten through 8^th grade students are invited to attend this informational night and learn how to support your child in math. The night will begin with information on how math instruction has changed. Then parent will have the opportunity to attend up to two grade level breakout sessions to participate in a math task. Tomorrow night will be at Roosevelt from 6:30 to 8 PM and Tuesday night will be at Toll at the same time.

 

The last Atikian’s Book Club for this book will meet Tuesday at 7:40 AM in the Auditorium. Students, please make sure to finish the book including the afterword. 

 

Wednesday is Tea with Atikian. Parents - Come to the Auditorium starting at 8:00 AM and join me for tea, treats and casual conversation.

 

Our Annual Veteran’s Day Assembly is on Thursday at 8:15 AM. Parents come and join us for this long-standing tradition.

 

Friday, November 6^th is a Student Holiday. Teachers in 1^st-6^th grades will be preparing first trimester report cards. TK and Kindergarten Teachers will be conducting parent conferences.

 

Have a fabulous Sunday Night, remember to Be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of November 9^th.

 

Flyers for the 3rd Annual BFEF Franklin Science Fair went home in Thursday Folders. More information and the application will be on our website next week at www.franklinmagnetschool.com. The Science Fair is open to all students TK-6th grade. Every participant, even if working in a group, will need to complete an application. Paper applications will be provided upon request, please ask Ms. Gargiulo or Ms. Sun if you need a hard copy. Applications are due on December 3rd. Direct links are below: 

 

Application Link: http://goo.gl/forms/1oLB9aeaJj

Science Fair Link: http://bfef.franklinmagnetschool.com/events/science-fair/

 

Tuesday the 10^th is our monthly PTA meeting starting at 6:30 PM in the Auditorium. Some of our German students will be performing during the meeting. 

 

Wednesday is a school holiday in observance of Veteran’s Day.

 

Thursday is make-up picture day for anyone who is interested. Also on Thursday, report cards go home for the first trimester for 1^st through 6^th grade students. TK and Kindergarten students have parent conferences instead of report cards the first trimester.

 

Friday the 13^th is a minimum day. TK and Kindergarten dismissal is at 11:42 AM and 1^st through 6^th grades dismiss at 11:46 AM. Please make arrangements to pick up students on time and please be patient with the extra traffic.

 

Have a beautiful Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye! 

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of November 16^th.

 

This past Saturday was Invention Convention for identified the GATE students in GUSD elementary schools. 5^th grade Franklin students, Josie Springer and Keya Chaudhuri, received 3^rd place for their invention, Snytch, an anti-texting-while-driving app. Great job, girls!

 

Wednesday is our monthly awards assembly starting 8:15 AM on the playground. Any student who receives a monthly award will get extended recess with the Principal before their regular recess time. Wednesday is also Spirit Day. Remember to wear any Franklin shirt or red, white, navy blue, or khaki.

 

School will be closed November 23^rd-27^th for THANKSGIVING VACATION.  

 

During this season of giving, please remember to support the Franklin Foundation!  BFEF is asking every Franklin family to participate in supporting its programs, including Amity Interns, Sprouts Learning Garden, and Music with Sara, with a goal of 100% participation. No matter how much the donation, we really would like for every family to participate. To donate now, please visit our website,www.franklinmagnetschool.com, and click on any of the BFEF Donation links at the bottom right.  Additional information will be going out in the Thursday Folders.  

 

Before I end, I’d like to express that our thoughts and hearts are with Paris and our French families.

 

Have a peaceful evening, remember to Be SMART, and remember to be at school tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of November 30^th. I hope everyone enjoyed the week with family and friends.

 

While you are feeling thankful and generous, don't forget the BFEF Funds Drive!  If you haven't returned the form that was in the Thursday folder, it's not too late, and you may donate online by going to www.franklinmagnetschool.com and clicking on the Donate button.  Our goal is one hundred percent family participation no matter what the amount!

 

If you have an incoming sibling for 2016-17, please apply at gusdmagnetandflag.com ASAP. All applications must be completed by Jan. 31, 2016 to be ON TIME. It’s helpful for us to get the sibling count early. If you have any questions please contact Ana Jones. 

 

Thursday and Friday starting at 6:30 PM is the Upper Grade Drama Performance, Mousetrap – A Cheesy Comedy in Two Acts. Reservations can be made at allthing...@gmail.com on a first come first served basis. Suggested donation is $5 per entry. Thank you for supporting the Franklin Players.  

 

There will be a Franklin Holiday Boutique on Dec. 4th & 11^th, 1-4 PM on the Front Lawn. We are looking for vendors to sell art, crafts, products, services, and food. The registration fee is $25 for the table/registration for 1 date or $40 table/registration for both dates. The proceeds will go toward the promoting class. Please return your Blue Vendor Registration Form that was in the Thursday folder to the office tomorrow, November 30th by 3 PM. If you have any questions please contact Juli Black at bubbl...@gmail.com.

 

Have a wonderful Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and be at school before 8:05 AM tomorrow morning. Goodbye!

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Correction: Mousetrap- 6:00pm.  Reservations  mailto:allthing...@gmail.com 

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of November 30^th. I hope everyone enjoyed the week with family and friends.

 

While you are feeling thankful and generous, don't forget the BFEF Funds Drive!  If you haven't returned the form that was in the Thursday folder, it's not too late, and you may donate online by going to www.franklinmagnetschool.com and clicking on the Donate button.  Our goal is one hundred percent family participation no matter what the amount!

 

If you have an incoming sibling for 2016-17, please apply at gusdmagnetandflag.com ASAP. All applications must be completed by Jan. 31, 2016 to be ON TIME. It’s helpful for us to get the sibling count early. If you have any questions please contact Ana Jones. 

 

Thursday and Friday starting at 6:00 PM is the Upper Grade Drama Performance, Mousetrap – A Cheesy Comedy in Two Acts. Reservations can be made at allthing...@gmail.com on a first come first served basis. Suggested donation is $5 per entry. Thank you for supporting the Franklin Players.  

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2016 Science Fair Update

The BFEF Science Fair is open to all students TK-6th grade. EVERY participant, even if working in a group, will need to complete an application. Three (3) is the maximum number of team members. Paper applications will be provided upon request, please ask Ms. Gargiulo or Ms. Sun if you need a hard copy.

Science Fair project application is due on Friday, December 4 at 3pm. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Please "Right" click here for the link to the application.

Science Fair Link: http://bfef.franklinmagnetschool.com/events/science-fair/

Click the following links for more information: Student packet information & updated student board layout

Parents, do you need help assisting your student in creating a Science Fair project that is an EXPERIMENT? Please see the following videos to help jog your memory.

Basic - quick how to survive the science fair 

This video is very thorough and will help you determine if your child’s project is a model or observation.  The speaker gives some pointers on how to convert the idea into an EXPERIMENT which is what the BFEF Science Fair is looking for every year.  

This one is from BuzzFeed - It’s a good video for comic relief, after the tutorial :) [FYI: The word “sh*@” is used twice.]

Science Resources

How to make a project board - The board can be made or purchased from anywhere.  

White House 2015 Science Fair - it’s 55 minutes long.  It may motivate some kids to pursue really big dreams!

-- 

Mlle Valerie Sun

French Dual-Immersion Kindergarten Teacher

Franklin Magnet School

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of Dec. 7th. 

On Saturday, December 5th, Franklin received a 2015 California School Boards Association (CSBA) Golden Bell Award for an outstanding program that highlights best practices in education. We received this award for being an International Foreign Language Academy of Glendale Unified School District. We are so excited and honored to receive this prestigious award. A few pictures from the event are attached.

On Tuesday, December 8th is Principal for a Day. We welcome Community Volunteer, Jane Viar, to Franklin to see our amazing school! 

Our general monthly PTA meeting for December 8th has been moved to January 12th at a new time of 5:30 PM. There will be a pizza and pasta dinner for everyone who attends. During February’s PTA meeting, we will have Dr. Mary Mason, Principal of Roosevelt, as our guest speaker. 

Thursday, December 10th will be the wonderful German Winter Performance.

Friday is the Holiday Boutique on the front lawn from 1-4 PM. There is a limited number of shopping days left. Come and choose from an amazing selection of custom jewelry, knitted scarves, ponchos & wraps, handbags designed by Miss Sun's Uncle, organic handmade soaps & candles, vintage wreaths, Xmas stockings, personalized ornaments and so much more. Proceeds go toward the promoting class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday night starting at 6 PM is Movie Night. Come purchase yummy food and enjoy the movie Inside Out for free. 

Have a fabulous Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Check out some of the Great Items for Sale tomorrow!

 

 

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of December 14^th.

 

Please make sure to check the Lost and Found this week. There are mounds of jackets, sweaters, lunch boxes and water bottles with no names that will be donated at the end of the week if not picked up.

 

6^th graders, please make sure to get your T-DAP vaccinations soon. You’ll need that taken care of before registering for middle school.  

 

Please remember to contribute the BFEF Funds Drive before the end of the year to count toward your taxes and help our special programs at the same time. We appreciate any donation and are looking for every family to contribute for whole school participation. Thank you for your support.  

 

As part of our monthly emergency drills, we will have a lock down drill sometime tomorrow. Please make sure to discuss the importance of taking drills seriously and following directions.

 

On Tuesday, Dec. 15^th, Franklin will be honored for receiving the Golden Bell Award at the GUSD Board Meeting starting at 5:30 PM.

 

The Italian Winter Performances are on Wednesday. K-2nd is at 8:30 AM and 3^rd-6^th is at 9:30 AM. Also on Wednesday is the Primary Theatre Performance starting at 4 PM.

 

Thursday the 17^th is the French Winter Performance starting at 11:15 AM.

 

Friday the 18^th is our monthly Awards Assembly starting at 8:15 AM, and it is also Spirit Day! Show school spirit by wearing any Franklin T-shirt or school colors of red, white, navy blue or khaki.

 

School will be closed for the Winter Holiday from December 21^st through January 6^th. School will resume on January 7, 2016. I want to wish everyone a wonderful holiday. I hope that you are all surrounded by good friends, family, fun-filled festivities, and pure joy.

 

Have a fabulous Sunday night, remember to Be SMART and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye! 

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Good Morning,

In light of the LAUSD closure this morning, all schools in the GUSD will be open and operating as usual.  We look forward to teaching and spending the day with your children today.

Principal Atikian

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Dear parents: 
Please excuse the delay but I am happy to announce that all of our winter performances will be taking place in January. The schedule is as follows.

Thursday January 14th 
4th grade - Prado/Bobadilla

Friday January 15th 
5th grade Prado/Bennett/Gomez

Thursday January 21st 
1st and 2nd grade Rodriguez/Salazar

Wednesday January 20th 
TK and kindergarten 
Koh/Carbajal 

Monday January 25th 
6th grade Garcia/Gomez

Tuesday January 26th 
3rd grade Gomez/Sablan

all performances will begin at 8:15 a.m. in the Franklin auditorium and should last between 30 and 40 minutes max.

Let's begin coordinating with room reps for refreshments and snacks for parents. If anyone would like to help with any of the preparations and to help with a slideshow for the performances, simple programs, and photos/video please contact me immediately. Do not be shy. I need help!!

Thank you for your time and have a great winter break.

Sincerely,

Sra. Sara

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian wishing you a Happy New Year! I hope that everyone has had a wonderful holiday. School opens again tomorrow, Thursday, January 7th. We will begin our day by reviewing our Be SMART Behavioral Expectations! These can be found in the Parent Handbook that went home in the beginning of the year and more information will be coming home soon. 

Looking ahead to next week, we have our monthly PTA meeting Tuesday, January 12th at a new time of 5:30 PM. Pizza and pasta will be available for families who attend. 

Have a joyful evening, remember to Be SMART, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Magnet STAR parents,

 

As the year comes to a close I want to THANK YOU ALL for supporting your children through Arts Enrichment with STAR. The program grew exponentially this year so I appreciate your patience when there were any glitches in the system.

I want to inform you of a few specifics in regard to the NEW YEAR. There will be no STAR classes this week when you return to school with the exception of a special THEATER class on Friday, January 8th for all THEATER students! Session 3 Brochures will also be sent home in the on Friday, January 8th and will begin on Monday, JAnuary 25th. If for some reason you do not receive one I will leave an ample amount with the front office. Registration will begin on Tuesday, January 12th at 9am. Session 2 classes will also resume and come to a close the week of January 11th. The following week; the week of the 18th, will be a make-up week. I will send out a list of specific make-up classes in a follow up email.

*** THEATER parents please note the show will be on Friday, January 22nd at 5:30pm. I will send out another email with the specifics, but I want to introduce a 'SAVE THE DATE'!

Again THANK YOU VERY MUCH for everything. I wish you all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

RADIANT PEACE,

Maika Kusama

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of January 11th.

On Tuesday the 12th, we have our monthly PTA Meeting starting at the new time of 5:30 PM. Pizza and pasta will be available for all who attend. A representative from the District will be at the meeting to discuss the need to remove the Eucalyptus trees along Randall for safety reasons. 

On Thursday the 14th, Spanish 4th Grade performs starting at 8:15 AM. Also on Thursday, Progress Reports will go home for some students. Students only receive a progress report if there is an area of concern. 

On Friday the 15th, Spanish 5th Grade performs starting at 8:15 AM.

Due to Construction, the 6th Grade softball game scheduled for the 15th will be postponed to later in the year. More information will be sent home soon. 

Looking ahead, we will have our Family Fun Night at Barnes and Noble at the Americana on Friday, January 22nd. Save the date and come enjoy listening to Franklin teachers read their favorite books on the third floor starting at 5 PM. Franklin will receive a portion of the profit from the receipts handed in during that week.  Information will go home in Thursday folders.

Have a pleasant evening, remember to Be SMART and be at school before 8:05 tomorrow morning. Goodbye!

           

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your message for the week of January 18^th.

 

I hope you have enjoyed your three-day weekend in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. This coming week is Yellow Ribbon Week, which focuses on a positive school climate, violence and bully prevention, and increased student engagement. Teachers will be reminding students of our Be SMART expectations and how to be a Bucket Filler. Students are also welcome to share and document Acts of Kindness in a photograph, drawing, or writing and hand it into the office.

 

We are in desperate need of host families for our Amity Interns for next year. BFEF will be sending information home about host family expectations. We can only request interns who have a host family secured, and we need to send in names by the end of January. Please consider supporting this very special program that greatly supports our teachers and our dual language programs and thank you to those families who have hosted in the past and are hosting now. Your generosity benefits the whole school.   

 

If you have a child entering kindergarten in August 2016, please remember to apply for the lottery by January 31st to secure your spot for an incoming sibling! Contact Ana Jones (ajo...@gusd.net or 818-243-1809) immediately if you have not already received a sibling verification email or if you need help with the application.

 

The application for the next Franklin News Club is attached to this message. 4^th-6^th grade students are welcome to apply for this writing enrichment program. Newspaper Club will start February 10^th and will meet every Wednesday for 12 weeks from 2:45 to 3:45 PM. Applications are due January 27^th and must include a teacher recommendation. Please contact Mr. Partika (rpar...@gusd.net) with any questions.

 

Friday the 22nd is our Family Fun Night at Barnes and Noble at the Americana. Come join me for a trolley ride starting at 4:30 PM and then enjoy listening to Franklin teachers read their favorite books on the third floor starting at 5 PM. I will also be introducing my next book club book, and it will be available for purchase. Cookies and milk will be served at the end of the evening. Franklin will receive a portion of the profit from the Barnes and Noble receipts handed in during that week.  More information will go home in this week’s Thursday folders. Thank you to Juli Black for helping to coordinate this special event.

 

Have a peaceful evening, remember to Be SMART and be at school before 8:05 tomorrow morning. Goodbye!

           

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with a Special Message:

 

We are in desperate need of Amity Intern Host Families for the 2016/2017 school-year. We must have host families in place prior to inviting the interns to our school. We must submit the request for the number of interns to Amity by the end of NEXT WEEK, January 29^th. Please read the attached letter regarding Host Families and consider supporting this very special program that greatly supports our teachers and our dual language programs. Thank you to those families who have already committed for next year. It is greatly appreciated.    

 

In honor of Yellow Ribbon Week, we asked students to wear yellow tomorrow (1/22/16). This could be a shirt, pants, dress, or as simple as a yellow ribbon, bow, bracelet, etc.

 

Tomorrow (1/22/16) is also our Family Fun Night at Barnes & Noble at the Americana. Come join me for a trolley ride starting at 4:30 PM and then enjoy listening to Franklin teachers and interns read their favorite books on the third floor starting at 5 PM. A flyer went home in Thursday folders today. The following is the reading order:

 

Atikian (English – excerpt from the next book club book)

Ophoven-Haynes (German)

Sun (French)

Carbajal (Spanish)

Sardella (Italian)

Whitney Barth - Intern (German)

Moine (French)

Bennett (Spanish)

Jones (English)

Julia Steindl - Intern (German)

Mazza (Italian)

Carlos Montana - Intern (Spanish)

Barhoum (German)

 

MILK and COOKIES J

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of January 25^th.

 

SILENT AUCTION: We're excited to announce that we will be holding our 6th annual Silent auction and gala at The Castaway in Burbank on Saturday, March 12, benefiting the Ben Franklin Elementary Foundation (BFEF)! Even if you are not able to attend the event, many great items will be available through the online auction the week before. Now, we need your help in getting great auction items! We are asking every family to get or donate one item. That's just ONE! You can donate goods or services, OR ask for donations from businesses you frequently visit. Ask your favorite restaurant for a dinner for two, ask a sports team or theater for tickets, or ask for a donated class at your kids' enrichment program. Maybe your hairdresser, gym or chiropractor would donate their services. They'll be glad to promote their businesses to our school community. The donation request letter and donation submission form is attached to this email. If you want to check out previous donations to get more ideas, go to https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/browse.action?auctionId=221548657

 

 

BARNES & NOBLE: Thank you to all of wonderful readers and thank you to everyone who attended our special event. B&N purchases made through Wednesday still can count toward Franklin. Please use your voucher. The code is 11801875.

 

Wednesday the 27^th is our monthly Awards Assembly starting at 8:15 AM on the playground. It is also Spirit Day. Wear any Franklin T-Shirt or our school colors of red, white, navy blue or khaki. Any student receiving a monthly award will receive extra recess with the Principal.

 

Thursday the 28^th is our first Atikian’s Book Club meeting in the Auditorium from 7:40 – 8:00 AM. Please read up through chapter 9 of the book There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom.

                       

Jan 29^th is Movie Night. Come purchase yummy food and treats starting at 6 PM and watch a fun Minions movie for free starting at 6:30 PM.

 

SCIENCE FAIR: The Third Annual BFEF Science Fair will be February 1^st-5^th. The Science Fair Evening is Thursday Feb. 4^th, 6pm – 8pm in the auditorium. The Awards Ceremony will start at 7pm and will include an audience choice award this year! Come support your friends, see the awesome world of science, and vote for your favorite project! Please sign up to volunteer

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17iDXTJcmlD-sn77L0ILm8_WNwpYHpDyCfskDEODQ-7Y/viewform

ROBOTICS: Franklin Robotics Club sponsored by BFEF is an afterschool technology enrichment program for 4th - 6th graders and is offering its FIRST session. This 12-week session starts Wednesday, February 24^th and meetings are held every Wednesday from 2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Mlle Sun’s classroom. Each week, you will combine your creative and problem solving skills, applying everything you know in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) to navigate a LEGO Mindstorms robot through a series of obstacles. Applications are necessary. The web application is here: http://goo.gl/forms/oquIK1wWSi. The PDF version is attached.

GIRLS ON THE RUN: Spring season for Girls on the Run will be starting in March. More information will be provided soon. All girls from 3rd - 6th grades are welcome!

 

Have a lovely Sunday night, remember to Be SMART and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of February 1^st.

 

Please review our drop off and pick up procedures attached to this email. You can also find them on page 10 of your Parent/Student Handbook. When you pick up your students at the walking gate, you must stand in line and give the staff member your student’s name. Please do not crowd around the exit and call your child over. If everyone follows the procedures all will run smoothly and safely.

 

Also, please check the lost and found. All items not picked up by Friday will be donated.

 

This week is our BFEF sponsored Science Fair. Awesome science projects will be displayed in the auditorium all week for students to see. Thursday the 4^th is our Science Fair Evening from 6-8 PM. The Awards Ceremony will be at 7 PM.

 

At this Monday’s flag salute, BFEF is kicking off Franklin’s first ever Jump For Joy Jumpathon where students will jump rope to raise funds for the joys we share at Franklin. Some of those joys include: our interns, our garden, Newspaper Club, Robotics Club, Music With Sara, Science Fair and Film Fest. This event will take place during school on Friday, February 19^th. Students will receive a pledge sheet in this week’s Thursday folder. If you would like to add your business logo to the back of the event T-shirt, $200 lands you a spot. Please email Maureen Cassidy mcass...@gmail.com by February 5^th if interested. Thank you to parent Sarah Tacoma for the T-shirt design. Please visit https://www.crowdrise.com/jumpforjoyjumpathon/fundraiser/bfef

 

Monday evening is our District Elementary Spelling Bee starting at 7 PM in the GUSD Board Room. 5^th Grade Student, Donovan Sofio, will represent Franklin. We all wish you the best!

 

Thursday morning at 7:40 AM is Atikian’s Book Club. This week will be lead by Frau Abdallah. Please read up through chapter 22.

 

The PTA Father/Son Skate Night is coming up on Friday, February 19 at Moonlight Roller Rink from 6-8 PM. Please complete the registration form, sign waiver, and include payment by February 5th! 

 

Looking Ahead: Mondays, Feb 8 and Feb 15^th are school holidays. Our monthly PTA meeting is on February 9^th at 5:30 PM where Dr. Mary Mason, Principal of Roosevelt Middle School, will be the presenter.

 

A flyer went home in the Thursday Folders regarding community meetings to gather input for the start date of the 2017-2018 instructional calendar and beyond. All are welcome to attend any of these meetings starting at 6:30 PM: February 4^th is at Hoover High, Feb. 17^th is at Glendale High, and Tuesday, Feb 23^rd is at Crescenta Valley High. If you are unable to attend one of these meetings, you may access the online survey www.gusd.net.

 

Have a cozy Sunday night, remember to Be SMART and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of February 8th.

 

Tomorrow, February 8^th is a school holiday.

 

Tuesday, February 10 is our monthly PTA meeting starting at 5:30 PM. Dr. Mason, Principal of Roosevelt Middle School, will be presenting and our 6^th Graders will be selling pizza and baked goods. Please come support our 6^th graders and our PTA.

 

If you plan to attend the Father/Son Skate night on February 19^th, please get your registration, payment and waiver signed by fathers in ASAP.

 

Thursday morning at 7:40 AM is Atikian’s Book Club. Please read up through chapter 31.                               

JUMP FOR JOY JUMPATHON IS ON! The first 200 students who raise $25 get free ice cream! All students who raise $100 receive the coolest JUMP FOR JOY T-Shirt. The top 20 students to raise funds will win a Limo Ride to Baskin Robbins for free ice cream after school on Friday April 1st. No fooling! Start collecting today! Students can also raise funds by sharing this link:https://www.crowdrise.com/jumpforjoyjumpathon/fundraiser/bfef

Questions or eager to help? E-mail mcass...@gmail.com

 

The BFEF FilmFest scheduled for April 30^th is in jeopardy.  Without a sufficient number of volunteers, the FilmFest will be cancelled. Don't let this happen! Last year over 50 students submitted amazing films that were screened in front of family and friends. BFEF is looking for event coordinators, technical assistants, PR and marketing personnel, and someone to keep track of donations.  If you are interested in keeping this even alive, e-mail franklinmagne...@gmail.com.   

 

Interested in finding out what BFEF is all about? Please come join us for some fun at the Golden Road Brewery on Thursday, February 11th at 7pm.  Find out what our school's foundation funds and supports.  

 

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers. You are a big part of what makes Franklin so special.  

 

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, Be SMART, and I will see you Tuesday morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Families:

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of February 15^th.

 

Tomorrow, the 15^th is a school holiday.

 

Wednesday the 17^th is our spring photos for anyone who is interested. Information went home in the Thursday folders.

 

Wednesday evening is the second District Community Calendar Meeting. It will be at 6:30 PM at Glendale High School.

 

Thursday the 18^th is Atikian’s Book Club from 7:40 to 8 AM.  Please read up through chapter 40.          

 

Friday, the 19^th is the first ever BFEF Jump for Joy Jump-a-thon. Remember, the first 200 students who raise $25 get free ice cream! All students who raise $100 receive a JUMP FOR JOY T-Shirt. The top 20 students to raise funds will win a Limo Ride to Baskin Robbins for free ice cream after school on Friday April 1st. Students can fill out the hard copy fund-raising logs that went home and can also raise funds by sharing this link: https://www.crowdrise.com/jumpforjoyjumpathon/fundraiser/bfef

Questions or eager to help? E-mail mcass...@gmail.com

  

Friday in the evening will be the fun-filled PTA Father/Son Skate Night from 6-8 PM at Moonlight Rollerway.

 

Also Friday night, Honors Orchestra is playing at Glendale High School at 7 PM.

                 

Looking ahead, FLAG families are invited to an open house at Hoover High School on February 25^th, starting at 5 PM. See attached flyer.

 

Happy Valentine’s Day! Remember to Be SMART, and I will see you Tuesday morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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In April 2012, two organizations, the Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association and the Concerned Parent Association (the plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Education (CDE) alleging widespread, systemic non-compliance by local educational agencies with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504. The suit also alleges that the CDE fails to monitor, investigate, and correct such non-compliance in accordance with the law. The CDE denies these allegations and is actively defending the litigation.

 

As part of the litigation discovery process, the plaintiffs have requested numerous documents as well as student data collected and stored by the CDE. Many of the requested documents and data stored in the CDE databases contain personally identifiable information (PII) of children, including children with disabilities, children who requested an assessment or who were assessed for special education eligibility, and children who are attending or who have attended a California school at any time since January 1, 2008. Although the CDE has contested the production of such information, the court at this juncture has ordered the CDE to produce to plaintiffs’ legal counsel documents and data that contain student PII. Included in the court’s order to produce documents and data is a Protective Order prohibiting the plaintiffs and their legal counsel from disclosing confidential information acquired in the course of the lawsuit, including PII, to anyone other than the parties, their attorneys and consultants, and the court. None of this information may be used outside the context of this lawsuit; no student’s identifying records will be disclosed to the public.

 

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) sets out the requirements for the protection of privacy of parents and students, including privacy of student records. Generally, parents and/or students must provide written consent before an educational agency may disclose PII. However, there are exceptions to this general rule. Specifically, an educational agency must provide PII when ordered by a court, which the CDE has been ordered to do in this litigation. The CDE is obligated to inform the parent or student that the court has ordered it to produce documents and/or data that includes those individuals’ PII and that such persons may object directly to the court regarding this disclosure. To that end, and to comply with FERPA, the CDE has posted the following link on its Web site, http://www.cde.ca.gov/morganhillcase, from February 1, 2016, through April 1, 2016. The link provides the Notice and Objection Form required by FERPA.

 

The objection form is available in English:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/ws/documents/form2016jan26.pdf

 

and Spanish:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/ws/documents/form2016jan26-spanish.pdf

 

For parents wanting to object to having their child’s student information disclosed to the court, this form (or the information contained in this form) must be sent via regular mail to:

 

United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller

c/o Clerk of the Court Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse

501 I Street, Room 4-200 Sacramento, CA 95814

Attn: Document Filed Under Seal

 

This objection form must be submitted to the Court by April 1, 2016 

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Father/Son Skate Night Tickets went home in the Thursday folders.

If the skating adult still needs to sign the waiver or if you turned in your registration Thursday, you will need to pick up your tickets at the Will Call Table on Friday night starting at 5:50pm.

Parking is available in the Moonlight Rollerway lot, at the Sigma Building next door, and on the street. DO NOT park at Home Depot - they will tow.

You can buy tickets at the door - please come to the Will Call Table to buy tickets and fill out your waiver. Please make checks payable to Franklin PTA or pay with cash (please bring exact change). Attached is a waiver if you want to fill it out beforehand. If the child's father is not available, a special someone can attend with the child (as long as a waiver is submitted for both child and adult).

The event is at Moonlight Rollerway at 5110 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA 91204 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday, Feb 19th.

We are looking forward to a fun and groovy night!

Thank you!

Stacey Healey

Questions: stacey...@yahoo.com

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We will have our first ever BFEF Jump for Joy Jumpathon. All students will participate in jumping while DJ Scott Spins his tunes. Make sure to dress comfortably to jump. All students will get a snack donated by Whole Foods. Students who raised funds will be eligible for prizes. The first 200 students who raise funds will get a coupon for Baskin-Robbins ice cream.

 

$5 = Jump Rope

$50 = Sno-Cone Party (date TBD) 

$100 = Jump for Joy T-shirt

Top 20 fundraisers get a limo ride to B&R with me and a few teachers on April  1st after school for a free ice cream.

 

Donation Link: https://www.crowdrise.com/jumpforjoyjumpathon/fundraiser/bfef

 

Jump time

8:15-8:30AM  ALL TK/KINDERGARTEN CLASSES

8:30-8:45AM  ALL 1st GRADE CLASSES

8:45-9:00AM  BOBADILLA, PRADO

9:00-9:15AM  GARCIA, C GOMEZ, BENNETT

9:15-9:30AM  ALL 2nd GRADE CLASSES

9:30-9:45AM  MAZZA, HARTEL, ABDALLAH, LEE

9:45-10:00AM  ALL 3rd GRADE CLASSES

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of February 22^nd.

 

If you have an incoming kindergartener and have not accepted the spot yet, please do so ASAP.

 

I hope you all saw your invitations to our Silent Auction on March 12th in the Thursday folders. Tickets are now available at early bird prices until February 29th. Prices go up on March 1st so get them early! We are also seeking more donations for our online auction, where anyone has a chance to win great items even if you cannot make it to the event! We really need everyone’s help. It’s easy! Just ask one place you frequent or bring in one donation by February 29th and help make this event fun and successful while supporting our special programs like gardening, choral music and our amazing interns. (Donation letters/forms are attached.) 

 

Our students really out-jumped themselves on Friday at our first BFEF Jump for Joy Jumpathon raising over $15,000! Thank you to all who contributed and all who volunteered for this event. A special thank you to Sarah Tacoma for the T-Shirt artwork, DJ Scott Richter who truly made this event festive, and also to Maureen Cassidy, Angela Prieto, and Diana Mathieu for taking the lead. Thank you to our parents who helped at the event: Annbernice Kalec, Amy Romberger, Michael Bridges, Caroline and Henry Lubatti , Carol Jones, Claudia Splichal, Roxanne Schenk, Erin Powell and Cristal Miles! Thank you to our sponsors: Whole Foods, Baskin Robbins, Pacific BMW of Glendale, Fiat, Studio One and NY Life. Prizes will be distributed on Monday, but please feel free to get donations until the end of February. 

https://www.crowdrise.com/jumpforjoyjumpathon/fundraiser/bfef

 

Thursday the 25^th is our last Atikian’s Book Club starting at 7:40 AM. Students please finish the book.

 

Friday the 26^th is our monthly Awards Assembly and Spirit Day. Please wear any Franklin shirt or our school colors of red, white, navy blue or khaki. Anyone who receives one of our two monthly awards will have extended recess with the Principal.

 

Friday night is movie night. More information to come!

 

The STAR Parent Garden workshop scheduled for this week will be postponed due to low enrollment. It will be offered again soon.

 

Have a warm Sunday night, remember to be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Families,

The Ribbon cutting ceremony that was scheduled for 4 PM is being postponed because of the rain. We will still have our International Food Sales in the Auditorium from 5-6 PM and Open House for classrooms 6-7 PM.

Please remember that tomorrow is a minimum day. TK/K dismisses at 11:42 and 1st-6th grades dismiss at 11:46. There will be no after school classes tomorrow.

Hope to see you tonight!  

Vickie Atikian Aviles

Franklin Principal

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There will be food for sale for ALL Franklin Families tonight at Open House!

We will be selling:
Mexican: tacos, burritos, and quesadillas
French: sweet crepes and vegetarian quiche
Italian: baguette sandwiches, pasta, and pizza (Cheese, veggie and pepperoni)
German: frankfurters, potato salad, and pretzels
American: Vegan and meat chili, cornbread, and vegetarian kale salad
And international desserts and much more!

Come hungry!
Food sales are from 5pm to 6pm

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is your Sunday night message for the week of April 11^th.

 

3^rd graders will start CAASPP testing this week. Please make sure to get a good night sleep, eat a good breakfast, and do your best.

 

We have our monthly PTA Meeting Tuesday night at 5:30 PM. The PTA will be introducing the new PTA Board for next year and discussing open positions. Please come and learn more about how you can get involved. Light refreshments and childcare will be provided.   

 

Movie night scheduled for Friday was cancelled.

 

Have a pleasant Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and be at school tomorrow before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!                   

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of April 18th.

 

CAASPP Testing will continue for 3rd graders through April 22nd. Students - Please make sure to get a good night sleep, eat a good breakfast and do your best.

 

Wednesday, April 20th we will be taking 6th Grade Panoramic and Promotion Pictures.

 

Thursday, progress reports will go home for students with areas of concern.

 

Please check out the lost and found. It’s truly amazing how many jackets without names in them show up over night. Anything not picked up by the end of the week will be donated.

 

Do you like "Dinner and a Movie"?  How about "Dinner and Movies" instead?  On Friday, April 29th, the 2nd BFEF Franklin Magnet Film Festival will take place at Toll Middle School.  The movies are free to view, and the event is open to all Franklin families, faculty and staff.  Once again we will have food trucks on hand (The PattyWagon and Kona Ice), so you can purchase dinner and dessert before checking out the movies.   Red carpet for the filmmakers starts at 5pm and movies will roll at approximately 6:00pm.  Toll Middle School is located at 700 Glenwood Rd., Glendale, CA  91202 and there is ample neighborhood parking.   The Festival is also in need of volunteers to help make this a memorable night for our student filmmakers.  For more info and to sign up to volunteer please go to:

http://fmfilmfestival.com

 

Have a warm Sunday night, remember to be SMART and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday Night Message for the week April 25^th.

 

CAASPP Testing for 4^th Grade students will be from April 25^th through May 6^th. Students – Please remember to get plenty of sleep, have a good breakfast, and do your best.

 

As part of our monthly emergency drills, we will have a lockdown drill sometime this week. Teachers will go over expectations with students.

 

German Kindergarten through 3^rd grade classes are doing their music performance Thursday starting at 8:15 AM.

 

Our new building Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be on Thursday starting at 3 PM. Franklin Families are welcome to attend.

 

Thursday evening is Roosevelt Middle School’s Open House from 6-8 PM. Franklin Families are welcome to attend since Roosevelt is our designated middle school. 

 

Friday is our monthly awards ceremony starting at 8:15 AM on the playground. Anyone who receives one of our monthly awards will have extended recess with the principal before their regular recess time. Friday is also Spirit Day. Wear any Franklin shirt or school colors of red, white, navy blue or khaki.

                 

Italian Kindergarten through 3^rd grade classes plus Mr. Gomez’s class are doing their music performance Thursday starting at 9:30 AM.

 

On Friday night is the BFEF Franklin Film Festival at Toll Middle School. Food Trucks start at 4:30 PM, Red Carpet at 5 PM, Films at 6 PM. Please check http://fmfilmfestival.com for more info or to Volunteer. Volunteers are still needed.

 

Have a wonderful Sunday night, remember to Be SMART and be at school tomorrow before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

 

[cj reid]

Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday Night Message for the week April 25^th.

 

CAASPP Testing for 4^th Grade students will be from April 25^th through May 6^th. Students – Please remember to get plenty of sleep, have a good breakfast, and do your best.

 

As part of our monthly emergency drills, we will have a lockdown drill sometime this week. Teachers will go over expectations with students.

 

German Kindergarten through 3^rd grade classes are doing their music performance Thursday starting at 8:15 AM.

 

Our new building Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be on Thursday starting at 3 PM. Franklin Families are welcome to attend.

 

Thursday evening is Roosevelt Middle School’s Open House from 6-8 PM. Franklin Families are welcome to attend since Roosevelt is our designated middle school. 

 

Friday is our monthly awards ceremony starting at 8:15 AM on the playground. Anyone who receives one of our monthly awards will have extended recess with the principal before their regular recess time. Friday is also Spirit Day. Wear any Franklin shirt or school colors of red, white, navy blue or khaki.

                 

Italian Kindergarten through 3^rd grade classes plus Mr. Gomez’s class are doing their music performance Friday starting at 9:30 AM.

 

On Friday night is the BFEF Franklin Film Festival at Toll Middle School. Food Trucks start at 4:30 PM, Red Carpet at 5 PM, Films at 6 PM. Please check http://fmfilmfestival.com for more info or to Volunteer. Volunteers are still needed.

 

Have a wonderful Sunday night, remember to Be SMART and be at school tomorrow before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

 

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of May 2^nd.

 

Thank you to parent Roger Ghaman, his crew of volunteers and BFEF for putting on a fabulous film festival on Friday night. Thank you also to all our wonderful and creative film-makers.

 

Thursday and Friday is our 4^th-6^th Grade Drama Performance. The Franklin Players present Who Poisoned His Meatball. Doors open at 6 PM. Show starts at 6:30 PM.  For reservations, please email allthing...@gmail.com.   Please include your name, the night you wish to see the show, and the number in your party. Consider yourself confirmed unless you hear otherwise. $5 per person ticket donation at the door. Please consider leaving young children at home. Seats are unassigned.

 

CAASPP Testing continues for 4^th grade this week. Students - Please remember to get a good night sleep, eat a good breakfast, and do your best.

 

Have a warm Sunday night, remember to be SMART, and I’ll see you tomorrow before 8:05 AM. Goodbye!

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Attention Franklin Families,

This is a reminder that we are only two days away from the closing deadline to purchase the Franklin Magnet School Yearbook. This year, orders are only available online and if you haven't done so already we urge you to please go to our school's website at www.franklinmagnetschool.org and click on the yearbook link to order a softcover book today. There will not be any additional yearbooks for sale later. DON'T MISS OUT ON OUR FABULOUS 2015-16 YEARBOOK.

6th Grade Families - some of you may have paid for a message a couple of months ago, but you still need to purchase the actual yearbook.

Thank you to the yearbook committee for their hard work on this wonderful memento.  

Goodnight!

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Dear Franklin Families,

 

We are Franklin Students Ruby Berkowitz and Noah Berkowitz.

 

This week Franklin is celebrating Staff Appreciation Week for our wonderful staff.  Remember to tell you teacher that they are awesome! My teacher is so awesome! And my teacher is super cool!

 

Student Council will be selling mustaches for $.50 all week to wear on Friday. Happy Mustache Day!

 

3^rd Grade German student, Teddy Stoltz, won a special Silent Auction Item. He will be our Principal for a Day tomorrow, Monday, May 9^th. Be sure to stay on his good side!

 

Our last PTA Meeting of the year is on Tuesday night at 5:30 PM.

 

Have a fabulous Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and be at school before 8:05 AM tomorrow morning. Goodbye!

 

P.S. From Principal Atikian:

 

Thank you to Ms. Garcia for leading an amazing theater production and thank you to all of our wonderful parent volunteers. Bravo to all of our fantastic Franklin Players! 

 

Robotics News: GUSD had it's annual robotics competition at Roosevelt Middle School on Friday. This was Franklin’s first year competing, and we had two teams. Both teams did very well and one of the teams placed 3^rd in robot design and 1^st place overall. Amazing!!! Thank you to BFEF for sponsoring the Franklin Robotics Club. Thank you to our Robotic's Teacher Devin Parks, Franklin Teacher Valerie Sun and Franklin Parent Janet Atienza for your support. We will honor our Teams at the next Awards Assembly on May 26^th.

 

Team “The Name of This Team is Secret” placed 1^st overall and 3^rd in design: Sean-Anthony Anderson, Megan Harkins, Luca Klein, Sam Krol, Willem Lent, Marcus Pagel, Rylie Presant, Ethan Tobey. Team “Khululu”: Hajime Araki, Wyatt Augenstein, Paola Ana Berry, Keya Chaudhuri, Ethan Hwang, William Kan, Idalia Orozco-Carey, Anna Tobey, Lucas Vardaman. Great job everybody! We are so proud of you!

 

Happy Mother’s Day! J

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Dear Franklin Families,

 

This is Kimaya Soltero-Limon from Ms. Whittington’s Class.  

 

All library books are due to the library tomorrow, Monday, May 16.

 

If you do not plan to come back to Franklin next year for any reason, please make sure you fill out a withdrawal form in the office as soon as possible.

 

Our French program students are performing on Monday at 8:30 AM in the auditorium.

 

Wednesday is tea with Atikian at 7:45 AM. Come and have a conversation with Ms. Atikian and have tea and light refreshments.            

        

We will also have our OWL Bucks Reward Movie on Wednesday. It costs 75 OWL Bucks to attend and you cannot have any office referrals.

 

Friday is our STAR Theater Performance starting at 5 PM.

 

Have a great Sunday Night, remember to be SMART, and be at school before 8:05 AM tomorrow morning. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is your Student Council President, Madeline Burroughs, with your Sunday night message for the week of May 23^rd.

We want to thank PTA for the wonderful luncheon during Teacher Appreciation week with a special shout out to parent leads Amy Romberger and Ibet Acevedo. Thank you also to PTA and BFEF for your generous gifts and donations. 

If you still have any library books at home, please make sure to get those in as soon as possible. Also, please check the lost and found. All jackets not picked up by Wednesday will be donated to a special organization going to Africa. 

As part of our monthly safety drills, we will have a lockdown drill sometime this week.

Tuesday, May 24^th is our 4^th-6^th grade Orchestra Performances at 1:20 and 2:00 PM. If your child is performing, you are welcome to come join us. 

This Wednesday we will also be having an extra recess for those who have extra Owl Bucks that they would like to use. It will be from 9:00 to 9:30 am and will cost 30 Owl Bucks to attend.

Wednesday at 4 PM is our Primary Drama Performance in the Auditorium.

Thursday is our 6^th Grade vs. Staff Stickball Game starting at 8:15 AM. Parents are welcome to attend.

Friday is our monthly Awards Assembly starting at 8:15 AM on the playground. Anyone who receives one of our two monthly awards will have extended recess. Friday is also Spirit Day. Please wear any Franklin T-shirt or our school colors of red, white, navy blue or khaki.

Looking ahead, we will have a dress up as your favorite animal day the last day of school on June 1^st.

Have a fabulous evening, remember to Be SMART, and we will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye! 

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Dear Franklin Families,
The 6th graders would like to seek your support one last time.  We ask that you help make their Promotion from Franklin "Sweeter" by donating International Cookies for the Promotion Celebration.  In lieu of a cake, we want to have a cookie buffet with sweets from around the world.  We are asking families to bring in either home made or store bought cookies from any country.  

Promotion is on Tuesday, May 31st in the morning.  If you have cookies that are store bought or can last throughout the weekend, we ask that you bring it this Friday, May 27th.  If you are bringing in home made cookies or cookies that must be eaten immediately please bring them the morning of Tuesday, May, 31st, to the auditorium.

We are also looking for donations of small water bottles and 2 gallon water jugs for coffee and lemonade.  

There is also a shortage of volunteers for the morning of Promotion.  We would love to have the 6th grade families enjoy the event without having to serve cookies and coffee.  If anyone can come help serve food and drinks during the Promotion Reception, please email Christine Baker at guda...@aol.com.

Thank you in advance for all the support you have given to the 6th grade class throughout the years.  The 6th graders will miss Franklin and all the friends they have made.

Gracias, Danke, Merci, Grazie!!!

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WALK OF LIFE - The Healing Experience of Music

Saturday, June 18th, 2016 - 10:30am

Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Pasadena Central Library

Experience the healing power of music and re-connect with your powerful energies within you!

Over 350 Million people are affected by depression worldwide and even more by painful and unpleasant chronical conditions.

Music is very powerful and is known to have the ability to help your body heal and uplift your spirit.

In this event you will listen to delightful sounds of healing music composed by Robert Eberl, aka 7om Powers, who is a member of our community.

Robert was able to survive a serious illness using music and will also share his story and ideas on how to activate your self healing power. 

Support Franklin Magnet!

Purchase a ticket and support your school! 

You can purchase your tickets directly at the front desk 

(Administration Office) of Franklin Magnet! 

Only one event! Limited seating! Get your tickets now!

For more info and a music samples, please visit:

www.festivalofsenses.com

For any questions please call +1 626 817 34 28 - Grace Lee or Robert Eberl

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Greetings Franklin Families-

We hope you are all enjoying your summer.

Please SAVE-THE-DATE for our Welcome Potluck Picnic. 

Saturday, August 6th from 11-2pm

This year we will have the picnic at our own school park: Griffith Manor Park (1551 Flower Street, Glendale, CA)

This is a chance for us veterans to welcome the new Franklin families into the fold.

Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

While we want you and your family to enjoy the day, we can't have these yearly activities without your help.  

Please consider signing up to help at:

Welcome Picnic Volunteers

Thanks and enjoy the rest of your summer!

Sincerely,

Kim Perner & Claudia Splichal

BFEF Parent Outreach Coordinators

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Please join us in welcoming our new teachers . . .

 

German 5/6: Tanja Quinn - Frau Quinn began working with Franklin as a substitute at the end of last year. She loves Franklin and is passionate about working in the dual immersion program. Right now, Frau Quinn was hired as a long-term substitute and is in the beginning stages of entering a credential program. Frau Quinn was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. She came to the US in 2008 and worked as a nanny for several years. She has a wide array of teaching experiences including private tutoring in German, French and Math. She has tutored and trained children and adults for several years, and has also worked as an assistant at a German Language Preschool. She expresses that she is sensitive to other people’s cultures and their experiences because of her own experiences. She plans to incorporate engaging activities such as cooking, making and listening to music, and creating artwork into her lessons. She is the mother of two young children.

 

French Kindergarten: Taline Satamian – Mme Satamian is a multilingual teacher who is a product of the French educational system in Lebanon where she was born and raised. Once she moved to the US with her family, she pursued her passion for the French language by independently reading and studying French literature as a teenager. At UCLA, she took courses in French literature and French film. She has taught internationally in American schools for more than a decade. She has taught French privately and is excited to have this opportunity to teach French at Franklin. She is truly passionate about the love of learning languages and cannot wait to share that with her students. Mme Satamian has a teenage son.  

 

French 4^th: Kimberly Goodman – Mlle Goodman attended French immersion school from kindergarten through senior year. She majored in French in college and has spent multiple summers in France with her family. Bilingualism is very important to her and because of the positive experiences she had in a French educational system, she looks forward to creating that same experience for her students. She has a love of languages and an appreciation for diversity. She comes from a long line of teachers. Her mother is a teacher and her grandmother was a teacher. She plans on instruction that is culturally relevant and that caters to each student’s individual abilities. She expresses that in her free time she enjoys frequenting farmers’ markets, cooking, musical theater, film and traveling.

 

Resourse Specialist Teacher (RSP): Ruth Alejo – Ms. Alejo is excited about joining the Franklin community. She has been teaching for almost 13 years both domestically and internationally. She started her teaching career in New York City and also taught in the Middle East for two years. She has a diverse teaching background in teaching English Language Arts and Development (ELD), mathematics, and science. For the last 3 ½ years, Ms. Alejo has been a proud Special Education teacher and has strived to help her students access the curriculum with innovative, differentiated, and student-centered teaching strategies.  She is proudly multi-lingual in English and Spanish and can also speak Portuguese and some Arabic. She graduated with a Masters in Education from New York University and received her Bachelors in Sociology and Raza Studies from San Francisco State University. Ms. Alejo looks forward to helping her students become grade level readers, critical thinkers, and confident learners.

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your first Sunday night message of the new school year.  I hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer. It was great to see so many families at the Welcome Potluck yesterday.  Thank you to PTA, BFEF and all of our amazing volunteers for a fun event. It was a great way to start the year.

Tomorrow, August 8th is the first day of school. For everyone’s safety, please follow our drop off and pick up procedures. They will be attached to the written version of this message. All students enter from the Winchester gate, which opens at 7:40 AM.  Students should be in line before 8:05 AM. Parents - You may walk your children to their line and stay with them this first day of school only. The lines will be labeled, so you will know where to line up. PTA is sponsoring a back-to-school coffee and cry at the lunch benches, so head that way and spend time with fellow parents. After the first day of school, we will have kinder buddies to walk younger students to their lines.  If you need to come on campus, you will be asked to check in at the front office and wear a visitor’s badge.  

Pick up will be busy and crowed until our after school enrichment programs start in a few weeks. Kindergarten students get picked up at their designated gate on Justin at 1:20. You must park and pick up kindergarten students. For 1st-6th grades, if you are picking up your student by walking, those students will be dismissed at the new gate on Justin. If you are picking up your students by car, you will pick them up on Winchester. For driving pick up, please make a visible sign with your child’s first and last name or use the one from last year, if you have it. Please make sure your child knows whether to go to the walking gate or the driving gate.  1st-3rd grade dismisses at 2:15 PM and 4th-6th grades dismiss at 2:40 PM. Please be on time. 

Have a wonderful evening, remember to Be SMART, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Goodbye!

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Dear Franklin Families,

This is Principal Atikian with your Sunday night message for the week of August 15^th. 

 

Thank you for a fantastic first week of school. Thank you to PTA for hosting our parent coffee and cry the first day. Please make sure to look for PTA membership envelopes on Thursday and join the PTA. We have had over 100% membership for several years. PTA is a great way to get involved and show your support.

 

On Monday and Tuesday we went over our Be SMART School Expectations and each student received a Be SMART wristband. Please review with your children the importance of following school procedures and expectations. Safety is our priority.

 

We will typically practice emergency drills once a month. This month we are going to do one a week so that students become familiar with all the drills. This week we are going to practice an earthquake drill. Teachers will review procedures with students.

 

This Tuesday night Franklin 4^th Grade French student, Kimaya Soltero-Limon, will be doing the Flag Salute at the GUSD Board Meeting starting at 6:30 PM.

 

Looking ahead, Back to School Night is on August 31^st and September 1^st is a minimum day. September 2^nd and September 4^th are school holidays. You will receive a flyer in the Thursday folder with details.

 

Have a wonderful Sunday night, remember to Be SMART, and I will see you tomorrow morning before 8:05 AM. Goodbye.