Franklin Elementary School

And the winner is….. 1st grade with 1,118 paper links. FES has had such a fun time with our spirit link fundraiser. With the help of all of our families, the school raised approximately $1,600! WOW! This money will directly benefit our students. We would like to thank all of our families for donating money. Our grandma, Ms. Dianne for cutting ALL of those paper chains, and our FSA officers and members for counting money and stapling chains each day after school. Parents, please consider reaching out to an FSA officer to get involved. It takes many hands to pull off a fundraiser even as simple as this one.

Great costumes at FES today!

Fall picture retakes will take place next Thursday, November 6th. Pictures will be taken first thing in the morning, and the photographers won’t be here for long. If you’d like your child to have their picture retaken, please make sure they arrive at school on time.

These photos will be used in the yearbook, so encourage your child to come ready to share their best smile!

November is almost here, so here is our latest lunch menu!

FES LSIC meeting agenda

Pumpkins with Poppas

The Franklin School Association spirit link fundraiser is in full swing! Fourth grade is leading with 291 links, followed closely by second grade with 227, and kindergarten trailing right behind with 220 links. Keep sending in your quarters through Friday! Parents, if anyone would like to volunteer to help staple paper chains, we will gladly accept your help. We are meeting right after school in the cafeteria Wednesday and Thursday. Feel free to call the school at 304-358-2206 if you wish to volunteer your time.

Mrs. Eye' s fourth grade class enjoyed a visit from Mrs. Jones, a teacher of the visually impaired. The students recently read a story, "The Blind Ambition", in reading class. Mrs. Jones showed the students the Braille alphabet, a stylus and slate used to write Braille, and a book written in Braille. She gave each student a card with their name in Braille. Students gained a deeper understanding through hands-on experience with Braille.

Holiday Food Drive

The Franklin School Association will be hosting a spirit link fundraiser from October 27th-31st. Students may bring in any amount of money to purchase paper chain links. Each link is 25 cents each. The grade level with the longest paper chain at the end of the week will receive 30 minutes of extra recess at The Franklin Town Park. Proceeds of this fundraiser will directly benefit the students at FES through activities such as the 6th grade field trip, field day, Accelerated Reader field trip, and more!

Shout out to all our Panther families!

Attendance Award

This past Thursday, Dr. Brandon Mitchell presented a check on behalf of the Pendleton County Farm Bureau to the FES Library. The money will be used to purchase farm/agriculture books to be used by students and displayed on the barn bookshelf, which they also donated. We appreciate their continuing support of our school.

Don't forget tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15th, is "Bank at School. Please make sure your student brings some money to deposit if they have an account. It is not too late to sign up. You can still submit their application, and they can make a deposit. There is no minimum deposit amount.

Notice the change in PJ Day and Team Spirit Day. This change was made to accommodate our visit from the West Virginia University Mountaineer who will be visiting us on Thursday, October 30! Blue and gold are The Mountaineer's favorite sports colors!

At home reading support for parents.

CIS held a competition for the best attendance for the entire month of September for the classes at FES. Mrs. George's 2B class won the competition and received a special celebration with Penny, the county therapy dog! Special thanks to Mrs. Lesley Cook for bringing Penny to visit!

Please join us for our October FSA Meeting in the Franklin Elementary Library at 6:00pm on October 8th.

Start planning, our October menu is here!