• NO SCHOOL - Faculty In Service

• PALS - Virtual Coffee & Check In
• Middle School - Library Book Check Out 1:00-1:25
  
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• Middle School - Electives Schedule!
  
• Middle School - Library Book Check Out 1:00-1:25
  

• Middle School - Library Book Check Out 1:00-1:25

• Middle School - Halloween Costume Contest
• All School - Free Dress Day / Wear Halloween Costumes

• November 1st - Daylight Saving Time Ends - Fall Back
• November 2nd - READ-A-THON Begins
• November 11th - NO SCHOOL Veterans Day
• November 12th - State of the School Zoom Meeting 6:00PM
  
• November 20th - End of Trimester 1
• November 23rd -25th - Conferences Half Day Schedule
• November 26th & 27th - NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break

Conferences are coming up. In a few weeks, you will receive a link to sign up for conferences through Sign Up Genius.

It is a busy time of year so for your personal scheduling purposes, here are the Early Release Schedules for each building:

Early Release Schedules

Robin Hall

11:30 AM 2 1/2 and 3's

11:35 AM Pre-K 4's

11:40 AM Kindergarten

11:45 AM 1st Grade

Markell Hall

11:30 AM 2nd Grade

11:35 AM 3rd Grade

11:40 AM 4th Grade

11:45 AM Middle Schoolers

If you have any questions, please contact Dawn or Rachel. Thanks!

We were glad to welcome six (6) new students and their families into our school community on Friday, October 16th. Your students likely already came home telling you that they made a new friend, as we welcomed a 7th Grader, four (4) 6th Graders, and a 1st Grader.

Thanks in advance for sharing with your friends, co-workers, and relatives about your positive school experience.

We are already receiving applications for next year from inquiring families. Did you know we still have some full-day preschool spots remaining for this year?

Families with initial questions or want to learn more about our school are encouraged to reach out to Admissions Director Natalie Bennett by phone (360)733-1750 ext 1509 or email (nbennett@thefranklin.academy).

Thank you,

Natalie Bennett

Admissions Director

The upcoming Read-A-Thon will raise money to support four new Water Bottle Filling Stations in Markell Hall. Additional funds raised will go directly to the Annual Fund. This fund helps us keep tuition low.

We will kick off the Read-A-Thon November 2nd! Wait till you see the prizes...

This year, due to the fact that we cannot gather for the assembly, we would like to send them a little package created by our students to say thank you for your service!

If you have a family member or close friend who you would like to honor, please email Heather Black hblack@thefranklin.academy

Please include their name, address, and a little bit about their service. If you have a pictures of your veteran I would love to share those in the newsletter too!

If you would like to share about a veteran who is no longer with us, who you would like to honor, please forward that information to me as well.

For example:

Dave Williams – Vietnam War Vet, Army, Sgt. E5, with 11th Armored Cavalry. He served as Gunner on an Armored Personnel Carrier. Black Horse Unit - Grandpa to Gianna

Thank you!

She was born yesterday, Tuesday, October 20th at 2:54 PM weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz.

Mommy and baby are doing very well.

I hope you are all doing well and staying as safe and healthy as possible! If your student would benefit from books on their feelings related to COVID, quarantine, staying safe, etc., The New York City Department of Education has published a list of ebooks for children on these topics. Thankfully, children’s authors and publishers were quick to try and get books out there for children, BUT, they are of varying quality, so please browse with that in mind!

http://nycdoe.libguides.com/COVID-19ebooks/free

In Markell Hall library news, students have been enjoying the new books donated by parents—thank you! They are always excited when I have new books on display. The “Spooky Reads” display is also seeing a lot of interest so you might see some scary books coming home! Several new book character posters have gone up on the walls, including Bab Kitty and Dog Man. And, the new bulletin board up in the library was created by Mrs. Samuel AND every single 2-4 student! It is full of book recommendations by your students. They have loved finding their own card up there and reading others’ cards for ideas. (If your child mentions that their card isn’t up yet, I have another batch of cards to switch out soon!).

In Robin Hall library news, students are also enjoying the new books donated and covered by parents! During the Fall, in addition to seasonal and holiday books, Kindergarten and first grade read-alouds often focus on character education, ie, how we interact with and treat one another. For example, in Otis and the Tornado, Otis the tractor has to decide whether or not to help the mean bull escape from a tornado that is headed straight for the farm. There are many great picture books about the importance of personal space, using our voice to help others, and how to deal with feelings like anger, worry, and sadness. We will be covering a lot of these topics in the upcoming months.

Hope you have time to enjoy a good book on our cool and often rainy Fall days!

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Samuel

If you shop at Amazon.com, this is a great opportunity to raise money for Franklin Academy. Sign up at Amazon Smile and 0.5% of your purchase price will go towards the FA Annual Fund. Here’s how:

1. Go to Amazon Smile
2. In the “pick your own charitable organization” box type in Franklin Preschool
3. Click on the Bellingham Franklin Academy (may still be listed under St. Paul’s Episcopal School through the summer)
4. Very Important! Please make sure whenever you shop on Amazon you go to the Amazon Smile webpage. If you shop on Amazon.com we won’t receive the donation.

Website: https://thefranklin.academy/
Location: 1509 East Victor Street, Bellingham, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 733-1750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinAcademyBellingham/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARBJZqnuWM2fzJSJOXO6X6qVO60w_ijnQdCgtmUFYZCSwnd0NO7wI_Jgq5_odVo2A3bLV76Yg91UH5TB

Katie den Hartog, Associate Head of School, kdenhartog@thefranklin.academy

Dawn Regier, Administrative Assistant, dregier@thefranklin.academy

Rachel Lee, Administrative Assistant, rlee@thefranklin.academy

Natalie Bennett, Admissions Director, nbennett@thefranklin.academy

Why did Dracula go to the library?

He wanted to sink his teeth into a good book.

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