• First Day of Spring!

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

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

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

• All School - Free Dress

• April 5 - 9 - Spring Break
  
• April 20th - 4:00 Board Meeting
• May 7th - No School - Teacher In-Service Day
• May 9th - Mother's Day
• May 31st - No School - Memorial Day

Several of our sections are filling up quickly. If you know someone interested in learning more about our program or interested in a customized, virtual tour, please encourage them to reach out to:

Admissions Director, Natalie Bennett:

nbennett@thefranklin.academy

360.733.1750.ext 1509

Chris and Kari Panchison, Preschool and 2nd Grade Parents

We are so impressed with the education and care that the teachers and staff provide at The Franklin Academy. This school feels like an extension of our family. We appreciate the small class sizes and personal attention that our kids receive. The core values of the school help foster a great foundation for our children in life and academics. We are so grateful for this program and all the wonderful people in our school community.

Springtime brings so many things back to life and as you hear about the first day of spring you may also have heard the word equinox. What is an equinox and how is it different from solstice? Click the link below for a great video explanation:

With Spring FINALLY arriving, students at Robin Hall have been asking to sit outside

the library to read. We need a few volunteer gardeners! The courtyard area behind

the Robin Hall library is in need of some TLC to be transformed into an outdoor

reading space. We would also take donations of a bench or similar outdoor seating.

If this sounds like a project you would be interested in helping out with, please

contact Mrs. Snyder at jsnyder@thefranklin.academy .

Thank you!

Happy OUTDOOR Reading,

Mrs. Snyder

How excited was the gardener for spring?

So excited he wet his plants.

hahaha

She shared this:

"Lucky the Leprechaun visited our 2nd grade classroom this morning! What a trickster! He turned all of our chairs upside down, switched everyone’s name tags and made a mess - glitter everywhere! He did leave some goodies for the kids, so they forgave his pranks! Unfortunately our trap didn’t catch him this time, but we will try again next year!"

Yesterday Mrs. Ho's preschool student's read "How To Catch A Leprechaun." They talked about different ways they might be able to catch the Leprechaun that visits the room every St. Patrick's Day. The children came up with this idea, which was the perfect STEM project. They used magnetic tiles and did a fantastic job!

Mrs. Ho's class was ready, the traps set the night before, with the hope of capturing this sneaky Leprechaun, but alas he was too fast. The little guy got into their traps, took the gold and was gone before he was caught.

Mrs. Ho shared, "He left our room in a mess and even went potty without flushing. Clearly, this Leprechaun did not attend Preschool."

What a fun and exciting day in preschool!

The Kindergarteners and 1st Graders had a wonderful time making this project!

"The Multicultural Hands & Hearts art project to include our hand and a friends hand with a different culture that we created include: traced both our hands to look like a heart, multi-cultural crayons, watercolor paints in various colors, more crayons for patterns, lines, & rhythm."

~Miss Rachel #BeKindLetsShine

Rachel Simpson our fabulous art specialist shared this:

"What a fun time we had in class while making these! The Abstract Art project that 2nd-4th grades created include: watercolor paints in various colors, black sharpie marker for patterns, lines, & rhythm, and masking tape for the white lines that are negative space."

~Miss Rachel #BeKindLetsShine

Mount Baker Theatre is thrilled to present a selection of timeless and feel-good films for you to enjoy safely in our treasured historic building.

In 1927, Mount Baker Theatre was built as a movie palace with state-of-the-art projection and a giant Wurlitzer organ. Today, we welcome you back to experience your favorite films while enjoying the complete Theatre experience with buttery popcorn, in-seat refreshments, and the return of the mighty Wurlitzer organ for your pre-show entertainment!

Titles Include:

Die Hard

The Lion King

Slumdog Millionaire

The Princess Bride

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Goonies

Check out the link below for more titles and showings!

The Mt. Baker Theater purchased a new projector. The M-Vision 21000 WU projector is brilliantly powerful at 18,600 lumens and has a 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. The red and blue lasers along with a specially-designed color wheel produce vivid visuals and accurate color reproduction.

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.

A supportive community with STEM focused education in a safe, small class environment for all grades.

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

Gretchen Bucsko, Head of School: gbucsko@thefranklin.academy

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