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The Franklin Academy Weekly Update Newsletter Dec 7 - Dec 11

The FranklinAcademyThe Franklin Academy Weekly Update Newsletter Dec7 - Dec 11

Monday, December 14th

  • Board of Trustees Meeting - Zoom 4:00PM
  • Christmas Sock Day (uniform)

Tuesday, December 15th

  • PALS - Virtual Coffee & Check In
  • Middle School - Library Book Check Out 1:00-1:25
  • Christmas Hat/Headband Day (uniform)

Wednesday, December 16th

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

Thursday, December 17th

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

Friday, December 18th

  • Free Dress/Candy Cane Day (wear red and white)

Upcoming Events

  • December 21st - January 1 - NO SCHOOL Winter Break
  • January 4th - Classes Resume

If you would like to add a grandparent to our email list email me below. Thanks, Heather If you would like to add a grandparent to our email list email me below. Thanks, Heather

hblack@thefranklin.academy

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House Completion is Heating Up - This weeks challenge - Door Decorating!

This week each house decorated two of their classroom doors. Staff members Casey, Heather, Gretchen and Natalie were the judges and awarded the following prizes which in turn gives each house points!


1st Place - Mrs. Fox (Ferlin)

2nd Place - Mrs. Schmidt (Kaiser)

3rd Place - tie between Mr. Ianconetti and Ms. Bull (Hess and Ershig)


After adding the results from the Christmas Door Decorating Contest, the ranking is as follows....


1st - Hess (140 points)

2nd - Kaiser (130 points)

3rd - Ferlin (90 points)

4th - Ershig (80 points)


Please remember that Spirit Week (next week) counts for house points as well. Keep up the great work!


Leigh Ann Freeman

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Kaiser House

Second Place!
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Ferlin House

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Ferlin House

First Place!
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Hess House

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Ershig House

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Kaiser House

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Ershig House

Tied for 3rd Place!
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Hess House

Tied for 3rd Place!

The Reading Corner with Mrs. Samuel & Mrs. Snyder

Library classes K-4 are in the holiday spirit! We have read books about Kwanzaa,

Hanukkah, and Christmas.


Pre-holiday-gift-bonanza time is great time to clean out toy boxes and bookshelves

to make room for incoming gifts! [because I’m sure you aren’t busy and have soooo

much free time right now ;)] The library would be happy to take your used books

and clean book character stuffies!


Both libraries have received book donations recently—thank you! It is so fun to see

the kids light up when they see new-to-them books.


I am also grateful to PALS, who generously donated $200 for purchasing books at

Village Books during their Cyber Monday sale. I was able to get high demand and

topical books for both libraries. If you ever want to pick up some books for the

library (or see if your shelves already have them!), our wishlist is here:


https://www.villagebooks.com/wishlist/537


Next week is the last week before winter break, so I will be encouraging kids to take

more books than usual to sustain them over break. Please help them keep track of

them so I don’t have to hunt them down in my safari suit in January! If you want to

help them look for specific titles, authors, or topics, our catalog is on your student’s

Canvas library page. The link is also here:


https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/44373


Happy Reading,

Mrs. Samuel

Pre-Order a Gourmet Wine & Cheese Box

The Franklin Academy Auction 2021, The Great Gala, will be here before you know it! We have an exciting opportunity to pre-order a VIP Box of goodies.


This box will be the perfect addition to virtually attending the Auction on Saturday, January 30th!


Dress up for the event or cozy up by the fire in your pajamas - but Don't Forget to purchase a VIP BOX to include with your evening festivities. Please note: Each box is enough for four (4) people. Feel free to purchase more than one box, maybe a friend or grandparent needs to feel like a VIP as well.


All orders must be received by Friday, January 8th. Boxes will be ready to pick up on Friday, January 29th when you pick up your students from school. (Sorry at this time we cannot deliver or ship boxes)


Your Choice of two Different VIP Box includes:


  • Gourmet Cheeses from Twin Sisters Creamery
  • Various Charcuterie Accompaniments
  • Desserts
  • Red Wine or White Wine depending on your box choice


Follow this link to Order your Box(s) and set up your Online Bidding account:


Order Your VIP Box Today!

Boxes will be pre-ordered but no fee will be charged to your card until January 30, 2021.


Once you are on the Online Bidding page, click the Start Bidding button and finish creating your account.


HOW TO BID/ORDER:


You can bid from anywhere!


1. Search for packages by name or number by using the magnifying glass or by choosing a category under the menu.

2.You can Bid the next increment or Bid More than the next increment. If you choose Bid More you can set your max bid. If your max bid is the highest, the system will automatically bid in your favor until you are outbid or until the auction closes.

3.To “watch” a package, select the star icon on the package.

4.You'll be notified if you're outbid at any point before the auction closes and you will see an Outbid notice at the top of your screen.

5.To get back to the main screen, click the house icon.

6.To view the packages you are bidding on, click the menu button and select Bids.


Thank you for your support!


Heather Black

Development / Auction Coordinator

The Franklin Academy

(360) 603-8582

Donate or Sponsor The Great Gala Today!
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A few images of our First Graders working hard.

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Celebrations in Chapel!


Our chapel was a special celebration, as students by grade learned about a good man who helped people who couldn’t afford much at all: Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra.



They read part of a story about St. Nicholas, and each grade had a brief discussion reflecting on how there is more to give than gifts. Students shared what they can give besides presents. One thoughtful 2nd Grader shared, "You can share love and appreciation." Our Chaplin Aaron Walters echoed her comments by nudging students to remember that they can give hugs, words of encouragement, and love to others. He ended their time together by reminding the students that this is a great time to be generous.



The students left their time together to find oranges and gold coins in their shoes (they took them off as they arrived).

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Rockets in Space a K-4th Grade Art Project

Our fabulous art specialist Rachel Simpson shared this: "Rockets in Space themed art that was inspired by NASA, and we used many material and skills in drawing shapes, lines, with colored pencils, oil pastels, and collage onto a black paper painted with white tempera paint for the stars, nebulas, comets, and asteroids in space."

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Franklin Academy

Franklin Academy

Welcome! PALS (Parents Actively Lending Support) is the parent association at the Franklin Academy in Bellingham, WA. Here you will find helpful information about volunteering, fundraising, and PALS programs and activities.

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PALS virtual coffee and check-in

PALS virtual coffee and check-in

Weekly check-in meeting for PALS and any interested parents at The Franklin Academy. Direct Link: https://zoom.us/j/91864066431?pwd=eHNVS0MzVU9kMUxtK043N01QQ3hzdz09 Meeting ID: 918 6406 6431 Passcode: C4a7cq  

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Amazon Smile

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.

AmazonSmile: You shop. Amazon gives.

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The Franklin Academy

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

The Franklin Academy Points of Contact

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

Mrs. Samuel's Favorite Joke of the Week

Joke:

Why are Christmas trees bad at sewing?

They keep losing their needles!

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