The Franklin Press

For 8 years, BF has participated in the St. Baldrick's shaving event to help raise funds to fight childhood cancer. This year, we have many ways for you to join us:

1. Join the Fun Run on Mar 10 at 11 am! See backpack mail from last week for details!
   
2. Buy a BF St. Baldrick’s T-shirt to support our team! Click HERE for an order form.
   
3. Join Team BF as someone willing to get his/her head shaved on Mar 10
   
4. Donate to our team directly
   
5. Start collecting coins for the Pot of Gold Challenge
   
6. Enter the coloring contest and win a chance to shave a teacher's head (details coming soon)

We hope you take some of these opportunities to join us in the fight again childhood cancer. This is an excellent opportunity to teach empathy to our students.

Want to learn more about St. Baldrick's? Click HERE.

We had another great Physical Fitness Challenge this year with the top third graders in each fitness category competing against Mr. Meurer. Of course, the kids won! Across the grade level, Mrs. Cimorelli and Mr. Yates saw all students make personal improvements to their times and scores from when they started the fitness unit! Way to stay fit, BF!

Many thanks to Mrs. Krisak, the PTO, and all of you for donating legos! Our kids have enjoyed them as an activity on indoor recess days. They have been a great addition to the movement videos and coloring opportunities we have during this time!

Ben Franklin had a lot of on his birthday by visiting everyone's classrooms and wandering the halls of the school. Ben had some extra fun this year by riding on a few buses to and from school.

Ben Franklin continues to have a partnership with our sister school in Taiwan. Recently, third graders in Mrs. Schmidt's class worked with Mrs. Muzi and Mrs. Offery to participate in a Skype session. The kids from both countries introduced themselves through games and fun, presented information about significant places in our countries, and held a Q&A session. As usual, the students had a great time and learned so much from this experience.

Website: http://www.ltps.org/BenFranklin.cfm?subpage=5920
Location: 2939 Princeton Pike, Lawrence Township, NJ, United States
Phone: 609-671-5540
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