Calendar of Upcoming Events

February 25, 2010

Friday, February 26
6:00 PTA Night of Stars Performance #1
7:30 PTA Night of Stars Performance #2 Table of Contents

March 1-5 I.S.A.T. for Grades 3, 4, 5 Calendar

Page 1

Tuesday, March 2 Keynotes from the Principal

11:00-1:45 Second Grade Field Trip to Youtheatre Page 2

District 64 Earth Day T-Shirts

MONDAY, MARCH 8 STAFF DEVELOPMENT NO SCHOOL Page 3
7:30 p.m. Board of Education Meeting at 164 S. Prospect
District 64 Young Authors Conference
Page 4, 5
Tuesday, March 9
3:30-8:00 PTA Book Fair Open in LRC PTA WinterFest “Thank Yous”
Page 6, 7, 8, 9

Wednesday, March 10 PTA Pizza Day Help Wanted

Report Cards Distributed Page 8

11:00-1:00 Book Fair Open for Kindergartners and Parents PTA Night of Stars
2:30-8:00 Book Fair Open in LRC Page 10

PTA Skate and Play

Thursday, March 11 Page 11
Franklin Flyer Distributed on line
PTA Book Fair
3:30-8:00 Book Fair Open in LRC Page 12, 13
4:00-7:00 Parent Teacher Conferences as Schduled
PTA Healthy Living Month
Page 14
Tuesday, March 16
4:00-7:00 Parent Teacher Conferences as Scheduled

Wednesday, March 17
12:30-1:15 Dr. Mogil, Emerson Principal
Meeting with Fifth Graders

MARCH 19-MARCH 26 SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 29
8:50 a.m. School Resumes
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KEY NOTES from the Principal

ISAT Testing begins on Monday

Student in third, fourth and fifth grades will be taking the ISAT assessments starting Monday,
March 1st and will continue through Thursday, March 4th. From my discussion with teachers our student
are well prepared for the material covered on these assessments.
Students will start testing first thing in the morning each day and shortly after lunch recess. It is very
important that they are at school on time and ready to go. We are all aware of the value of a good
breakfast and to be well rested for these assessments. It really does make a difference.

Parent Conference Notes and Parent Input Forms

On Thursday March 4th student will be coming home with Parent Teacher conference letters for Spring
Conferences. You will receive a letter requesting a conference with you or a letter offering you the
opportunity to set up a conference if you feel you would like to meet with your child’s teacher.
Included with the conference letter will be a letter and Parent Input Form for student placement for the
2010 and 2011 school year. The Parent Input Form is due no later than March 18th. We begin student
placement shortly after spring break and we need to compile that information as we begin the process.


Athletic Shoe Recycling Returns in April
For the second year, all District 64 schools and offices will collect old athletic shoes for recycling during
Healthy Living month this April. So please set aside old running, aerobic, basketball, tennis or cross
training shoes as you do your spring cleaning. Look for more information in upcoming newsletters.
Thank you from the District 64 Green Team Committee!

Drop Off and pick up of Students

We are noticing parents driving into the teacher parking lot at the end of the day and picking up their
children by the blue playground. Please do not do this. Adding traffic to the parking lot at the busy
dismissal time is very dangerous. Arrange to pick your children up on Manor or even better on Dee since
the majority of students are dismissed to the playground.

Night of the Stars

A quick reminder that Tomorrow, Friday the 25th in the evening, Franklin School will hold it’s fourth
annual Night if Stars. Come see the variety of amazing talent displayed by our Franklin students.

WinterFest
I wanted to take a moment to thank the Franklin PTA, our parents and all of the students for coming to
WinterFest last Saturday and supporting Franklin School. It was a great time!
I wanted to especially thank Leah Zamora, our PTA President for chairing the committee and Aggie
Malin for all of her hard work, since October, gathering donations and prizes for the raffles. A special
thank you to Linda Peterson and Nancy Torres for heading up the silent auction baskets and Sylvia Sagat
for coordinating the teacher lunch raffle. It couldn’t have been done without the help of the countless
parent volunteers setting up and breaking down, helping in the kitchen and supervising the many events
and activities. Your time and dedication were paramount to making this event a success!
Dan Walsh
dwalsh@d64.org

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District 64 Earth Day

T-Shirts Raise Funds for
Trees at our Schools!

Help our schools grow green!

Proceeds will be used to purchase and plant trees at District 64 schools this
spring. T-Shirts will be delivered to school in time to wear for Earth
Day/Arbor Day festivities in mid-April during Healthy Living Month.

Order Monday, March 1 through Thursday, March 18 only via the District
64 Web site – look for “Earth Day T-Shirt” link. Shirts are $10.

Buy a Tee – Plant a Tree

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 District 64 Young Authors Conference

December 2009

As we have for many years, Park Ridge District 64 will participate in the Annual Park Ridge
Young Authors Conference.

The Illinois Young Authors conference is a celebration of the written work of children in
kindergarten through eighth grade. The purpose of the conference is to support classroom
teachers in their efforts to encourage and improve students’ abilities in writing, reading,
listening, and sharing, and to recognize the accomplishments of young authors. All children in
kindergarten through eighth grade, including those in special programs, are encouraged
to participate.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your Young Authors Building
Coordinator.

Sincerely,

Young Authors Building Coordinators:

Carpenter Kerrie Fuller Roosevelt Karen Anoff

Field Jane Everett Washington Judith Donovan & Cathy Steiber
Franklin Lenore Franckowiak Emerson Tina Gomez
Lincoln Franny Keyes
Curriculum Specialist DMC Jackie Phillips

Young Authors District Coordinator:

Lisa Bulzoni- Curriculum Specialist LA/SS

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 District 64 Young Authors Guidelines

! No more than two authors/illustrators per manuscript

! Students can only collaborate on one manuscript
! Written piece must be an original story-no poetry
! Illustrations may be used to enhance the story
! K-2 students may hand in handwritten story- 3-8 students must hand
in typewritten manuscript
! Dictated books may be typed or handwritten by an adult, but the story
must remain in the student’s own language.
! Students must complete their manuscripts without any teacher input.
! This is an independent, at-home project.!
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Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements will be returned
to the author

Important Dates:

Monday- April 5, 2010- All Manuscripts collected at the building level

Monday - April 19, 2010- Winning Building Manuscripts sent to Lisa
Bulzoni
Week of May 3rdrd - District winners are announced and invited to May 10th
School Board meeting.
Monday - May10, 2009- District 64 School Board Student Recognition!

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 The Winterfest Committee would like to say
Thank You to all the people who made Winterfest a huge
success!

We would like to thank:

• Principal Walsh who worked with us to set up take down and everything in between.
• The teachers who volunteered, let us use their rooms, & attended the event.
• The custodial staff that helped with the huge job of set up & clean up.
• Victor Diaz & his company Jumpin’ Joey for donating the bounce house, popcorn machine.
• The families and the 300 kids who attended Winterfest.
• All of the people who jumped in and helped when we needed you. Your name may not be
included in our list but your contributions were greatly appreciated.
• And the following people who helped run the event:

Adam M. Frank Campbell Linda Bobek Moni Ryczek

Georgette
Adam Z. Demarinis Madison B. Natalie C.
Alec Z. Grahamm W. Maggie G. Natalie R.
Allison V. Hannah B. Marie Grabowski Nicole D.
Amy D. Jackie D. Marie Novak Nikki P.
Andrew B. Jake F. Mark T. Pam Deglio
Mary Beth
Anna B. Jake M. Anderson Peggy Bukar
Anna Pompei James B. Mary D. Rachel Hubbard
Annette Montalbano
Moffat Jeanine Mistrata Matt A. Samantha T.
Annmarie Milazzo Jennifer Meyer Matt P. Santino & Nicholas M.
Austin H. Jenny Mei Maura Campbell Seara E.
Belinda Bednarz Jerry Benuzzi Max A. Sharon Pepin
Brett Popper Jim Sagat Meg S. Tammy VanRhee
Melissa & John
Charlie M. Joe K. Sagat Theresa & Marco Izreal
Christine Noggle Joe Markech Michael M. Thompson S.
Collin B. Johnny M M Micheal Z. Tina Piraino
Daisy Bowe Julia Olson Michele Navarra Tommy .
David Zei Katie Melcher Mike Grabowski Vicky Mellema
Debbie Nikorvouras Kim Conradi Mike McGrath Zach P.
Ethan M. Kim Harris Mindy Oslowski

And all the committee chairs:

Kitchen- Gina DeMeo
Games- Joanne Popper
Raffle – Aggie Malin
Teacher Raffle- Sylvia Sagat
Baskets- Nancy Torre & Linda Peterson
Thank You!!!
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 JOIN US FOR FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL’S
“NIGHT OF THE STARS”

FRANKLIN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010

TWO SHOWS: 6:00-7:00PM

7:30-8:30PM

$1.00 ENTRY FEE AT THE DOOR

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: JANET MITAL (847) 685-8494

GINA DEMEO (847) 208-5276

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 PLEASE JOIN US FOR
FRANKLIN FAMILY NIGHT OUT

SKATE AND PLAY

SATURDAY, MARCH 6th
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER
1000 W. Central Road – Mt. Prospect
$4.00 per Skater

Bring your roller skates or blades and enjoy a fun filled evening with
your family and friends. There will be a limited number of in-line skates
available for rental ($5.00). If that’s not for you, join us and let your
kids run around in the gym and shoot hoops.

Advanced reservations are encouraged by sending in the bottom portion

of this flyer with your cash or check made payable to Franklin PTA. All
children must be accompanied by an adult. For questions contact Tina
Bull at 847-698-7163 or Noreen Hart at 847-696-9390.
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Family Name _____________________
Number of People Skating _________
Amount Enclosed _________________

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LI:00 - 1:00*
Wed.March10th 2.40 r 8.00

Thurs.March11th 3:30- B:00

*Kindergarten
Parentsonly!

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