Students in grades 3-5 will participate in the PSSAs this year. The Bradford Woods Elementary PSSA schedule is as follows:

April 20, 21, 22 ELA testing for grades 3, 4, and 5

April 27 & 28 Math testing for grades 3, 4, and 5

April 29 Science testing for grade 4

More information will be coming regarding these tests. We just wanted to make sure families had these dates for planning purposes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at jeimiller@northallegheny.org.

Thank you,

Mrs. Eimiller

BWE Principal

National Teacher Appreciation Week is scheduled for May 3-7 this year, and we plan to celebrate our amazing BWE teachers and staff during that time as well! Our dedicated teachers and staff have worked so hard to make this year the best it could be, despite almost impossible circumstances. We want to honor their care, commitment and love for teaching our students.

Our Staff Appreciation Week will look a little different this year, as we are still not permitted to have volunteers in the building to provide some of the fun treats we have in the past. However, we would still like to provide gift cards to ALL of our staff, (including support staff, specials teachers, aids, office personnel, etc.) to show our appreciation of everything they do, especially after this unpredictable and at times, trying year. If you

would like to donate money toward the purchase of gift cards for Staff Appreciation Week, please use the following link:

BWE families who will be new to MES next year are invited to join the next MES PFA meeting.

Please join us virtually via TEAMS for our next MES PFA meeting on Monday, April 12 at 10:15 a.m. The PFA also welcomes new redistricted Bradford Woods families to join us as we share general updates, and Dr. Thornton will be there to answer your questions. We hope you can make it!

Please note that the April PFA meeting is a date change from the District calendar.

Welcome to Franklin Elementary School!

We are excited that your family is joining our amazing school community! We hope you will be very happy here!

In order for you to get all of the latest news and happenings at Franklin, we encourage you to register your family on our Parent Faculty Association (PFA) website. You will receive weekly newsletters and other information about all of the events at our school.

To register on our website and to join the PFA, go to www.FranklinPFA.org and click on the “Create Account” button, and complete the registration and email validation. This will place you in our system and enable you to receive all emails that are sent regarding PFA activities. At the beginning of next school year, you may choose to pay the membership fee to formally join the PFA. We are extending PFA membership to families who have chosen NA Cyber as well.

We also utilize our Facebook page to communicate information and advertise events. Go to our Facebook Group Franklin Elementary PFA and ask to be added as a member.

We encourage you to come to our monthly PFA meetings. The meeting dates and times are in the district calendar as well as on our website. If you have additional questions, please contact us at FranklinPFA@gmail.com

See below for MS Teams Meeting links for April and May meetings:

We would love for redistricted families to be involved in leadership positions for next school year. If you are interested in volunteering with us in any way please let us know! There are many opportunities to volunteer!

Fill in the contact form below to receive more details regarding the PFA (Takes less than a minute)

-Franklin PFA Board

Plans are currently underway for creating a timeline of events for our students and families redistricting to Marshall and Franklin. Mrs. Bontempo and I will be working alongside Mr. Anderchak (FES Principal) and Dr. Thornton (MES Principal) to ensure that the redistricting process is a smooth transition for all children and parents/guardians. Additional information will be sent to families in separate emails in the upcoming weeks. Please know that these planned student visits and events will occur virtually while school is in session. In-person tours for new students and families will occur in the summer months when we can appropriately socially distance and schedule smaller groups throughout the day.

Despite the crazy circumstances of this school year, we’ve still been able to get a lot of great photographs of our students! The deadline to purchase your 2020-21 yearbook is next Wednesday, March 31, 2021, so buy yours now! Can’t remember if you’ve ordered one? Email us at bweyearbooks@gmail.com and we will check for you!