The 2020-2021 school year has looked (and sounded!) a little different than usual in the music room, but the musicians of Franklin Elementary have continued to grow and learn in new and creative ways. Throughout the spring, each grade level of students at Franklin learned and recorded songs with lyrics themed around perseverance, grit, positivity, and joy...qualities that have been necessary throughout this school year. We have continued to sing, learn, dance, and play and we are pleased to share with you a glimpse into Mrs. Hoffmann's music room in this virtual celebration of music in our school! Please use the link below to enjoy our virtual performances.

We are pleased to share with you the FES Virtual Tour that was created by Mr. Morris and NASH seniors in the NA Television Production Program. This tour provides a glimpse into our beautifully renovated & expanded building and highlights some new and unique spaces. We hope you enjoy the tour!

It is hard to believe, but we are only about a month away from the end of this school year. Where has the time gone? As we approach the end of the school year, we wanted to provide a brief update on the status of some traditional end-of-year activities. Each of these activities will be facilitated by FES and will not be open to the community.

Field Day will be held on Wednesday, June 2 (with June 9 as the rain date). This will obviously be structured differently from our traditional Field Day, but we will be providing students with an opportunity to participate in some outdoor activities with grade-level peers. Unfortunately, we are not permitted to utilize parent/guardian volunteers this year.

We will conduct a Grade 5 graduation ceremony (internally only; no visitors/audience) on the last day of school (June 11). We will find a way to broadcast this live to families to view from home/work. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the student body (and staff) will line the hallways for our traditional “clap out” as the Grade 5 students head outside for some additional on-site outdoor activities. Again, this will be facilitated by FES staff as we are not permitted to have visitors.

The Franklin Elementary PFA has an easy way to order school supplies! Everything your student needs for next school year comes packaged in one convenient box, customized to your teacher’s requests!

Place your order by July 10 and your student's kit will be in the classroom on the first day of school! Contact Rachel King at msrachel1028@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

Celebration Book Club allows parents/guardians, grandparents, or friends to donate a book to the FES Library in honor of a special person in their life. You can donate a book to recognize any memorable event such as a birthday, holiday, tradition, award recognition, extracurricular achievement, or in memory of a loved one. Click the link below for more information.

May 18 - No School (Act 80 Day)

May 31 - No School (Memorial Day)

All building newsletters are archived weekly on the North Allegheny website. This designated webpage will be updated with links to the previous week’s newsletters at the beginning of each school week by 11:30 a.m. A link to the archive is accessible on the District’s homepage and on each building’s homepage.