Meet at Franklin where P.S. Arts Teaching Artists will lead families in a hands-on visual art project that encourages parents and students to work together creatively.

Get a book from the green cart to learn more about your favorite pet or wild species! And if you’d like to be a Fall Chronicle winner, bring your Chronicle to the library for review by 1/31.

Fourth and fifth graders interested in participating must take a qualifying test on Tuesday, January 23th 7:40am – 8:25am.

If you know families or friends who have incoming TK or Kinder students, entering Fall 2024, have them come to an informational meeting on Thursday, January 25, 8 am.

It’s almost time for a new PTA Executive Board Slate, but first the PTA needs 5 members and 1 alternate to serve on the Nom Com. If interested email FranklinFriend@franklinschoolpta.org

Join the PTA meeting to hear all that is planned for January and beyond! Agenda found here.

Join Franklin’s school psych intern, Tomomi Hongo, to get strategies to tackle the homework struggle! See you on Jan 30th in Room 3 at 8:45am. RSVP here. 

Be sure to check the times for each grade and we’ll see you in the Cafetorium! Register here.

To help combat the amount of emergency blood available, Franklin mom and Red Cross volunteer is organizing a blood drive. Sign up here.

Drop the books your kids have outgrown and bestsellers you finished reading in boxes by the east Idaho gate and the front of school. Then join us after school to find something new!

The Franklin PTA is proud to share the final school mural that now faces Montana Ave along the exterior walls of the Cafe for the entire Santa Monica community.

Zaretta Hammond explores practical ways educators can promote authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students. Register here.

Events will be held throughout the day. Keynote speaker is Lisa Holder, Civil Rights Lawyer and president of Equal Justice Society.

Don’t miss the chance to see this fantastic musical on January 26, 27 or 28! Purchase tickets here.

Please consider supporting our amazing students by donating today and help secure this incredible $25,000 gift for them!

Our second Inclusive Recess hosted by the DEI committee was a huge success - can’t wait for the next one!

Moving on up! Two Franklin students moving up in the nationwide, Reflections contest!

The Book Fair was a resounding success and wouldn’t have been possible without all the volunteers…those who purchased! There is still time to get deals, but now.

Such a pleasure having author, Morgan Matson join the Book Fair. AND Holiday cards will be made in the library during lunch recess on Thursday, 12/14. Have your student join!

The day was filled with fun activities and big winners - thank you to all who participated and donated!