In 5th grade students can participate in Student Council which promotes leadership opportunities. There are various subcommittees. One committee is responsible for researching and creating announcements for our cultural observances and celebrations. Students create slides that are displayed our Vivi Board by the main entrance(we call it our Jumbotron) and students also make announcements on the loud speaker. Here are some of the slides and this week's announcers.
Kindness messages. 2J works on a huge poster!
How do you spread kindness? Lots of little acts can
go a long way. The Great Kindness Challenge has a handy list to follow! For example, Smile at 25 people, Compliment 5 people, Help a younger student, Thank the crossing guard, Help your teacher, Hold the door , Write a thank you note.
Many students completed the checklist. Of those who did, these students were picked in a raffle to get a prize! Congratulations to all who helped spread kindness this week!
So many kindness activities this week!! We strive for kindness all of the time but this week we asked for an extra sprinkling of kindness. Students were happy to deliver! We collected coins, soccer equipment and cans of food. We also made posters and decorated coffee sleeves for Track 5 in Cranford.
Franklin School collected soccer gear during the Great Kindness Challenge.
Lunar New Year was celebrated right in the middle of our Great Kindness Challenge spirit week. Students were wearing red and there were class projects and presentations by parents.
The Year of the Snake symbolizes wisdom, strength and renewal. To those celebrating, we wish you good fortune, health and a Happy New Year!
Congratulations to our Music Students of the Month!
Our Artists of the Month demonstrated creativity and excellence in their artwork but they were also especially kind and respectful toward others. Congratulations to Emelia, Luke, Zoe, Harrison, Sawyer, Adam, Lucas C. and Lexi as well as Lucas G. and Ariella (not shown).
Franklin's Kindness Wall is filling up! Our students have done lots of kind acts throughout the week of kindness!
Mark your calendar! 📅 On February 10 at 6 p.m., experience Wild Symphony at Edison Intermediate School. Learn more, including how to get your free ticket to this magical, family-friendly event: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1997849
Student Council Members Percy, Molly and Erti made announcements this morning to kick off the Great Kindness Challenge! We have a different spirit theme each day, a checklist of extra kind acts (as small as smiling at passersby in the hallway), the collections of coins, soccer gear and canned goods.
Spotlight on Good Character! We have some amazing students doing outstanding things at Franklin!
We are collecting coins, soccer equipment and food during the Great Kindness Challenge. We kicked off our week of kindness with a student-run assembly. Some of our 5th grade Student Council leaders ran the assembly and put on a puppet show for the school! What a great start to our Great Kindness Challenge!
Just sharing some images from our hallways. Regions of the U.S., the Great Kindness Challenge, January Celebrations, snow globes, MLK, Lunar New Year, Holocaust Remembrance Day and Ben Franklin's Souper Bowl Food Drive!
Ben Franklin's birthday is January 17th! We celebrated the school's namesake by learning about some of his contributions to our country and his creation of magic squares!
Franklin had three proud winners of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfields annual essay, poetry and art contest. Congratulations to Taylor Walker (essay), Talia Purdo (art), and Asmira Sunkara (art).
Family Fun Night expanded this year to include a "mad science" theme. Students were wowed by different chemical and physical demonstrations.
"Basketball Jones" gave us a visit to encourage us all to be our best selves.
He included students in many of his basketball tricks, but so much more.
Here are a few of his positive messages.
1) Work hard, Take care of each other, Sprinkle in a kind word or two, Say hello
2) Look out, Help out, Do something
3) It’s a mistake, It happens, Stick with it
Another step forward on our playground. The mulch is in!
Now playing: 4th and 5th grade movie night!
