Monday, December 24, 2012
Students from this elementary school in Summit spent time with the Spend-A-Day Adult Day Health Center clients.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
On Monday, Dec. 17, fifth grade students from Franklin Elementary School in Summit visited SAGE Eldercare and spent time with the Spend-A-Day Adult Day Health Center clients. Pictured are students from Ms. Dickson and Ms. Marino’s classes singing holiday and folk songs. SAGE Eldercare supports the independence and quality of life of older adults, their families and caregivers through the provision of client-centered health, social and support services. For information on the Spend-A-Day program or SAGE, call (908) 273-5550 or visit www.sageeldercare.org.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Two festive performances bookend December
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
From traditional to pops, choral favorites to musical theater classics, this season of WSO concerts will fill the whole family with holiday cheer. Join Maestro David Wroe and Westfield Symphony Orchestra musicians at 7 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield for Home for the Holidays, a family festival of traditional and contemporary songs and music, sing-a-longs and more guaranteed to make the season merry. This seasonal stroll of timeless classics and sentimental holiday favorites is sure to bring joy, smiles, and distinctive holiday memories. Tickets prices range from $25 to $75 for adults and there is a special discount price of only $12 for students K-12 making this event a perfect start to the holiday season for the…
Thursday, September 20, 2012
A Franklin School mom shares her outrage over a mass email to parents asking for Cub Scout recruits.
A Franklin Elementary School parent contacted Patch to voice dissaproval about recruiting efforts for second grade Cub Scouts at the school. The parent, who didn't want her name used, but who is involved with her PTO and other organizations, shared her response to a recent letter to Franklin parents from Cub Scouts organizers. The parent wrote the response to Franklin School officials as well. According to the Cub Scouts' letter, a schoolwide annoucement was planned for today calling all interested students to the cafeteria for a Cub Scouts information session. The parent wrote a second email addressed to school officials explaining her concerns: The Boy Scouts of American have recently come under fire after media reports that the …
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Friday, April 27, 2012
One parent pledges $50k to help with space issues.
The Board of Education met last night for a regular meeting. Here’s what happened: Proposals for Franklin School Space Issues: “Today, kids at some of the schools move to another classroom to do art, “ said board member Ed Mokuvos. “At Franklin [children] would get on a bus, that bus would go to one of the other schools where there would be a dedicated space for art or music.” Mokuvos stressed that it was only one of several options on the table for consideration to deal with a lack of space for arts classes at Franklin. The board continues to seek feedback from the community on options to handle the problem of overcrowding at Franklin via a survey on the school’s website (HERE). Franklin’s PTA president Jenny Hodges stood up during the …
Friday, February 24, 2012
At a recent meeting, the board approved a move to bring the elementary school library up to code.
The Summit Board of Education held a regular meeting on Thursday evening in the library of Franklin Elementary School to talk about: Balancing Enrollment at Franklin: The Board of Education approved an $8,500 study by Haber Associates to “balance enrollment in elementary schools”. One of the pieces of data among several that are being looked at includes sending students to other elementary schools to balance out the overcrowding, but the board emphasized that it was not seeking this as a solution, but brainstorming many options. “Our space issues at Franklin have to do with the fact the building wasn’t made for so many students,” said Franklin’s principal, Dr. Sheila Cole. Cole said that when she arrived at the school over 10 years ago …
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