Franklin Middle School

Please join us on December 2nd for Franklin Middle School's first holiday craft fair. We have over 50 vendors for you to shop from! The craft fair will be held in Franklin Middle School's gym from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Get all your holiday shopping done in one day! We will have several raffles with prizes including tickets to Gunstock Mountain and gift cards to eateries like Asian Delight and TBones. There will also be a special raffle to benefit the Twin Rivers Food Pantry. To enter bring a non-perishable food item for a ticket. Come check out our local crafters, grab some easy gifts and support your local PTO’s. Thank you! Franklin Middle School PTO Paul Smith School PTO

Franklin Police officer visits Franklin Middle School for a little recess!

This is a message from the Superintendent's Office . All students who get on the bus at Bow Street will need to get on their bus at either Central Street or Glen Street today. Thank you.

FMS parents and students ~ This is a reminder that all 6th-8th graders at FMS have access to Tutor.com, which provides personalized, one-to-one, online tutoring support, individualized to meet each student's needs. Tutor.com is free of charge for all students, and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! The District encourages students to take advantage of this powerful 24/7 academic support option. Students can share files with their tutor and choose to interact with their tutor using voice or text/chat features. Additionally, students can interact with a whiteboard, text and coding screens, and/or a graphing calculator. More information is available on our website: https://www.sau18.org/o/fms/page/tutor

Dear FMS Families, One Church in Franklin has offered to donate Thanksgiving Food Baskets to some of our students and their families. If your family could benefit from receiving a basket, please complete the form and return it to Franklin Middle School main office by November 17th. This form will be shared with One Church who will contact you directly to arrange pick up or delivery. Thank you, Oriana Filiault, MSW (she|her) Intervention Counselor Franklin Middle School 200 Sanborn St, Franklin, NH 03235 (603) 934-5828 x2026 Use this link for a downloadable/printable version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s1By0LIG_DmjKDa3F-ofq0tlCwhZ6dS9/view?usp=sharing

Dear parents/guardians, We've created a Families Hub page on our websites and Mobile App to help families find the resources they need. We hope to make this a one-stop-shop for parents, guardians and families. Just click "Families" from any of our websites, or the mobile app, or click here to preview the Families Hub - https://www.sau18.org/page/families Don't see something you want on the Families Hub? No problem! You can find a link at the bottom of the Families Hub where you can make suggestions.

Dear FMS Families, As the holidays can be a time of stress both emotionally and financially, FMS is sharing our Angel Tree Application to households struggling to provide holiday gifts. If your FMS student(s) could benefit from this, please complete the attached form and return it to Franklin Middle School main office by November 10th. Once a volunteer is identified and the gifts are available, someone from the school will contact you directly, to coordinate pick up. Thank you, Oriana Filiault, MSW (she|her) ofiliault@gm.sau18.org Intervention Counselor Franklin Middle School 200 Sanborn St, Franklin, NH 03235 (603) 934-5828 x2026

Mr. Goodin's awesome 7th grade science class took advantage of the pleasant temperatures today and cleaned up the campus! Excellent work!

Franklin Fall Fest location has been changed to Bessie Rowell Community Center

Bus # 805 is running late leaving Paul Smith Elementary School this morning.

Grief support group at FMS is starting. Groups will be 1 hour each week for 9-10 weeks. For more information, or to sign up, contact Dan Greenrod (ext. 2054) or Oriana Filiault (ext. 2026) at (603) 934-5828. Or via email - dgreenrod@gm.sau18.org , ofiliault@gm.sau18.org

FMS PTO HOLIDAY PIE FUNDRAISER! Welcome to the holiday pie fundraiser! Please copy and paste the link below into your browser to sell pies and make money for our new playground and other PTO projects. We appreciate your support! https://my.mcmfundraising.com/signup/9GHW

Dear Parents and Guardians, Attention the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be conducting a nationwide test of the Emergency Alerting System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Wednesday October 4, 2023, beginning at approximately 2:30PM. Please see attached for further details.

There will be no school tomorrow (Tuesday October 3rd 2023) Due to City Elections. Thank you, Dan LeGallo

Dear Franklin Families, Just a friendly reminder that if you have not filled out an application for Free and Reduced Lunch as of yet, your application from 2022/2023 is due to expire on October 15,2023. If you would like an application for this school year you may call the Food Service office at 603-934-7442, or download an application from the SAU #18 website - https://www.sau18.org/page/food-services , or use this direct link- https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1695/SAU_18/3372568/2324FRlunchapp.pdf Thank you, Brenda Patelle Franklin Food Service Director

Dear Franklin Families, Join us for a Family Fun Day celebrating the Merrimack County Bicentennial Anniversary. Join the celebration of 200 years! Admission is FREE! Food - Music - Raffles Date: Saturday, September 30th Time: 11AM – 3PM Location: Merrimack County Complex 325 Daniel Webster HWY Boscawen, NH 03303

Mrs. Davis and some of her amazing students presented their learning at the SAU 18 School Board Meeting as a part of the "Our Students-Our Schools" monthly presentation. Thank you so much Anthony, Ciarra and Kiara!

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First Day Down!! Middle School teachers Harrison & Perkins greeted co-workers with a tailgate breakfast 🍳🩵🩵🩵 Love that Hurricane Spirit💚

Good evening Franklin Families, I am reaching out regarding the tragedy that impacted our community yesterday. We grieve for the family and are grateful that the student involved is out of the hospital and recovering. We are coordinating with the Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team at the state level to prepare for our return to school tomorrow morning. We will have counseling staff available to help students and staff at all 3 schools who need assistance. Please feel free to reach out to the schools if you anticipate any specific needs for your student/s. I am also available as always to answer questions and provide any needed resources or support. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org