Paul Smith Elementary

Extended hours for the Book Fair today! The PSS Book Fair will be open for families from 2:30-4:30pm today. Student may only attend with an adult. Students may not stay after school to wait for their adult.

NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL FUNDING FAIRNESS PROJECT * It’s not too late to join tonight’s talk* To attend in person at Franklin Middle School, please register by clicking - https://secure.everyaction.com/cDY0o1-8xU-KKd4ztfY4Ug2 Can’t make it tonight? Watch the Live Feed by clicking here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwZi9Ocnoih-FPAQ4mcSxvw School Funding & Property Taxes: SAU 18 Franklin School District Hosted by the SAU 18 Franklin School Board & the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project Wednesday, April 17th at 6pm Franklin Middle School 200 Sanborn St. Franklin, NH 03235 Use this link to access the documents that will be presented - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/161o1BIITnLYAMnEC3GlJDAITRCja4MlR?usp=drive_link

The PSS grade 3 concert and FLeX were a huge success!

Grade 3 students from the Paul Smith Elementary School Ukulele Club performed at the New Hampshire School Administrator's Innovation in Education Conference! The students were a wonderful addition to the conference!

The April School Board meeting has been changed from April 29th to April 18th in the High School cafeteria at 6:00PM. Again the April School Board meeting will be held in the High School cafeteria on April 18th at 6:00PM.

Good Morning - This is a message from the Superintendent's Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no school in Franklin today. District and School Offices will be open, Administration and year round personnel will be required to report to work. Again, no school for the Franklin School District today Friday 04/05/2024

Good Evening – This is a message from the Superintendent's office at S.A.U. 18. There will be a 2 hour delay tomorrow in Franklin. This means school arrival and start times will be 2 hours later than usual, and the bus arrival times will be two hours later than usual.

Good Evening – This is a message from the Superintendent's Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no school in Franklin Tomorrow. District and School Offices will also be closed.

Good Morning, this is a message from the Superintendent's Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no afternoon or evening activities for the Franklin School District. Thank You.

It is time to prepare for kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year! On April 18 at Paul Smith Elementary there will be a kindergarten parent/guardian information night event. From 4:00-4:45PM parents/guardians will have the opportunity to tour the school, see the kindergarten classrooms, learn about the arrival and dismissal process and learn about other daily school operations. From 4:45-5:30PM parents/guardians will meet with members of the PSS team. This includes the kindergarten teachers, the school nurse, guidance counselors, and administration. Please see the included poster.

Important Date Change! April 4, 2024 Kindergarten Information Night has been postponed. The new date is April 18. Due to the storm predicted for Wednesday and Thursday, the date for kindergarten information night has been changed. The new date is April 18, the time frame for the event remains the same.

Please see the attached poster for information about preschool at Paul Smith Elementary School.

Franklin, middle school students took advantage of the warmer temperatures during their reading group! Picnic tables make fabulous stages!!

Students from Franklin High School visited Paul Smith Elementary today to participate in Glow Reading! The FHS students spent time with students in Aiken, Sulloway and Griffin Hallways. It was an amazing experience for both the FHS and PSS students! A huge thank you to the FHS students and all the folks who worked to make this happen for students at PSS!

What a great day at Paul Smith Elementary! Students from New Hampton School visited with physical education classes today to provide instruction and coaching specific to soccer and baseball/softball skills!

Are you ready for some Basketball??

Students at PSS enjoyed a wonderful performance this morning from the Plymouth State University TIGER program! The program focused on having courage, making good choices, being kind and always giving your best effort!

This week several PSS students learned about President's Day and Black History Month. These topics were combined in a writing assignment where students were expected to use primary sources to support their writing. PSS students did a fantastic job with this assignment!

Good afternoon Franklin Families, We had a small fire in the home economics room at the middle school this afternoon at approximately 12:50 PM. The school was evacuated for approximately 20 minutes while the Franklin Fire department responded to the incident. The students and staff were moved into the gymnasium while the fire department continued their clean up work in the home economics room. The main floor students returned to their classrooms at 1:45. The lower level floor students were cleared to return to their classrooms at 2:00. We are grateful to the fire department for their swift response to this incident. I would also like to commend the students for their excellent behavior during the incident. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Today at Paul Smith Elementary teachers participated in the first annual PSS Top Chef Challenge! Congratulations to Mrs. Beaudet for being the first ever PSS Top Chef!