Paul Smith Elementary

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified of 5 Covid cases over vacation through today. 1 middle school staff member, 1 middle school student, 2 high school students and 1 elementary staff member tested positive. None of the 5 cases were in school during the infective period so there are no close contact notifications. Please remember to screen your children for symptoms and keep them home if they are sick. I will continue to keep you updated each week. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I hope you enjoyed the spring vacation and are ready for the stretch run of the school year! It is hard to believe that May is here! I wanted to share with you some important dates with you so you can plan accordingly. The Class Day Parade will be on Monday, June 13th at 12:00. We are excited to be able to have our typical parade this year! The Kindergarten Promotion ceremony will be on Tuesday, June 14th at 5:30. The High School Graduation for the Class of 2022 will be on Friday, June 17th at 6:00. 8th Grade Graduation will be held on Monday, June 20th at 6:00. The last day of school for students will be Tuesday, June 21st. This will be a 1/2 day of school for students. I hope that everyone can join us for these events as we celebrate the accomplishments of our students during the 21-22 school year. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Chicks have hatched in the Aiken House!

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I am reaching out to let you know that we had 1 Covid case last week, a high school staff member. Close contact notifications have been made. I will continue to keep you updated every Monday. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Thank you for your hard work volunteers! The PSS PTA spring clean up day was a success. Trees were trimmed and leaves were raked with lots of smiles from all!

Please join us tomorrow! This event is being sponsored by the PSS PTA.

Good Evening Families, Just a reminder that spring picture day is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 12th. Only students who are ordering photos will have their picture taken.

Yesterday, Mrs. Farmer’s third grade class baked delicious Irish Soda Bread as part of their study of the European continent.

Good Afternoon Families, You may have heard your students talk to you about our school song, Paul Smith School Song. It is now streaming on all major streaming platforms! This is song was written and professionally recorded by our music teacher, Mr. Hazelton. Here are some links to where you can find it: Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/paul-smith-school-song/1613803782?i=1613803783 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6JmarLwGeZYikhnDvC9HWL?si=yjHVl198TUmtBbgv2j2VcQ Amazon Prime Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B09V8ZJHFS?ref=dm_sh_gkz3SipN7RUvG4RyURL4gAAlV Enjoy!

Please see the attached flyer for information about the Fisher Cats Baseball and Eversource Reading Challenge. Children can earn 2 tickets to a Fisher Cats baseball game by reading 5 books. Use the QR Code on the flyer to enter digitally. The deadline to enter is March 18th.

Thank you to the families that participated in the PSS PTA ski ticket raffle. The winner of the 2 ticket package was Leisha Havey. The winner of the family 4 pack of tickets was Steve Donahue. Steve graciously donated the tickets to the school with the request that a deserving staff member was chosen to receive them. This request was accomplished by holding a raffle of interested staff members’ names. Mrs. Katherine Leaman won the tickets. Thank you Benson Auto Company of Franklin for your donation and support of our school.

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I am transitioning to providing weekly only updates on Covid cases in the school district. I will be providing these updates each Monday to inform you about cases in the schools. With the reduction in cases, I hope this helps to bring back some sense of normalcy to all of our families. I have been notified that 1 middle school staff member and 2 high school students tested positive for Covid 19 over vacation. No close school contacts were identified. I will continue to update you each Monday. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful winter break. This week is Kindness Week at PSS. Please see the details attached.

Franklin School District will be closed tomorrow February 25th due to an impending snow storm. District and School offices will be closed. I hope everyone enjoys a fantastic winter break. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo Superintendent of Schools

If you were unable to access the ESSER fund use surveryhere is the full link. Survey Link: https://forms.gle/pJiKESTVNPJwbkCa6

Survey - Franklin School District Use of ESSER Funds The federal government requires us to gather suggestions from our broader community for how we will use the 3rd round of ESSER (ESSER III) funds. Click to complete the survey: Survey For more information on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER), click this link - https://www.education.nh.gov/american-rescue-plan-act-elementary-and-secondary-school-emergency-relief-fund

The Griffin Foxes celebrated 2-22-22 with a bulletin board sporting pictures of our teachers when they were 2 years old. We let students and staff try to guess who was who.

Happy Twosday! Today Mrs. Gregg's class celebrated 2-22-22 with activities with the number 2. We also had tacos for a little treat.

The 100th day of school was on Tuesday. Students at PSS celebrated this day in many ways. Some activities included dressing like a 100 year old, designing wearables with 100 objects, and writing 100 reasons why they love school!

Please join us next week in celebrating Literacy through Read Across America Week! Each day will have a different theme to add a little fun before our February Break.