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Franklin School: 🐇📚✨ Fable Olympics in First Grade! ✨📚🐇

Mrs. Hoch’s first graders wrapped up their Amplify CKLA Unit 1: The Moral of the Story—Fables and Tales in the most exciting way… with our very own Fable Olympics! 🏅🎉
Students stepped into the shoes (and paws 🐾) of their favorite fable characters and brought the stories to life—competition style! From escaping Mr. McGregor 🥕, to leaping for grapes 🍇, balancing buckets 🪣, and racing with golden eggs 🥚—our classroom was full of laughter, teamwork, and lessons learned.
The kids had such a wonderful time reenacting the fables while also reflecting on the morals behind each story. 💡❤️
Swipe through to see some of the fun in action ⬇️

Franklin School: 🌳✨ Mrs. Sickinger's 6th grade scientists created a beautiful tree full of colorful birds to show that “Strong ecosystems thrive on diversity – and so do we!” 🐦💚 Many birds, one tree. Many students, one community. 💙 #FranklinFalcons #ScienceInAction #Itsgoodtobeafalcon

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Mrs. Cowley’s Pre-K 4 Class: We learned about who works in our school and how important their role is. We had so much fun taking a tour through the school. #itsgoodtobeafalcon

This summer, Franklin's Patchwork Garden flourished with a vibrant harvest of fresh vegetables and herbs — from juicy tomatoes and cucumbers to sweet basil, parsley, collard greens, potatoes, and spicy hot peppers. None of this would have been possible without the dedication and hard work of last year’s Gardening Club members.

Franklin School: ✨📚 We had a wonderful library celebration for our students who completed their summer reading! Great job, readers – your hard work really paid off! 🎉👏 #itsgoodtobeafalcon

Franklin School: ✨📚 We had a wonderful library celebration for our students who completed their summer reading! Great job, readers – your hard work really paid off! 🎉👏 #itsgoodtobeafalcon

Franklin School is kicking off a brand new school year with an important mindset: every student learns and solves problems in their own unique way.

To celebrate this, students in Mrs. Komurek-DeMatos' classes were asked to reflect on a fun and insightful question:
"What type of math person are you?"

This activity helps set the tone for a classroom where all math minds are valued — because there's no one right way to be a “math person.”

Here’s to a year full of growth, discovery, and confidence in math!

Franklin School wishes all students a school year filled with love, kindness, growth, creativity, learning, exploration, and joy — but above all, kindness.

🚦 Our 3rd graders had a blast in STEAM class today! They were introduced to Ozobots and learned how to code with colors, drawing lines and watching their bots follow the path they created. Can't wait to see what else these Ozobots can do! 🤖🎨 #STEAM #Ozobot #Computerscience #CodingByColor #FranklinFalcons #Itsgoodtobeafalcon

✏️🌳 Our 2nd graders in Ms. Felicioni took their ELA lesson outdoors today! They explored nature and sketched what they saw, using the fresh air and scenery as inspiration to build their writing skills. 🍂📖 #LearningBeyondTheClassroom #FutureAuthors

Franklin School: Best part of Miss Fraginal’s classes!? Everything! Students wrote about the best part of themselves and shared why it’s important to them. It was a beautiful reminder that every student brings something special to our classroom family!

Yesterday, Franklin School came together for a touching 9/11 remembrance ceremony. Our students honored the day with patriotic songs and a beautiful flute performance, reminding us never to forget. ❤️

The Kearny School District honors the lives lost and remembers the heroes who rose on 9/11. We will never forget. 🕊️

Franklin School: Happy retirement to the one and only Wendy Kerr, our Vice Principal, our protector, our go-to, and truly the heartbeat of our school. Wendy knew policy inside and out, kept us safe, and somehow managed to balance being a fierce advocate for teachers with having a real, genuine connection with every student who walked through our doors.
She got things done, made sure we were always taken care of, and showed us what it means to lead with heart and integrity.
Franklin won’t be the same without her, but her impact is woven into the fabric of our school forever. Once a Falcon, ALWAYS a Falcon!
We love you, Wendy. #ForeverAFalcon #WendyKerr #ThankYouWendy

Franklin School: Our Franklin 6th graders danced the night away at their “Masquerade” themed celebration! A magical send-off as they get ready for middle school! 🎭✨ #FranklinPride #MasqueradeMoments

Franklin school Ms Klein's class went to Big Nick's for their last time this year. They all have done such a great job using their communication devices to order. We can't wait to go back next year.

Ms. Hinostroza’s 3rd grade ESL science students are learning about biomes and discovering what animals, plants, and weather belong in each one. To showcase their newfound knowledge, they created their own flourishing biome with drawings and ideas. Students are having fun using their imagination while learning about the Earth!

Franklin School: 🎉 Huge congratulations to our amazing PE team, Mr. Stacey, Mr. McNally, Mr. Scavalla, and Mr. Siino, for organizing yet another TWO UNFORGETTABLE Field Days at Franklin School! Thank you for bringing the fun and energy! Shoutout to our spirited MC, Mrs. Melker, for keeping the day lively! 🏃‍♂️🎈🏅 #FranklinFalcons #FieldDayFun #TeamworkInAction #itsgoodtobeafalcon

Franklin School: 📚💙 Former students and proud siblings returned to Ms. Cunha’s PreK class as guest readers for Reader Day! What a special way to celebrate the joy of reading together! #FranklinSchoolReads #GuestReaders #FullCircleMoments