Franklin Elementary School

Tim Larimore, Principal

tlarimore@dl.noacsc.org

Franklin Elementary School

310 E. Fourth St.

Delphos, Ohio 45833

www.noacsc.org/allen/dl/

Phone: 419-692-8766

Fax: 419-692-2766

This will be the last newsletter of 2008. On behalf of the staff at Franklin I would like to wish all of you a joyous holiday season! The Christmas holidays are an important time to spend with family and friends, count your blessings, and usher in the New Year. We look forward to working with you in 2009.

We will hold our annual Christmas program on Thursday, December 4^th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Franklin gym. This year’s program is entitled, “Crazy Carols”. It will be performed by our 3^rd grade students under the direction of their music teacher, Mrs. Theresa Anderson. They have been very busy practicing and we would like to take this opportunity to invite everyone to come out and see their production. Following the program there will be a reception in the cafeteria.

ATTENTION 3^RD GRADE PARENTS/GUARDIANS: We are in need of cookies for the reception. If you can donate 2-3 dozen cookies for refreshments, send a note to school with your child or call the school office and let Mrs. Petersmeyer or Mrs. Antalis know that you can help out. Thank you for your assistance. See you on December 4^th!

Our school Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, December 9, at 1:30 p.m., in the gym. The public is invited to come and watch this competition. The Spelling Bee is open to all Franklin students in grades 3-5. Each homeroom conducts a contest to pick three finalists to represent them in the Spelling Bee on December 9^th. There are a total of 27 finalists. The top three spellers from this group compete in the Delphos City Schools Spelling Bee at the Middle School in January for the right to represent Franklin Elementary at the Allen County and Van Wert County Spelling Bees. The Spelling Bee is an exciting competition. Come watch it on December 9^th!

This will be our 36^th annual Teddy Bear Project Raffle to raise money for the St. Rita’s and Lima Memorial Hospitals Teddy Bear Fund. This event has been a long time tradition at our school and in our community and we would like to continue it in a positive way. This project is coordinated by intervention specialist, Mr. Chad Jostpille, and school librarian, Mrs. Pat Poling. Once again we are looking for members of our community to donate new stuffed animals and/or teddy bears to be raffled off. Students can buy tickets to enter the raffle at school. Ticket prices are 10 cents/ticket, 3 for 25 cents, or 12 for $1.00. Tickets will be on sale beginning December 3^rd thru December 18^th. They can be purchased in the library or Mr. Jostpille’s classroom. The bears and other stuffed animals will be raffled off to students at our Christmas movie assembly on Friday, December 19^th. All money raised will go to the two area hospitals. We raised a little under $500 last year and we hope to meet or surpass that total this year. If possible, please help with a donation of a stuffed animal and we would like to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season!

Again this year Franklin Elementary is participating in a recycling fund-raiser. Attached to this newsletter is a flyer about it. Save your spent inkjet cartridges, laser toner cartridges and old cell phones. Bring them to school and put them in our collection box. Our school will earn money for them. All monies earned will go into the Franklin Activity Fund to help support student activities at school.

Delphos City Schools will dismiss early at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 19^th, to begin our Christmas vacation. School will be closed from Monday, December 22^nd thru January 2^nd. School will resume for all students and staff on Monday, January 5^th, at 8:00 a.m.