Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week is next week! It’s one of our biggest opportunities to shower our incredible teachers and staff with gratitude, goodies, and all the love they deserve. See below for the full schedule of activities! 

BUT first things first: we need your help to make our Teacher Appreciation Brunch on 4/30 extra special! We’re looking for food donations and friendly volunteers to help us set up and serve. PLEASE SIGN UP HERE to donate or volunteer - THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!

Full Schedule of Teacher & Staff Appreciation Activities:

Monday April 28:
- Students: please bring your teacher's favorite flower or fruit to school
- Link to teacher favorites
- PTA will be sponsoring massages for the teachers

Tuesday April 29:
- Students: please bring thank you card for your teacher and wear your teacher's favorite colored shirt
- Link to teacher favorites
- PTA will be sponsoring massages for the teachers

Wednesday April 30:
- Brunch for the teachers - PLEASE SIGN UP HERE to donate or volunteer!

Thursday May 1:
- Teacher gift baskets provided by the PTA

Friday May 2:
- Catered lunch and ice cream bar provided by the PTA. 

Thank you for all your support!

Our first-ever Science Expo last week was an incredible success—and it couldn’t have happened without the generous support of our parents, teachers, staff, and community members! Throughout the all-day science extravaganza, we had a record number of volunteers pitching in, making the expo a fun and memorable event for all our students!

The all-day expo featured hands-on activities including strawberry DNA extraction, microscope exploration, gardening, 4-legged race, and lessons like bubbles and elephant toothpaste. Ask your kids about the handwashing show, their marble art creations, and skull identification experiences! STEM concepts also came to life through stations where students built air cannons, balloon-powered cars, and radios. A highlight was the Science from Scientists STEM enrichment program, which brought real-life scientists to Franklin. The Science from Scientists team shared their expertise on a range of topics from the rock cycle to plant biology.  

Big shoutouts to the PTA Science Expo Committee, our volunteer leads, and ALL the volunteers! The PTA team is deeply grateful to everyone who contributed their time and talents. This event reminded us of the incredible things we can achieve when our community comes together! 

We’re excited to announce that as part of our upcoming Science Expo—in collaboration with Science from Scientists and UCSF—we’ll be hosting a gardening project to inspire hands-on learning and a love for nature.

To make this project a blooming success, we’re asking for gardening supply donations. If you’re able, please consider contributing:
🌱 Small/kids shovels
🪴 Soil bags
🌻 Flower or veggie seeds
🌿 Small plastic/planting pots
🌷 Perennial plants or succulents
🥕 Veggie sprouts

Donations can be dropped off at YELLOW ZONE by MARCH 28th.

Thank you for helping us cultivate curiosity and green thumbs at the Science Expo! 🌎🌿
Franklin Science Expo Committee