First United Methodist Church donated FOUR bikes to our AR Reading Program. These bikes will be awarded to 2 lower grade students (a boy and a girl) and 2 upper grade students (a boy and a girl) in May! There is a reading competition going on at Franklin. The winners will be the students that Read More »
PK Visits Mother Goose for Story Time
Pre-K class has the privilege to walk to the public library once a month to enjoy storytime with Mother Goose. It is filled with fun, laughter, learning, and excitement! Thank you Mother Goose for helping us instill a love for learning at an early age.
Franklin’s Thanksgiving Family Meal
Franklin Academy loves to share our Thanksgiving meal with the families of our students. Here are a few snapshots of our day. Thank you to the cafeteria crew that cooked such a delicious meal, to our custodians for keeping our cafeteria clean, and our student leaders, who cleaned and waited on our families. They are Read More »
Franklin helps the Homeless and Hungry!
Right before Thanksgiving, the students at Franklin Academy came together to help those in need by participating in the National Hunger and Homeless Awareness program. The program was overseen by our counselor, Mrs. Andrea Jester. We are so proud of our students! They collected almost 200 canned goods to be distributed to those in need Read More »
Who’s been PROACTIVE today?
Franklin had a couple of witches on the prowl at school on October 31st. They “flew in” the classrooms and rewarded ALL students that were being proactive in the area of behavior today!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR!
Get ready to shop our book fair in the library! We will have a great selection of books for you to choose from. The Scholastic Book Fair will be held from October 1 – October 5. You do not want to miss this! Proceeds from the book fair will be used to support the Read More »
FRANKLIN’S STUDENTS ARE BECOMING LEADERS!
Each new school year brings opportunities for academic growth and growth in all areas of development. Although children must be knowledgeable when they graduate, they must also be healthy, engaged, responsible, and caring people. Franklin Academy is now a LEADER IN ME SCHOOL! As each child at Franklin discovers and develops his or her unique Read More »
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS!
Franklin students celebrated BIG with Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2nd. The theme of our day was based off of Dr. Seuss’ book Which Pet Should I Get? In honor of this book, Franklin students participated in a community service project for the Columbus Lowndes Humane Society. They collected 3 large boxes of items from Read More »
IMPORTANT 3RD GRADE MEETING HELD
A meeting for all 3rd-grade students and parents was held on February 1, 2018. Parents received information about the Literacy-Based PromotionAct, student middle of the year assessment results, and resources to help at home withreading. The Franklin PTO provided pizza to everyone in attendance. Each child also received a book to take home to encourage Read More »
FRANKLIN HAS KIDS THAT CARE
The Franklin Academy Kids That Care Club collected over 7,000 can tabs to be donated to St. Jude to support and end childhood cancer. These students dedicated themselves to collecting as many can tabs as possible. We are so proud of them!