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April PTA Newsletter
Mon, Apr 6 5:01pm

Hello Falcon families,

The Franklin PTA is planning for a busy spring season with lots of enriching activities and events for our children and community upcoming:

  • Neurodiversity & Disability Month Assemblies (April 22)

  • PTA General Elections (April 22)

  • Yearbook Cover Art and Photo Submissions (By April 24)

  • Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8)

  • Franklin Science Festival (May 3)

  • Ridwell Plastic Film Recycling (By May 22)

Neurodiversity & Disability Month Assemblies - April 22


This April, Franklin is celebrating Neurodiversity & Disability Month. You may have noticed the bulletin board by Ms. La Barre’s room featuring neurodiverse and disabled folks. If not, be sure to check it out with your students. All teachers have been offered the chance to host a classroom lesson on Neurodiversity and Learning Difference with District Counselor Melissa Saunders sometime this month. We hope that will create meaningful conversations in the classroom and at home. 

On April 22nd, Franklin will be welcoming Jessica Lehman, a leader in the disability justice movement and recent recipient of The Center for Independent Living’s “Change Maker” Award. Jessica will be leading two assemblies on that day, the first for K-1st grades and the second for 2nd-5th grades. If you’re interested in learning more about the disability rights movements and its origins in the East Bay check out the documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020) available on Netflix (Please note it is rated R). Additionally, if you’re interested in participating in an inclusive playdate this spring at Franklin Park, please reach out to the DEI Committee’s Neurodiversity & Disability Month Group at bethkenny411@gmail.com.

Executive Committee Elections - April 22 


We still have a couple positions on the committee that must be filled:

  • Vice President (1-Year Term, Then President): Primary aide to the president, performs duties in their absence

  • Communications Chair: Manages Konstella and PTA bulletin boards; Coordinates with the social media manager

We will elect new officers at the in person general meeting on April 22. 

If you are interested in joining our super fun PTA executive board, and making a huge impact at Franklin Elementary, please contact the nominating committee: 

Yearbook Cover Contest and Photo Submissions - Submit by Friday, April 24

Every Franklin Falcon is invited to participate in the Yearbook Cover Contest. The winning artist will be featured in the yearbook and will receive a complimentary copy!

This year's theme is, "The Future is Franklin!"

Cover requirements are as follows:

  • Size: 8.5" x 11" (Portrait)

  • Must Include: "Franklin Elementary School" and "2025-2026"

  • Submission Deadline: Friday, April 24th

Please have your student submit their artwork directly to Ms. Erin in the office.

Additionally, if you have photos that you would like to share, we would love to include them! We are looking for photos from: 

  • Back-to-School Social

  • Family Bike Ride

  • Walk-a-Thon

  • Spooktacular

  • Halloween Parade

  • Snowflake Shoppe

  • Heritage Night

  • Classroom Photos (can include art docent, field trips, etc.)

  • Photos of students with teachers and staff and more!

Please follow the link below and add them to the appropriate folder:

Franklin Elementary Yearbook Photos (2025-2026)

And YES, photos from your phone will work!

Please feel free to reach out to us, Lindsay Revelli and Jen Denton, via Konstella or email with any questions about the yearbook.

Franklin Science Festival - Sunday, May 3, 2-4pm


The Franklin Science Festival returns on May 3! Grab your baking soda & bring your beakers for a hands-on afternoon of experiments. Collect station stamps or submit an experiment of your own to the Hall of Wonders to win ribbons and prizes. We'd love to have some volunteers to make slime and set off rockets. Please join the Science Festival Committee or reach out to Ben Montgomery via Konstella to get involved. More details and sign ups to come!

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 4-8

Be on the lookout for more information from your room parents and the PTA about how we will celebrate our teachers and staff! More information coming soon – this year’s week will include: 

  • Door Decoration

  • Gifts coordinated by room parents and classrooms

  • Fill the fridge and stock room

  • Lunches and more from PTA funds

Reduce Plastic Waste with Ridwell This Spring

Franklin Elementary is keeping plastic film out of landfills with Ridwell this spring! To participate in this limited-time recycling drive and celebrate Earth Month, bring plastic film (ziptop bags, grocery bags, bubble wrap, and lots more) to school the week of May 4-9 and Ridwell will make sure it stays out of landfills. It’ll be turned into new decking materials instead! Start collecting plastic film at home now so you have a bunch for the drive.

Curious about recycling more from home, like the school is doing? Visit https://get.ridwell.com/franklin-elementary to learn more about Ridwell—and share the page with family and friends nationwide! You can help the school earn plastic-film pickups for the entire ‘26/’27 school year if 10 new members join Ridwell Pickups or Mail-in through our school’s webpage by May 22. 

Got Any Bright Ideas? Questions? 

Whether you’re a seasoned Franklin parent or are new to our community (welcome!) we want to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out to any PTA Exec Board member, or email ask@franklinpta.org.  

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In gratitude and appreciation,

Your Franklin Elementary PTA