New Eager Eagle for March 13th

Congratulations

On February 15, The Book Wizards; Monica Devaraju, Stella Perlic, Mallika Iyer, and Elena Plenefisch won the District Championship for the Battle of the Books 2008. The girls are 6^th graders from Mr. Frank’s class. The participants came from 4^th – 6^th grades and they read a mix of Sasquatch and Young Reader’s Choice Award books chosen by district librarians. After winning the right to represent Franklin in the district Battle by defeating eleven other teams, the final competitions lasted a week with a round robin format. This year’s team mastered the contents of twelve books for the final questions which popped up on Instant Messaging and started with the phrase: “In what book….”

Report Cards/Conferences

March 17^th and 18^th are half days for students; parents may request a parent/teacher conference during that time if needed. Dismissal for half-day is noon and conferences will be scheduled after that time.

Please talk with your child’s teacher to schedule a conference.

Report cards will go home with students on Friday, March 14^th.

Registration

We had 47 boys and girls register for kindergarten last Thursday! Thank you for helping to get the word out. As people move into your neighborhood and you welcome them, be sure to encourage registering their child now for school.

Lost and Found

Once again our lost and found is overflowing. If your child is missing a coat or other clothing items please check the lost and found. We will donate all lost and found items during the spring break.

PE News

Spring physical fitness assessments will be held March 19th – 25th in 3^rd – 6^th grades. Parent volunteers are needed to supervise and encourage students at each station. The traveling gymnastic apparatus unit will be at Franklin March 27^th – April 18^th. Students are encouraged to wear clothing that allows for flexibility for those 3 weeks. We would love volunteer spotting help in all PE classes, K – 6, during that time. Please email Ms. Denney if you can help out with either event even if it’s only for one class period. Ndenney@lwsd.org

The 2^nd annual Nike 5K for Kids will be held in downtown Seattle on Saturday, May 10^th. We are hoping for a large Ben Franklin contingent this year. Did you know $15 of the $20 registration fee comes back to the Franklin PE program? Last year NIKE donated $326 to our school. Look for more information and official entry forms to come home soon or you can sign up and check it out online at www.nike5kforkids.com.

The earned pledge prizes for Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart arrived at school and were distributed this week. Our final fund raising total was $3007.67. Thank you Ben Franklin Community for helping to fight heart disease and stroke!

Thank You Ben Franklin Students

Ben Franklin students donated 2,825 books for Belair Preparatory School in Jamaica. The students are very excited about receiving this generous donation.

Dates to Remember

March 13^th – International Night

March 17^th – 18^th – Student Conferences

March 31^st – April 4^th – Spring Break