August 2021​

• 10 Kindergarten Playground Popsicle Night (6pm) - Rain date August 11th

• 25 Kindergarten Playground Popsicle Night (6pm) - Rain date August 26th

• 27 Class assignments go out on Aspen

• 31 Virtual Information Session with Principal Chitty (7pm)

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September 2021​

• 2 Meet the Teacher (9:00am)

• 6 Labor Day

• 7-8 Rosh Hashanah

• 9 First day for students

• 10 Welcome Back Parent Coffee Social (8:20am)

• 16 No School - Yom Kippur

• 22 Back to School Family Picnic (6:00pm)

• 23 Back to School Family Picnic Rain Date

• 24 Principal Coffee (8:30am)

• 27 Picture Day

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October 2021​

• 1 Cookie Dough Fundraiser begins

• 1-13 Drive for Five to support the Newton Community freedge

• 4 Franklin 2021-2022 Family Directory Cover Artwork Contest submission deadline (8pm)

• 4-8 Franklin PTO Dues Impact Week

• 5 Back to School Night for families (virtual - 6pm - 6:45pm Grades 3-5, 7pm - 7:45pm Grades K-2)

• 7 Early Release Day (12:10pm dismissal)

• 11 No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day

• 13 Teacher Appreciation Days - Sponsored by 5th grade

• 16 Franklin Family Day in Franklin Park (12-4pm)

• 18 PTO Meeting with Mark Chitty (7pm for room parents, 7:30pm meeting)

• 20 Cookie Dough Fundraiser ends

• 21-22 Cookie Dough Fundraiser orders & payments due

• 30 Halloween Bash (2:00pm - 4:00pm)

• 31 Halloween Bash Rain Date (2:00pm - 4:00pm)

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November 2021​​

• 1-12 IvyMath Fundraiser - each student that takes a FREE assessment raises $50 for the PTO

• 1-5 Treats for Troops Halloween Candy collection

• 1 Franklin School Construction Project Virtual Update (6pm)

• 2 Early Release Day (12:10pm dismissal)

• 3 "Dining for Dollars" at Ward 4 Restaurant

• 5-12 Thanksgiving Pie Sale

• 8 Coats for Kids Drive begins

• 9 Franklin SEPAC Welcome Coffee (8:20am)

• 11 No School - Veterans Day

• 15 Picture Retake Day

• 16-29 Virtual Book Fair

• 19 Principal Coffee (8:30am)

• 19 Pajama Day

• 22-24 Franklin Spirit Wear Holiday Flash Sale

• 22 Bring decorated turkey feather to school & food drive (8:00am - 8:20am)

• 23 Thanksgiving Pie Sale pickup at dismissal

• 24 Franklin Friendship Walk (10:45am - 11:30am)

• 24 Early Release for Thanksgiving (12:10pm)

• 25-26 No School - Thanksgiving

• 29 Holiday Gift Drive begins

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December 2021​​

• 1 Teacher Appreciation Days - Sponsored by 4th grade

• 2 Virtual Trivia night (8:00pm-10:00pm)

• 3 Coats for Kids Drive ends

• 6-10 Inclusive Schools Week

• 9 Early Release Day (12:10pm dismissal)

• 12 Franklin Frozen Falcon Frenzy - Craft Fair (1:00pm-3:00pm)

• 13 Holiday Gift Drive ends

• 17 "Dining for Dollars" at Blue Ribbon BBQ

• 24-31 No School - December recess

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January 2022​

• 17 No School - MLK Jr. Day

• 19 Teacher Appreciation Days - Sponsored by 3rd grade

• 20 PTO Meeting with Mark Chitty (7pm for room parents, 7:30pm meeting) 

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February 2022

• 1 Lunar New Year (school day)

• 3 Early Release Day (12:10pm dismissal)

• 18 Principal Coffee (8:30am)

• 21-25 No School - Winter Vacation

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March 2022

• 9 Teacher Appreciation Days - Sponsored by 2nd grade

• 9-16 Franklin Online Auction

• 24 Early Release Day (12:10pm dismissal)

• 24 PTO Meeting with Mark Chitty (7pm for room parents, 7:30pm meeting) 

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​April 2022​​

• 9 Live Auction / Trivia Night at Post 440

• 15 No School - Good Friday

• 18-22 No School - Spring Vacation

• 25 Franklin Flocking Fundraiser begins

• 27 Teacher Appreciation Days - Sponsored by 1st grade

• 29 Principal Coffee (8:30am)

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May 2022​​

• 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week

• 3 Eid al-Fitr (school day)

• 12 Early Release Day (12:10pm dismissal)

• 16-20 Book Fair

• 30 No School - Memorial Day

June 2022​

• 2 PTO Meeting with Mark Chitty (7pm for room parents, 7:30pm meeting) 

• 6 End of Year Picnic (6:00pm)

• 7 End of Year Picnic Rain Date

• 15 Teacher Appreciation Days - Sponsored by Kindergarten

• 20 No School - Juneteenth

• 29 Last Day for Students (12:10pm dismissal) includes 5 snow days