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New 2008-09 PTA Officers Elected
A big welcome to the newly elected officers of the 08-09 Board! They were elected at the PTA General Meeting Thursday, April 10th.
| Co-Presidents | Brenda Jensen (current) |
| Julie Petersen (elected) | |
| Treasurer | Mandy McChesney |
| Secretary | Kris La Framboise |
| VP Special Events | Karen Larsen (current) |
| Frida Kumar (elected) | |
| VP Education & Enrichment | Tamara Hill (current) |
| Julia Ednie (elected) | |
| VP Health & Welfare | Amanda Maggiora (elected) |
| Julie Cowin (elected) | |
| VP Communications | Valerie Horvath (current) |
| Megan Hoskins (elected) | |
| VP Fundraising | Christy Hedges (current) |
| Collette Ulloa (elected) | |
| Scrip Treasurer | Chris Brandenfels (elected) |
Ben Franklin Elementary School
12434 NE 60th Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
425.822.746
We appreciate our teachers!
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. There are many ways we can say "Thank You!" to our teachers and staff.
Tuesday: bring flowers for your teacher – just one or a whole bunch!
Wednesday
& Thursday – write a letter, a poem, an
email or draw a picture that lets your teacher know how much you
appreciate them!
All week
– stop by the display in the foyer and check out our Teacher Travel
Trivia
Meet Kim Fricke, our new Principal, May 7
You can meet Kim Fricke Thursday, May 7th from 7-8pm at Ben Franklin. Come by and say "hello!"
HopeLink Food Drive: Campaign to End Hunger May 5-9
Donations for Hopelink are down right now, but the need is still there. Ben Franklin is participating in Hopelink's Campaign to End Hunger by accepting cash and canned food donations. Donation boxes for canned goods are in the hall outside the gym. Brown paper bags went home last week for spare change (or other cash) donations. Hopelink needs both forms of support as cash donations are used to purchase perishables e.g. meat, fresh fruits and vegetables.
Upcoming Events in 2008
| May 1-31 | Bike to School Month |
| May 5-9 | Teacher Appreciation Week |
| May 5-9 | Hopelink Campaign to End Hunger |
| May 7 from 7-8pm | Meet the Principal at Ben Franklin. |
| May 9 | PTA Golden Eagle and Golden Acorn Nomination forms due |
| May 15 | Science Fair & Open House (volunteers needed) |
| May 23, May 26 | No school. |
| May 29 | Ben Franklin Play. More details coming soon. |
| June 5 | Volunteer Tea |
| June 6 from 7am-9am | Pancake Breakfast |
| June 6 | Ben Franklin Field Day (volunteers needed) |
| June 17 | 6th Grade Promotion |
| June 18 | Last day of school. Dismissal at noon. |
Looking for other events? The calendar contains a more comprehensive list of upcoming and future events.
(The office has extra copies of the packets as well as the individual flyers. Organizations: If you would like to have the actual flyer posted, please submit the flyer in electronic format to admin@mybenfranklinpta.org)
- Thursday packets for May 1
- Franklin PTA Courier
Nominations for PTA Awards Due May 9th
It is time for the annual Golden Acorn and Golden Eagle awards. Each year our PTA gives the Golden Acorn Award to someone who has given exemplary service to children in our school community. The Golden Acorn Award is very special and is reserved for those committed to continuing and dedicated service.
In addition, Ben Franklin Elementary gives Golden Eagle Awards to those who have given of themselves to Franklin activities during the year. A person may be honored with numerous Golden Eagle Awards throughout their volunteer time here. Golden Eagles are categorized the following way:
* Outstanding PTA volunteer: This person has been valuable to Ben Franklin PTA in a variety of ways. They are always there to help with various projects and provide support on all levels. They may not be a committee chairperson, but our PTA could not survive without their help and enthusiasm.
* Outstanding PTA Committee work: This person improved one of our PTA committees in a very positive way. Their organization and work made a very positive impact on the students of Ben Franklin. Having volunteers like them who are willing to take on a committee and improve it helps to keep Franklin’s PTA the positive organization it is.
Fill out a form and nominate someone today for their service to Ben Franklin.
Science Fair / Book Fair / Open House coming May 15th
What more could you ask for?! The annual Open House for Ben Franklin coincides with our Science Fair and a special Book Fair presented by our librarian, Ms. McElfish.
Start thinking about your science projects. More information and forms will be coming home on April 24th. Or you can download the registration form here.
And our special "Buy One, Get one FREE" Book Fair will be the same night, 6:30-8:00pm.
Volunteers are needed for both. Contact Tamara if you can help with the Science Fair. Contact Barbara McElfish to help at the Book Fair.
LWSD Looking for Volunteers to Assist LWSD Communications
Kathryn Reith, communications director for Lake Washington School District , is assembling a team to assist her in various ways and with selected projects. She is specifically looking for people with a background in communications, public relations or a related field. This volunteer commitment would be as needed, a few times during the year. At this time, she has projects in urgent need of assistance and would appreciate a timely response.
Please let this be known to your parents, particularly anyone you know that has skills in this area. Anyone interested should contact Kathryn to find out more details. Phone: 425-702-3200 – ask for Kathryn Reith E-mail: kreith@lwsd.org.
Amazon Associates program comes to Ben Franklin! You shop, Ben Franklin gets a percentage.
Ben Franklin can earn 4% of your purchases on Amazon. It's easy. Just start your Amazon shopping session from the link on the www.mybenfranklinpta.org homepage (you need to do this for us to get credit). Amazon sends Ben Franklin a check. It's completely anonymous and an easy way to support Ben Franklin activities, such as the recent Toymaker assemblies. Click the link below on your next Amazon shopping order.
Amazon Associates link for Ben Franklin
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