The PTC supports and funds many curriculum enrichment programs that provide additional academic benefit to Franklin Students. Assemblies We work with teachers to bring in outside speakers and programs to the school to discuss topics relevant to the student's learning. LEAD Volunteer: Rebecca Feickert - crfeickert@gmail.com Click Here a list of assemblies planned for the 2011/12 school year. Art Docent The Art Docent Program is a visual arts program designed to allow children more opportunities to explore their art talents through educational art lessons and creative art projects conducted in K-8th grade classrooms. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ART DOCENT PROGRAM.
Lead Art Docent Volunteers: Cindy Marvin - cirosoffice@aol.com Cindy Mulvaney - cindymulvaney@gmail.com Volunteers sign up in your classrooms or contact the lead art docents. Garden Docent The Garden Docent Program is an instructional program that teaches student about the garden and nutrition. Our goal is to have the kids learn about the importance of good nutrition so there are great rewards to be reaped from our learning through the garden! CLICK HERE FOR A MONTH BY MONTH PLAN OF THE GARDEN DOCENT PROGRAM. Lead Garden Docents Volunteer: Jennifer LaMantia - jenniferlamantia@yahoo.com Volunteers sign up in your classroom or contact the lead gardent docents. Reading Counts Program With Scholastic Reading Counts! your students have an independent reading program that tracks their success on the books they read, in and out of school. This technology-based program creates a personalized and engaging learning environment that ensures independent reading accountability. The program is currently used by teachers in 2nd-8th grade classrooms and we hold 2 Reading Count Reward Stores as incentives for the students. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM. LEAD Volunteer: Cindy Matthews (cindycmatthews@gmail.com) and Krissy Kenoyer (Librarian) Technology The PTC provides 100% of computers for students at Franklin. The Kindergarten thru 3rd grade classrooms, the library and Mrs. Prince's classroom have 6 desktop workstations. The 4th-6th grade classrooms and 7th & 8th grade classrooms each have an EarthWalk Mobile Computer Lab. Room 21 is used as a "computer lab" so that 2nd & 3rd grades will have access to a computer room (utilizing the mobile computer lab) when they want the whole class to use computers. StarStruck Dance Showcase: 10/11/11 & 10/13/11 The PTC is excited to sponsor (using Go the Distance funds) another year of the Starstruck Dance Showcase program. Students in grades K-6th will be participating in the dance performance. Starting after Labor Day, students will be learning a dance that their class will be performance at the Showcase scheduled for October 11th and October 13th. Tickets for the performances will be available for purchase. Look for more information from your teachers on your classes dance information. LEAD Starstruck Volunteers:
Franklin School PTC
7050 Franklin School Road, Loomis CA 95650
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