The Franklin Academy
All School Franklin Academy Update for April 13 - 17
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Intentional Learning Continues!
5th Grade Spanish
Fifth Grade students just finished their Calendar Unit with Senora Lugo. The students illustrated a typical week of their lives by drawing an activity representative of each day of the week. They labeled these activities in Spanish.
This work was completed before March 16th, which was before this "stay at home" season. Basically, it is a reminiscing look at our 5th graders’ schedules from a month ago! Thankfully, with our teacher's support, our families are all adapting and finding new routines.
Quarantine Friendly Games - from 6th Grade Students
In 6th Grade Language Arts, Mrs. Jeffery and her students read an article titled “The Five Best Board Games to Play in Coronavirus Quarantine,” paying special attention to the author’s purpose and tone. Then, everyone created their own article titled, “Tired of Board Games? Try these Five (5) Quarantine-friendly Activities Instead” to give readers accessible advice like the original article.
Here are four student examples (in journal form):
As we enter into week five (5) of learning from home, here is a glimpse into how one of our lovely families has been embracing this new journey.
Mini Chefs baking Strawberry crumble pie.
How much weight can a paper towel hold?
Building a house for the dolls!
Please welcome our delightful 2-4 Library Specialist Treasure Samuel.
What are your pets up to while you study?
Odin and his buddies!
No Pets? Take a picture of a bird, deer, squirrel or whatever you see at your house!
Someone is happy to have her buddy home every day!
Bert Naps
Lucy and Olivia
Wilson
Please email Heather Black to Share Your Pictures for the Next Weekly Update! hblack@thefranklin.academy
Magic Anyone?!
Did you know this internationally known magician and storyteller was a previous student of ours? He graciously provided a special evening magic performance for our families, community, and alumni in 2016. He addressed our Core Commitment CREATE as the eighth speaker series (A Platform Where Ideas and Inspiration are Shared).
If you're looking for ideas for your family, students, grandkids, groups, etc., Sterling Dietz started, "Tuesday Tricks" to teach magic. You can subscribe and watch till the end to get his password for the next class
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Thank you to all the Health Care Professionals!
Welcome to "Deep Thoughts with Chaplain Aaron!"
I hope you had a great weekend of rest and connection w/ those around you! Below is a 7 minute video reflection, reflecting on The Franklin Academy's Core Commitment to "Reflect." The Discussion Question for you to reflect upon and talk through is: "What are 2 things that are central to the way you see the world, and why are they important?" One of the actions related to reflecting is to Listen. And so, our weekly service challenge is to ask this week's discussion question to someone outside your family, and listen to their reply.
Also, this week I am opening up the Chapel Question Box. This was a practice Pastor Matt included in Chapel last year, and one I was hoping to start again this Spring. So, if you have a question about life, spirituality, society, the Bible, God, etc., email your question and we will dialog about it together.
Have a great week! I miss you all! Here's the link to the video:
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The Franklin Academy
Website: https://thefranklin.academy/
Location: 1509 East Victor Street, Bellingham, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 733-1750
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The Franklin Academy Points of Contact
Katie den Hartog, Associate Head of School, kdenhartog@thefranklin.academy
Dawn Regier, Administrative Assistant, dregier@thefranklin.academy
Rachel Lee, Administrative Assistant, rlee@thefranklin.academy
Sue Ann Crockett, Administrative Assistant, scrockett@thefranklin.academy
Theresa Wines, Registrar, twines@thefranklin.academy
Natalie Bennett, Admissions Director, nbennett@thefranklin.academy