Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School
November Edition Charlotte L. Matthew, M.Ed., Principal Dr. Ramona J. Perkins, A.P.
Principal’s Message A Season for Thanksgiving! What a glorious season! We have so many reasons to be thankful, not just for the obvious blessings like food and shelter, but for the multitude of things that we often take for granted. From home to school to work to play, let’s take time from our usual routines to look for good and positive things and give thanks. We are thankful to our volunteers who continue to do a great job with our carpool line, cafeteria duty, and event coordination. We also want to thank those who assist in the office and classrooms, sponsor clubs, change the marque, and chaperones. We give thanks for CC’s Coffee House who continue to bless us with treats and coffee and Home Depot who assists us with community events. Our Trunk or Treat event was fantastic thanks to the efforts of our PTO, families and school committee. We give thanks for our staff as we shift to the Common Core. Our teachers continue to plan rigorous lessons to reach all of our students and our coaches, Para educators, and other support personnel assist with making sure all students are engaged. We are thankful for the families that are keeping up with the social and academic progress of their children and make sure our students are completing their
homework and are on time every day. We give thanks to our students, staff and families who support our anti littering and recycling efforts. We give thanks for our winning Saints team and our Pelican’s basketball team where our students will perform at halftime on November 26th. There are many other things we are thankful for. We appreciate each and every person who is dedicated to the continued improvement of our school!
Facebook There are many ways to stay connected as a Baby Ben family. Our monthly calendar is updated on our web site, babyben.org when new events are added. We also have a Facebook page Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School. If you have a Facebook.com account you can join this group. There is opportunity for discussions as well as posting pictures of our school events.
Enrichment Fee We are thankful for our families that have paid the enrichment fee of $60.00. If you have not paid the fee, please do so as soon as possible. We have obligated ourselves to the vendors supplying our school with items like ID’s, scholastic magazines, web based programs, and field trip tee shirts to name a few. Compared to the enrichment fees and budgets from surrounding schools, ours is a bargain! PLEASE support your school and enable us to continue to provide the extras that make our school exceptional.