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Welcome to
Benjamin Franklin
Elementary School
5400 Florida Avenue
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone: (412) 854-8741
Fax: (412) 833-5016
District Voice Mail: (412) 833-5005
AM Kindergarten:
9:20 AM to 12:05 PM
PM Kindergarten:
12:55 PM to 3:40 PM
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 School Contact |
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Dr. Shirley Dickinson, Principal
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About Our School |
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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is one of five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school in the Bethel Park School District. There are currently 480 students enrolled at Ben Franklin and the school has a staff of over 50 adults led by Principal Shirley Dickinson, Ed.D.
At Ben Franklin, we are proud of the safe and enjoyable environment that we provide for our students. Staff and parents work together through the PTO to provide classroom resources, arrange educational assemblies, and plan many special events throughout the year. There is always something new and exciting happening at our school!
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Latest News |
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When Halloween Is Over,
What Will You Do with Your Leftover Costumes and
Candy? During the month of November,
Girl Scout Cadette Troop 50678 is collecting
new and gently used Halloween costumes to be
donated to the South Hills Interfaith
Ministries (SHIM) for distribution next
Halloween. Please click
here
for more information. Thanks for your help! |
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The
Allegheny County Health Department is offering
free H1N1 vaccines to all students in
Allegheny County on Saturday, November 21 from
10 AM to 4 PM at Chartiers Valley High School,
McKeesport High School, North Allegheny High
School and the former Reizenstein Middle School
(now Schenley High School). All students
must be accompanied by an adult. No
appointment is necessary. The vaccine will
be distributed on a first-come, first-served
basis. No additional mass immunization
clinic is planned at this time. Additional
vaccination opportunities will be planned based
on demand and vaccine availability. For
more information, please call 412-687-ACHD
(412-687-2243). |
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• Attention,
Elementary Parents--If your child is
enrolled in either the "Let's Read, Let's Write"
or the "Stepping Up" after school tutoring
programs, you are invited to attend a Federal
Programs Parent Information Night on Thursday,
December 3 from 7 to 8 PM in the Memorial
Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room. The
purpose of this meeting is to provide a brief
overview of how federal funds are allocated to
programs in the Bethel Park School District.
We hope you will be able to attend. |
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• Cafeteria Earns 9
Black Diamonds--The
Allegheny County Health Department awarded the
Franklin Cafeteria 9 Black Diamond Awards during
its fall inspection of the facility.
Diamonds are the highest award bestowed by the
ACHD and are awarded for Exceptional Practices.
Congratulations! |
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Parents, We Need Your
Input! We are asking all Bethel
Park Parents who have children in grades K-6 to
take a few minutes to complete a brief survey
that will provide us with valuable feedback
regarding the effectiveness of the HALT! Bully
Prevention Program, which is being used in all
elementary schools as well as Neil Armstrong
Middle School. Please click
here to be
connected to the survey. Please respond
by Wednesday, November 25. Thank you
for your help. Your input is very
important to the program's success. |
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Family Bingo Set for
November 20 -- The Franklin PTO and
the Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company invite
you to attend a Family Bingo on Friday, November
20 at the Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company
Social Hall (5213 Brightwood Road). this
event is open to ALL Bethel Park
families! Click
here for
more information! See you there! |
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• Vendors Needed for
Holiday Vendor Show --
The Franklin PTO
is holding its First Annual Holiday Vendor Show
on Friday, December 4 at the Bethel Park
Volunteer Fire Company (5213 Brightwood Road)
and is looking for vendors to participate in
this event. Please click
here
for more information. |
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H1N1 Update--On October 14, the school
district was notified of two test-confirmed cases of H1N1 at Bethel Park
High School and confirmed cases have also been reported at Neil Armstrong
Middle School, Lincoln Elementary School,
Memorial Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School. There have also been several
students throughout the district who have exhibited flu-like symptoms and
have been diagnosed by their doctors as having H1N1 or H1N1-like symptoms,
but their conditions were not officially confirmed via laboratory testing.
Please click
here to read a letter to all Bethel Park families from Dr. Knight, that
outlines what parents can do to help keep their children from
getting/spreading H1N1 or other viruses. If you or any member of your
family experience flu-like symptoms, you are encouraged to contact your
family physician. As always, the best defense against communicable
disease is proper hand washing. We ask parents to keep their children
home if they are exhibiting symptoms or do not feel well. Please
click
here to
learn more about H1N1/Flu Tips. Please click
here to go
to the Bethel Park Health Services web
page. |
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Would You Like to be a
Noontime Aide? We are looking for two people to serve
as Noontime Aides beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. If you
enjoy working with children, this is a great opportunity to make some
extra money! To learn more about what the job entails, please feel
free to call Principal Dr. Shirley Dickinson at 412-854-8741. |
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Edline Now Available for Parents of 2nd, 3rd and 4th Graders--Parents
of 2nd, 3rd and 4th can monitor their child's academic progress
electronically via Edline. Parents are
encouraged to go to
www.edline.net to activate their
child's account to see their child's interim grades
posted for Math, Language Arts and Spelling for all three grades, as well as
Social Studies for third and fourth graders. Please contact your
school secretary for additional assistance. Parents who do not have access to the Internet can do so at
the Bethel Park Library. Librarians are available to assist. |
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• Parents Can Monitor
Their Child's Cafeteria Purchases via PayForIt.net--All Bethel Park cafeterias
are using the QSP point of sale
system. With this new system,
parents will able to log on
to see what your child is eating, how much money is in your account and to
set up email reminders to let you know when your account is running low.
For more information, please go to the
BPSD Food Services
web page. |
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• District to
use ALERTNOW Notification Service as an additional communication tool
between the school district and parents--Please
click
here to
learn how you can stay up to date with what is going on in your child's
school electronically via ALERT NOW. |
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Franklin Earns Keystone Achievement Award! For the fourth consecutive
year, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has been awarded the Keystone
Achievement Award by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for making
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the PSSA Exams for two consecutive years.
This year's award is for PSSA Scores in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
Congratulations to our third and fourth graders and their teachers for their
outstanding work on these tests and keep up the good work! To see the
district's PSSA scores for 2007-2008, please click
here. |
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• ATTENTION
KINDERGARTEN PARENTS--On days when a two hour delay is called, the
district will operate a Modified Kindergarten Schedule. Please click
here for
more information. |
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| Read more about the latest Benjamin Franklin Elementary School news
here... |
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Upcoming Events |
- Friday, November
6 -- School Picture Re-Take Day
- Tuesday, November
10 -- PTO Meeting at 7 PM
- Thursday,
November 12 -- Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences--NO SCHOOL
- Friday, November
13 -- Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences--NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, November
17 -- Market Day Pick Up
- Thursday-Monday,
November 26-30 -- Fall Recess--NO SCHOOL
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- Saturday,
December 12 -- Santa Breakfast
- Tuesday, December
15 -- Market Day Pick Up
- Monday, December
21 -- Sadecky Puppet Assembly
- Wednesday,
December 23 -- Holiday Parties
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- Saturday, January
9 -- Calendar Party
- Tuesday, January
12 -- PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM
- Tuesday, January
26 -- Market Day Pick Up
- Tuesday-Friday,
January 26-29 -- Make-A-Wish Week
- Thursday, January
28 -- Kindergarten Parent Information Night (KPIN) from 7 to
8:30 PM in the Independence Middle School auditorium
- Friday, January
29 -- Crazy Hair Day
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- Tuesday, February
9 -- PTO Meeting at 7 PM
- Wednesday,
February 10 -- Kindergarten Registration
- Thursday,
February 14 -- Valentines Parties
- Friday, February
26 -- Favorite College Shirt Day
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- Tuesday, March 9
-- PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM
- Tuesday, March 23
-- Market Day Pick Up
- Friday, March 26
-- Dress Up Day
- Friday, March 26
-- Art Show and Ice Cream Social
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- Friday, April 9
-- Test Taking Assembly
- Tuesday, April 13
-- PTO Meeting at 7 PM -- Elections and Committee Chair Sign Ups
- Monday-Friday,
April 12-16 -- PSSA/Terra Nova Testing Week
- Tuesday, April 27
-- Market Day Pick Up
- Friday, April 30
-- End of the Year Party--"The Awesome 80s!"
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- Monday, May 3 --
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
- Tuesday, May 11
-- PTO Meeting at 9:30 AM
- Friday, May 14 --
First and Third Grade Cookouts
- Friday, May 21 --
Fourth Grade Party
- Tuesday, May 25
-- Market Day Pick Up
- Friday, May 28 --
Second and Fourth Grade Cookouts
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- Wednesday, June 2
-- Olympic Day
- Thursday, June 3
-- Olympic Day Rain Date
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