Franklin School: Our 1st grade students held their annual "Balloons Over Broadway" parade! They entertained our school community by marching through the hallways to the music of Frank Sinatra's, "New York, New York!" Happy Thanksgiving from the Franklin Falcons!
Franklin School: Here are Dr. Cali and Ms. Kerr with our PBSIS Thanksgiving Dinners for 10 of our Franklin School families!
Franklin School: 4th grade engineers in action! 🦃📚 Mrs. Kyak & Mrs. Davis challenged their 4th graders to think like engineers. After reading How to Catch a Turkey, students accepted the challenge to design their own turkey traps. The creativity and teamwork were off the charts as they put their STEM skills to the test! 🛠️✨ #STEMChallenge #TurkeyTrap #CreativeThinking #4thGradeEngineers #LearningThroughPlay #ItsGoodToBeAFalcon
Franklin School: The Pre-K 4 students at Franklin Celebrated the Percussion Study with a bang! Each class explored different instruments from around the world and finished it off with a Drum Circle Run by Ms. Mitchell.
🔔Reminder: Wednesday, November 27, 2025 will be a single session. All students in grades PreK-12 will be dismissed at 12:54pm
🔔Kearny School District will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29th for Thanksgiving break.
Mrs. Melker's 1st grade KEEP students are putting their engineering skills to the test! 🛠️✨ Using creativity and problem-solving, they designed blueprints and built their very own back scratchers with limited materials. Future engineers in the making! 🚀👏 #STEMlearning #CreativeKids #FutureEngineers
Franklin School: Welcome to the PBSIS School Store! Franklin School students are using their "Franklin Bucks" to shop!
Franklin School: We are incredibly proud of our Junior Peers for successfully organizing a food drive to support families in need this holiday season! Thank you to all who contributed!
Franklin School: Mrs. McSorley's 4th grade science students learn about buoyancy and water quality in a recent lab.
Franklin School: Mrs. McSorley's 4th grade math students collaborate to solve 2 digit multiplication problems using the partial product box method.
📣Reminder! Kearny Public Schools will hold its regular Board of Education meeting tonight - 🗓️ Monday, November 18, 2024
🕖 7pm
📍Board Office: 172 Midland Ave.
The public is welcome to attend.
Franklin school PTA held a very successful Movie Night. The movie shown was "Inside Out 2." Thank you to all who came and supported! We hope to have another movie night in the winter!
Franklin School: Congratulations to our Students of the Month for October!
Today, the Kearny School District celebrates World Kindness Day! Kindness is the foundation of a supportive community. Every act of kindness, big or small, makes a difference. Let’s continue to spread positivity and lift each other up! 💙
Happy National School Psychology Week from Kearny School District! ✨ This year’s theme, Spark Discovery, honors our school psychologists for inspiring ideas, driving change, and expanding opportunities for students. Thank you for empowering our students and supporting our community’s growth!
Happy National School Psychologist Week from Kearny School District! ✨ This year’s theme, Spark Discovery, honors our school psychologists for inspiring ideas, driving change, and expanding opportunities for students. Thank you for empowering our students and supporting our community’s growth!
🌙🦇 Happy International Bat Week! 🦇🌙 The 4th Grade KEEP classes in Franklin School are diving deep into the world of bats through the lens of #DepthandComplexity! Mrs. Cristalli and Mrs. Kyak explored key themes in Stellaluna with students, analyzed adaptations and habitats, and learned about conservation. From identifying “nocturnal” and “echolocation” to reflecting on bats' roles in our ecosystems, we’re using Depth and Complexity Icons to bring this topic to life! 🌎✨
Today, we salute the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of our veterans. Thank you to all who have served our country, from the Kearny School District.
Kearny High School’s ceramics class collaborated with Franklin Preschool classes for the second year in a row. Preschoolers in Ms. Murray, Ms. Bauer, and Ms. Kearns' classes drew monster designs, which Ms. Donnelly’s ceramics students brought to life in clay. On October 30th, high schoolers delivered each preschooler’s monster and read How to Catch a Monster. Mrs. Astrella and Ms. Donnelly led a fun sticker monster activity, and preschoolers enjoyed a gallery walk before taking their clay monsters home!
As we get ready for Election Day, the Pre-K students at Franklin read “Duck For President” and voted!🗳️ Each student received a ballot to vote for Duck🦆 or Farmer Brown👨🌾. On Friday, we will count all the votes from all the preschool classes and see who wins!🏆
