April 11, 2014 Volume 12 Issue 12

Upcoming Events

April 14 PTA meeting, 2 pm April 25 Franklin MS Dance April 28 CK/Site Council meeting, 2:45 May 7 Walk or Bike to School Day May 9 Volunteer Appreciation Tea, 1:45—2:45 May 16 K-8th Fine Arts Night May 30 Family Bingo Night / Silent Auction

Link to School Lunch Menu www.csd509j.net/en-us/districtinformation/departmentsservices/foodservices/

corvallismenus.aspx

Oregon Battle of the Books

The regional OBOB tournament for elementary teams was held on

March 8th in Woodburn and the middle school tournament was

held on March 15th in Silverton. Franklin School was represented by

the elementary team of Suraj Kulkarni, Srikar Valluri , Jack Don-

aldson, and Artemas Phillips (see photo below ). The middle

school was represented by the team of Travis Hinz, Anabel Chang,

James Wilson, and Christopher Cebra (see photo to right ).

Congratulations to both teams for their outstanding sportsman-

ship, excellent teamwork and positive attitudes. The middle school

team placed third at the regionals and will compete at the state

tournament on Saturday, April 12th in Salem. Go team!

We had eight elementary teams and four middle school teams compete at our Franklin School OBOB tournament. Thank you

to the following students for demonstrating great teamwork and sportsmanship during our competition: Noah Aynes, Chad

Romrell, Truett Smith, Colton Thomas, Aden Vingelen, Jaelin Gregory, Josue Rivera, Aidan McClelland, Denisse Montoya, El-

eanor Nielsen, Livvie D. Allen, Elsa Schutfort, Julia Weldon, Melody Woothtakewahbitty, Zackary Jenkins, Ian Montgomery,

Rohan Pankaj, Sai Raja, Aamer Shakir, Nariana Aldarondo, Tanvi

Apte, Mira Batti, Robert Carleski, Sanjana Rayala, Emma Hollon,

Yeeke Wang, Audrey Au, Tiana Leonard, Sara Matsuba, Chloe

Morales, Lydia Loza, Molly McGuire, Mario Settersten, Quinn

Unangst, Mona Wong, Julia Frothingham, Vicki Chang, Jennifer

Yang, Wyatt Uffelman, Trinity Smith, Lillian Wu, Emma Crump,

Kaylin Iszler, Elena Irish, Nebiy Temesgen, Tanner Barlow and

Michael Winward.

Special thanks to the many parents who volunteered to be

scorekeepers and timekeepers during our tournament. Thank

you to the Franklin PTA for giving each participant a coupon for a

free book at the Scholastic Book Fair in May. We appreciate your

support of OBOB. —Brenda Coblentz

1st grade needs white/light tan

exterior paint (about 1/2 gallon) for

our class auction project. If you have

any exterior paint sitting in your

garage that you'd like to donate - please email Mrs.

T. Thanks! Lisa.Tyrrell@corvallis.k12.or.us

From the Desk of the Principal

Striving for Excellence—What You Do Matters

Student engagement across the building is in full effect:

from kinders engrossed in a quilting service learning

project to 4th grade students’ book reports accompanied

by creative dioramas and artwork to 7th graders

creating scrapbooks to capture highlights of their

Washington, DC trip.

Additionally the past weeks have provided many

opportunities for Franklin students to shine. The front

page of the newsletter highlights 4th-8th grade OBOB

participants. Below are other recent examples of

excellent student work.

Science Olympiad Success: Congratulations to our

middle school students who participated in the State

Science Olympiad competition. Challenges ranged in

topic from heredity to engineering flying crafts. Franklin

students’ hard work paid off in the form of the State

Championship. The Franklin 8th grade team, which

includes some 7th graders, will represent the State of

Oregon at next month’s National Science Olympiad

competition in Orlando.

National Geographic Bee: Last week Franklin

Geography wiz, Pragyna Naik, competed in the National

Geographic State level Bee, where approximately 100

champions from across Oregon came to Western Oregon

University for a day of competition. Pragyna advanced

through all rounds finishing in 2nd place. What a

wonderful job! Her zest for knowledge is truly inspiring.

Carson Scholar: Prior to Spring Break Cora Kim received great news! A few months ago the MS team worked to nominate her for the Carson Scholar, which provides successful awardees across the nation a $1000 scholarship to be used at a four year university following graduation. The process was rather rigorous, including an application that Cora completed. The Franklin team was pleased to learn that the Carson Scholarship Program

selected her to receive a $1000 scholarship.

Carson will be sending a medal for Cora and a trophy for Franklin in May. Congratulations to her for a job well done! This is the first year that Franklin has nominated an applicant and hopes to continue to recommend a student each year. More information about the program can be

found at the link below.

http://carsonscholars.org/scholarships/about-our-

scholarships

Parent Corner, April 2014 When Consequences are Necessary

(Part Two)

Restitution, another effective consequence, is when

someone engages in an activity that helps “make

whole” something or someone that misbehavior has

damaged. An example might be having your child help

clean a wall they defaced or asking them to listen as

the target of their misbehavior describes the

negative impact this behavior has had on them.

Restitution deepens the child’s understanding of the

full extent of the consequences of their misbehavior.

Restitution can also help those children with a

tendency towards excessive guilt or remorse to be

able to move on because they feel their restitution

has made up for their misbehavior.

No matter what consequences are delivered, it’s

important to clearly communicate why the child is

receiving them, to provide the consequences as soon

after the offending behavior as possible, and to keep

the duration short. Shorter, more intensive

restrictions, e.g. losing all electronics for a night, are

more likely to cause the student to focus on their

misbehavior, whereas longer restrictions, e.g. no

friends over for a month, tend to cause the child to

focus on the punishment and the punisher as being

unfair. The longer a child goes without a privilege,

the more they get used to living without it and

eventually the restriction loses much of its impact.

Silent Auction Donations Needed

Bingo Night is coming up! See event details on page 3.

Meanwhile, if any Franklin family would like to donate or

knows someone who would like to donate an auction item

for the Bingo Night silent auction, they can contact Alice at

nielsen789@msn.com or 541-757-7172.

Published by the Franklin School PTA

750 NW 18th Street; Corvallis, OR 97330 franklinphoenix2008@gmail.com www.csd509j.net/franklin/

“Living With Your Middle Schooler”

Tuesdays, April 8 - May 13

6 PM – 8 PM

At Linus Pauling Middle School

$45 Tuition (1/2 tuition assistance available)

What makes middle schoolers tick? How can you help your child develop responsibility, stay engaged in school and weather

the social turmoil of these years? You don’t need to be having trouble with your teen to benefit from this class - everyone is

welcome!

Learn what is “normal” for kids during this time of rapid growth and discuss parenting strategies that support your kids as

they make their way through early adolescence. From a positive discipline approach, develop the skills necessary for

maintaining an open, supportive relationship with your kids and gain new tools for effectively setting limits. The six weekly

sessions combine presentation, discussion and activities.

Ø Pre-registration requested: Call LBCC Family Connections to register, or for more information Ø 541-917-4899.

This class is made possible through a partnership with the Corvallis School District

Volunteer Appreciation Tea

Calling all volunteers! You rock!!! To honor our rock star volunteers, Franklin

staff will be holding an appreciation tea Friday, May 9 from 1:45-2:45 in the

gym.(PLC meetings will commence after the tea.) While we celebrate our rock

stars, their children will be supervised on the playground by staff

members. There will be a check in for the youngest children so they may be

buddied up for supervised play with an older student. Thank-you! Thanks for

all you do! We look forward to celebrating you!

Our Staff at Franklin are looking for a gently used refrigerator for the staffroom.

Parents, if you might have one that you no longer use, it would be greatly

appreciated! Please contact the office. Thank You!

509J TAG INFORMATION NIGHT

Motivation:

Igniting Sparks and Tending the Fire

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014

6:40 pm Doors open Resource Table, Check-in for Childcare,

TAG Liaisons & Parent Committee Members will be

on hand to welcome attendees and network.

7:00 pm—8:00 pm

Linus Pauling Middle School Auditorium NW Highland Drive and NW Cleveland Avenue

(enter by Main Office SE side of building)

GUEST SPEAKER: JUDY SMITH OATAG BOARD MEMBER AND SENG LIAISON FOR OREGON

At times gifted and highly able students fall into the so-called “Lazy Trap.” In this inter-

active presentation, learn tips for supporting your child to maintain a zeal and zest for

learning.

OATAG--Oregon Association for the Talented and Gifted

SENG--Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!

Child activity and supervision are available for students K through 5

Have your child bring his/her favorite non-electronic board game!

Sponsored by the 509J TAG Parent Advisory Committee

For more information, visit our website and sign up on our TAG listserv.

For more information call 541-757-5811

WELCOME ALL

FRANKLIN FAMILIES

AND FRIENDS

FABULOUS AUCTION

ITEMS AND RAFFLE

SUMMER THEMED

BINGO PRIZES FOR

ALL AGES

BOOK FAIR

HOMEMADE DES-

SERTS AND DRINKS

FRANKLIN SCHOOL

FUN NIGHT

May 30, 2014 6:30-8:30 pm

Door open at 6:00 pm

Don’t miss it!

SAVE THE DATE

FRANKLIN FUN NIGHT! May 30

End of the Year Event – Hooray for Summer! Fun for the whole family! Bingo Night and Silent

Auction. Come and celebrate the end of another

successful school year. Play Bingo, bid on auction

items, have dessert and check out the Scholastic Book Fair!

This event is for all ages.

Franklin School PTA

NOTE: A higher-resolution version of this calendar is available on the District website at

http://www.csd509j.net/es-mx/parents/schoolcalendars.aspx