Friends of Franklin Avenue Elementary

06/08/2026

Last week we wished our 5th Grade Foxes well as they celebrated their culmination with a ceremony in the auditorium on Thursday, followed by a Celebration on Friday, and a class-wide Party on Saturday. Wishing these amazing students the best as they continue on their academic journey!

Once a Fox, always a Fox! 🦊♥️🦊♥️🎓

06/05/2026

06/01/2026

The Winner of this year’s Student Design Contest is Gillian Roache, from Ms. Juarez’s 3rd Grade class. Congratulations, Gillian! We look forward to seeing your designs across the Merch next fall! 🦊🙌🥇

Swipe to see and congratulate our runner up designers: Glo Power in Mrs. Lewis’ Kindergarten class, and Wylie Battisti, in Mrs. Banks’ 2nd Grade class. And well done to all of our artists who submitted designs this year — Clark Granger, Beatrix Lobel, Margot Quint, Magnus Flach, Ebbe Pro, Luca Tafalla, and Audrey Chow. Keep up that creativity, Foxes!

05/30/2026

WHO will be the winner of our this years’s Design Contest?! Stay tuned… 🦊🎨✏️🧑‍🎨 WHICH is your fave?! 🧡? 💙? 💛?

05/12/2026

It’s time for our annual fun family skate night! Join us on Friday, May 15th from 5-7 pm at Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale! Grab tickets for the whole family at the link in bio. Tickets are limited and will sell out! This is one of our most popular events each year! Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the snack bar.

Skate rentals are included in your ticket. SkateMates (walker with wheels) will be a separate $8 rental at the event.

Quick note: tickets are required for anyone attending regardless of skating or not skating. We have to comply with Moonlight’s policies. Thank you!

05/08/2026

Many thanks to our families and volunteers who organized and participated in our Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Not only did we show our sincere gratitude, but we also showed up as a community!

GO FOXES! 💗🦊

05/06/2026

Please join us for our annual STEAM Exploratorium on Wednesday, May 20, from 5:00 - 7:00PM. We will have many hands-on experiences for the entire family. Thank you to the numerous vendors joining us for what will be a fascinating event!

05/05/2026

Join us on Thursday, May 7th, for an after-school Ice Cream Social at Jeni’s! From 2:30 to 5:00pm, pop over and enjoy scoops of your favorite flavors and 25% of every purchase will go back to Friends of Franklin! 🦊🍦Make sure to mention the ice cream social.

Teachers and staff will get a free scoop courtesy of Friends of Franklin.

04/28/2026

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK! YOU! This community always shows up. This is our most successful online auction. It was no easy road to get here but we ALWAYS do it FOR the FOXES! 🧡

04/27/2026

Our 2026 auction ends tonight at 9PM! Thank you for your support and bids thus far. We have $6000 to go to meet our fundraising goal of $25,000. Please continue bidding and help us reach that goal by TONIGHT!

If auctions are not your thing, please consider a donation to support our teaching assistants and campus aides. Within the auction, please look for the “Buy Now” item entitled “Support Teaching Assistants.” Those donations also count towards our goal and help us maintain our staff each year.