We are excited to support the American Heart Association through our school fundraiser! During PE, students will be practicing jump roping to build strong hearts while learning the importance of physical activity and heart-healthy habits. This fundraiser helps raise awareness about heart disease and supports lifesaving research and education, Thank you for helping our students move learn, and give back!
4 months ago, Bonnie Gilbert
PSS Allied Arts Team (Kara Cole- Library, Tim Hazelton-Music, Bonnie Gilbert- Art, Cassie Easter- Library, Lauren Last- PE)
February is National Children's Dental Health Month. Thank you to Children's Dentistry of New Hampshire for visiting all 1st grade classrooms to teach them about the importance of taking care of their teeth!
4 months ago, Kelsey Fleury
In a classroom, a group of children sit on the floor, listening to a woman. She stands and gestures while they raise their hands.
DentalVisit

If you weren’t able to attend our January Parent Connections, the presentation is available to watch and listen to through the link provided. Thank you for partnering with us to support your child’s success.

Presentation Video

4 months ago, Trisha Kent
Parent Connections
Today at PSS we celebrated the students who have had perfect attendance for the first half of the school year! Everyday counts at PSS!
4 months ago, Jay Lewis
students with perfect attendance
Students at Paul Smith School have been practicing showing kindness around our school! When staff members "catch" them showing kindness they get a shout out on morning announcements and their picture taken with our Kindness board! Miss Gilbert's art class worked together to create our collaborative Kindness mural! You can be the I in kind!
4 months ago, Bonnie Gilbert
Student Shoutout!
Student Shoutout
Today PSS was visited by CourtBloom. This is an organization, based here in Franklin that has the goal of introducing lifelong activities to members of the community. The focus today was on learning how to play tennis. The PSS students had a great time and really benefited from this visit. Lots of new skills were learned!
4 months ago, Jay Lewis
Tennis lessons
Tennis lessons
PSS students from grade 3 visited Franklin Hospital today to sing Christmas carols for the patients and staff. What a great way to celebrate the holiday season!
6 months ago, Jay Lewis
Grade 3 sings Christmas carols .
Grade 3 sings Christmas carols .
Grade 3 sings Christmas carols .
PSS participated in the Mix 94.1 canned food drive. As a school PSS students contributed over 1000 cans! Way to go PSS!
6 months ago, Jay Lewis
PSS canned food donation.
PSS canned food donation.
PSS canned food donation.
PSS canned food donation.
PSS canned food donation.
PSS canned food donation.
PSS canned food donation.
Because everyday counts, student attendance at school is incredibly important. In November, every grade level at PSS had a greater than 90% attendance rate. A special shoutout to Mrs. Gregg's class for having the highest attendance rate in school.
6 months ago, Jay Lewis
Celebrating PSS attendance rates!

📚 October Reading Update! 🍁

Our school read an amazing 13,470 minutes in October! 🎉 Huge thanks to all of our readers who helped us grow our total.

As we head into break, don’t forget to read and return your November Reading Log once we’re back. Remember—you don’t need to have every object colored for your minutes to count. Every minute matters!

Let’s keep the momentum going! 💛📖

7 months ago, Trisha Kent
October Reading Minutes

Every year Brenda Petelle and the Food Service Department are asked questions about preparing and cooking a turkey. Here a couple of things to consider....

Remember to give enough time to thaw a frozen turkey in the fridge, or else you'll be cooking it for an extra long time!

Check the temperature before you eat! 165 degrees is the goal.






7 months ago, Carisa Corrow
Turkey Instructions
Turkey instructions
If you or someone you know are in need of extra support this winter, please stop by the Winter Safety Event to be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church (206 Central St) this Wednesday between 3-5:30. Coordinated by RCORP and HealthFirst.
7 months ago, Barbara Slayton
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PSS is participating in the Mix 94.1 Cash and Cans holiday food drive. The students have been challenged to collect so many cans that they can build a tower taller than our amazing custodian, Mr. Dave
7 months ago, Jay Lewis
PSS participates in the Mix 94.1 Cash and Cans food drive .
TIGER from Plymouth State University visited PSS today. The educational assembly focused on ways students can navigate the school day to place the focus on learning. To communicate this message to students the TIGER team used songs and stories.
7 months ago, Jay Lewis
PSU visits PSS
PSU visits PSS
🎃👻 Our classroom is buzzing with Halloween and Fall fun! Students earned special creative centers by showing amazing studio habits like following directions, caring for materials, and giving their best effort.

At our centers, they’re making costumes for mannequins, painting pumpkins to decorate for the Halloween parade, building spooky Haunted Houses, creating eerie drawings, and crafting play-doh monsters!

Creativity and good habits go hand in hand—so proud of their hard work and imagination! 🍁✨
7 months ago, Bonnie Gilbert
Children playing at Halloween Centers!
Children Playing at Halloween Centers
Children Playing at Halloween Centers!
Children Playing at Halloween Centers!
Luckily the rain stopped so that PSS students could enjoy the Halloween parade. This year the ukulele club started the parade by playing "Monster Mash" as students lined up.
7 months ago, Jay Lewis
Halloween parade
Halloween parade
Halloween parade
Halloween parade
Halloween parade
Great things are happening at PSS! Fun in Title One today with reading "x-rays" with a flashlight. Students read words and sorted them into categories.
8 months ago, Jay Lewis
students working in Title One
Students working in Title One
Students working in Title One
Students working in Title One
Students working in Title One.
The partnership between PSS and the Holderness School continues to thrive! This week Holderness School students brought snacks to PSS for our snack closet! Holderness School students also spent some time in the library reading books with PSS students.
8 months ago, Jay Lewis
Holderness School students donate to the PSS snack closet.
It is Fire Prevention Week! Today the Franklin Fire Department visited PSS to present lessons to all students on the importance of fire safety! The students did a fantastic job!
8 months ago, Jay Lewis
Firefighters present fire safety lessons .
Firefighters present fire safety lessons !
Students at Paul Smith School have begun the year learning about Geometry in the Art Room!
8 months ago, Bonnie Gilbert
What's New in the Art Room?