Paul A. Smith Elementary School is beginning the process for enrolling and welcoming new kindergarten students for the 2026-2027 school year. Franklin residents having a child who will be 5 years old on or before September 30 may enroll the child in kindergarten. Please see the attached information.
Paul A. Smith School was visited today by Powerful Kids Empowered Youth Development! The assembly focused on making good choices, being a positive role model, and always having a positive mindset. It was a great success!
So many programs and initiatives at SAU 18 are successful because of the contributions of volunteers. It's time to celebrate them!
Please accept this invitation to attend Franklin School District's Volunteer Appreciation Reception on April 20 from 4:30-5:30 pm at the Middle School cafeteria, 200 Sanborn Street in Franklin. We will have light refreshments, thank you gifts for our volunteers made by our students, and door prizes.
Please accept this invitation to attend Franklin School District's Volunteer Appreciation Reception on April 20 from 4:30-5:30 pm at the Middle School cafeteria, 200 Sanborn Street in Franklin. We will have light refreshments, thank you gifts for our volunteers made by our students, and door prizes.
A small group of parents is exploring the idea of starting a SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) in Franklin. SEPACs work with the schools to provide feedback from the parent and family perspective. We hope you'll join this informal conversation.
Congratulations to Mrs. Gregg's grade 4 class for having the highest attendance rate for the month of March! Mrs. Gregg's class had a 95% attendance rate for the month. Several other classes were very close, the race is on to see who will have the highest attendance rate for April. Way to go PSS!
Last week the first graders got to visit the local sugar shack to learn about how maple syrup is made. Thank you to the Morrill Family for letting us visit!
This month's District Digest has been published. Thank you for reading.
https://sau18.edurooms.com/engage/franklin-sau-18/newsletters/district-digest-march-2026
https://sau18.edurooms.com/engage/franklin-sau-18/newsletters/district-digest-march-2026
Students at PSS continue to show kindness to each other here at school! Mrs. Kent has been knitting them hearts in the month of February as a special surprise when they are seen doing kind actions! Keep up the great work PSS!
We have two meetings back to back tomorrow night-February 18. Finance at 5 pm and a Budget Workshop at 6 pm. Both will be held in the Middle School Library.
School Board Meeting tonight. See you at 6pm in the Franklin Middle School Library!
image: a Franklin student builds with Keva Blocks in one of our Makerspaces
image: a Franklin student builds with Keva Blocks in one of our Makerspaces
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!
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!
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
Today at PSS we celebrated the students who have had perfect attendance for the first half of the school year! Everyday counts at PSS!
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!
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!
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!
PSS participated in the Mix 94.1 canned food drive. As a school PSS students contributed over 1000 cans! Way to go PSS!
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.
📚 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! 💛📖
