Franklin Township School PTA

The Paw Print — October 2, 2026

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A digest of the school’s weekly newsletter, The Paw Print, for families who missed it. The full issue with photos is on the school’s Weekly Paw Print page.

Mark your calendar

  • Monday, October 12 — No school for students, staff in-service
  • Friday, October 30 — Halloween Parade
  • Monday, November 2 — Early dismissal for students, staff in-service
  • November 3–4 — No school for students, parent-teacher conferences
  • November 5–6 — Schools closed for the NJEA Convention
  • Tuesday, November 10 — Picture Day retakes

PTA Fall Clothing Drive — Sunday, October 4

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the Quakertown Fire Company, 67 Quakertown Road. Drop off behind the building. Rain or shine.

Gently used clothing, bedding, and shoes, in tightly tied bags. The more our collection weighs, the more we raise. Please note the change for this drive: only clothing items are accepted — see the complete list.

Questions? Call or text Kate at (908) 256-1547. Special thanks to our friends at the Quakertown Fire Company.

Around the school

Respect Week, October 5–9 — “Respect makes us stronger!” A week of dress-up days and activities to celebrate respect at our school:

  • Monday — Pajama Day
  • Tuesday — Jersey Day
  • Wednesday — School Colors Day
  • Thursday — Twin Day: find a friend (or group) and twin up
  • Friday — Superhero Day

Ms. Jimenez’s class practiced literacy through a buddy reading activity. The Pledge of Allegiance is part of the morning routine, led by the students who do the morning announcements; this week it was Mrs. Richardson’s 4th grade. The FTS hydroponics project is underway, with students planting seeds this week. The project is funded through a grant from Sustainable Jersey.

Coach’s Corner

Games and meets start at 4:00.

  • 10/5 — Girls Volleyball, home vs High Bridge
  • 10/6 — Co-Ed Soccer, away @ Califon Island Park; Cross Country, away @ High Bridge; Girls Volleyball, away @ Timberlane MS
  • 10/7 — Co-Ed Soccer and Cross Country, home vs Kingwood
  • 10/8 — Co-Ed Soccer and Cross Country, away vs Clinton Public at Hunts Mill Park

Board of Education

Meetings are live-streamed and recorded; both are reachable from the Board of Education page on FTSchool.org. Remaining dates this school year: October 28, November 18, December 16, and January 6, 2027 (organizational meeting).

Also in this issue

  • Fall Festival — Saturday, October 17, 12 noon – 4:00 PM at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 98 Sky Manor Road, Pittstown (rain date Sunday, October 18). All food and activities are free: pumpkin painting, pick your own pumpkin, a small animal petting zoo, horse-drawn carriage rides and face painting. They are collecting new or gently used adult coats. Updates at stthomasepc.org.
  • Pumpkin Decorating Open House — October 3, 1:00–3:00 PM (weather permitting) at the Samuel Fleming House Museum & Garden, 5 Bonnell Street, Flemington. Free; donations welcome.
  • Clinton’s Pumpkin Fest — October 23, 6:00–9:00 PM on Main Street, Clinton. Free. For the pumpkin decorating competition, register your pumpkin 4:30–6:30 PM at the tent on Main Street; there is a $100 People’s Choice prize. More at visitclintonnj.com.
  • Hunterdon 250th Building Blocks Workshop — October 24, 2:00–4:00 PM (doors open 1:30) at 314 NJ-12, Flemington. Space is limited; sign up here.
  • Cub Scouts — Pack 108 (Pittstown) held a welcome and recruiting event with a Lego pinewood derby on Friday, October 2, 6:30–7:30 PM in the FTS cafeteria, for kindergarten through 5th grade. Contact joinpack108@gmail.com. Pack 190 (Clinton Township) is also recruiting: sign up here.
  • Franklin Township Recreation basketball — boys’ and girls’ teams for grades 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8. Applications, forms and the $125 fee are due November 6, 2026; forms are at franklin-twp.org. Weeknight practices (7–9 PM) start in mid to late November, and the season runs January through March 2027. Volunteer coaches are wanted.
  • Girls Circle Group — 8th and 9th graders, Wednesdays 4:30–5:30 PM in Flemington. Register here.
  • Holiday Hands 2026 (United Way of Hunterdon) — holiday gifts for children and essentials for adults, for Hunterdon County residents. Apply by October 31; later applications go on a waitlist. Questions: (908) 237-1689 or holiday@uwhunterdon.org.
  • Kisses for Kyle Foundation toy drive — holiday gifts for families spending the holidays in the hospital. Order toys or gift certificates from their Amazon lists by December 15. Students get 2 hours of volunteer service for each $25 gift: enter your child’s name and school in the gift message box.
  • Hunterdon County Vocational School District — information sessions and career discovery nights from October through December. Applications are due December 15, 2026; details at hcvsd.org.
  • NJ MVC Mobile Unit — Thursday, October 8 at 43 Lower Landsdown Road, Annandale, appointments 10:00 AM – 1:45 PM. Book here.
  • Now hiring — substitute teachers are needed, at $165 a day. The issue also links an elementary school teaching position on AppliTrack.