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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 items
The FTPTA celebrated our 8th grade volleyball players at their last game of the season with flowers and personalized posters for the gym.
Around the school
8th graders played a game in Ms. Paquette’s social studies class to learn how a bill becomes a law, and fourth graders practiced reading strategies with their class mascot, Sir Kind Heart.
Substitute teachers needed — $165 a day. An elementary school teaching position is also open on AppliTrack.
Coach’s Corner
Games and meets start at 4:00.
- 10/13 — Co-Ed Soccer and Cross Country, away @ Union
- 10/14 — Co-Ed Soccer, home vs Readington; Girls Volleyball, away @ Holland
- 10/15 — Co-Ed Soccer and Cross Country, home vs Delaware; Girls Volleyball, away @ Warren Hills MS
- 10/16 — Girls Volleyball playoffs, location TBD
Board of Education
A special meeting was called for Monday, October 12 at 4:30 PM in the FTS theater to act on hiring a new School Business Administrator. Regular 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 (rain date Sunday the 18th) at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 98 Sky Manor Road, Pittstown. Pumpkin painting, pick your own pumpkin, a petting zoo, horse-drawn carriage rides and face painting. All food and activities are free. They are collecting new or gently used adult coats.
- Clinton’s Pumpkin Fest — October 23, 6:00 – 9:00 PM on Main Street, Clinton. Free, with a pumpkin decorating competition: register your pumpkin 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the tent on Main Street. 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 on the county’s website.
- Holiday Hands 2026 — United Way of Hunterdon County’s holiday gift program for Hunterdon County residents. Apply by October 31; later applications go on a waitlist. Questions: (908) 237-1689 or holiday@uwhunterdon.org.
- Hunterdon County Vocational School District — academy, performing arts and Polytech information sessions and career discovery nights from October through early December. Applications are due December 15. Details at hcvsd.org.
- Franklin Township Recreation basketball — grades 3–8, boys and girls teams. Forms are on franklin-twp.org; the application deadline is November 6 and the fee is $125. Practices start mid to late November, and parents interested in coaching are asked to get in touch.
- Kisses for Kyle Foundation toy drive — holiday gifts for families spending the holidays in the hospital, ordered from their Amazon gift list by December 15. Students receive 2 hours of volunteer service for any $25 gift; enter your child’s name and school in the gift message.
- Girls Circle Group — 8th and 9th graders, Wednesdays 4:30–5:30 PM in Flemington. Register here.
- Cub Scouts Pack 190 of Clinton Township — sign up here.