Franklin Grove Elementary School

Franklin Grove Elementary School

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"The door to knowledge is always open" -Benjamin Franklin

Public School serving grades K-6th in the Decatur area

10/30/2026

Check out what’s coming up in November at Franklin Grove!

10/21/2026

Save the date!!!

Come join us for Family Bingo Night!
Free to play! And lots of prizes for all ages!

Concessions will be available for purchase. Items will range from $0.50-$1.50.

We will have raffle baskets available. Raffle tickets will be $1 each.
Some of the available raffle items: Trampoline park passes, children's museum passes, household/cleaning baskets, bicycle & accessories.

We can't wait to see you there!

Photos from Franklin Grove Elementary School's post 10/14/2026

Half days mean Class Color Day at Franklin Grove!

Today, classes were tasked with finding items in their classroom that matched up with all of our class colors! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩵🩷 Then they had to count them!

Students had a fun time working together and getting creative with their items!

The class with the most items found was Miss Brown’s 1st graders with 875 items!

Keep an eye out for our next Class Color Day activity!

10/11/2026

Check out what’s happening this week!

Monday 10/12 - Regular school hours!
Parent/Teacher conferences (If you didn’t get one scheduled, please reach out to your student’s teacher or send Miss Courtney a message on Parent Square and we will get something set up!)

Wednesday 10/14 - Class Color Day! Students are encouraged to wear their class colors for a fun color scavenger hunt!
Kindergarten- Red ❤️
1st-Orange 🧡
2nd-Yellow 💛
3rd- Green 💚
4th- Royal Blue 🩵
5th- Navy Blue 💙
6th- White 🤍

**Wednesday is also a district 1/2 day with dismissal at 10:40am!**

Thursday 10/15 - Student physicals and immunizations are due. The school nurse has sent home information for those still needing this paperwork. Please call the school with any questions regarding this.

Friday 10/16 - NO SCHOOL
Monday 10/19 - NO SCHOOL

09/28/2026

Please check out our newsletter for October!

Some dates to remember:
10/1 & 10/2 - WSOY Food Drive (Please send in non-perishable items that are not expired!)
10/6 & 10/12 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (Teachers will have sign-up sheets!)
10/14 - District 1/2 Day - Dismissal at 10:40 am
10/14 - CLASS COLOR DAY! Wear your class ​colors for a fun color-themed activity!
10/15 - Medical denial day (Messages & letters have been sent to those needing items completed.)
10/16 & 10/19 - NO SCHOOL

Photos from Franklin Grove Elementary School's post 09/23/2026

EDIT:
***Thank you to everyone who voted!
Congratulations to 4TH GRADE for winning the online vote!!!
We also took a school-wide vote, and the winner of that is 2ND GRADE!!
Both grades will be winning a special prize***

We’re painting a bright future at Franklin Grove!
And we will be celebrating our class colors all year long!

Please vote for your favorite color theme by “liking” the photo!

Office - PINK
SPED - PURPLE
Kindergarten - RED
1st Grade - ORANGE
2nd Grade - YELLOW
3rd Grade - GREEN
4th Grade - ROYAL BLUE
5th Grade - NAVY BLUE
6th Grade - WHITE

The theme with the most amount of votes at noon tomorrow will win a special prize!!
Please share for more votes!

09/23/2026

Thank you families for a fantastic night at Scovill Zoo!!

09/21/2026

Upcoming Events this week at Franklin Grove!

Tuesday, 9/22 : Franklin Grove Family Fun Night at Scovill Zoo!
Join us for a free night at the zoo for Franklin Grove families and staff! Admission, carousel, and train rides are free for families! (Concessions will be open for purchase.)
**Media will be present. If you DO NOT want media possibly taken of you, please let the front table know when you check in at the event.**

Wednesday, 9/23 : Class Color Day!! Have your students dress in their class colors!
Kindergarten - RED
1st Grade - ORANGE
2nd Grade - YELLOW
3rd Grade - GREEN
4th Grade - ROYAL BLUE
5th Grade - NAVY BLUE
6th Grade - WHITE
Wednesday, 9/23 : District 1/2 day, dismissal at 10:40 am

Thursday, 9/24 : School Picture Day!
Order from the website: https://www.wagnerportraitgroup.com/order-now/fallspring-ordering
Franklin Grove order code: 8D4S2W8Z

09/14/2026

Medical denial (October 15) is coming up quick!! Make sure you get your students in for their physicals and immunizations before that date!
(Physicals & Immunizations are mandatory for Kindergarten & 6th grade students.)

09/01/2026

Lunch menu for September!

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