Ben Franklin PTACalendar
Upcoming Events
September 2026
- September 7 — Labor Day, no school
- September 10 — PTA membership deadline to be included in fall enrichment priority registration
- September 11 — Fall enrichment class registration opens for PTA members, 8:00am (see Enrichment Classes)
- September 14 — General fall enrichment registration announced via the PTA newsletter
- September 23 — Fundraiser kick-off video and materials go home
- September 24 — Fall Family Night, 5:30–7:30pm (BBQ & hot dogs; volunteers needed)
- September 24 — Open House, 6:00–7:30pm
- September 29 — School Picture Day (individual pictures)
- September 30 — PTA membership renewal deadline (sign up for a chance at a class pizza party!)
October 2026
- October 7 — Warrior Run Fundraiser
- October 9 — Walk to School Day / Safety Week, 8:00–9:00am
- October 16 — LEAP Day, no school
- October 23 — Drama Movie Night
- October 24 — Trunk or Treat, 1:00–3:00pm
November 2026
- November 5 — Individual picture retakes
- November 11 — Veterans Day, no school
- November 19 — International Night
- November 23–24 — Staff Appreciation event
- November 25 — Half day
- November 26–27 — Thanksgiving Break, no school
December 2026
- December 3 — Vision and Hearing screening
- December 15 — Staff Appreciation event
- December 21 – January 1 — Winter Break, no school
January 2027
- January 4 — School resumes after Winter Break
- January 18 — MLK Day, no school
- January 26–29 — Book Fair (Secret Garden)
- January 26, 28, 29 — Half days, elementary conferences
- January 27 — Staff Appreciation event
February 2027
- February 2 — Yearbook candid photos
- February 11–12 — Mid-Winter Break, no school
- February 15 — Presidents' Day, no school
- February 26 – March 2 — Junior League Traveling Art
- February 26 — Dance Night, 5:30–7:30pm
March 2027
- March 1–5 (exact day TBD) — Read Across America (Literacy Assembly)
- March 2 — Class Pictures
- March 12 — LEAP Day, no school
- March 18 — STEM Symposium
- March 24–26 — 5th Grade Camp
April 2027
- April 2 — K–2 / 3–5 Joint Choir Concert (time TBD)
- April 12–16 — Spring Break, no school
- April 21 – May 14 (Tuesdays & Thursdays) — Mileage Club, during lunch recess
- April 28 — Drama Production, 9:30am & 6:30pm
- April 30 — Yearbook layout due
May 2027
- May 3–7 — Staff Appreciation Week
- May 10–25 — SBA testing window
- May 21 — Pancake Breakfast, 8:00–9:00am
- May 28 — LEAP Day, no school
- May 31 — Memorial Day, no school
June 2027
- June 1 — Snow make-up day, no school
- June 2 — Field Day
- June 6 — Franklin Carnival, 1:00–4:00pm
- June 9 — Volunteer Tea
- June 11 — Kindergarten Celebration
- June 15 — 5th Grade Promotion
- June 16 — Half day, last day of school
Past Events
- August 6 — Kindergarten Playdate at Ben Franklin Playground
- August 12–13 — Kindergarten Round-Up, 9:00am–1:00pm
- August 13 — Playdate at Ben Franklin Playground, 1:00–2:00pm
- August 20 — Playdate at Ben Franklin Playground, 4:00–6:00pm
- August 20 — Executive Board Meeting, 6:30pm
- August 25 — Campus Clean-Up Working Party, 5:00–7:30pm
- August 26 — Kindergarten Orientation, 5:30–6:30pm
- August 27 — Playdate at Ben Franklin Playground, 4:00–5:00pm
- August 27 — Ice Cream Social & Meet and Greet, 3:00pm
- August 31 — First day of school (grades 1–5), half day; half days continue through September 2 for Family Connections meetings
- September 2 — Staff Appreciation: Stock the Lounge
- September 3 — First full day of school (grades 1–5); all Kindergarten students begin
- September 4 — PTA Welcome Back Coffee Morning, followed by the first General Membership meeting at 10:00am
General Membership Meetings
All PTA members are welcome to attend and vote.
- September 4, 2026 at 10:00am (in-person)
- December 10, 2026 at 6:00pm (online)
- March 16, 2027 at 6:00pm (online)
- May 21, 2027 at 9:30am (in-person)
Executive Board Meetings
The PTA executive board meets once a month during the school year. PTA members are welcome to attend as observers.
- September 24, 2026 at 6:30pm (date may change — conflicts with Fall Family Night)
- October 22, 2026 at 6:30pm
- November 17, 2026 at 6:30pm (online)
- December 10, 2026 at 6:30pm
- January 21, 2027 at 6:30pm
- February 18, 2027 at 6:30pm
- March 16, 2027 at 6:30pm
- April 22, 2027 at 6:30pm
- May 20, 2027 at 6:30pm
- June 10, 2027 at 6:30pm