December 19th, 2025

OUR GOAL: $12,000

CURRENT TOTAL: $6,901

As we head into winter break and wrap up 2025, we want to thank our community for the incredible support so far, and make one final ask for those who haven’t yet donated to the Franklin/Randall PTO.

PTO funds directly support our schools by:

Funding grants - bringing author Baptiste Paul to Franklin, supporting Randall’s craft club, and providing innovative learning materials at both schools.
Supporting social justice - equipping our social workers to help families in need.
Building community - hosting events like the Glow Ball, End-of-Year Picnic, Movie Nights, and providing every student with a school t-shirt.

Your gift, of any size, helps us reach our goal and continue these important programs. Thank you for supporting our students and schools!

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No gift is too small, every dollar makes a difference!

Checks are also welcome! Make out to Franklin-Randal PTO

and send in an envelope with your student to school or mail to either school.

Reminder: Winter Break runs from Monday Dec 22- Friday Jan 2. School resumes Monday, Jan 5th!

In this issue...

School Volunteer Opportunities: Randall Lunch & Recess Support, Franklin Academic Volunteers Needed, Glow Ball Volunteers Needed
Save the Date: Glow Ball
Let Me Run Coaches Needed
Families of Current 5th graders: Middle School Lottery
Sprouts Nature School After School Programing
OASIS Outdoor Adventure
Dates to Remember

Volunteer Opportunities at Franklin & Randall

Help Franklin Students with Literacy and Math Skills

We are looking for Franklin community members who are interested in being an academic volunteer.

Volunteers will help provide one-on-one reading and math sessions for students.
No prior teaching experience is necessary to volunteer for this program. All that is required is a love for learning, and a willingness to support and encourage our students.
Volunteers will be provided with the necessary resources and training.

Learn more about this opportunity here!

Glow Ball volunteers needed to help with set-up, event stations, and clean-up. Please sign up here!

More volunteer info & requirements on PTO website

Have any questions about volunteering? Please email Kate Freedman: volunteer@franklinrandallpto.org

NOTE: Looking for ways to help our schools with donations of materials? Check out our current needs on our Community Support page

Let Me Run Coaches Needed!

Let Me Run, a running program for boys in 3rd through 5th grade, will be back this spring! We currently have enough coaches to support one 14-boy team practicing on Mondays and Wednesdays, but we’d love to expand the opportunity to an additional 14 boys by hosting another team on Mondays and Wednesdays.

If you’re interested in coaching on Mondays from 1:15- 2:30pm and/or Wednesdays from 2:30– 3:45pm at Randall, please reach out to:

ian.m.lowe@gmail.com and president@franklinrandallpto.org.

The curriculum is fully provided by the Let Me Run program, so planning is minimal. We need 2 additional coaches on both days in order to expand to a second team.

Families of current 5th graders: Middle School Lottery

Starting on Monday, November 3rd, current 5th graders could start applying for one of the following Lottery Schools:

Badger Rock - There is no attendance area preference.
Spring Harbor - Preference given to students residing in the Memorial High attendance area.
Wright - Preference given to students residing in the Elementary Schools feeding into West High.

Visit the Middle School Lottery website for more information. The application opened on November 3rd at 8:00 am and will close on January 9th at 11:59 pm.

Sprouts Nature School After School Programs

Get Your Kids Outside After School with OASIS!

Now registering for spring!

OASIS (Outdoor Adventure Steeped in Story) is a fully outdoor, nature immersed opportunity for kids to lead their adventure through exploration and imagination while being supported in social-emotional development and risk assessment. With a focus on Deep Nature Connection and storytelling, kids will play games, wildcraft, sneak, hide, build forts, share gratitude, tell stories, scamper up and over downed trees, listen to stories, and whatever else their imaginations create.

OASIS Tuesdays

Hoyt Park, Madison, WI

Open to those in K-5th grade

Every Tuesday 3:00-5:00 PM, February 3 - May 26, 2026

$395 per child for the whole session, Sliding Scale: $304 - $487

For more details including scholarships and discounts contact:

Coral Conant Gilles at coralconantgilles.com/oasis

We are currently open for pre-registration. We must have at least seven children registered by December 20th to open full registration. Otherwise, OASIS will be canceled for this spring.

Important Dates to Remember

Franklin-Randall PTO Calendar

2025/2026 MMSD School Year Calendar

Mon 12/22-Fri 1/2 Winter Break, No School
Mon 1/19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School
Fri 1/30 Staff Grading Day, No School
Sat 2/7 Glow Ball @ Franklin 5:30-7:30pm
Mon 2/16 2026/2027 4K/Kindergarten Online Enrollment Opens at 8am
Fri 2/20 Staff Only Day, No School
Tues 2/24 Madison Children's Museum Night from 5-7:30pm
Fri 2/27 4th Grade Concert 9:45am & 3rd Grade Concert 1:30pm
Mon 3/2 - Tues 3/3 Family/Teacher Conferences, No School
Sat 3/14 Super Science Saturday
Mon 3/23 - Fri 3/27 Spring Break, No School
Mon 4/6 Staff Only Day, No School
Fri 5/8 Staff Only Day, No School
Mon 5/25 Memorial Day, No School
Wed 5/27 5th Grade Strings Concert 10:45-11:30am
Mon 6/1 End of Year Picnic 5:30-7pm
Tues 6/2 4th & 5th Grade Talent Show @ West High School 8:30am
Tues 6/9 5th Grade Concert & Movin' On Ceremony 1pm
Wed 6/10 Last Day Of School

Watch for more details and volunteer opportunities!

Franklin School Flyers

Randall School Flyers

Support the PTO with Box Tops for Education

Please join the Franklin – Randall PTO in earning cash for our schools by using the Box Tops app. It’s an easy way to make a difference. Get the app to get started.

Goals of the Franklin-Randall Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) include helping children, parents, teachers and schools build a strong and positive school community.

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