Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD #275

Dear AFC Elementary School Families,

If your student will be attending the Veterans Day Breakfast tomorrow morning at AFC Jr/Sr High School between 7:45 and 9:15, they do not need to report to the elementary school first. They can go directly to the Jr/Sr High School with their family members and the Veteran they are honoring. After the Veterans Day Assembly, students will ride the bus back to the elementary school with their classes.

However, please call Mrs. Wolf in the ES Main Office to let her know your child will be going with you and whether they will have a hot or cold lunch that day. This will help us accurately reflect attendance and lunch numbers.

Thank you!

Best,
Ms. Burkitt

Congratulations to our Raiders football student athletes for making the I8FA Northeast All-Division Team!

Join us as we honor our veterans! All community members are welcome at AFC’s All-Community Veterans Day Assembly on November 11 at 9:30 a.m. in the Jr./Sr. High School gym. K–12 students will gather to recognize those who have served our country.

AFC is now on Instagram! Follow us for classroom highlights, student achievements, school updates and the moments that make our AFC community special.

Find us at @raiders_275 and help spread the word!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raiders_275/

Middle school students put fitness and teamwork into action during Wednesday’s Physical Education class! Students exercised and raced to build the tallest cup towers, adding a fun challenge to their fitness day.

Grab your binoculars and join us for a Reading Safari! AFC Family Reading Night is Wednesday, November 18, from 4–6 p.m. at AFC Elementary School.

Explore cozy reading habitats, hear stories from surprise community readers, create safari-themed crafts and browse the book fair. Enjoy snacks, goodie bags for young explorers and chances to win prizes! Local librarians will also be there to help families sign up for library cards and discover community resources.

Bring the family for a wild adventure in reading!

New "Meet the Raiders" Format – Tuesday, November 17

AFC Athletics invites the community to get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at Raider Athletics! To avoid adding extra events to our student-athletes' busy schedules, we are opening the final 30 minutes of practice to spectators, followed by team introductions led by head coaches.

Schedule:
Boys Basketball: 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Girls Basketball: 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM

Location & Seating: High School Gymnasium North Bleachers (Student Section)
Note: Please respect the designated times for the open practice sessions.

We hope to see you there supporting AFC Athletics!

Mrs. Lewis' students enjoyed a paraphrasing activity, with chapter 3 of Gris Grimley's Frankenstein graphic novel. Students were able to flip it, change it, and rearrange it to come up with a few new sentences, on sticky notes, as they circulated the room, finding a new quote to paraphrase each time. Some students posed for the pictures, while others were very serious and put a lot of thought into each response.

AFC students are building skills and a concession stand! Students in Advanced Agriculture Mechanics are learning about construction trades as they build a new concession stand for a local Christmas tree farm. This hands-on project connects classroom learning with real-world experience.

Spanish Class turned spooky this month! Students learned to describe people, places and creatures from myths and legends using descriptive adjectives and the verbs ser and tener. Then, they put their listening and reading skills to the test as they investigated a crime scene and solved a mystery.

Students in Mr. Lumzy’s STEM Class have been learning about architectural structures and designs. They applied their understanding of the strength of triangles to their earthquake-proof building designs using toothpicks and marshmallows.

Learning through sensory exploration! 🖐️🔍Ms. Lehman’s AM and PM Early Childhood classes are engaging their senses as they explore, discover and learn!

AFC’s 2026-2027 yearbook staff attended Jostens’ workshop at Highland Community College, finalizing design choices, learning more about navigating Jostens, and getting LOTS of inspiration for this year’s edition!

7th & 8th Grade College & Career Readiness classes have turned competitive. Students played 3 team building games: Inchworm, Oscar the Grouch & Octopus. We love opportunities to turn our classroom lessons on teamwork and communication into fun movement activities!

Earlier this month, Mrs. Brook's third grade students attended the Outdoor Stewardship days at Lowell Park, where they learned about conservation strategies, the importance of taking care of our ecosystem, and took part in many hands-on activities. It was a wonderful time learning about the great outdoors.

Building a strong foundation in math! Miss Lehman’s PM class is developing foundational numeracy skills that will help students grow as confident young mathematicians.

Learning is taking root in Ms. Wolf’s second grade class! As part of studying life cycles in nature, students planted seeds in clear containers to observe growth above and below the soil. Watching roots develop gives students a closer look at how plants begin their life cycles!