Fricano Primary s The Shining Star Journal: January 2018 Happy New Year Fricano Families! I hope you all enjoyed the wonderful holiday season with your family and friends. As we begin a new year, I like to reflect on what is most important to all of us quality time with our family, friends, good health and happiness. We congratulate our December students of the month who were recognized at our assembly before the holiday break: Kindergarten; Jacob Graves, Charlotte Schubring First Grade: Micah Ingraham,Camille Rosenberg Second Grade: Sophia Hart, Logan Seymour We are very proud of you! Our PARP theme for this school year is Reading is a Ball! January s event will focus on our Reading Bingo Board. More information will be coming home the first week in January. Please keep encouraging your child to read each night. The more reading children do, the more quickly they will develop as readers. It is often recommended that beginning readers spend 15 or 20 minutes reading each day, in addition to the reading they do at school. However, the amount of reading a child does is most important, not the amount of time she spends doing it. While 15 to 20 minutes is the recommended amount of reading, it is important to note that, if your child is interested in and enjoying what they are reading, it is fine to encourage more time. Also, beginning readers generally benefit from reading to someone to enhance the love of reading, so whenever possible find time to listen to your child read. Dr Seuss reminds us that You can find magic whenever you look, sit back and relax, all you need is a book! As we come back from our holiday vacation, please remind your children of our rules when riding the school bus. Appropriate bus behavior is essential to provide safety for all our students and promotes good character development. Children are to remain seated, and they are not allowed to have open food or drinks while riding the bus. Please remind your children that they are to treat other students with kindness and respect at all times. I am always grateful to our parents for reinforcing these good habits. Here are some important dates to remember for this month: Monday, January 8th PTA Meeting 6:30 PM Middle School Cafeteria Monday, January 15th No School - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 22nd Half Day -Dismissal at 11:30 I look forward to a great new year for our school community as we continue to support our students in their successful leadership journey. Peace, good health and happiness in 2018! Sincerely, Kathleen Brachmann, Principal
January Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 7 8 PTA Meeting MS Café 6:30 ************ Board Meeting 7:20 14 15 NO School Martin Luther King Day 21 22 ½ day K-5 11:30 dismissal 1 2 School Resumes 28 29 30 31 This month be on the look out 3 for a PARP 4 Bingo Board coming 5 6 home! Once your board is filled, return it to your teacher to receive a prize! Thank you to everyone who has 9 10 sent in pennies. We will continue 11 to collect Pennies 12 for 13 PARP in the upcoming months. Keep reading every night and remember...reading is a Ball! 16 17 18 19 20 To report an absence or early dismissal : 625-7272 Option 5, Option 4 or call directly 210-2134 23 24 25 26 27 Upcoming Events February 19 th No School Presidents Day February 20 th Superintendent s Conference Day March 26 th April 6 th - Spring Break
Drop Off & Dismissal Procedures Child(ren) should not be dropped off at school before 8:45 A.M. Also, if your child(ren) will be arriving to school at 8:55 A.M. or later, you will need to accompany your child(ren) into school and sign them in for being late. A note is required for any late arrivals or absences as well. For your convenience, we have attached the early dismissal &/or tardy form below. You can also pick up copies from the Fricano Primary School office as well. Parents, please remember when requesting to pick your child up from school early or at dismissal, please do not send notes via email to the teacher &/or office staff. We cannot guarantee that your emails will be received due to teacher &/or office staff absences. Substitutes do not have access to email accounts. Therefore, all notes should be hand written and turned in with your child at the beginning of the school day. In the event of an emergency, you may contact the school office at 210-2134 to notify your child's teacher of an early dismissal; please ensure these calls are made prior to 2:30 pm. Afternoon Pick Up Procedures * Parents will enter through the cafeteria doors in the front of the Fricano Building NOT the main doors by the crayons. There will be a sign posted outside the entrance door * Doors will not be opened until 3:15 pm * Students who are being picked up will be dismissed to the cafeteria at 3:15. If you do not send a note in with your child for pickup at dismissal, you must make every effort to call the school before 2:30pm. Buses dismiss from parking lot at 3:30 Any questions please contact the office directly. Mrs. Berry 210-2134 - Attendance Mrs. Parisse 210-2102 Ms. Glena 210-2103 Please remember if you child is being picked up in the cafeteria at dismissal, the person picking them up should have their drivers license with them. This includes parents!
Date Teacher/Classroom # Student name Absence Reason Date(s) of Absence Tardy Reason Time arrived Early dismissal Time Reason Person picking up Dismissal pickup Person picking up Parent/Guardian Signature **When your child is Absent** To report an absence or early dismissal : 625-7272 Option 5, Option 4 or call directly 210-2134 If your child will be absent: Please call the Fricano Primary School absence hotline at 625-7272. Press # 5 for Fricano Primary School Press # 4 for Mrs. Berry, Attendance Or call directly at 210-2134 Please leave your child's name, room number or teacher's name, and the reason for the absence. This hotline is available 24 hours a day. Please remember, regular school attendance is crucial to student academic success.
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Starpoint PTA Starpoint PTA Meeting Dates 2017-2018 Meetings begin at 6:30 unless noted, and take place in the MS cafeteria. **Please check the school website or Starpoint PTA Facebook page for any changes.** Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Thursday, April 12, 2018 Monday, May 14, 2018 Join online! Register for your PTA membership online https://nyspta.force.com/newmemberregistration? Unit Code 11-043