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Dear Families,

            Reaching the half-way point of anything is always exciting.  I am not sure when we reach the half-year mark on January 29th whether I should be excited or worried - excited that we are half way through the year or worried I am still completing last month’s work!  This is the first year we will not be having the Kindergarten changeover.  So that all the children have exposure to our specialty subjects, we have adjusted their schedule to make this happen.

            At the time of this writing I am planning our second Parent Information/Movie Night to be held on January 26th.  We are just now entering the “early” budget season.  Our approach this year has been to present three budget options to the School Committee.  These include a Level Funded Plus Budget that will be an equal amount of money, plus more, as we received last year; a Level Services Budget that maintains our current staffing level; and a Superintendent’s Budget that lies between the two previous options.  From my seat not one of these options is good for the school. Now is the time for you to participate in School Committee, Finance Committee, and Board of Selectmen Meetings.  Meeting notifications can be found on the Town web site.  As these important meetings approach, we will post them on our web site for your convenience.  Our third Parent Information Night/Movie Night is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:30.

The Freetown Lakeville Public Schools have two preschool slots open for the remainder of this school year.  There is a four year old opening on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings as well as a three year old slot on Monday and Thursday mornings.  If interested, please contact Ellen Vermette at 508-763-5121 for an application and additional information.  

The circus is coming to our school!  Well, not a real circus but one that rewards children for reading.  Our Reading Incentive Program will begin on Monday, February 22nd and run through Friday, April 2nd.  This year we have a circus theme.  Each week the incentive for meeting their goals will be tickets to be used at the circus.  At the end of the program we will have our own “circus” where these tickets will be redeemed for all sorts of surprises! We hope that you will work with your children to increase their interest in reading and have fun along the way!

Don’t forget Friday, March 19th is our annual Spaghetti Dinner!
                                                                       

Sincerely,
Mr. Frizelle

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