Happy March!

Happy March!

As the days get longer and the first signs of spring begin to peek through (we hope soon!), we're excited to share all the wonderful happenings at Fricano this March! This month is packed with learning, fun, and opportunities for our students to grow and shine. March is a busy and exciting month! We're incredibly proud of the progress our students are making academically and socially.

This month is PARP, or "Pick a Reading Partner." We are One Book, One School where all members of Fricano will read the story "Flat Stanley!" All families have received one copy of the book (sent with the oldest child in the family) to allow for students to read this story at home. We will have some fun PARP events this month such as reading with dogs, sharing where Flat Stanley goes and much more. Please join us for Literacy Night on March 5th from 5:30-7:00pm to help kick this amazing month off!

As a reminder, our Spring Break is coming up next month and starts on April 14th and ends on April 25th.

Thank you for your continued support in making our school such a wonderful learning community.

Sincerely,

Denielle Toth and Taylor Ramsey

Principal and Assistant Principal

• March 5th: Literacy Night 5:30-7:00pm
• March 6th: 1/2 Day- Staff Development
• March 7th: No School- Superintendent's Conference Day
• March 26th: Music Club Showcase 6:30pm MS Aud
• April 14th-25th: No School- Spring Recess
• May 8th: Math Night 5-6:30pm
• May 19th, 20th, 21st,27th : Kindergarten (Incoming) Screening
• May 23rd-26th: No School; Memorial Day Recess

When dropping off your student(s) in our car line, please:

1. Have your child ready to go as you get close, including coat on and backpack in hand. We are seeing students on tablets, etc. and this is delaying our unloading process. Our staff is here to help keep students safe, but your student should be prepared to carry their own backpack, etc.
2. Have your child on the passenger side of the car for easy and safe unloading

Thank you for your help with this process as we work to get all students in school quickly and safely!

NYS Education Law §807 requires Starpoint to conduct four lockdown and eight evacuation drills each school year. Below are emergency response actions and descriptions for your information. We will always keep in contact with you if there is an actual emergency. We know that hearing some of these responses can cause anxiety at times so we want to be as transparent as possible with examples (many actions can include more than the example listed).

1. Hold in Place/Shelter in Place: Used to limit movement of students while dealing with short term emergencies. Example- A staff member has a medical emergency or a student needs to be transported through the hallway.
2. Evacuate: Used to evacuate students and staff from the building. Example- there is a fire inside of the building.
3. Lockout: Used to secure school buildings during incidents that post an imminent concern outside of the school. Example- there is an emergency in the outside community.
4. Lockdown: Used to secure school buildings and grounds during incidents that pose an immediate threat of violence in or around the school. Example- There is someone with a weapon trying to enter the school..

Website: https://www.starpointcsd.org/fricano
Location: 4363 Mapleton Road, Lockport, NY, USA
Phone: 716-210-2100
Twitter: @FricanoPrimary