Happy April!

Happy April!

We hope your two week spring break provided your family with rest, relationship, and a bit of fun! Where you traveled afar or enjoyed a staycation here at home, we loved to see students come back this week with recharged batteries and stories to share!

Now that we are back in our classrooms, teachers and students are diving into the final stretch of the school year with learning! Thank you for supporting your child's transition back to school with routines, checking in on their folder and school learning, and helping your child pick out appropriate clothing for this ever-changing weather!

This time of year can feel fast-paced, but it's when we see many academic and social-emotional "blooms!" Concepts and skills that may have been challenging in January, are starting to click! Thanks for your hard work as our partners in this journey.

Please note, Math Night is coming up on April 23rd. Come to Fricano to enjoy a family night of fun math games together!

We hope you have a great rest of the month!

Sincerely,

Denielle Toth and Taylor Ramsey

Principal and Assistant Principal

• April 23rd: Math Night 5-6:30pm
  
• May 18th-21st: Incoming Kindergarten Screening (Students that will begin K next year!)
  
• May 19th: BOE Vote and K-5 Movie Night
• May 22nd: 1/2 Day of School
• May 25th: No School; Memorial Day Recess
• May 27th : Career Day
• June 12th: 1/2 Day Students
• June 17th: Fricano Field Day
• June 19th: No School: Juneteenth
• June 24th: Last Day Students; 1/2 Day

The Parental Input Survey has been added to our website for the 2026-2027 school year. This form is available to families who would like to share information about their child that is in Kindergarten or 1st grade in preparation for the placement process. Please remember that we cannot honor requests for specific teachers. No emails/letters will be accepted. Forms will be due by May 1st, 2026. Please note all UPK (entering K) students parental input form will be at a later date (during screening).

Kits are open for purchase until July 1st!

When you come in to volunteer here at Fricano, it is our policy that younger siblings are not present as this takes away from the interaction with our classroom of students. This includes being a Mystery Reader, Centers volunteer, Birthdays, etc. Thanks for helping us create positive experiences for our students and for families!

Also, if you plan to take your child home after you are in visiting, please make the change in Pick Up Patrol ahead of time. Select the date and the early dismissal option to help make our dismissal run smoothly!

We know that there is a lot of language used in schools that can be confusing. Take a look below for some commonly used acronyms and what they mean here at Fricano!

1. RTI: Response to Intervention. This is a system of support for all of our students to support them to meet our academic benchmarks. With classroom and school wide assessments, we are able to see what skills students excel with and which may be more challenging. If your student receives "RTI" reading or math, this is small group instruction to help boost their skills so they find success! Our groups change based on student ability throughout the year so your child may receive RTI at one point in the year and not another.
2. AimsWeb: Achievement Improvement Monitoring System. This is a nationally normed assessment that we use as a benchmark for both math and reading. Your student is assessed using AimsWeb three times per year (fall, winter, spring). This gives us information about where you child's skills are in the areas of both math and ELA.
3. SEL: Social Emotional Learning. This concept is the process through which people acquire and apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. We support SEL skills at Fricano through morning meeting, Mental Health Team push in lessons, lunch bunches, as well as teachers embed practice with skills into our daily curriculum.
4. IEP: Individualized Education Program. This is a written document created as a team (Committee on Special Education) with school personnel and families to support students with a disability.
5. PBIS: Positive Behavior Interventions and Support. We use our PBIS bees here at Fricano to support student behavior in a positive way, teaching lessons and modeling expected behaviors in different areas of the school day. Students receive Benny Bucks for showing this expected behavior within school and on the bus and use them to purchase items and experiences at our school store.
6. STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM is an approach to learning that uses these concepts. While here at Fricano, we complete STEAM activities that develop these skills at a basic level, this practice and skill building allows for our students to have the skills and knowledge necessary as they become adults to compete in a global world.
7. SST: Student Support Team. Here at Fricano our SST includes both counselors, our social worker, our psychologist, and administration. The team works together to support students behaviorally, socially, and emotionally. The team supports ideas within the classroom, supports families, and also supports students in small groups.
8. ENL: English as a New Language. Miss Grisafi supports our students who speak languages other than English in their homes within their classroom settings to help them find success.

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