Happy October

Happy October! We had a fantastic first month of the 2026-2027 school year. September was all about establishing routines, expectations, and building strong classroom communities. It has been a joy watching our students make new friends and seeing our second graders step up as role models in our school! We loved seeing so many families attend our family night at our book fair and kindergarten and new family ice cream night. Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to a wonderful second month of the school year.

We continue to hear from our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) Bees about expectations in different areas of our school (in the classroom, in the cafeteria, on the bus, in the bathroom, and on the playground). Ask your Fricano student how they can be respectful, responsible, safe, and kind in these areas. Benny has been working hard on learning from our students in our PBIS assemblies each week!

We have begun our different safety drills (fire drills and lockdown drills) and students are doing a great job practicing being safe. Your child's teacher has worked to prepare them, in a developmentally appropriate way, about the meaning and importance of these drills. We will continue these drills the rest of the fall and in the spring.

Last, please note our doors open for students at 8:40am and students need to be present by 8:55am to be marked on time. Our buses leave campus around 3:30pm each day.

Sincerely,

Denielle Toth and Taylor Ramsey

Principal and Assistant Principal

If your student would like to get breakfast or lunch, please note this is at no cost. If you would like your child to to buy snack (chips/ice cream) or extra milk, please send in money in a well labeled bag or envelope, or put money onto their account through My School Bucks (click for information)

Please contact adepasquale-Glena@starpointcsd.org for your child's student ID to enroll in MySchoolBucks.

If you plan to have your child get breakfast, please discuss this with them prior to school to make the process seamless for them! If you do not want your child to access breakfast at school, please also communicate with your child around these expectations. Thank you for your help with this!

• October 12th: No School; Columbus Day/ Indigenous Peoples' Day
• October 14th: Picture Day
• October 21st: Unity Day (Wear Orange!)
• October 23rd: PBIS Dance (MS Aud)
• October 27th: PTA's Trunk or Treat 5:30pm (Bus Loop)
• October 30th: Halloween Parade Live Streamed; 1/2 Day Students
• November 11th: No School; Veteran's Day
• November 18th: Picture Retake Day

Make sure to check out the PTA's sign up for our Helping Hands program. This is a great opportunity to get involved and join in your child's school day through our lunch room. The purpose of Helping Hands is to help ALL Fricano students by assisting in the cafeteria by opening various items, wiping down tables, and getting utensils. We STRONGLY encourage you to sign up as a PTA member if you plan to volunteer through the PTA Helping Hands program. PTA SIGN UP HERE.

The link to the sign up genius is available though December for your planning purposes. It is linked below as well as on the PTA page

Please note: All students need an adult to attend with them! Admission by cash donation to raise money for our PBIS program (including our school store!)

Our PBIS team creates videos that are shown in the classroom to help our Fricano students learn these expected behaviors as well as lead assemblies around our school expectations. This month our assemblies are focus on expectations on the bus and on the playground. Students can earn Benny Bucks for showing expected behaviors as well, both in school and on the bus. Benny Bucks are placed into classroom "wallets" and students can spend their Benny Bucks at our school store, Starget. Class rewards are also earned to promote these expected behaviors and teamwork.

We believe in supporting our students to understand behavior expectations and utilize PBIS to do this in a positive way. Thank you for supporting your child's expected behavior choices!

Website: https://www.starpointcsd.org/fricano
Location: 4363 Mapleton Road, Lockport, NY, USA
Phone: 716-210-2112
Facebook: Facebook.com/FricanoPrimary
Twitter: @FricanoPrimary