Reminder from the Office: If you are planning an extended leave of absence with your child/children, please let the office and the Principal know in advance. Extended Absence Pre Approval request forms are available in the office. Please fill one out ahead of time so we know not to call home in search of a student and that we can mark their attendance record accordingly. Thank you! Library Happenings It has been a short week but a busy one. All students have been in for new books to read or renewal of a favorite they are in the process of reading. We have several new magazines that just arrived on the shelf. Our continuing subscription of Young Rider for horse enthusiasts, Cobblestone, that highlights our cities and historic subjects as well as the always popular Sports Illustrated for Kids. We have new additions to our magazine rack his year. They include Catster and Dogster for animal lovers. Cute pictures, health tips and shared stories of pet owners Iill the pages of these new magazines. Our students sure do love books of many different genres. There are many interesting conversations to be heard when they share opinions and comments of a book. As January marches on, READ ON! Mrs. Wiegleb Friendship Village School 23 School Street P.O. Box 100 Christina Labbe, Principal Friendship, ME 04547 Beth Simmons, Administrative Assistant Phone: 207-832-5057 Fax: 207-832-7389 School office hours are from msad40.org 8:00am to 4:30pm. 1/20/17 Upcoming Events February 8th-Early Release Day, 1pm Dismissal February 15th-Music Concert, FVS Gym, 1:30 February 20th thru 24th-Winter Break March 8th-Early Release Day, 1:00pm Dismissal March 17th-2nd Trimester Ends April 12th-Early Release Day, 1pm Dismissal April 17th -21st- SpringBreak Friendship Ski Club Ski Club will resume on Friday nights star7ng January 13th, at the Camden Snow Bowl. This is a more affordable way for parents and children, ages 7 and up, to learn to ski or snowboard. Cost is $15 each for liE 7ckets, rentals and group lesson ($20 for adults). This is not school related, there is no bus or chaperones and parents must go with their children. We MUST have at least 10 people (students/parents/siblings) sign up to ski for the group discount. Lessons start promptly at 4:30, please don’t be late. All paperwork and fees (checks payable to Camden Snow Bowl) must be turned in to Amy McColleG {15 Harbor Rd, the 2 nd house past Wallace’s Market on the right please don’t send the informaQon into the school} or Cecily Havener by the Wed before the ski date. Forms are in the FVS foyer. There will be no Ski Club on holidays or vaca7ons, please note. Please contact Amy (5424040) or Cecily (4418133) with any ques7ons. January 20, 2017 This has been an interesting week with no school on Monday and two late start days. This winter has certainly been interesting and we seem to get just a little bit. Students were excited to have the snow and sledding was enjoyed during recess again. Just a few days ago we had no snow on the school grounds and it looked more like spring with mud. Proud of our students who have been doing NWEA testing and have been able to focus even with the change in schedules. We will reschedule any tests that were missed due to late start days next week. Tests for Grade 5 be on Monday, January 23rd and Grade 4 will be on Tuesday, January 24th. Our school district has recently had discussions about later school start times at the high school, which will affect all the schools in RSU 40. Studies have shown there are several benefits to later start times for teenagers due to changes in their sleep cycles and medical research supports the studies. RSU 40 school board of directors and school representatives from area communities met in December to discuss the possibility of this happening for the 2017-2018 school year. There will be more meetings and discussions that will be coming. Please attend the meetings to share your thoughts, questions or concerns. The RSU 40 board of directors welcome your input. Please check out the website www.startschoollater.net for further information about the research. This weekend looks like it is going to be nice weather to get out and enjoy. Have a wonderful weekend! Christina Labbe Reminder: Boots and snow pants are a must for playing in the snow! Students without boots and snow pants must stay on the hot top.