Change of lunch menu for Thurs. May 13th

Hi,
We will not be having potato salad. We will have fun size potato chips with all meals on 5/13.
Thanks!

Voices of Dallin Podcast #5

Enjoy listening to more first grade stories! Check the blog later in the week for some second graders sharing their poetry!

Bridge the Gap

As you have probably heard, next year is going to be a challenging one for the Arlington school systems because of the cuts to the school budget. In past years, we managed to keep the impact of budget cuts from being felt by the students, but we won't be able to do it this coming year because of the size of the cuts.

The Arlington Education Foundation has information on its website that I think may be of interest to you as parents. A complete list of the cuts to the schools is at http://www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org/fy11budget.html

Also on the site is a list of items that will be added back depending on how much money is raised for the schools by the Bridge the Gap Fund. The list was created by myself and other principals based on what add backs would help students the most. http://www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org/fy11addbacks.html

Obviously we will do our best to provide a stable and enriching educational environment to every student no matter what our circumstances are next year. However, we're hoping that the Bridge the Gap Fund reaches it's $1 million goal because it will help minimize the impact of the $3.9 million in cuts on the students. I hope you will consider making a donation to the fund. There is an FAQ which answers questions about the Fund drive at
http://www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org/bridgethegap/bridgethegapfaq.html and information about how to give at http://www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org/donate.html.

Thank you.