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Text Box: Dear CR Parents, We wish everyone a happy and healthy new year . We are pleased to announce that Ms. Layne Hudes will become the new Concord Road School Principal as of July 1, 2008! She is the 7th Principal since the building opened in 1953. Can you name the other six principals. (Answer in our next newsletter.) I would like to review a few things taking place in the school and to share some items to keep you informed. 1– We had our second visit with Licenders. They did find a few cases and parents were contacted immediately. Children that had lice/nits and their classes were checked again by Licenders the next morning. Our nurse continues to check the few children involved. Thank you for your donations to the PTA for more visits by Licenders. Licenders will be back to screen the entire school following the February, and April vacations. Please continue to monitor your own child's head and do not allow children to share hats. 2– Children should not be arrive at school before 8:25 each morning! If you walk or drive your child to school, they must arrive by 8:40. This is a very tight window of time and we recommend they take the school bus to arrive on time. 3– For safety reasons, we are asking parents to remove the collection of ‘Kooky’ pens from your child's backpack. They can get caught on bus/car doors. ELA News All students in third and fourth grade will take the New York State English Language Arts assessment. It is administered throughout the week of January 7th. The assessment tasks and length vary according to grade level: Grade 3: The test is given over two days on Monday, January 7th and Tuesday, January 8th, On Day 1, students answer multiple choice and short response questions based on reading selections,

Text Box: IMPORTANT: If your child has borrowed money for lunch, please send cash to the main office./primary office We are running low on funds! Please dress children for winter with warm hats and coats. We do try to go out for recess whenever the weather permits. Our lost and found is growing! Please put your child’s first and last name on all clothes and check our lost and found when you are in the building. When the school calls to report that your child is sick, please pick them up at the nurses’ office and enter the school through the primary office door.