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T h u rs d a y , J a n u a ry 1 2 , 2 0 1 7 TSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA
D ear B utte Falls C harter School Parents (and Students),
In re s p o n s e to th e w e a th e r-re la te d fo u r d a y s o f s c h o o l c lo s u re la s t w e e k a n d s u b s e q u e n t
d e la y e d s ta rt la s t T u e s d a y , w e are adding tw o school days to our school calendar this year.
T h e firs t d a y w ill b e Friday, January 20, w h ic h is a w e e k fro m to m o rro w . T h e s e c o n d d a y w ill b e
Friday, June 2. T h e s e tw o d a te s w o rk w e ll b e c a u s e th e y fo llo w M o n d a y h o lid a y s a n d m a in ta in
th e p a tte rn o f h a v in g a fo u r d a y s c h o o l w e e k . W e a re a ls o e x p lo rin g a n o p tio n to e x te n d th e
d is m is s a l tim e fo r e le m e n ta ry (K -6 ) s tu d e n ts to p ro v id e fo r a d d itio n a l te a c h in g a n d le a rn in g
b e g in n in g in F e b ru a ry . T h a t w ill n o t a ffe c t o u r d a ily b u s s c h e d u le s .
B y a d d in g th e s e tw o d a y s to th e c a le n d a r, B u tte F a lls C h a rte r S c h o o l w ill c o n tin u e to e x c e e d th e
s ta te re q u ire m e n ts fo r in s tru c tio n a l tim e . T h a t c o m m itm e n t m a x im iz e s le a rn in g tim e fo r y o u r
s tu d e n t. Thank you, for any adjustm ents you m ust m ake next w eek to ensure your student
can attend on Friday.
I w a n t to ta k e th is o p p o rtu n ity to a c k n o w le d g e a n d th a n k o u r te a m o f te a c h e rs a n d s u p p o rt
s ta ff th a t s e rv e s y o u . O u r fa c ilitie s s u p e rv is o r fa ith fu lly d ro v e ro a d s e a rly in th e m o rn in g a n d
p ro v id e d m e a n d P rin c ip a l G o rm a n w ith a c c u ra te a s s e ss m e n ts o f a c tu a l ro a d c o n d itio n s . O u r
s c h o o l fa c ilitie s a n d c u s to d ia l s ta ff w o rk e d d u rin g th e c lo s u re s to k e e p o u r p ip e s fro m fre e z in g ,
o u r w a lk w a y s c le a r, a n d c a m p u s e s c le a r o f fa llin g ic ic le s a n d tre e lim b s . O u r b u s d riv e rs h a v e
b e e n v ig ila n t to b rin g s tu d e n ts s a fe ly to a n d fro m s c h o o l. O u r s c h o o l s u p p o rt s ta ff h a s b e e n
re s p o n s iv e to s tu d e n t a n d fa m ily n e e d s . O u r te a c h e rs h a v e a d ju s te d th e ir le s s o n p la n s to
s u s ta in c o n tin u ity in s tu d e n t le a rn in g .
T h e d a y lig h t h o u rs a re g e ttin g lo n g e r e a c h d a y . S p rin g is c o m in g ! T h in g s w ill w a rm u p . In the
m eantim e, w e w ill m ake every effort to provide a full day of teaching and learning each day
for every B utte Falls student.
S in c e re ly ,
D r. P h il L o n g , S u p e rin te n d e n t
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