From the Desk of Mr. Fanning: Attendance Matters

We have reached the midway point of trimester 1 and have over a month and a half of school in the books. With this I want to ask parents a simple question, how many days of school did your child miss in the month of September? 0, days. 1, 4, more? I ask you this because missed school days do add up quickly. Missing a day of school here and there may not seem like much but take a look at these crazy statistics.

When a child misses 2 days of school per month….

-they will miss 20 days in the school year.

-they will miss 30 hours of math instruction over the school year.

-they will miss 60 hours o...