July 12, 2017

Dear Aborn Parents/Guardians,

As we stated in our previous letter dated June 1st, the Lynn Public School District is moving forward with a uniform clothing pilot program. During the 2017-2018 school year, the Aborn School will be participating in that pilot program along with the Callahan School. We will still continue to have Spirit Day each Friday, and one other non-uniform day each month centered on a fun theme (e.g., crazy hat day, sports team day etc.).

As a reminder, the uniform components include the following:
School Dress Code Items

• 2 Navy Blue dry-fit Polo Shirts with school logo- one long sleeve and one short sleeve    

These shirts are 100% polyester, sweat resistant, and light-weight.

• 2 Khaki dress pants (blue or tan) worn with a black or brown belt. (Belts must look professional and fit through the belt loops. Belts are optional for K and Grade 1 students. Pants may not be cargo-style pants.)
• Black or brown dress shoes or sneakers. (Sneakers must be worn to gym but can also be worn every day.)

Champions Choice of Wilmington will be the vendor for our uniform shirts. They will be delivering the shirts directly to our school in August. The Lynn Public Schools, through the efforts of Mr. Tom Iarrabino, has secured a grant to purchase one long-sleeved shirt for all students. This means that the long-sleeved shirt, which would normally cost $18.50 is being provided free of charge.

Each student will only need to pay $13 to purchase one short-sleeve shirt which will be delivered to the school the week before school opens. You may pick up the shirts on either August 29th, 30th or 31st. We will be looking for volunteers to help us with the distribution so if you know you would be able to help, please click here to email Leah Whitcom.

The payment for the shirt ($13) will be made at the time of delivery. We are asking that all parents pay with a check or money order for $13 made out to the Aborn PTO. Please put the NAME of your child on the memo line for easy tracking.

Pants and belts can be purchased at any local retail stores such as WalMart, K-Mart, and Sears.

Please note: Extra and/or optional items cannot be ordered for this first round of ordering. However, once the year gets underway, we will have a website that all parents can access for additional items. The website will have optional items (sweatshirts, t-shirts, skorts, shorts, jackets etc.) as well as required items available.

If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call.

Sincerely,
Ms Muxie