Friends of Ipswich Elementary Schools - Doyon Chapter

FRIES stands for FRiends of the Ipswich Elementary Schools.  We are the parent-teacher organization (PTO) for the two elementary schools, and each school, Doyon and Winthrop respectively, has its own chapter.  Our primary goal is to support and enhance educational programs at the school.  We provide volunteer staff where needed, organize and fund enrichment programs and activities, and provide funding for educational materials requested by teachers but not covered by the school budget.

If you have a student at the Doyon School, you are automatically a member of FRIES-Doyon.  You can attend meetings, ask questions, and have your voice be heard.  Our meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month in the school library beginning at 7:30 p.m. and ending by 9:00 p.m., and all are welcome to attend.  PLEASE NOTE:  Our next meeting is Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 in the Doyon library.

Highlights of FRIES-Doyon activities sponsored last year include our Halloween Monster Mash and Family Bingo Night for Doyon families, our Doyon Devours Books and Doyonathon fundraisers. Some of the monies raised provided funding for the black journals our students write in every year (a great keepsake to take home when they move on from Doyon), enrichment programs for both individual grades and the entire school, and community service projects such as holiday cards sent to the older town residents and funding for the Student Leadership Team for Grades 4 and 5. 

FRIES-Doyon also provided funding for technology in the school. All classrooms but the pre-kindergarten and music rooms received either a Promethean Board (15 in place), a ceiling mounted projector (5 installed), or a projector on a cart, the new technology is enhancing the way our children learn.