Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 26, 2012

SONG OF THE DAY: Lupe Fiasco – "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Rain could come to Windham today with a high of 76 and a 40 percent chance of showers. That rain could continue early into the evening with an overnight low of 53.

2. CIP SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET: The subcommittee will discuss the final financial plan, make CIP edits and more starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Development Department.

3. SITE REGULATION WORKSHOP:Planners will hold this workshop at 6 p.m. at the Community Development Department.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1969, American television audiences hear the soon-to-be-famous opening lyrics “Here’s the story of a lovely lady who was living with three very lovely girls…” as The Brady Bunch, a sitcom that will become an icon of American pop culture, airs for the first time. The show was panned by critics and, according to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, during “its entire network run, the series never reached the top ten ranks of the Nielsen ratings. Yet, the program stands as one of the most important sitcoms of American 1970s television programming, spawning numerous other series on all three major networks, as well as records, lunch boxes, a cookbook, and even a stage show and feature film.”

5. FIELD TRIP TODAY: The kindergarten will take a field trip to Apple Acres today.

The a.m. kindergarten students will board buses at 8:45 a.m. and will return to Golden Brook at 11:00 a.m.

The p.m. kindergarten students will board buses at 12:25 p.m. and will return to Golden Brook at 2:30 p.m.