Here are this month's award winners for CMS Cougar Pride Breakfast

MCAS Testing for Grades 5-8 will begin next week. Here is the schedule for testing:

• May 2nd and 3rd: Grade 5/6 Math MCAS
• May 9th and 10th: Grade 7/8 Math MCAS
• May 16th and 17th: Grade 5/8 Science MCAS

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is a dynamic art- and science-based curriculum that teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students from kindergarten through high school.

Every year they host a Junior Duck Stamp contest. Students in kindergarten-12th grade can enter. The goal of the contest is for students to show what they have learned about waterfowl and wetland conservation by drawing or painting a native North American duck, goose, or swan. The winning artwork from the national art contest serves as the design for the Junior Duck Stamp, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces annually.

Local artist and community member of Attleboro Jess Tracey visited Coelho on Monday. She will be working with all 8th-grade art students for the next 3 weeks on a project based on her unique process.

Jess is an illustrator and mural artist, she gets her inspiration from children's book illustrators Jim Henson and Tim Burton. She has a few murals currently in Cuddy Court in downtown Attleboro. Link to her website: http://www.jesstracey.com/my-story-and-process.html.

Do you know a student who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2023? Kindergarten Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is open now! Registration must be completed by May 1, 2023, in order to guarantee placement in your neighborhood school. Visit the APS Registration page for more information. ELC students should not complete the online registration process. As a member of the ELC, your child is already enrolled in Attleboro Public Schools. The ELC to Kindergarten Packet contains information regarding the process to transition your child to Kindergarten.

SESSION III

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS

HOMEWORK CLUB /Mrs.Amato...........................Tuesday and Thursday (Grades 5 /6)

HOMEWORK CLUB/Mrs. Goff.......................... ...Tuesday and Thursday (Grades 7/8)

GAME CLUB/Mrs. Winter.....................................Tuesday (Grade 5)

GAME CLUB/ Mrs. Ferreira...................................Thursday (Grade 5)

GAME CLUB/Mrs. Howe........................................Tuesday (Grade6)

GAME CLUB/Ms. Da Silva......................................Thursday ( Grade6)

GAME CLUB/ SOCIAL HOUR/Mrs.Holmes.............Tuesday (Grades 7/8)

GAME CLUB/SOCIAL HOUR/Mrs. Ricci .................Thursday (Grade 7/8)

MARVEL COMIC CLUB/ Mr. McKenna....................Thursday (Grades5/6/7/8)

BEGINNER BAND/Mr.Burre....................................Thursday (Grade 5 )

INTERMEDIATE BAND/Mr. Burre............................Tuesday (Grade 6)

TRACK CLUB/Ms. Luongo........................................Tuesday and Thursday (rotate through grades)

SPORTS CLUB/Mrs. Hindle.......................................Tuesday (rotate through grades)

SPORTS CLUB/Mrs. McVeigh...................................Thursday (rotate through grades)

ART CLUB/Mrs. Gerardi...........................................Tuesday and Thursday (rotate through grades)

ART CLUB/Miss Stevenson.......................................Tuesday and Thursday (rotate through grades)

SESSION III ....BeginsMarch 14th...ends May 23rd 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

All clubs are subject to cancellation due to attendance or inclement weather.

Comments, questions, or concerns can be directed to garrighi@attleboroschools.com

National Junior Honor Society/Mrs. Adams (Grade 8) meetings on 3/30 and 4/27

Student Council/Mrs. Amato and Mr. Scott (all grades) meetings on 4/4 and 5/2

PTO meeting on May 10. It will be at 6:30 PM in the school library for in person and there will be a virtual link available that morning. We would also like to remind everyone that all board member positions are available for next year and voting will need to take place to begin the year with the PTO board. Please attend the meeting for information, further nominations, and voting.

APS is currently updating the mobile phone numbers on record so that we can send school cancellations and other urgent notices via text message. We ask that you update your contact information in Aspen using the workflow directions listed here: https://5il.co/1ldxt

If you have multiple students, please complete the workflow for each one. Families who wish to have their child(ren) receive text messaging from the district/school, should provide student cell phone number(s) through this workflow as well.

Please take the time to download the new APS app for your phone. You will be able to receive notifications and important information from CMS, as well as Attleboro Public Schools.

Starting on October 13th, late busses and afterschool activities will begin at Coelho Middle School.

For those wishing to participate in afterschool activities, these clubs will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:20 to 3:30. Students will get the opportunity to sign up the day before in the cafeteria.

For those students that need a late bus to get home please make sure that you are aware of the following:

• Late busses only run on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Only students that are registered and assigned to a bus are eligible for a late bus.
• Late Bus stops are different than regular stops. Students will be notified next week of what stop they are assigned.
• Late bus students are picked up at 4:00 PM

Please click on the embedded link to the Attleboro ASPEN page to view your child's homeroom assignment, schedule, and other information on a daily basis.

Just so that you are aware, the expectation for updating grades in Aspen is every two weeks.

If you need your Aspen password reset, please follow the directions on this page.

If you are new to APS or can't remember your username as a parent, please email Kendra Alfred @ kalfred@attleboroschools.com and Heather Dennehy @ hdennehy@attleboroschools.com

You can also fill out the ASPEN username/password form and an email will be sent to you

2022-23 School Calendar Link

School Website Calendar:

May:

• May 17th: NJHS Induction Ceremony for Grade 8: @ 6:30 PM
• May 18th: Band Performance: CMS Middle School @ 6:30 PM
• May 19th: Someone Special Dance from 6 PM to 9 PM
• May 29th: No School Memorial Day

June:

• June 6th: High Meadows Field Trip for Grade 8
• June 7th: Welcome to Middle School Night for all Grade 4 parents and students at 6 PM at CMS
• June 9th: Grade 8 Dance: 6 PM to 9 PM @ CMS
• June 12th: Field Day: Tenative rain date for June 13th
• June 14th: Grade 8 Breakfast and Moving on Ceremony: There are 3 different time slots depending on what homeroom your child is assigned to. More details to follow about Grae 8 events

All APS Community Fliers can be found within the Welcome Center website. To view this week’s fliers, including information from throughout Attleboro please visit the Welcome Center webpage or click here for current fliers.

Email: aboles@attleboroschools.com
Website: http://cms.attleboroschools.com/
Location: 99 Brown Street, Attleboro, MA, USA
Phone: 508-761-7551
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Robert-J-Coelho-Middle-School-729542527114679