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Hello Hyman Fine Families,

We have a some fun events scheduled for the end of the week. We have our Literacy Evening on the 26th and Trunk O Treat on the 27th. Please find event details are below.

Please find link below to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences. Please feel free to reach out to teachers directly with any questions.

Upcoming Important Information & Dates

October 26: Title 1 Literacy Night - 5:30pm - 7:00pm

October 27: Trunk or Treat - 5:30pm - 7:00pm

October 31 - Fall Spirit Day

Students will be allowed to wear any of the following:

Costumes

• No gore, no weapons, no masks or make-up.
• Must be put on at home
• Must be able to walk and use the bathroom
• HFES Gear
• Fall-Themed colors
• Dress up as your favorite book

November

7 - No School (Professional Development Day)

8 - Early Release Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences (Afternoon and Evening)

9 - Parent Teacher Conferences (Evening only)

10 - No School Veterans Day

22-24 - Thanksgiving Break

Have a great weekend.

Noah B. Collins

Principal

Families!

Be on the lookout for the Attleboro Public Library Reading passports coming home in your child’s backpack. Students can use these passports to collect stamps at the various community reading events held throughout the school year. Once the passports are filled, they can bring them to school or to the public library to receive special recognition at the summer reading kick-off in June. Attleboro Firefighters Read is the first event at the public library on Monday, Oct 23rd. All events will be listed on the calendar at attleborolibrary.org.

While we prefer a note for change of dismissal plans we do understand there are times when life happens. If you need to change dismissal plans please follow the guidelines below.

• If you are not able to send in a note you may email our office staff and your child’s teacher prior to 10:30.

• Office staff email: dmorgan@attleboroschools.com or pcooper@attleboroschools.com

• If you do not receive a confirmation email please call the school to confirm receipt of transportation change. 508-223-1560

• Arrival begins at: 8:30 AM
• School Day: 8:45 AM – 3:25 PM
• Dismissal is at 3:25 PM
• Early Release Dismissal: 12:25 PM

Attendance is critical to the success of your child. They cannot learn if they are not in school. We are asking that your child attend school daily and be on time. We only have them for 180 school days and want to make the most of it. With that being said, there are real and valid reasons why a child needs to be absent, and we 100% support that. Please keep communication open with the school regarding attendance. We are here to support you.

1) The PTO made the following recent purchases:

• Storage cart for Mrs. Mages
• Buses for upcoming Grade 3 field trip to the Ecotarium

2) The PTO is collecting Amazon wish lists from Hyman Fine staff. Please consider making a donation from the following wish lists:

Sarah Cerrone

Stephanie Perches

Kelli Gorman

Courtney Daggett

Ripley Devers

Emily Schiller

3) The PTO is looking to create subcommittees to work on Holiday Light Night, Someone Special Dance, Teacher Appreciation Week, Yearbook and 4th Grade End of Year Events. We need your help - please consider signing up!

4) The next virtual PTO meeting is scheduled for November 2nd; 7:00pm.

A list of upcoming events for the year (subject to change) includes:

Week of September 25: Book Fair

September 28: Welcome Back Night & PTO Bake Sale

October 20: Trunk or Treat

December 8: Holiday Light Night

December 20: Christmas Show (Music)

January 5: Northeast Generals Game (3rd & 4th grade will sing national anthem)

Week of January 29: Book Fair

January 31: Bingo Night

February 8: Super Bowl Raffle

March 1: Multicultural Night

March 15: Someone Special Dance

April 3: 2nd Grade Show (Music)

April 29 - May 3: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 1: 1st Grade Show (Music)

May 16: 3rd Grade Show (Music)

May 22: Fun Run

May 23: 4th Grade Show (Music)

June 5: Kindergarten Show (Music)

The PTO will be assembling subcommittees for many of the larger events & initiatives. Be on the look out for a Sign-Up Genius and please consider getting involved!

Questions? Email: hymanfineelementarypto@gmail.com

Make sure to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hymanfineelementaryschoolpto where you can find updates on all PTO events, meetings, fundraisers, HF spirit wear, and school related information.

2023 - 2024 PTO Board Members:

Co-Presidents: Jenn Rosa and Ben Chalot

Vice President: Ashley Niland

Co-Secretaries: Bonnie Standring

Co-Treasurers: Denise Desrosiers and Kelli Costa

Welcome Back Families,

I hope the start of your school year has gone well. I am reaching out with a few updates and requests.

1. Please send your student to school with a water bottle every day.
2. Providing your student with a Chapstick in their backpack can be very helpful, as the building can be dry.
3. Please submit to me any updated physical exams. The more I know about your students' current health, the better I can care for them.
4. Mandated Screenings for Vision, Hearing, and BMI's will be conducted throughout the year. I will reach out with any failures. Please make sure your child has their glasses every day.
5. The Lyons Club will be in on 9/18/23 to perform SPOT Screenings on our Kindergarten Classes.
6. Please keep a change of clothes in your students' backpack for any unforeseen accidents.

   
   

Please feel free to reach put to me at any point with any questions, concerns, or health updates.

Karen Mages, BSN, RN

School Nurse

Hyman Fine Elementary School

Phone: 508-223-1560 ext. 305

Fax: 508-226-0255

Email: kmages@attleboroschools.com

Please see these important newsletters for information about our Title I programming.

Title I Home School Compact

Title I Family Engagement Plan

Please follow the student handbook workflow process to sign off on the HFES student/parent handbook. Thank you

Spring 2024 MCAS Dates

We have selected dates for our MCAS testing in the Spring of 2024. Please do your best to not schedule vacations on these dates:

Grade 3

• ELA - April 3rd and 4th
• Math - May 8th and 9th

Grade 4

• ELA - April 1st and 2nd
• Math - May 6th and 7th

New School Year Information

Please check out this highly informative back to school information from the district.

ttps://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/for-families-aps-welcome

Visit the APS Community Fliers page to view the most recent events, opportunities, and resources happening within the Attleboro Community.

The district is steadily making progress with helping families access Rooms. In addition to contact Kim Janssen(@Kimberly Janssen), there are two websites that can provide information/help with Rooms:

• Apptegy’s Help Site

• APS Rooms’ Help Site

Please check out the food menus. Here you can see the options for breakfast and lunch. https://www.fdmealplanner.com/#Attleboro

BREAKFAST & LUNCH

Massachusetts has extended free school meals for another year. This means that breakfast and lunch will continue to be served at no cost to all students. Please note that even though meals will be free for all, it remains essential for families to complete the household Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals for the 2023-2024 school year. We strongly encourage ALL families to submit this form as it allows us to determine eligibility for P-EBT benefits and waive or reduce transportation, athletics, and other fees. Documenting qualifying families also significantly impacts state funding for our district, so completing the form is a direct way to support our schools.

We ask that lunches from home are nut free when possible.

SNACKS

While sending your child to school with a snack please keep in mind our classrooms are nut safe and no student will be allowed to eat a snack if it is not nut free.

Much like the transportation application process, we will not be sending home paper copies of the SY 23-24 Free/Reduced Lunch applications this year. We will be sending out a series of notifications to families with this information and it is included in the New School Year Information document above. We will send a small number of paper applications to each building so that you have them available if they are requested. Lunch applications can be completed online and are found on the Food Services webpage here:

https://attleboropsma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/aps/page/food-services2

Email: ncollins@attleboroschools.com
Website: hfes.attleboroschools.com
Location: 790 Oak Hill Ave, Attleboro, MA, USA
Twitter: @Attleboro_HFES