We Shine at Hyman Fine!

Blue Pride Starts Here!

Good morning Hyman Fine Families,

Thank you to the PTO and all the families that helped make teacher appreciate week so amazing. We are so blessed to have such caring and generous families in our community. Thank you.

Wednesday, May 8th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm - Attleboro Public Schools is proud to announce the 2nd annual Art Show at Burgundian Coffee Shop. Student artwork will be on display at this wonderful “one night only” event! Come check out the show! Bring the whole family!

BURGUNDIAN
55 Park St

Attleboro, MA

Reminders:

MCAS testing will resume this week as follows:
Grade 4 Math - Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th

Grade 3 Math - Wednesday, May 8th and Thursday, May 9th.

Friday, May 10th is an early release day for students (12:25 PM)

Our Fun Run fundraiser registration is underway. Please register your children (see below)

May

1 - Grade 1 Community Helper Day

1 - Grade 1 Music Show

3 - PBIS Assembly

6, 7 - Grade 4 Mathematics MCAS

8, 9 - Grade 3 Mathematics MCAS

14 - Magic Show - K-4

16 - Grade 3 Music Show

22 - Booster Fun Run

23 - Grade 4 Music Show

27 - No School - Memorial Day

June

5 - Last day of Kindergarten

7 - Field Day

12 - 4th Grade Promotion Ceremony

Have a great week

Noah B. Collins

Principal

**Arrival by 8:45 am is extremely important. If students are tardy to school and testing has already begun, students will not be allowed to their classrooms until after testing is finished.

1. CHROMEBOOKS Please be sure that your student is charging their chromebook nightly but especially on the night before any and all MCAS testing dates. Chromebooks should be charged to 100% each evening.

1. Sleeping habits: It is important for the students to be well rested for the MCAS test. It can be a draining test for many and getting a good night's sleep will be helpful.

1. Eating: Making sure your student has had a well balanced breakfast (or as balanced as possible) will also help their stamina during the test. Students are allowed to have a little something to eat prior to beginning the test. Sending in a healthy snack is a great idea. Fruit and/or protein based snacks are best. We would like to refrain from candy and sugary snacks if possible. No nuts or sticky snacks please.

1. Hydration: Water is always welcomed at school, especially during MCAS testing.

Hyman Fine Elementary School families,

The day is here! You can now register for our Hyman Fine Hawk Heroes Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $27,000 for interactive TVs, enrichment and field trips. Registering is easy and free!

⭐️ Register Now On MYBOOSTER.COM ⭐️

This year if we get 65% of our whole school registered by the Hyman Fine Hawk Heroes Fun Run, our WHOLE SCHOOL gets a PJ Day!

Be sure to check out the easy sharing functions on MYBOOSTER.COM to let others know how they can help support our school.

Thank you for working with us to make our school stronger. We are grateful for your support!

• Attleboro Public Schools and the City of Attleboro are pleased to host the second annual Attleboro Career Fair, being held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 4:30-6:30 PM at Attleboro High School.
  
  The Attleboro Career Fair welcomes anyone interested in engaging with staff from the Attleboro School Department, the City of Attleboro, and Attleboro-based businesses. Opportunities to learn more about licensing/training and career building resources will be available. For more details on the career opportunities and hosts available at the fair please see the flier attached.
  
  Screening interviews for school-based positions and free childcare can be scheduled by completing the registration form. All interested applicants should bring an updated resume.

Please register to let us know you’re coming! https://forms.gle/JHuaVHiLuWNExKXY7

Updated Guidance for Respiratory Viral Illnesses

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has updated recommendations for schools and the general public to prevent the spread of any respiratory viruses. There are no longer any statewide isolation or quarantine requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19. This aligns with the March 1, 2024, updated guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new guidance applies to any respiratory viral illness such as Covid, Flu or RSV. Symptoms of a viral illness include fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache.

The new guidance states that even with a positive Covid test, individuals may return to school/work and resume normal activities when:

● they have not had a fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) AND

● symptoms are improving.

For additional information – please refer to the student handbook under “School and Illness: When your Child Should Stay Home.”

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school nurse.

Any resident of Attleboro or student attending the Attleboro Public Schools (through a guardian) can access the William James College INTERFACE Referral Service. The INTERFACE Helpline helps individuals in subscribing communities become connected with outpatient mental health and wellness resources.

Through the Helpline that operates from 9 AM- 5 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 8 AM- 6 PM on Tuesday and Thursday, callers will complete an intake which takes about 15-20 minutes and then within a day or so of their call will be assigned to work with a Resource and Referral Counselor who will help them navigate the challenges of finding mental health services, including obtaining a referral match to an outpatient provider, as well as information and resources related to mental health and wellness. Please see What to Expect When You Call the Helpline or visit interface.williamjames.edu for more information.

The INTERFACE Helpline is not an emergency service. If you or the person you are seeking to assist requires a crisis response to meet immediate safety needs, please call 988, 911, go to your local emergency room, or find your local crisis services by calling 833-773-2445 and asking for crisis support.

1) Thanks to all families who donated their time and/or gift cards for Teacher Appreciation Week. We are so fortunate to have such a great staff at Hyman Fine!

2) Dine in/Out event at Bliss on May 22nd - the same day as the Fun Run! 20% of all receipts benefit the PTO. Treat your student after the Fun Run!

3) The 7th Annual Fun Run is scheduled for May 22nd! This is the PTO's biggest fundraiser. Register your student today at mybooster.com and help us meet our goal of raising $27,000 to support field trips, in school enrichment programs and interactive tvs for classroom instruction. Please see the attached flyer for registration details.

4) Elections for the 2024-2025 PTO board were recently held. Congratulations to the new board:

Co-Presidents: Jenn Rosa and Ashley Niland

Co-Vice Presidents: Christine Svendesn and Kelli Costa-Renker

Secretary: Lindsey Jacob

Treasurer: Ben Chalot

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

We know that families play an essential role in reinforcing timely and regular student attendance. See the link below for some tips on encouraging and supporting your student. As a reminder, all APS Attendance Policies can be found in the student handbooks.

The APS Community Resource Guide has moved! Click the link below to access the updated list of local resources and community supports: https://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/community-resource-guide

Has your child come home from school mentioning staff members that you do not know? Well, we'd like to introduce a few of them to you. We are very grateful to have paraprofessionals in our building to support students both within and outside of classrooms. They often meet with small groups or individual students in order to support and/or extend learning. Paraprofessional roles and responsibilities are flexible and fluid, student groups can change daily or monthly based upon teacher input and classroom data. These valuable staff members often cover classes due to classroom teacher meetings or absences. So if your child mentions the following staff, these are the people they are referring to: Mrs. Cody, Miss Fritz, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Aoun, Mrs. Best-O'Connell, Mrs. Martin, Miss Cristina, Miss Z, Mr. Adam, Mrs. Sedensky, and Mrs. Castro. We are so very lucky to have this additional layer of teaching instruction which is a big part of what makes Hyman Fine SHINE

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.

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

Title I Home School Compact

Title I Family Engagement Plan

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