We Shine at Hyman Fine!

Blue Pride Starts Here!

Hello Hyman Fine Families,

For the month of October, the students at HFEs displayed some serious Hawk Hero behavior. Our students collocated over 7 pounds of PBIS tickets. What an AWESOME accomplishment. Students will be able to bring their favorite stuffed animal to school on Monday, November 6th.

If you have not signed up for parent teacher conferences please find the link below to sign up. Please feel free to reach out to teachers directly with any questions.

It looks like temps will continue to stay cooler for the up coming weeks. Please make sure your child comes to school dressed to be outside for at least 20 minutes as we will go outside for recess as long as the "feels like" temperature is about 30 degrees.

Reminder about the week of November 6th:

• There is no school for students on Tuesday, November 7th (Professional Day)
• Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled the afternoon and evening of November 8th (Early Release Day) and evening of November 9th.
• There is no school on Friday, November 10th (Veterans' Day Observed)

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

16 - Picture make up/retake day

22-24 - Thanksgiving Break

Have a great weekend.

Noah B. Collins

Principal

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

HFES picture make up: November 16th

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

Reminder: If you received an invoice via mail, Fee for Service payment is due in full on or before November 15, 2023. If payment is not received by Wednesday, November 15, 2023, your student(s) will no longer be able to ride the bus beginning on Monday, November 27, 2023. Visit the Fee for Service Payment webpage to learn how to pay online, in-person, or by mail: https://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/fee-for-service-payment

Hello Families,

I am reaching out with a few requests and updates:

1. With Fall upon us and cooler weather starting, please make sure your child is appropriately dressed for outdoor recess.
2. I am seeing a drastic increase in bathroom accidents and soiled clothing this year. Please keep a change of clothes in your students' backpack for any unforeseen accidents.
   
3. Providing your student with a Lip Balm in their backpack can be very helpful, as the building can be dry.
4. Please send your student to school with a water bottle and healthy nut safe snack every day.
5. 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.

6. Please submit to me any updated physical exams. The more I know about your students' current health, the better I can care for them

​**Cold and flu season is quickly approaching. It is important to review when your child should be kept/sent home from school.

• fever over 1000
• vomiting and/or frequent diarrhea
• has been placed on antibiotics for an acute illness

Remember:

The best way to prevent illness is GOOD HANDWASHING and COUGH ETIQUETTE.

Keep your child home when he/she is ill

Your child must be fever free for 24 hours, without use of fever reducing medication (Tylenol/acetaminophen or Motrin/Advil/ibuprofen).

Your child must be without vomiting for 24 hours

If your child is placed on antibiotics, he/she must complete 24 hours of dosing prior to returning to school.

I appreciate all of your help and understanding,

Karen Mages, BSN, RN

School Nurse

Hyman Fine Elementary School

Phone: 508-223-1560 ext. 305

Fax: 508-226-0255

Email: kmages@attleboroschools.com

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 recently made a $25,000 investment into six interactive televisions to enhance classroom instruction. We are thrilled that Hyman Fine staff are putting these to use! Please see attached photos.

2) 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!

3) 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

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

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