Dear Coelho Parents and Families:

We are on Day 7 of the 2023-24 school year, and I have to admit the students and staff came prepared. The opening of the school year went very well and the students have seemed to get right back in the swing of things and are already hard at work. It is always exciting to walk through the classrooms and hallways and hear the kids laughing and interacting with each other and seeing the great work that they are engaging in with their teachers.

Over the course of the year, we will use this newsletter to inform parents, students, and community members of the wonderful things that are happening at Coelho Middle School and in the rest of the Attleboro Public Schools, along with highlighting special events and activities that are taking place and providing useful information on what you should be aware of.

Please note that if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email or call at any point in time.

Thank you once again to all the staff, studnets and families for making this a great opening.

Thank you,

Andrew Boles

Principal

In an attempt to increase lines of communication between school and home, APS will be utilizing the Rooms APP to communicate with families and students. Here is a link to help you in downloading and using the rooms app.

https://www.attleboroschools.com/page/rooms-support

Listed below are some of the details that you should be aware of before your child enters school on August 29th, 2023.

• Drop off for students that are considered “walkers” @ 7:30 A.M. For students being dropped off, parents/guardians can enter the school at the second entrance, drive around the back of the building and drop the students off near the cafeteria @ Door “I”. Note: If a parent is wishing to come into the school and speak with a faculty member, you must park and enter at Door “A”, which is the main entrance of the building.
• Students eating breakfast may enter the building @ 7:30 A.M.
• Students may enter the building @ 7:40 A.M.
• All students should be seated in their homeroom by 7:50 A.M.

• Any student who is not in homeroom @ 7:50 A.M will be marked tardy. Students that are tardy must enter at door “A”.

• If a student is tardy and arrives after 8:15 A.M., the student must be accompanied by the parent/guardian. If the child is coming from a doctor’s appointment, for the tardy to be excused, a note from the doctor must be presented when the student checks in.

• The school day ends @ 2:20 P.M. Students that are staying after school need to make arrangements with the parent/guardian for pick up.
• Parents/guardians need to call in their child’s absence from school and follow up with a note.
• Students should also bring in their own combination lock and need to give the combination to their homeroom teacher.
• The lunch program will be free again this year, but we are asking all parents still to fill out a free/reduced lunch form, as this helps with federal grant funding.
• All students will receive a packet of forms to be filled out. Please make sure that you take the time to review and complete the necessary paperwork and return these forms to your child’s homeroom teacher as soon as possible.
• On the first day of school, all grade 6th, 7th, and 8th students will report directly to their homerooms, which can be found on ASPEN. All fifth-grade students will report to the auditorium to meet the teachers and the administration.

Forms that need to be passed back to the homeroom teachers.

• Medical Forms
• Free/Reduced lunch forms: This is important, even though the lunch program is free this year, the amount of accurate applications that we have helps with federal funding that we receive from the government, which helps educate the students. Please make sure you fill this out, even if you think you won't qualify. Here is the link for the application. https://www.attleboroschools.com/page/food-services
• 7th Grade updated immunization records: Brought in or faxed to the school nurse.

These are to be completed on the ASPEN Portal:

• Update Student Emergency Forms
• Handbook sign-off

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

• 9/18: Picture Day
• 9/21: Open House @ CMS 6-8 PM
• 10/9: No School: Columbus Day
• 10/10: Afterschool Clubs/Activities and Late Bus Begin

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