Dear ELC Families,

Happy New Year from the ELC!

We hope you enjoyed a restful winter break and that the transition back to school has gone smoothly for your family!

As we settle into the new year, we wanted to remind everyone about our health policy during this season of increased illness. Students must be fever-free, vomit-free, and diarrhea-free for 24 hours without medication before returning to school. We know this can be challenging for families, but keeping sick children home helps protect all students in our school community.

Mark Your Calendars: Annual Open House Next Tuesday, January 13th, from 6:00-7:00 PM, we're hosting our annual Open House for new families—including those interested in becoming community peers for the next school year and families transitioning from Early Intervention. If you know anyone who might be interested please invite them to join us! If you have children who will be 3 by September 1st, we'd love to see you there.

For those who are football fans... Let's go Patriots!

Sincerely,

Frank Rich, Principal

Meghan Thomson, Assistant Principal

The ELC Open House is quickly coming! We look forward to welcoming new families for our 2026-2027 school year!

Kindness Closet

In need of donations:

new boys underwear : size small, medium, large

We are celebrating those birthdays that occured between 12/22-1/9 this week! Happiest of birthdays to Jejuan M., Jason S., Keith B., Giovanni C., Coraline P., Austen D., Mackenzie W., Liam S., Trenton A., and Scarlett R.! They share their birthday week with Ms. Katelyn!

Contact or visit the Welcome Center for access to Community Resources, Community Flyers, and support for all things APS.  

Attendance Facts 

Did you know that missing 10%, or about 2 days per month over the course of a school year, can make it harder to learn to read and affect students' academic success? Read 10 more facts about school attendance here: https://www.attendanceworks.org/chronic-absence/the-problem/10-facts-about-school-attendance/ 

Important Dates to Remember

2025-2026 District Calendar of Events (click to view)

• 1/13/26: ELC Open House: New Families 6pm-7pm

• 1/16/26: ELC No School: Professional Day

• 1/19/26: No School: MLK Jr. Day

• 2/13/26: ELC No School: New Peer Screenings & Professional Development
• 2/16/26-2/20/26: No School: February Break
• 3/12/26: ELC No School: New Peer Screenings
• 3/13/26: ELC No School: New Peer Screenings & Professional Development

Contact Us:

Main Office:

• (508) 223-1563

• Hours: 8:15-3:45

School E-mail: elc@attleboroschools.com

School Clerk:

• ^{Janice Johnston: jjohnston@attleboroschools.com}

Administration:

• ^Principal

  • ^{Frank Rich: frich@attleboroschools.com}

• ^{Assistant Principal}

  • ^{Meghan Thomson: mthomson@attleboroschools.com}