• Arrival:

  • Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

  • Doors will close at 8:45 sharp. Please report to main office if arriving past 8:45.

  • Classes start- 8:45 a.m.

• Dismissal is at 3:25 p.m.

• Early Dismissal days end at 12:25 p.m.

Questions about bus stops, the fee for service program, or routes can be found here.

Please note that in the morning and afternoon, please allow for the bus to arrive 10 minutes earlier or 10 minutes later than the stated time. In the morning, students should arrive at least 10 minutes before their scheduled pick-up time. In the afternoon, families should arrive at least 10 minutes before their child's scheduled return time.

Note: If no adult is present in the afternoon to pick up your child, then they will be returned to HRES' ABACUS program (in our cafeteria) and a fee will be charged.

Procedures

Our goal is to make sure that arrival and dismissal is safe and efficient for all our students and families. If your student does not take the bus, please click on the link for a description of our Arrival and Dismissal Protocols. There is one major update, STUDENTS MUST IDENTIFY the person picking them up as either a known caregiver or a caregiver on file. Early on this will be clunky, but student safety is paramount. Thank you for your patience in advance!

2024-2025 Dismissal Plans Update

In order to keep up to date records of students' dismissal plans, please fill out this form as accurately as possible. Please fill out ONE FORM FOR EACH CHILD. Although it may seem redundant, doing so allows us to sort and find students easily and allows us to provide individual teachers with accurate information. Thank you! We know it is one more thing, but your child’s safety is yours and ours number one priority.

Communication is key in these areas.  Please inform both your teacher and front office of any of these happenings. 

Absences – please call the front office to report your child not coming to school.  Also please note that for our absence to be excused you must provide a doctor’s note.

Early Dismissal – please send a note to school with your student and your teacher will send it to the front office.

Change in afternoon transportation – If your student is not going to ride the bus on one given day and is going to be a walker, please send a note so that both the Teacher and Staff know and can mark it accordingly.  This also helps on half days if you are normally an ABACUS student and are not going that day.

Similar to last year, breakfast and lunch is free for all students. Menus can be found here.

Breakfast:

For students who eat breakfast at school, we ask that you drop them off at 8:30AM. We try to get them back to class for the start of school at 8:45AM. This helps them start the day on time with all their classmates.

Snack:

Classrooms will remain nut safe during snack time. All snacks that will be eaten in the classroom must be nut free. A snack should be sent with your child every day. Please be mindful of the packaging difficulty of snacks. We encourage healthy eating for snacks.

Lunch:

Lunch is free for all students. For younger students, talk to them about which choice they want, so making the choice in the classroom is easier for them. If your child has any food related allergies, please be sure to directly contact our nurse, Mrs. Sherri Knight-Cloud, at sknightcloud@attleboroschools.com or call the school and ask to speak with her.

If your child(ren) will need medication in school this year, please see your doctor for medication orders. These need to be renewed at the beginning of each school year.

Please make sure we have the most up-to-date vaccination records for your child. If your child has any allergies (e.g., food, bees, etc.), please reach out to me to make sure we have that in our records to help us keep your child safe.

Looking forward to seeing you all again soon!

Sherri Knight-Cloud, BSN, RN, NCSN

sknightcloud@attleboroschools.com or (508) 399-7560

Click here for important information about district attendance policy, district/school communication support, Calendars, Transportation, Food Services, etc...

https://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/new-school-year-information