Happy Friday Everyone!

The cold months are now here, and it is important that students are dressed appropriately for upcoming chilly recess days. Please remember to dress students in layers as we continue to send students out daily for recess. Students will be outside for 20 minutes each day, as long as the weather is clear, and the 'feels like' temperature remains at least 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

Please remember that we will not have school Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29. School will resume again on Monday, December 2nd.

This month student council is collecting non-perishable food items for their November Food Drive!

Join APS families on November 20, 2024, at 5:30 PM to learn about the Tiered Focus Monitoring process. This meeting will be open to all APS families. A representative from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will present about the Tiered Focus Monitoring review process. This review process emphasizes elements most tied to student outcomes, and alternates focus areas each review cycle. Click the link for more information: https://www.smore.com/n/um3yf 

• Interpreters will be available in-person. Interpreters must be requested by Monday, November 18, 2024. Please text or email: 

• welcome@attleboroschools.com 

• 508-431-0396 

• To join via Zoom, please register here: https://tinyurl.com/RegistrationTFM 

• Interpreters are not available via Zoom. Interpreters are available in-person only. 

• Childcare will NOT be provided for this meeting. Children may attend and sit quietly at the table with their parents in the meeting. 

Kids' Night Out is coming back this year and AHS Student council is hosting their first date on Saturday, December 14 from 5-9. This is for students age 4-11. Please see the letter below for more details.

Kids Night Out Registration Form

Please see the following links from Attleboro’s Mayor for important updates on the current water emergency and information on the city’s alerting and messaging system.

Greater Attleboro Council opportunity "Christmas is for Kids" an organization that helps families who need support during the holidays. Please click the link for more information. There is an application process with deadlines and other requirements.

Applying for Help — Greater Attleboro Council for Children

It is very important that all of our families check our various forms of communication regularly. This includes your child's daily homework/communication folder, Rooms App, and our Weekly Newsflash Newsletter.

100% of our classroom teachers are currently using the APS Rooms App to communicate with their families. Please check for updates often. If you are unable to access this application, please reach out to Kim Janssen at Kjanssen@attleboroschools.com.

School event calendars and breakfast/lunch calendars will go home in student home/school connection folders at the start of every month. Please ensure that you check your student's backpack for flyers, forms and important school news regularly.

November Calendar

Breakfast/Lunch Calendars

We have created the A- Z Reference Guide which includes building protocols and procedures for families to note. Please read over this document as it includes pertinent information regarding our building expectations.

Click the images below to learn more about each session.

Hello Hyman Fine Families,

* Screenings for Grade 1 & 2 will begin in the Health Office on 11/13/24 & 11/22/24. Please make sure your student has their glasses or hearing devices on those days.

With the beautifully colored leaves and cool air come the germs that spread cold/flu/viruses. To combat illnesses, frequent hand washing, keeping hands away from the eyes, nose, and mouth, and receiving vaccines will help. Ways to boost your immune system to help fight off illness are healthy eating, regular exercise, proper sleep, and lowering stress.

Please follow the districts’ guidelines below about when to keep your child home from school, as this will help to minimize the spread of illness.

• A fever of 100.0 Fahrenheit – your child can return to school after they have been fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication to treat or prevent fever.

• Diarrhea – your child can return to school after 24 hours without any episodes of diarrhea.

• Vomiting – your child can return to school after 24 hours from the last episode of vomiting.

• Excessive coughing or wheezing.

 • Illness that requires treatment with an antibiotic – your child should remain home until they have completed 24 hours on prescribed medication. (Examples include but not limited to- strep, impetigo, conjunctivitis)

Additional note:  Please pack a change of clothes in your child's backpack for any unforeseen circumstances.   

Karen Mages, BSN, RN, NCSN

School Nurse- HFES

Phone: 508-223-1560 ext. 305

Fax: 508-226-0255

Email: kmages@attleboroschools.com      

Thank you to everyone who dined at Jersey Mikes on 11/7 and 11/8. We were able to raise $520.10 over the 2 days. 

Joining a committee helps our team efficiently run events and fundraisers! We appreciate your help! Please click the link to sign up: Committee Sign up

Remember, PTO is currently running their Cookie Dough Fundraiser. All sales will be online, and ship directly to the buyer! You can begin registering at any time. Sales end November 25.

Also, join us on Tuesday, November 26th for our Family Fun Night Skating Fundraiser Party at United Skates of America.

Learn more about these fundraisers in the graphics below.

Looking to purchase HFES Spirit Wear? Click the image below. All sales are final. Sale ends December 1.

Help HFES earn money when you shop and scan receipts using the Box Tops for Education App.

For more information on how to support our school, read the Box Top Details Flyer.

Next Month's PTO meeting will be December 5 at 6pm. The meeting will be held in person and virtually.

Holiday Bingo, December 6th 6-7:30pm in the cafeteria. More details to follow. 

2024-2025 PTO Board- Co-Presidents: Jennifer Rosa, Ashley Niland, Co-Vice Presidents: Christine Svendsen & Kelli Costa, Treasurer: Ben Chalot & Secretary: Lindsay Jacobs

Make sure to like and follow us on Facebook for information on events and fundraisers.

We can also be reached by email at Hymanfineelementarypto@gmail.com

FOOD DRVIE- All month long, Student Council will be collecting non-perishable food items!

November 27- 29- NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Break

December 5- School Council 5PM PTO Meeting at 6PM

December 6- Holiday Bingo, 6-7:30pm in the cafeteria. More details to follow. 

December 11- Report Cards Published in ASPEN

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

The Attleboro Public Schools does not, in any education program or activity that it operates, discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race*, color, sex,  sexual orientation,  gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, religion, disability, age, genetic-information, active military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy, or pregnancy-related condition, homelessness, ancestry, ethnic background, national origin, immigration status, or any category protected by state or federal law. The Attleboro Public School District prohibits sex discrimination. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the District’s Civil Rights and/or Title IX Coordinators.  The notice of nondiscrimination is located at  https://www.attleboroschools.com. 

*race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles.