Happy October Hyman Fine!

The crisp mornings and falling leaves are building some excitement around here! We have lots of fun fall events ahead so please be sure to take a look at our October Calendar and updated save the dates area to find out what's going on this month.

Next week we will have our second PTO meeting on Tuesday, October 7 at 6pm.You can join us in our school library, or virtually. The virtual link will be shared via email and the Rooms App this week!

Wednesday, October 8 is School Picture Day! Bring your fancy outfits and your big smiles!

Thursday, October 9th is our Fall Family Literacy Night hosted by our Title 1 and ELL staff. More information can be found in the flyer below! Don't miss out on a great event!

Friday, October 10th is Silly Sock Day and an Early Release Day. Wear your silly socks to school! Please remember that students will be dismissed at 12:25pm. No lunch is served on early release days, please send your child to school with a snack.

Today was a super exciting day at Hyman Fine- our first HAWK HERO ASSEMBLY of the year! We had a blast laughing and learning about our AMAZING SCHOOL COMMUNITY. We even had a special visit from FLASH himself! We collected all of the Hawk Hero tickets students have been receiving for their Positive School Behavior, weighed the amount and EXCEEDED our four-pound goal. All of our students earned an extra recess to be had at their teacher's discretion. Take a look at some of the photos from this morning!

Lastly, I launched my Positive Principal Phone Calls home with my first three students showcased below! I am so excited to celebrate more of our amazing students!

Mrs. Dalessio, Principal

Congratulations to our first three recipients of the Positive Principal Shout Outs! This is one of my favorite opportunities, being able to recognize students for their Hawk Hero behaviors alongside their families. Making these calls truly makes my day! I am proud to be your principal!

Congratulations to Cora D. (3)- thank you for including others with kindness and empathy, Gerrardo H (3)- thank you for helping a friend in need, and Gabby D. (4)- thank you for caring and tending to kindergarten friends.

Way to go Hawk Heroes!

I am looking to get our School Council up and running this fall. The team consists of equal representation of staff and families/community members. The team works together to develop our School Improvement plan. We would meet five times throughout the school year. The team will meet on Tuesdays at 5pm, typically before a scheduled PTO meeting. If you are looking to be a part of our School Council, please email me at sdalessio@attleboroschools.com

Please save the date for our Fine Fall Family Literacy Night on Thursday, October 9th! The event will be from 5:30-7:00pm and families can come and go as their schedule allows. You'll receive a paper invitation in a couple weeks and it's helpful to RSVP so we can plan accordingly. 

Please read and review the following documents regarding our Title 1 Family Engagement Plan and Title 1 agreements. Click the links below to read the documents in detail.

Title 1 Engagement Plan

Title 1- Home Connect Compact

Picture Day Date(s): October 08, 2025

Picture Day ID: EVTJ44MW7

Hello, Hyman Fine Families,

I hope everyone has had a great start to the new school year!!

A few notices for families:

1-Please reach out to me if there are any medical updates for your students.

2-Please submit a copy of any current physical exams, so I can keep accurate and up to date Health Records.

3-Please pack a healthy, nut safe snack every day. 

4-Please pack a water bottle for your student every day. 

5-Chapstick in their backpacks will help combat dryness in the building.

6-Please pack a clean change of clothes in your students' backpack every day to handle any unforeseen accidents at school. 

7- Kindergarten Families: October 9, 2025, the Lyons Club will be doing SPOT Vision Screenings in the Health Office. Please make sure your child has their glasses. 

8- Health Screenings for students (Hearing, Vision, BMI grade 1 & 4) will begin in late October and extend into the new year until complete. 

Thank you so much. Please reach out with any questions.

Karen Mages, BSN, RN, NCSN

School Nurse

Hyman Fine Elementary School

Phone: 508-223-1560 ext. 305

Fax: 508-226-0255

Email: kmages@attleboroschools.com

We hope to see you at our PTO meeting this Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm. It will be held in the library at Hyman Fine or you can join us virtually. Please look for an email from Mrs. Dalessio with the link to join the meeting virtually. We hope to see you there! 

Help support Hyman Fine by choosing to dine in or take out for lunch or dinner at Briggs Corner Grill and Pizzaria. Present this flyer or mention this fundraiser and 10% of your order sales will be donated to our PTO!

Trunk or Treat

Get excited for the Hyman Fine Trunk or Treat! We are looking for families to help out with bringing in or donating items for the Candy Wars and signing up to host a trunk. Please see the flyers below for more details. Remember if you order items off of the Amazon wish list for the Candy Wars, please be sure to put your child's name and their grade on the order. 

*Order Candy On Amazon Here: Amazon Wishlist

*You can sign up to host a trunk here: Host a Trunk

Thank you to everyone who has already donated items! 

Join a Committee!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to be on a committee. We are still looking for more people to help make this the best year yet! Please consider signing up to help us plan our amazing events! You can click the link to sign up: Committee Sign Up

Questions?

Make sure to follow us on facebook. If you ever have any questions about anything, please do not hesitate to ask. You can contact us by email  at hymanfineelementarypto@gmail.com

Save the Date:

• Trunk or Treat Candy Wars- September 25 to October 15 

• PTO Meeting- October 7

• Briggs Dine Out Event- October 8 (remember to bring your flyer!)

• Trunk or Treat- October 17 (Raindate October 24)

• United Skates of America Hyman Fine Night- November 25 

• Holiday Bingo- December 12 

This Year's PTO Board: President/Co President- Ashley Niland & Christine Svendsen, Vice President/Co Vice President- Kelli Renker & Lindsey Jacobs, Secretary- Ashley Marsters, Treasurer-Ashli Burns

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.

October Calendar

Breakfast/Lunch Calendars

October

• 7th- PTO Meeting 6pm

• 8th - Picture Day

• 9th - Fall Family Fun Literacy Night (5:30-7PM)

• 10th - Early Release - Dismissal at 12:25PM- Silly Sock Day

• 13th - No School

• 17th- PTO Trunk or Treat

All families are expected to read the school handbook and complete the signoff process in ASPEN.

Please review the Handbook

Use the directions below to guide you on how to complete the signoff process.

Please remember that your child's attendance is important to their education. Frequent absenteeism can have a large effect on your student's learning and academic growth. If your child will be absent, please be sure to call our main office the morning of your child's absence. If you plan to dismiss your student from school, please send a handwritten note, or call our main office to ensure communication is received well in advance. Please avoid emailing teachers regarding a dismissal change as they are not always readily available to check their email in the middle of teaching.

Changes to Dismissal Plan

If your child is going to go home DIFFERENTLY than their typical way or getting dismissed early, please notify the school as soon as possible:

For planned changes or dismissals, you can (choose one):

• send an email to the teacher and cc dmorgan@attleboroschools.com & pcooper@attleboroschools.com

• call the office at 508-223-1560

• send a handwritten note

For unexpected/same day changes or dismissals after the school day starts:

Since the teachers are instructing students, we cannot guarantee they will see your email or Rooms messages, which is why we ask you to contact the office after the school day starts. We know unforeseen circumstances come up, but we ask that you do your best to call before 2:00PM.

• Please call the office at 508-223-1560 or

• Email dmorgan@attleboroschools.com & pcooper@attleboroschools.com

Click the image below to scroll through multiple languages of the flyer below.

Click the image above to view the Project Connect Newsletter.

Check out the 2025-2026 District Calendar