ELC Panda Press

The annual Harvest night is tonight from 6pm-8pm in the school cafeteria! Come and see our baskets in full! Thank you to all who donated! Our baskets are amazing and couldn't be without your help.

The ELC staff are requesting that students not wear costumes as they tend to get dirty and ruined before the night. Black and Orange, Halloween shirts, sweatshirts of character origin (e.g. Bumblebee, Spiderman) etcetera are encouraged! Costumes are also hard as many are potty training. We would love to see some pictures though of the kids Halloween Night!

As always every Thursday is Panda Pride day! Wear your Thacher/ELC gear, Attleboro gear, or blue!

November 8: No School

November 9: No School for ELC Only

November 11: No School

November 23-25: No School- Thanksgiving Break

December 9: PTO Elementary Lights Extravaganza

December 14: No School for ELC- Parent Conferences

December 23: No School- Attleboro Holiday

Ms. Kathy M.: I have just about completed my first year at the ELC. Before working for Attleboro Public Schools, I worked as a paraprofessional for Foxboro Public Schools in their preschool program. I have my bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's degree in Special Education. I feel so lucky to be a preschool teacher. I just love working with young children and connecting with the families to helping to support their development. I have two children in the Attleboro Schools, my son Jack is in high school, and my daughter Kayla is in middle school. I love reading, taking care of my garden and relaxing in my backyard with family, friends and my puppy Maggie.

Ms. Darby: I have worked at the ELC for 17 years. My job is the best! I love watching, talking and playing with preschoolers! They have tremendous energy and love to learn. I have been married for 33 amazing years .We have 3 grown children who are all successful and all started out here at the ELC!! They had amazing experiences with Miss Chris S and Miss Traci and also with Miss Chris G. My favorite color is yellow. I have a banana phone that I love to talk to the children with. My favorite saying is “Hakuna Matata” it means no worries!! I love my job!

Ms. Julie: I’ve been working at the ELC for about five years. I have two children, Lily and Campbell. I enjoy gardening, cooking, going to museums, playing with my golden retriever Bonnie and hanging out with my family… My favorite Halloween candy is snickers… I absolutely love my students and really enjoy when I see them learning new things and gaining confidence. Our favorite playground game is “spooky tag” when I chase them like a (not so) spooky monster!

It is that time of year where it can be 38 degrees in the morning then gets up to the high 60's in the afternoon. Our recess times are throughout the day so please make sure you bring layers for your child. Our playground is in the shade for part of the day so it is not as warm as one thinks. Coats are needed at this point. Staff will make sure that the coats go home every day.

Happiest of birthdays to Miss Emily, Ms. Sue, Lilly H and to Levi I!

Please call (508) 223-1563 or email Janice Johnston jjohnston@attleboroschools.com if your student is going to be out sick or due to vacation so we are able to mark that and save you from the automation :-) Please remember that if you are a community peer, 6 unexcused tardies and absences will result in a letter home and 20 could result in the removal from the program. Letters have already been going home to those who meet the criteria.

Research has shown that preK attendees had stronger literacy skills once they reached the first grade ( Haslip, 2018).

As with any new technology there is always something that does not go as planned. The ELC has been working closely with the Apptegy team to make sure our messages and notifications go through. We learned this week that when we push a notification through for the live feed that the actual live feed does not show up. You will get the notification but then have to click the live feed in the menu to see what was posted. We did learn this week that our notifications are finally going through! Any concerns or issues please let us know so we can let the Apptegy team know.

The DDS Autism Division runs a program for low-income children with autism called the Children's Autism Services Waiver Program. This program serves children under the age of 10 who meet both the clinical and financial eligibility that includes having/obtaining MassHealth Standard Insurance. The Autism Services Waiver Program allows children to receive Expanded Habilitation, Education, in-home services and supports, such as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Floor Time, for a total of up to 3 years. At the conclusion of the three years of the intensive in-home services, a child may access ongoing Supplemental Services (for example respite and goods and services, etc.) that meet the child’s needs until the child’s 10th birthday. Currently, the program serves approximately 400 children a year. While the program is near capacity, we are expanding the number of participants and there is a high rate of turnover in the program every year, so we looking to have a new pool of applicants to draw from to fill open slots.

The Autism Division is accepting new application requests for families interested in this program between the dates of October 14, 2022 and October 31, 2022. Applications must be postmarked or emailed from a parent/guardian no later than October 30, 2022.

Attached are copies of the Autism Waiver Program Open Request Application and Open Request Family Overview both in English and Spanish that can be shared with families. The application form, family notice and related materials in multiple languages are available on the DDS website https://www.mass.gov/dds-autism-waiver-service-program-overview

All APS Community Fliers can be found within the Welcome Center website. To view this week’s fliers, including information from throughout Attleboro please visit the Welcome Center webpage or click here for current fliers.

Email: mthomson@attleboroschools.com
Website: https://elc.attleboroschools.com/o/elc
Location: 160 James Street, Attleboro, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 223-1563
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