HYMAN FINE NEWS FLASH

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Blue Pride Starts Here!

Good morning Hyman Fine Families,

What an incredible day it was at our Boosterthon Fun Run! We're still buzzing with excitement from all the laughter, smiles, and energy that filled the air. A huge shoutout goes to Bethany and her amazing team for making the event truly memorable for everyone involved.

The biggest shoutout of all goes to YOU, our wonderful HFES families. Your incredible support and generosity helped us raise just over $30,000! This is an outstanding achievement, and we're deeply grateful for your contributions. Every penny raised will go towards funding field trips, interactive TVs and other enriching events, enhancing the educational experience for all our students.

In a time where every donation counts, your kindness and generosity shine brightly. Thank you for your unwavering support and dedication to our school community. Together, we're making a real difference in the lives of our students.

As we head into the long weekend, let's also take a moment to reflect and honor the members of the armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Their bravery and selflessness will never be forgotten.

Wishing you all a fantastic long weekend filled with joy, relaxation, and cherished moments with loved ones.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Noah Collins

Principal

Updates:

Congratulations to Amy Traficante on her selection as the new Academic Support Coordinator! Her skills, experience, and dedication have clearly impressed the screening committee, and she is undoubtedly well-suited for this important role.

As the Academic Support Coordinator, Amy will play a vital role in providing guidance, resources, and assistance to students, helping them thrive academically. With her passion for education and commitment to student success, she is poised to make a significant and positive impact on the entire school community.

We wish Amy all the best as she embarks on this important journey, and we have no doubt that she will excel in her new role.

Additionally, the process to replace both myself and Mrs. Traficante is underway. With a screening committee formed and meetings scheduled, there is hope to have the new administrative team in place by the end of June. HFES is looking forward to welcoming new leadership team and continuing to strive for excellence in our school community.

• New this year, all eligible students, including Kindergarten and First grade, who wish to ride the bus to/from any of the Attleboro Public Schools MUST complete the Transportation Application to secure transportation. The only exception to this is for those with specialized transportation needs listed in an IEP. Families should refer to the email sent on May 3, 2024, or visit the APS Transportation website for details: https://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/transportation

May

27 - No School - Memorial Day

28 - BASIC RIGHTS In Special Education - info below

29 - Kindergarten Field Day

31 - PBIS Neon Dance Party

June

5 - Last day of Kindergarten - 1:30pm performance

7 - Field Day grade 1-4

12 - 4th Grade Promotion Ceremony - 9:30am HFES Auditorium

Join us on May 28, 2024, for a presentation on the Basic Rights in Special Education and Meaningful Parent Participation. This presentation will provide an introduction to parents' rights and responsibilities under current federal and state special education laws, along with tools to help parents participate in their student’s education. Multi-lingual captions will be available. Please see this flier for more information

Register now: http://tinyurl.com/APSBasicRights24

Hyman Fine Elementary School Families! Please hear us say a HUGE “Thank you!” to our students, staff, and donors for this incredible Hyman Fine Hawk Heroes Fun Run fundraiser.

Here are our final stats:

• 💲 We raised $30,873 for interactive TVs, enrichment and field trips. This will directly impact our students and staff!

• 🤯 Our students completed 13,055 minutes combined to help our school!

• 🥳 We celebrated our community coming together and created unforgettable memories at our Hyman Fine Hawk Heroes Fun Run event.

Thank you for your support of our school. We’re grateful for our Hyman Fine Elementary School community!

P.S. Giving will remain open for one more week. If you’d like to continue to give and share, head to MYBOOSTER.COM today.

• New this year, all eligible students, including Kindergarten and First grade, who wish to ride the bus to/from any of the Attleboro Public Schools MUST complete the Transportation Application to secure transportation. The only exception to this is for those with specialized transportation needs listed in an IEP. Families should refer to the email sent on May 3, 2024, or visit the APS Transportation website for details: https://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/transportation

Updated Guidance for Respiratory Viral Illnesses

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has updated recommendations for schools and the general public to prevent the spread of any respiratory viruses. There are no longer any statewide isolation or quarantine requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19. This aligns with the March 1, 2024, updated guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new guidance applies to any respiratory viral illness such as Covid, Flu or RSV. Symptoms of a viral illness include fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache.

The new guidance states that even with a positive Covid test, individuals may return to school/work and resume normal activities when:

● they have not had a fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) AND

● symptoms are improving.

For additional information – please refer to the student handbook under “School and Illness: When your Child Should Stay Home.”

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school nurse.

Any resident of Attleboro or student attending the Attleboro Public Schools (through a guardian) can access the William James College INTERFACE Referral Service. The INTERFACE Helpline helps individuals in subscribing communities become connected with outpatient mental health and wellness resources.

Through the Helpline that operates from 9 AM- 5 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 8 AM- 6 PM on Tuesday and Thursday, callers will complete an intake which takes about 15-20 minutes and then within a day or so of their call will be assigned to work with a Resource and Referral Counselor who will help them navigate the challenges of finding mental health services, including obtaining a referral match to an outpatient provider, as well as information and resources related to mental health and wellness. Please see What to Expect When You Call the Helpline or visit interface.williamjames.edu for more information.

The INTERFACE Helpline is not an emergency service. If you or the person you are seeking to assist requires a crisis response to meet immediate safety needs, please call 988, 911, go to your local emergency room, or find your local crisis services by calling 833-773-2445 and asking for crisis support.

1) The 7th Annual Fun Run is scheduled for May 22nd! This is the PTO's biggest fundraiser. Register your student today at mybooster.com and help us meet our goal of raising $27,000 to support field trips, in school enrichment programs and interactive tvs for classroom instruction.

2) Dine in/Out event at Bliss on May 22nd - the same day as the Fun Run! 20% of all receipts benefit the PTO. Treat your student after the Fun Run!

3) Below is a list of our Fun Run sponsors. Their generosity will provide a free Fun Run shirt to all students and staff at Hyman Fine!

Niland Electric, LLC
ARH Heating & Cooling Inc.

Corfinio Easton

Seaver Painting
Jack and Jill Preschool
House of Fitness
Only the Finest
Frazao Insurance
Safe Site Safety
Canine Concepts
E & B Roofing
Customers Bank
Lush Lawns
Assured Collision
Affordable Inflatable Rentals
BDL Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Priority One Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
M&G Correia's Supply Co. Inc.
EMI
J.M. Bryson Construction Management Inc.
Imperial Inspection Services

Questions? Email: hymanfineelementarypto@gmail.com

Make sure to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hymanfineelementaryschoolpto where you can find updates on all PTO events, meetings, fundraisers, HF spirit wear, and school related information.

2023 - 2024 PTO Board Members:

Co-Presidents: Jenn Rosa and Ben Chalot

Vice President: Ashley Niland

Co-Secretaries: Bonnie Standring

Co-Treasurers: Denise Desrosiers and Kelli Costa

We know that families play an essential role in reinforcing timely and regular student attendance. See the link below for some tips on encouraging and supporting your student. As a reminder, all APS Attendance Policies can be found in the student handbooks.

The APS Community Resource Guide has moved! Click the link below to access the updated list of local resources and community supports: https://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/community-resource-guide

Has your child come home from school mentioning staff members that you do not know? Well, we'd like to introduce a few of them to you. We are very grateful to have paraprofessionals in our building to support students both within and outside of classrooms. They often meet with small groups or individual students in order to support and/or extend learning. Paraprofessional roles and responsibilities are flexible and fluid, student groups can change daily or monthly based upon teacher input and classroom data. These valuable staff members often cover classes due to classroom teacher meetings or absences. So if your child mentions the following staff, these are the people they are referring to: Mrs. Cody, Miss Fritz, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Aoun, Mrs. Best-O'Connell, Mrs. Martin, Miss Cristina, Miss Z, Mr. Adam, Mrs. Sedensky, and Mrs. Castro. We are so very lucky to have this additional layer of teaching instruction which is a big part of what makes Hyman Fine SHINE

While we prefer a note for change of dismissal plans we do understand there are times when life happens. If you need to change dismissal plans please follow the guidelines below.

• If you are not able to send in a note you may email our office staff and your child’s teacher prior to 10:30.

• Office staff email: dmorgan@attleboroschools.com or pcooper@attleboroschools.com

• If you do not receive a confirmation email please call the school to confirm receipt of transportation change. 508-223-1560

• Arrival begins at: 8:30 AM
• School Day: 8:45 AM – 3:25 PM
• Dismissal is at 3:25 PM
• Early Release Dismissal: 12:25 PM

Attendance is critical to the success of your child. They cannot learn if they are not in school. We are asking that your child attend school daily and be on time. We only have them for 180 school days and want to make the most of it. With that being said, there are real and valid reasons why a child needs to be absent, and we 100% support that. Please keep communication open with the school regarding attendance. We are here to support you.

Please see these important newsletters for information about our Title I programming.

Title I Home School Compact

Title I Family Engagement Plan

Spring 2024 MCAS Dates

We have selected dates for our MCAS testing in the Spring of 2024. Please do your best to not schedule vacations on these dates:

Grade 3

• ELA - April 3rd and 4th
• Math - May 8th and 9th

Grade 4

• ELA - April 1st and 2nd
• Math - May 6th and 7th

New School Year Information

Please check out this highly informative back to school information from the district.

ttps://www.attleboroschools.com/o/apswc/page/for-families-aps-welcome

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

The district is steadily making progress with helping families access Rooms. In addition to contact Kim Janssen(@Kimberly Janssen), there are two websites that can provide information/help with Rooms:

• Apptegy’s Help Site

• APS Rooms’ Help Site

Please check out the food menus. Here you can see the options for breakfast and lunch. https://www.fdmealplanner.com/#Attleboro

BREAKFAST & LUNCH

Massachusetts has extended free school meals for another year. This means that breakfast and lunch will continue to be served at no cost to all students. Please note that even though meals will be free for all, it remains essential for families to complete the household Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals for the 2023-2024 school year. We strongly encourage ALL families to submit this form as it allows us to determine eligibility for P-EBT benefits and waive or reduce transportation, athletics, and other fees. Documenting qualifying families also significantly impacts state funding for our district, so completing the form is a direct way to support our schools.

We ask that lunches from home are nut free when possible.

SNACKS

While sending your child to school with a snack please keep in mind our classrooms are nut safe and no student will be allowed to eat a snack if it is not nut free.

Much like the transportation application process, we will not be sending home paper copies of the SY 23-24 Free/Reduced Lunch applications this year. We will be sending out a series of notifications to families with this information and it is included in the New School Year Information document above. We will send a small number of paper applications to each building so that you have them available if they are requested. Lunch applications can be completed online and are found on the Food Services webpage here:

https://attleboropsma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/aps/page/food-services2

Email: ncollins@attleboroschools.com
Website: hfes.attleboroschools.com
Location: 790 Oak Hill Ave, Attleboro, MA, USA
Twitter: @Attleboro_HFES