Dear Hill-Roberts Families,
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break with your loved one!
Back at Hill-Roberts, we had a strong week back, culminating with our second CREST Assembly, which celebrated students who live out our school values, that is, Caring, Respect, Excellence, Safety, and Trust. Although everyday students are recognized with, often several, blue CREST Tickets, at our assemblies we recognize 1-2 Golden Huskies in each classroom who stood out as exemplars of our shared values. In truth, and as I tell our students, we are very fortunate that there are so many more students with “Golden Huskies in their hearts” than there are Golden Husky lanyards to hand out. With over 20,000 CREST Tickets distributed to date, this is undeniable.
For now, please read this week's updates and reminders, including information about Husky Howliday Fair this morning (12/2) to Our Holiday Food Drive (12/6-12/13)! Also, please note that report cards will be published on Wednesday in the Aspen portal. Families will receive an email that day that will alert them that the report card is ready to view and will have instructions for how to do so.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Dr. Paul Madden, Principal
Ms. Nora Hassan, Assistant Principal
Table of Contents
Updated - Upcoming Important Information & Dates
Update - WE-dnesday to WE-dnesday, Holiday Food Drive (12/6-12/13)
Update - 4th Grade Families Only - 5th Grade Music/Band Recommendations
Update - Computer Science Education Week (Interactive Flyer)
Reminder - HRES Giving Tree
Reminder - From the Nurse - Vision and Hearing Screening Update
Update - Pictures from the week - World Kindness Day and Fall Family Literacy Night
APS Community Fliers
New APS Community Resource Guide Link
PTO Announcements
Upcoming Important Information & Dates
Today - 12/2/2023 - Howliday Fair!
12/6/2023 - Report Cards Available in ASPEN
12/6-13/2023 WEdnesday-WEdnesday Food Drive
12/12/2023 - School Council (5:30pm-6:15pm) and PTO Meeting (6:30pm-7:30pm)
12/18/2023 - Evening Holiday Concert at 6:30 PM
12/21/2023 - School-wide performance and sing-along (10:00 am)
12/22/2023 - Winter Break Begins!
Update- WE-dnesday to WE-dnesday, Holiday Food Drive (12/6-12/13)
WE need each other! Wednesday, December 6th to Wednesday December 13th, please join us in donating non-perishable food items to help benefit those in need in our community. This year, Hill-Roberts’ Holiday Food Drive will be donated to St. Theresa’s Food Pantry.
Update - 4th Grade Families Only - 5th Grade Music/Band Recommendations
4th grade families, you should have received an email from me today informing you that your child's report card will have a recommendation for which music course your child might take in middle school next year. There will be more communication from the music department in the coming weeks. Please let me know if you did not receive this email.
Update - Computer Science Education Week (Interactive Flyer)
Reminder - HRES Giving Tree
Hill Roberts Elementary School has a tradition of supporting our community members with making some holiday wishes come true. If you would like to make a donation to our Giving Tree (by 12/18), please fill out this permission slip, allowing your student to take a gift tag from our tree. Tags will be available outside the front office starting the first week of December. If you are a family in need and have not been contacted by HRES about this opportunity please reach out to Jennifer Leach jleach@attleboroschools.com. See flier for student permission slip and more information about ways to participate.
Reminder - From the Nurse - Vision and Hearing Screening Update
4th grade Vision screenings are completed, and I will be moving onto 3rd grade Vision and Hearing screens. If your child wears glasses, please make sure they are bringing them to school every day. If your child does not meet the cut off values for these screenings, a Referral Letter will be sent home with your child. You may opt out of State Mandated Screenings by sending a letter to school requesting that they not be screened. Please reach out to me with any questions or concerns.
APS Community Fliers
Visit the APS Community Fliers page to view the most recent events, opportunities, and resources happening within the Attleboro Community.
APS Community Resource Guide
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
PTO Announcements
HRES Howliday Shop
The Howliday Shop is TODAY from 9:00am-12:00pm!!
We are excited to once again welcome HRES families to Hunter Husky’s Howliday Shop! The shop will be open THIS MORNING December 2. This is a great way for students to experience the spirit of giving as they pick out gifts for loved ones with all prices ranging from $1-$4.
We are still willing to take any help to coordinate décor and displays, our community café, gift wrapping and packaging, and volunteer management ESPECIALLY for this MORNING. Please email hillrobertspto@gmail.com as soon as possible if you are able to help!!
Next PTO Meeting
Join us in person (school library) or via Zoom for the December PTO Meeting!
Tuesday, December 12 at 6:30pm
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87883686781...
Meeting ID: 878 8368 6781 Passcode: HUSKY
Save the Date:
12/2 – Howliday Shop
12/12 – December PTO Meeting
12/13 – Restaurant Night at Uno’s
CONTACT US
www.facebook.com/groups/hillrobertspto OR hillrobertspto@gmail.com