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1/2/22
HAPPY NEW YEAR TEAM!
I hope you enjoyed the holidays with family and had the opportunity to unwind and recharge those batteries. Time to get back at it! New January Food menu is attached below.
We are at 74% of students in our building participating in our routine COVID testing. If you haven't done so, please sign up here! CLICK TO PROVIDE YOUR CONSENT.
Updates to Student Handbooks Regarding Our 1:1 Chromebook Program
Attleboro Public Schools has made some changes to the Student Handbooks regarding Chromebook repairs, loaners and replacements. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with these new policies. If you have any questions, please contact: Kim Janssen (kjanssen@attleboroschools.com)
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**Please read the message from our nurses. It was sent via a Remind. Pay careful attention to our communication methods. In most cases, we will be emailing you.
**IMPORTANT MESSAGE: FROM NURSING STAFF
As you are all aware, since Thanksgiving we have been experiencing rising numbers of COVID cases. We would like to review some guidance as we plan to return to school next week.
- First, we anticipate that there will be an overwhelming amount of calls related to COVID cases and Close Contacts as we return to school. We are asking that you contact the nurses through email for any reporting information and all questions. Please be patient and watch for a return email from the School Nurse. The contact information for each school nurse is on page three of this message.
- We are also asking that in the future, all families watch for emails from your child’s school daily. We are unable to maintain the volume of calls required to notify families when a child has been determined to be a close contact in school. Calls will still be made to families to inform you if your child is a 0-3’ Close Contact when the child is not vaccinated and not part of the Test and Stay Program as this requires discussion on options. In most cases you will be notified through email when your child has been identified as a close contact along with instructions.
- DO NOT send your child to school sick. DO NOT send your sick child to school to be tested for COVID. Monitor for symptoms daily.
COVID-19 symptoms list: - Fever (100.0°Fahrenheitorhigher),chills, or shakingchills
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- New loss of taste or smell
- Muscle aches or body aches
- Cough(not due to other known cause,such as chronic cough)
- Sore throat, when in combination with other symptoms
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea when in combination with other symptoms
- Headache when in combination with other symptoms
- Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms
- Nasal congestion or runny nose(not due to other known causes, such as allergies) when in combination with other symptoms
- If your child has recently tested positive for COVID, please do not send them to school until you have contacted the nurses by email to determine the date they are cleared from their isolation period. When you email the nurse please include the date symptoms started and/or the date they tested positive.
- If your child is a Close Contact from outside of school. Contact the nurse by email to determine when they are cleared to return. Do not return to school until cleared by the nurse.
- Consider participating in the weekly COVID Routine Testing and Test & Stay Program. The link is available above and through your building principals’ weekly messages.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and vigilance as we navigate through these times. Best of health in the New Year.
The Attleboro Public Schools Nurses
Nurse Contact Information:
Brennan Middle School Nurse
Sarah Petersen, RN (in for Stephanie Rosario, RN)
spetersen@attleboroschools.com
District Nurse Coordinator
Deb Ebert, RN
District Nurse
Christine Cerrone, RN
Counselors Corner!
On Wednesday, Dec 8, 2021, our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students participated in a classroom assembly entitled “Say Something”, an initiative that teaches youth and teens how to recognize signs and signals of potential harm to self or others. The students learned three steps that will help them keep their friends and classmates safe from hurting themselves or others. The three action steps your student learned are as follows:
Recognize warning signs and threats
Act immediately and take it seriously
Say something
This presentation was well received by our BMS community and generated thoughtful and candid conversations. We encourage you to take this opportunity to engage in a conversation with you student about this presentation. As always, if you have any questions or your student needs additional support around this topic, please contact one of our School Adjustment Counselors.
Please see resources below.
Counselors:
- Michelle Gaffney (extension 308)
- Elizabeth Lacasse (extension 141)
Aspen Portal - Keep track of your child's academics
Please click on the embedded link to the Attleboro ASPEN page to view your child's homeroom assignment for 2021-22 SY.
If you need your Aspen password reset, please follow the directions on this page.
If you are new to APS or can't remember your username, please email Mr. Renoni at drenoni@attleboroschools.com
Color Wars!! Grade Level Spirit Wear
- Grades 5 and 7 will wear GREEN
- Grades 6 and 8 will wear BLUE
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Middle School Handbook
Brennan Middle School
Email: fsouza@attleboroschools.com
Website: http://bms.attleboroschools.com
Location: 320 Rathbun Willard Drive, Attleboro, MA 02703, USA
Phone: 508-222-6260
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brennanmiddleschool
Twitter: @attleboro_bms