CMS Weekly Update:
Jan. 6th 2023
Important Update on Student Attendance and How Parents will be Notified
Starting on Monday, January 9, Attleboro Public Schools will adjust the way attendance alerts are sent to a student’s contacts. Moving forward, the primary contact for any student who is marked absent will be sent a text and phone message, regardless if you have already notified the school. If you do not receive a message from the school, please reach out to the main office at your student’s school to confirm your mobile number is correct in our database. Alternatively, families may complete the “APS Student Contact Update” workflow in Aspen. Instructions on how to complete this workflow can be found here: https://5il.co/1ldxt
PTO UPDATE:
The PTO is excited to share our new PTBoard site at https://coelhopto.ptboard.com/. Information about events and fundraisers run by the PTO will be posted here. Signing up is not required to view the information on our site but will be necessary to participate in volunteer opportunities.
If you've previously given the PTO your email address, keep an eye out for an invite in your inbox. Otherwise, families can sign up by going directly to the site and choosing "Sign Up" in the upper right (or under the right-hand menu on mobile). Our school code is VJS3VB.
Thank you for your support!
CMS PTO
Parents: Action Needed for Communication
APS is currently updating the mobile phone numbers on record so that we can send school cancellations and other urgent notices via text message. We ask that you update your contact information in Aspen using the workflow directions listed here: https://5il.co/1ldxt
If you have multiple students, please complete the workflow for each one. Families who wish to have their child(ren) receive text messaging from the district/school, should provide student cell phone number(s) through this workflow as well.
Save the Date: High Meadows Grade 8 Field Tip
CMS Afterschool Clubs: Session 2: Please click below
Apptegy Notifications
Student Travel Program
Families,
Please join us at Wamsutta Middle School on October 26th at 6:30 pm to learn more about the Middle School International Travel Program and our currently scheduled tour of Italy and Greece, April 12-21, 2024. During the year the trip is run (the school year 2023-2024), if your child is in grades 6-8, s/he is eligible. Parents, you may register and join your child in the program as well! Hope to see you there 🙂
You can preview the upcoming itinerary here:
http://www.explorica.com/Barako-5152
Explorica Educational Tours - Login to your Explorica account to modify educational travel price quotes, view and update your Tour Center, make payments, and more.
Yearbook Order Form
Late Busses and Afterschool Activities
For those wishing to participate in afterschool activities, these clubs will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:20 to 3:30. Students will get the opportunity to sign up the day before in the cafeteria.
For those students that need a late bus to get home please make sure that you are aware of the following:
- Late busses only run on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Only students that are registered and assigned to a bus are eligible for a late bus.
- Late Bus stops are different than regular stops. Students will be notified next week of what stop they are assigned.
- Late bus students are picked up at 4:00 PM
Access your account for ASPEN
Just so that you are aware, the expectation for updating grades in Aspen is every two weeks.
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 as a parent, please email Kendra Alfred @ kalfred@attleboroschools.com and Heather Dennehy @ hdennehy@attleboroschools.com
You can also fill out the ASPEN username/password form and an email will be sent to you
2022-23 APS District School Calendar
Upcoming Dates:
December
- 1/9: PTO meeting: 6:30 PM CMS Library
- 1/13: Early Release Day
- 1/16: No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 1/20: AHS visit with Grade 8 students on high school course selection process
- 1/26: Trimester 2: Progress Reports
Community Updates
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.