Family and Community Newsletter
Attleboro Public Schools Welcome Center
April 25, 2022
- May Important Dates
- Attleboro High School Lights Out Event
- 2022-2023 ABACUS Registration
Community Corner
- International Food tasting event
- IRS Free File Tool
- Clothing Drive for Attleboro Council for Children
- Discounted sports physicals
Events
- FAFSA Support Evening
- Be Heard: Attleboro Community Coalition for Education
- Neighbors in Dialogue: Community Conversations
APS Did you know...?
- Learn how to become a school bus driver
- Location of all Community flyers
May Important Dates
May 12
AHS Awards Night
May 13
Junior Prom
May 19
AHS Scholarship Night
May 24
Elementary Families:
Family Financial Fun Night @ Studley Elementary
May 25
ELPAC Meeting
May 26
ACA Graduation
May 30
ALL
No School – Memorial Day
2022-2023 ABACUS Registration
Monday, May 2, 2022
6:30AM - 6:30PM
ABACUS Main Office @ 1125 South Main Street
Red Portable behind Finberg School
To save time registration packets will be available at the ABACUS office starting April 25th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. or at your ABACUS sites. All parents/guardians must come to the ABACUS main office on Monday May 2, 2022 to register. Please contact the ABACUS main office:
508-222-0309 with any questions!
Reminder, all slots are first come, first serve.
Commemorative T-shirts and June 18th Lights Out Extravaganza
2022-2023 Transportation Information
Community Events and Opportunities
Attleboro Public Library
International Food Tasting Event
The International Tasting is a signature fundraising event of The Literacy Center, a nonprofit organization that promotes educational and economic empowerment. Through an array of literacy, English, citizenship and career classes, TLC transforms lives by helping individuals achieve self-sufficiency. This year we are thrilled to welcome our community back to an in-person, tented, outdoor tasting event featuring food and beverage vendors from across the region. CLICK HERE for tickets.
The International Tasting
May 18, 2022
5:30pm - 8pm
Five Bridge Inn
Rehoboth, MA
Middle School Basketball Group Development
Clothing Drive Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children
We are collecting your gently used clothing, shoes, accessories & linens. The Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children will receive cash from Savers for every pound donated. No donation is too small!
So grab a bag and clean out some of your closets!
We have the following collection dates scheduled:
Saturday, April 2nd, 16th, 23rd - 9-11 am
Saturday, May 7th and 21st - 9-11 am
Sunday May 1st and15th
Saturday, June 4th and Sunday June 12th - 9-11am
FINAL DATE Saturday, June 18th 8-10am
Contactless drop off available. Simply put your items in your trunk, drive up to the building at Door D, pop your trunk and a volunteer will empty your vehicle for you.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept any small kitchen/houseware items, sport equipment, toys or books for this collection drive.
Please bring your donations to us at 135 County Street, Attleboro. No drop offs directly to Savers please. We won't receive the credit.
Thank you for your support!
Bristol Community College Events
https://www.bristolcc.edu/about/inthecommunity/upcomingevents/
Resources
Car Seat Safety Checks
IRS Free File can help those with no filing requirement find overlooked tax credits and get a refund
Individuals who didn’t earn enough money to require them to file may mistakenly assume that since they owe no tax they’re not entitled to a refund. They may, however, be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the Child & Dependent Care Credit, the Premium Tax Credit or the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit. These credits are refundable and can result in a refund, even if the individual owes no income tax. More information on these credits is available in FS-2022-10.
This year’s federal tax filing deadline for individuals is April 18. The only way to get a refund is to file a tax return. Taxpayers can use electronic filing options including IRS Free File available on IRS.gov through October 17 to prepare and file returns electronically.
Discounted Sports Physicals
MinuteClinic will be offering a $25 off discount for Sports Physicals between June 17th and September 14th this year.
- MinuteClinic is open every day, including evenings. We are currently in MA counties listed below. Find a local clinic
- The typical cost for a sports physical is $69 – seasonally discounted rates are available (Note: physicals are a self-pay service)
- Outside of physicals, most services are billable to insurance, and we accept most insurances
- If the athlete is under 18 years old, please inform them to come with their legal guardian or parent
- Patients can go online to make an appointment at www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/services/sports-physicals or just scan the QR code to the left
Supporting Your Child's Mental Health
FAFSA festival
Neighbors in Dialogue
Housing Fairness: Complexity That Calls for Clarity—Policies, Lending Practices, and Projection
Join us to dialogue in exploration of historical roots of housing policies and practices that continue to thwart housing fairness. We will review access to fair housing and assess regional and local housing affordability for state and local residents.
This event is being organized by community partners, including the Attleboro Public Library, Attleboro Public Schools, Be Heard, Greater Attleboro Interfaith Network (GAIN), Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative, Attleboro Council on Human Rights, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Committee of Greater Attleboro.
Registration is required and ends one day before the event: http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm...
The Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants the day of the event
Be Heard: Attleboro Community Coalition for Education
Please join us at the next meeting of Be Heard: Attleboro Community Coalition for Education on Tuesday, May 03, 2022, at 6pm.
In this next meeting, we will begin with an open discussion. We will then plan for the focused work of Be Heard as we refine the work done this past year with Attleboro High School and expand to Middle School.
To receive the Zoom link for event, please direct message or email:
beheard@attleboroschools.com
School Pupil Driver Certificate Exam Event
The Registry of Motor Vehicles will hold a one-day School Pupil (7D) Driver Certificate exam event from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at the Framingham Sheraton, 1657 Worcester Road, Framingham for individuals interested in becoming licensed 7D drivers. Applicants must have completed the School Pupil (7D) application online no later than midnight on Thursday, April 27. Upon completion of the application, applicants will receive a training time slot. To participate in the one-day event, the individual’s application must have been approved with only the exam being the final step to complete the process. Participants should bring a check for the exam fee of $15.00 made out to MassDOT/RMV.
At the event, a two-hour required training will be offered in both English and Spanish. Additionally, RMV staff will be on site to administer and correct the School Pupil (7D) written exam, record the results, and issue a certificate to people who meet all the requirements.
To register, email SchoolBus7DNotify@dot.state.ma.us, put “APRIL 30 – 7D TRAINING” in the subject line, and provide the required registration information: applicant’s name, license number, phone number, training needs, and email address.
Community Flyers
APS Community Flyers:
https://www.attleboroschools.com/a_p_s_community/community_fliers
Do you have information or an event that you would like to share? You can email welcome@attleboroschools.com to request that your flyer be shared.
APS Welcome Center
Email: welcome@attleboroschools.com
Location: 100 Rathbun Willard Drive, Attleboro, MA, USA
Phone: 508-222-0012