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Week of: October 23rd, 2023
Message from the Principals
The 50th annual Pumpkin Fair was an enjoyable well attended event. Chelmsford families enjoyed in games, face painting, pumpkin decorating and a cake walk. Thank you to all those who helped plan and run the event, we couldn't have done it without you.
At the end of week one of our schoolwide reading challenge our students have logged close to 10,000 minutes of reading. Please see below for the specific grade level breakdown. Thank you to the families for supporting us in this important initiative.
During the week of October 30th, South Row will participate in an evacuation drill. Staff will prepare students for this safety drill as we practice traveling to our rally points. This drill is designed to prepare students if we ever needed to evacuate and move away from the building. The Chelmsford Police Department will support us with this drill.
Respectfully,
Terri and Jayson
Week at a Glance
Monday, October 23rd
- 4th Graders will receive update on Student Council application
Tuesday, October 24th
- 4th Grade Parent/Caregiver Activities Meeting, 6:30pm, Cafeteria
- Gr. 3 Garrison House Field Trip (Tassinari, Sanborn, Vasquez)
Wednesday, October 25th
- EL Information Night, McCarthy Middle School, 6:00-7:00pm
Thursday, October 26th
- Gr. 3 Garrison House Field Trip (Stagnone and Krauch)
Friday, October 27th
- High Five Friday with the CPD
Looking ahead...
Monday, October 30th
- Grade 4 Student Council Meeting, 3:30-4:15pm
Tuesday, October 31st
- Orange and Black School Spirit Day
- Kindergarten Costume Parade
Friday, November 3rd
- Chelmsford/South Row Spirit Day
Monday, November 6th
- Student Grade Level Meetings w/ Mrs. Gilbert & Mr. Ramalho
- Kindness Matters Spirit Day - Students and staff encouraged to wear kindness shirts
Tuesday, November 7th
- Election Day ~ No School ~ Full Day Professional Development
Thursday, November 8th
- "November" Walk to School Day
Friday, November 10th
- Veterans Day (observed) - No School
Monday, November 13th
- Gr. 4 Student Council Meeting, 3:30-4:15pm
- School Council Meeting, 5:30pm, Conference Room
- PTO Board Meeting, 6:30pm, Conference Room
- PTO Meeting, 7:00pm, Cafeteria
Tuesday, November 14th
- Make Up/Retake Picture Day
Wednesday, November 15th
- Early Release Day - students dismissed at 11:45am (Parent/Caregiver Conferences)
Friday, November 17th
- Favorite Book Character Spirit Day
- Substitute Appreciation Day
Wednesday, November 22nd
- Early Release Day - Students dismissed at 11:45am - Thanksgiving break
Thursday, November 23rd
- No School - Thanksgiving break
Friday, November 24th
- No School - Thanksgiving break
Reminders/ Updates
Food Service Reminder: Our nutrition website has information and the link for families re: online ELEMENTARY BREAKFAST and ALL STUDENTS HALF DAY LUNCH ordering. This information is on the main page of our website. Also, if any family is having difficulty with online ordering, please reach out to the food service team. https://cpsnutrition.com/
Fall into Reading Challenge:
Here are the standings for our reading challenge at the end of week one.
Grade 3 - 2780 minutes
Grade K - 2200 minutes
Grade 1 - 2060 minutes
Grade 4 - 1600 minutes
Grade 2 - 1320 minutes
We will wrap up the challenge on October 31st.
Evacuation Drill: We will be completing an evacuation drill to our rally points the week of October 30th. Staff will prepare students for this drill and assist in its execution.
*** Lunch/Recess Aide Opening at South Row ***
Clever Login Guide - iReady Access
iReady Diagnostic Information
Walk to School Day - November
*NEW* - Parent Resources and Support Button
Holiday Assistance
Feedback on our "Connections Calendar"
Nurse's Corner
Dear South Row Families,
South Row will be conducting Health Screenings on November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Regulation requires students be screened at Chelmsford Public Schools at certain intervals. In elementary school, your child will be screened for:
Hearing: Grades *K, 1, 2, 3
Vision with stereopsis testing: Grades *K, 1, 2, 3
Visual acuity: Grade 4
Height/Weight Grades 1, 4
*Kindergarten: Upon entering kindergarten ,or within 30 days of the start of school, the guardian shall present to school the Health Care Provider documentation from within the previous 12 months that the child has passed a vision screening. If your kindergarten child is missing a hearing or vision screening, it will be done at school.
Please make sure your student brings or wears their prescribed eyeglasses at school for the vision screening. Alternatively, if your child is currently under the care of an optometrist and you would like to opt out of the vision screening, please email me at vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
You can opt your child out of any (or all) of these screenings. If you choose to have your child opt out of any of these screenings, please email me to exclude your student from participating. Please email me opt out requests by Monday October 30th. vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Warmly,
Nurse V.
PTO Corner
Last Saturday was so much fun at our Pumpkin Fair! Thank you to everyone who attended or had a hand in planning the event. There is a whole big list here. If you have any feedback (good or bad) about the event feel free to email us or chat with us in person at our next PTO meeting. I know we had LOTS of fun. (Oh and the winners of the "Guess How Many" game have been contacted; thank you to all who played!)
Speaking of the next PTO meeting, November 13th is when we will gather again. We already have childcare reserved and activities planned for them to do together. So hopefully a few more of you can join us at 7pm on the 13th in the South Row Cafeteria.
Thank you to Pumpkin Fair Team!
Thank you to ALL our event helpers!
o Hannaford – cakes for cake walk
o Market Basket – cakes for cake walk
o Stop & Shop – cakes for cake walk
o Many South Row families also donated cakes
o Activity Chairpersons: Claudia & Laura – crafts; Cait – face painting; Kerry & Sara – Hair color; Beth & Courtney – games
o Spirit Wear Coordinator – Denille
o Marguerite with Incandescent Studios – updating our sandwich boards AND helping create the gold pumpkins used for scavenger hunt and advertising www.incandstudios.com
o Empanada Dada, Augusta’s Chicken, and Michelle’s Ice Cream – food trucks
o Patanaude Farms – our source of the pumpkins
o Many South Row families who donated items for the pumpkin decorating table
o All the volunteers who helped with set-up or clean-up
o All the parent/family volunteers who helped run an activity or table during the fair
o All the scouts and high schoolers who came to volunteer, including the mascot!
o AND the parents who helped coordinate these volunteers!
o Families that let us borrow folding tables
o Glorivee our custodian!!!
o Debbie and Kim in the school office
o Our extended day coordinator for your flexibility so we can set up earlier on Friday afternoon.
o Jessica Zdon-Smith – for printing fancy new signs for the different tables/activities
o And all the families/spouses of the table coordinators who helped care for the kids/family while these moms worked to make things amazing for the fair.
o Anyone who shared the news of the event or brought family and friends.
o EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED!
Tentative Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Food Services Corner
- Tentative Breakfast & Lunch Menu - PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE LINKED BELOW FOR CHANGES!
- Breakfast Sign Up Information
- Early Release Day Lunch Sign Up Information
- Direct Link to Food Services webpage
Dear Parents and Families --
Chelmsford Public Schools is utilizing on-line breakfast ordering again this year for ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ONLY.
Instructions on how to set up an account are below. If you need any help, please reach out to the school nutrition department at: (978) 251-5111
Directions to set up your account and order:
- URL Link: family.onlineordering.linq.com
- Sign up now: Email, create password.
- School District: Chelmsford Public Schools
- Student ID: This can be found on x2- Child’s Student ID Number
- Last Name: (You can also search and add siblings/family members at this time). Once this is completed, the student’s name should appear on page.
How to order meals
- School Menu-breakfast online ordering
- Scroll to day/week you are selecting breakfast (top right of page)
- Find date, select meal option
- Add item to cart/Select Add to order
- Click on shopping cart icon at top right of page
- Click Check out
- Select pick up location: Elementary pick-up location classroom
- Place order
Food Services Website
SOUTH ROW'S PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Pumpkin Fair
Fun & Learning at South Row
Walk to School
Pride Shout Outs
Book Buddies w/ Mrs. Bullock & Mrs. Duncan's class
Reminders on the importance of Attendance
Contact the South Row Administrative Team!
Principal
Mr. Jayson Ramalho, M.Ed.
Assistant Principal
Email: gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Domain/15
Location: 250 Boston Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5177
Facebook: facebook.com/SouthRowElementary
Twitter: @CPSSouthRow
Contact the Main Office Staff
- Mrs. Terri Gilbert, Principal: gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177 ext. 4
- Mr. Jayson Ramalho, Assistant Principal: ramalhoj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177 ext. 3
- Mrs. Shannon Vandevoordt, School Nurse: vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext.2
- Mrs. Debbie O'Neill, Secretary: oneilld@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext. 0
- Mrs. Kim Sepe, School Clerk: sepek@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext.0
- Absentee Line: 978-251-5177 ext. 1