Byam Family Newsletter

• 1/19 No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 1/21 School Council meeting/Celebrating Us Planning
• 1/26-1/30 Great Kindness Challenge Week

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Sam Drazin of Changing Perspectives visited Chelmsford Public Schools this week and provided a district wide family presentation on SEL at Home. Below are the slides and audio recording to the presentation. Thank you to Byam BSA in addition to other PTO's for sponsoring this event, as well as professional development for our elementary staff.

Reminder, we have now opened up the sign up for our 2nd Annual Celebrating Us Festival.. It was a huge success and we are looking forward to hosting our this event again this year. We're hoping to have families join us once again for this great community event on Thursday, March 19. Many of our families who had a table last year were eager to come back! We will be holding a planning meeting on Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30 in the Byam library. Feel free to join us if you'd like to learn more about our festival or would like to be a part of the planning team.

Registration for the 2026-27 kindergarten year is approaching. Visit the Chelmsford Public Schools website. Click on the “RESERVE YOUR APPOINTMENT HERE” link to enter parent/guardian contact information and preferred appointment time within a three-hour window.

Thank you to our BSA for organizing and sponsoring this week's fourth grade Discovery Science enrichment on Sound Waves.

Below is information on a Town of Chelmsford Scholarship Fund that supports Chelmsford students.

Below is the January lunch calendar, items are subject to change. For the most up to date information please go to the CPS food nutrition link at: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/webmenus2/#/view?id=692720d35180d761f465b414&menuType=68597ec2c272a2538866a665&siteCode=3369&siteCode2=4552&showAllNutrients=false

SAVE THE DATES:

NOW-01/23 Byam’s Got Talent sign-ups open

01/23 UML Byam Hockey Night

02/07 Byam’s Sweetheart Dance

03/01 Roller Kingdom Night

03/28 Byam’s Got Talent

BYAM’S GOT TALENT SIGN UPS OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 23RD

The BSA presents the annual Byam's Got Talent Show on Saturday, March 28th, 2026!

All students are welcome to perform at the talent show - no stage experience needed! 4th Grade students can also sign-up as an Emcee (host) for the show.

Sign-ups for students to participate in the show will be open until January 23rd, 2026.

If your child is interested in participating in the show, please complete the registration Google form Byam's Got Talent Sign-Up Form

If you have any questions before signing your student up for the show, please email us at ByamsGotTalent@gmail.com.

We are excited to see the amazing talent Byam has to show!

UML BYAM HOCKEY NIGHT

Hi Byam Families,

Please join us for UML Riverhawks Byam Night! Come out and cheer on the Riverhawks as they battle with UMaine on Friday January 23rd.

Show your support as part of each ticket sold will be donated back to Byam. This helps fund future events and end of the year festivities!

Please use the link below to purchase tickets. Flyers will be sent home with students later this week.

🏒Maine Black Bears @ UML River Hawks

📆 Friday January 23rd, 2026

⏰ 7:15PM

📍Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Lowell, MA, 01852, US

🎟️LINK:https://www.gofevo.com/event/BYAMSchool0123

BYAM’S SWEETHEART DANCE

📍 Chelmsford High School
📅 February 7th, 2026
⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM

Join us for a fun-filled evening at Byam’s Sweetheart Dance! This school social is a special event where children may dress up if they choose and bring a special grown-up to share the night with them. Enjoy dancing, crafts, pizza, cookie decorating, and plenty of Valentine’s Day fun.

Please note: Unlike past years, the Sweetheart Dance will be held in one continuous three-hour time slot for k-4. In previous years, attendance was lower during the later time slot for 3rd and 4th grade, so this change allows all families—especially those with multiple children—to attend together and enjoy the evening as a community.

Tickets are only required for children, adults do not need tickets this year. Each Ticket includes a carnation for your little sweetheart and a cookie to decorate!

Tickets are on sale now through 02/06, tickets will not be sold at the door, please plan accordingly!

🎟️LINK: https://bsa.ptboard.com/formvw?store=6190&form=6

***Volunteer sign-ups will be coming soon!***

We look forward to celebrating together for a sweet and memorable night!

BSA MEETINGS THIS SCHOOL YEAR

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No-cost Registration for Byam Events:

*Financial concerns should never stand in the way of families participating in school events. If you are interested in any Byam activities please contact Lyndsey O’Neil, our school counselor, to register at no cost: oneill@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Here are some openings the BSA is currently seeking help on, reach out the bsa.chelmsford@gmail.com if you are interested in any of these positions!

We have a number of Byam School community members we are an integral part of our Byam School workday community as Byam substitutes. We are always looking for more substitutes to add to this great group! If you would like to learn more information about the flexibility of substituting at Byam School, email or call Carolyn Quinn at quinncm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us or phone 978-251-5144.

Stay Connected to the Byam School Association, Click on the Live links below for more...

Zoom • Email • Website • Facebook • Minutes • Donate • Volunteering​

Below you will find the Chelmsford Community Education fall course book where there are activities for young children and teens of many ages.

Office: Secretary Quinn quinncm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Clerk/Attendance: murphys@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Principal Fredette fredettej@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Assistant Principal Dolan dolane@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Website: https://byam.chelmsfordschools.org/about/
Location: 25 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5144