CHIPS Weekly Update

School Pictures are coming up! Picture days at CHIPS are October 1 & 2. Retakes. Make ups will be held on November 13. Paper flyers and order forms will be sent home with students next week, and a copy of the flyer is attached below for your convenience. Additionally, you may order online at https://www.mylifetouch.com. The picture day IDs for CHIPS picture days and retake day are below.

Picture Day ID: EVT8TWG3J

Retake Picture Day ID: EVT7HP4VB

The CHIPS PTO is selling Spirit Wear! Flyers have been sent home with students, and there is a copy attached below for your convenience. This fundraiser helps us fund classroom enrichments!

Our next meeting will be on Monday, October 6 at 6:30pm at CHIPS. We hope that you'll consider getting involved with the CHIPS PTO! As always, there will be a link for those who would like to attend virtually. The meeting link is below.

Below you will find a link to the CHIPS PTO directory. This is a great place to find information for playdates, birthday parties, etc. If your information is not in the directory and you would like it to be, please complete the sign up form that was in your child's welcome folder or contact the CHIPS office.

The state of Massachusetts offers free breakfast and lunch to ALL students. At the preschool level, AM students can receive free breakfast; PM students can receive free lunch. If you are interested in receiving free breakfast or lunch for your child and have not already signed up, please complete the Google Form below. Please note that it usually takes a day or two after signing up for your child to start receiving meals.

• October 1 & 2- School Pictures
• October 13- NO SCHOOL. Columbus Day
• October 23- NO SCHOOL. Professional Development

Please be aware our school follows the Chelmsford Public School Illness Health Policy

We recommend children do not come to school if they appear to be ill. We advise

to keep your child home if he/she has a sore throat, severe cold, rash, fever,

vomiting and/or diarrhea. Your child needs to stay home if he/she has any of the

Following:

● Strep Throat: If strep throat is suspected and the child either has had a negative

throat culture or has been on antibiotics and fever free for a full 24 hours.

● A fever over 100: May return to school when he/she is fever free for 24 hours

without medication (e.g. Tylenol or Advil).

● Vomiting and/or diarrhea: May return to school 24 hours after his/her last

vomiting and/or diarrhea episode.

● Red or pink itchy eyes with crusty and or green/yellow drainage: May return

to school the day after treatment for 24 hours or has no further eye discharge.

● Head Lice or nits (eggs): The nurse will assess the student for the presence of

head lice or nits. If head lice or nits are detected, the nurse will contact the

parent/guardian and provide education on lice treatment. Based on the discretion

of the school nurse, some situations may warrant a dismissal from school

● A rash of unknown cause: May require MD clearance at the discretion of the

school nurse.

If a child is too ill to remain in school the nurse will call parent/guardian and/or

emergency contact numbers for dismissal.

If a child has been absent due to a communicable disease, a physician’s release may be required

before returning to school.

https://chelmsfordschools.org/departments/health-services/health-policies/

Please contact School Nurse Kristen Lynch with any questions or concerns

Please use our absence line (978-251-5188 Option 0) or our attendance email (chipsattendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us) to report your child's absence from school and be sure to state the reason for the absence (illness, appointment, travel, etc). If your child is out due to illness, please let us know the nature of the illness (fever, vomiting, cough, etc.).

Nurse Kristen can be reached by calling the CHIPS main number (978-251-5188) and selecting option 3.

Our CHIPS Little Free Library- such a fun way to help foster a love of reading in our preschoolers! Feel free to stop by with your child and borrow a book! Please remember to return the book when you are finished:) If you have books at home that you would like to donate, please put them in the Little Library or send them into CHIPS with your child. Thank you!!

Email: mcguirkm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://chelmsfordschools.org
Location: 170 Dalton Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: (978)251-5188