Hello Families,

We will be conducting our final ALICE drill this year the week of May 26th. Please use this link to access family resources. Teachers will prepare students for the drill on Thursday (5/22) or Friday (5/23). Additionally, teachers will debrief with students after the drill. We will continue to use our new Emergency Alert System during the drill which is located in the cafeteria, gym, near the playground and in the pods. This system is an additional safety feature added this year.

We eagerly await our beloved Author's Day event on May 29th. Thank you so much to those of you who have already volunteered. Please consider volunteering to help this whole school event run smoothly. Family volunteers will have an opportunity to sit with students and listen as they share their writing. it is a great opportunity to spend time with your children as well. You can use this link to sign up.

On Author's Day students are offered a popsicle at the end of the event. The popsicles are being provided by Food Services. If you DO NOT want your child to have a popsicle please complete this OPT OUT form.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Terri and Jayson

Saturday, May 17th

• Sunshine Dance and Raffle Basket Drawing, 6-8:00pm
• As a reminder, all children must be actively supervised by a parent/caregiver at this event.

Monday, May 19th

• Student Grade Level Meetings w/ Mrs. Gilbert & Dr. Ramalho

Tuesday, May 20th

• Rising Kindergarten Parent/Caregiver Input into Placement Forms Due
• Rising Kindergarten Screening
• Try it Tuesday - kiwi

Wednesday, May 21st

• Rising Kindergarten Screening
• ELL Picnic, McCarthy Cafe, 6:00pm

Thursday, May 22nd

• Art Show, 6-8:00pm, South Row
• Fitness for Cure, 8:00am, Basketball Courts
• Sign up here if your child(ren) plans to attend
• AT THIS TIME THE EVENT IS NOT A DROP OFF EVENT - CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT!

Friday, May 23rd

• Chelmsford/South Row Spirit Day
• Fitness for Cure (Rain Date), 8:00am, basketball Courts
• Grade 3 Engineering Day

Monday, May 26th

• No School - Memorial Day

Thursday, May 29th

• Authors Day, 9:30am , Mark your calendars! Lots of volunteers needed!
• VOLUNTEER LINK - CLICK HERE

Friday, May 30th

• Unified Games Day at McCarthy, 10:00-12:00pm

Monday, June 2nd

• Kindness Matters Day - Students and staff encouraged to wear kindness shirts and complete kind acts
• Music Share All Week w/ Mrs. Cooper in Music Classes
• Gr. 4 Field Trip to Parker Middle School

Tuesday, June 3rd

• End of Term 1 Grades K-4
• Virtual PTO Meeting, 8:00pm

Wednesday, June 4th

• Gr. K Discovery Museum Enrichment Lights and Color
• Gr. 3 Field Trip to Concord

Thursday, June 5th

• Kindergarten Musical, 9:45am

Friday, June 6th

• High Five Friday with CPD
• Student Council Added Spirit Day: 'Dress Up Fancy' Day
• Students are invited to wear their fanciest outfits.
• CHS Senior Clap Out
• Gr. 4 PTO Movie Night, 6:00pm

Monday, June 9th

• Incoming Kindergarten Family Tours, 10:00am and 2:00pm

Wednesday, June 11th

• Fit Fest w/ Mrs. Brown
• Gr. 1 and 2: 10:00-11:30am
• Gr. 3 and 4: 1:35-3:05pm
• Gr. K: 2:20-3:00pm

Thursday, June 12th

• Fit Fest Rain Date (same times as above)

Friday, June 13th

• Gr. 4 Field Day
• South Row/Chelmsford Spirit Day

Monday, June 16th

• Gr. 4 Field Day Rain Date
• Move Up Day Gr. K-3

Tuesday, June 17th

• Gr. 4 Portfolio Picnic, 9:30-11:00am
• Anticipated Last Day of School for Students (half day) - Students dismissed at 11:45am

Wednesday, June 18th

• First Day of Summer 2025! See you in August!

Dear Chelmsford Families,

Our district values your feedback! We are currently surveying The Chelmsford Public Schools families in order to gain insight into your perception of our school and district's effectiveness. We also want to better understand barriers to families accessing our schools and programs. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We want to know what you think.

To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2025 Family Survey as we did in 2023 and 2024 as well. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses anonymous. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and district as good as they can be.

You may complete the survey online between Thursday May 1st and Friday June 13th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website below: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/chelmsfordma/family25/surveys

If you have multiple CPS school-aged children, please feel free to fill out multiple surveys to represent each individual child’s experience. The first question on the survey will be a dropdown to select which school you are filling the survey out for.

We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact your building Principal.

Thank you in advance for your time.

• Donation Link: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=5385266&fr_id=161211&pg=personal
• Donations will also be accepted in person at the event
• This is NOT a drop off event at this time. Should this change, we will notify families.
• Students must be supervised by an adult

Authors Day (a special event for South Row students) is scheduled rain or shine, Thursday, May 29th from 9:00-10:30am. We need lots of volunteers from our community to make this event possible. Please sign up on the google form to volunteer. We appreciate your consideration! A special thank you to our event coordinators Meghan Wynne, Abbey Ciardi, and Laaia Albanese for organizing this truly special event.

On Author's Day students are offered a popsicle at the end of the event. The popsicles are being provided by Food Services. If you DO NOT want your child to have a popsicle please complete this OPT OUT form.

Art Show, Thursday, May 22nd, 6:00-8:00pm

Mrs. C is looking for volunteers to support with the Art Show. Please click on the link if you are able to help with supporting this special event.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4CABAA22ABFC1-56051456-2025/112164240#/

Authors Day, Thursday, May 29th, 9:00-10:30am

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMazlcpcC2jck_qF1rbyUdlsk8RfIwaLzOyfz9MvHNBgooPA/viewform

Fit Fest is June 11th (rain date 12th)!

Please check your emails for more information to volunteer. You can also click the link here to help out. Volunteers must have a valid CORI with the main office. Thank you! ~Mrs. Brown

Click here for K volunteers

Click here for 1st and 2nd grade Volunteers

Click here for 3rd and 4th grade Volunteers

Recurring Reminders:

• Smartphones and Smart Watches: We strongly discourage sending your child to school with smart phones or watches. If your child brings either of these devices to school the expectation is that they are turned off and in their backpack.
• Snacks: Please remember to send your child in with a snack. The school has a very limited supply that gets depleted quickly and it is not to every students liking.

• PE Reminder: Please help your child to remember to bring sneakers when they have Phys Ed. Snow boots are great for recess, but unsafe for the gymnasium. Also on PE days, I would suggest students wear T-shirts or layers so they can take their long sleeve off when they get hot. Thank you!

• IIQ Help Desk Tickets: Some families have been using an unmonitored email for support with accessing the Aspen Family Portal. Instead, please use the incident IQ request form located on the CPS website under the parent drop down menu. Here is the direct link: https://chelmsford.incidentiq.com/guest/TKHNDKXH/parent-support#top .

Dear South Row Families,

This is a reminder that it is school policy to report when your child has been absent due to an illness. We request that everyone does this consistently. There are students at our school who have a serious autoimmune condition related to strep throat and other common infections. It is important that these families know if their child has been exposed to strep or other illnesses. If your child becomes sick, please notify Mrs. Sepe and/or me via phone or email. We thank you in advance for your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe, healthy environment for all of our students.

One more reminder, please monitor your child for head lice. The following information is helpful to keep in mind about head lice:

Head lice can happen to anyone. It is not a sign of poor hygiene habits or of being dirty. Even though they do not jump or fly, lice can spread from one student to another by sharing combs, brushes, clothing, and hats.

Please do your part to prevent the spread of this communicable condition by checking your child(ren) on a regular basis. Lice infestation is much easier to treat if caught early. If you should discover a case of head lice, please notify the health office, as well as the parents of your child’s close contacts. This is the best way to protect your family and community. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact me via email or phone call.

Dandruff and lice are easy to confuse. The two look similar, but close inspection reveals key differences. Nits stick to the hair while dandruff flakes, easily falling off of hair. While dandruff is visible on the scalp, lice lay eggs on hair, not the scalp.

Warmly,

Nurse V.

vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Basket Raffle 2025 NEEDS YOU!

Can you spare a bit of your time during our Sunshine Dance? We are still looking for helpers to help us pull off the more ginormous basket raffle around! We need help with set up, ticket sales, basket claims, security, and clean up!

Use the link here to offer your hand! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A5AF2CA6F4C25-56490291-basket

Author's Day!

Authors Day will be taking place on Thursday, May 29th from 9:00am-10:30am (rain or shine). This beloved annual tradition needs YOUR help to succeed! Please [click here] to volunteer for this special event.

We will be offering a virtual option for those that would like to join the monthly PTO meeting but can't make it in person. Please use this link to join the meeting virtually.

We welcome you to check out ou Connections Calendar and provide feedback using this link.

Please click on the "button" below to access resources and supports available. Do not hesitate to reach out to any support team member with any questions you may have.

**Please note: We continuously update the button below with new resources as they arise.

This section is comprised of the following items pertaining to food services

• Website
• Breakfast Information
• Tentative Breakfast/Lunch Menus

Mrs. Terri Gilbert

Principal

gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Dr. Jayson A. Ramalho

Assistant Principal

ramalhoj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

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

• Mrs. Terri Gilbert, Principal: gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177 ext. 4
• Dr. Jayson A. 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