Weekly Bulletin
February 12,2024
UPCOMING EVENTS
Important Dates:
Monday - Friday- February - No School 19th-23rd ( February Recess)
Monday - February 26th (School Re-opens)
Tuesday - March 5, 2024: Early Dismissal at 11:00
Thursday-Friday- April 4-12 ELA MCAS
Monday- Friday -April - No School -15th-19th (Spring Break)
Monday - April 22 -( School Re-opens)
Monday-Friday - April 29th-May 3rd. Postural screenings
Monday-Tuesday - May 7th-17th Math/Science MCAS
Email: mccarthy_attendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Please Send Email: Prior to 9am on the day of the absence (same as current voicemail option) Please Include: Child’s name, Grade, and Reason for absence.
We encourage you to use the email option when reporting an absence, dismissal, etc. Parents are still free to use the phone system to report absences, but you are encouraged to use email for greater office efficiency.
If you prefer, you can certainly call the attendance line prior to 9:00am, at 978-251-5122, please press 1.
We will continue to send automated emails when students are absent. The email serves as notification that your student is not in school and will be marked absent.
In order for an absence to be marked as "Excused", families will need to provide medical documentation.
Thank you for your understanding.
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Massachusetts General Law c. 71,s. 57 requires all publicly enrolled students in grades 5 through 9 to receive annual postural screening for scoliosis. Postural screening is essential as our child is going through his/her most rapid rate of growth during 5th-9th grade. During this time, early detection of a spinal curvature can create opportunity for the easiest treatment to correct the growth of the spine. Not recognizing the problem until the child is fully grown can lead to serious complications as an adult, such as pain and even difficulty breathing, which may only be corrected by surgery.
Generally, these screens are part of your child's annual physical examination with the pediatrician. If you would like to opt out of this screening, if your child has had this screening with their healthcare provider, please let us know in writing, no later than April 22nd. OPT OUT HERE
We will conduct our postural screenings on April 29th-May 3rd.
It is important to note that on the day of screening, the screenings will be conducted ensuring the privacy of our students. We ask that female students wear or bring a bathing suit top on the day of the screening; sports bras may cover the scapula and obscure the visualization of the spine and therefore are not optimal. Males will be asked to remove their shirt to ensure appropriate visualization of the bare back to properly see the curves of the spine. If your child is not comfortable participating in this screening during the school day, you may decline the screening by contacting the school nurse. We recommend, in this case, contacting your health care provider to ensure they are screened at their annual physical.
Please call your school nurse with any questions,
Sincerely,
Your McCarthy School Nurses
Maeghan Hughes and Regina Clancy
Fax: 978-256-9230
Phone:978-251-5122 x7463 and x7406
McCarthy's LOST & FOUND
McCarthy's LOST & FOUND is filling up with sweatshirts, jackets, water bottles, hats, notebooks, and other "stuff". Please have your students check for any missing items. All items are on the lost and found table in the cafeteria. Any unclaimed items will be donated at the end of February Break. Thank You
YEARBOOK
The wait is OVER! Sign up today to purchase your 2023-2024 yearbook online at: http://yearbooks2.pixami.com/McCarthyMiddleSchool/home3/Bookstore.jsp The deadline for purchasing is Friday, April 12th, 2024, book are $16.00.
Hello McCarthy Families,
Thanks in advance for reading these important updates!
McCarthy Update:
McCarthy PTO has some exciting activities coming up! Check out the important dates below:
Dine to Donate January 2024: Tired of cooking? McCarthy & Parker PTOs have partnered up with Weco to offer a unique dine to donate January 17- February 7th. Order pre-made meals, appetizers and desserts to cook at home for the whole family. #dinnersolved! Click here to see the Chelmsford Middle School Menu!
UML River Hawks Hockey Game: UML Riverhawks will be hosting Chelmsford Middle School night Friday, February 9th. Puck drop is at 7:15 P.M. Meet all your middle school friends at the Tsongas for a great night of hockey. Tickets are $10 each. Click link to purchase tickets: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Parkermiddle4
Harlem Globetrotters: Join Middle School families as we watch the Harlem Globetrotters at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on Monday, February 12th at 7pm! Be prepared to see amazing basketball talent mixed in with crazy comedy, great choreography, and audience participation - great family friendly entertainment! Tickets can be purchased via the following link: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2ffevo-enterprise.com%2fevent%2fParkermccarthymiddle%3fr%3d8&c=E,1,f9G-kuzDF8yK7kxr1MgOmreC_h2Qt4ODoS5mNYIekKbo7mp60q5xBh64IPS2GvGFwgqmayRgVkxF94ksJMHD1H8J_S2-ktVTy3BayzMv&typo=1
🗓️ 2024 Calendar Raffle: This year McCarthy PTO and Parker PTO have collaborated to create 2 awesome calendar raffles with amazing prizes. Our theme is: Less Screen Time, More Teen Time! Each school has their own unique calendar filled with amazing activities to do with friends. Every 10 calendars sold, will get your favorite McCarthy student's name in a drawing for an awesome student participation grand prize. . Calendars will be sold February 6th- February 27th. Winners will be drawn every day in March.
If you have any questions, please reach out to: PTO.McCarthy@gmail.com
Special thanks to all of our sponsors for making this calendar the best one yet!! Check out the attached calendar raffle and flyer for more details.
Hello McCarthy Families,
Make plans to celebrate the end of the school year: Take the family out to the ballgame!
Your kids can join fellow students from both McCarthy and Parker to enjoy watching the Boston Red Sox play the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, May 30th at 7:10pm. Tickets are $40 per person with a portion of the proceeds benefiting both PTOs.
Tickets are expected to sell out like last year so act fast to get in on the action!
- Go to: https://givebutter.com/gMsmi9 to place your order.
- Or, use the QR code below and on the attached flyer.
- Print out our flyer as your reminder!
NOTE: Tickets will be emailed to your MLB app directly in May!
File attachments:
2024 Chelmsford Middle School Night at Fenway Park.pdf
Taste of Chelmsford Raffle Tickets
The Center School PTO is excited to announce the Taste of Chelmsford calendar raffle! This year’s raffle will run in February, and has amazing prizes offered daily from area restaurants and businesses. Funds raised from the Taste directly support enrichment programs for students at Center. Tickets are $25 and each ticket can win 29 times in February! All prizes are valued at $100 or more. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold, so get yours now before they sell out!
Purchase your raffle tickets today at: www.tasteofchelmsford.com
Lunch/Cafeteria Reminder:
Lunch/Cafeteria Reminder:
Our school is considered to be "nut aware" and not nut free. Although nuts are allowed, no students are permitted to share food in the building. It is also considered best practice not to have students bring in shelled peanuts for the safety of others. It is important for students to understand that if they are bringing in nut products, they cannot share them regardless of whether the other student is allergic or not. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that no student experiences an anaphylactic response and we can help prevent those events together.
While we have these discussions with students throughout the day, it would be helpful and appreciated if you would address this at home as well.
Medication should be given by the nurse
Good afternoon,
Just a reminder to parents that home medication should not be sent to school with students, the health office is well equipped to medicate, and can call home or work with families for specific needs. Students should not take medication unsupervised at school.
Thank you,
Gina Clancy, LPN
School Nurse
McCarthy Middle School
978-251-5122 x 7406
Our after-school Activity programs
Please contact your child’s counselor if you have any concerns whether it is attendance related or not. Specific class/assignment related questions or concerns should be directed to the particular teacher involved. Our counselor assignments are as follows:
Elyse Seero: Students Starting Last Name with H-N seeroe@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Jessica Weaver : Students Starting Last Name with O-Z weaverj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Contact Us: PTO.McCarthy@gmail.com
McCarthy Middle School
Email: mannioni@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Location: 250 North Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5122