CHIPS Weekly Update

• With colder temperatures settling in for the winter, please be sure to dress your child for the weather. We try to get the children outside as often as possible (even when it's cold), and we want them to be comfortable and having fun outside!

• During the winter months, our car drop off and pick up line tends to get longer. It is our goal to keep arrival and dismissal flowing as efficiently as possible. You can help by having your child ready to get out of the car at drop off and getting them buckled in right away at pick up. Thank you for your help!

• If you are new to the car drop off/pick up line, please remember that it is prohibited to pass busses when their lights are flashing. If busses are still loading/unloading when you are ready to exit the CHIPS parking lot, please wait for busses to be done loading/unloading and turn off their lights, indicating it is safe to pass.

• December 26-January 2- NO SCHOOL- December Recess
• January 10- NO SCHOOL- Professional Development
• January 16- NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Day

CHIPS will begin to conduct the vision screenings throughout the upcoming months. You will only receive information if a referral or further actions are required regarding your child's result. If your child is followed by a specialist or you choose to OPT OUT of this screening, please email our School Nurse Kristen Lynch stating so.

Below are helpful and in'sight'ful 😊links regarding vision and eye health.

We have a supply of rapid COVID test kits available for families. If you need a COVID test kit, please contact the CHIPS main office. Test kits must be picked up by parents. We cannot send them home in backpacks.

Please use our absence line (978-251-5188 Option 0) 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.

Thank you to all who attended our most recent PTO meeting! Our next meeting will be on Thursday, January 5th at 6:30pm in the CHIPS cafeteria. As always, there will be a link for those who would like to attend virtually. The meeting link is below.

For planning purposes, the PTO will hold its annual sock drive in February. We collect new socks in all sizes and donate them to The Wish Project. More information will be shared after the holidays.

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