CHIPS Weekly Update

Hello CHIPS Families,

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.

Megan McGuirk- CHIPS Coordinator

School Picture Days will be October 13th and November 30th. All ordering will be online this year! Flyers are going home with children and a copy is attached below.

The Chelmsford SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) will hold its first meeting Thursday, October 6th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually and the link is below.

SEPAC is a collaboration of volunteer parent leaders and school district administrators to build effective parent-school partnerships to support family engagement. The meeting is open to all parents of children with disabilities and other interested parties.

We encourage all parents to attend and learn more about how SEPAC can support you!

• October 10- No School- Columbus Day
• October 13- School Pictures
• October 18- No School- Professional Development

"Hand washing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

As your child grows, they will continue to learn about the importance of cleanliness and how the role of proper hand washing plays in preventing the spread of infection. We practice and daily instill the healthy habit with your children to wash their hands with soap and water: before and after eating, after using the bathroom/toilet, after playing outside and simply when in need. We also encourage proper cough and sneeze techniques/etiquette as a healthy part of germ control.

They are truly amazing at catching on! Please encourage your child to continue this practice every day at home as well.

In the weeks ahead, I will be visiting classrooms with some fun interactive role playing about GERMS!

Included below are fun age-appropriate resources to share with the family (and dance along with)!

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).

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!!

Thank you to all who attend our first PTO meeting, either in person or virtually! We had a great turnout of families. We appreciate your support!

A link to the CHIPS PTO Directory is below. This is a great place to find contact information for play dates, birthday parties, etc. If you have not signed up for the directory and would like to do so, please let the CHIPS main office know.

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