Hello Families,

We want to send out a big thank you to our PTO and all of the families that helped out with the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. Our staff was very grateful for the amazing food and beautiful decorations. The lemonade was a bit hit too! Our luncheon crew is featured above.

Our families have made so many contributions to our upcoming Sunshine Dance and Basket Raffle either through donations of items or time. Please see our basket wrapping team above. It's a labor of love!! We really have such a supportive community.

Please make sure to take our survey below regarding our effectiveness as a school and district. We value your input!

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson =)

Monday, May 12th

MCAS Math - Grade 4

Tuesday, May 13th

• Walk to School Day
• MCAS Math - Grade 4
• Box Top Task Force Meeting, 7:00pm, Zoom (link in PTO Corner)

Wednesday, May 14th

• MCAS - Math Grade 3

Thursday, May 15th

• MCAS - Math Grade 3

Friday, May 16th

• Student Council Added Spirit Day: 'Jersey Day'. Students and staff are invited to wear sports jerseys, tee shirts, etc from professional teams, their own teams, etc.

Saturday, May 17th

• PTO Sunshine Dance/Basket Raffle, 6:00-8:00pm, South Row

Monday, May 19th

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

Tuesday, May 20th

• Rising Kindergarten Parent/Caregiver Input into Placement Forms Due
• Rising Kindergarten Screening

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
• 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
• 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.

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.

Donation Link: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=5385266&fr_id=161211&pg=personal

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

Restorative Practices Parent/Caregiver Presentation: Click on the links below to access the presentation recording and padlet link that has resources for families.

• Presentation link

• Padlet link

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,

Spring has arrived! And so have allergies. If your student is experiencing allergy symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and itchy/red eyes, here are some things that might help:

• Have your child wash their hands and face and change their clothing after playing outside.

• Keep the windows closed (if possible) to keep the allergens out of the house.

• Talk to your child’s pediatrician about starting an over the counter allergy medication.

• If your child has eye irritation, talk to their pediatrician about over the counter allergy eye drops.

• Have your child shower before bed.

• Apply cold compresses to irritation eyes

• Apply warm compresses to the nose or face to relieve congestion. You can also try over the counter saline spray for nasal congestion.

Warmly,

Nurse V.

Basket Raffle 2025 NEEDS YOU!

We are looking for helpers during the Sunshine Dance 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

2025 Basket Raffle Slideshow

Curious what these GINORMOUS baskets look like? Check them out here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pTISZjDqQMAOKIvo0bzuK_67X-LXts6gTxknjRzUooM/edit?usp=sharing

Box Tops Task Force

Join us for our first meeting on Tues. May 13th at 7pm via Google meet. We will have a short discussion about areas we might want to consider utilizing our box tops winnings.

Zoom meeting: Tues. May 13th at 7:00pm

Virtual Meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/91269436905?pwd=NylAa4kbb9mdPe6seXQjiXVAM1mbQ4.1

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

Mr. Jayson Ramalho, M.Ed.

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
• Mr. Jayson 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