We are in the final stretch! Next week is chock full of events. Thank you to all those volunteers for Author's Day on Monday, we couldn't pull this off without you. In addition to Author's Day, we have our last Student Council (group B) meeting, Try it Tuesday, Grade 4 Wet Labs enrichment, Fitfest, incoming Kindergarten tours and 4th grade Field Day. It's going to be a busy and fun week for everyone!

A Family Survey has been shared with you and we hope you will participate. It will help us get to know our community better and consider our entire population in future planning. We will have computers set up at school for you to use when you are visiting or volunteering. You can also do it online from home. Please make sure to complete this brief but important questionnaire.

Family Survey Link

Enjoy your weekend.

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

• Authors Day, 9:30AM
• Student Council, Group B, 3:30-4:15pm

• Tentative Final Whole School Reward
• Try it Tuesday: Bell Peppers

• Fit Fest
• Wet Labs Enrichment Program, Grade 4
• Rising Kindergarten Family Tours, 10:30am and 2:00pm

• Rain Date for Fit Fest

Friday, June 9th

• Grade 4 Clap Out
• Grade 4 Field Day

• June 12th- Rain-Date Grade 4 Field Day
• June 13th- Kindergarten Musical - Richman/Patriquin, 2:15-3:00PM, Cafe
• June 14th, Walk to School Day - "Its Almost Summer"
• June 14th - Kindergarten Musical - Sbordy/Rigby, 2:15-3:00PM, Cafe
• June 14th - Moving Up Day ( for students rising to grades 1-4)
• June 15th - Last Day of School for Students (half day) ~ Students dismissed at 11:45AM
• June 15th- Last Day of School - Gr. 4 Moving on Ceremony, 9:30AM, Cafeteria
• June 16th - FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF SUMMER VACATION - Happy Summer 2023! See you in August! We wish our fourth-grade students and families well. Remember, you are ALWAYS part of the South Row family!

**Please note: additional activities could be added.

Upcoming Try it Tuesday Dates and Food Selections:

• 6/6 bell peppers

Engineering Day Photos: Enjoy the following links with pictures!

• Slideshow of Photos
• Link of Photos

Family Survey: Please fill out the CPS Family Survey here. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

Water Bottles/Sunscreen: The warm weather is here and hopefully will stick around! Please send your child to school with a water bottle daily. Students will be outside for recess and other activities, please remember to apply sunscreen too!

Lost and Found: We have many items in our lost and found. We will be putting tables out on Author's Day and throughout the final weeks to give families a chance to find missing items. Please make sure to check it out!

Thank you Ms. Tanya and Ms. Meg: Meg Bates's and Tanya Songtachalert's (our current psych interns) last day will be Friday, June 9. Meg will continue her training at Manville School (Baker Center for Children and Families). We appreciate all they have done for the students, staff, and families at South Row. Please join us by wishing them both the best on their professional journeys!

Author's Day: Thank you to all those who have volunteered for Author's Day. At the end of this event students will be served a popsicle. If you have any concerns about this please contact Nurse V. The popsicle brand and ingredients are below.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

School bus registration for the 2023-24 school year is underway. We need to begin to collect data on riders for the fall so efficient routes may be developed for the start of the school year.

An 'early bird' payment discount is available for registrations completed by July 4, 2023. Information pertaining to school bus transportation may be found on the Chelmsford Public Schools Transportation web page.

Register Now

Please see the attached flyer and registration directions for more details. It is very important that every student is registered to ride the bus regardless of if there is a fee. Registering now allows the transportation department to begin building routes for optimum efficiency, and if you are required to pay a fee, you save money by registering early.

A few reminders about student transportation:

• All students who desire to ride the school bus to or from school must register every year, even if they are not required to pay a fee.
• All registrations and payments are processed online using MySchoolBucks
• When registering, each student must be entered separately in MySchoolBucks. For families with more than one child riding the bus, a registration must be completed for each child.
• MySchoolBucks will provide assistance for using their online registration system if needed during the registration process. MySchoolBucks may be reached directly at (855) 832-5226.

REGISTRATION PROCESS: You will need to look up each student in MySchoolBucks and add each student to your account. Looking each student up will require name and LASID or birthdate. Each student must be registered separately. For students new to the district, please allow 24 hours prior to registering on MySchoolBucks.

For more information, see the attached flyer or contact the Chelmsford Public Schools Office of Transportation.

Note from the Nurse’s office:

As the school year comes to a close, it is our policy that medications be picked up by a parent or another responsible adult. Please plan to pick up your child’s medication before your child’s last day.

Medications can be picked up on June 13th and 14th during the hours of 8:30am- 3:00pm. I will also be available for medication pick up on June 15th from 8:30am-3:30pm. If you are unable to come in during these times, please call or email me and we will make other arrangements. All medications that are not picked up by June 15th at 3:00PM will be disposed of per the Department of Public Health regulations.

A Message for current Grade 2 Parents:

In accordance with Massachusetts General Law, Chelmsford requires all third grade students to have a current physical on file in our health office. Please keep this in mind when making appointments over the summer for physicals. Incoming third graders should have a physical dated January 2023 to December 2023, and a copy needs to be submitted to the health office by January 2024. You can email updated physicals to me at vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

Warmly,

Nurse V.

But now, take a look at ALL of the amazing events, fundraisers, and activities we were able to provide this year (see image below)! And these are just the PTO sponsored ones! Which was your favorite? We as an organization are so incredibly thankful for all our volunteers' hard work and dedication to the students and community here at South Row. Even just attending an event is helpful and appreciated. No small gesture goes unnoticed with us. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THIS AMAZING SCHOOL YEAR!! ❤️

• Tentative Breakfast & Lunch Menu
• Breakfast Sign Up Information
• Early Release Day Lunch Sign Up Information
• Direct Link to Food Services webpage

Set Up Your Account Now

Directions to set up your account and order:

1. URL Link: family.onlineordering.linq.com
2. Sign up now: Email, create password.
3. School District: Chelmsford Public Schools
4. Student ID: This can be found on x2- Child’s student ID number
5. Last Name: (You can also search and add siblings/family members at this time). Once this is completed, student’s name should appear on page.

How to order meals

1. School Menu-breakfast online ordering
2. Scroll to day/week you are selecting breakfast (top right of page)
3. Find date, select meal option
4. Add item to cart/Select Add to order
5. Click on shopping cart icon at top right of page
6. Click Check out
7. Select pick up location: Elementary pick-up location classroom
8. Place order

If you are having difficulty setting up an account, please reach out to contacts below and we will gladly assist you.

Nancy Antolini, Director of Nutrition Services

• Email: antolinin@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Holley Ready, School Nutrition Office Manager

• Email: readyh@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
• (978) 251-5111 ext: 5641

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