Dear Center Community,

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving break filled with joyful, peaceful gatherings. Given the short week ahead, the next update will be sent out on December 4th. A reminder that Wednesday, November 23rd is a half-day for all students and staff.

As we approach this season of thanksgiving we are ever grateful for the caring, supportive, and dedicated Center community. There is a true partnership between staff and families to make Center a nurturing and effective place to learn and grow. Thank you for our sweet treats on Thursday. They were a nice sur"pies" :).

Staff Updates

Shannen Yost is returning from parental leave on Monday, November 21st. Welcome back, Shannen.

Center Chirps:

• A reminder that Wednesday is a half day of school for all students. Please make your teachers aware of any changes to your dismissal plans.
• Please be sure to check the lost and found if you are coming in to dismiss your student.

Have a good week.

Warm Regards,

Dianna and Donna

Dear 3rd Grade Parent,

Please remember to send in a copy of your child’s required third grade physical for the 2022-23 school year, if you have not already done so. A physical completed between Jan 2022 and June 2023 (18 months) is requested. A Physical Exam includes a statement that your child has no physical restrictions and communicates that your child is safe to participate in all school activities.

Massachusetts General Law 105 CMR 200.00 Section 100 requires that a child be examined every three to four years after entering school. Chelmsford Public Schools requires a physical exam on file for all kindergarten, third, sixth, and ninth graders You may send in the original and a copy can be made and return the original to you or have your child’s doctor’s office fax it to Center School Nurse at 978-256-4282 (Fax).

Thank you,

Kathy Rossman BSN RN

WE'RE ON AMAZON SMILE!

Your Amazon shopping can now help support Center School! Here’s how:

1) enroll in Amazon Smile: smile.amazon.com

2) add Center School PTO Inc as your charity: (or find us here!)

3) start your shopping at smile.amazon.com, or shop in the mobile app AFTER you activate AmazonSmile in your settings

Questions? Email us at pto.center@gmail.com

Dear Center Families,

As we approach the holiday season the Center Cares program at Center School is accepting gift card donations to help our families that need some extra support. Gift cards in $20-$25 increments (or any amount) from Target or Walmart would be most welcome! If you are able to make a donation, gift cards will be accepted at the front office.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and care.

Warm regards,

Ms. Lallas, Center School Counselor

With the first term report card and parent-teacher conferences approaching for students in grades 1-4, we wanted to provide you with some information for Standards Based Report Cards, as this year may be the first time some parents are seeing this type of report card. For our kindergarten families, although you will not receive your child’s first report card until January, we felt it important to begin to share this information with you.

A Standards Based Report Card provides important information to help parents and guardians better understand their child’s progress in school towards meeting the expected end of year standards. These report cards list the standards and report the performance the student exhibits. There are four performance levels that teachers use in order to provide parents with feedback on progress on the standards. Classroom teachers are using multiple measures to assess your child’s performance. By the end of each year, parents should clearly see the progress the student is making in school.

For additional information, please visit out Standards-Based Report Cards page at http://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Page/1299. This webpage includes all information about Standards-Based Report Cards, including sample report cards for all levels

Report cards are available on the Aspen X2 parent portal and will continue to be reported on Aspen X2 in in future terms in an electronic format only. We encourage you to go onto X2 and retrieve your child’s report card electronically each term.

Please do not hesitate to reach out, should you have any questions.

NOVEMBER

• Wednesday, November 23: Students will be dismissed at 11:45

• Thursday, November 24: No School (Thanksgiving)

• Friday, November 25: No School

• Tuesday, November 29: Term 1 (Gr 1-4) End of Marking Period

DECEMBER

• Friday, December 2: Retake Pictures

• Wednesday, December 7: Half day (Professional day)

• Winter Gift Room, December 12 - 16

• Wednesday, December 14: Term 1 Gr 1-4) Grades available online

• Friday, December 16: Chelmsford Pride Spirit Day

• Mon - Fri, December 26 - 30: December recess

If school is delayed or canceled this winter, a message will be communicated consistently with past practice as follows:

• An e-mail and telephone message will be sent to the primary contact number of each student and staff member in the district. This is a great time to verify your primary contact number in X2, our student/staff database, at which you desire to be contacted is accurate. If no message is received, school is being conducted as usual that day;

• A message will be displayed on the Chelmsford Public Schools webpage notifying the public of the status of school for the day. If no message is displayed, school is being conducted as usual that day;

• A message will be displayed on local television channels 4, 5, 7, and 25. If no message is displayed, school is being conducted as usual that day.

To allow parents and staff a little extra time to plan and prepare for a school closure, whenever possible, I attempt to make an announcement the night before when it is evident from the forecast that school will be impacted. This is not always possible and many times I need to wait until the early morning hours to make a decision for the district. Under these circumstances, I will endeavor to make and announce a decision by 5:30 a.m. on the day school will be impacted.

A message from Cindy Goldrich:

Thank you for coming to my presentation, Top Ten Strategies for Parenting Children and Teens with ADHD/Executive Function Challenges©.

Here is a handout of the presentation slides.

Top Ten Strategies

Here is a link to the handout mentioned during the talk.

How Bumpy is Your Ride?

This article talks about the value of movement in helping kids pay attention:
​Can You Just Sit Still and Pay Attention?

Here is the recording:

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/iXo320T1thTG-3Q190Ku3wBs0pOAeEkVFZt12rXXajQJBstN977d8MOQvgBAWhWG.bPbWsT1C8N9WFR75?startTime=1666911840000

Passcode: Z%3b?Q3k

Dear Chelmsford School Community,

As you all know we have changed from Send Money to School to Higher Standards Family Portal for our online deposits. The following is how to set up an account if you have not already done so.

Login to https://chelmsford.familyportal.cloud/

1. Click My Account
2. Enter Username and password
3. Submit

Or

1. If you do not have a username set up and register your username and select pass phrase

To add a student:

1. Click Add Person
2. Enter ID #
3. Enter First Name
4. Enter Last Name
5. Submit

To make a deposit:

1. Click Deposit
2. Add Amount you want to deposit
3. Click check out
4. Click where it says credit card
5. Enter Credit Card information and address information
6. Click Pay
7. When payment is approved you will get a green bar at the top of the screen saying it was successful.

Any questions or concerns please contact:

Nancy Antolini, Chelmsford Schools Nutrition Director

978-251-5111 x5642 | antolinin@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Email: fulreaderd@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Domain/9
Location: 84 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA, United States
Phone: 978-251-5155
Twitter: @Center_CCS