Byam Family Newsletter

Byam students and staff had the wonderful and unique opportunity all week to observe Artist-In-Residence Bren Bataclan in action while he immersed Byam 3R's and students' classroom artwork themes into four canvases to display in our Byam building for all to see! The student-created artwork was made for Bren to recreate during his engaging Byam all-school presentation assemblies.

Students finished out the week with a classroom visit "gallery walk" to view the finished four canvases and both listen to artist Mr. Bataclan as he described the process of creating the finished artwork, as well as the opportunity to ask questions.

Thank you to our BSA for organizing and sponsoring this Byam enrichment opportunity!

CPS custodial substitute Jeff Goor celebrated with Byam our wear green on St. Patrick's Day and shared his leprechaun lullaby "Too-La

All of our 2nd grade students took part in engaging classroom planning and creation of "Leprechaun traps". Overnight traces of shenanigans were discovered when students came back into school this morning!

A reminder below from our Byam 4th grade year book committee!

Attention 4th Grade Families! As hard as this reality is hitting that our kiddos are moving onto Middle School in five short months, it’s time we start thinking about all those year end activities! An important 4th Grade tradition is the yearbook! The Yearbook Committee is already hard at work but we need your help! Below you will find a link to our Google drive which holds all those little and not so little anymore faces. Please continue to add your photos to the drive so all students can be well represented in their yearbook! Please be mindful of the following:

• Photos of School events only(no outside birthday parties, playdates, town sports, etc)

• When uploading please “Rename” the photos to show who is in each photo and if you can which event/grade the photo takes place. This is helpful when we start organizing into certain pages!

• We are accepting photos from “Remote Learning” which can obviously be photos of those 1st and 2nd grade years at home!

I know some have had difficulty adding to the Google Drive and if that is the case please feel free to email me at Shannon.decker88@gmail.com We cannot make this yearbook without your help and hope it’s something to look back on for years to come!

-The Yearbook Committee

Our Byam optional Dress for Success Tuesday will be rescheduled for next Tuesday March 22nd! Students interested in taking part are encouraged to dress up as if they are preparing for an interview or fancy-wear day.

We had some great crazy hair creations all over Byam this week! We had lots of fun see smiling faces all week with our theme week!

We remind students that toys, stuffed animals, pokemon cards, etc. need to stay at home or in backpacks unless there is a specific permission or classroom activity planned by their teacher. Toys or trading cards that make their way out to recess are often inadvertently broken or misplaced and can be a barrier to a smooth transition back to classroom learning after recess. Thank you for your support.

We have two Byam staff members running in this year's marathon and parents have asked for links to support their cause. Byam 2nd grade teacher Larissa Weeks and Byam lunch-recess aide Emily Dilworth both are running to raise funds for Tedy's Team.

Mrs. Weeks link: https://www.givengain.com/activist/682753/

Mrs. Dilworth's link: https://www.givengain.com/ap/emily-dilworth-raising-funds-for-tedys-team/

For more about the Tedy's Team organization visit: https://tedysteam.org/the-organization/

Reminder to our Grade 3 and Grade 4 families, the below are MCAS dates. Please make a note of these dates in your home calendars in order to avoid non-medical student tardies or absences.

4th Grade MCAS ELA: April 10th and 11th

3rd Grade MCAS ELA: April 12th and 13th

4th Grade MCAS Math: May 17th and May 18th

3rd Grade MCAS Math: May 15th and May 16th

Come watch your friends sing, dance, play music, do puppetry and MORE, including first-time-ever acts at Byam; you don’t want to miss it!

Saturday, March 25th, 6:00pm

Ticket Will Call Desk: Opens at 5:15pm

@ McCarthy Middle School Auditorium

Hootenanny Ticket pre-orders through PayPal on: https://bit.ly/HootenannyTickets

Tickets will be available at the door, but pre-order is recommended to avoid long lines!

*Performers in the show do not need a ticket.

*Volunteers do not need a ticket.

Ticket sales benefit the Byam School Association ~ thank you for your support!

Hootenanny Questions: ByamHootenanny@gmail.com Karyn Crouthamel, Hootenann

Reserve your seats! It's BOBBLE HEAD NIGHT!

Get your friends together bring the kids to the Red Sox game on May 31st! Seats are located in the Grandstand! Tickets are $40 each.

Ticket Reservation Form: https://forms.gle/JcfqhohLsfRAnuAx7

Save the Date and stop by anytime during between 5:00-7:00pm to view our amazing artwork! Every child will have work displayed. Looking forward to seeing lots of Byam families together to celebrate our students' creativity!

Welcome to fundraising with WECO! Who's hungry?! BSA is partnering with WECO, and 10% of all purchases are going back to Byam! Items do sell out, so get your orders in! Food is delivered directly to your door, with very little prep!

WECO is a better way to dine at home. WECO's gourmet chefs cook a variety of fresh dishes (family-style mains, bowls, and kids meals) daily, and hand-deliver them to your door in time for you to enjoy for dinner that night. These delicious meals are made from ethically and locally sourced ingredients, and are delivered fully-prepared and ready to reheat and serve family style.

To participate, just click the link below and order as many dinners for next week as you would like. No minimums and no subscriptions. You will be prompted to create an account to place your order. https://order.wecohospitality.com/#/order/?refcampaign=byam-pto

Mark your calendars for May 20, 2023!

Please find attached WALK A THON 2023 FLYER for the upcoming event and get started on raising money for your child's laps. Prizes will be given to those who raise the most! Register AND submit $20 Payment by April 14th to insure your child's t-shirt. Rain or Shine the walk-a-thon is the BSA's highest grossing fundraiser, going directly towards enrichment to the student's curriculum. Is your child not a walker? No big deal! We have plenty of other things to do at the event including a dance party!!

Byam BSA will use 100% of the proceeds for future enrichments, field trips, and events!

www.bit.ly/byam-nobrainer

Keep our BSA Strong for the Kids! GET INVOLVED WITH THE BSA!

We are humbly asking parents to consider volunteering for one small task each year. If your child is attending an event, please keep an eye out for future sign-up forms. Many responsible students can also help with parent supervision! In addition to event volunteers, here are a few larger roles we are looking to fill. We will teach you the ropes and "ease" you in. If any of these interest you, email bsa.chelmsford@gmail.com!

~Sincerely, your BSA Board
Carolyn Sousa, Cyndi Moses, Tracy O'Neill, Meghan Costello, Kaitlyn Myers, Andrea Laffin, Ellen Marcisin, Amy Brown

Our next meeting is April 12th at 7:00pm

April 12th's meeting is a Hybrid Meeting via In-person at the Byam Library AND virtually at Google Meet Link: https://bit.ly/byam-bsameeting

Email • Website • Facebook • Meeting Minutes • Donate • Volunteer Newsletter

Office: Secretary Dossin dossina@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Clerk/Attendance: murphys@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Principal Fredette fredettej@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Assistant Principal Dolan dolane@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Website: https://byam.chelmsfordschools.org/about/
Location: 25 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-501-5144