November 3,2025

Parents/Guardians:

Please do not park at the Central Office building, and ask your child/children to walk there for pick up. The increased traffic and having students walking between the cars is creating an unnecessary safety risk. Please follow the established traffic pattern and only drop off/pick up students in the rear of our school (off of Old Westford Road/near the turf field). Thank you.

Jeffery D. Parks, Ed.D.

GRADE 8:

• Mel’s Funway - June 10th

• Move Up Day to CHS - June 11th

• Ice Cream & Yearbooks - June 12th

• 8th Grade Dance - June 12th - 7PM - 9PM at McCarthy gym/cafe

Student who will be attending CHS next year will walk over and take a tour of the school

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Student will have time to enjoy signing yearbooks with friends and have ice cream between 10:30-12:30

on Friday June 12th

Our after-school programs are starting on Tuesday, October 14th! Please see the list of clubs & activities that we will offer this year. The Activity Card fee is $50 per student. This year, we will be collecting fees using the "MySchoolBucks" platform. This is the same program that handles our bus registration and payment. Please see attached registration information if you do not already have an account.

The $50 dollar activity fee allows students to take full advantage of any clubs they wish to attend. The after-school activities run from 2:30-3:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday throughout the year. All students also have the option of taking a late bus home. The routes are posted in the school and will not be posted publicly. We will work with students and the drivers to be sure kids take the correct bus home. Since we only have 8 late buses, the stops tend to be more spread out than the “regular” bus runs. After activities, students who are not taking a bus will exit the school through the main lobby and can be picked up there.

*Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with questions, or if we can assist with an activity card for your child.

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MAY

Grade 8 SCIENCE 1 WEDNESDAY MAY 13

Grade 8 SCIENCE 2 THURSDAY MAY 14

MAKE-UP

Math/Science- MAY 15,18,19

Grade 8 CIVICS 1 & 2 WEDNESDAY MAY 20

Grade 8 CIVICS MAKE-UP MAY 21

May

McCarthy /Parker Concert Tuesday May 12 @ The Pac 6-8

Worcester Art Museum Wednesday May 13 9 -1:30 (Team White A)

Worcester Art Museum Thursday May 14 9-1:30 (Team White B)

Worcester Art Museum Wednesday May 27 9-1:30 (7 Maroon A)

Worcester Art Museum Thursday May 28 9-1:30 (7 Maroon B)

Showboat May 16 Grade 5/6 Show @ 6:30 Grade 7/8 Show @ 8:30

Parker/McCarthy Spring Orchestra Concert Wednesday May 20 7-9 @ The Pac

Fenway Park May 26th @ 6:45 P.M

No School Memorial Day Monday May 25

Parker Pride Run 2026 Sunday May 17

June

McCarthy Spring Band Concert Tuesday June 2 @ The Pac 7-8

Lowell Spinners Sunday June 7 @ 5:00 p.m.

8th Grade Class Trip Mel's Fun Place Wednesday June 10th 9-1:30

Ice Cream Truck for 8th Graders Friday June 12th 10:30 - 12:30

Last Day for Students Monday June 15 Early Release @ 11:00

Happy Friday McCarthy Families! McCarthy PTO has some exciting activities planned for the 2025/2026 school year! Check out a few upcoming activities below:

Middle School Night at Fenway: Join Chelmsford Middle School Families at Fenway Park on May 26th @ 6:45 P.M. to see the Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves. Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased via the following link: https://givebutter.com/BostonRedSox2026 Tickets will be "tossed" to your MLB Ballpark App closer to the game day. Please write down which email address you use to order these tickets as that is the email address we'll use to "toss" you your tickets. Deadline to order tickets is May 8th

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to McCarthy PTO at PTO.McCarthy@gmail.com As always, thank you for your continued support of our school community!

Meeting links will be shared out via newsletters and emails prior to the meeting. Upcoming events, activities and additional information can also be found on the new PTO website: https://pto.chelmsfordschools.org/mccarthy-pto/

Lunch/Cafeteria Reminder:

Our school is considered to be "nut aware" and not nut free. Although nuts are allowed, no students are permitted to share food in the building. It is also considered best practice not to have students bring in shelled peanuts for the safety of others. It is important for students to understand that if they are bringing in nut products, they cannot share them regardless of whether the other student is allergic or not. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that no student experiences an anaphylactic response and we can help prevent those events together.

While we have these discussions with students throughout the day, it would be helpful and appreciated if you would address this at home as well.

Winter viruses are on the rise. Please take time to review the district health policy, individual health affects community health.

Please remember to send in all rescue medications with MD orders and parents consent so we can keep students safe. Forms are available HERE. Please update us with any health changes.

-Nurse Clancy and Nurse Maeghan

hughesm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

clancyr@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

P: 978-251-5122 x2

F: 978-256-9230

REMINDER:

Students are required to have a current physical on file with the health office, per Massachusetts state law. The specific requirement can be found HERE. Physicals can be sent in with your student, faxed or emailed. We are here for any questions or concerns. Thank you!

Your Nurses,

Nurse Maeghan and Nurse Clancy

hughesm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

clancyr@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

F: 978-256-9230

We want to remind families of the Chromebook damage and loss fee structure. If a device is damaged or lost, our ticketing system will notify you directly.

Tiered Device Repair Costs

• $50: Broken hinge kits, keys/keyboards, exterior housing, trackpad, or camera
• $100: Screen replacement, or multiple $50-tier items (e.g., hinge + keyboard)
• $150: Motherboard damage (e.g., broken port, spill) or a combination of screen + $50-tier damage
• $300: Loss/theft, or multiple damages across tiers (e.g., screen + hinges + keyboard)

Thank you for your attention and support as we work together to ensure responsible and safe use of technology in our schools.

Sincerely,
Bill Silver, Director, ICTS
silverb@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Moya Charig Covers students A-G @ charigm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us ext.7478

Elyse Seero Covers students H-N @ seeroe@chelmsford.k12.ma.us ext.7465

Jessica Weaver Covers students O-Z @ weaverj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us ext. 7477

They will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

TERM 1 Aug. 26 – Oct. 31

TERM 2 Nov. 3 – Jan. 23

TERM 3 Jan. 27 – April 9

Term 4 April 10 – June 16 🌟

Email: mccarthy_attendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Please Send Email: Prior to 9am on the day of the absence (same as current voicemail option) Please Include: Child’s name, Grade, and Reason for absence.

We encourage you to use the email option when reporting an absence, dismissal, etc. Parents are still free to use the phone system to report absences, but you are encouraged to use email for greater office efficiency.

If you prefer, you can certainly call the attendance line prior to 9:00am, at 978-251-5122, please press 1.

**PLEASE READ**

We will continue to send automated emails home when students are absent. You will receive the email whether you notified the school or not. In order for an absence to be marked as "Excused", families will need to provide medical documentation.

Thank you for your understanding.

McCarthy Middle School

Attendance Matters

For an absence to be “excused” families need to provide medical documentation. This includes dismissals from the health office, unless your school nurse is requiring the dismissal based on the “Illness Policy” (ie: temperature over 100, vomiting, etc.) set by the Chelmsford School District or nursing judgment based on concerning symptoms that require further assessment or monitoring. Any absences over 3 days require medical documentation to be considered excused.

Just a reminder to have your licence with you when dismissing your student and entering the building for meetings.

Thank You

• Front Doors open @ 7:55 a.m.
• Warning Bell to go to class @ 8:08 a.m.
• First Period bell rings @ 8:10 a.m. (students should be in First period Class at this time)
  

• Dismissal is @ 2:30 p.m.

• Arrival Time: Arrival time for students at the McCarthy Middle School is 8:10 a.m. There is no supervision for students before that time.Students are not allowed in the building before 7:55 .