Weekly Bulletin
January 8,2024
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.
We will continue to send automated emails when students are absent. The email serves as notification that your student is not in school and will be marked absent.
In order for an absence to be marked as "Excused", families will need to provide medical documentation.
Thank you for your understanding.
CONTEST
Attention Mccarthy! Do you like to draw? Paint? Graphic design? Then this contest is for you! The Yearbook Club needs a cover for the 2023-2024 yearbook. Now is your chance to showcase your artistic talent! The theme for the yearbook cover is diversity and unity. Consider the events we’ve already overcome together– covid, building changes, new schedules and teachers.
Here are some guidelines:
vertically formatted, 8.5” by 11” paper
Must include “Mccarthy Middle School 2023-2024” on the front in a legible font
Write at least 1 sentence to explain how your design incorporates our theme of diversity and unity
All entries must be submitted to the main office by no later than Friday, January, 26th, 2024
YEARBOOK
The wait is OVER! Sign up today to purchase your 2023-2024 yearbook online at: http://yearbooks2.pixami.com/McCarthyMiddleSchool/home3/Bookstore.jsp The deadline for purchasing is Friday, April 12th, 2024, book are $16.00.
Happy Friday McCarthy Families!
McCarthy PTO has some fun gift giving ideas this holiday season. Check out the highlights below:
This gift is sure to be a "Grand Slam!" for the whole family! Join Chelmsford Middle School Families at Fenway Park on Thursday, May 30th @ 7:00 P.M. to see the Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers. Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased via the following link: https://givebutter.com/gMsmi9 Print out the attached flyer to wrap up as your holiday gift! 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.
This gift will really "Light the Lamp!" for hockey lovers! UML Riverhawks will be hosting Chelmsford Middle School night Friday, February 9th. Puck drop is at 7:15 P.M. Meet all your middle school friends at the Tsongas for a great night of hockey. Tickets are $10 each. Click link to purchase tickets: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/McCarthymiddle4
This gift idea is sure to be a "Slam Dunk!" Join Middle School families as we watch the Harlem Globetrotters at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on February 12th at 7 p.m.! Be prepared to see amazing basketball talent mixed in with crazy comedy, great choreography, and audience participation - great family friendly entertainment! Tickets can be purchased via the following link: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/McCarthymccarthymiddle?r=8
If you have any questions, please reach out to: PTOmcarthy@gmail.com
As always, thank you for your continued support of our McCarthy Middle School community!
Sincerely,
McCarthy PTO
CHELMSFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLS * NIGHT AT FENWAY PARK * MCCARTHY AND PARKER MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE JOINING TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT AT FENWAY PARK!
THURSDAY, MAY 30TH I 7:10PM
DETROIT TIGERS VS. BOSTON RED SOX
TICKET PRICE:
GRANDSTAND 3&4 - $40 PER PERSON*
*PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE PTO
McCarthy's LOST & FOUND
Lunch/Cafeteria Reminder:
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.
Medication should be given by the nurse
Good afternoon,
Just a reminder to parents that home medication should not be sent to school with students, the health office is well equipped to medicate, and can call home or work with families for specific needs. Students should not take medication unsupervised at school.
Thank you,
Gina Clancy, LPN
School Nurse
McCarthy Middle School
978-251-5122 x 7406
Our after-school Activity programs
Please contact your child’s counselor if you have any concerns whether it is attendance related or not. Specific class/assignment related questions or concerns should be directed to the particular teacher involved. Our counselor assignments are as follows:
Elyse Seero: Students Starting Last Name with H-N seeroe@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Jessica Weaver : Students Starting Last Name with O-Z weaverj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Contact Us: PTO.McCarthy@gmail.com
McCarthy Middle School
Email: mannioni@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Location: 250 North Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5122