Hello Everyone,

We are thrilled to share that our very own Sarah Costello has been named a finalist for the 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award!

Sarah was nominated by a grateful family and has fully embraced each step of the rigorous selection process. Just last week, representatives from the state visited her classroom to observe her in action—as part of her finalist status. Final selection will take place in the Fall.

We are incredibly proud of Sarah and delighted that her dedication, passion, and impact are being recognized on such a prestigious level. Please join us in cheering her on as she moves forward in this exciting journey.

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

Starting Monday June 2 - Please send a bag with your student to art class to take home their artwork. A grocery bag or a tote bag would be great. It has to fit a 12"x18" folder but can stick out of the top. A paper grocery bag works the best. There might be some additional work coming home the week after but no need for a bag for that.

Thanks for supporting the visual arts!!

Authors Day was a huge success. A special thank you to Meghan Wynne, Laaia Albanese, and Abbey Ciardi for organizing the event. Additonally, we had over 90 volunteers from our South Row community. This event is not possible without all of you! THANK YOU for celebrating our young Authors!

Monday, June 2nd

• Kindness Matters Day - Students and staff encouraged to wear kindness shirts and complete kind acts
• Music Share All Week w/ Mrs. Cooper in Music Classes
• Gr. 4 Field Trip to Parker Middle School

Tuesday, June 3rd

• End of Term 1 Grades K-4
• Virtual PTO Meeting, 8:00pm

Wednesday, June 4th

• Gr. K Discovery Museum Enrichment Lights and Color
• Gr. 3 Field Trip to Concord

Thursday, June 5th

• Kindergarten Musical, 9:45am

Friday, June 6th

• High Five Friday with CPD
• Student Council Added Spirit Day: 'Dress Up Fancy' Day
• Students are invited to wear their fanciest outfits.
• CHS Senior Clap Out
• Gr. 4 PTO Movie Night, 6:00pm

Monday, June 9th

• Incoming Kindergarten Family Tours, 10:00am and 2:00pm

Wednesday, June 11th

• Fit Fest w/ Mrs. Brown
• Gr. 1 and 2: 10:00-11:30am
• Gr. 3 and 4: 1:35-3:05pm
• Gr. K: 2:20-3:00pm

Thursday, June 12th

• Fit Fest Rain Date (same times as above)

Friday, June 13th

• Gr. 4 Field Day
• South Row/Chelmsford Spirit Day

Monday, June 16th

• Gr. 4 Field Day Rain Date
• Move Up Day Gr. K-3

Tuesday, June 17th

• Gr. 4 Portfolio Picnic, 9:30-11:00am
• Anticipated Last Day of School for Students (half day) - Students dismissed at 11:45am

Wednesday, June 18th

• First Day of Summer 2025! See you in August!

Dear Chelmsford Families,

Our district values your feedback! We are currently surveying The Chelmsford Public Schools families in order to gain insight into your perception of our school and district's effectiveness. We also want to better understand barriers to families accessing our schools and programs. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We want to know what you think.

To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2025 Family Survey as we did in 2023 and 2024 as well. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses anonymous. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and district as good as they can be.

You may complete the survey online between Thursday May 1st and Friday June 13th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website below: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/chelmsfordma/family25/surveys

If you have multiple CPS school-aged children, please feel free to fill out multiple surveys to represent each individual child’s experience. The first question on the survey will be a dropdown to select which school you are filling the survey out for.

We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact your building Principal.

Thank you in advance for your time.

Recurring Reminders:

• Smartphones and Smart Watches: We strongly discourage sending your child to school with smart phones or watches. If your child brings either of these devices to school the expectation is that they are turned off and in their backpack.
• Snacks: Please remember to send your child in with a snack. The school has a very limited supply that gets depleted quickly and it is not to every students liking.

• PE Reminder: Please help your child to remember to bring sneakers when they have Phys Ed. Snow boots are great for recess, but unsafe for the gymnasium. Also on PE days, I would suggest students wear T-shirts or layers so they can take their long sleeve off when they get hot. Thank you!

• IIQ Help Desk Tickets: Some families have been using an unmonitored email for support with accessing the Aspen Family Portal. Instead, please use the incident IQ request form located on the CPS website under the parent drop down menu. Here is the direct link: https://chelmsford.incidentiq.com/guest/TKHNDKXH/parent-support#top .

Dear South Row,

Parents of 3rd and 4th grade students, please continue to send in updated physicals. I am preparing the 4th grade files for middle school, I want to make sure they have the most updated information possible. There are a lot of end of year activities and events coming our way. If your student has food allergies or sensitivities, please be mindful to read what the school sends out regarding events where food will be available for students.

Have a great long weekend,

Nurse V.

A Paw-some Police Car Adventure!

Ozzie wants to ride to school with YOU in a police car! What an entrance to school! Enter our raffle HERE so you can try your hand at winning first prize! Second and third prize options are available, so give it a go!

PTO Event Experience Survey

We've had a FANTASTIC year here at South Row and our PTO is looking for feedback to continue to provide an overall great experience for your child(ren) while they are at South Row. Please take a minute to provide us some important feedback on our events this year. Use the QR code in the graphic above or click HERE to share your input. We appreciate you!

Please consider joining the Pumpkin Fair Planning Committee! As you may have noticed, the Pumpkin Fair is a BIG event to pull off each year. We have an amazing team of volunteers who work behind the scenes each fall and sometimes during the summer to make the event so great. But we have room for more ideas and volunteers! This year the fair will take place on Saturday October 18th. If you would be available to help out, we are looking for some family members who would like to help plan any of the following: Pumpkin Decorating, Photo Spot, Publicity, Volunteer Coordinator, or our newest game "Sweet Spot Toss". If you have any questions about anything pumpkin fair, please email Liz Haugner at elizcern@gmail.com.

We will be offering a virtual option for those that would like to join the monthly PTO meeting but can't make it in person. Please use this link to join the meeting virtually.

We welcome you to check out ou Connections Calendar and provide feedback using this link.

Please click on the "button" below to access resources and supports available. Do not hesitate to reach out to any support team member with any questions you may have.

**Please note: We continuously update the button below with new resources as they arise.

This section is comprised of the following items pertaining to food services

• Website
• Breakfast Information
• Tentative Breakfast/Lunch Menus

Mrs. Terri Gilbert

Principal

gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Dr. Jayson A. Ramalho

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
• Dr. Jayson A. 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