We look forward to our Multicultural Festival, an enriching, informative and entertaining event that will take place on Saturday afternoon. Thank you to the committee for all the time and effort they put in to pull off this wonderful tradition. A big thanks to those students and families that participated. We love learning about other cultures and traditions in our community.

Kindness Matters day is on April 3rd, followed by our second Try it Tuesday on April 4th. Hopefully the weather will be fine on April 5th for Walk to School day. There is always something going on at South Row. No school on Friday!

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

Friday, March 31st

• Last Day to provide input on placement for SY23-24 for rising grades 1-4 students

Saturday, April 1st

• Multicultural Festival, 1:00-3:30pm, South Row - Hope to see you there!

Monday, April 3rd

• Crazy Crayons Drive begins!
• Kindness Matters Day - students and staff encouraged to wear kindness shirts or complete a kind act
• Student Grade Level Meetings w/ Mrs. Gilbert & Mr. Ramalho
• Student Council Group B Meeting, 3:30pm, Ms. Semenza's Room
• School Council Meeting, 5:30pm, Conference Room
• PTO Board Meeting, 6:30pm, Conference Room
• PTO Meeting, 7:00pm, Cafeteria

Tuesday, April 4th

• Early Release Day - Students dismissed at 11:45am
• Try it Tuesday!

• Reminders for Early Release Days:

  • Students are dismissed at 11:45am
  • Car dismissals should adhere to the following times
  1. Last names A-G- 11:40-11:45am
  2. Last names H-N- 11:45-11:50am
  3. Last names O-Z- 11:50-11:55am
• Please communicate any changes to your child's dismissal plans to their respective teacher, Mrs. O'Neill (oneilld@chelmsford.k12.ma.us) and Mrs. Sepe (sepek@chelmsford.k12.ma.us). Be sure to also discuss with your child.
• Lunch is available for take home ONLY through online ordering
• Students will either have specials or recess (rotates every half day).
• Snack time may be adjusted and/or not occur depending on your child(ren)'s schedule.
• Extended Day will be open until 6:00 pm for students signed up on TUESDAY. Please provide your child a lunch.
• Please anticipate possible delays with buses as they navigate an early release schedule

Wednesday, April 5th

• Walk to School Day - Its Spring!
• Food Play Whole Enrichment Program (K-4)

Thursday, April 6th

• 4th Grade Photo in the Cafeteria
• Freshstart Planting in the Courtyard (Grade 1)

Friday, April 7th

• No School - Good Friday

Monday, April 10th

• Grade 3 ELA MCAS
• Curious Creatures Enrichment Program, 9:15AM, Richman/Sbordy
• Curious Creatures Enrichment Program, 10:10AM, Rigby/Patriquin

Tuesday, April 11th

• Grade 3 ELA MCAS

Wednesday, April 12th

• Grade 4 ELA MCAS

Thursday, April 13th

• Grade 4 ELA MCAS
• Wingmasters Enrichment Program (Grade 2)

Friday, April 14th

• MCAS Make Up

Monday, April 17th- Friday, April 21st

• No School - April Vacation

Monday, April 24th

• School Resumes

Wednesday, April 26th

• Happy Administrative Professionals Day - Thank you Mrs. O'Neill and Mrs. Sepe!

Thursday, April 27th

• April Kindergarten Registration (rising kindergarten families), 9AM-6PM at the Central Office. Check the district website to sign up to register.
  

Friday, April 28th

• South Row/Chelmsford School Spirit Day

Looking ahead...

Math MCAS –

• May 15th and 16th - grade 4
• May 17th and 18th - grade 3

Math Make-ups - 5/19 and week of 5/22

IReady Challenge:

Reading Total Minutes: 42,692

Math Total Minutes: 39,717

Chelmsford MAEA Virtual Art Show: This is an online virtual show. Click on the link to see the artists featured.

Arriving by Car: If you are driving your student to school and arrive after the cones have been placed across the entrance, please proceed to the front of the school to drop off your child. Please DO NOT drive through the cones or drop your student at the end of the driveway.

Leaving by Car: When leaving the grounds at either arrival or dismissal, cars should NOT leave the car loop until directed by a staff member. Additionally, all cars must go through the loop, as indicated by the arrows on the pavement. You should NOT go out a different way and should follow cars through the loop.

Crayon Recycling Drive

Families, we have a chance to get rid of all unwanted crayons! The PTO has kindly supported a recycling initiative. You can simply send your unwanted crayons to school with your children. Each class will have a collection box to drop them off. Then, the crayons will be shipped to Crazy Crayons for recycling. We are collecting both standard crayons and crayon pencils (in plastic encasings). The drive will start on April Fool’s Day on April 1, and finish just after Earth Day on April 24.

Dear South Row Families,

Thankfully our cases of strep throat seem to be dwindling. We are still seeing scattered cases of GI illnesses and cough and cold. If your student has cold or flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, diarrhea, or vomiting) please covid test them. We have free tests in the office if you need one! Please remind your child of the importance of hand washing.The teachers talk about it at school and I would love for that habit to be reinforced at home!

Third Grade Parents: Please send in your student’s 2022/2023 physical exam if you have not already done so.

Have a great week!

Warmly,

Nurse V.

You will not want to miss our next PTO meeting! We'll have SO MANY things to announce and talk about. We'll hear from Donna, our school committee rep, learn more about the Sunshine Dance and Raffle fundraiser, hear about the PTO Board nominations for next year, and we'll have another volunteer opportunity to help bundle teacher appreciation gifts. There will be snacks and smiles and conversations with other parents. Please try to join us - 7pm in the school cafeteria. Please enter through the loading dock door off of the parking lot.

Last week the kids brought home flyers about the classroom theme for the basket raffle AND with the important information about our newest Spring event to showcase those baskets. Thanks to EVERYONE involved in putting together this fundraiser/dance.

• Tentative Breakfast & Lunch Menu
• Breakfast Sign Up Information
• Early Release Day Lunch Sign Up Information
• Direct Link to Food Services webpage

Set Up Your Account Now

Directions to set up your account and order:

1. URL Link: family.onlineordering.linq.com
2. Sign up now: Email, create password.
3. School District: Chelmsford Public Schools
4. Student ID: This can be found on x2- Child’s student ID number
5. Last Name: (You can also search and add siblings/family members at this time). Once this is completed, student’s name should appear on page.

How to order meals

1. School Menu-breakfast online ordering
2. Scroll to day/week you are selecting breakfast (top right of page)
3. Find date, select meal option
4. Add item to cart/Select Add to order
5. Click on shopping cart icon at top right of page
6. Click Check out
7. Select pick up location: Elementary pick-up location classroom
8. Place order

If you are having difficulty setting up an account, please reach out to contacts below and we will gladly assist you.

Nancy Antolini, Director of Nutrition Services

• Email: antolinin@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Holley Ready, School Nutrition Office Manager

• Email: readyh@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
• (978) 251-5111 ext: 5641

Principal

gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Mr. Jayson Ramalho, M.Ed.

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
• Mr. Jayson 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