Byam Family Newsletter

Principal/AP Update

Important Dates

May 18th - Grade 2 Rm 20 & 21 Lowell Mills field trip
May 19th-21st- Kindergarten Screening
May 20- School Council
May 27 Byam Art Night
June 4 - Field Day
June 8 - 4th Grade visit to Parker MS
June 8 - Field Day rain date
June 10- Parker Building Community Forum
June 15 - Last Day of School Early Release Day

CPS District/Byam Family Survey

Our district values your feedback! The Chelmsford Public Schools is currently surveying all 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 2026 Family Survey as we did in 2023, 2024, 2025 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 now and Friday June 12th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website below: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/chelmsfordma/family26/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 and feedback.

MCAS Testing

Congrats to our 4th grade students who completed Math MCAS this week. They all did a great job persevering and completing their Math assessments.

Car Dismissal Reminder

As a reminder for AM car drop off and PM car pick up, please keep in mind car speed should be very slow. We move cars in a structured format for safety. When your child is in your car at pick up, everyone stays in their respective line until a staff member moves the phases of cars. Thank you for your cooperation and attention.

Chelmsford Public Library Read-A-Thon

Byam Musical "Space Pirates"

A group of 3rd, and 4th graders will be performing the Byam musical "Space Pirates" on Thursday May 28th, at 6:00 pm at McCarthy Middle School auditorium. No tickets are needed, we look forward to seeing families at Space Pirates! Thank you to Byam parent Katie Rey for all her work with students to prepare for their performance! Students will also be performing for students in 2nd through 4th grade in school.

Byam Art Night

Byam Art Night is Wednesday, May 27th, 5:00-7:00pm!

Suggested time slots are K-2 5:00-6:00pm, and 3rd-4th 6:00-7:00pm, but please stop by anytime that works for your family. Every single child will have artwork displayed!

View K-4 Artwork in the halls!
Glow Galaxy in the Art room!
Complete an Art Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a prize!
Check out the Scholastic Book Fair and Pizza outside!
Additional parking will be available across the street at Lockheed Martin!

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AMY BROWN

Parker New Building Community Forum

Please join us at our next community forum regarding the Parker Middle School Building Project. The public input session will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Chelmsford Elks Lodge, 300 Littleton Road. For more information about the project, visit parkermsproject.com.

Byam Weekly Announcements

Important Reminder

👟 Proper Footwear 👟

We are seeing an increase in the number of students wearing crocs or sandals to school. While we understand this is a popular shoe choice, it does not always make for proper footwear for running and climbing at recess or participation in PE class. Children wearing crocs or sandals are more prone to accidents and injury while at recess and during physical activity. In addition, students wearing crocs are not able to actively participate in PE class. For safety purposes we ask that students wear sneakers for recess and PE.

A Message from the Nurse's Office

Allergies:

Spring seasonal allergy season is most definitely here. With the trees and flowers blooming comes pollen and unfortunately, seasonal allergies. Seasonal allergies occur when the immune system reacts to airborne particles of pollen from trees, grasses and weeds.

Common allergy symptoms include frequent sneezing, nasal congestion or runny nose, red, watery and itchy eyes and fatigue.

Tips for managing Seasonal Allergies:

-Take allergy medications, as directed by your primary care provider. Over the counter antihistamines, decongestants, eye drops and nasal sprays can provide relief from allergy symptoms.

-Monitor pollen counts. When possible, limit outdoor activities during peak pollen times.

-Keep windows closed to prevent pollen from entering your home.

-Consider using air purifiers with HEPA filters to reduce airborne allergens.

-Wash your hands and face after spending time outdoors to remove pollen allergens. Showering before bedtime can also prevent pollen from transferring to bedding.

Reminder for Third Grade Physicals:

Per Massachusetts state law and Chelmsford Public School District policy - all 3rd grade students must have a current physical on file in the health office. If your student is a rising or current 3rd grade student, please send in a copy of their most recent physical, dated from 9/1/202, to Nurse Pappo. Thank you for your cooperation.

Emma R. Pappo, BSN, RN
Byam School Nurse

CPS Nutrition Website

Please visit the CPS food nutrition link at: Nutritional Menus for the most up to date food menu.

BSA Information

SAVE THE DATES:

05/27 Byam Art Night

05/27-05/29 Spring Book Fair

05/28 Byam Musical

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WANT TO GET INVOLVED? LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BSA!

Here are some openings the BSA is currently seeking help on: BSA Help Needed

Please reach out to bsa.chelmsford@gmail.com if you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities or positions!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR COMING SOON!

The book fair will kick off on May 27th at Byam School with Byam Art night (5pm-7pm, art, pizza and books!), and will remain open after school May 28th and 29th (4pm- 5:30pm)!

Please consider volunteering (sign up at: https://signup.com/go/vEpnfcO).

Any questions, please feel free to contact Ellen Marcsisin at ejswain@gmail.com

Flyers coming home with students soon!

***Financial concerns should never stand in the way of families participating in school events. If you are interested in this or any Byam activities please contact Lyndsey (O’Neil) Tuccelli, our school counselor: oneill@chelmsford.k12.ma.us***

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No-cost Registration for Byam Events:

*Financial concerns should never stand in the way of families participating in school events. If you are interested in any Byam activities please contact Lyndsey Tuccelli, our school counselor, to register at no cost: oneill@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

We welcome more building substitutes!

We have a number of Byam School community members we are an integral part of our Byam School workday community as Byam substitutes. We are always looking for more substitutes to add to this great group! If you would like to learn more information about the flexibility of substituting at Byam School, email or call Carolyn Quinn at quinncm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us or phone 978-251-5144.