PARKER WEEKLY BULLETIN

Week of 6-9-2025

Message from Principal Blagg

Good afternoon Parker Families,

We had a fun filled and busy week at Parker Middle School. The students are busy with culminating projects in their classes and enjoying the last few days of the school year together. We welcomed our incoming fifth grade students from the four elementary schools on Monday and Tuesday with guided tours and meeting the fifth-grade teachers and staff. On Wednesday our sixth grade students walked to McCarthy to be introduced to their new home next year. Dr. Parks and his staff planned a great welcome where our students could familiarize themselves with the building and get tours from current 7th graders who helped show them the ropes. The students came back excited for next year!

Special congratulations go to Eric Linsner and the Parker Band who put on a fabulous Spring concert on Thursday night. Over 200 students performed with passion and poise. It is amazing how much our students progressed this year under the guidance, passion, and expertise of Mr. Linsner and Mr. DeStefano.

Parker Field Day - Postponed until Monday June 9

We are excited to celebrate the great year at Parker by hosting a fun filled day of games. Our physical education staff has planned some great activities, but we are looking for some parent volunteers to help with the different games. The fifth grade festivities will run from 9-11 AM and the sixth grade will run from 12-2 PM.

Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather and risk of further thunderstorms in the afternoon we decided to postpone the event until Monday so as to keep our students and staff safe.

Please sign up in the links below. It is a great opportunity to see our kids having fun and enjoying each other's company.

Grade 5 Parent Volunteer Link for Field Day: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ABA82BA3FCC16-49579130-parker

Grade 6 Parent Volunteer Link for Field Day:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ABA82BA3FCC16-49579095-parker

WE ARE PARKER - Wednesday, June 11 - 5-8 PM - SAVE THE DATE!!!!!
We are excited to announce a school wide community celebration to culminate our year at Parker Middle School on Wednesday June 11 from 5-8 PM. Working in conjunction with our Parker School Council made up of parents and staff members, we have planned a fun and family friendly event that will celebrate all of the wonderful strengths, interests, and personalities present in our community. There will be a variety of great activates that appeal to the diverse interests inherent in our school community including:

A variety of food trucks representing multiple ethnic foods
A cabaret show highlighting our talented actors and performers
A badminton tournament
An art exhibit and interactive maker space for children to create art
Outside yard games and activities

There is no charge for the event except for any food purchased at the food trucks. We hope to start a new tradition here at Parker with this event and hope to see you all there. Families are encouraged to drop in when they are able over the three hours. More information and a flyer can be seen below.

Have a great week everyone. Please reach out if you need support.

Warm regards,

Josh

PRIDE PAW WINNERS FOR MAY

Grade 5 - Lily Felzani, Haily Hart, Kiri Thompson, Eli Wright,

Grade 6 - Anichaa Aadhavan, Brielle Kunobwa, Nathan Santos, Max Zeng

JUNE ARTISTS OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to Elyse Bilo and Cindy Keffalinos!

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SPRING BAND CONCERT

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

JUNE

Monday, June 9th - FIELD DAY 2025

Wednesday, June 11th-"We Are Parker" Family Night - Badminton Tournament

Tuesday, June 17th-Last day of school - early dismissal at 11:10 a.m.

LOST AND FOUND

The lost and found racks are overflowing with your students stuff. Please have your student check for any lost or missing items. There are water bottles, sweatshirts, jackets, lunch boxes, sneakers, hats, and lots more. All unclaimed items will be donated or disposed of at the end of the school year. ~Thank you.

JUNE SKETCHBOOK SPECTACULAR

PARKER ATTENDANCE

Email: ParkerAttendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Please Send Email: Prior to 9am on the day of the absence. Please Include: Child’s name, Grade, and Reason for absence. We encourage you to use the email option when reporting an absence, dismissal, etc. for efficiency.

**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. Please call the office if you have any questions or need clarification. ~ Thank you for your understanding.

FROM PARKER PTO

Parker PTO has worked hard to create and promote community building activities for our students, staff and Parker families. Check out our final activities before summer vacation:)

🥏 Boston Glory: Join your middle school friends for some high-flying professional Ultimate Frisbee™ at any 2025 regular season home game (April - August) at Hormel Stadium in Medford. Save $5 on general admission and $5 of every ticket will be donated to the Parker & McCarthy PTOs! Use code CHELMSFORD25 or click the link to purchase tickets: https://shop.bostonglory.com/discount/CHELMSFORD25

📅 PTO Meeting Join us next Thursday, June 12th @ 6:30 in the McCarthy library for our final PTO meeting of the school year! We will be voting on new Officers for the next year and hope you'll consider joining the board. If you are potentially interested, please email parkerpto@gmail.com with any questions and to put your name on the ballot. We have lots of fun planning programs and events, together with the McCarthy PTO, for all middle school students.

As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to Parker PTO at parkerpto@gmail.com Thank you for your continued support of our school!

Best,

Parker PTO