Weekly Bulletin
For the Week Of May 27,2024
School Hours
- Front Doors open @ 7:55 a.m.
- Warning Bell to go to class @ 8:08 a.m.
- First Period bell rings @ 8:10 a.m. (students should be in First period Class at this time)
- Dismissal is @ 2:30 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Important Dates:
Monday - May 27 - No School ( Memorial Day )
Monday - June 3 - 8th Grade Outing ( Mel's Funway Park)
Tuesday - June 11th -Grade 8 Move-up Day to CHS & 8th Grade Dress Up Dance
Wednesday - June 12 - Last Day Of School (Early Release @ 11:00)
McCarthy 8th Grade End of Year Activities - 2024
Mel's Funway Outing
Trip to Mel’s Funway in Litchfield, NH
WHEN: Monday, June 3, 2024 RAIN OR SHINE
TIME: 9:00 AM to 2:15 PM - Students will return in time to take their regular bus home.
GRADE 8 DRESS-UP DANCE
8th GRADE DRESS UP DANCE- at the McCarthy Middle School Gymnasium & Cafeteria
WHEN: Tuesday, June 11
TIME: 7:00 pm to 9:00 PM
GRADE 8 MOVE-UP DAY AT CHS
McCarthy 8th graders will walk to CHS on Tuesday, June 11th during the school day. We are working with the CHS staff and student leaders to finalize the timeline. Students without permission or who are not attending CHS will stay at the school with an 8th grade staff member for the duration of the event.
CHELMSFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS FIELD TRIPS 2023-2024 Parental Consent, Release From Liability and Indemnity Agreement
Middle School Drama Workshops
I am excited to announce our end of year workshop series that will take place on two separate days--5/22 & 5/29-- after school 2:30-5pm at McCarthy. (Parker students will be joining us around 3PM) Please look through the form below for more information and to sign up! This is open to all students in grade 5, 6, and 7 who have participated in Drama club this year. Please complete form by Mon. May 20th. Please contact Mrs. Richardson with any questions at richardsonj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us.
Jodi Richardson
7-8 Choral Director/Musical Director--McCarthy Middle School
5-6 Choral assistant—Parker Middle School
Chelmsford Public Schools
Our district values your feedback!
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 2024 Family Survey as we did in 2023 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 Wednesday May 8th until Friday June 14th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website below:
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/chelmsfordma/family24/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.
Jeffery D. Parks, Ed.D.
Principal
McCarthy Middle School
Opportunities for Meal and Groceries Assistance
Good morning
We have begun implementing Project Nourish with 24 students, first delivery expected this week. I have shared the flyer and information with you via google docs, and request that it be added to the smore. If you have issues with the flyer or google docs format, I can include a link as well....
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1buMv3TpM6YRh34C_hI6QRHGLaYp8eZZo8xjTEZzLY9Y/edit?usp=sharing
ATTENDANCE MATTERS
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.
**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.
Thank you for your understanding.
McCarthy Middle School
Email: mannioni@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Location: 250 North Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5122
For an absence to be "excused"
Attendance Matters
For an absence to be “excused” families need to provide medical documentation. This includes dismissals from the health office, unless your school nurse is requiring the dismissal based on the “Illness Policy” (ie: temperature over 100, vomiting, etc.) set by the Chelmsford School District or nursing judgment based on concerning symptoms that require further assessment or monitoring. Any absences over 3 days require medical documentation to be considered excused.
McC PTO Update:
The Middle School community has had a busy couple of weeks! Thank you to all who have participated in our recent events! A few more fun activities are coming your way! Check out the highlights below:
The Middle School community has had a busy couple of weeks! Thank you to all who have participated in our recent events! A few more fun activities are coming your way! Check out the highlights below:
🍔 Grab your friends and meet on the outside patio on Wednesday, May 29th @ Tavern in the Square Lowell to celebrate an amazing school year! The Tavern in the Square Lowell is generously donating 20% of all dine in, take out and alcohol sales to Parker and McCarthy. Just mention that you are dining to support Chelmsford Middle Schools! Proceeds raised will go to support our book vending machine and free lending library. More information to follow in the upcoming weeks.
⚾ 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. Ticket sales close on 4/30. Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased via the following link: https://givebutter.com/gMsmi9 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.
If you have any questions, please reach out to: pto.mccarthy@gmail.com
As always, thank you for your continued support of our McCarthy Middle School community!
McCarthy Family Resources
With the resources available, we will do our best to meet the needs of all families.
If you do not feel comfortable completing this form, please contact our school counselors, 978-251-5122
Moya Charig Covers students A-G @ charigm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us ext.7478
Elyse Seero Covers students H-N @ seeroe@chelmsford.k12.ma.us ext.7465
Jessica Weaver Covers students O-Z @ weaverj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us ext. 7477
They will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Set Up Account for lunch and Half Day Lunch
Directions to set up your account and order:
- URL Link: family.onlineordering.linq.com
- Sign up now: Email, create password.
- School District: Chelmsford Public Schools
- Student ID: This can be found on x2- Child’s student ID number
- 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
- School Menu-select online lunch ordering (all schools)
- Scroll to week of half day/early release date (top right of page)
- Find date, select meal option
- Add item to cart/Select Add to order
- Click on shopping cart icon at top right of page
- Click Check out
- Select pick up location: Elementary pick-up location classroom. Middle/high school pick up location cafeteria.
- Place order
May's Lunch Menu
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.
School Counselors
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
McCarthy Middle School
Email: mannioni@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://mccarthy.chelmsfordschools.org/
Location: 250 North Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5122