Weekly Bulletin

• 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:

OPEN HOUSE GRADE 7 SEPTEMBER 10th 6-7:30pm

Come From Away Monday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. in the CHS Performing Arts Center (PAC) FREE evening of entertainment

School Committee Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 10th, 6pm, Central Administration Office

Early Release Wednesday September 18th @ 11am

PTO Meeting Thursday, September 19th @ 6:30 in McCarthy Library:

Chelmsford Health Department's Fall Festival: Saturday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Town Common

School Pictures Monday October 7th

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

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.

We will be starting our Second Step Curriculum this week. The first unit will cover mindsets and goal setting. Students learn how to develop a growth mindset and apply research-based goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives. This unit’s content helps foster connectivity within the classroom and encouragement by helping students set and achieve collective and personal goals, learn from challenges, recognize their personal strengths, and explore the unique aspects of their identities.

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-select online lunch ordering (all schools)
2. Scroll to week of half day/early release date (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. Middle/high school pick up location cafeteria.
8. Place order

For the upcoming half day Wednesday 9/18/24 orders must be received by Friday 9/13/24.

2024-2025 CPS Upcoming Half Day/Early Release dates

● 9/18/24

● 10/24/24

● 11/20/24 (Elem & MS Only)

● 11/27/24

● 12/12/24

● 1/14/25

● 2/6/25

● 3/12/25

● 4/1/25

I've invited you to fill out a form:McCarthy Family Resources

McCarthy wants to offer support and assistance to your family if you are in need. Please complete this form if your family would benefit from our resources that we offer.

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.

McCarthy Parent Update w/Attachment:

Welcome McCarthy Families! McCarthy PTO has some exciting activities planned for the 2024/2025 school year! We will be looking for parent volunteers to help with some amazing school events throughout the school year. Be on the lookout for more information and volunteer sign ups in the upcoming weeks! Check out a few upcoming activities below:

📆 PTO Meeting Thursday, September 19th @ 6:30 in McCarthy Library: Parker & McCarthy PTOs work collaboratively to provide community building activities, provide enrichment programs for our students and families and support our teachers. We encourage any middle school parent/guardian to join us to learn about upcoming events and activities throughout the school year.

🏈 ⚽️ ⚾️ i9Sports: Looking for fun, instructional, and convenient youth sports options for the kids this fall? We’ve teamed up again with i9 Sports on a deal to help save Parker & McCarthy families big this season AND help support the Parker & McCarthy PTOs! i9 Sports is offering weekend flag football, soccer, t-ball/baseball, & youth "multi-sports" discovery programs for kids ages 3-14 at Nashoba Valley Technical HS in Westford (open to families from anywhere to register for!) beginning Saturday, September 21st. Sign up using the promo code “MSLions!” at checkout and not only will you save $15 OFF the season registration price for any upcoming fall or winter season program, but i9 Sports will also donate $5 back to the Parker & McCarthy PTOs for every registration received using promo code “MSLions!”!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to McCarthy PTO at PTO.McCarthy@gmail.com As always, thank you for your continued support of our school!

The Chelmsford Middle School PTOs are offering families a FREE evening of entertainment on Monday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. in the CHS Performing Arts Center (PAC).

We will be screening the Broadway musical Come From Away and will welcome, Connor Farry, as a special guest speaker after the film.

This award-winning musical is based on actual events that took place on Sept. 11, 2001, when the FAA shut down airspace following the terrorist attacks and diverted 38 planes to Gander, Newfoundland stranding 7,000 passengers and crew. This show focuses on the experiences of both the passengers and the people of Gander, who welcomed them into their town in the spirit of collaboration and kindness.

Following the film, we will hear from one of the passengers stranded in Gander as a child. He will explain how we can all Pay It Forward with kindness.

Join us for this amazing feel-good time and reserve your seat(s) with this link: https://signup.com/go/SGDpOpO.

NOTE: Concessions will NOT be sold at this event.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af77C4zUkjs

Contact Us: PTO.McCarthy@gmail.com

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.

Email: mannioni@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Website: https://mccarthy.chelmsfordschools.org/
Location: 250 North Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5122