Byam Newsletter

January 17, 2025

Message from Principal and Assistant Principal

Mark Your Calendar

1/20 No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/27-1/31 Great Kindness Week

1/28-1/29 Kindergarten Registration

1/28 School Council

Kindergarten Report Cards

Kindergarten report cards will be open in the X2 Family Portal on Wednesday, January 22. You will receive an email from our clerk, Mrs. Murphy indicating they are ready to view. If you are unable to log in to the Family Portal, you can use this link to submit a ticket to our IT department. https://chelmsford.incidentiq.com/guest/TKHNDKXH/parent-support#top

Celebrating Us Multicultural Festival

Mark your calendars:

Planning and Exhibitor Info Meeting: Tuesday January 28th, 6:30 in the Byam Library.

The Byam Celebrating Us Multicultural Festival is meant to be an enriching event for all students and families to share traditions, heritage, and knowledge about any culture. Exhibitor families can pick their own culture or choose another culture to share with others. A sign up google form link is below to sign up as an exhibitor. This event will allow children and families to learn more about cultures from around the world. There will be interactive games, food, and displays. Family exhibitors can share at their table, for example, how to speak or write in a different language, or make a craft, play a game, wear clothing or use an instrument from another country. Have a family recipe food sample or recipe card you'd like to share? Have a family tradition or game your child(ren) would like to share with others? That would be great! If you and your family are interested in running an interactive station, fill in the form below. This form is collecting names of families and students who will be on the list of "Exhibitors" for the Celebrating Us 6:00-7:00 pm evening on Thursday March 20th 2025 at Byam School for planning purposes. A table will be set up for each family who signs up as an exhibitor. Feel free to co-exhibit with another family!

The Next Celebrating Us Planning and Information sharing date for all parents/guardians/students interested in being an Exhibitor at the event is January 28th, 6:30-7:30 in the Byam Library...come one, come all to help, contribute, ask questions about planning and the event! Students who have questions or would like to brain storm are welcome attend with their parent(s).

Byam School Celebrating Us Event Date: Thursday March 20th, 6:00-7:00 pm

Family Exhibitor Sign Up Below:

https://forms.gle/gT4MVrW9u2PJaDzU8

Celebrating Us Event Date: Thursday, March 20th, 6:00-7:00, Byam School

Digital Safety Presentation

Mark your calendars for Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the CHS Performing Arts Center.

Courtesy of the Council of Chelmsford Schools, all parents/guardians are invited to come hear from Katie Greer, Digital Health & Safety Expert.

https://www.klgreer.com/keynote-speaker

This is a FREE 45-minute presentation and seats are not assigned, but please sign-up so we know how many people to expect: https://signup.com/go/uhzMFpr.

New from Nurse Pappo

Dear Parents,

Cold and Flu season is upon us. There are several things you can do at home to help prevent illness and help keep everyone feeling healthy this season. Keep in mind it is not too late to get a flu shot to protect against seasonal flu and its potential complications. Illnesses like colds and flu are spread from person to person via respiratory droplets. These droplets are spread by coughing, sneezing or by touching objects or people with contaminated hands. For more information on the Flu- https://chelmsfordschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The_Flu-_A_Guide_for_Parents.pdf

Pride Ambassador Reminder

A reminder to our 4th grade Pride Ambassador families, please email Betsy Dolan if you and your student are able to attend our visit to Sunny Acres on Thursday January 30th, 4:00 pm (if you haven't responded already). Email: dolane@chelmsford.k12.ms.us or

Google Form: https://forms.gle/pRnDPCLYAKk48Zu9A

Table of Plenty Food Opportunity for those in Need Over February Break

Appreciation to Table of Plenty and the Chelmsford Public School Social Workers for coordinating the below grocery opportunity during February break for any families in need.

Kindergarten Registration

WHEN:

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Reserve your appointment here

WHERE:

Chelmsford Public Schools Central Administration Office, 230 North Road, Chelmsford, MA.

STIPULATIONS:

Children entering kindergarten must be 5 years of age on or before August 31, 2025.
Parents/guardians must complete the Google form above with contact information and preferred appointment time (appointments take approximately 15 minutes) within a three-hour window.
A staff member will follow-up with each parent to confirm date and time of appointment.

Byam Weekly Announcements Video

January Lunch and Breakfast Menu Link

A reminder to all our families, breakfast and lunches are free. There is a charge for milk only. The December Breakfast and Lunch calendars are below.

Lunch Link for January: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/webmenus2/#/view?id=674dcfbde96f1ede8d7f7cc3&menuType=66bb731ee96f1e59524947ff&siteCode=3369&siteCode2=4552&showAllNutrients=false

Breakfast Link for January:

https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/webmenus2/#/view?id=674dcf98e96f1ed58d7f7c9d&menuType=66bb72fce96f1e2a544947e0&siteCode=3369&siteCode2=4552&showAllNutrients=false

BSA Information

SAVE THE DATES:

2/1/25: Riverhawks Hockey Night

2/8/25: Sweetheart dance 4:30-6pm and 6:30-8pm

2/14/25: Byam’s got Talent registration deadline

3/3/25: Roller Kingdom Night 6-8pm

3/29/25 : Byam’s got Talent (Formerly Hootenanny)

5/3/25 : Walk a Thon 10-2pm

5/6/25 : Byam Art Night, 5 - 7pm

Riverhawks Hockey Night

Please join us for the Byam School Night Out on February 1st, 2025 @ 6:05PM as the River Hawks take on the Merrimack Warriors.

Get your tickets here:

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Byamschool71

*Please note: All tickets will be delivered via mobile device.*

Sweetheart Dance

Tickets for this year's Sweetheart Dance are now available for purchase! This year students are able to bring up to *TWO* special adults, tickets are $12 each and both students and adults require tickets for entrance. Please note, tickets are limited so do not delay! There will be no tickets available for purchase at the door of the event.

Date: Saturday February 8th
Location: Chelmsford High School (use main entrance of the building)

Time Slots:

Grades K-2 : 4:30-6PM

Grades 3-4 : 6:30-8PM

*these are recommended times, families with multiple children or scheduling conflicts can choose any time!

Link: https://bsa.ptboard.com/formvw?store=4992&form=4

Join us for a night of fun! Dancing, crafts, and photos! Each student will receive a flower upon entrance into the dance! Pizza and water will be available for purchase.

***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, our school counselor: oneill@chelmsford.k12.ma.us***

Byam's Got Talent (formerly the Hootenanny)

Hey all! Happy New Year! We are so excited to start planning the 2025 Byams Got Talent Show (formerly Hootenanny)! This year will be "Lights, Camera, Action!" If your child is interested in signing up for the show please fill out the registration google form. If your child is in 4th grade and would like to be an Emcee this year please let us know through the google form as well. There will only be room for roughly 10 Emcees so let us know ASAP!

If you have done the talent show in the past things may be a bit different, so if you have questions just ask! We won't be doing a zoom audition so please send as much information as possible about your child's act on the google form. We do need the acts to be under 3 minutes long and any music needs to be sent to this email as an MP3 as it gets closer to the show.

No stage experience necessary, we want ALL kids to feel welcome and excited to join the show!

Please submit your child's registration NO LATER than FEBRUARY 14th to guarantee their spot in the show!

We have also attached the information to submit advertisements to the program! If you have been to the show before you may have seen them in the program as well as running in the slide show before the show! If you are interested in submitting an advertisement to the program please fill out and submit the ad to shannflann@gmail.com. Also, if you would like to ask any local companies to do so we would LOVE their support!

https://forms.gle/NCLpDJefegnrCkdo8 - Registration Form

-Sarah Coffey & Allison Bartolini

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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 O’Neil, our school counselor, to register at no cost: oneill@chelmsford.k12.ma.us