Hello Families,

Conferences have been an engaging experience for families and staff who participated. We love to share your student's celebrations and help families get a clear picture of each student's school day and achievements. Thank you for partnering with us!

We are running the Family Engagement Night Survey again below. Thank you to those who have provided feedback on topics of interest to them. It is important to us that we deliver content that is relevant to you. Please consider taking one minute to complete the survey below.

Family Engagement Night Survey

This is our final week to collect for the Wish Project. If you are interested, please see below for items that are requested.

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson =)

Monday, December 16th

• No events

Tuesday, December 17th

• Try it Tuesday - tri-color carrots

Wednesday, December 18th

• Whole School Reward - Move Down Day

Thursday, December 19th

• No events

Friday, December 20th

• Silly Sock and Pajama School Spirit Day
• Grade 4 Snowflake Making Activity, 9:00-11:00am

Monday, December 23rd - Friday, January 3rd

• Winter School Vacation

Monday, January 6th

• School Resumes - Happy 2025!

Family Engagement Night: In order to provide relevant programming for our families at our January 2025 Family Engagement Night we are asking you to take this 1 minute survey to gauge interest on a variety of topics.

Colder Temperatures: As the winter months approach us, please be sure your child comes to school dressed appropriately for outdoor recess (ie. jackets/sweatshirts, etc).

Snacks: Please remember to send your child in with a snack. The school has a very limited supply that gets depleted quickly and it is not to every students liking.

Kind Act for December: We will be partnering with the Wish Project for our December Kind Act. Please see information below.

Lost and Found: We have our lost and found on display this month. As a reminder, items will be donated on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18th

Dear South Families,

Most of the hearing and vision screenings are complete. I will continue to screen students who were absent and re-screen students who did not pass vision the first time. For students who did not pass the hearing, I am required to wait at least 2 weeks. I will start hearing re-screens when we return from Winter break.

We continue to see positive cases of strep throat and walking pneumonia. If your child has persistent stomach pain, nausea, or vomiting, that could be strep! Consider calling your pediatrician and reviewing your child’s symptoms. If your child has a persistent cough and/or a persistent fever, that could be pneumonia! Call your pediatrician to check in.

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

Warmly,

Nurse V.

vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

We will be offering a virtual option for those that would like to join the monthly PTO meeting but can't make it in person. Please use this link to join the meeting virtually.

We welcome you to check out ou Connections Calendar and provide feedback using this link.

Please click on the "button" below to access resources and supports available. Do not hesitate to reach out to any support team member with any questions you may have.

**Please note: We continuously update the button below with new resources as they arise.

This section is comprised of the following items pertaining to food services

• Website
• Breakfast Information
• Tentative Breakfast/Lunch Menus

Dear Parents and Families --

To better estimate the demand for lunches on half days, CPS Nutrition utilizes online lunch ordering for HALF DAYS ONLY.

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

If you would like your child to have lunch on future half days, the online ordering is open for you to go ahead and select those dates. Set Up Your Account Now

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, the student's name should appear on the 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

Mrs. Terri Gilbert

Principal

gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Mr. Jayson Ramalho, M.Ed.

Assistant Principal

ramalhoj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Email: gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Domain/15
Location: 250 Boston Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5177
Facebook: facebook.com/SouthRowElementary
Twitter: @CPSSouthRow

• Mrs. Terri Gilbert, Principal: gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177 ext. 4
• Mr. Jayson Ramalho, Assistant Principal: ramalhoj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177 ext. 3
• Mrs. Shannon Vandevoordt, School Nurse: vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext.2
• Mrs. Debbie O'Neill, Secretary: oneilld@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext. 0
• Mrs. Kim Sepe, School Clerk: sepek@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext.0
• Absentee Line: 978-251-5177 ext. 1