Kudos to all our 3rd and 4th grade students do such a great job of showing perseverance and hard work during this week's 4th grade Math MCAS assessments!

Next week we will be conducting our final ALICE drill of the school year. This week we met with students to review our procedures to prepare for the drill. The Chelmsford Police and Fire departments will also be assisting us in this drill to present it in a developmentally appropriate manner. Once the drill is conducted, we will send an email to inform you.

Dear Byam and 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 through Friday June 14th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website below.

https://surveys.panoramaed.com/chelmsfordma/family24/surveys

We also have a QR code below to access the same survey if preferred.

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 us, your building Principals.

Thank you in advance for your time.

Reminder to our Byam families with incoming Kindergarten students, we look forward to seeing our students who registered for Kindergarten screening.

May 21-23- Kindergarten Screening

The warm weather is here and our students are getting out to recess on a regular basis. This is just a reminder that sandals, flip flops and Crocs are not safe for wearing when on playground equipment. If children wish to wear one of these shoe types to school, please have them bring in sneakers or a closed back supportive shoe to change into for recess.

Also, please put an extra pair of pants/shorts, underwear, shirt and socks for your child to keep in their backpack. The school does not provide extra clothing for “accidents” which include the bathroom type as well as getting clothes wet from puddles and the damp ground.

With the spring weather comes pollen and other allergens. If your child usually takes medication for spring allergies, please be sure to start them on these medications now and remind them to wash their hands and face and change their clothing when coming in from outdoors

Finally, please check your child daily for ticks. Students play in the grass and field and they may come in contact with ticks. Long pants, long sleeved shirts, light colored clothing, and wearing shoes with socks are all recommended. Check your child’s skin and hair, especially the scalp, behind the ears, under arms, in groin area, and around the neck.

We are in the very beginning stages of planning Byam's first multicultural festival for the 2024-25 school year. We are looking for families that would be interested in participating in this inaugural "Celebrating Us" event. We are envisioning a festival that includes poster boards/booths, crafts, food tastings and performances where families can share their traditions and cultures with the Byam community. Please be on the lookout for more information and a quick interest survey that will be included in our communications in the coming weeks.

We are looking forward to another great year in 2024-2025! For those interested and able to substitute as a paraprofessional or substitute teacher intermittently, please contact Betsy Dolan for more information.

Our 2nd Graders had a great walking field trip to Sunny Meadow Farm.

5/13/24: Spirit Wear Sale Starts

5/23/24: Byam Musical

5/30/24: Byam Fenway Night

8/28/24: Back to School Social 5:30-7:30PM

We hope you and your families can join us for a GRAND SLAM of a time at the ballpark on Thursday May 30th, 2024 at 7:10PM in section G6! Tickets are $40 each. However, please note we have limited ticket availability so do not wait to make your purchase.

Ticket cost: $40 each *Limited availability*

Date: 5/30/24

Time: 7:10pm

Section: G6

Opposing Team: Detroit Tigers

Link for purchasing tickets:

https://bsa.ptboard.com/formvw?store=4549&form=13

Want to throw money at us and be left alone? Make a No Brainer Donation to the BSA https://bsa.ptboard.com/formvw?store=4549&form=3

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

Want to get involved? BSA Help Needed

Here are some openings the BSA is currently seeking help on, reach out the bsa.chelmsford@gmail.com if you are interested in any of these positions!

Stay Connected to the Byam School Association, Click on the live links below for more...

https://chelmsfordschools.org/

Office: Secretary Dossin dossina@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Clerk/Attendance: murphys@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Assistant Principal Dolan dolane@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Website: https://byam.chelmsfordschools.org/about/
Location: 25 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5144