CHIPS Weekly Update

At this time of year, our playground equipment gets quite wet from the morning dew. We are looking for some parent volunteers who’d be willing to take a couple of minutes to wipe down the slides and swings after dropping off their child in the morning. This is a 5-10 minute task that would be so helpful in outdoor recess going smoothly in the morning. If you drop your child off for the AM session and you’d be willing to help, simply hang out after you’ve dropped your child off and ask for a towel. You can hang the towel over the playground fence when you’re done.

CHIPS Open House will be held on Thursday, November 14 from 5:30-7:00. This is an opportunity to visit the classroom with your child, meet other families from the classroom, and see some of the things our classes have been working on. The PTO will also be holding a bake sale and selling basket raffle tickets in the cafeteria!

Due to our varied schedules, we will be assigning times during the open house for you to visit your child's classroom. This will help cut down on congestion and ensure that your are visiting the classroom at the same time as your child's classmates. Classroom schedules will be sent home with your child.

Please note that parking at CHIPS is very limited. Please consider carpooling if possible and know that you may need to park on a nearby side street.

The PTO is also looking for volunteers to help with the basket raffle and bake sale. The sign up for baked goods and volunteers is below

• October 30 & 31- CHIPS Dress Up Days.
• November 5- No School- Professional Development
• November 11- No School - Veterans' Day
• November 14- CHIPS Open House 5:30-7:00 p.m.
• November 20- No School- Professional Development
• November 27-29- No School- Thanksgiving Recess

With the fun upcoming events involving candy traditions, we ask that no child bring such items (Halloween candy, etc.) to school. It is best to save those special treats for home.

As there are many students with life threatening food allergies within our classrooms, we continue to advise that peanut/tree-nuts derived foods, shellfish/fish and (hard boiled/cooked) eggs not be sent in with your child for a snack or lunch. Keeping your children safe is our priority. We continue to practice hand washing daily, disinfect our surfaces and monitor our students closely as to not share food items.

Speaking of snacks, Nurse Kristen will start visiting classrooms reading age-appropriate books about their teeth/dental health while using a big tooth model with matching oversized colorful toothbrush for interactive, hands-on fun!

Please use our absence line (978-251-5188 Option 0) or email (chipsattendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us) to report your child's absence from school and be sure to state the reason for the absence (illness, appointment, travel, etc).

Nurse Kristen can be reached by calling the CHIPS main number (978-251-5188) and selecting option 3.

The holidays are coming! Chelmsford Public Schools collaborates with a number of organizations that provide additional food for Thanksgiving and gifts/gift cards for the winter holidays. We know its early (!) but program applications start soon.

Please reach out to our social worker, Carolina Zuliani, if your family is needing any support for the upcoming holidays. Ann can be reached at zulianic@chelmsford.k12.ma.us and 978-251-5188 x6064.

The PTO will hold its next meeting on Monday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. at CHIPS. If you are not able to join in person, can can join virtually via the link below. We hope to see you then!

Email: mcguirkm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://chelmsfordschools.org
Location: 170 Dalton Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: (978)251-5188