Harrington Happenings

I hope everyone is doing okay and recovering from the storms that rolled through on Friday! The hope is most if not all of you have power restored to your homes if you lost it. Harrington does have power as of today. I am thankful the storms came through 30 mins before we dismissed school for the day, and I greatly appreciate everyone's patience and support during dismissal. Because we dismiss electronically, we had to go old school with the process and were still able to dismiss in a reasonable amount of time.

As students return to school tomorrow, we should not be overcome with the hot weather we all experienced last week and will have more seasonable weather to work with. Student's will continue to work through their bench mark assessments. We will be assessing students until Sept 27th and will use that data to establish needed student interventions and supports.

Once again, remember to…"Push through your day, Smile, Be Happy, Stay Positive!"

Be safe! Stay well!

Rob & Karen

Hello Harrington families,

There is still time to sign up for the Color Run on September 16 from 1-3pm! This is a fun & messy family event! Sign up using one of our registration options:

- $25 registration (includes a color run t-shirt, sunglasses, and 3 color packets): https://tinyurl.com/HPTOColorRun25
or
- $5 “come for the fun” registration: https://tinyurl.com/HPTOColorRun5

We are in need of volunteer help for the color run! Please use this form to sign up: https://forms.gle/mNaZkRhd18pThcxP9

Thank you for your support! We are excited for a great turn out and amazing event ahead!

Building Hours - The Harrington School and the Main Office will be open daily Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. You can also contact the office with any specific questions between these hours. The phone number is: 978-251-5166.

Building Access: Visitors to the school are only permitted with an appt. made through the main office. You must have a photo ID when you come to the school. The main office staff will verify your ID using the camera system on the door buzzer. If you are picking up your student(s) prior to dismissal, please call the main office ahead to inform them and and remain outside the building and the main office staff will dismiss your student.

Buses: f you have any bus questions concerning routes or bus stops, you can find the information on the Chelmsford Public Schools website or call 978-251-5100 (https://chelmsfordschools.org/departments/transportation/ ). Students will not be required to show a bus pass and bus pass checks will not be conducted over the first few weeks of school. By the middle of September when final adjustments have been incorporated into the transportation routes, we will distribute bus passes to students and begin bus pass checks. The bus passes this year will contain the bus number, bus stop, and approximate pick-up time for each rider. Please note that buses will run late for the first week or two of school as drivers take extra care in learning stops and students.

This year Massachusetts is offering all school lunch and breakfast at no charge to students. This does not automatically make families eligible for any other benefits. We strongly encourage families that feel they are eligible for transportation or extended day reduced tuition to fill out the online free and reduced meal application. The links can be found below.

https://cpsnutrition.com/index.php?sid=1478035692058&page=lunchapps

If you do qualify for benefits you most likely will be eligible for SNAP benefits.

https://www.mass.gov/snap-benefits-formerly-food-stamps

Some examples of SNAP benefits are discounts on gas, electric utilities and internet services.

Email: asselinr@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://harrington.chelmsfordschools.org/
Location: 120 Richardson Road, North Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5166
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harringtonelementarychelmsford/