Weekly Bulletin

IMPORTANT DATES:

Thursday, September 29th - School Picture Day

Thursday September 29th - 7th & 8th OPEN HOUSE - 6:00 p.m.

The Chelmsford DPW will begin a road milling and paving project on Graniteville Road starting next Wednesday 9/28. Graniteville Road will be milled on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (weather permitting). The project will run from the Graniteville Road @ Davis Road intersection and continue to Graniteville Road @ School Street. The area around the schools is expected to be impacted particularly on Wednesday. There will be detail officers in place to allow school bus and commuter traffic to flow with limited interruption.

The lost and found racks are growing by the day. Please have your students check them for any lost items.

Select Chorus auditions will be held Wednesday October 12th after school in the Chorus room. Sign up for an audition slot by clicking the link here: https://forms.gle/2YNTQk1r8k2khukE8

Come prepared to sing 30-45 seconds of a song that you think shows off your voice. Bring an accompaniment track or be prepared to sing a cappella. Returning members do not need to audition.

Select Chorus is open to ANYONE interested in learning more about being in an auditioned singing group and taking their musicianship to the next level! We practice Wednesday mornings at 7:20am.

Reach out to Ms. Robertson: robertsonm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us with any questions!

THANK YOU to all that participated in our first dine to donate at The Establishment this past Wednesday! We had a huge turn out for both lunch and dinner at the restaurant! Stay tuned for updates regarding how much was raised through this event. We have some exciting activities coming up in October. Please save the date for upcoming PTO events:

• Wednesday, October 12th: virtual PTO meeting at 7:00 pm
• Saturday, October 22nd: Trunk or Treat trunk decorating contest
• October 24th-October 28th: Scholastic Book Fair (in person and online)
• October 25th: Pizza, Pumpkins and Paperbacks

More information to follow on all activities. As always, thank you for your continued support of our school!

Our next virtual meeting will be Wednesday, October 12th @ 7p.m. ~see links below.

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://meet.goto.com/447065885

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412

Access Code: 447-065-885

Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://meet.goto.com/install

Sincerely,

Parker PTO

Middle School Parents Newsletter- September 2022 Edition and Daily Learning Planner for September. Lots of great information for you and your middle schoolers and more. Attachments below. ~ Melissa MacIsaac 7&8 and Autumn Dolan 5&6

If your student enters a ticket through the IIQ Helpdesk while at home, they will need to drop off the Chromebook in the library when they come to school the next day. The Tech Department will collect the broken device and perform the repairs. Students may be able to get a loaner device while waiting for their device to be repaired.

When the repairs are done, the student will be alerted via their ticket/email to pick up their device in the library.

Devi Venugopal, Technology Integration Specialist at McCarthy, has provided this helpful video to guide parents through the process of submitting an IIQ Helpdesk ticket.

Parker Middle School has water bottle refill stations and water bubblers for students to use located through-out the building. We also have cups available in the office for students each day.

We continue to monitor for covid-19. IF your child tested positive for Covid-19 please continue to inform our nurses' at Parker Middle School. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

• Front Doors open at 8:09 a.m. for buses
• Back door opens at 8:00 a.m. for students being dropped off (students wait in the Cafe' until 8:09 a.m.)
• Homeroom bell rings at 8:19 a.m. (students should be in homeroom at this time)

• Dismissal is at 2:40 p.m.

Please call the office if you have any questions 978-251-5133. ~Thank you.

To report a Student Absent:

Email: ParkerAttendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Please Send Email: Prior to 9am on the day of the absence (same as current voicemail option) Please Include: Child’s name, Grade, and Reason for absence.

We encourage you to use the email option when reporting an absence, dismissal, etc. Parents are still free to use the phone system to report absences, but you are encouraged to use email for greater office efficiency.

If you prefer, you can certainly call the attendance line prior to 9:00am, at 978-251-5133, extension #4100.

**NEW THIS YEAR** Please read:

We will continue to send automated emails when students are absent. The email serves as notification that your student is not in school and will be marked absent.

In order for an absence to be marked as "Excused", families will need to provide medical documentation.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Email: robinsond@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://parker.chelmsfordschools.org/
Location: 75 Graniteville Road
Phone: 978-251-5133