This week brought some exciting enrichment including WBZ Meteorologist, Sarah Wroblewski presenting to our first graders and Len Cabral a storyteller who weaves words while connecting cultures. Len presented to our second graders.

Our Science Fair is coming up and we are still looking for a few people to participate as judges. If you are interested, please reach out!

Our next meeting with the Multicultural Festival Committee is after school on February 15th. If you would like to get involved at any level please consider joining us.

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

Saturday, February 11th

• Choralfest, 9:00AM-2:00pm, CHS Performing Arts Center

Monday, February 13th

• No events

Tuesday, February 14th

• Red, White, and Pink School Spirit Day

Wednesday, February 15th

• Multicultural Festival Committee Meeting (formerly named International Festival), 3:45 pm, Conference Room - New faces are welcome!!!

Thursday, February 16th

• No events

Friday, February 17th

• Grade 4 Travels to Center School for Middle School Music Presentation, 9:30 AM

Monday, February 20th - Friday, February 24th

• No School - Winter Vacation (Recess)

Monday, February 27th

• All for Books Coin Collection begins

Tuesday, February 28th

• South Row Science Fair, 6:30-8:30 PM ( see information below!)

Thursday, March 2nd

• Early Release Day - Students Dismissed at 11:45AM

Monday, March 6th

• Student Grade Level Meetings
• Kindness Matters Spirit Day
• Student Council Group A Meeting, 3:30-4:15PM
• School Council Meeting, 5:30pm
• PTO Board Meeting, 6:30PM
• PTO Meeting, 7:00PM

Tuesday, March 7th

• Spotlight on South Row School Committee Presentation, 6:00pm ~ tune in!

Wednesday, March 8th

• Holi

Friday, March 10th

• Chelmsford/South Row Spirit Day
• All for Books Coin Collection Ends

Monday, March 13th

• Book Fair Week begins through Friday, March 17th (student shopping during library)
• Community Read in Week begins

Tuesday, March 14th

• FoodPlay Enrichment Program (whole school)
• Book Fair continues (student shopping during library)

Wednesday, March 15th

• Book Fair continues (student shopping during library)
• PTO Game Night & Book Fair, 6:00-8:00pm

Thursday, March 16th

• Book Fair continues (student shopping during library)

Friday, March 17th

• Last Day of Book Fair
• Book Fair continues (student shopping during library)
• Happy St. Patricks Day
• Green, White, and Orange School Spirit Day

Wednesday, March 22nd

• Beginning of Ramadan
• Grades Available on X2 - Grades 1-4

Friday, March 24th

• Workout School Spirit Day

Friday, March 31st

• Multicultural School Spirit Day

Saturday, April 1st

• Multicultural Festival (formally named International Festival), 1-3:30PM @ South Row

ELA MCAS – week of April 10th (grade 3 and 4 specific days TBD) – Monday through Thursday

Math MCAS – week of May 15th (grade 3 and 4 specific days TBD) – Monday through Thursday

ELA Make-ups – 4/14 and week of 4/24

Math Make-ups - 5/19 and week of 5/22

Message from Mrs. Cooper in the Music Room: If you are around THIS SATURDAY: Choralfest '23 is at the PAC at the High Schoolfeaturing vocalists from grades 4-12, including 27 from South Row! The concert starts at 2 p.m. and it is free admission. I know a lot of 4th grade students have been asking me if they could go and support their friends who are performing and I promised I would let their families know the details. I hope to see you there! ~Mrs. Cooper

Breakfast: Please see the Nutrition section in this newsletter about breakfast and food services. If you are having any issues with the process, please contact the individuals in the Food Services Department below.

• Nancy Antolini, Director of Nutrition Services - Email: antolinin@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

• Holley Ready, School Nutrition Office Manager, Email: readyh@chelmsford.k12.ma.us (978) 251-5111 ext: 5641

Smart Watches: Some students have been wearing them to school, which has been causing students and their peers to be distracted. Although watches are not directly mentioned in our student handbook they do have SMART capabilities (i.e., taking pictures, games, texting) and should NOT be used or worn in school. Please refer to pages 17 and 18 in the link below for more information. Thank you for your partnership.

SAVE THE DATES:

• Quick Click Photography - March 2nd
• Book Fair - March 13-17

Looking ahead (Early Release Day Change): Due to town elections, the school committee voted on a calendar change for the April early release day originally scheduled for Thursday, April 13th. This early release day has now been moved to Tuesday, April 4th. Please update your calendars accordingly. Click here for the updated district calendar.

South Row is participating in a coin drive called “All for Books,” in conjunction with our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Your small change can make a big difference! The goal of this coin drive is to purchase as many books as possible for this year’s charity, The Paul Center.

Each class will receive a canister to fill with coins and small bills. For each canister filled, they will earn an entry to win one of three certificates for $200 worth of Scholastic books for their classroom!

Donating is completely optional, but if you wish to contribute, please send the donation to school with your child in a bag labeled “All for Books” anytime between February 27 and March 10. If you have any questions, feel free to send an email to southrowbookfair@gmail.com.

Our School Council is excited to share information about our upcoming IN-PERSON Science Fair. Please click on the button below for more information, click on the registration form below, and see what a past event looks like.

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to southrowsciencefair@gmail.com. Registration deadline is February 17th.

A special thank you to Rick Cockley (South Row Parent/School Council member) for organizing this event.

We hope your child(ren) considers participating in this special event.

Dear South Row Families,

Our health screenings went well this past week! If a student did not pass a portion of the screening, I will be retesting them over the next 3-4 weeks. I will wait 2 weeks to retest hearing to allow students who are recovering from ear infections or colds to fully recover. If your student does not pass a screening a second time, I will send home a referral for them to see their pcp.

We have seen an increase in covid cases. Here is the link to the policy for your reference. CPS COVID Health Protocols

If your student tests positive for covid, please keep them home from school and contact me by phone or email at vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Warmly,

Nurse V.

We have an Amazon Charities Wishlist set up! Right now the only things on it are recess enrichment items but we plan to add to it in the future. Anything you are willing to purchase/donate is extremely appreciated! Charity Lists (amazon.com) If the link doesn't take you to our page, simply search South Row PTO and click on "South Row needs" to find the list.

COORDINATORS NEEDED! We are looking for volunteers to plan two events that will take place in May. One is for planning something fun to do while our ginormous raffle baskets are on display. We are calling it the "Spring Thing". We have someone coordinating the baskets but we just need help planning something around that. Second is for our biggest teacher appreciation gift of the year, a luncheon. Both of these do not need to be created from scratch but have flexibility to bring your ideas too. Please email southrowpto@gmail.com if you would like to help plan these events.

• Tentative Lunch Menu
• Direct Link to Food Services webpage

Dear Parents and Families --

Reminder CPS Nutrition has initiated online breakfast ordering for elementary students beginning after the holiday break. This initiative is to help manage food waste and due to labor shortages.

Orders must be placed the Wednesday prior to the week you are selecting.

If you are having difficulty setting up an account, please reach out to contacts below and we will gladly assist you.

Nancy Antolini, Director of Nutrition Services

• Email: antolinin@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Holley Ready, School Nutrition Office Manager

• Email: readyh@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
• (978) 251-5111 ext: 5641

Thank you- School Nutrition

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, student’s name should appear on page.

How to order meals

1. School Menu-breakfast online ordering
2. Scroll to day/week you are selecting breakfast (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
8. Place order

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