Harrington Happenings

I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend! I hope that if you have plans tonight for Super Bowl 58, you are able to smile, laugh, and enjoy the company you are with, please remember to be safe! I'm not really sure who I want to win the game, but I do enjoy the commercials! Looks like there is a Nor'Easter coming in Monday night into Tuesday! It has been a while since we've had a Nor'Easter, let's all be prepared! The week before vacation is always a week filled with excitement and challenges, the students and staff have worked very hard over the past several weeks and truly deserve some much needed rest and relaxation. If you are traveling, be safe, if you are not, be safe!

On Friday afternoon, would took some time to recognize to students who have nominated as Role Models! Below is a list of those students:

Marcela Belandria Garcia

Myah Cao

Leana Olson

Penelope Loring

Brooke O'Brien

Niamh McCabe

Mackenzie Wayne

Austin Shippie

Isley Dinh

Coira Fielding

Daniella Soum

Crisneily Cruz

Zaina Abu-tarboush

Limar Arat

Mi Tran

Maelys Cohen-Laffont

Kinley McCluskey

Grace Palange

Ava Paradiso

Gabriella Flaherty

Tessa Ha

Melody Paintsil

Congrats to our Harrington Role Models!

I will remind families that drive on school grounds to pick up their students and drop off their students that smoking is prohibited on school grounds. If a staff member does witness smoking in vehicles on school grounds, they will kindly ask you to stop smoking, this includes vaping devices. I appreciate your support in adhering to no smoking on the school grounds.

Once again, remember to…"Stay Respectful, Stay Responsible, Stay Ready . . . . Embrace the challenges, learn from mistakes, and have fun."

Be safe! Stay well!

Rob & Karen

Hello Harrington families,

Thank you to everyone who supported the book fair and came to pretzels, popcorn and paperbacks! It was a great success.

You’re still able to shop the book fair online through February 18: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html/?fairId=5490079 25% of sales will come directly back to Harrington!

Our Readathon is underway! Please encourage your students to read at least 20 minutes a day! As a reminder, the student who reads the most minutes will win lunch with Mr. A and the class that reads the most minutes will win an ice cream party! Mr. A will be checking reading logs for honesty!

Please save the date for the 2024 Special Person's Dance - March 16 from 6-8 pm! Due to space constraints, there will be a limited number of tickets sold (200 people max). A link to purchase tickets will be available soon.

We are actively recruiting for new board members. Please contact HPTO or Mr. A if you're interested!

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/