We are off to a great start with our school wide iReady challenge logging over 24,000 minutes in Reading and over 22,000 minutes in Math in our first week. Grade 1 is ahead for both Reading and Math, but there is still plenty of time to challenge their lead. This challenge will run through March 24th. The grade level with the most Reading minutes will win a reward as well as the grade level with the most Math minutes.

Our Book Fair was a huge success this week. A big thank you to those who helped staff and organize this event. Our donations for the Paul Center have been overwhelmingly generous. Additionally, a big thank you to everyone involved in our Community Read-in that took place this week. We hosted all sorts of readers from around the community even one Judy Hodge!

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

Monday, March 20th

• Family Input in Placement Process letter will be sent through X2
• Professor Bugman Enrichment Program (Grade 1)

Tuesday, March 21st

• No events

Wednesday, March 22nd

• Multicultural Festival Committee Meeting, 3:45pm, Hybrid Meeting
• Grades Available on X2 - Grades 1-4 - Click here for directions to access report cards

Thursday, March 23rd

• No events

Friday, March 24th

• Workout School Spirit Day

Wednesday, March 29th

• Maths Amazing Enrichment Program (Grade 4)

Friday, March 31st

• Multicultural School Spirit Day
• Family Input in the Placement Process is due today (see previous communication )

Saturday, April 1st

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

MCAS DATES:

ELA MCAS -

• April 10th and 11th - grade 3
• April 12th and 13th - grade 4

Math MCAS –

• May 15th and 16th - grade 4
• May 17th and 18th - grade 3

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

A Note from Mrs. Cooper in the Music Room:

For more than 30 years, March has been officially designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation.

The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. Please be on the lookout on Twitter and Instagram for more MIOSM updates! @SouthRowMusic ~Mrs. Cooper

K-12 Youth Art Month Exhibit at Chelmsford Public Library: We encourage you to visit the Library through the month of March to view the amazing artwork on display and join us in celebrating Youth Art Month. You can see our program for the exhibit HERE. A special thank you to our Fine Arts Department for executing this event!

Chelmsford MAEA Virtual Art Show: This is an online virtual show. Click on the link to see the artists featured.

Arriving by Car: If you are driving your student to school and arrive after the cones have been placed across the entrance, please proceed to the front of the school to drop off your child. Please DO NOT drive through the cones or drop your student at the end of the driveway.

Try it Tuesday: We are hoping to pilot "Try it Tuesday" this week. This will compliment our recent work around nutrition and wellness. "Try it Tuesday" will entail students being offered sample size fruits and vegetables. Sampling will be entirely optional and allergy precautions reported to the school will be followed closely. Nurse V. will reach out to families and provide them an opportunity to report allergy or other concerns.

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.

Thank you for an amazing 2023 Book Fair!

We have wrapped up our annual Scholastic Book Fair and are blown away by the excitement and participation amongst the students, staff, and families! Student shopping days were filled with smiling and happy faces, whether the students were purchasing books, “window” shopping, or reading through the many Scholastic books that the fair had to offer during their library specialist time. Family Shopping and Game Night was packed to the brim with enthusiastic BOOKO players and a line all the way down the hall of families with their arms filled with books, waiting to check out at the registers – what a successful event!

A special thank you to everyone who made this weeklong event possible, including school administration, Ms Hamm, the custodians, and of course – our volunteers! Also, a HUGE thank you to all of the families who contributed to our “All for Books” coin drive these past few weeks. Ms Krauch, Ms Webber, and Ms D’Amico’s classes were the winners of the coin jar raffle and will be choosing $200 worth of Scholastic books for their classroom libraries. Through everyone’s efforts, we were able to raise nearly $2,500 – all of which will be used to purchase books for The Paul Center. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

Online shopping is still available through Sunday, March 26th at www.scholastic.com/bf/southrow.

See you at next year’s fair!

• The Multicultural Festival was formally called the International Festival, and we look forward to this year's event, which will take place on April 1st from 1-3:30pm!
• Take a peek at the save-the-date information for this year's event, Event Flyer, and Registration Form!

We are already looking ahead to the next school year and thinking about who will be our next PTO Board. We have some spots with an interested person already but we are very much in need of a secretary, and co-chairs for president and treasurer. You can email us anytime with interest or questions or attend our next meeting.

NEW EVENT! We will be hosting a dance for South Row students to enjoy and to give everyone a chance to view our ginormous raffle baskets in person. Please mark your calendars for May 6 and watch for more information to come.

• Tentative Breakfast & Lunch Menu
• Breakfast Sign Up Information
• Early Release Day Lunch Sign Up Information
• Direct Link to Food Services webpage

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

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

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