Nurses Corner
Dear South Row Families,
Flu Vaccines
Flu vaccines are not required for the 2021-2022 school year. If your student(s) has been vaccinated feel free to send documentation to me via email or in your child’s backpack.
Covid Vaccination:
I have been receiving some questions regarding vaccination and how it affects test and stay and pooled testing. If your student has received the Covid vaccine or is fully vaccinated, they are welcome to continue to participate in weekly pooled testing. Once they are fully vaccinated ( 2 weeks after the second dose) they will be exempt from testing and quarantine protocols. This means that if your fully vaccinated student is identified as a close contact inside or outside of school they will not be required to quarantine or test (including test and stay) in order to stay in school. If your student becomes symptomatic during the 14 days after exposure, they should stay home from school and seek an outside PCR or Molecular Covid test.
3rd Grade Physicals
All third grade students are required to submit a physical for the current school year. The physical should be dated from January 2021 or later. You may send the documentation to me via email or send the paper copy to school with your student.
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Thank you,
Nurse V.
vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
PTO Corner
Fruit Sale Fundraiser
Our fruit sale through Florida Indian River Groves has been extended through this Sunday, 12/12! We know there are some of you who forgot to order, and we don't want you to miss out. To order online, visit https://www.floridaindianrivergroves.com/order-now/ and use our school ID code, which is 1026389.
Holiday Decorations Map
Thank you to those who have signed up for our holiday decorations map! You can access the map by visiting tinyurl.com/srholidaydec2021. If your house is decorated but you forgot to sign up for the map, email southrowpto@gmail.com to be added. Happy viewing!
Staff Appreciation Cookie "Swap"
This time of year, the PTO does a cookie swap for the staff where we ask parents to bake items and we lay out a lovely spread in the teachers lounge for the staff to help themselves to throughout the day. We are asking that parents sign up to bake cookies, brownies, or some other treat, and drop them at school during school hours or in the bin at 171 Mill Road after hours. Items can be dropped off on either December 15th or 16th, and we will have the treats out for the staff on the 17th.
Please sign up to bring treats at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044CA4AA22ABFC1-2021
Recess Equipment
One of the things the PTO raises funds for is recess equipment for the school. Balls pop and get lost, chalk gets used up, and indoor recess games lose parts in the normal course of play, so we replenish some of the equipment each year. This year, the recess aides needed a new equipment cart (the old one was missing a wheel!), which took a big piece of our recess budget, so we have collected a wish list from the recess aides and teachers for both outdoor and indoor recess, and put together an Amazon wishlist in case anyone would like to donate a toy or game.
Please see the list at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/AV0B5P1ZACH7?ref_=wl_share if you would like to help out with recess equipment and games. Thanks in advance for your support!
Bookmark Kits for Classrooms
With the close-packed nature of shopping at our traditional Holiday Shop and the number of parent volunteers it requires coming into the school, this was not the year to resume the shop as we had hoped it would be. However, we wanted to keep a piece of that alive for the students, and have provided kits to each classroom so that the kids can make a thumbprint art bookmark to bring home either as a gift for someone or to use in their own reading. Watch for the bookmarks in the next couple of weeks!
Contact the South Row Administrative Team!
Principal
Mr. Jayson Ramalho, M.Ed.
Assistant Principal
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
Contact the Main Office Staff
- 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
