Harrington Happenings

I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend! It has been nice seeing the sunshine for the first time in what feels like an eternity! Friday we celebrated our 100th Day in school, it is hard to believe we are already at that point in the school year. Everyone continues to work hard and do their best every single day, I do not anticipate that to change for the remainder of the school year.

On January 30th, we celebrated the amazing diversity of our school community. We had food from around the world, displays, sports, activities, singing and dancing! The night was a huge success with hundreds of of our community members stopping by to see our wonderful cultural diversity! Thank you to all the families that brought in food, their displays and activities. Big shout out to the CHS students who attended and volunteered to support the event! Please see the link for additional pictures from the evening: https://brennasullivanphotography.zenfoliosite.com/harrington-cultural-night-2024

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…"Push through your day, Smile, Be Happy, Stay Positive!"

Be safe! Stay well!

Rob & Karen

Hello Harrington families,

The Scholastic Book Fair is this week! You can set up an eWallet for your student for their in-school shopping time using the following link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/charlesharringtonelemsch

Our Paperbacks, Pretzels, & Popcorn event is this Wednesday, February 7, from 6-8 pm! Shop the book fair as a family and enjoy a pretzel stick or popcorn (available for purchase for $1!) We also need help for this event: http://tinyurl.com/HPTOBookFair2024

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/