Harrington Happenings

I hope everyone has had a nice holiday break! I want to say Happy New Year 2024 to all of our community. We are doing some wonderful things at Harrington, and I look forward to a strong finish to the rest of our school year. As always, I appreciate everyone's support throughout the school year. We have an amazing community, and 2024 will bring us all success!

We are thrilled to announce that the "Share The Warmth" community service project, led by our Harrington Second Graders, surpassed last year's goal! We hope it warms your heart to know that this year we collected 545 hats and pairs of mittens and gloves!!! Your kind donations will keep lots of people in our community warm this winter. We are so grateful for everyone's support of our project and want to applaud all of our second graders for working hard to reach this year's donation goal. THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity!!

Thank you to everyone who brought in coins and dollars during the coin wars! It was another huge success! Thank you to the student council for organizing this event! As a school we raised a total of $2,350! A huge congratulations to Mrs. Ashdown's class who raised a total of $364. Mrs. Potcner's class came in second. Again, a huge thank you to everyone for helping to support families in need within our community.

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,

Join us virtually or in person for our January 3rd HPTO Meeting starting at 6:30.

We want to remind everyone that we are actively recruiting new board members for next year and anyone interested should email PTO!

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/