
Weekly Bulletin
Week of 4-29-2024
Message from Principal Blagg
Hello Parker Families,
It was another exciting and fun week at Parker Middle School. The students came back rearing to go after a week's vacation. We celebrated our PRIDE values today and chose four students from each grade from a pool of students who were recognized for exemplifying perseverance, respect, integrity, dedication, and/or empathy with a PAW gift certificate to the school store. Congratulations to Daniel Morales, Henry Roman, Anna Sexton, Jocelyn Yu, Adele Betsold, Morgan Fink, Alex Grimes, and Daniel Valmy.
Term 3 PRIDE Award Winners
We also celebrated students who were nominated for PRIDE Awards for term 3 today. These students were nominated by staff members for demonstrating our PRIDE values consistently throughout Term 3. The nominating staff member wrote a short description of why the student was chosen on their PRIDE Award certificate. These students serve as role models to their peers. We are so very proud of them! Please see the list of of PRIDE Award winners below:
Grade 5
Grace Camire, Evan Murphy, Gia Sherpa, Leticia Dos Santos, Ajmal Safi, Nicholas Tan, Shruti Mangipudi, Miranda Marino, Maddie Parker, Mia Bombaci, Jacob Gorgenyi, Ananya Godbole, Manouk Beals-Matevossian, Prithvick Indrakkumar, Emma Limauro, Ryder Sicely, Abanoub Bekhit, Desmond Billings, Lillian Cockley, Eyad Mokhtar, William Crannell, Brandon Kol, Landon Laferriere, Annie Porter, Gabriel Rojas-Nash, Matthew McConnell, Aditi Patel, Emma Ridenour, Bernadette Daley, Nathan Santos, Anya Gianino, Violet Grana, Charlotte Bartolini, Dylan Pappo, Matthew Albritton, Kora Ayers, Michael Deveau, Niko Milona
Grade 6
Marcus Gonzales, Caroline Pimentel, Faith Ciszek, Braydon Hogan, Jacob Sullivan, Ryder Maher, Diya Shah, Aaradhya Bolajwar, Madison Cappella, Ashar Sabeeh, Ava Servideo, Gillianne Fenders, Judith Johnson, Claire Van Overloop, Olivia Cunningham, Hailey Kulah, Victoria Ferreira, Ava Wildt, Elizabeth Tyron, Ishaan Renjith, Alan Lu, Jason Busa, Julianne Bettencourt, Tanvi Devarasetty, Grace Morasse, Joy Luong, Zoya Pathon, Agatha Labrecque, Maks Lemmerman, Keshav Patel, Liam Chhay, Finley Bonner, Sofia Balza, Beck Correia, Virakyuth Kim, Kerrin Keough, Margaret Taing
Staff Appreciation Week
Next week the PTO has organized some great events to honor and appreciate our staff. It has been truly fantastic to work alongside such a dedicated staff of professionals who work tirelessly to support, nurture, and empower our students. I encourage you to send a note of appreciation to your child's teacher and support staff. They are amazing.
I hope that everyone has a great weekend. Get out there and enjoy the warm weather!
Warm Regards,
Josh
MAY
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, May 27th - No School - Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 12th - Last day of school
Friday, May 10th - Grade 5 Spring Social
Friday, May 17th - Grade 6 Spring Social
Save the Dates!!
MCAS DATES - 2024
Tuesday, May 7th - Grade 5 Math - Session 1
Wednesday, May 8th - Grade 5 Math - Session 2
Thursday, May 9th - Grade 6 Math - Session 1
Friday, May 10th - Grade 6 Math - Session 2
Tuesday, May 14th - Grade 5 Science - Session 1
Wednesday, May 15th - Grade 5 Science - Session 2
LOST AND FOUND
The Lost and Found racks are growing again with your students stuff. Hats, gloves, sweatshirts, jackets, sneakers, water bottles galore and lots more. Please have your student check the lost and found racks for any missing items. ~ Thank you.
Parker Art Students - Artwork on Display
Congratulations to the following 6th grade Parker Artists whose artwork is currently hanging up at the Java Room Coffee House in Chelmsford center under the direction of Ms. Annunziata. We are always so proud of the amazing talent that is created and fostered throughout the Art and Music department at Parker Middle School.
Callie Perry
Chanda Lay
Chloe Michaud
Cora Infantino
Faith Ciszek
Hailey Rojas-Nash
Jackson Sutton
Jordan Nguyen
Lauren Alves Bispo
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK!
Tuesday - April 30th
Art Club – Ms. Annuziata – Room 4 – GRADE 6
Book Club – Ms. Beaudoin – Room 125
Homework Club-Ms. Larrabee&Ms. Morse-Library
Intramurals – Mr. McCarthy/Mr. Sullivan/Ms. Clark-Grade 5
Jazz Band - Mr. Linsner - Band Room
Running Club - Mr. Felzani, Ms. Baker-meet in the Cafeteria
Stand-Up Parker – Ms. Cranney - Room 110
Wednesday - May 1st
Festival Band - 5th grade before school at 7:30 a.m.-Mr. Linsner-Band Room
Fitness Room (Health & Wellness)-Ms. Wilson-in the Fitness Room
Intramurals-Clark, McCarthy & Sullivan - GYM - Grade 6
Homework Club-Ms. Larrabee/Ms. Morse - Library
Jewelry Making Club - Ms. Annunziata - Room 4
Yoga Club/Mindfulness - Ms. Macallister - Room 123
Thursday - May 2nd
Art Club - Ms. Annunziata - Room 4 - GRADE 5 TODAY
Festival Band - 6th grade before school at 7:30 a.m.-Mr. Linsner-Band Room
Festival Orchestra - Ms. Tiano - Room 4
Fitness Room(Health & Wellness)-Ms. Wilson-in the Fitness Room
Game Club - Ms. Baker - Library
Intramurals-Clark, McCarthy&Sullivan - GYM - Grade 5
BEST BUDDIES FAMILY REMINDERS
Best Buddies google classroom (code: gdxp5eo). Please make sure your child is enrolled as a member through Best Buddies - students not enrolled as a member will not be able to participate in the next event.
Saturday, May 11th - Best Buddies Walk. More details to follow. Make sure you are on the Remind app or subscribed to texts! Each student attending will have their own transportation. In the meantime you can register here: https://bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/centralmass - Be sure to register your child as an existing team: Parker Middle School
June Event - To be announced
Download the remind app for announcements and reminders of activities or simply follow the image below:
FROM PARKER PTO
Parker PTO Update:
The Middle School community has had a busy couple of weeks! Thank you to all who have participated in our recent events! A few more fun activities are coming your way! Check out the highlights below:
👟 Lace up those sneakers! The 2024 Parker Pride Run is on Sunday, May 19th @ 9am. Registration includes: swag bag, drinks and snacks at finish line and raffle tickets. Prizes awarded for top three finishers for various grade levels and adults. Click link to register for the event:
https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Chelmsford/ParkerPrideRun
🎤 The Lions' Middle School Showboat will be Saturday, May 18th at the CHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). You won't want to miss this amazing talent show starring our very own middle school students grades 5-8! Tickets will be on sale soon. Contact Showboat Director and parent, Karyn Crouthamel at lionsmiddleschoolsshowboat@gmail.com
🍔 Grab your friends and meet on the outside patio on Wednesday, May 29th @ Tavern in the Square Lowell to celebrate an amazing school year! The Tavern in the Square Lowell is generously donating 20% of all dine in, take out and alcohol sales to Parker and McCarthy. Just mention that you are dining to support Chelmsford Middle Schools! Proceeds raised will go to support our book vending machine and free lending library. More information to follow in the upcoming weeks.
⚾ Join Chelmsford Middle School Families at Fenway Park on Thursday, May 30th @ 7:00 P.M. to see the Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers. Ticket sales close on 4/30. Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased via the following link: https://givebutter.com/gMsmi9 Tickets will be "tossed" to your MLB Ballpark App closer to the game day. Please write down which email address you use to order these tickets as that is the email address we'll use to "toss" you your tickets.
If you have any questions, please reach out to: ptoparker@gmail.com
As always, thank you for your continued support of our Parker Middle School community!
ATTENDANCE
To report a Student Absent:
Email: ParkerAttendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Please Send Email: Prior to 9am on the day of the absence. Please Include: Child’s name, Grade, and Reason for absence. We encourage you to use the email option when reporting an absence, dismissal, etc. for efficiency.
**PLEASE READ**
We will continue to send automated emails home when students are absent. You will receive the email whether you notified the school or not. In order for an absence to be marked as "Excused", families will need to provide medical documentation.
Thank you for your understanding.
Parker Middle School
Email: robinsond@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://parker.chelmsfordschools.org/
Location: 75 Graniteville Road
Phone: 978-251-5133