Hello Families,

Our end of the year calendar of events is quite full. Thank you to all those families who are helping make these memorable occasions happen. Our Fit for Cure event this past week was highly successful and raised $1420 for St. Jude. Thank you for your generosity.

We look forward to Kindergarten Orientation for parents on May 9th and will share all the wonderful aspects of South Row, including our supportive family network with these new families.

Engineering Day for grade 3 is fast approaching. If you are able to volunteer for this STEM event and/or donate materials needed for the activities please see below for more information.

Enjoy your weekend.

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

Saturday, May 6th

• Sunshine Dance and Raffle Baskets Event, 6-8PM

Monday, May 8th

• Teacher/ Staff Appreciation Week begins

Tuesday, May 9th

• Try it Tuesday (Zucchini)
• Rising Kindergarten Parent Orientation, 6:00 PM, South Row Cafeteria

Wednesday, May 10th

• School Nurses Appreciation Day - Thank you Nurse V!
• Massachusetts Walk to School Day

Thursday, May 11th

• No events

Friday, May 12th

• PTO Sponsored Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon
• Grade 4 Movie Night, 6:45PM

Monday, May 15th

• Math MCAS (Grade 4)

Tuesday, May 16th

• Math MCAS (Grade 4)

Wednesday, May 17th

• Math MCAS (Grade 3)

Thursday, May 18th

• Math MCAS (Grade 3)
• School Speech Pathologist Appreciation Day - Thank you, Mrs. Reticker!

Friday, May 19th

• MCAS Make-ups

Monday, May 22nd

• YOGA Week begins all week during PE
• MCAS Make Up Week begins as needed
• Rising Kindergarten Screening

Tuesday, May 23rd

• Rising Kindergarten Screening

Friday, May 26th

• BEACH School Spirit Day

Monday, May 29th

• No School - Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 30th

• Fire Safety Prevention Program (Grades K-2)

Wednesday, May 31st

• Grade 3 Engineering Day

Upcoming Try it Tuesday Dates and Food Selections:

• 5/9 zucchini
• 5/23 watermelon
• 6/6 bell peppers

Water Bottles/Sunscreen: The warm weather is here and hopefully will stick around! Please send your child to school with a water bottle daily. Students will be outside for recess and other activities, please remember to apply sunscreen too!

From Mrs. C in the Art Room

On June 1, 2023 we will have the annual South Row Art show here at school from 6-8 PM.

Families and friends can come by the front hallway between those times to view the student Art picked out by the artists themselves.

If you would like to help out, we could us some more hands to make this a special event.

The Artists have worked so hard on their art this year! Thanks in advance!

Please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4CABAA22ABFC1-2023

Fit Fest Volunteer Sign-Ups - June 7th:

It is that time of the year again. Summer is right around the corner and that means Fit Fest will be here before we know it. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please use the links below to sign up. If all the spots are taken and you still would like to volunteer just send me an email (brownr@chelmsford.k12.ma.us) and I can add you to the list. And thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to volunteer. This event would not be successful if it weren't for you, so thank you.

Fit Fest will be Wednesday, June 7th this year, with a rain date of Thursday the 8th.

Kindergarten will be from 9:15-10:10

1st and 2nd grade will be 9:45-11:30

3rd and 4th grade will be 1:20-3:05.

We're using SignUp (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming SignUps.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click the appropriate link for the grade level you would like to sign up for.

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.

Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

• K Sign Ups - https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/973596596081/false#/invitation
• Grade 1&2 Sign Ups https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1083756418010/false#/invitation
• Grdes 3 and 4 Sign Ups https://signup.com/go/xKmYTxS

Email me with any questions and again, thank you!

Rebecca Brown

South Row Elementary

Physical Education

brownr@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

GRADE 3 Engineering Day

Sign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044CA4AA22ABFC1-2023

PLEASE check with the main office ahead of time to make sure you have a current CORI on file.

Items needed that you may have at home:

- scraps of yarn or narrow ribbon

- a box fan (to borrow or donate - there are classrooms that could use them when it gets warm)

- empty 20oz water/soda bottles (stiff ones like Dasani bottles that bounce back after being squeezed)

You can send these items in to school, drop them at the office, or drop them in the collection bin at Jo Shaw's house - 171 Mill Rd..

For the items you are less likely to have lying around, we have set up an Amazon wishlist. The list is set to send the items to Jen's home so that they won't get misplaced at school or overtake the office.

Shop here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2LLF3IIMM9UVC?ref_=wl_share

Movie Night

Friday May 12 is the 4th grade ONLY movie night- no siblings please. This is a FREE event and snacks/drinks will be provided to all students in attendance. No RSVP required. Flyers with additional info in backpacks.

Yearbooks

The yearbook has been submitted to the printer! A HUGE thank you to the parents who worked tirelessly on this- it truly was a labor of love! ALL students will receive a yearbook and signing pen at school as well as time to collect autographs from all classes.

Ellis Island

The 4th Grade Teaching team sent home a request for parents to help out on the morning of June 1 for the beloved Ellis Island simulation. We hope you will consider helping out!

Field Day & Clap Out

The "clap-out" of 4th graders will be Friday June 9. Field Day is also scheduled for that day- rain date Monday June 12. Sign-ups to help out will be coming out soon with additional information.

Moving On Ceremony

Parents bring your tissues! This will be the last day of school (1/2 day) Thursday June 15 at 9:30am. More info to come.

• May 2nd - Fitness for Cure, 7:55 AM
• May 3rd - Fitness for Cure (Rain Date), 7:55 AM
• May 6th - Spring PTO Event "Dance and Raffle Baskets," 6-8 pm
• May 8th-12th- Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 9th, RISING Kindergarten Parent Orientation, 6:00-7:00 PM, Cafeteria
• May 12th- TENTATIVE Gr. 4 Movie Night (subject to change)
• May 15th and 16th - Gr. 4 MCAS - Math
• May 17th and 18th - Gr. 3 MCAS - Math
• May 22nd and May 23rd- RISING Kindergarten Screening
• May 22nd through May 26th- Whole School YOGA Enrichment
• May 30th - Gr. K-2 Fire Safety Program
• May 31st - Gr. 3 Engineering Day
• June 1st - Art Show, 6-8 PM
• June 1st - Gr. 4 Ellis Island Simulation, 9:30am-11:00am
• June 5th- Authors Day
• June 6th- Rain-Date for Authors Day
• June 7th- Fit Fest
• June 8th- Rain Date for Fit Fest
• June 9th - Grade 4 Clap Out
• June 9th- Grade 4 Field Day
• June 12th- Rain-Date Grade 4 Field Day
• June 13th and 14th- Kindergarten Musicals in afternoon - more information will be provided closer to the events
• June 14th- Tentative Moving Up Day
• June 15th - Last Day of School for Students (half day)
• June 15th- Last Day of School - Gr. 4 Moving on Ceremony, 9:30AM, Cafeteria

**Please note: additional activities could be added.

Happy Friday 4th Grade Families!

The Parker PTO is very excited to be hosting our annual Parker Pride Run, for a community-building event/fundraiser on Sunday, May 21st @ 9:00 a.m. This is a fun 2 mile walk/run open to all. Prizes will be awarded for 1st-3rd place for grade levels as well as adults. Don't miss the fun! All participants that pre-register will receive a race t-shirt. Pre-Registration Deadline: Friday, April 28th. The first 25 pre-registrants get a free pair of Goodr sunglasses! This is a firm deadline as shirts/prizes need to be ordered and received in time for the event. Please click the link below to register:

https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Chelmsford/ParkerPrideRun

As always, thank you for your continued support!

Best,

Parker PTO

Dear South Row Families,

We had a bit of an uptick of illnesses this week. If your child is out sick please let me know what the symptoms are so I can watch for trends in classrooms. For example, instead of saying “stomach bug” , say vomiting. “Stomach bug”, “cold, and “flu” mean different things to different people. You can also leave this information on the absentee line if you feel comfortable doing so. My email address is vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

If your child has a fever (temperature of 100 F or higher) they must remain out of school until they have been fever free without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours.

Third Grade Parents: Please send in your student’s 2022/2023 physical exam if you have not already done so.

Fourth Grade Parents: If I reached out to you requesting an updated physical, please send that in at your earliest convenience.

Have a great week!

Warmly,

Nurse V.

Thank you to everyone that came out to our last PTO meeting of the school year last week. During that meeting we elected the executive board for the 2023-2024 school year. A HUGE thank you to our outgoing board volunteers Denille Ruth, Kate Fredette, and Fofe Vasquez! These ladies brought so much to South Row this year and are large shoes to fill. The PTO Board elect are Liz Haugner and Beth Wojtas as co-presidents, Ashley Cakounes as VP, Courtney Cooper is treasurer, and Leanne Needham is Secretary. Thank you to all the new board volunteers, it will be a great year!

Another HUGE thank you is needed for our raffle basket coordinator Kate Fredette and our Dance Coordinators Sarah Mackie, Leanne Needham, and Tricia Lesniewski. More updates from the event will be shared next week!

Staff Appreciation Luncheon

We are still in need of food donations and help for our WONDERFUL staff on Friday May 12! Please visit the sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e45a5af2ca6f4c25-staff#/. There is also an option to leave a note for a staff member here for them to take from our Wish Jar at the event.

Please find below:

• 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

Mrs. Terri Gilbert

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