Harrington Happenings

I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend. It has been gray and dreary but it was a typical Fall weekend. As we roll into this coming week, we have a few things happening. The students have been working hard thus far into the school year. With the cooler weather consistently setting in please remember to ensure your student(s) is dressed appropriately for recess.

If you have older students who come to Harrington to be picked up at dismissal, please do not have them attempt to enter your car in the pick up line. Your older student will need to come to the main office and you will have to park to pick them up. We have had instances of older students coming into the vehicle lanes and get into cars when we are trying to safely maneuver dismissal. If any staff member addresses your older student about going to main office, please ensure that they listen respectfully to that staff member and go to the main office. It is our continued intent to maintain a safe process for arrival and dismissal, and having older students show up in the vehicle pick up line disrupts the process and the safety of the process.

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,

Battle of the Boos trunk-or-treat registration is open! Join us on Sunday, October 29 from 2-4pm for our annual trunk-or-treat event! We need more registrants - we currently have 9 trunks and only 3 pumpkin carvers!

There are two prize-winning opportunities for Harrington & Parker families! 1. Get creative and decorate your trunk! Use this link to register:https://tinyurl.com/HPTOBOTB2023

There is a $15 registration fee for trunk participants.

2. Get creative and carve a pumpkin! Use this link to register: https://tinyurl.com/HPTOPumpkins2023

There is no cost to enter the Great Pumpkin contest.

We are also accepting nut-free treats and Halloween themed items to our treat monster in the Harrington lobby this week! All donations will be given to our trunk registrants to give out during trunk or treat!

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/