Hello Families,

We look forward to the upcoming Pumpkin Fair and are proud of our 50 year history with this beloved family and community event. We hope you will stop by for a visit on Saturday October 14th.

We will host our first Try it Tuesday on October 11th (a Wednesday) due to the long weekend. We hope our students will be open to trying our first sampling of steamed sweet potatoes.

Enjoy the extra day this weekend!

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

Monday, October 9th

• No School

Tuesday, October 10th

• No events

Wednesday, October 11th

• Try it Tuesday - Sweet Potato

Thursday, October 12th

• No events

Friday, October 13th

• No events

Saturday October 14th

• Pumpkin Fair, 11:00AM-3:00PM @ South Row

Thursday, October 19th

• Early Release Day - Teacher Professional Development - students dismissed at 11:45am

Friday, October 20th

• Chelmsford/South Row Spirit Day

Tuesday, October 31st

• Orange and Black School Spirit Day

Fall into Reading Challenge: In an effort increase reading at home we will kick off a reading challenge on Tuesday October 10th. Teachers will send each student home with a sheet of pumpkin templates on colored. Each pumpkin represents 20 minutes of reading and includes a spot for the student's name and the date. Students and families will be asked to cut the pumpkins out each time they read for 20 minutes and send them in to school. We will add the pumpkins to a bulletin board in the main lobby to highlight our students efforts with reading at home. There will be a challenge amongst grade levels to see which grade level reads for the most minutes. The winning grade level can decide on the reward for their students. Each grade level will have different colored pumpkin paper to make the tracking easier. In order to include all levels of readers, families can read to or with a student as well as students reading independently. We will wrap up the challenge on October 31st.

Breakfast Reminder: If your child is interested in ordering breakfast, please be reminded you can order weekly, monthly, or they could go ahead and order for the entire school year. The online breakfast ordering is currently open for the rest of this school year. Please visit the Food Services website.

CORI Forms: To volunteer in your child's classroom, field trip, etc. a CORI form must be completed. After completion, they are valid for up to 3 years. CORI forms must be completed in person with our main office staff during business hours, no appointment is needed. A valid drivers license is needed at the time of completion.

Make up Picture Day: Retakes and/or makeups for student photographs with O'Connor Studios will be on Tuesday, November 14.

This year is the 50th fair that has been held at South Row! All proceeds from the event benefit the PTO's mission to enhance the school day for students and staff. ANYONE can attend the fair, it is open to the whole community. Check your child's backpack for this year's flyer because there is a special coupon on it. 5 FREE TICKETS are being gifted to all current South Row students and staff to use at the fair. We'll see you on Saturday Oct. 14th anytime from 11-3.

-- Coupon 'small print': Coupon must be presented at the ticket booth of the fair to redeem. Tickets can be used on carnival games, crafts, face painting, hair color, and cake walk. Pumpkin patch and food trucks do not accept tickets. Additional tickets can be purchased at the price of $5 for 10 and $10 for 25.

**Volunteers are NEEDED! Use this link to find all the ways to donate your time to the event and pick the one that works best for you. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A5AF2CA6F4C25-44698480-volunteer Don't worry if you don't know what happens at the different tables, someone will help you learn what is needed. Some opportunities are even good for older children to assist with.

Any questions about the fair can be sent to Liz Haugner elizcern@gmail.com

The Chelmsford Middle School PTOs are offering families a FREE evening of entertainment on Thursday, October 12th from 7-8pm in the CHS Performing Arts Center (PAC).

Perhaps your student has come home in the past raving about this amazing speed painter they got to see at an assembly in their school? Now's your chance to see what all the hype was about! Join us for an hour-long mesmerizing performance by ROB SURETTE and his AMAZING HERO ART!

Rob hails from Andover and is a Top-Tier Master Fine Artist for Disney and STAR WARS. He's had guest appearances on numerous television shows and at celebrity functions. He's created art from LEGO bricks, gumballs, lipstick, Lite Brite pegs, and more!

For the Chelmsford Middle School community, Rob will be performing his award-winning "BE SOMEBODY!" speed-painting show. Thirty years ago, Rob created this show hoping that he could flood kids' minds and hearts for one hour with awe, hope, beauty, love and self empowerment: inspire them to aim at the highest possible good in life; and change the way they look at the world. Since then, he has performed it over 4,000 times!

Join us for this amazing feel-good hour: Reserve your seat now with this link: https://signup.com/go/GvXSPjm

NOTE: Concessions will NOT be sold at this event.

If you have any questions, please reach out to: PTOParker@gmail.com or PTO.McCarthy@gmail.com

Please see the two PDF's below if you may need Holiday Assistance this year. Do not hesitate to reach out to to us, Dr. Deirdre Brogan (School Psychologist), Mr. Justin Liechty (School Counselor), Nurse Shannon Vandevoordt if we can support you in any way.

Our Tier I Team is looking for feedback as we continue to develop our school Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Calendar. The calendar was presented at the October PTO meeting. If you have any input please use the form below. Thanks.

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our PTO meeting last week. There was SO MUCH information shared and it was all wonderful. We apologize for the last minute notice about having childcare available. But we plan to have it available for ALL the rest of our meetings too! So please mark your calendars and if your child needs to come along we'll have volunteers to hang out with them and help with homework or play games or facilitate activities. Next meeting is Monday November 13th at 7pm.

NEW YEAR-ROUND FUNDRAISER - Thank you to Courtney for registering us to benefit from a new year-round fundraiser called RaiseRight. How does it work? You buy gift cards from RaiseRight to pay for your everyday shopping and spending year-round. Groceries, dining out, home improvement, and everything in between; there are 750+ participating stores. RaiseRight will send us up to 20% of the gift card value (percentages vary based on the store). More details and all the specifics of how to sign up are in the flyer below. We are all learning about this program so we welcome your feedback and questions at southrowtreasurer@gmail.com.

Please find below:

• Tentative Breakfast & Lunch Menu - PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE LINKED BELOW FOR CHANGES!
• Breakfast Sign Up Information
• Early Release Day Lunch Sign Up Information
• Direct Link to Food Services webpage

Dear Parents and Families --

Chelmsford Public Schools is utilizing on-line breakfast ordering again this year for ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ONLY.

Instructions on how to set up an account are below. If you need any help, please reach out to the school nutrition department at: (978) 251-5111

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, the 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

Greetings,

Hope you all are having a great start to the school year! If you are unfamiliar with the NFI Family Resource Center (FRC), they offer parenting classes, workshops, and support groups, and can make mental health referrals with our onsite clinician. They also have a diaper bank and a small food pantry as well.

They offer an array of parenting classes (see attached). Reach out to Dr. Brogan or Mr. Liechty if you have any questions.

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