MC CARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL
250 North Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978)251-5122
Fax (978)251-5130
Kurt McPhee, M.Ed. Principal
Donna Martin, M.Ed. Asst. Principal
Danielle Baillargeon, M.Ed
Dear Incoming Fifth Grader:
Welcome to McCarthy Middle School! I am Mrs. Baillargeon, your homeroom
teacher for fifth grade. I am very excited that you will be in my class. Our room
number is 231. We are on the second floor of the building overlooking the
Chelmsford Police Station. The flags look beautiful from our classroom windows.
There are two teachers on our team: Mrs. Skelton and myself. Together we
teach all of the “team” subjects: math, science, English language arts, and social
studies. We also take field trips together and have other team-wide activities. On
our team we have students from Harrington, Byam, Center, and South Row schools
– so you will be in classes with old friends and you will make new friends, too.
There are some important things for you to do this summer to get ready for
fifth grade. On the Chelmsford Public Schools Website you will find a section
titled “Summer at CPS.” There you will find your summer reading expectations. All
incoming fifth graders are expected to read No Talking by Andrew Clements. You
also have mandatory activities waiting for you on Study Island which is a website
for your summer math assignment. These are two very important ways to prepare
you for success.
A third summer project is to please buy some supplies for you and our team. The
list is on the next page. Enjoy the rest of your summer. Mrs. Skelton and I will
see you on the first day of school, Wednesday, September7th!
Mrs. Danielle Baillargeon
Email your home room teacher with any questions
baillargeond@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
skeltonm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
MC CARTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL
250 North Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978)251-5122
Fax (978)251-5130
Kurt McPhee, M.Ed. Principal
Donna Martin, M.Ed. Asst. Principal
Mary Skelton, M.Ed
Dear Incoming Fifth Grader:
Welcome to McCarthy Middle School! I am Mrs. Skelton, your homeroom
teacher for fifth grade. I am very excited that you will be in my class. Our room
number is 232. We are on the second floor of the building overlooking the
Chelmsford Police Station. The flags look beautiful from our classroom windows.
There are two teachers on our team: Mrs. Baillargeon and myself. Together
we teach all of the “team” subjects: math, science, English language arts, and social
studies. We also take field trips together and have other team-wide activities. On
our team we have students from Harrington, Byam, Center, and South Row schools
– so you will be in classes with old friends and you will make new friends, too.
There are some important things for you to do this summer to get ready for
fifth grade. On the Chelmsford Public Schools Website you will find a section
titled “Summer at CPS.” There you will find your summer reading expectations. All
incoming fifth graders are expected to read No Talking by Andrew Clements. You
also have mandatory activities waiting for you on Study Island which is a website
for your summer math assignment. These are two very important ways to prepare
you for success.
A third summer project is to please buy some supplies for you and our team. The
list is on the next page. Enjoy the rest of your summer. Mrs. Baillargeon and I will
see you on the first day of school, Wednesday, September 7th
Mrs. Mary Skelton
Email your home room teacher with any questions
skeltonm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
skeltonm@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
baillargeond@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Items EVERY fifth grader needs for Team 5-4
 2 Multi subject notebooks (3 or 5 subject)
o One red for ELA Social/Studies.
o One blue for Math/Science
 2 durable heavy duty cardboard pocket folders to store
homework and important home school communications
 Supply/Pencil pouch - soft canvas or plastic, at least 6inces by 9
inches not a box please.
 2 dozen sharpened #2 pencils
 One box of 12 colored pencils
 1 hand held pencil sharpener
 Red pens
 1 package index cards 3 by 5 inch lined
 2 highlighters
 2 extra-fine point black Sharpies
 8 glue sticks
 Skinny expo markers (low odor)
 1 block eraser for expo white board
***We welcome donations of office and craft supplies too! Thank You1
Helpful supplies to share with the class
1 large roll of paper towels to share with class
1 large box of tissues to share with class
Disinfectant wipes to share with the class
1 Box of Ziploc bags (girls large bags, boys small bags)