The honors testing for current 6th grade students will occur in the beginning of June. Letters will be sent to those students invited to take the honors test.

In order to qualify for the 7th Grade Honors Math Class, a student must meet seven out of the following ten criteria:

•    4th Grade MCAS score 260+
•    5th Grade MCAS score 260+
•    Continental Math League Test score average at least 3 points
•    New England Math League Test score 20+ out of 35 points
•    Term One Average 95%+
•    Term Two Average 95%+
•    Term Three Average 95%+
•    Skills Test 40+ out of 50 points
•    Teacher Recommendation
•    Passing the honors placement test

In order to qualify for the 7th Grade Accelerated Placement

•    4th Grade MCAS score 240+
•    5th Grade MCAS score 240+
•    Continental Math League Test score average at least 2 points
•    New England Math League Test score 15+ out of 35 points
•    Term One Average 85%+
•    Term Two Average 85%+
•    Term Three Average 85%+
•    Skills Test 35+ out of 50 points
•    Teacher Recommendation

LAST DAY FOR LATE BUSES
Thursday 6/13/13 is the last day for late buses
Also Wednesday 6/5/13 there will bo no late buses

8th Grade Dance: June 21st 7:00-9:30pm 
****Tickets will go on sale in June****
The 8th grade dance will be on Friday, June 21st. This 8th grade event is an exciting time for our students as they make the leap into high school. The important thing to remember is that this is a dress up dance, not a prom or semi-formal. It is not designed to be a date/limo/corsage/ gown wearing event, but a time for 8th graders to come together and celebrate their time at the McCarthy. The recommendations about what to wear are the same as they have been for the past several years.

Boy’s attire:
Boys are expected to wear a shirt with a collar, and dress pants (pants other than sweats, blue jeans, and track pants, no shorts). They are expected to choose clothes that fit well, and their pants should be properly hemmed. Boys should wear shoes (not sneakers).
Girl’s attire:
Girls should wear nice dresses or skirts and blouses and comfortable dress shoes. They should not wear prom dresses. Halter tops and spaghetti straps are acceptable, but the bodice of the dress must be middle-school appropriate. There may be no low necklines, no backless, no strapless dresses, no cut-outs and no exposed midriffs. Girls should avoid tight dresses, mid-thigh slits and very short skirts.

If your child will be home from school, please call us at 251-5122 x 4000 or email us at mccarthy_attendance@chelmsford.k12.ma.us  to report your child absent.   If you do not call in, our office will issue a ConnectEd message to the families of all absent students whose parent has not called in.  It will be a generic message indicating that your child is absent and to please call back or send in a note the next day to insure that the absence is recorded as an excused absence instead of an unexcused absence.  The last part of the message urges you to contact immediately if you believe our call to be an error.  That way if believe your child is at school and he/she is not, both home and school will know that immediately. 

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