Kittredge Elementary School

Important Chickenpox Information! Earlier this year, the State Department of Public Health passed new regulations regarding isolation and quarantine of individuals exposed to chickenpox. The regulations require that any student who is not immune from chickenpox be excluded from the school environment from the 10th to the 21st day after exposure. Cases of chickenpox have been reported in the Methuen and Andover school districts in the past week. If you have any questions, please contact your school nurse.

All volunteers working in schools must fill out a CORI form for a background check. If you volunteer in the classroom, in the library, or chaperone a field trip, you must fill out a CORI form as soon as possible. This procedure is mandated by a recent Massachusetts General Law that seeks to ensure the safety of all our children. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

Please be advised that the yellow "temporary" bus tags that have been issued to students this fall are now considered their permanent Bus IDs for the school year 2003-2004. IDs with students' photographs will not be issued. Thank you for your cooperation and patience during the implementation phase of this new program. Please report lost or stolen IDs to the Office of the Superintendent, Transportation Coordinator - 978 794 1503 x279.

A meeting for all 5th grade parents who've volunteered to help with Primo Pasta Night will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, October 28th at Kim Mollica's house. Call for directions - 978 689 9164. Please come, as we're nearing the big event!

Mark your calendars - November 13, 2003, 5-8PM is Primo Pasta Night, where the Kittredge School cafeteria is transformed into a world-class Italian restaurant. Your gracious hosts will be the fifth grade students from 5A and 5B. It will be an evening of good food and genuine family fun. All proceeds will benefit 5th grade activities. Watch for the red reservation forms in backpacks!

The school nurses of North Andover have elected to start a support group for parents of children diagnosed with diabetes. We invite all parents with diabetic children to join us. Please feel free to invite friends and family. If you would like more information or want to RSVP, contact Barbara Hedstrom or Katie Vozeolas at 978 725 3673.

Registration for the North Andover Soccer Association spring season will begin on October 1st using our new on-line registration system found on our web site - http://www.nasoccer.com/. Returning or new members may register for the spring season via this link or may register at the walk-in registration on Tuesday, October 28th, or Wednesday, November 5th, at the North Andover Middle School from 7:00-8:30pm. After November 5th, NASA will be accepting only late registrations (with late fee for returning families) until team rosters are filled. Current NASA information may be found on the NASA web site, or contact registrar@nasoccer.com for questions.

The Friends of the Stevens Memorial Library will hold their annual Fall Book Sale on Saturday, November 8th, 2003 from 9:00am to 4:00pm and Sunday, November 9th from noon to 3:00pm at the library. Hardbacks are $1.50, paperbacks are $0.50, CDs are $2.00, tapes and records are $1.00, and children's books are $0.25 to $2.00. Specialty books are priced separately. (Note: on Sunday, the remaining books will be sold for $2.00 per bag with the bags being provided by the Friends.) "Friends Only" preview is Friday, November 7th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm and memberships can be purchased at the door.

All proceeds to benefit programs sponsored by the Friends. Donations of hard and soft cover books, videos, cassettes, compact discs, audio tapes, vinyl records, and computer programs are also welcome. Children's books and videos are especially popular. (After the sale, any unsold children's books are donated to local social service agencies.) Please, no textbooks or encyclopedias. Cooking, travel, and specialty magazines less than three years old are welcome. Please drop off your contributions in the downstairs meeting room of the library.

This organization, made up of teachers, school nurses, parents, and community partners, is seeking new members interested in promoting healthy behaviors and advising school administration on health issues. The council meets monthly, every third Tuesday at 2:45pm, in the Hall of Flags at the High School. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21st, at 2:45pm. If interested in joining, contact Katie Vozeolas, Lead Nurse, at 978 557 7914.

Please make sure that all outdoor clothing has your child's name written on the inside label. The lost and found box is located in the cafeteria. Please have your child check the box if you are missing anything.

The Holiday Gift Drive is one of the many remarkable services that North Andover Youth Services provides in our community. Due to the financial hardships on some families in North Andover, many children would go without gifts during the holiday season. The Holiday Drive addresses this issue by organizing sponsors to donate gifts for children in need. Sponsors may choose any number of children they wish to provide gifts, whether it be one child or four. Each sponsor is essential to the Holiday Gift Drive being a success. Youth Services would like you to be a part of this event. Whether you are a family in need of assistance or one that would like to participate as a sponsor, we would like to include you this year. Please call Amy Mellman at 978 682 9000 x231 for more information.

Welcome back to Box Tops for Education for the 2003-2004 school year. Last year our school earned $300. This is a great way to help your school without giving away any money out of your pockets. This year they are adding some great new programs, such as "Box Tops Booster Club" and "Million Box Tops Giveaway" to help your school. Your child will be bringing home the list of all products participating in Box Tops for Education. So, please, clip and save and send in the coupons from your favorite foods and snacks.

If your are interested in joining a car pool, but don't know how to get in touch with other interested parents, you can post a request at the Carpooling Forum at http://www.northandover.k12.ma.us/Forum.html.

Please send via email to Kathyeastwood@comcast.net (please put Newslink in the subject line) or call Kathy Eastwood at 978 794 3025 by Friday at noon.

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