Kittredge Elementary School

Recently, there have been a number of upper respiratory infections, including bronchitis and pneumonia. If your child has a fever and a persistent cough, please keep in mind that these problems are present in the school and seek appropriate medical attention for your child.

It is our policy to exclude students from school with persistent coughs and/or fevers, to prevent the spread of infections to other children and staff. Please call the health office if you have any questions or concerns.

Vision and hearing screening has begun. If your child does not pass the vision screening, a referral to see a specialist will be mailed home. If your child does not pass the hearing screening, a referral is not sent home right away. Sometimes children with upper respiratory infections have difficulty passing the hearing exam, and they will be retested at a later time.

It is a school policy that a parent or guardian be available by phone at all times in case of an illness or emergency. The emergency cards for the main office and health office have emergency contacts listed in case a parent cannot be reached. However, there have been times when we are unable to reach both the parent(s) and emergency contact person. Please inform the school if you have changed your work or cell phone number. The emergency contact phone number needs to be a number that someone can be reached at during the school day hours. Please do not list a name and home phone number for an emergency contact if that person works and is unavailable during the school day. If you need to make any changes to your child's emergency cards, please call or send in a note ASAP.

Thank you for your continued support in making Kittredge School a safe and healthy environment.

Mark Your Calendars for Primo Pasta Night - Thursday, November 13th 5PM-8PM Get your reservation forms with payment in by Friday, November 7th! Come enjoy 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 & 5B. It will be an evening of good food and genuine family fun. All proceeds will benefit 5th grade activities.

Please be advised that the yellow 'temporary' bus tags that have been issued to students this fall, are now considered their permanent Bus ID 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 x 279.

Registration for the North Andover Recreation Saturday Morning Basketball will be on Thursday, November 6th and Monday, November 10th at the North Andover Middle School Café from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. This program is for girls and boys in grades 2, 3, and 4. Cost is $25 for grades 2 and 3 and $40 for grade 4. Call Bill McCarthy at 978-975-3783 with any questions.

Registration for the North Andover Soccer Association spring season will be ending as of this Wednesday, November 5th. Registration may be completed on-line via the NASA website: http://www.nasoccer.com/. Returning or new members may register via this link or may register at the final walk-in registration on 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.

The North Andover Festival Committee is pleased to announce the Annual Winter Holiday Festival will be held at the Steven's Estate on November 15th from 10am to 4pm. The festivities include the sale of floral displays, children's craft area, letter writing to Santa, pictures with Santa, hay rides, pony rides, and snacks available for purchase.

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, November 18th, 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 you 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.

Hot lunch costs $1.50 and is served with choice of milk -- white, chocolate or low-fat. Milk only is $.35.

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