Kittredge Elementary School

Dear Families,

Welcome or welcome back to the Kittredge School! Thank you all for helping to make our opening a safe and smooth one. We return to school energized and refreshed, filled with enthusiasm and anticipation about the 2004-2005 school year. I'd like to welcome our new staff members: Ms. Mary Hadjian is the school nurse. You may remember Ms. Hadjian as the nurse at the Bradstreet School. Ms. Stacey Bogue is the guidance counselor. Ms. Cypriana Slosky, a former second grade teacher at the Sargent School is the music teacher. We have 2 new teaching assistants, Ms. Shannon Roger and Ms. Marian McPartlin. Finally, we have 2 new noon attendants, Ms. Jan Sullivan and Ms. Erleen (Agnes) Wayan. Welcome to all of our new staff members!

This year, weather permitting, we will be gathering outside for opening exercises when the first bell rings at 8:15 a.m. It is an opportunity for us to greet one another each day, acknowledge birthdays, and simply share a smile. We hope your child will enjoy this new practice.

Please be sure to come to our Open House on Wednesday, September 22nd from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. It is your opportunity to meet your child's teachers and learn about the curriculum for the upcoming year.

Finally, thank you for the warm welcome you have extended to me as I begin my tenure at Kittredge after 10 years as principal of the Thomson School. I already feel at home! Please never hesitate to contact me with any concerns, questions or ideas you may have. Together we can make this year a successful one for all of the Kittredge School Community.

Nancy Jukins
Principal

Family Fun Night will be Friday, September 17th, 5:00-9:00pm, with rain date 10/01, at Kittredge School playground. Music and fun with DJ, food, field games, face painting, tattoos, raffles, outdoor movie and more. Cost is $7.00 per person or $25 maximum per family, kids under 5 free. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to make this event a success. To purchase tickets ahead and sign up to volunteer, please return form sent home. Questions? Contact Tina Shumway, +1 978 687-8580; Kris Galvin, +1 978 689-3067; or Lisa Martelli, +1 978 685-3312.

Let's make our children's final year at Kittredge School the best it can be! Please bring your energy, enthusiasm and ideas to our planning meeting of the Fifth Grade Activities Committee Tuesday September 14th, 2004, 7:30 PM at the home of Cheryl Means, 207 French Farm Road. RSVP 978-794-2367 or threemeans@aol.com.

ATTENTION KITTREDGE FAMILES: The 2004-2005 Yearbook is getting a makeover! Which means more pages, more personalized information and last but not least more pictures - COLORED PICTURES! That's right. This year's yearbook will be all color - no more black and white photos! In addition to these changes we are looking for donations of pictures you may take throughout the school year; i.e. Family Fun Night, et c., as well as any ideas or suggestions you might have as to what you would like to see in the yearbook. If you would like to make any suggestions please feel free to e-mail Karen Keough at mackeough@netzero.com, and make sure to note in subject Kittredge Yearbook. Stay tuned for more information regarding the yearbook makeover!

There is still time to sign up for language classes held at Kittredge for Level 1 and Level 2 Spanish. Please contact Kristen Hollenbeck at +1 978 681 1894 or vinter145@aol.com for more info. Classes begin at the end of September.

All girls in 1st grade: if you are interested in participating in a Kittredge Brownie Troop, please contact Kristen Hollenbeck +1 978 681-1894 by September 20th.

Hope everyone had a great summer and saved all your BoxTops! Please start bringing them in and depositing them in the BoxTop box in the Front Lobby. Also, by just going online at www.boxtops4education.com and becoming a member of the BoxTops Booster Club, our school will earn 5 Bonus Boxtops. That's $.50 for every new member! Let's all start saving and beat last year's record!

This fun social event which benefits the Youth Center is scheduled for Monday, September 20th 7:30am Shotgun. Our day includes a continental breakfast, lunch, use of locker room facilities, 18 holes of golf (including cart), hole-in-one competition, prizes, raffles, and more. A guaranteed good time for players of all levels! If golf isn't your sport, consider becoming a sponsor. We need many sponsors to make this event a success. Many levels available; choose the one that is right for you:

Golf registration forms and sponsorships are available at the Youth Center or do it by phone: call Deb Lurvey +1 978 689 4203 or Cheryl DiMartino +1 978 682 7174.

Do you have paper documents that you want to discard but don't want to put in your recycling bin for security reasons? Don't put this paper in the trash! Instead, on Saturday September 18th from 9am to noon, bring this paper to the North Andover DPW garage at 384 Osgood Street to be shredded and recycled. ShredPro, a professional shredding company owned by North Andover residents Pete & Susan Murley, will be providing free shredding and recycling for North Andover residents (proof of residency required). Examples of documents you may want to bring are bank statements, credit card statements, canceled checks, expired tax returns, pre-approved credit card offers or any paper printed with name, address, phone number, account numbers, and or social security numbers. You can watch the documents being shredded and you don't need to remove staples or rubber bands. This event is sponsored by the North Andover Solid Waste Advisory Committee. For more info call the Department of Public Works at +1 978 682 2600 or visit http://www.northandoverwaterdept.com/Departments.htm or call Pete Murley at 1-87SHREDPRO (1 877 473 3776) or pete@shredpro.biz.

The North Andover Public Schools Department is very pleased to announce that a new district-wide periodic newsletter, the "Knights' News" will be published and distributed through the Eagle-Tribune's Town Crossing Newspaper. Look for the introductory issue to arrive in your local newspaper or mailbox within the next week. Coldwell-Banker Realtors have graciously undertaken the financial sponsorship of this publication. We expect this newsletter to become a primary communication resource for the entire North Andover community!

Walk, run or jog to help benefit the Youth Center and The Libby Brakeley Memorial Scholarship. Race Applications and pledge sheets will be available in all schools or you can log on to http://www.coolrunning.com/. If more than $25 in pledges is raised, the registration fee will be waived. You will also receive a raffle ticket to be eligible to win a flat screen TV. The 2003 and 2004 recipients of the $6000 Libby Brakeley Memorial Scholarship will kickoff the race. Enjoy live music by the Smokin' Flamingos, exciting silent auction, raffles, games for the kids, and barbequed foods. This community event directly impacts the youth of our town; don't miss out!

Visit our Kittredge website at http://www.northandover.k12.ma.us/Kittredge/. Plus if you misplace your Newslink, don't worry -- the current and previous week will be available for your reading pleasure.

Please send via email to kathy.eastwood@comcast.net (please put Newslink in the subject line) or call Kathy Eastwood at +1 978 794 3025 by Friday at noon.

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