Kittredge Elementary School

Thank You from Mrs. Jenkins 4th Grade Class!

Come see a Lowell Lock Monsters game on Sunday, March 6th at 4:00 pm at the Tsongas Arena. Tickets are $10 per person. Please send your form and payment to school by Wednesday, March 2nd. Additional forms are available in the school lobby. Stick around after the game for free post-game skating.

The North Andover Schools Enrichment Council will welcome Andover poet Jeff Nathan to the Kittredge School starting on March 1st for three performances. The award-winning author will introduce first and second grade classes to PunOETRY: his humorous combination of puns, poetry and fractured nursery rhymes, and then touch upon MCAS-related material with his shows for the third grade and a combined fourth and fifth grade program. Sherlock Poem's (Jeff's alter-ego) will help him teach the kids how to become poetry detectives and uncover what a poem tells us. While the third graders explore parts of rhyme, speech, pluralizing, and reading comprehension, the fourth and fifth graders will discuss poetic tools like similes, metaphors, poetic license and meter. To learn more, check out Jeff's amazing website at www.Jeffnathanpoems.com. His books, "Calling All Animals" and "There's a Hippo In My Locker," are available at the Andover Book Store.

Catch the School Committee Debate
Thursday, March 3rd, NACAM
Cable Channel 8 or 22 at 7 pm

The debate is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and is a great resource to learn about the 5 candidates running for the 2 open school committee seats. It will also be videotaped for rebroadcast later; check the web site http://www.northandovercam.org/ for times). The vote for School Committee is on March 29th.

Attention North Andover boys in Grades 2-5 with their moms, stepmoms, grandmoms, aunts, or other special woman in their life! Atkinson Elementary PTO invites you to the 1st town-wide Mother/Son Jammin' Fun Night for an evening filled with music, raffles, light refreshments, photos, games and even a chance to dance with your special young man! Tickets will be on sale on Saturday, March 5th from 9 am-12 noon at the North Andover Middle School Cafeteria. $20 per couple or $25/family (3 or more) Due to the limited number of tickets available, ticket sales will be limited to 2 families per person. Ticket sale snow date is Saturday March 12th 9-noon at Atkinson Elementary.

Do you have concerns about discipline and behavior management for your child in the school and home environment? The North Andover Parent Advisory Council for Children with Special Needs will hold its monthly meeting on March 3rd at 7:00 pm in the North Andover High School Library featuring panel of professionals including a child psychologist, a guidance counselor and a special education teacher to address your concerns. You may submit questions in advance to Barbara.Whidden@comcast.net. All parents and staff are welcome to attend.

Spring is just around the corner, will you be ready? Please, join us at the Asthma and Allergy Support Group Meeting - Tuesday, March 15, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM at the Atkinson School Cafeteria (note different meeting place.) Local allergist, Dr. Bruce Birkby, MD will give an "Update on Seasonal Allergies." Questions? Please contact Gail Munro, RN at (978) 557-7908, or your school nurse, or email aafane@aol.com.

Attention: Parents of NA Youth Baseball Players!

The North Andover High School Baseball Scarlet Knights will be hosting their 2nd Annual Baseball Clinic on Sunday, March 13th, 2005 at the North Andover High School Field House. Ages 5-8 from 1:00-2:30PM. Ages 9-12 from 3:00-4:30PM. Admission is $10.00 per child, $20.00 max per family (pay at the door). Please register by emailing rlegrow@comcast.net or by calling +1 978 685 0099. State child's name, age, birthdate and telephone number. Proceeds benefit the North Andover Baseball Scarlet Knights and the North Andover Athletic Association.

The North Andover School Enrichment Council is pleased to announce that you can now view our "Seasons of North Andover" prints and posters on our website at www.northandover.k12.ma.us/NASEC. Those of you who have visited the foyer of the Middle School will recognize these as being the very same pictures of local landmarks depicted in the murals that flank the auditorium. This artwork was created by local artists who taught in the North Andover school system. There are three posters: Fall, Spring/Summer, and Winter. Winter and Spring/Summer are also available as signed and numbered prints. The cost of the posters is $10 each, or a set of three for $25. Prints are $20 each. All proceeds support the Enrichment Council's efforts to bring high quality cultural arts performances and curriculum enhancing programs to our schools. If you are interested in purchasing this artwork, please contact Sandy Gleed at +1 978 688 5026.

The Town of North Andover is inviting kids in grades K through 12 to participate in a poster and essay contest. The theme of the contest is Reuse, Recycle, and Protect the Environment. The poster contest is for grades K through 3 and the essay contest is for grades 4 through 12. The poster design should be one which encourages people to reuse and recycle rather than discard waste. The essay topic is as follows: If you could be on TV for three minutes and say something about reuse, recycling, and environmental protection to the leaders and citizens of the United States, what would you say? Posters and essays must be submitted by March 15 at the Steven's Memorial Library and prizes will be awarded at a North Andover Selectmen's meeting in April. Your child's teacher has more detailed information including rules and judging guidelines. If your child is interested in participating, please contact your child's teacher or visit NorthAndoverRecycles.com. You can also send questions to recycle@townofnorthandover.com. This contest is sponsored by the North Andover Rotary Club and Wheelabrator of North Andover as publicity for our town's participation in a regional Zero Waste Day on May 7th. This event will be an opportunity for residents to donate and recycle household items, appliances, clothing, books, electronics and other items to charitable and recycling organizations.

The Joseph N. Hermann Youth Center is hosting Gala Auction 2005 on Saturday, March 12th, 2005 from 6pm to 11pm at Indian Ridge Country Club. Exciting silent and live auction items will be available, and NEW this year a $2500.00 Grand Prize Raffle. Tickets for the Auction and Dinner are $35.00 per person in advance and are available by calling Pam at +1 978 686 4454 or Deb at +1 978 689 4203. Reserve your table of ten now! No tickets will be sold at the door, and the menu change includes light appetizers and a sit-down dinner. Items include timeshares, sports memorabilia, dinner parties, home furnishings, excursions, assorted home decor, event tickets, outdoor home care, luggage, and much, much more! Donations of all types are welcome, by calling +1 978 682 9000 or +1 978 689 4203. Don't miss the largest and most important fundraiser for the Youth Center! Sponsors are welcome, and raffle tickets will be available through the Youth Center and at the Auction.

Visit our Kittredge website at http://www.northandover.k12.ma.us/Kittredge/.

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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