Kittredge Elementary School

Dear Kittredge Families,

The placement teams will be meeting before the end of June to create class assignments for the next school year. The placement procedure is a very involved and thoughtful process. Factors we consider for placement include academic performance, achievement, gender, as well as social and personality factors. Written input from parents regarding placement for students in the fall of 2005 will be welcomed until Friday, April 15th. Please include in your comments what you see as the learning style of your child and the class environment in which you believe he or she learns best. A request for a particular teacher cannot be accepted. Our goal is to create classes balanced academically and socially to meet each learner's needs. Any letter stating the name of a particular teacher is disregarded and not considered for placement. Please send your letters directly to Nancy Jukins, Principal, for careful consideration. Thank you in advance.

The 4th graders will be taking the MCAS Long Composition on Wednesday, April 6th. The teachers have been helping your child prepare all year for this writing assessment. It is important for your child to be present and on time, get plenty of sleep and have a good breakfast. Please encourage your children to do their best!

On Wednesday April 6th, the Enrichment council is bringing the program "Animal Adventure - Animal Habitats" to the Kittredge School for the first and second grade students. The program focuses on describing animal habitats with a live demonstration of animals from the desert, rainforest, mountains, and our own backyard. The children will learn about the animals' diets, special features of the demonstrated animals and special care and safety when caring for animals. Children will be selected from the audience to pet or hold animals. The students will wash their hands after the program. If for any reason you would prefer that your child not touch any of the animals, please send a note to the classroom teacher expressing your wishes and let your child know.

Kittredge families are invited to our annual Fuddruckers night on Wednesday, April 6th from 4pm to 8pm. Please come and enjoy your dinner at Fuddruckers during these hours and a portion of all sales will go directly to our school! Our generous teachers are putting together a basket to be raffled to the parents and there will be a raffle for a children's basket too. Come and support your school and have a yummy dinner with some friends! Any questions, please call Sheila Konovalchik +1 978 683 1967. See you at Fuddruckers on April 6th!

The North Andover Parent Advisory Council for Children with Special Needs presents an evening to discuss the many ways in which our children access the general curriculum. Our panel of special education teachers will provide an overview of several programs relating to the literacy and math curriculum. The meeting is open to the public and teachers and faculty are welcome. Thursday, April 7th, 7 pm in the North Andover High School Library.

Folks we are still looking for a few more girls in each age bracket to round out the teams. If you know of any girls that want to play or think they missed the deadline, please have them contact me ASAP and they can still get in to play. This spring league is for all levels of skill and is truly designed to be fun for the girls and give them a chance to be a part of a team! Please call Steve at +1 978 794 2242 to join.

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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