Kittredge Elementary School

Last day of school: Monday, June 27th, half day only, students released at 11:40 a.m.

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for making Teacher Appreciation Week a success. I was amazed at how everyone pulled together to do so many thoughtful things for the staff at Kittredge. Whether you covered a duty or classroom, sent a breakfast or luncheon item, sent a note or card, or simply reminded your child to say thank you, it was greatly appreciated by all the Kittredge Staff. Each and everyone one of you truly help to make the Kittredge School a wonderful community.

Thank you!

Sincerely, Nancy Jukins

at the North Andover High School

The PTO meeting has been postponed so everyone may attend the Town Meeting. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m.

Many, many thanks to all the volunteers that helped to make Teacher Appreciation Week run so smoothly! We all appreciate your time and effort, and the teachers all loved a few days without those pre/post school duties.

Thanks again, Eleanor Cox and Tina Shumway.

If you have a child entering Kindergarten in the fall and have not yet registered; please do so by May 16th at the Bradstreet School.

There will be Starbucks coffee, a DJ, raffles, food and lots of fun! Please join TEAM ZACH & JOEY in our fight to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Donations can be mailed to Team Zach & Joey, c/o The Leibowitz Family, 217 Winter Street, North Andover, MA 01845. Make checks payable to CFF. Hope to see you there! (For more information call Jodie Leibowitz +1 978 688 7477).

Registration for North Andover Booster Club Football and Cheerleading programs will be held, Thursday, May 26th from 6:30- 8:30 at the Middle School cafeteria. Any boy or girl entering grades 5th-8th by fall of 2005 is invited to participate. Birth Certificate and proof of North Andover residency is required at the time of registration for all new participants. No late registrations for Cheerleading will be accepted. For more information check out our website at: http://www.eteamz.com/NABC.

Prior to April vacation, several students were diagnosed with strep throat in the school and some children have had reoccurrence of strep several weeks later Since this illness s highly contagious, we are asking your assistance in monitoring your own children for strep throat. If your child is complaining of a sore throat, difficulty swallowing, has a fever, and/or has spots on the throat or tonsils; we suggest the child visit his/her health care provider. If you believe your child has strep throat and/or a strep test result is pending, please keep him/her home from school. If your child tests positive for strep, a full 24 hours of antibiotic therapy, plus a normal temperature for 24 hours is necessary before your child returns to school. Discard your child's toothbrush 24 to 48 hours after being on the medication to prevent recontamination. Again, strep throat is contagious. Good hand washing and other infection control practices such as not sharing drinking glasses should be reviewed. Also, we request that you notify the school when your child has been diagnosed with strep.

The North Andover High School Alumni Network Committee is investigating the development of a new alumni website. The committee is looking for volunteers that have website design and /or database development experience to advise the committee during the development stage of the project. The goal is to help current high school students during their college/career selection process by connecting students with alumni. The website will also provide valuable information for class reunion committees and alumni networking. Anyone with a technical background and 2-3 hours per month of time is encouraged to leave your name and phone number with the High School Guidance office +1 978 794 2090 or to email committee member Patti MacPhee at tpmac@cshore.com.

The Town of North Andover has teamed up with the New England Rain Barrel Company to offer residents rain barrels as a way to conserve water and help the environment. A rain barrel collects water from the roof when it rains and stores it for use during dry conditions and during water bans. For a limited time, the rain barrels can be purchased by North Andover residents for $52 each (the regular retail price is $85). The company will be taking orders through May 13. The rain barrels will be delivered to the North Andover DPW (384 Osgood Street) and can be picked up on Saturday, May 21st from 9 a.m. - noon. To place your order or for more information about the rain barrels, call the New England Rain Barrel Company at +1 978 977 3135 or visit their website: www.nerainbarrel.com.

Spring cleaning continues at the DPW on Osgood Street from 9am to noon

• Do you have confidential documents you'd like shredded? Shredding compliments of Shred-Pro
• Do you have old sneakers or other athletic shoes? Nike Reuse-a-shoe Program will use them! (No metal cleats or metal supports please.)
• AND....for the first time, we will partner with a non-profit organization that wants our obsolete (but working) PC equipment and all the accessories. They cannot accept Macs. The PC must be Pentium II or newer and working. If you have specific questions, you can email them directly to www.afrihopeinc.org.

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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