Kittredge Elementary School

Wednesday, June 8th: students released at 11:40 a.m.

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

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I am looking for 2-3 parents to serve on a committee to evaluate the physical needs of the Kittredge School and make recommendations to the superintendent for consideration for implementation of the committee's ideas. The committee of parents and teachers would meet 2-3 times over the next 2 weeks. If you are interested in serving on this committee please contact me at the Kittredge either by note or by phone, +1 978 794 1688, by Friday, June 3rd.

Congratulations to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students for successfully completing MCAS testing over the last two weeks!

Sincerely,

Nancy Jukins

Now that warm weather has arrived, please remember that students should wear comfortable clothes that are appropriate for school. Beach wear is not acceptable, including excessively tight or short clothing, bare midriffs, platform shoes or sandals. Any clothing item that is determined to interfere with learning or safety will necessitate notifying a parent and requesting a change of clothing be brought to school.

The North Andover School Department is launching a newspaper subscription drive to raise funds for the next school year. The drive will run for two weeks, May 30th through June 11th. For every new 26-week subscription, the Eagle-Tribune will donate $50 directly to the school department. As thanks for participating, new subscribers will receive a $10 Panera gift certificate. If you are currently a subscriber, but pay your carrier weekly, converting to automatic payment on a debit or credit card will generate a $20 donation to the school department. As thanks for participating subscribers converting to EZ Pay will receive a $5 Panera gift certificate.

You can stay in touch daily with what is happening in the schools and in the town by subscribing to The Eagle-Tribune. Being informed is the best way to stay involved. The North Andover School Department could make thousands of dollars with residents participating in this drive - money that will go a long way to supporting our schools.

Fill out the form sent home with newsletter and return it to the front office by Friday, June 11th. For more information, please call Kristen Huberdeau, +1 978 686 8196 - and thanks for helping our North Andover schools.

Registration for the North Andover Soccer Association (NASA) 2005 Summer Camp and Fall Season has initiated using the popular on-line registration system found on our website www.nasoccer.com. On-line registration begins on May 1st, 2005 and ends on June 4th, 2005. Returning or new members may register for the fall season via this link or may register at the walk-in registration on Wednesday, May 25th at the North Andover High School cafeteria from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. One night only! After June 4th, 2005, NASA will only be accepting late registrations (with late fee for returning families) until team rosters are filled. Please do not wait until the last minute to register, as NASA has needed to turn away many last minute interested players, the past 2 seasons.

Current NASA information may be found on the NASA website or contact registrar@nasoccer.com for questions.

Parents, please an keep an eye for the new Global Child flyer coming home in backpacks. Global child offers Spanish classes for children Kindergarten through Grade 5. Registration is ongoing from now through September. Classes will start in the fall. If you have any questions, please call Stacia Tagliaferro, regional coordinator for North Andover at +1 978 657 3846.

This your last chance to help out Girl Scout Troop 723's effort to stock the shelves of Stevens Memorial Library with Newbery Award Winning Books and Summer Reading books. A labeled collection box for donated books is in the front lobby or monetary donations may be sent to GS Troop 723 Carrie Googins, 20 Fuller Meadow Road, North Andover, MA 01845. Extra copies of the flyer that was sent home 2 weeks ago are available in the office, if needed. Thank you for helping make our drive a great success!! Drive ends June 3rd. If you have any questions, please call Michelle Williamson at +1 978 974 0006.

The Treble Chorus of New England, a classical Choir of young singers, ages 6-18, is scheduling auditions for next year, 2005-06, on May 31st and June 7th. For further information visit our website at www.treblechorus.com. To schedule an audition call Alison Novello at +1 978 837 5461.

Do you know anyone new to the school environment entering school in the Fall? Please SPREAD THE WORD for an informational meeting on Tuesday, June 7th at 7:00 PM at the Atkinson School Cafeteria entitled "Entering School with Asthma & Allergies: What Parents Need to Do Now." Three North Andover School Nurses will be available to answer questions and help new parents get organized to assure a healthy start to the school year. Questions? Please contact Linda Sullivan, RN at +1 978 686 1862; Mary Hadjian, RN at +1 978 794 3849; or Gail Munro, RN at +1 978 557 7908.

There are an abundance of ticks around at this time of the year. Should you find a tick on your child's skin, it should be removed by grasping it close to the surface of skin with tweezers and pulling it straight out without twisting. If you are unable to remove the tick completely or the site becomes increasingly reddened, inflamed or any drainage occurs, you should contact your child's physician.

Many of the ticks found in this area are the common wood tick, which is the type typically found on dogs. Lyme disease is transmitted not by wood ticks, but by deer ticks, which are much smaller in size. Deer ticks start at the size of a pinhead, and never grow as much as 1/8 of an inch even when fully engorged. Wood ticks, on the other hand, are much more visible. If you are not sure what type of tick you are dealing with, save it and bring it to your child's doctor to evaluate. Should you determine that there is a possibility of a tick you find being a deer tick based on it's size, watch for a rash spreading out from the site of the bite and/or any flu-like symptoms in the next few weeks. And notify your doctor should either of these occur.

Be sure to check your child carefully each day for the presence of ticks, including the scalp, behind, and in the ears and other areas that may be hard to visualize. If possible, wear long pants and sleeves when walking in wooded areas, and check your outdoor pets as well.

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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