Kittredge Elementary School

We are currently looking for substitute noon attendants at the Kittredge School. Noon attendants work from 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the rate of $9.44 an hour. If you are interested in being a substitute noon attendant, please call the office at +1 978 794 1688.

Often throughout the year the local newspaper, cable TV channel and school department take pictures or write about school activities and students. It is the policy of the North Andover School Department to make this information available if parents have granted permission to do so, in writing, in advance. In addition, as part of your child's educational program he/she will have the opportunity to publish documents and projects on the North Andover school websites. Examples of projects may include stories, poetry, research, artwork, and photographs. If you have not already returned the permission to publish please do so as soon as possible. Permission forms are available at the school office.

Primo Pasta Night reservations forms will be coming home in backpacks this week. Please return them as soon as possible for planning purposes. This is a fun and delicious event for the Kittredge community. Bon Appetit!

Just a reminder to return the permission slip and participation form by Friday, November 4th. Thank you.

The Kittredge PTO would like to send a big thank you to Mary Murdoch and Lori Samse for organizing and running the Scholastic Book Fair - it was a great success!

The Kittredge PTO would like to send another big thank you to Dee Oleary and Chris Melvin for getting up before the crack of dawn to bring us all the yummy treats for Donut Days!

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make both events so successful and fun!

Vision and hearing screening is conducted annually for all students in the elementary schools. If your child has difficulty passing the screening, you will receive a referral in the mail and you will be asked to schedule an appointment with your pediatrician or specialist as soon as possible for a more comprehensive examination. The referral needs to be completed and signed by the healthcare provider and returned to the attention of the school nurse. If a child has a cold or allergies, he or she may have difficulty passing the hearing exam because of fluid in the inner ear and will be retested in a few weeks before a referral is made. I am planning to start screening this week beginning with the 3rd and 4th grades. Children who wear glasses will be tested with glasses on. Please feel free to contact me at +1 978 794 3849 if you have any questions or concerns about the screening.

The Learn to Skate Program is now accepting applications for the coming 2005-2006 season. Please visit our new website for information and forms. www.nafigureskating.org. Our season starts Saturday, November 5th.

Please join us this Thursday, November 3rd at 7:00 PM in the Atkinson Elementary School cafeteria for a meeting on "Nutrition for the Child with Food Allergies" by Patricia Murray, R.D., M.Ed.,L.D. Questions: call Gail Munro, RN, at +1 978 557 7908 or your school nurse.

Sunshine Math is now being offered at Kittredge School. Sunshine Math is a take-home supplementary math program. Registration is going on now. Additional registration forms are available in the lobby. If you have any questions, please call Christine Karelas at +1 978 794 2191.

Registration is going on now for Chess Club. The club will meet on Fridays at 7:30am in the cafeteria beginning on Friday, December 2nd. This program is for all skill levels. Additional registration forms are available in the lobby. If you have any questions, please call Christine Karelas at +1 978 794 2191.

The North Andover PAC For Children With Special Needs is hosting a "parents only" open discussion on Thursday, November 3rd at 7:00pm at the North Andover High School Library. This is our annual sharing meeting where our parents discuss what's worked for them, resources, ideas, etc. Please feel free to come and ask questions or share your experiences and or concerns with others from our community with some of the same issues.

Open to all students in grades 3-8. Mail in registration form available on our website at www.eteamz.active.com/NABC or walk in registration. For more info contact Debbi Raffalli at +1 978 687 3174.

• Learn To Skate
  A program designed for new skaters. Sessions are held every Saturday morning at the Brooks School for one hour. Beginning at 8:10 a.m. and ending 9:10 a.m. For more info please email Paul Hunter at Paul.Hunter@ps.net.
  
• In-House Hockey
  A program designed for children who already know how to skate to learn the fundamentals of ice hockey. Sessions are held every Saturday morning (11:50 a.m.) and Wednesday (5:10 p.m.) afternoon at the Brooks School for one hour. For more information please email Louis Capobianco at lkcap@aol.com or call +1 978 689 8839.
  

The North Andover High School Drama Guild will present Shakespeare's powerful historical play "Henry V" on Thursday, November 10th, and Saturday, November 12th, at 7:30PM, and Sunday, November 13th at 2 pm at the NAHS Auditorium. The production is features staged combat, romance, comedy and Shakespeare's famous St. Crispin's day speech from Henry to his men. Because of violent content, it is recommended for older children (middle school and up) and adults. General admission tickets are $8 for Students/Seniors and $12 Adults; reserved tickets $15. Please contact Caroline Cole at +1 978 682 8410 for more information.

The Holiday Gift Drive is a one of the many remarkable services North Andover Youth Services provides to families in our community. Because of financial hardships on some families, many children would go without gifts during the holidays. The Holiday Gift Drive addresses this issue by organizing sponsors to donate gifts for children in need. Sponsors can choose any number of children they wish to provide gifts for, and whether it be one child or four from a family, each sponsor is essential to the Holiday Gift Drive being a success year after year. Youth Services is expecting even more children added to our list this year, and we are eager to expand our existing list of sponsors. If you are or know of a family in need of these services please contact Kristen Hardacre or Jenn Conway of North Andover Youth Services. North Andover Youth Services can only accept families from North Andover that have children age 18 or younger. All referrals and participating families are kept anonymous. If you and your family would like to be a part of this event, please call Kristen or Jenn at Youth Services to request a sponsor form, +1 978 682 9000 ext. 226 or e-mail: jconway@nayouth.com. This is an outstanding service made possible only by your generosity. To become a sponsor, please respond by November 10th. Thank you for your support.

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.

The Youth Center will be open to all North Andover 4th and 5th grade students from 1 pm - 4 pm, Saturdays, for a fee of $2. See you there!

The PTO needs more volunteers to help with the many fun projects happening at Kittredge this year. The poster for sign-ups is located on the PTO bulletin board in the school lobby. Most of the jobs only require volunteering one time for one or two hours. Many hands make light work! Please volunteer today!

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