Kittredge Elementary School

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome back! I hope your winter vacation was refreshing and enjoyable. This week we celebrate Read Across America Week, in remembrance of Dr. Seuss. On Thursday, March 2, Dr. Seuss' birthday, all of the Kittredge classes will have a guest reader to help celebrate the day. Many thanks to Cypriana Slosky, Julie Nally, and Anne Bate for organizing the activities of the day. Thanks also to all the guest readers. We invite everyone to wear Dr. Seuss hats on Thursday.

Sincerely,
Nancy Jukins

Children go outside for recess unless it is snowy, rainy, or below 20°. Please make sure your child has appropriate outerwear for winter weather. Mittens, hats and boots should be labeled. A clothespin is a helpful way to keep them from being lost. Children are not allowed to play in the snow without snow pants and waterproof boots. It is advisable to keep an extra pair of shoes, mittens or gloves, and a hat in school.

North Andover Middle School Auditorium, Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. There will be an informational evening for parents/guardians of children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2006. Children must be five years of age by August 31st, 2006, in order to be eligible for kindergarten. This evening is for parents/guardians. In addition to an orientation and information session regarding kindergarten options, there will be an opportunity for registration. In order to register your child, you must provide a birth certificate and proof of residency (see below). If you are considering registration for the full-day kindergarten program, you will also need to pay a non-refundable fee of $50. If you know of neighbors or friends who have a child entering kindergarten in the fall, please be sure to relay this information to them. If you are not able to register your child on March 16th, 2006, there will be an open registration at your district school between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. during the week of March 20.

You must be a resident of North Andover to attend the public schools. You will need to present the original of one of the following (two originals for Item D):

1. Occupancy Permit (new construction);
2. Deed or mortgage payment coupon for an existing home;
3. Effective lease or rental agreement; or
4. Two of the following (within 2 months of current date): Master Card/Visa; public utilities (gas, water, electric); income tax return; or assessor's statement indicating owner of property.

Math Blast packets are due on Friday, March 3rd. Don't send in money until after the corrected packets are returned to you. Any questions, call Heidi Chaff at +1 978 794 2595.

Daffodils will be available for sale in the health office until March 2nd. Price: $7.00 per bunch. Please order from Mary Hadjian. Checks payable to American Cancer Society. Payment requested at time of order. Thank you for supporting this cause. Delivery date: Week of March 21st.

Deadline for ticket orders are this Wednesday March 1st. The Hockey game is Sunday, March 12th at 4:00 pm. Don't miss out on this fun family event!

Reminder to everyone that this weeks School Committee meeting on Tuesday Feb. 28th will be at 6:30 in the High School Auditorium. At this meeting, the superintendent will present his recommendations for budget reductions in FY07 in order to meet the allocation of funds set out in the Town Managers Budget.

NAPAC will be hosting a workshop Thursday, March 2nd, at 7:00 pm at the North Andover High School library. Donna Shea, from the Peter Pan Center located in Harvard, MA will present "Shades of Gray: Building Social Competency Skills." She'll cover topics such as why children struggle socially as well as provide concrete ideas and strategies to children them overcome social "bumps."

Dr. Harutunian, Superintendent of North Andover Public Schools, will be attending to discuss the possible cuts for next year and to address any questions you may have. Please attend and bring all your questions and concerns.

The perfect outlet for creative energy! The spring session will meet on Thursdays, March 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th from 3:00 to 3:30 in the all-purpose room. The plan is for each student to rotate through "stations", a different station each class. This session stations will include "design a dream" (mapping on graph paper), "build a bug", Kapla Blocks and cars, "Paper Scrapers" and other structures of all sorts. If you'd like to volunteer, donate supplies, or if you have any questions regarding the program, please do not hesitate to contact: Ingrid Marstaller at +1 978 682 8552 Marstaller@rcn.com or Inga Gamble at +1 978 258 8535 ingagamble@hotmail.com.

North Andover Citizens are welcome to attend a meeting with our State Representatives regarding our education and Town funding crisis: March 6th, 2006 at 7:00 PM at the Atkinson School.

Tickets to both Mother/Son Jammin Fun nights will be sold this Saturday, March 4th, 9:00 am-12:00 at the NA High School cafe. In the event of snow, please check your school newsletter for the alternate ticket sale date and location. For boys in grades K-2- the date is Friday April 7th. For boys in grades 3-5, the date is Saturday April 8th. Both events will be held at the North Andover High School. Tickets are $25.00 per couple/family.

2006 Spring Season: Registration for the North Andover Soccer Association (NASA) Spring '06 season is open using the popular on-line registration system found on our web site, www.nasoccer.com. NASA will be accepting late registrations (with late fee for returning families) until team rosters are filled and prior to March 17th. Please do not wait until the last minute to register, as NASA has needed to turn away last minute interested players.

2006 Summer Camp: Registration for NASA's Summer Camp program is open as of February 15th using the same on-line registration process. Reserve your child's spot early!!! Contact registrar@nasoccer.com for questions.

The Kittredge School will be hosting its "Fourth Annual Family Skate Night" on March 14th, 2006. This is a fun social evening for Kittredge families to enjoy some rollerblading/skating, music and games. The event will be at Skateland in Bradford, MA from 6pm-8pm. Send back your forms today!

Spring 2006 Registration is available on-line (for new and returning players) until February 28th at: www.eteamz.active.com/NorthAndover. Any questions, please contact Steve Chaff at schaff5451@aol.com or +1 978 807 5161. Player evaluations will once again be held at DB's Instructional Baseball located in the Lucent complex. March 4th: All 9 and 10 year olds, as well as any 8 year olds wishing to play in the 9/10 Divisions. March 5th: All 11 and 12 year olds. A makeup date will be available the following weekend. Exact reporting times will be posted soon, please check the website prior to evaluation dates.

A big thank you to all who contributed to the 5th Grade Community Service Project. Due to your generosity we were able to deliver 100 bags of toiletries to the People's Pantry. Thank You!

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.

Remember: beginning Monday, February 27th, all snacks will increase to $.75 each

Register on-line May 1st at www.nasoccer.com for the Fall '06 soccer season.

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