Kittredge Elementary School

This year the Kittredge School will be participating in a Literacy Volunteer program offered in several of our elementary schools. We are looking for volunteers willing to commit to 2 days a week for about an hour each day, from October through April. The program targets students in 1st grade, but you do not have to have a child in 1st grade to participate. Training will be provided to all volunteers. Please contact the office if you are interested.

Pre-school siblings are not allowed on the playground during before school recess. We are concerned about the safety of these little ones playing with the older children before school. Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.

We have had several instances of children not being picked up after school in a timely manner. If you are going to be late picking your child up after school please call the school and let us know. There is no staff available to supervise children after 3:00 p.m. Therefore, if we have not heard from you by 3:00 p.m. and are unable to reach you, we will contact the police to help us locate you.

Building Structures begins Thursday, October 5th at 3:00 pm in the gym (don't forget a note for your child) and Chess Club begins Friday October 6th at 7:30am in the gym.

Any 5th grade parents interested in helping out on the Pasta committee are invited to attend tonight's first planning meeting. The meeting will take place at the home of Meg Gross, 45 Settlers Ridge Rd. If you need directions or have any questions please contact Meg Gross at +1 978 557 5423 or Cathy Moore at +1 978 685 3621.

This is the last week to sign up for Sunshine Math. If you can't find your orange form, just email the following information to Kim Dawley at dawleys@comcast.net by Friday: child's name, grade/class (ie 3B), parent name, phone, and email. It's more work to add a child after the program starts than to have one drop out if they don't like it, so sign up and give it a try if you're curious. We also still need grade volunteers for Kindergarten and 5th grade. Call Kim at +1 978 682 1584 to find out what volunteering entails.

Building Structures starts this Thursday, October 5th. By popular demand, this program has been opened up to all grades. We will meet on four consecutive Thursdays, October 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th, in the cafeteria, from 3:00 to 3:30 pm. Each student rotates through "stations". This year's stations will include "design a dream" (mapping on graph paper), "Paper planes", Kapla Blocks and cars and "Paper Scrapers". Program Chair: Ingrid Marstaller, Marstaller@rcn.com, +1 978 682 8552.

Mark your calendars now: this year Donut Days will be on October 26th and 27th. We will need volunteers to help make this event fun for all the families. Look for sign-up sheets soon in your child's backpack or call Cara Packard (+1 978 683 6644) or Kathleen Pease (+1 978 687 4245).

We are in need of parent volunteers to help "stencil" a map of the USA on the playground this Fall. We need to do it during the day, and most likely during the week. If we could get enough people it would not take that long. Please call Lisa Riedel +1 978 687 1363 or blcer@comcast.net if you are interested.

Our major fundraiser of the year begins next week on Tuesday October 3rd and runs thru October 17th. At the beginning of next week we will be sending home a packet with each child. If you have any questions please call Lisa Riedel at +1 978 687 1363.

Includes Free Admission, Professional Crafter, Raffles and Food. Stop by this weekend.

Please join us for our first meeting of the year on Thursday, October 5th at 7 p.m. in the Middle School Library. Meet Joyce Laundre, Special Education Director and hear her vision for the future of special education in North Andover.

A reminder that the North Andover Youth Center is open on Saturdays from 1-4 pm for all North Andover 4th and 5th Graders for a fee of $2.

NASEC is a non-profit organization that brings quality performances to your child during the school year. This year for the first time, NASEC will be accepting contributions to the Enrichment Council via credit card using Pay Pal.

Last week your family received a solicitation letter, via your child's backpack, from the North Andover Schools Enrichment Council (NASEC). Our annual fundraising drive, along with PTO support and this year's first-ever art auction, provide the funding to bring exciting programs into the elementary and middle schools in town. To charge your donation, visit our website at www.nasec.northandoverpublicschools.com and click on the payment button at the bottom of the "NASEC Fundraising" screen.

If you're interested in helping out at this December event, please contact one of the chairs. They are: Kathleen Pease +1 978 687 4245, Cara Packard +1 978 683 6644, and Carrie Bertolino +1 978 681 8119.

Mark your calendars for the Scholastic Book Fair. It will be held on October 25th, 26th, and 27th in conjunction with Donut Days. Please call Mary Murdoch at +1 978 686 7586 to volunteer for this event!

Registration for the North Andover Soccer Association (NASA) 2007 Spring season has initiated as of October 1st, 2006 using the popular on-line registration system found on our website www.nasoccer.com. Returning or new members may register for the Spring 2007 season via this link. After November 4th, 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 two seasons. Current NASA information may be found on the NASA website or contact registrar@nasoccer.com for questions.

The North Andover Booster Club will hold registration for the Saturday Morning Basketball Program for boys and girls in Grades 2, 3 and 4 on Thursday, October 26th, at the Atkinson School Cafeteria from 6:30-8:30pm, or on-line registration will be available during the upcoming week. Grades 2-3 will be an instructional program and Grade 4 will be a league format with an eight game schedule and playoffs. Grade 4 will have one practice a week with a morning game on Saturday. Schedules of times and gyms will be given out at registration and be available on the web site. The cost of the program is $30 for Grades 2-3 and $50 for Grade 4. If interested in coaching please fill out a coaching form and a CORI form and mail it to NABC, P.O. Box 233, North Andover, MA, 01845.

The figure skating club will begin their fall session starting November 4th, 2006. Skating will take place at the Brooks arena on Saturday mornings. For further information please see their web site: http://www.nafigureskating.org/.

The youth hockey league is offering two skating programs starting October 7th, and running through mid March. The Learn to Skate program establishes the necessary foundation for a successful skater (no skating experience necessary). Learn to Play Hockey teaches basic skating skills and hockey fundamentals in a fun environment for boys and girls ages 5 and up. For more info and registration forms, visit www.knighthockey.org or contact Liz Cahn lizcahn@comcast.net.

Destination Imagination: The organizational meeting for Destination Imagination is on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:00 pm in the Middle School cafe. Call Judy Coccoma with questions at +1 978 725 6783 or email jcoccoma@comcast.net or visit www.destinationimagination.org.

The Friends of Memorial Park have scheduled a cleanup of the Park for Saturday, October 7th, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Memorial Park is located across from the Library on Middlesex/Greene Streets. Please consider dropping by for an hour or two. Bring rakes, shovels, gloves and wheelbarrows. For more info, please call Phila Slade at +1 978 683 9282. Special Thanks to Peter Breen Landscaping for providing mulch and to the many Boy Scout Troops who have also helped each year. For more info on donating trees or shrubs, please contact Phila Slade at +1 978 683 9282. All donations should be mailed to the North Andover Improvement Society, P.O. Box 212, North Andover, Ma 01845 (Please note in memo "Park Donation.")

Visit our Kittredge website at http://www.kittredge.northandoverpublicschools.com/.

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 Monday at noon.

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