Kittredge Elementary School

Noon Attendants Still Needed - We are still in need of Noon Attendants at the Kittredge School. Noon attendants are responsible for supervising the students in the cafeteria and at recess. They work between 2 and 3 hours a day, between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The noon attendants who work 3 hours may also do some clerical work for their teachers or tutor one or two students. If you cannot work every day but are willing to work one or two days a week, we may be able to team you up with another person willing to share the week. Please contact the office if you are interested. Thank you!

Report cards go home on Friday, November 17th for students in grades 3-5.
Monday November 20th is Parent Conference Day. There is no school that day.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Bergeron will be presenting district wide MCAS results, followed by individual school results and presentations.

For children absent on the original picture day, please bring in original order form. If not available, new order forms are available at the office. If your child is getting his picture retaken, please bring in your original photos.

The food drive has begun - please bring in your donations by Thursday, November 16th. We are still in need of 2 frozen turkeys (15-18 lbs.), to donate one please call Beth Carlson +1 978 557 5633.

Do you like to see outstanding performances that support your child's curriculum? The NASEC is looking for new members. Meetings are the first Thursday of every month at the Youth center Conference room at 9:00 am. Volunteers are needed to suggest performers and help monitor shows at Kittredge. Come join this great group of parents to make the arts come alive for our students! For more information, please contact Kristen Hollenbeck at +1 978 681 1894 or vinter145@aol.com.

Superintendent Search Committee Parent Focus Groups: Monday, December 4th 9:30am and Wednesday, December 6th 7:00pm. Location to be determined.

The support group meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month. The next one is Thursday, November 16th 7-8:30. Contact Casey Quirk for more information and location: caseyquirk@hotmail.com or cell +1 508 265 4648.

Junior Troop 573 will be collecting baby food during the month of November to be donated to the People's Pantry at the North Parish Church. Offering food for babies is a priority at the Pantry. The Pantry has also noticed that some older folks, those with few teeth also use baby food. The Pantry is in need of jars of fruit, dinners and meats, and boxes of cereal. Fruit is needed in a ratio of 6:1 to other foods. No formula please. By donating baby food you are helping Troop 573 in earning their "Lets' Get Cooking" Badge. Boxes have been placed in the front lobby.

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

Registration going on NOW for all students in grades 4-8. New wrestlers always welcome! Please register at www.eteamz.active.com/NABC. For more information or questions please contact Debbi Raffalli at debbiraff@aol.com or +1 978 687 3174. Orientation meeting for all parents and wrestlers will be held on Monday November 20th, 7-8 PM in the NAMS Auditorium. Practices begin the week of November 27th, 2006

The yearbook is looking for your pictures. We are looking for submissions of any pictures taken in school of Family Fun Day and Halloween. Please email or burn to a cd and forward to Karen Keough via backpack 3A or mackeough@netzero.com. Also any parents who are taking pictures during the following events please remember the yearbook when developing your photos and pass them on. PLEASE SEND IN ALL YOUR KITTREDGE PHOTOS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS YEAR'S YEARBOOK A GREAT ONE. THANK YOU.

• 1st Grade - Thanksgiving Show
  (I will not be available that day to take any pictures and am counting on all you parents who will attend to get great photos for the yearbook - Thank you.)
• 2nd Grade - Johnson Cottage
  This field trip is also highlighted for the yearbook and we would appreciate any photos.
• 3rd Grade - Plimoth Plantation Field trip
  The more pictures I have the better the yearbook. Thank you.
• 4th Grade - Heritage Day and Immigration Day
  Remember when you're in school that day to take lots of pictures!
• 5th Grade
  I am looking for pictures from the Tide Pool field trip, Squid Dissection and we all know that this Thursday is the infamous Primo Pasta Night. Please, Please remember the yearbook and submit any pictures you take.

There's a new way to help our school! As of this fall, Kittredge is signed up with the Campbell's "Labels for Education" program. What we do is save labels or UPCs (those black and white bar codes) from participating products such as Campbell's soup, Prego spaghetti sauce, Franco American pasta and many more. We send them in and get credit for school related items such as sports equipment, books, software, classroom accessories etc.

The official website is www.labelsforeducation.com, there you will find details about which products participate, which labels or UPCs to save and much more. Watch your kids' backpacks for a flyer that will detail all eligible products. Any questions? Call Ingrid Marstaller at +1 978 682 8552, or e-mail Marstaller@rcn.com.

Shop and Support for the North Andover Youth Center - Visit www.northandoverkids.com and click on any of the over 140 online stores including Amazon.com, Walmart, Target, Toys 'R Us, iTunes and more and any purchases result in commissions that are 100% donated to the Youth Center.

The council has joined with the Special Olympics of Massachusetts and the North Andover Youth Center to create the North Andover Crusaders, a Special Olympics Basketball team in North Andover! This will be a Special Olympics Unified Team which includes special olympic athletes and peer athletes (ages 8-21) who play together as a team. Practices begin Tuesday November 21st from 6-7:30pm at the Youth Center. Please contact Kathleen Keith at northandovercrusaders@comcast.net for more info.

The Parent Information meeting on the topic of Human Growth and Development for parents of 5th grade students is scheduled for Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 from 7:00 to 8:30 at the Atkinson School. (Snow date is January 23rd).

The hockey league currently has 2 programs open for registration to all boys and girls. Learn to Skate designed for first time skaters and teaches skating fundamentals. Learn to Play Hockey is designed to teach basic hockey skills and further develop existing skating skills. Both programs run through mid March at Brooks School Skating rink. For more info, try our website at www.knighthockey.org or Lou Capobianco at lkcap@aol.com.

All GENTLY USED sports equipment accepted including baseball, softball, lacrosse, basketball, hockey, soccer, football tennis, golf, volleyball, field hockey, rollerblades. Please NO ski or snowboarding equipment. All donations will be given to the girls and boys of the Lawrence YMCA.

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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