Kittredge Elementary School

Dear Families,

I am writing to update you on the status of the principal position at Kittredge and Atkinson. As some of you may know, Margo Perriello, the Associate Principal at Atkinson has been reassigned as a full time associate, responsible for the day-to-day issues of the building, under my supervision. For the last two weeks, I have been working three days a week at Kittredge because of health issues. I look forward to returning full time to the Kittredge School as soon as I am able. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,
Nancy Jukins

There will be an informational evening for parents/guardians of children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2007. Children must be five years of age by August 31st, 2007, in order to be eligible for kindergarten. This evening is for parents/guardians only, please arrange child care. 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. 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 22nd, 2007, 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 26th.

The Finance Committee will be holding a public hearing of the entire Town budget on Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30 in Town Hall. A larger crowd will send a great message that we care about our schools in North Andover.

The North Andover Middle School PTAC is sponsoring their second annual "Meet the Candidate Night," Thursday, March 15th from 7-9 PM in the NAMS Auditorium. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet the three candidates running for one open seat on The School Committee and the two candidates running for the one open seat on The Board of Selectman. Come find out where they stand on the issues facing our community! Contact Cheryl Means, NAMS PTAC President, at threemeans@aol.com or +1 978 794 2367 for additional information.

The Annual Town Election is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27th, at the North Andover High School Fieldhouse from 7 AM - 8 PM.

Be sure to register to vote in order to participate in the Annual Town Election. Voter registration deadline is March 7th. The Town Clerk's office hours are 8:30 AM-4:30 PM; March 7th has extended hours until 8 PM.

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

Town Meeting is currently scheduled to begin Monday, May 14th, at 7 PM at the North Andover High School Auditorium. Please mark your calendars and make every effort to attend the meeting where decisions are made by the voters!

Fifth graders were visited by Techsploration to learn about the history and basic principles of transportation on as part of a North Andover Schools Enrichment Council performance. The visit from Tom Wahle, will answer such questions as: "What is friction?" "How do rockets work?" "Can you really float on air?" and "How do airplanes work?" Tom's props include rockets, jet cars, a hovercraft, a radio-controlled blimp, and a hot air balloon. Students will also complete a workshop with Tom using magnetic levitation trains of the future. For more information about this terrific presentation contact Marjorie Foreman.

President, VP and Treasurer positions open. Please contact Christine Karelas or Lisa Riedel if interested.

The Kittredge School 5th Grade is thrilled to announce that Arthur's Pizza and Emporio donated meals for their Mystery Trip to Nashoba Valley Tubing Park. More than 50 students enjoyed sandwiches and chicken fingers. Extra food was brought to the Senior Center at the student's request. The food was delicious and appreciated!

Please come for a bite at the Fuddruckers Restaurant on Route 114. Ten percent of the sales from Fuddruckers will be donated to the NASA.

The last day to help with your donation of white twin sheets and blankets will be Friday, March 9th. Please consider supporting this worthy cause. Girl Scout Brownie Troops 542 and 860 will be packaging these donations to send to the Intensive Care Unit at the Combat Support Hospital at Balad, Iraq. They are in desperate need of twin sheets and blankets. It is cold in Iraq right now, and the rains and mud make conditions awful. The wounded must sleep on cots with often a single blanket and no sheet. The collection boxes are still out and we hope you will contribute.

Please support our efforts to come together as a community to make a difference. The Foundation is pleased to be partnering with several community businesses. For more information on those programs please visit our website at www.northandoverfoundation.org. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday March 20th at 7 pm in the meeting room at the Library; all are welcome.

Spring 2007 Registration is still available on-line (for new and returning players) at: http://www.eteamz.active.com/NorthAndover/.

Spring 2007 Evaluations. Player evaluations will once again be held at DB's Instructional Baseball located in the Lucent complex. Please check the website for any additional or updated information.

The 2007 On-line Registration Schedule for all North Andover Boosters Club Sports is available. New and returning players register on-line. Please go to the NABC website www.eteamz.com/nabc to register for your sport.

What: Energy Star's Change a Light Campaign is aimed at educating us about the energy to be saved by compact fluorescent light bulbs. You are asked to take a pledge that you will change at least one light bulb to a CFL (compact fluorescent light).

How: To pledge and learn more, go to http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=cal.showPledge. The challenge is to sign up as many people as possible. Remember to choose "Town of North Andover, MA" from the Organization list. Or go to www.energystar.gov, look for the image regarding 'taking the pledge' and click on it.

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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