Kittredge Elementary School

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.

Save the date! Wednesday, March 21st, 7:00 PM at the Atkinson Elementary School. Local allergist Dr. Liang will present "Spring Allergies and Seasonal Asthma- What You Need to Know." Questions? Call Linda Sullivan at +1 978 686 1862 or check with your school nurse.

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.

Town Meeting is 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!

• School Nurse (.55)
  North Andover High School for the remainder of the school year.
• School Nurse (.4)
  North Andover Middle School for the remainder of the school year. This position is 2 days per week.
• Lead Nurse (.45)
  For the remainder of the school year. This position is 2.5 days per week.

Kindly submit letter of application, resume, certification and letters of references (3) on or before Thursday, March 15th, 2007 to: Debra Vartanian, Director of Personnel, North Andover Public Schools, 43 High Street, North Andover, MA 01845, +1 978 794 1503.

Crossing guard positions are available at Joe's Variety (corner of Waverly and Middlesex) as well as in front of Franklin School. If you or anyone you know is interested, please contact Sue Northam, North Andover Police Department for further details regarding hours and rate of pay. Her telephone number is +1 978 683 3168.

Come join us at Stevens Memorial Library, 345 Main Street, North Andover, on Thursday, April 5th, 2007 at 7 pm. "The Write Group" will give a poetry reading and encourage listeners to read an original poem of their own as time allows. Children are most welcome! This program is supported in part by grants from the North Andover Cultural Council and Methuen Cultural Council, local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Should you have any questions, please contact Gayle Heney at gheney@yahoo.com or Karen Kline at kmkactt@hotmail.com.

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

Tickets for this year's Mother/Son Jammin Fun are still available! Friday March 30th for grades K-2, Saturday March 31st for grades 3-5, $25.00 per evening per family. Call Michele McHugh, +1 978 686 2216, to make arrangements.

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.

NABCLL will be conducting a final walk-in registration at the Atkinson Cafeteria from 6:30PM - 8:00PM on Thursday, March 22nd, 2007. This registration is for all children between little league ages 5 and 16 (birth dates between 5/1/1990 and 4/30/2002). Please bring proof of residency (tax bill or utility bill) and a birth certificate (new players only). Registration is also available on-line (for returning players only) at: www.eteamz.active.com/NorthAndover.

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.

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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