PRINCIPAL UPDATE
We had a busy week last week!
It was wonderful to meet so many of our incoming Kindergarten friends and their families on Monday during Kindergarten Visitation. We look forward to you being a part of our Northeast Community!
Our first graders went on a Field Trip to the zoo and based on their stories, they had a blast! Thank you to the teachers for planning this fun, educational trip for our little friends and for the many parents who volunteered their time to chaperone. It was a great day!
Our Spring Concert was spectacular! We are so proud of all of our young musicians and singers! There is so much talent at Northeast! It was nice to see so many families there. A special thank you to our Band and Orchestra Teachers - Mr. Evan Biela, Mr. Kevin Burke and Mrs. Julie Souza and to our General Education Music Teachers - Ms. Madeline Bucci and Mr. Alex Shepherd for all of their hard work and dedication in preparing our students for this amazing production!
Field Day was a huge success! Thank you very much to Michelle Campbell and her crew for making this a fun filled day for all students. Thank you to Dr. Ostayan for helping to organize the day and thank you so much to all of the volunteers. We can't run this day without you! Your support is very much appreciated! There were lots of happy faces that day and that made everything worth it! Thank you all 💙💛.
Now, we are entering our last week of the school year, and it is another busy one!
We will be honoring fifth grade students during Fifth Grade Celebration on Wednesday, June 14th at 10:00am. The plan is to be outside on the basketball court. However, if the weather does not cooperate, we will move the celebration indoors and it will be in the Gym. We will keep you posted.
Our fifth grade students will be celebrated again in an all-school "clap out" as they leave Northeast on Thursday, June 15th to visit the middle schools.
The last day of school is Thursday, June 15th. Report cards and progress reports will go home with students, as well as suggested grade level supply lists and WIDA Access reports for those students who participated in the Access testing this past winter. Teacher assignments for students entering grades 1 through 5 will be shared in August via email.
REMINDERS ABOUT THE WEEK AHEAD:
- Tuesday, June 13 - PTO Restaurant Fundraiser - Bistro781
- Wednesday, June 14 - Flag Day
- Wednesday, June 14- Fifth Grade Celebration @ 10:00am
- Wednesday, June 14 - WSEPAC Ice Cream Social at Pizzi Farm at 6:00pm
- Wednesday, June 14 - Northeast Night at the Boston Red Sox - 7:10pm
- Thursday, June 15 - Last Day of School/Report Cards and Progress Reports go home with all students
- Thursday, June 15 - Grade 5 students visit the middle schools
Have a great last week of the school year!
Mrs. Tenaglia and Ms. McAvoy
WALTHAM BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SUMMER EATS KICK OFF
WBGC Summer Eats Kick Off Event
Please see the following fliers for the regular Summer Eats hours and locations:
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CORNER
Our final theme for this school year is respecting differences. We are all different, special and unique. This week there is a brief video to introduce the theme and in the coming weeks we will share some articles that share ideas, books, and videos to help you talk to your children about the importance of respecting differences.
Teaching Children about Respecting Differences - This article has links to books & other articles
Educar en valores. El respeto a la diversidad - Este artículo tiene enlaces a videos y libros
🍎 HEALTHY WALTHAM FOOD PANTRY
The Healthy Waltham Food Pantry is walk-up only at our new location at 5 Cherry Street – the parking lot at the Fitch School in Waltham, MA. Our new hours will be from 2pm-5pm. We will have a variety of food for families to choose from, as well as some new items.
Where to park: Street parking only.
Registration: Please register in person at the pantry.
Food Pantry Donations: If you would like to make food donations of any kind, please contact us via contact us form on this website. No deliveries will be accepted at our mailing address without prior contact and coordination.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Upcoming pantry dates:
Thursday, June 22nd
NORTHEAST PTO
Thank you to our staff and parent volunteers for organizing Field Day!! And thank you to all our adult volunteers on the day of… we appreciate you so much!
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Follow the Northeast PTO on Instagram @northeast_elementary_pto and Facebook Northeast PTO page for updates on all the fun coming up!
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Red Sox Night is Wednesday, June 14 — Game at 7:10pm against Colorado Rockies! Tickets are $42 per person — fliers have come home.
There are still tickets available -- if you would like to purchase, please email Jenn Gunnell at treasurer.nepto@gmail.com ASAP to get yours!
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Your 2023-2024 school year PTO Board!
-President: Daniella Ricci
-Vice Presidents: Jill Cannon and Jaclyn Komow
-Secretary: Paula Ridenti
-Treasurer: Jenn Gunnell
-Executive Director of NEPTO LLC: Jeremy Davidson
At our PTO Community meeting last week -- we voted in the newest PTO Board members! Thank you to these individuals for volunteering their time to be on the PTO Board!
*Special thanks to Karen Pino and Val Alfeo for volunteering their time and hard work for the past two years on the PTO Board!
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Restaurant Nights - 1 left for this school year!
*Tuesday, June 13th - Bistro781
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Got rocks?
Ms. Caruso is organizing a family-friendly event for the Back to School picnic in August (date TBD for picnic) -- and we need about 600+ rocks for families/students to decorate!
As you take walks/hikes, hit the beach, etc this summer (any time from now until mid-August) -- please pick up some rocks and drop them in the bucket out front of Debbie Coleman's house (7 Kenwood Lane)!
*Rocks need to be spray painted before, so ideally by mid-August have them dropped off!
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Star Market Reusable Bag Fundraiser! *We were selected again!!
Star Market on Lexington Street selected us again for their reusable bag sale! $1 for every $3 reusable bag will go directly to the Northeast PTO!
*Anyone in Waltham and surrounding towns can participate if they shop at the Lexington Street store
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PTO Community Meeting Dates for the year:
*No more!! See you in the fall!
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Thank you for all of your help and support!
PTO Board Members:
Debbie Coleman, President
Karen Pino, Vice President
Daniella Ricci, Vice President
Val Alfeo, Secretary
Jenn Gunnell, Treasurer
Jeremy Davidson, Executive Director of NEPTO
Northeast Elementary School
Ms. Kelly McAvoy, Assistant Principal
Email: MaryEllenTenaglia@walthampublicschools.org
Website: https://www.walthampublicschools.org/o/northeast
Location: 70 Putney Lane, Waltham, MA 02452, USA
Phone: 781-314-5740
