
Northeast News
September 16, 2022
PRINCIPAL UPDATE
We had a successful Fire Drill on Monday. All students, staff, and visitors exited the building safely in two minutes and thirty three seconds. We will look to improve upon our time for our next Fire Drill.
The Waltham Public Schools have made some changes to elementary school schedules to allow for equitable specialist time for all students. Please see the letter, including a schedule, from Mr. Douglas Trudeau, Director of Fine and Performing Arts, which explains the schedule changes and the days they will occur. We will send reminders when the changes are happening so that students will be prepared with sneakers on Physical Education days, instruments on Music Days and Library books on Library days.
Schedule Changes Family Letter
Please review the Waltham Public Schools Elementary School Handbook to familiarize yourself with our policies.
WPS Elementary Handbook ENGLISH
WPS Elementary Handbook SPANISH
WPS Elementary Handbook PORTUGUESE
WPS Elementary Handbook HAITIAN-CREOLE
Have a great weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Tenaglia and Ms. McAvoy
IMPORTANT DATES
September
- Saturday, September 17 - Waltham Day - See details below.
- Wednesday, September 21- Back to School Night - See details below.
- Thursday, September 22- Healthy Waltham Food Pantry 3:00-6:00pm
- Saturday, September 24- Healthy Waltham Food Pantry & Food Festival 10:00am-1:00pm
- Monday, September 26- No School - Rosh Hashanah
- Wednesday, September 28- Early Release Day - 1:00pm Dismissal and No Afternoon PreK
- Wednesday, September 28- First PTO Meeting @ 6:30pm @ Northeast
- Thursday, September 29 - PTO Restaurant Night - The Chateau
October
- Wednesday, October 5 - No School - Yom Kippur
- Monday, October 10 - No School
- Wednesday, October 12 - School Committee Meeting at 7:00pm
- Wednesday, October 12 - PTO Restaurant Night - Bertucci's
- Wednesday, October 19 - PTO Meeting @ 6:30pm @ Northeast
- Thursday, October 20 - PTO Restaurant Night - Jake and Joe's
- Wednesday, October 26 - Early Release Day for Parent Conferences - 1:00pm Dismissal and No Afternoon PreK
- Wednesday, October 26 - School Committee Meeting at 7:00pm
- Friday, October 28 - Trunk or Treat
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Please note:
Mrs. Connolly's fourth grade time will be from 6:00-7:00pm
Mrs. LaForest will also be available from 6:00-7:00pm
We have changed the format from scheduled presentations to an Open House. Teachers will be sharing information about grade level curriculum, classroom expectations, routines, homework, grading, report cards, conferences, and more!
Specialist teachers and support staff will be available as well.
Representatives from Northeast’s PTO, Waltham’s Bilingual English Learner Parent Advisory Council (BELPAC), Waltham’s Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC), Waltham Pack 248, and Girl Scouts will also be available with information and resources.
WALTHAM DAY
CELL PHONES/SMART WATCHES/ELECTRONIC DEVICES
"Students are not permitted to bring radios, headsets, video games, or similar equipment to
school. If students bring cell phones to school for communication purposes, they are to be put away and not shared or used at school. The first such offense will lead to confiscation of the equipment for the day. Repeat offenses may lead to confiscation until the end of the school year."
To be clear, cell phones, smart watches, and electronic devices are not allowed at school. Same as a cell phone, if a student has a smart watch for communication purposes, it must be kept in the student's backpack until they are off of school property (or off the school bus).
Healthy Waltham Food Pantry
*****PLEASE SEE THE FLIER FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHY WALTHAM'S FOOD PANTRY & FAMILY FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th*****
Waltham Field Hockey
Below is information about a Waltham Field Hockey Clinic.
Campamento de Hockey Sobre Cesped
To register, visit the Waltham Park and Recreation site:
SUPPORT WALTHAM KIDS
DISMISSAL CHANGES
If your child will be going home a different way, please send a note to school with your child in the morning. If you call the school with a dismissal change, it must be prior to 2:30pm in order to ensure the school has time to alert the appropriate staff. Students may not ride a different bus home with a friend. Our buses are full and this is also a safety concern. If your child is going home with a friend, they must be picked up.
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT
If your child will be absent, please call 781-314-5750 by 8:15am and leave a clear message with your child’s name, grade, teacher, and reason for absence. Refer to the Waltham Public Schools Elementary School Handbook regarding attendance policies.
CORI CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING
If you plan to volunteer at the school or chaperone a field trip, you MUST have an up-to-date CORI and Fingerprinting on file. CORIs must be updated every 3 years. Fingerprinting only needs to be done once - in Waltham. Please see Mrs. Marriott to check on your CORI status.
SAFETY DRILLS
Throughout the year, we will practice Fire Drills and ALICE Drills. All classrooms have a map of the school with directions to exit the building in the event of an emergency.
When we practice a Fire Drill, all students and staff exit the building. We then immediately take a headcount to ensure that we have all students and staff accounted for. There are four Fire Drills throughout the year and they are unannounced.
ALICE Drills will be practiced throughout the year to prepare students and staff for emergency situations. Officer Piantedosi meets will all classes to educate students on safety and to prepare them for ALICE Drills. We typically have an announced drill and an unannounced drill during the school year. We will send out more information about ALICE Drills prior to the drill.
Our drills are to prepare students and staff in the event of a real emergency. Our number one goal is to keep all students and staff safe!
WALTHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2022-2023 CALENDAR
NORTHEAST PTO
Thank you to everyone who got Papa Gino's on Thursday for our first Restaurant Night of the year!
PTO is running the Snack Shack at Veterans Field on Saturday, October 8th!
We need volunteers to help during the day, as well as someone to Lead/Chair this event!
The snacks, drinks, supplies, and cash box will be in the Snack Shack -- but we need 3 volunteers for each hour-long shift to help us run this fundraiser. 100% of profits made will go to Northeast PTO!
*To Chair this event (with PTO Board assistance!): Northeast PTO: PTO Events and Volunteers for 2022-2023 School Year (signupgenius.com)
*To Volunteer for a shift: Northeast PTO: Soccer Shack at Veterans Field (signupgenius.com)
Fall Spirit Wear online shop is OPEN! Shop at https://bit.ly/3KFjNRf -- online store is open now until September 30th!! Any questions, please email northeastptoboard@gmail.com.
Mabel's Labels: Have back-to-school items that need labeled so they aren't lost? Mabel's Labels are great, waterproof, and a portion of each sale goes to Northeast PTO! Until the end of September, 10% off any orders - Coupon Code: BTSEVENT10 -- shop at: campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search for Northeast Elementary PTO (Waltham)
Interested in helping Chair/Lead an event? Check out this link for opportunities to lead an activity, fundraiser, event, etc -- we need help from parents/grown-ups!! Sign-Up Genius: Northeast PTO: PTO Events and Volunteers for 2022-2023 School Year (signupgenius.com)
PTO Meetings for 2022-23: There will be the option to attend in-person or virtually for this year! In-person meetings will be at Northeast, and virtual will be via Zoom (link will be provided before). Our first PTO community meeting will be Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30pm!
PTO Community Meeting Dates for the year:
2022:
*Wed, Sept 28
*Wed, Oct 19
*Wed, Nov 9
2023
*Wed, Jan 25
*Wed, March 22
*Wed, April 12
*Wed, May 24
Restaurant Nights: Save the dates! Fliers and more detailed information will come home with your student(s) in their backpacks.
*Thursday, September 29th - Chateau *Fliers will be sent home soon!
*Wednesday, October 12th - Bertucci's
*Thursday, October 20th - Jake and Joe's
*Tuesday, November 1st - Chipotle
Trunk or Treat -- The Boo Crew has confirmed -- Friday, October 28th will be Trunk or Treat at Northeast... more information to come!
PTO Board Members:
Debbie Coleman, President
Karen Pino, Vice President
Daniella Ricci, Vice President
Val Alfeo, Secretary
Jean Petrino, 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