Northeast News

August 27, 2023

PRINCIPAL UPDATE

We are looking forward to welcoming students in Grades 1 through 5 on Tuesday, August 29th. Staff will be on duty at 8:25am and students will enter the school and either head to the Cafeteria for breakfast or head right to their classrooms. There will be staff members throughout the school helping students get to their locations. We are asking parents to say goodbye outside the school. Thank you for your cooperation!

(We will share information in our newsletter at the end of the week for the first day for PreK and Kindergarten on Tuesday, September 5th.)

We understand that parents may want to bring their child to school on the first day. Please understand that there is NO PARKING in the school lot. Parking in the school lot is for Northeast Staff only. If you need to park and come up to the school, you will need to park on Warwick Ave. or Doty St. and walk up. For those dropping off and picking up students, please see the arrival and dismissal patterns below. Thank you for your cooperation with this as we do not have enough parking for the number of staff we have.

Please be sure to check your child's backpack daily and look for important documents and information to be coming home the first few days of school - such as emergency cards and medical forms. It is very important that we have updated phone numbers and emails on file.

We are looking forward to a great 2023-2024 school year!

Mrs. Tenaglia and Miss McAvoy

🗓 UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

August

Tuesday, August 29 - First Day of School for students in Grades 1 - 5
Tuesday, August 29 - Kindergarten Screening
Wednesday, August 30 - PreK Open House (see below for details)
Wednesday, August 30 - Kindergarten Screening
Thursday, August 31 - Kindergarten Screening
Thursday, August 31 - Kindergarten Placement will be shared with families at 4:00pm
Friday, September 1 - No School

September

Monday, September 4 - No School - Labor Day
Tuesday, September 5 - First Day of School for students in PreK and Kindergarten
Wednesday, September 6 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
Wednesday, September 20 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
Thursday, September 21 - Back to School Night

NORTHEAST BUS ROUTES AND INFORMATION

Bus Routes - Check out the 2023 - 2024 Northeast Bus Routes. Morning pick-up times are also listed for each stop. As a reminder, students are assigned a specific bus based on home address. **Students are only allowed to ride the bus they are assigned to!** Please make sure your child knows their bus number.

If you have any questions about your child's assigned bus, reach out to Miss McAvoy at kellymcavoy@walthampublicschools.org.

***IMPORTANT: Students in Grades 1-2 who ride the school bus will have a red tag placed on their backpacks this week (next week for K). This alerts the bus driver that the student is in K-2. This means that an adult must be present at the bus stop in the morning and in the afternoon. The bus driver will not let a child in K-2 get off the bus without an adult there to meet them. Children in K-2 with no adult present at the bus stop will be brought back to the school and a parent will need to come and pick them up.

***IMPORTANT: If your child is eligible for the bus and is assigned a bus number, and you decide that you do not want your child to take the bus and will be dismissed as a walker or parent pick-up, you must inform your child's teacher and the main office. Otherwise, your child will be dismissed to the bus they are assigned.

***IMPORTANT: If there is going to be a change in your child's dismissal routine on any given day, you must contact your child's teacher and the main office prior to 2:30pm on that day to ensure the message is received. Otherwise, your child will go home the way they typically do.

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS

Arrival Traffic Pattern

Dismissal Traffic Pattern

KINDERGARTEN SCREEING

Kindergarten Screening will take place for incoming Kindergarten students on Tuesday, August 29th, Wednesday, August 30th, and Thursday, August 31st. Appointments were scheduled by the PIC (Parent Information Center). If you are unsure of your appointment time, please contact the PIC at 781-314- 5524 (English) 781-314-5668 (Español) or by email at PIC@walthampublicschools.org.

PRE K OPEN HOUSE

We will be having a PreK Open House on Wednesday, August 30th. We look forward to meeting our new PreK friends as well as seeing our returning friends!

Students in the Integrated PreK Morning Program and students in the Connections Program will attend with their families from 9:30-10:30am.

Students in the Integrated PreK Afternoon Program will attend with their families from 11:00am-12:00pm.

Those attending the PreK Open House will enter the school through the PreK entrance, located to the left of the main entrance to the school.

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SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Recommended school supply lists:

Supply List

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September Lunch Menu

Lunch Menu

As a reminder, all school meals are free this year! However, applying for free meal benefits is still very important for families. By applying for meal benefits you may be eligible for: ~Pandemic EBT Funding ~Reduced or Free SAT Fees and College Applications. Scan the QR code or ask Mrs. Marriott, the school secretary, for a paper application.

For additional information visit https://www.walthampublicschools.org/.../waltham-school... and scan the QR code to apply for free meal benefits.

Waltham Public Schools 2023-2024 Calendar

WPS 2023-2024 School Calendar

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Back to School Wellness Clinics

Charles River Community Health Back to School Wellness Clinics

Charles River Community Health Clinicas de Bienestar de Regreso a la Escuela

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🍎 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:

Stay tuned for September Pantry dates!

https://healthywaltham.org/food-pantries/