Northeast News

We hope you will be able to join us for STEAM Night at Northeast tonight from 5:00-7:00pm. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math. This will be a free fun-filled event for the whole family! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please see the fliers for more information.

STEAM Night

Noche de STEAM

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The WPS Movin' On Up Concert: Gr. 5-12 Instrumental Showcase will be held on Thursday, March 16th at 7:00pm at Kennedy Middle School. Many of our Northeast students will be performing! Join us for a wonderful musical event! Movin' On Up

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REMINDERS ABOUT THE WEEK AHEAD:

• Tuesday, March 14 - End of Term 2 for students in Grades 2-5
• Tuesday, March 14 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
• Wednesday, March 15 - We will follow a Friday schedule
• Wednesday, March 15 - Early Release Day for Parent Conferences. 1:00pm Dismissal and no afternoon PreK.
• Wednesday, March 15 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
• Thursday, March 16 - Movin' On Up: WPS Gr. 5-12 Instrumental Showcase 7:00pm at Kennedy Middle School Field House
• Friday, March 17 - We will follow a Wednesday schedule

Have a great weekend and week ahead!

Mrs. Tenaglia and Ms. McAvoy

March

• Tuesday, March 21 - We will follow a Wednesday schedule
• Tuesday, March 21 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
• Tuesday, March 21 - In-Person PTO Meeting ***Dr. Reagan will be attending!
• Wednesday, March 22 - We will follow a Tuesday schedule
• Wednesday, March 22 - Early Release Day for Professional Development. 1:00pm Dismissal and no afternoon PreK.
• Thursday, March 23 - Healthy Waltham Walk-Up Food Pantry 2:00-5:00pm @ 5 Cherry St.
• Thursday, March 23 - Kindergarten Family Resource Fair 4:00-5:30pm @ McDevitt Middle School
• Sunday, March 26 - Free Health Fair @ NWH Urgent Care, 9 Hope Avenue in Waltham (see the Health Corner below for details)
• Tuesday, March 28 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
• Thursday, March 30 - Grade 5 Field Trip to Kennedy Middle School for their spring production of Shrek the Musical
• Thursday, March 30 - Chateau PTO Restaurant Fundraiser
• Friday, March 31 - Report Cards go home with students in Grades 2-5
• Friday, March 31 - Northeast Family Fun Night 6:00-8:00pm

If you have an incoming Kindergarten student, please consider joining us for a Kindergarten Family Resource Fair on Thursday, March 23rd from 4:00-5:30pm at McDevitt Middle School. See the flier for more details.

Kindergarten Family Resource Fair

Please make note of our Spring 2023 MCAS dates for students in Grades 3, 4 and 5.

Please see Northeast Elementary School's 2023 Report Card from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:

Northeast 2023 School Report Card

Informe escolar del noreste de 2023

Boletim Escolar Nordeste 2023

Kanè Lekòl Nòdès 2023

Each year we look closely at our areas of strength and are extremely proud of our students and staff. We also look closely at our areas for growth, recognize there is room for improvement, and work hard to ensure that we are meeting the needs of all students and supporting them to make effective progress. As always, we greatly appreciate all of the family support we receive.

KINDERGARTEN VISITATION

Monday, June 5th

SPRING CONCERT

Featuring Grade 5 Chorus, Gr. 3-5 Orchestra and Gr. 4-5 Band

Tuesday, June 6th

FIELD DAY

Thursday, June 8th (Rain Date: Monday, June 12th)

FIFTH GRADE CELEBRATION

Wednesday, June 14th

Hello 5th Grade Families!

On behalf of the 5th Grade Yearbook/Celebration Committee, we would like to ask that you take a moment to fill out the form so that we can make sure we get the contact information for the entire 5th grade. It is important that everyone is included in this celebratory milestone! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Committee via email at: ne5thgradecelebration2023@gmail.com.

Please complete this form:

5th Grade Yearbook & Celebration Committee Parent/Guardian Contact Information - COMITÉ DE ANUARIO y CELEBRACIÓN DE 5th GRADO

Please view the video welcoming fifth grade students to the two middle schools. The video also explains the choices students will have in World Languages and Fine, Practical and Performing Arts.

5th Grade Transition to Middle School

If you have any questions about middle school, please reach out to the Kennedy administrators, the McDevitt administrators, Director of World Languages, or the Director of Fine and Performing Arts.

Kennedy Middle School 781-314-5560

Kevin Gildea, Principal

Adrienne Norris, Assistant Principal

Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Principal

McDevitt Middle School 781-314-5590

Scott Lipman, Interim Principal

Jamie Wakefield, Assistant Principal

Laura Peterson, Interim Assistant Principal

Director of World Languages 781-314-5563

Cynthia Piantedosi

Director of Fine and Performing Arts 781-314-5514

Doug Trudeau

Waltham Recreation Spring Brochure

The Waltham Police is offering their annual free summer program for Waltham students. Please see the program information below as well as application and waiver forms.

Waltham Police GREAT Summer Program

GREAT Program Membership Application

GREAT Program Waiver Form

Waltham Police Programa de Verano GREAT

WPS is partnering with Newton Wellesley Hospital to offer a Free Health Fair on Sunday, March 26th at NWH Urgent Care, 9 Hope Avenue in Waltham. Please see the information here:

Health Fair

Feria de la Salud

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Please see this information about a new free Behavioral Help resource for all Massachusetts residents :

Behavioral Health

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This is a reminder to keep your child home for the following reasons:

• temperature (without the use of medication) of 100 or greater
• vomiting or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
• any question of contagious illness such as Strep Throat, RSV, Flu, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), etc.
• if placed on antibiotics, children should remain on them for 24 hours prior to returning to school

Find a flu vaccine near you

Please remember to inform Nurse Lynda Savlen of any positive COVID test results.

2022-2023 Health Protocols

Nurse Lynda Savlen

781-314-5737

lyndasavlen@walthampublicschools.org

*****Starting in January, the pantry will be 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, March 23

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

Wednesday is School Spirit Day! Show your Northeast Pride by wearing your Northeast t-shirt or other Northeast gear. You can also wear blue and yellow! Don't forget your new Northeast Kindness bracelet!

March Lunch Menu

WPS 2022-2023 School Calendar

We have a LOT of things happening in March!! Our first Read-a-Thon has officially kicked off! We have already raised $3,000+ in our first week… sign your student(s) up — a huge percentage of this fundraiser will go directly back into our Northeast Library to help Dr. O get new titles and updated versions of books!

Thank you to everyone who participated in Trivia Night and Papa Gino’s Restaurant Night! We appreciate your support and know March is SO busy!!

Follow the Northeast PTO on Instagram @northeast_elementary_pto and Facebook Northeast PTO page for updates on all the fun coming this spring!

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Family Night - Save the Date - Friday, March 31st at Northeast!

Family Fun Night! Pizza, Music, Raffles!

Fliers have come home — $5/person or $20/family — cash, check, or online payment link. If you would like to donate a raffle prize or a monetary donation for this event, please contact Kelly O’Brien or Jen McClary! We already have some AWESOME raffle prizes coming in for this event — we can’t wait for Family Night to come back this year as we celebrate with a Neon Party!

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Read-a-Thon -- Help us support our Northeast Library!

Check your backpacks -- fliers have come home. Our first Read-a-Thon kicked off Monday, March 6th and runs until Friday, March 31st.

Have fun reading, while raising funds to help our Northeast library get new books for their space!

Register your student(s): www.read-a-thon.com/readers and enter code: 3141770

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*Immeadiate need for PTO Treasurer*
Our Treasurer, Jean Petrino, is resigning from the PTO Board due to personal reasons effective March 1, 2023.

We thank Jean for all of her years of service on the PTO -- we are all a group of volunteer parents, and we cannot do this without our PTO Community support!
We don't expect anyone to "know what to do" -- Jean has graciously offered to help transition this new Board member into this role and be a resource of her knowledge.

If you are interested in learning more (no commitment to have a convo!) -- please reach out to us via Facebook, email (northeastptoboard@gmail.com or treasurer.nepto@gmail.com) or grab one of us at pickup. We'd love to help provide more info!
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Cash Raffle Calendar Fundraiser is finished!

Thank you to everyone who sold calendars -- winners will have their checks mailed to them. If you have any questions, please reach out to northeastptoboard@gmail.com
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Restaurant Nights - Save the Dates! Fliers will come home closer to the event.

*Thursday, March 30th - Chateau Waltham
*Tuesday, April 11 - Chipotle
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Northeast Free Little Library is up!

Our library is running low! If you have any books you'd like to donate, you can also drop them to Daniella Ricci (Circle Drive) -- Daniella has offered to collect book donations, as well as make sure it remains stocked.
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PTO Community Meeting Dates for the year:

2023:
***Tuesday, March 21*** IN-PERSON MEETING -- Superintendent, Dr. Brian Reagan will be joining us for this meeting!
*Wed, April 12
*Wed, May 24
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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
Jean Petrino, Treasurer
Jeremy Davidson, Executive Director of NEPTO

Mrs. Mary Ellen Tenaglia, Principal

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