


Northeast News
January 5, 2024
PRINCIPAL UPDATE
Happy New Year!!
A heartfelt thank you to the PTO and to the many families who were able to donate to our Holiday Gift Card Drive. Thanks to your generosity we were able to provide gift cards to many Northeast families to help support them during the holiday season 💙💛.
ACCESS testing is underway for our Multilingual Learners. Parents of students participating have received letters with information about the testing. If parents have questions, please reach out to your child's ESL Teacher:
Ms. Susannah Tesoriero (susannahtesoriero@walthampublicschools.org)
Mrs. Maria Russo (mariarusso@walthampublicschools.org)
Mrs. Courtney Frio (courtneyfrio@walthampublicschools.org)
Mrs. Andrea Tobio (andreatobio@walthampublicschools.org)
Ms. Halima Boukraa (halimaboukraa@walthampublicschools.org)
This week...
- Wednesday, January 10 - Virtual PTO Meeting @ 6:00pm. Please join us for our first PTO Meeting of 2024! PTO Zoom Meeting Link
- Wednesday, January 10 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
- Thursday, January 11 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
Have a great weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Tenaglia and Miss McAvoy
🗓 UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
January
- Monday, January 15 - No School - MLK Jr. Day
- Wednesday, January 17 - Early Release Day for Parent Conferences. 1:00pm Dismissal. No afternoon Integrated PreK
- Wednesday, January 17 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
- Thursday, January 18 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
- Tuesday, January 23 - Gr. 5 Field Trip to McDevitt Middle School Musical
- Wednesday, January 24 - Early Release Day for Staff Professional Development. 1:00pm Dismissal. No afternoon Integrated PreK
- Thursday, January 25 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
- Thursday, January 25 - Healthy Waltham Food Pantry
February
- Thursday, February 1 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
- Wednesday, February 7 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
- Thursday, February 8 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
- Thursday, February 15 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
- Monday, February 19- Friday, February 23 - No School - February Vacation
- Wednesday, February 28 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
March
- Friday, March 1 - Northeast STEAM Night 5:00-7:00pm
- Wednesday, March 6 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
- Saturday, March 9 - 5th Annual Parenting Awareness Conference. Interested in presenting, hosting an informational table, or joining the planning committee? Click here
- Highlights from the 2023 Parenting Awareness Conference
- Wednesday, March 13 - Early Release Day for Parent Conferences. 1:00pm Dismissal. No afternoon Integrated PreK.
- Wednesday, March 13 - PreK-2 Literacy Fair at Northeast 2:00-4:00pm
- Wednesday, March 20 - Early Release Day for Staff Professional Development. 1:00pm Dismissal. No afternoon Integrated PreK.
- Wednesday, March 20 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
- Friday, March 29 - No School - Good Friday
NORTHEAST STEAM NIGHT
Save the Date for Northeast Elementary School's second annual STEAM Night on Friday, March 1st from 5:00-7:00pm! This is a FREE event for the whole family!
PREK-2 LITERACY FAIR
Please see the information about Literacy Fair for PreK-2 students and families on Wednesday, March 13 from 2:00 - 4:00pm in the Northeast Cafeteria.
FROM THE NURSE
As we are entering the height of Cold, Flu, RSV and COVID season, please see the following letter with recommendations from our Health Department:
If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Lynda:
Lynda Savlen
781-314-5737
LUNCH MENU
🍎 HEALTHY WALTHAM FOOD PANTRY
For details about Healthy Waltham and the Food Pantry, please visit: healthywaltham.org or call: 781-314-5647
Upcoming pantry dates:
Thursday, January 11th
Thursday, January 25th
📆 Waltham Public Schools 2023-2024 Calendar
NORTHEAST PTO
Follow the Northeast PTO on Instagram @northeast_elementary_pto and Facebook Northeast PTO page for updates on all the fun coming up!
*****Please join us for our first PTO Meeting of 2024. This will be a virtual meeting on Wednesday, January 10th at 6:00pm.
Spirit Wear Store
Spirit Wear Store Link: NORTHEAST SPIRIT WEAR
See the PTO Calendar of Events for the 2023-2024 school year below!
2023-2024 Northeast PTO Board Members:
-President: Daniella Ricci
-Vice Presidents: Jill Cannon and Jaclyn Komow
-Secretary: Jackie Arone
-Treasurer: Jenn Gunnell
-Executive Director of NEPTO LLC: Jeremy Davidson
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