PRINCIPAL UPDATE
I would like to apologize for all who have had students miss their bus this week due to the change of pick-up times. This decision to change the start times for the bus routes happened because the buses were arriving at Northeast too early. This was a decision made by WPS Transportation and the bus company was made aware of the decision. I am not sure why buses continue to arrive at bus stops earlier than they should. Please know that we have communicated this concern to WPS Transportation and to the bus company and we sincerely hope this is corrected ASAP. Thank you for your patience as we try to ensure that the school bus experience is a safe and positive one for all students.
REMINDER: Northeast bus routes have adjusted start times in the morning which started on MONDAY, February 27th. This adjusted start time will ensure that the school buses are not arriving at Northeast too early. Please see below for the new start times - and when you should be waiting at the bus stop with your child(ren).
Bus 316
8:15am
Bus 317
8:10am
Bus 318
8:05am
Bus 319
8:10am
Bus 320
8:05am
Bus 321
8:10am
Bus 322
8:10am
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RED TAGS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K, 1 and 2:
All students in Grades K-2 MUST have an adult at the bus stop in the morning and in the afternoon. If there is no adult present in the afternoon, students will be returned to the school and a parent or guardian will have to pick them up.
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REMINDERS ABOUT THE WEEK AHEAD:
- Monday, March 6 - Northeast Read-A-Thon Begins
- Monday, March 6 - I Like to Move It 3:30-4:30pm in the Gym
- Tuesday, March 7 - Eversource Visiting Artist Program for K-3
- Tuesday, March 7 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
- Tuesday, March 7 - Papa Gino's PTO Restaurant Fundraiser
- Wednesday, March 8 - Eversource Visiting Artist Program for K-3
- Wednesday, March 8 - Northeast PTO Trivia Night at Tempo
- Thursday, March 9 - Healthy Waltham Walk-Up Food Pantry 2:00-5:00pm @ 5 Cherry St.
- Friday, March 10 - Northeast STEAM Night 5:00-7:00pm
Have a great weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Tenaglia and Ms. McAvoy
STEAM NIGHT AT NORTHEAST
Are you interested in helping at STEAM Night? Sign up here.
🍎 HEALTHY WALTHAM FOOD PANTRY
*****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 9
Thursday, March 23
NORTHEAST PTO
We have a LOT of things happening in March!! Next week we have Restaurant Night on Tuesday, March 7th at Papa Ginos --and Trivia Night on Wednesday, March 8th at Tempo!
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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Trivia Night -- Wednesday, March 8th at Tempo *Trivia starts promptly at 6pm -- **There is still time to sign up!** $20/individual or $120/team up to 6 adults
Link to sign up teams: https://bit.ly/NETrivia38
We have some AWESOME raffle prizes!
Unable to make Trivia Night but would like to purchase raffle tickets? $5/ticket or 3 tickets/$10 To purchase raffle tickets: https://swipesimple.com/links/lnk_0866a33c
Raffles include:
*Jillian Lynch Photography: Free Mini Session
*CaputuredByMoll Photography: $75 gift card to any session
*Pino Bros Ink (tattoo): $200 gift card donated by the Pino family
*3 bottles of Truro Wine donated by Macy's Liquor
*Good Beads Boston bracelet stack donated by the Ricci family
*Boston Scally cap donated by the Arone family
*8 classes plus handwraps at Nolan Bros Boxing
*Teal Keurig and k cups donated by the Davidson family
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Family Night - Save the Date - Friday, March 31st at Northeast!
Family Fun Night! Pizza, Music, Raffles!
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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 kicks off Monday, March 6th 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.
*Tuesday, March 7 - Papa Gino's
*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
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
