Northeast News

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REMINDERS ABOUT THE WEEK AHEAD:

• Monday, February 6 - Virtual PTO Meeting @ 6:30pm
• Tuesday, February 7 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
• Wednesday, February 8 - Panera PTO Restaurant Fundraiser
• Wednesday, February 8 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
• Thursday, February 9 - Healthy Waltham Walk-Up Food Pantry 2:00pm-5:00pm @ 5 Cherry Street
• Thursday, February 9 - WPS Honors Ensemble Fundraiser @ Jake & Joe's

WPS Honors Ensemble Fundraiser at Jake and Joe's

WPS Honors Ensemble Fundraiser Spanish

Have a great weekend and week ahead!

Mrs. Tenaglia and Ms. McAvoy

February

• Monday, February 13 - Friday, February 17 - Kindness Week at Northeast
• Tuesday, February 14 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
• Wednesday, February 15 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
• Monday-Friday, February 20-24 - February Vacation
• Tuesday, February 28 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm

March

• Wednesday, March 1 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
• Tuesday, March 7 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
• Wednesday, March 8 - Papa Gino's PTO Restaurant Fundraiser
• 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
• Friday, March 17 - We will follow a Wednesday schedule
• Tuesday, March 21 - We will follow a Wednesday schedule
• Tuesday, March 21 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
• Tuesday, March 21 - Virtual PTO Meeting
• 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.
• 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

Please see the fliers about a WPS Honors Ensemble Fundraiser to help support our musicians who are heading on a trip to New York!

WPS Honors Ensemble Fundraiser at Jake and Joe's

WPS Honors Ensemble Fundraiser Spanish

We are looking for a Lunch Monitor. This is a paid position. The hours are Monday - Friday from 11:45am-1:45pm. Please email Mrs. Tenaglia if you are interested.

MaryEllenTenaglia@walthampublicschools.org

FEBRUARY SEL THEME: KINDNESS

English: Random Acts of Kindness: Teaching Children to Pay it Forward

Spanish: 30 Actos de bondad para niños

*****Stay tuned for information about Northeast's Kindness Week (February 13-17). There will be theme days!

Join us for STEAM Night at Northeast on Friday, March 10th 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! Please see the fliers for more information.

STEAM Night

Noche de STEAM

Are you interested in helping at STEAM Night? Sign up here.

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

From the library: "We are excited to announce that the library has partnered with the Waltham Boys and Girls Club to offer a new free dinner program at the library! Youth 18 and under can come to the library for a 3PM snack and a 5PM dinner. This program is open to all youth and will be available on Monday-Friday. Come by for a bite!"

Dinner at the Library English

Comidas en la Biblioteca Spanish

Registration is now open for Waltham Girls Softball:

Waltham Girls Softball English

Waltham Girls Softball Spanish

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Registration for Waltham Youth Lacrosse is open! We are looking for new and experienced boys and girls from grades K-8 to join the Waltham Lacrosse community.

The boys are a part of Mass Youth Lacrosse (MYL) which represents most towns in Massachusetts while the girls play in the Founders Girls Lacrosse League. Practices are at Waltham High one-to-two weekday nights (and/or Saturday mornings) depending on age group. Home games are played on Sundays at Waltham High School. Practices, weather permitting, will begin in March with games scheduled to begin in early April. If there are any questions please feel free to reach out to John O'Brien (jobrien32@hotmail.com).

The registration link is here: https://waltham.demosphere-secure.com/_registration

And be sure to follow Waltham Youth Lacrosse on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Waltham-Youth-Lacrosse-103060247927982

Thank you!

Waltham Youth Lacrosse

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Registration is now open for Waltham Youth Football and Cheer!

Waltham Youth Football and Cheer

Futbol juvenile y alegria de Waltham

Waltham Youth Spring Cheerleading Clinic

Clinicas de porristas juveniles de Waltham

Director of Nursing, Patty McCaffrey attended a webinar about fentanyl that she feels every parent and caregiver should be aware of. Here is some information about fake pills:

What Every Parent and Caregiver Needs to Know About Fake Pills

Here is a link to the webinar on fentanyl as well as some other resources:

https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/events/webinar/lessons-field-webinar-part-1-knowing-facts-about-fentanyl

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Are you a nurse (or know a nurse) who would like to join our WPS School Nurse team? We hope to expand our per diem nursing pool and want to invite you to join our team. What could be better than picking your own schedule while practicing in a dynamic work environment with very supportive colleagues? Join us!

For more information, please contact Patty McCaffrey, Director of Health Services, at 781.314.5462 or patriciamccaffrey@walthampublicschools.org

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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

If you are in need of any COVID tests, please reach out! We have them!

*****Physical exams are required in 4th grade. Please forward a copy of the exam results to Nurse Lynda or call/email with a date of an upcoming appointment. Thank you!

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, February 9th

Thursday, February 23rd

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

WPS App now available! Check it out! Everything you need to know about the Waltham Public Schools!

WPS App

WPS App Video

Wednesday is School Spirit Day! Show your Northeast Pride by wearing your Northeast t-shirt or other gear. You can also wear blue and yellow!

Schedule Changes Family Letter

WPS Elementary Handbook ENGLISH

WPS Elementary Handbook SPANISH

WPS Elementary Handbook PORTUGUESE

WPS Elementary Handbook HAITIAN-CREOLE

WPS 2022-2023 School Calendar

Our next PTO Meeting is on Zoom at 6:30pm on February 6th!

We hope to see you there!

Meeting ID: 848 2247 2131 Passcode: 607598

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Star Market reusable bag sale! -- We were selected AGAIN - yay!! For the month of February, the reusable bags "Give Back Where It Counts" benefit Northeast PTO! $1 of each $3 bag is donated to our PTO! Please share this with your family and friends as well!

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Cash Raffle Calendar Fundraiser (daily drawing month of February!)

We are still accepting Cash Calendars! Please get your slips in ASAP to ensure they are in the mix for the daily drawings beginning February 1st. Each evening a winner is drawn on Facebook Live on our PTO Facebook page!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Val Alfeo at vralfeo@gmail.com.

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Restaurant Nights - Save the Dates! Fliers will come home closer to the event.

*Wednesday, February 8 - Panera
*Tuesday, March 7 - Papa Gino's
*Thursday, March 30th - Chateau Waltham
*Tuesday, April 11 - Chipotle

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Save the Date: Trivia Night -- March 8th at Tempo!

Mark your calendars now for Wednesday, March 8th @ Tempo! More details to come, but start organizing your teams!! (This is an adult only event!)

Also, if you would like to donate a raffle item, we would love any and all things!! Word is that Pino Bros will be donating another generous gift card!! (Thank you, Karen Pino!!)

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Attention 5th Grade Parents!

Our 5th Grade Committee is collecting contact info for the 5th grade celebration at the end of the year. Please complete this form ONLY IF you didn't already send the paper form back: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfr9ro5fYVgf2xIi-5DT7hBVM19TzDnZrCaK5erWsLEhN-3fQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0icGEhtpFrduUSy9IwBoJ0cGaJFGIifdRtr4rQrZfPGU7I19wYa8Mm0zM

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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 Event Chairs:

If you have volunteered to lead/chair/assist with an event -- you have been contacted via email. If you did not receive one, please email northeastptoboard@gmail.com.

We do still need Chairs for a few things to ensure we are able to run all planned activities for this year -- please visit this SignUp Genius to see where you may be able to help out: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4da8a729a6fcc43-ptoevent

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PTO Meetings for 2022-23: Due to some scheduling challenges -- we have had to change the next two PTO meeting dates. Please see below for updated dates! The meetings will be offered virtually only (no in-person option). We welcome feedback for the preference of keeping it virtual, or offering in-person again.

PTO Community Meeting Dates for the year:

2023:

***Monday, February 6th***

***Tuesday, March 21***

*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