Northeast News
February 2, 2024
PRINCIPAL UPDATE
Next week (Feb. 5 - 9) is National School Counselor's Week. We are very fortunate to have two wonderful counselors at Northeast - Mrs. Lisa Johnson-Bechtel and Ms. Sara Pavelec. We are grateful for all of their work on behalf of the students, families and staff at Northeast 💙💛
This week...
- Monday, February 5 -Friday, February 9 - National School Counselor's Week
- Tuesday, February 6 - 100th Day of School
- Wednesday, February 7 - School Committee Meeting @ 7:00pm
- Thursday, February 8 - Math Olympiad 3:15-4:15pm
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Tenaglia and Miss McAvoy
THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE
Northeast will once again be participating in The Great Kindness Challenge during the week of February 12-16. We have a committee planning a week full of spreading kindness, including All School Meetings, theme days, kindness activities, and a special visiting artist treat for students and staff.
UPDATE: Our special visitor is Ivy the Very Determined Dog! She will be visiting on Valentine's Day ❤️
The Great Kindness Challenge (GKC) is a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative that improves school climate and increases student engagement. The Great Kindness Challenge is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible in school. During this powerful, unifying, and uplifting week, students are challenged to complete as many acts of kindness as they can using the customizable checklist. The GKC gives every student an opportunity to model kindness and develop key social-emotional skills that are vital for school and life success.
Included here are some kindness acts and activities that you can do together as a family!
WSEPAC
Join the virtual WSEPAC Meeting on Tuesday, February 7th at 7:00pm to learn about DESE's New IEP.
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!
WPS 5th ANNUAL PARENTING AWARENESS CONFERENCE
Registration is now open for the Waltham Public Schools 5th Annual Parenting Awareness Conference. This year the conference will be held on Saturday, March 9th from 8:00am - 1:30pm at Kennedy Middle School.
We are actively looking for presenters, information tablets, and volunteers.
The pre-registration google form is live. Here is the link.
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.
🍎 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 25th
NORTHEAST PTO
Follow the Northeast PTO on Instagram @northeast_elementary_pto and Facebook Northeast PTO page for updates on all the fun coming up!
New PTO Website!!!!
Register today to access a school directory, check out the calendar, and follow all things PTO! Once signed up, you can opt in to the directory and share the information you choose with other registered families!
If you want to access the website in a different language, you can choose your language on the top right on mobile, or at the bottom on a computer!
Any questions - just ask!
Parent Sign-Up Instructions:
Click “Sign Up” link to sign up (for mobile phone, click top right menu, then “Sign Up” link)
After signing in, enter code P7747R to join
If you want to add your student to the Directory, you can find the Student Directory section, “Add Student," Add your child, Choose their teacher!
Restaurant Fundraisers:
Thursday, March 7 - The Chateau Restaurant
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
