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ANNIE L. SARGENT SCHOOL
MONDAY MINUTES
978-725-3673 300 Abbott Street 10/13/2008
October 20th – 24th Breakfast Buddies
October 20th – 24th Scholastic Book Fair
October 31st UNICEF Collection
School will be closed on:
Tuesday, November 4th – full Curriculum Day
Tuesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans’ Day
PRESIDENT'S NOTES
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Next, we have received questions about the Enrichment Council’s programs and costs. To answer these, Lydia Crabtree, Chair of the NASEC will attend out November 5th PTO meeting to give a short presentation about the Council, and answer your questions. Our business meeting will follow. Hope to see you there!
Our schools’ Redistricting Advisory Committee has scheduled a public hearing for October 28th at 7pm at the North Andover Middle School. The purpose of the public hearing is bto allow families an opportunity to provide input on the proposed redistricting. In addition, families can submit their questions/suggestions to the Advisory Committee via email at resdistricting@northandover.k12.ma.us
Have a great week…Snowy and Mary
Yearbook Committee: We welcome anyone who would like to help out with this years yearbook. Our first meeting is this Wednesday October 15th; we will meet in the cafeteria at 9:00 am. Please join us in planning the upcoming yearbook. Let us know if you would like to help but can't make the meeting. Thank you! Genevieve Hiller at Cghiller@aol.com or Susan Holland at Suetholland@comcast.net
Final Days Direct Donation Campaign
If you are planning to make a Direct Donation to your PTO, please do so this week. If we have not met our goal by October 15th, we will be required to do additional fundraisers. Place your donation in an envelope marked “PTO Direct Donation” and send it in with your child. Thanks so much to all the families who have participated. We have raised over $4,500 via Direct Donations so far!
Breakfast Buddies Is Coming!!! Save the date October 20-24 from 7:30-8:15am. Come enjoy breakfast with your children, their friends and parents and their teachers. Parents, grandparents and siblings are welcome to come for a quick breakfast of donuts, bagels, yogurt, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice. To assure the success of this event, we need volunteers. Please consider volunteering an hour of your time. Any questions, please contact Christine Farr at cgfarr@comcast.net or Lina Hunter at bombitas29@hotmail.com
Scholastic Book Fair Next Week!!! The fall book fair begins next Monday, October 20th. Come to Breakfast Buddies as a family and shop the book fair. Family hours will also be offered on Wednesday, October 22nd from 4:30-7:30. As in the past, the fair will offer best sellers, award-winning titles, and some old favorites. More detailed information about this event will be coming home soon. We are still welcoming volunteers. Please contact Paula Kushnir at kushfam@comcast.net or 978-685-0098 with any questions. Hope to see you at the book fair!
Meadow Farms Catalog Sale
Our order has gone in, and we expect delivery in the first week of November, stay tuned!
The 14th Annual Holiday Social – Mark your calendars!!! This year’s Holiday Social is scheduled for Friday, November 21st, from 5:30 – 8:30. This great event features games, crafts, food, fifth grade activities, pictures with Santa, holiday shopping and more. This event is a family favorite that you won’t want to miss!
The Holiday Social Planning Committee could use a few more hands. This is a fun event that is a pleasure to plan and run. If you can help take on some of the tasks (large or small) of organizing the event, please attend a brief meeting on Wednesday, October 15th at 7:00. Contact Kristine Murphy for details, 978-258-8029 or murphman@comcast.net
Feeling Lucky? Come pickup your Holiday Social raffle tickets at our special raffle ticket pre-sale! Don't wait; take a chance on winning an Apple iPod Touch, Celtic tickets & more! Pre-sale tickets will be available at the evening Book Fair, Wednesday, October 22nd from 4:30 until 7:30 for $1.00 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5.00. The proceeds from this raffle will help fund 5th grade year end activities.
RECYCLING
Go Green Tip of the Week: Out with the Old, In with the New. Make Room for Books!
Our Scholastic Book Fair arrives 10/20 through 10/24! Make room for the new by donating those out grown books to the North Andover Library Book Sale.
The library sale also accepts DVD’s, CD’s, tapes, records, fiction and non-fiction books. Clear off those shelves today! The sale is this Friday, Saturday & Sunday (Oct. 17th, 18th & 19th).
Clipping Captains Alert!
Did you get the Sunday paper? Look for the Campbell’s circular with another Bonus Sheet offer! Send it in and we’ll try to complete the bonus from labels already collected. The end of October marks our first submission deadline for Box Tops! Let’s see if we can beat our old October record of $1070 last year! You would not believe how close we already are! Please send your clippings in weekly so we can keep up with the counting and sorting. Remember to label your baggie with your name and classroom for your complimentary goodies, courtesy of Box Tops! Thank you & keep on clipping on captains!
Anton Coat Drive Is In Full Swing - Coats for Kids, sponsored by Anton’s Cleaners, began October 1st and will run through December 31st. Please help out by bringing in your gently used coats of all sizes for children, adults and babies – please no rips, tears, broken zippers or permanent stains – coats you would give to a friend to wear. The coats will be cleaned and distributed in MA and NH to those in need this holiday season. This year Sargent will participate in the SCHOOL REWARDS program which honors the top three elementary schools that collect the most coats per student enrolled. So clean out your closets and get involved in supporting this worthy cause! There is a large green, marked bin located in the main entrance for you to drop off your donations. Jill Romano and Heather Ursu, Community Involvement.
DESTINATION IMAGINATION (DI) INTRO MEETING
Friday October 17, 6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (K – grade 2) and 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. (grades 3-5), Sargent cafeteria. If you are or may be interested in participating in any capacity please plan to attend. This is for the kids as well (with an instant challenge).
DESTINATION IMAGINATION
Competitive challenges this year are COOPERATING MACHINES … INSTINCT MESSAGING … MUSIC VIDEOS … SUPERSTITIONS … and STRUCTURES. The Rising Stars challenge this year is HIDDEN STUFF. DI is open to everyone, but only for the next couple of weeks. Please email the Sargent DI Coordinator, Jeremy Dalmer,at jeremydalmer@comcast.net (and if no reply then call 617-417-1901).
THE North Andover Booster Clubhas on-line registrations open for the following sports. For more information and to register please visit www.eteamz.com/nabc.
Basketball, Grades 2-4, 8/1 – 11/15
Basketball, Grades 5-8, 8/1 – 10/31
Wrestling, Grades 4-8, 9/1 – 10/31
Volleyball, Grades 5-8, 10/1 – 1/15
THE North Andover Booster Club BASKETBALL Walk-in registration will be held on October 16th, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, at the Atkinson School cafeteria.
North Andover Booster Club Little League would like to announce that REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2009 IS NOW OPEN.
The evaluation schedule is held in October 2008 for the spring 2009 Season and is as follows:
ROOKIE LEAGUE (Ages 8 & 9)
Saturday, October 18th at the Carl Thomas Fields
Arrive 15 minutes before scheduled start time to sign-in. Allow extra time if registering on-site.
1:00pm - 2:15pm Players with last names A-G
2:30pm - 3:45pm Players with last names H-O
4:00pm - 5:15pm Players with last names P-Z
LITTLE LEAGUE (Ages 10-12)
Sunday, October 19th at the Carl Thomas Fields
Arrive 15 minutes before scheduled start time to sign-in. Allow extra time if registering on-site.
9:00am - 10:15am Players with last names A-G
10:30am - 11:45am Players with last names H-O
12:00pm - 1:15pm Players with last names P-Z
JUNIOR LEAGUE (7th grade ages 12 & 13)
SENIOR LEAGUE (8th grade ages 13 - 15)
BIG LEAGUE (10th grade ages 15 - 18)
Sunday October 19th at Grogans Field
Arrive 15 minutes before scheduled start time to sign-in. Allow extra time if registering on-site.
1:30pm - 2:45pm All JUNIOR players
3:00pm - 4:15pm All SENIOR players
4:30pm - 5:45pm All BIG LEAGUE players
"League age” is the age of the player on April 30, 2009
The North Andover Figure Skating Clubis now accepting applications for the new season beginning November 1, 2008. Please visit: www.nafigureskating.org for more details.
GIRL SCOUTS REGISTRATION – Daisies (K+1st grade), Brownies (2nd + 3rd grade), Girl Scouts
Girl Scout registration for Daisy, Brownies and Girl Scouts is taking place. Girls in Kindergarten are eligible for the Daisies program and the older girls on up are eligible for Brownies and then Girl Scouts. It is $10 for registration. Troops are forming now. Adult volunteers are needed. Free training and support is provided.
Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Look for more information on our ALL TogetHER campaign in your community. Hergirlscouts.org
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