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Message to NAMS Families - June 24, 2020
Good morning NAMS Families, I hope that this message finds you and your family well. Below you will find some updates, information, and reminders. Be well, Jorge Goncalves Principal Final Grades Students’ grades for Trimester 1, 2, 3, and final grades are available to view in PowerSchool. You can view all of the grades after selecting Quick Lookup after logging into PowerSchool. I would recommend viewing this on a computer rather than a cell phone. Summer vacation is a time to recharge for students and families and I hope that you are able to enjoy some much deserved rest and relaxation. Summer is also a time to keep learning alive for our students so I would recommend that students read for at least 15 minutes per day and work on math for 15 minutes per day. Below you will find the summer reading information and access to additional math and other resources. Summer Reading & Access to Online Books Summer reading assignments will be available soon on the district’s website, our school’s website and the NAMS Library Homepage at NAMS Library @home. Here, you will find lots of places to access eBooks and digital audiobooks. There are also lots of resources to help you decide what to read next! Also, if you do not have a physical library card from Stevens library, you may now get an eCard. This will enable you to access all of the electronic resources offered at the Stevens Memorial Library. Instructions to get an eCard can be found on the homepage of the Stevens Memorial Library website. Free Math Resources through Khan Academy Get Ready for Grade Level is free for students and families. The courses are available in English on our website and mobile app today. Like all our courses, they are completely free. The courses will be available in Spanish the week of June 22. Students start by taking a Course Challenge. The Course Challenge helps them understand what they need to review. If they have gaps for the grade they’re entering in the fall, students spend their time mastering the important skills they need to fill those gaps. If they don’t have gaps, students accelerate ahead and brush up on the skills they need for next school year. Summer Learning Opportunities Please check out the district’s Summer Learning Website here with so many engaging ways for students to keep learning this summer. https://sites.google.com/northandoverpublicschools.com/beyondtheclassroom/summer-learning Attention Students in Grades 3-8! Free Summer Program! Are you looking for an engaging STEAM summer program that uses computational thinking, spatial reasoning, and math skills? Learn how to design awesome 3D objects using BlocksCAD, a software program where you can create 3D models with block-based coding. Check out the flyer found here for more information or at the following address: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1axeFdlaBtT5SXnmQKa5LSsMhkG0sNmgD/view North Andover Public Schools has partnered with BlocksCAD Educational Technology Company and Mindprint Learning to offer a FREE virtual summer session to NAPS students! Students in these free sessions will complete the Mindprint Learning online screener which identifies learning strengths and needs which will be used to maximize their learning outcomes with BlocksCAD. Sessions will be offered based upon interest. Currently, there is availability the weeks of July 6th, July 13 and throughout August. Times will be either 10:00-12:00, 2:00-4:00, and/or 4:30-6:30. You can pre-register here or at the following address: https://bit.ly/BlocksCADSummer2020NAPS More information about this study can be found on the parent/guardian permission form. |
Planning for Grade 8 End-of-Year Events
Promotion/Awards Ceremony The Promotion/Awards Ceremony will be a recorded video that will be shared with families on the evening of Thursday, June 11, 2020. We will be creating a Promotion/Awards Ceremony video for Team 8A, Team 8B, and Team 8C. Each video will be shared with each student and parent/guardian on that team. Since it is a video, you can watch it at any time you wish. NAMS Class of 2020 Car Parade Our Car Parade for our NAMS Class of 2020 will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020 according to the following times:
You are all invited to attend! I would encourage you to arrive by 9:30 a.m. and ask that you park in the back parking lot. You may find all of the maps related to the Car Parade here. Here are some details regarding the event.
Distribution of Promotion Certificates, Awards, Class of 2020 Pictures, T-Shirts, and Personal Belongings Not Previously Picked Up
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| Attachments:
NAMS Class of 2020 Car Parade Maps.pdf
A Message from North Andover School Committee, North Andover Teachers Association and District and School Administration
Dear NAPS Community: We write today to express our concern, sadness, and anger regarding the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. We are sure you have heard about the protests across the country. As educators and community leaders, we share in the responsibility of raising North Andover’s young people to be kind, thoughtful, and caring individuals. We strive to prepare our students to meet the challenges of life, challenges that include standing against acts of hate, discrimination, and injustice. We want our students to be contributing community members and stand up against racism. We must continue to promote our RAISE values and explore ways to have conversations about racism in our schools and with our students. We realize that, if we are going to support the diverse community of learners in North Andover, we must start by understanding our own bias and privilege. We must be open to examining our own complicity in the continuation of systemic racism and have honest and difficult conversations about this truth. The pain we have witnessed recently has highlighted that we must all do our part to root out racism, which for all of us, begins by acknowledging that racism is a reality. We are committed to this work. We call upon the North Andover school community to join us in caring for each other, engaging in courageous conversations, and reflecting on racism and systemic discrimination to move forward together, so we can continue to build an inclusive community that shows all of our students how to play a role in creating a future that is just. |
Message to All NAMS Families - June 2, 2020
This message may be found in Spanish and Portuguese below. Good morning NAMS Families, I hope that this message finds you and your loved ones well. Below you will find a few updates and reminders. Picking Up Students' Personal Belongings - 2 More Days Scheduled We have scheduled 2 more days for students/parents/guardians to pick up students' personal belongings. Anything not picked up will be stored away until the end of summer.
You may find the complete pick up plan and maps here. Gifts/Cards for NAMS Staff If you would like to give NAMS staff cards and/or gifts, you may do so in the following ways: Drop off the labeled cards and gifts in the pick-up lines during the times and dates above. Mail the cards and/or gifts to North Andover Middle School 495 Main Street North Andover, MA 01845 Move-Up Day is still Tuesday, June 9th We are still planning on sharing what teams students will be on for the 2020-2021 school year on Tuesday, June 9th; however, it will look a lot different this year. Instead of speaking to students in person, we will be creating videos to share with students. The NAMS administrators and counselors will create a general welcome video to share with students and families and team teachers will be creating videos to share with the students scheduled to be on that team for next year. Attention Grade 8 Students and Families - Planning for Grade 8 End-of-Year Events Promotion Ceremony & Awards The Promotion Ceremony will be a recorded video that will be shared with families on the evening of Thursday, June 11, 2020. We will be creating a Promotion/Awards Ceremony video for Team 8A, Team 8B, and Team 8C. Each video will be shared with each student and parent/guardian on that team. Since it is a video, you can watch it at any time you wish. NAMS Class of 2020 Car Parade Our Car Parade for our NAMS Class of 2020 will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020 according to the following times:
Detailed maps of the route and more will be shared with you soon along with detailed information. Distribution of Promotion Certificates, Awards, Class of 2020 Pictures, & T-Shirts
Grade 8 Ceiling Tiles Students who have not created a ceiling tile this year were given a 9X12 tile in their bag of personal belongings. Mr. Brown and Ms. Tomkins are providing directions and instructions to these students through their google classroom pages. When the tiles are completed, they may be returned to NAMS on the following dates and times:
Be well, Jorge Goncalves Principal ____________________________________________________________ Spanish Buenos días, familias de NAMS, Espero que este mensaje te encuentre bien a ti y a tus seres queridos. A continuación encontrará algunas actualizaciones y recordatorios. Recoger las pertenencias personales de los estudiantes - 2 días más programados Hemos programado 2 días más para que los estudiantes/padres/tutores recojan las pertenencias personales de los estudiantes. Todo lo que no se recoja se guardará hasta el final del verano.
Puede encontrar el plan de recogida completo y los mapas here. Regalos/tarjetas para el personal de NAMS Si desea dar tarjetas del personal de NAMS y/o regalos, puede hacerlo de las siguientes maneras: Deje las tarjetas y regalos etiquetados en las líneas de recogida durante las horas y fechas indicadas. Envíe las tarjetas y/o regalos a la Escuela Media North Andover 495 Main Street North Andover, MA 01845 El día de la mudanza sigue siendo el martes 9 de junio. Todavía estamos planeando compartir los equipos en los que estarán los estudiantes para el año escolar 2020-2021 el martes 9 de junio; sin embargo, se verá muy diferente este año. En lugar de hablar con los estudiantes en persona, crearemos videos para compartir con los estudiantes. Los administradores y consejeros de NAMS crearán un video de bienvenida general para compartir con los estudiantes y las familias y los maestros del equipo serán creados videos para compartir con los estudiantes programados para estar en ese equipo para el próximo año. Atención estudiantes y familias del octavo grado - Planeando para los eventos de fin de año del octavo grado Ceremonia de promoción y premios La Ceremonia de Promoción será un video grabado que se compartirá con las familias en la noche del jueves 11 de junio de 2020. Crearemos un video de la Ceremonia de Promoción/Premios para el Equipo 8A, Equipo 8B y Equipo 8C. Cada video será compartido con cada estudiante y padre/tutor de ese equipo. Ya que es un video, pueden verlo en cualquier momento que deseen. Desfile de coches de la clase 2020 de NAMS Nuestro desfile de coches para nuestra clase de NAMS del 2020 tendrá lugar entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. el viernes 12 de junio de 2020 de acuerdo con los siguientes horarios:
Mapas detallados de la ruta y más serán compartidos con ustedes pronto junto con información detallada. Distribución de Certificados de Promoción, Premios, Fotos de la Clase 2020 y Camisetas
Azulejos de techo del 8º grado A los estudiantes que no han creado una baldosa de techo este año se les dio una baldosa 9X12 en su bolsa de pertenencias personales. El Sr. Brown y la Sra. Tomkins están dando direcciones e instrucciones a estos estudiantes a través de sus páginas de Google. Cuando los azulejos estén terminados, podrán ser devueltos a NAMS en las siguientes fechas y horas:
Que estés bien, Jorge Gonçalves Director Traducción realizada con la versión gratuita del traductor www.DeepL.com/Translator ____________________________________________________________ Portuguese Bom dia NAMS Families, Espero que esta mensagem o encontre a si e aos seus entes queridos bem. Abaixo você encontrará algumas atualizações e lembretes. Levantamento dos Pertences Pessoais dos Estudantes - Mais 2 Dias Programados Marcamos mais 2 dias para os alunos/parentes/guardiões recolherem os pertences pessoais dos alunos. Tudo o que não for levantado será guardado até ao final do Verão.
Pode encontrar here o plano completo de recolha e os mapas. Presentes/Cartões para o pessoal do NAMS Se quiser dar cartões e/ou presentes ao pessoal do NAMS, pode fazê-lo das seguintes formas: Entregue os cartões rotulados e presentes nas linhas de recolha durante as horas e datas acima indicadas. Enviar os cartões e/ou presentes para a North Andover Middle School 495 Rua Principal North Andover, MA 01845 O Dia da Mudança ainda é terça-feira, 9 de Junho Ainda estamos a planear partilhar quais as equipas em que os alunos vão participar no ano lectivo de 2020-2021, na terça-feira, 9 de Junho; no entanto, este ano vai ser muito diferente. Em vez de falarmos pessoalmente com os alunos, vamos criar vídeos para partilhar com os alunos. Os administradores e conselheiros do NAMS irão criar um vídeo geral de boas-vindas para partilhar com os alunos e as famílias e os professores das equipas serão criados vídeos para partilhar com os alunos que vão fazer parte dessa equipa no próximo ano. Atenção Alunos e Famílias do 8º Ano - Planeamento de Eventos de Fim de Ano para o 8º Ano Cerimónia de promoção e prémios A Cerimónia de Promoção será um vídeo gravado que será partilhado com as famílias na noite de quinta-feira, 11 de Junho de 2020. Iremos criar um vídeo de Promoção/Cerimónia de Encaminhamento para a Equipa 8A, Equipa 8B, e Equipa 8C. Cada vídeo será partilhado com cada aluno e pais/guardiões dessa equipa. Uma vez que é um vídeo, pode assistir a qualquer momento que desejar. Aula NAMS do Desfile de Carros 2020 O nosso Desfile Automóvel para a nossa Classe NAMS de 2020 terá lugar entre as 10h00 e as 12h00 de sexta-feira, 12 de Junho de 2020, de acordo com os horários seguintes:
Mapas detalhados do percurso e muito mais serão partilhados consigo em breve juntamente com informação detalhada. Distribuição de Certificados de Promoção, Prémios, Classe 2020 Fotos, e T-Shirts
Ladrilhos de Tecto Grau 8 Os alunos que não criaram um telhado este ano receberam uma telha 9X12 na sua bolsa de pertences pessoais. O Sr. Brown e a Sra. Tomkins estão a dar indicações e instruções a estes alunos através das suas páginas de sala de aula no Google. Quando os azulejos estiverem prontos, poderão ser devolvidos ao NAMS nas seguintes datas e horas:
Fique bem, Jorge Gonçalves Principal Traduzido com a versão gratuita do tradutor - www.DeepL.com/Translator |
NA Memorial Day Alternate Ceremony
We invite you to tune in and watch the North Andover.
Memorial Day Ceremony, which will be broadcast on North Andover GovCAM at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2020.
Verizon -Channel 26 & Comcast/Xfitinity - Channel 8  |
Grade 8 End-of-Year Information
Planning for Grade 8 End-of-Year Events
NAMS Class of 2020 Yard Signs We are sad that our 8th graders are not able to finish out the year in school with their classmates and teachers but we still want to be able to celebrate their accomplishments. NAMS PTAC has worked to provide you an opportunity to purchase a lawn sign for your NAMS 8th grader, please complete the online order form here. You will be asked for contact information, including the address that the Yard Sign should be mailed to. If you live outside of North Andover and would like to order a sign, you can have it mailed to North Andover Middle School. The signs are $10 each and we’re hoping to have them delivered to your lawn Memorial Day Weekend. I couldn’t wait to send you this message after the weekend because the deadline to order is this Monday, May 18, 2020. NAMS Class of 2020 T-Shirts In lieu of purchasing Field Day T-shirts, we would like to purchase NAMS Class of 2020 t-shirts for all of our students. We are asking that students draft a logo to appear on the front of the shirt and we can then have a vote to decide what logo students would like printed on their shirts. Please email me goncalvesj@northandoverpublicschools.org your logo entry by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21st. Students will then be able to vote for the NAMS Class of 2020 logo on Friday, May 22nd. The T-Shirts will either be red or gray and the logo will be printed in one color (black on red or gray shirts, white on red or gray shirts, or red on gray shirts). Based upon what logo is chosen, we will decide what looks best. We will also need to identify what size T-shirts every one of our grade 8 students would like ordered for them. Students can let us know by completing the google form found here. Only Grade 8 students can complete this survey since the link will only work for students who are logged into their school account. Our hope is to distribute these T-Shirts as part of the Promotion Ceremony Car Parade if we can make that possible. Promotion Ceremony & Awards Once we know what the last day of school is we will be able to identify the date of Grade 8 Promotion Ceremonies. The last day of school is dependent upon whether or not we schedule a vacation before the end of the year. The Promotion Ceremony will be a recorded video that will be shared with families with opening remarks and messages from administration teachers along with award recognition and honors. Promotion Certificates will be mailed to students along with any Awards they will receive at the end of the school year. NAMS Class of 2020 Car Parade In lieu of Class Night, we are working on scheduling a Car Parade for our NAMS Class of 2020 students. Since they can't drive, we will need the help of parents/guardians to make this plan a reality. We would like to set up a route for the Car Parade with teachers stationed around the building so that students can be recognized and see their teachers and staff too. Working with the NAPD, we believe that during the day on Friday, June 12, 2020 will be the best time for this event. Exact times and schedules will be shared with you soon.
Yearbooks The yearbooks have arrived! We have a list of all of the students who ordered them and will be placing a copy of ordered yearbooks into students' bags for pick up the week of May 18th.
Grade 8 Picture In lieu of a Grade 8 Panoramic Picture, I have contacted Geskus, our school photographer, and confirmed that they can create a collage using every grade 8 students' school picture with the words NAMS Class of 2020 and logo. We will be providing every grade 8 student a free copy of this picture along with their T-Shirt.
Ceiling Tiles Many of our Grade 8 students were able to complete their ceiling tile project this year while others were not. Each of our grade 8 students who were scheduled to make a ceiling tile Trimester 3 will be receiving a small tile in their bag of personal belongings. Their art teacher this Trimester, Ms. Brown or Ms. Tomkins, will be sharing information regarding the tile project as part of their class. We will be identifying times and locations to drop off the tiles at the end of the year, during the summer, and the start of the following school year. We will then work on mounting all of the tiles in a designated location of our school. |
NAMS Class of 2020 Yard Signs
We are sad that our 8th graders are not able to finish out the year in school with their classmates and teachers but we still want to be able to celebrate their accomplishments. NAMS PTAC has worked to provide you an opportunity to purchase a lawn sign for your NAMS 8th grader, please complete the online order form here. You will be asked for contact information, including the address that the Yard Sign should be mailed to. If you live outside of North Andover and would like to order a sign, you can have it mailed to North Andover Middle School. The signs are $10 each and we’re hoping to have them delivered to your lawn Memorial Day Weekend. I couldn’t wait to send you this message after the weekend because the deadline to order is this Monday, May 18, 2020.
Below is what the sign will look like.
Please be sure to review the recent Principal’s Post found here and on our website in English, Spanish, and Portuguese for important end-of-year information for our NAMS Class of 2020. |
NAMS Plan for Returning Students' Personal Belongings
Please know that no one is obligated to pick up students’ personal belongings and that these items may be picked up in the fall, maybe summer. In emptying the lockers we found that many lockers were almost empty.
We are also going to use this as an opportunity to have parents/guardians return school issued books and other materials, NOT CHROMEBOOKS (Students will be able to keep these Chromebooks over the summer). There will be two collection bins as vehicles exit for library books, school issued textbooks and novels, and other school issued materials to be deposited. Please write your child’s name and teacher on a post-it or piece of paper on the outside of the book when depositing it into one of our bins. We will have future opportunities for parents/guardians to return school issued books and other materials.
Yearbooks - If students ordered a yearbook, we will be placing a copy in students’ bags.
Grade 8 Time Capsule Projects from Grade 6 - We plan on putting all of those time capsule projects that current grade 8 students made in grade 6 into students’ bags.
Last Day to Pick Up - Wednesday, June 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where do we go to pick up? We are asking that all cars follow our same drop-off/pick-up route but stop outside of the gym doors. Please review the attached maps, one is a school map and the other is a neighborhood map.
Who do we inform what bag(s) we are picking up? We will have staff outside of the gym greeting the cars as they arrive. You can either have a sign on your windshield with the name(s) of student’s materials you are picking up or inform the greeter. These staff members will communicate to staff in the gym what bags are being picked up.
Can we pick up more than 1 bag? Yes, you can ask for all of your children’s bags or friends too with permission from the other family.
How do we receive the bags? The bags will be brought out of the gym to your vehicle. Please open your trunk or open your rear window so that we can simply place the bag(s) in your car.
How do we exit the school? After receiving your student’s bag(s) you make exit in one of two ways:
Can I return my child(ren)’s library books and other school-issued materials at this time? We are also going to use this as an opportunity to have parents/guardians return school issued books and other materials, NOT CHROMEBOOKS (Students will be able to keep these Chromebooks over the summer). There will be two collection bins as vehicles exit for library books, school issued textbooks and novels, and other school issued materials to be deposited. Please write your child’s name and teacher on a post-it or piece of paper on the outside of the book when depositing it into one of our bins. We will have future opportunities for parents/guardians to return school issued books and other materials.
Be well, Jorge Goncalves Principal |
| Attachments:
NAMS Pick Up Maps for Students Personal Belongings 2020.pdf
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