Message to NAMS Families 9/20/24

Thank you North Andover Patriotic Observance Committee and the Massachusetts Veterans Services Association!

After receiving a grant to beautify the current Veterans Memorial Auditorium at NAMS, we worked with Joseph LeBlanc, our District Director Veterans' Services. The bronze marker was created at a foundry in Pennsylvania, which was designed by Peter Rossi Monuments, and approved by North Andover Patriotic Observance Committee. The grant which was used to pay for the work also covered the placement of the new plaque.

This is a beautiful and enduing honor for all of our Veterans in our community!

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has published guidelines for respiratory illnesses, including flu, RSV, and COVID.

This guidance includes:

• Staying home when you are sick to prevent the spread of illness
• Not returning to work/school/activities until your symptoms have improved, and you are fever free for 24 hours without the aid of medication such as Tylenol or ibuprofen
• Preventative activities such as hand-washing, covering your cough,
• masks and vaccinations

You may find the first issue of the NAMS Library Newsletter here. Ellen Reusch does an amazing job putting this together each month, enjoy!

Below you may find some pictures of the construction project. You may also find some pictures taken from this past summer until now in the presentation here.

Legally Blonde auditions were held this past week.

Call backs, if necessary, will be held on Thursday, 9/19.

Not all students will be called back.

The Musical is scheduled for December 5th, 6th, and 7th.

Rehearsals will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays after school. Not all cast members are called to every rehearsal.

If you have questions, please see Ms Liacos in RA106.

NAMS Open House Dates

Our NAMS Open House schedule begins in the auditorium.

• Grade 7 - Wednesday, September 25, 2024 @ 6:00 p.m.

• Grade 8 - Wednesday, October 9, 2024 @ 6:00 p.m.

NAMS PTAC Meeting (Virtual)

Tuesday, October 8th at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting link will be shared with families on Tuesday, October 8th.

You can learn more about PTAC on their website here.

Hello Parents & Guardians,

My name is Ray Moschetto, the new Evaluation Team Leader for Special Education at NAMS. I want to share a little bit about myself, and welcome you all to the 2024-2025 school year! I am at the beginning of my 19th year in Special Education, and worked the last 18 years in the Lawrence Public Schools. During that time, I taught History and Science to students who received Special Education Services, and coached teachers in examining students MCAS and MAP testing scores to find what we saw and what we still didn't know about our students' progress. Coming to North Andover is exciting for me, as I worked as a substitute teacher for the North Andover Public Schools, while I was in college. Should you have any questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me!

I can be reached at moschettor@northandoverpublicschools.com.

I look forward to meeting everyone throughout the year!

Parent/Guardian Drop Off & Pick Up Requests

If you are using the Grade 6 Drop Off and Pick Up location, please be sure to line up on the left side of the driveway to the right of the school. The right lane is for Grades 7 & 8 (Breakfast too) Drop Off and Pick Up.

If you are using the Grades 7 & 8 Drop Off and Pick Up location behind the school, please pull all of the way forward to drop off and pick up. Please also stay as far to the left when you are dropping off or picking up to allow for 2 lanes of traffic.

Please consider dropping off and picking your child up on Main Street between Stevens Memorial Library and the school to avoid all of the congestion around NAMS in the morning and afternoon.

You may find the Drop Off & Pick Up map on our website or you may access the map directly here. You may also find a video showing you how drop-off and pick-up works at NAMS here. We ask that every parent/guardian exercise utmost care and patience in the drop-off and pick-up areas.

Walk or Ride to School

If your child walks or rides a bike to school, please be sure to review the safety tips found here.

Buses - Resources & Reminders

You may find the list of bus routes and times in this folder.

Buses will either drop students off outside of the main doors or the cafeteria doors.

At the end of the school day, buses will either pick up students in front of the school or on the cafeteria side. You may find a map of where buses pick up students in the afternoon here. It’s very important that students go to where their bus will be on the map.

• Students on Buses 15, 3, 4, 6, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 11, 12, 13, & 16 will load their buses and depart first.

• Students on Buses 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 14 will load their buses and depart immediately after.