
NAMS Message to Families 3/22/24
Grade 7 Career Day - Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Grade 7 Career Day - Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Thank you Lauren Dufner, Melissa Gladhill, and Paul Tanglis for planning another amazing Career Day for our students this past Tuesday! Our students had the unique opportunity to hear and see so many different career options presented by parents and community members.
You can check out pictures below and even more in this folder.
Trimester 2 Grades & Comments Available on Tuesday, March 26th
Trimester 2 Grades & Comments
- Final Trimester 2 Grades & Comments will be available for students and families on Tuesday, March 26th.
- With students and families not being able to see grades and missing assignments in PowerSchool this week, we wanted to provide teachers and students enough time to submit and grade missing work. Normally, grades and comments are finalized 1 week after a marking period closes.
NAMS MCAS 2024 - Coming Soon!
NAMS MCAS Dates 2024
Below you will find this spring’s testing dates.
You may find a more detailed schedule here.
ELA Testing
Grade 8 ELA - Session 1
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Grade 7 ELA - Session 1
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Grade 6 ELA - Session 1
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Grade 8 ELA - Session 2
Monday, April 8, 2024
Grade 7 ELA - Session 2
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Grade 6 ELA - Session 2
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Math Testing
Grade 8 Math - Session 1
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Grade 7 Math - Session 1
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Grade 6 Math - Session 1
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Grade 8 Math - Session 2
Monday, May 6, 2024
Grade 7 Math - Session 2
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Grade 6 Math - Session 2
Thursday, May 9, 2024
STE Testing
Grade 8 STE - Session 1
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Grade 8 STE - Session 2
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Civics Pilot Testing
Grade 8 Civics - Session 1
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Grade 8 Civics - Session 2
Friday, May 31, 2024
Did you miss the Vaping Awareness Night?
Did you miss the Vaping Awareness Night?
The North Andover Parent Resource Network is happy to announce that NA CAM recorded it.
Once the link is ready, we can share it with NAMS families.
This past Wednesday was another example of the true community collaboration that exists in North Andover! Thank you to all of the speakers at this event, listed below:
Anthony Sideri, Local Speaker and Expert
Michelle O’Leary, NAPS Director of SEL
Officer Contreras, NAPD
Lt. Patnaude, NAFD, Public Fire and Life Safety Officer
- Kim Cheevers, NA resident and Registered Nurse working in Pediatrics
- Jonathan Tummino, Former NAHS Student
For a wonderful list of resources about vaping and so much more, please visit the NAPRN website here.
Bootstrap Compost Coming to NAMS - 3/27/24
Bootstrap Compost Coming to NAMS - 3/27/24
NAMS has been recycling and composting for years, making a huge difference!
On Wednesday, March 27th Bootstrap Compost will be visiting our students during all 3 lunches. You can learn more about composting on their website and by watching this short video.
Did you know how Bootstrap Compost has helped?
They have diverted 10,248,280 pounds of scraps!
Their compost has created 5,124,139 lbs. of soil.
They have offset greenhouse gasses by 7,372,863 lbs.
All of this is equivalent to…
Planting 55,342 new trees
Creating 4,100 new acres of forest land
Not Burning 3,699,740 pounds of coal
Not consuming 376,612 gallons of gasoline
Not bad, huh?!
Summer Camp - Mr. McGravey’s Excellent Adventures
Summer Camp - Mr. McGravey’s Excellent Adventures
Mr. McGravey’s Excellent Adventures is an exciting summer camp that has students leaving North Andover and traveling to fun sites across New England for current Grades 5-8 students. All costs include bus transportation and admissions to sites. This is fully staffed with NAMS educators led by 8B Civics teacher, Patrick McGravey.
The details of all of the trips along with pricing and a daily itinerary can be found in the brochure available here.
Please contact Rick Galante at North Andover Community Programs if you are interested or have any questions. Registration is currently open.
He can be reached at galanter@northandoverpublicschools.com or at 978- 794- 3080.
Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive (Monday, March 25th until Friday, April 5th)
Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive (Monday, March 25th until Friday, April 5th)
Hello NAMS! My name is Alex Havemeyer (8th grade), and I am this year’s Project 351 Ambassador. Project 351 is a non-profit organization that gives 8th grade students a leadership opportunity to better help those around us and those in Massachusetts.
As a part of our spring service project, this year, we are partnering with Cradles to Crayons. Cradles to Crayons is a non-profit clothing organization that helps face kids' clothing insecurity. Around 1 in 3 kids in the state of Massachusetts face/are at the risk of having concerns regarding clothing. Their mission is to lower that number and make sure that all kids are confident and worry-free!
This year, we are collecting like-new or new clothing including shirts, pants, hats, jackets, new PJ’s, and new underwear, ranging from sizes newborn - adult medium. Respectfully, please do not donate any shoes, anything with rips, tears, pilling, stains, or religious/family/inappropriate dialogue.
The boxes that will hold donations will be in the Main Lobby and also in the back entrance by the fitness/wellness room. This drive will run from Monday, March 25th until Friday, April 5th.
With your help, we can help lower the 1:3 ratio of kids facing clothing insecurity and make sure that all kids are safe, healthy, and most importantly, happy.
Project 351, Cradles to Crayons, and I greatly appreciate your kindness!
Youth track registration is now open for Grades 4-8!
Youth track registration is now open for Grades 4-8!
The season starts April 21st and runs through May 30th.
Learn to run, jump, throw, and hurdle from members of the state champion North Andover High School track program! You can register on the Community Programs website.
Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet?
Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet?
We have 300 pre-ordered yearbooks so far. We ordered and extra 300. Once these books are sold, we won't have any left to sell. Don't miss out, especially our grade 8 families!
You can order online here.
NAMS Construction Project Continues!
Everything continues to go according to plan and we are very excited to add a new wing and more classes to NAMS for the 2025-2026 school year. You can learn more about the project here.
Parents Make the Difference Newsletter - March 2024
The March 2024 issue of Parents Make the Difference Newsletter is available for PreK & K, Elementary School, Middle School, and High School here. This is a wonderful monthly resources for our families.
11th Annual Matthew Harty Mito Classic
Join MitoAction and members of the North Andover community at the North Andover Youth Center for the 11th Annual Matthew Harty Mito Classic. Check out the flyer here and pictured below for more information.
NAMS Spirit Wear Available!
NAMS Spirit Wear Available!
NAMS now has its very own Town Shop for spirit wear! Purchasing your NAMS spirit wear through this link will ensure 25% of profits will go right back to NAMS PTAC!
You can place your order here or at the following address: https://bdesignedapparel.com