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Good Afternoon NAMS Families,

I don’t know about you, but I love this time of year! The weather is cool, but not cold. The trees in New England are starting to change colors. And who doesn’t love a good cider donut?!

We held an ALICE drill this morning and students and staff did an excellent job responding using the protocols we taught them. The most important one is to listen to your trusted adults. 

Based upon all of the action we have had in the last few weeks, I’m hoping for an uneventful week next week.

This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will read about the following:

• NAMS PTAC Meeting (Virtual) - Tuesday, October 8, 2024

• Remaining NAMS Open House Dates

• Are you receiving school messages?

• NAMS Dismissal Protocols

• From the Health Office

• Cell Phone Policy

• 2024-2025 Poster and Public Service Announcement (PSA) Project

• Patriot Pen Essay Contest & Scholarship Opportunity

• NAMS Addition & Renovation Project Updates

• Health Department Update

• Early Release Dates 2024-2025

• New Calendar and Key District Dates

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Be well,

Jorge Goncalves

Principal

Good afternoon NAMS families,

I hope that this message finds you well. As you know, NAMS is in the final stages of an addition and renovation project. The final stage of the project is work in our auditorium. Although we made efforts to complete some of this work during the summer, there is still much to be done including, but not limited to, the following:

• Renovating and replacing the lighting

• Installing new rigging and curtains

• Installing a stage lift for accessibility

This work will take 6-8 weeks to complete. Working with the Project Managers and Contractors, we have determined that this work will need to begin on November 4, 2024 in order to be done before the new year.

As you can imagine, we would like to have our annual musical in a renovated auditorium so we will be rescheduling the NAMS Musical, “Legally Blonde, Jr” to January 23-25, 2024.

There are several locations in our school that we can use for rehearsals while renovations are taking place and we anticipate being back in the auditorium after the new year. 

Our band classes that normally use the stage will be relocated for November and December. 

Our trimester one chorus concerts on November 20th and November 21st will be performed at the North Andover High School auditorium. 

Thank you for your anticipated support and understanding.

Be well,

Jorge Goncalves

Principal

Good afternoon NAMS Families,

I hope that you and your families are well. I would like to thank our grade 8 teachers and students for their flexibility, support, and cooperation this week after a burst sprinkler head resulted in the displacement of classes on the first floor of the new wing. Working with our team, we were able to quickly identify available classrooms to minimize the interruption to teaching and learning. I’m so appreciative of all of the problem solvers whom I work with and all of our students.

This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will find the following information:

• Are you receiving school messages?

• NAMS Addition & Renovation Project Updates

• NAMS PTAC Meeting (Virtual) - Tuesday, October 8, 2024

• Remaining NAMS Open House Dates

• NAMS Musical Announced - Legally Blonde

• NAMS Library Newsletter - September 2024

• Health Department Update

• Early Release Dates 2024-2025

• New Calendar and Key District Dates

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

Jorge Goncalves

Principal

Good afternoon NAMS Families,

I hope that this message finds you well. I wanted to thank all of our students, staff, families, and district leadership for your support this past week. 

I wanted to provide you with the resources shared in previous messages to support you and your family. These helpful resources are from Care Solace and offer guidance on how to talk to children about difficult news:

• What to say to kids when the news is scary (NPR)

• Talking with children about difficult things in the news (Fred Rogers Institute)

• Helping Children with Tragic Events in the News (PBS)

• Helping Children Cope with Frightening News (Child Mind Institute)

• An Age-by-Age Guide to Talking to Children About Mass Shootings (The New York Times)

If your child or family needs additional help outside of school hours, Care Solace is a valuable resource that can connect you with further services.

This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will find the following information:

• Are you receiving messages from the school?

• Veterans Memorial Auditorium

• Health Department Update

• NAMS Library Newsletter - September 2024

• NAMS Construction Project

• NAMS Musical Announced - Legally Blonde

• Remaining NAMS Open House Dates

• NAMS PTAC Meeting (Virtual) - Tuesday, October 8, 2024

• Meet Ray Moschetto, NAMS Education Team Chair

• Drop-Off, Pick-Up, Buses, Riding, & Walking to School

• Early Release Dates 2024-2025

• New Calendar and Key District Dates

Be well,

Jorge Goncalves

Principal