NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Good afternoon NAMS Families,
I hope that this message finds you well. Our students and staff have a week off for April Vacation and we look forward to everyone’s return on Monday, April 22, 2024.
This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will find the following information:
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Students Not Attending North Andover in the Fall 2024
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Volunteers & Donations Needed for Educator Appreciation Week! May 6-10, 2024
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Anne Bradstreet Poetry Contest 2024
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NAMS Geography Night - Monday, April 29th from 5:30-7:30
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April Break 4/15-4/19
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MCAS - Let's work together!
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MCAS Testing Dates 2024
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North Andover Clean Up Day - April 21st
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NAMS Construction Project Continues!
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NAMS Library Newsletter - April 2024
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SEPAC Parent Support Group Announced
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After Hours - Spring Session 2024
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Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet?
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Youth track registration is now open for Grades 4-8!
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NAMS Spirit Wear Available!
Wishing you a wonderful vacation,
Jorge
Good afternoon NAMS Families,
I hope that this message finds you and your family well after Thursday’s storm.
This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will find the following information:
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Solar Eclipse Information - Monday, April 8, 2024
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Solar Eclipse Safety Information - Monday, April 8, 2024
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MCAS - Let's work together!
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MCAS Testing Dates 2024
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NAMS Library Newsletter - April 2024
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SEPAC Parent Support Group Announced
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After Hours - Spring Session 2024
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North Andover Clean Up Day - April 21st
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NAMS Construction Project Continues!
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Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet?
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Youth track registration is now open for Grades 4-8!
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Summer Camp - Mr. McGravey's Excellent Adventures
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NAMS Spirit Wear Available!
We resume MCAS next week with students testing on the following days:
ELA Testing
Grade 8 ELA - Session 2
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Monday, April 8, 2024
Grade 7 ELA - Session 2
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Grade 6 ELA - Session 2
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wishing you a wonderful weekend,
Jorge Goncalves
Principal
Good afternoon NAMS Families,
We definitely turned the town purple yesterday in our support for Savannah! We received pictures from staff and NAMS and other schools that you may find here.
This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will find the following information:
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NA Supports Savannah! The Power of Purple!
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MCAS - Let's work together!
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MCAS Testing Dates 2024
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After Hours - Spring Session 2024
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North Andover Clean Up Day - April 21st
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NAMS Construction Project Continues!
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Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive (Monday, March 25th until Friday, April 5th)
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Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet?
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Did you miss the Vaping Awareness Night?
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11th Annual Matthew Harty Mito Classic
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Youth track registration is now open for Grades 4-8!
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Summer Camp - Mr. McGravey’s Excellent Adventures
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NAMS Spirit Wear Available!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend,
Jorge Goncalves
Principal
Good Afternoon NAMS Families,
I hope that this message finds you and your families well!
This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will find the following information:
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Grade 7 Career Day - Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Trimester 2 Grades & Comments Available on Tuesday, March 26th
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NAMS MCAS 2024 - Coming Soon!
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Did you miss the Vaping Awareness Night?
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Bootstrap Compost Coming to NAMS - 3/27/24
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Summer Camp - Mr. McGravey’s Excellent Adventures
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Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive (Monday, March 25th until Friday, April 5th)
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Youth track registration is now open for Grades 4-8!
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Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet?
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NAMS Construction Project Continues!
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Parents Make the Difference Newsletter - March 2024
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11th Annual Matthew Harty Mito Classic
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NAMS Spirit Wear Available!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend,
Jorge Goncalves
Principal
Good afternoon everyone,
I hope that this message finds you and your family well. This week’s message is ready for your review here. In this week’s message, you will find the following information:
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Opening Weekend of 8th Grade Play, "The Quiz That Almost Killed Me"
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Vaping Awareness Night - 3/20/24 at 7:00 p.m. at NAHS
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Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive (Monday, March 25th until Friday, April 5th)
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NAMS MCAS 2024 - Coming Soon!
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NA Educator & Student Present at Massachusetts State House
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Trimester 2 Ends on Friday, March 15th
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Youth track registration is now open for Grades 4-8!
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Parents Make the Difference Newsletter - March 2024
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11th Annual Matthew Harty Mito Classic
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North Andover Reads 2024
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Free Math Opportunity for Grades 7 & 8 Students
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March SEPAC Events
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Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet?
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NAMS Construction Project Continues!
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NAMS Spirit Wear Available!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,
Jorge Goncalves
Principal
Morning Announcement
Important News
Good evening NAMS Families,
I hope that this message you and your loved ones well! Prior to returning from a long weekend and almost at the midpoint of the school year, I thought that this would be a good time to provide you with some reminders and requests. We ask for your support around the following topics outlined in further detail in the NAMS Parent/Guardian Guide 2023-2024.
Please read the full message in English, Spanish, and/or Portuguese.
Reminders:
Delivering Items & Information to Students During the Instructional Day
Cell Phones/Electronic Devices
Thank you,
Jorge Goncalves
Principal
Dear 8th Graders and Parents/Guardians,
We are pleased to announce we will be holding our 33rd annual Dress-up Dance for North Andover 8th Graders at the North Andover Youth Center on Friday, January 26th from 7:00-9:30 p.m. Please adhere to the following guidelines to help us make this another successful event for our 8th graders.
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If you have any questions, please contact Nicole at nkramer@nayouth.com Please direct questions to the Youth Center and not NAMS.
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This dance is ONLY for residents of North Andover who are currently in 8th Grade.
In accordance with NAMS, we ask that attendees do not take the day off of school or get dismissed early on 1/26. -
Students are expected to dress appropriately for this event (i.e. a dress, or a shirt, nice pants, optional tie/blazer/suit jacket)
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No hats or jeans. No tuxedos or expensive prom dresses. Any footwear is allowed.
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No Limos!
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8th graders are encouraged to come on their own or in groups of friends.
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The event will be chaperoned by Youth & Recreation Services staff.
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Light refreshments will be provided by Youth & Recreation Services staff.
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No participants will be allowed to leave before the dance ends at 9:30 p.m. without a parent/guardian coming inside to pick them up.
Tickets
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Tickets are $10 for current Youth Center members and $15 for non-members.
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Tickets will be sold in the Youth Center lobby on Tuesday 1/23 between 2:30-5:30 p.m., Wednesday 1/24 between 1:30-5:30 p.m., & Thursday 1/25 between 2:30-5:30 p.m.
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Please bring cash to purchase your ticket. Every 8th Grader must buy their own ticket.
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Bring your purchased ticket to the door the night of the dance. Tickets will not be sold at the door, so make sure to purchase during the days & times listed.
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This annual event has been a major success for the past thirty two years, and we look forward to another successful event!
Thank you,
North Andover Youth & Recreation Services Staff
NAMS ANNUAL BREAD & ROSES FOOD DRIVE
December 4 - 15, 2023
Sponsored by Student Leadership
Bread & Roses is a soup kitchen in Lawrence, MA that has long been a center of hope and care to the thousands of people in the Merrimack Valley who are struggling for survival. Their primary purpose is to ease the hunger of people in the community.
Bread & Roses mission is Food. Dignity. Compassion.
Bread & Roses does not accept any form of government funding and relies on the community to ensure that the needs of our neighbors are met.
Please bring in any of the following items, which will go into pantry orders,
Grab & Go meals and community meals:
Boxes / Bags of Individually wrapped snacks: chips, cookies, granola bars, etc.
Bottled water
Pancake Mix, Muffin and cake mix
Canned items: Fruit, vegetables, beans, fish, soup etc.
Tomato Sauce
Pasta, Mac & Cheese
Rice
Gift cards for Market Basket and money donations accepted, too!
*Expired food cannot be accepted. Please check the date*
⏰ Time is almost up for our NAMS Challenge Fundraiser fundraiser. If you haven’t yet, be sure to sign up at https://mybooster.com and check out the donating and sharing features.
Just for sharing, you can earn some pretty cool rewards. Have we mentioned our Grand Prize giveaway happening on 11/17/2023? We’re giving away a $400 JBL Boombox 2 speaker 🤯
You only have a few days to rack up more chances to win! If you’ve already won a giveaway prize, don’t worry. Your entries are still in the running to win the Grand Prize. 😎
🚨FUNDRAISING UPDATE🚨We are up to $24,477 of our $35,000 for a new electronic sign and after school programming, but time is running out to reach our goal!
TONIGHT’S NAMS CHALLENGE is to read, move, or serve anywhere outside! Videos should be posted by 10:00 p.m. with the hashtag #NAMSChallenge6 to the Facebook or Instagram post!