Ready for Week 3?

Hello NAMS Families,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! As we begin Week 3 of the school year tomorrow, Monday, September 14th, I want to thank our students, families, and staff for helping us get off to such a positive start.

During these first two weeks, our staff have been focused on building the foundation for a successful year by:

Co-creating classroom norms with students.
Getting to know each student and providing opportunities for students to get to know one another.
Getting to know our students’ families to build that most important relationship.
Teaching and reinforcing our schoolwide behavior expectations through our RAISE Values and Homeroom Activities.

These efforts are helping us create classrooms where students feel known, valued, connected, and ready to learn.

Warm regards,

Jorge Goncalves

Principal

School Picture Day - Thursday, September 17th

School Picture Day - Save the date!

Thursday, September 17th
Make-Up Day - Friday, October 30th

NAMS Open Houses

NAMS Open House Dates - Save the date!

Our NAMS Open House schedule begins in the auditorium for all 3 grade levels.

Wednesday, September 23rd (Grade 6 Open House, 6:30–7:30 pm)
Thursday, October 1st (Grade 7 Open House, 6:30–7:30 pm)
Wednesday, October 7th (Grade 8 Open House, 6:30–7:30 pm)

Are you interested in being on the NAMS School Council this year?

Are you interested in being on the NAMS School Council this year?

We are looking for 3 parents/guardians to be members of this year’s NAMS School Council. Each public school has a school council consisting of the school principal, teachers, and parents/guardians of students currently attending the school. The council will work together to help shape the school culture, assist to identify educational needs of the students, develop a school improvement plan and ensure the district plan is implemented.
The NAMS school council will be composed of 3 teachers, 3 parents/guardians, 2 grade 8 students, and a community member is possible. A parent/guardian position may be shared by more than one parent.
This year’s School Council Meetings will take place on Monday afternoons from 2:35-3:35 p.m. with the first meeting scheduled for October 19, 2026. Future dates will be determined after the first meeting.
If you are interested in being a member of this year’s NAMS School Council, please complete the google form found here by Friday, September 11, 2026. You can learn more about the responsibilities of school councils here.

NAMS Musical Audition Dates

NAMS Musical Audition Dates

Auditions for this year's NAMS Musical, "Annie" are open to all NAMS students! Audition information is as follows:

Auditions will be held on the following dates. Students must attend both dates.

Tuesday, September 15th from 2:30-3:45 pm in the chorus room for vocal auditions.
Wednesday, September 16th from 2:30-3:45 pm in the auditorium for dance/movement auditions.

For vocal auditions, please be familiar with the songs listed below. Lyrics will be provided for you to use at the audition.

Hard Knock Life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BCxhDa1St4
NYC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7G-mdstbmk
Tomorrow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZq-G6wEH6k

Call Backs

A call back audition will be held on Thursday, September 17th from 2:30-3:45 pm in the chorus room, RA106. This audition will be for a small number of students, by invitation only from Ms. Liacos. Call backs are for students she would like to see one more time before making final decisions. More information about call backs will be provided at the vocal/dance auditions.

Rehearsal/Performance Information

Rehearsals are typically held on Mon/Wed/Thurs after school (including half days). A rehearsal schedule is given out with a month's worth of dates at a time. Students only attend the rehearsals they are called to, and rarely are required to attend all three days in one week.

Performance dates are as follows:

Thursday, December 3rd at 7 pm
Friday, December 4th at 7 pm
Saturday, December 5th at 1 pm.

Students must attend ALL performances to participate.

Any questions?

Please contact Ms Liacos at liacosA@northandoverpublicschools.com
Students can also feel free to stop by her classroom (RA106) any time during the day!

Documents for Family Bulletin Board or Refrigerator

Documents for Family Bulletin Board or Refrigerator

Family Drop Off & Pick Up Requests

Family 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 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.

Afternoon Buses

If your child rides a bus, please make sure that they know their bus number. Please also make sure that they know where their bus will be picking them up in the afternoon.
You may find the afternoon bus line up here.