Family Communicator

Monday, January 20, 2025

• No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

• After-School Program - Grades 1&2

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

• After-School Program - Grades 3&4

Thursday, January 23, 2025

• After-School Program - Grades 1&2

Friday, January 24, 2025

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a state assessment for students learning the English language in January. This test is called ACCESS, which will be given to English Language Learners starting tin January and ending in early February. The four-part exam tests speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. It is necessary for all students learning English to be in school on testing days. Students should go to bed early on testing nights to rest up for the big exam and please refrain from making appointments during testing times. If you would like to learn more information on the ACCESS, please visit http://www.wida.us.

Here are upcoming dates and events through February.

• January 28th - School Site Council
• February 5th - Early Release Day
• February 17th-21st - No School - Winter Break
• February 24th - Return to School

Students in grades K-4 can enter school from 8:40-9:00 am to eat breakfast in the cafeteria. After 9:00 am, the students will wait until we open regular breakfast at 9:10 am. The children will be monitored by school staff. This program is a privilege and not a right. If students are struggling with the rules, they will not be able to participate in the program.

The students will enter the building by the main entrance and school staff and cafeteria personnel will be there for supervision.

Teaching children about banking is a great way to learn about financial Literacy. We are proud to start a partnership with Jeanne d'Arc Bank for our children. Every other week, on Wednesdays, the bank will come to Shaughnessy School, and students can deposit money into a Savings Account. The account requires a $10.00 start-up fee, but after that, kids can deposit any amount. The children get a prize every time they add money to their accounts. Please be on the lookout for a Savings Account application that will be sent home early next week. This is how children start the account. We hope this partnership will help students learn the importance of saving money. You can also register for the program at our Open House this week. The dates for deposits this year will be:

• January 15, 29
• February 12, 26
• March 12, 26
• April 9
• May 7, 21

If you were enrolled in the program last year, you do not have to fill out the form again!

The Lowell Public Schools Transportation Department has added a live spreadsheet to its webpage that indicates in the AM or PM if a school bus (grades K-8) is running late and by how long. Click below to access:

https://www.lowell.k12.ma.us/Page/5990

We primarily use Class Dojo as a communication application from school. The teachers will be inviting you to join the messaging, so you can be aware of all of the happenings. Please reach out to the teachers with questions.

Here are the arrival dismissal procedures for this year. Please do not park / live park in the fire lanes around arrival and dismissal. These lanes are for buses, not cars.

https://www.smore.com/n21w8