Family Communicator

Monday, October 28, 2024

• After School Program - Grades 3&4
• School Site Council - 6:00 pm

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

• After School program - Grades 1+2

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

• After School Program - Grades 3&4

Thursday, October 31, 2024

• NO After-School Program due to Halloween
• (NO COSTUMES PLEASE IN SCHOOL)

Friday, November 1, 2024

Please do not wear costumes to school on Halloween. Our big event to celebrate Halloween was the Trunk-or-Treat. Having it after school allows families the opportunity to decide if they wish to participate or not. During the school day we have many families that do not celebrate the holiday and we want to honor those beliefs and customs.

Trunk or Treat was amazing! Our Shark family came together to create a wonderful event for our students and your children. Thank you to everyone who participated with donating candy, decorating trunks, or came to the event!

School Site Council (SSC) is a governing body of the school dedicated to the improvement of education. We need family members to join this decision-making committee. We meet six times virtually throughout the school year. If you are interested in joining School Site Council, please reach out to me directly at jmccrevan@lowell.k12.ma.us. The SSC main goals include:

• developing goals for academics
• developing a budget for the next school year
• learning about Lowell Public Schools

Thank you in advance for consideration.

A few times during the year the dentist comes in to do routine check-ups and basic dental work. If your child does not see a dentist, please consider this program. Forms were sent home this past week. If your child already received dental care, please stick with your current dentist. Only fill out the form if you need dental care.

Here are important dates for November.

• November 5th - No School - Election Day
• November 6th - Banking Program Here
• November 11th - No School - Veterans' Day
• November 22nd - UMASS Lowell Hockey Night - Free Tickets
• November 27th - Early Release Day
• November 28th - No School - Thanksgiving Break
• November 29th - No School - Thanksgiving Break

The Roaming Resource Van (YWCA) will be back at the Shaughnessy this year handing out bags of food/household supplies/etc. They are going to come to the school on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. They will be parking on the Butler side of the school and will be available from 3pm until the bags are gone. This will start on October 17th.

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:

• November 6, 20
• December 4, 18
• 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

All required paperwork was sent home last week. Please review and complete this information. Please make sure we have an email and current phone number to ensure you receive information.

Great news! Six water filling stations were installed this summer in addition to our bubblers. We encourage students to bring in reusable water bottles to use, especially in August and September when the building is hot. Please label your water bottles with your child's name.

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.

https://www.smore.com/n21w8