Principal's Message
Dear Lowell Families-
As we embrace the beautiful fall season, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible community we are building together. October is a time of change and growth, and it’s wonderful to see our students thriving both academically and socially. Our new literacy curriculum is off to a great start, where students are learning the routines of launching this new program. Math continues to be engaging for students, as we are in our second year of implementation with iReady.
This month, we will enjoy the grand opening of our new playground! Thank you so much to everyone that helped to fundraise for the beautiful equipment that has been installed. Our upcoming events, including Trunk-or-Treat and more activities, are being planned by our amazing PTO. Please see below for more information on this. We will also be welcoming parents to Lowell later this month for Parent-Teacher Conferences. These conferences provide excellent opportunities for us to connect and celebrate our students' achievements.
Thank you for your continued support and involvement in our school. Together, we can ensure our children have a successful and enriching school year.
Wishing you all a wonderful October filled with joy and togetherness.
Dr. Laurie Pogorzelski
Principal
PTO Message
Thank you to everyone who supported the Book Fair and joined us for the Hip Hop Dance Clinic and our Mascot stuffing Event! We appreciate your support and hope to continue to bring everyone fun and exciting events as the year continues. Special THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped throughout the week to make this book fair a success, we can't do events like this without helpful volunteers like you!
Book Fair Raffle Winners: Clay, Riley, Ella, Noah, Lucy, Jupiter and Maddie!!
Meet the Lowell PTO Board Members! Click here for bios: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J8gnobx1fCjYH9eIbEffgabrH0I1AW2b/view?usp=sharing
We are looking for helpful volunteers! Our "Helping Hands" group helps with classroom events, tasks or projects that our teachers need extra help with. This could be making copies or laminating, helping with a classroom project, going on a field trip or anything else that might come up. By joining this group you will be added to a contact tree that will email you when a need comes up and if you are able to help you respond back letting us know you are available and willing to help. Please note that if you become a part of this group you will need to be a secure volunteer with the district. To become a "Helping Hand" please email nina@lowellptowi.org to let us know you are interested. To become a secure volunteer please use this link to get verified and approved by the district. https://securevolunteer.com/SCHOOL-DISTRICT-OF-WAUKESHA/home
Tuesday, October 1st - Spirit Wear Goes on Sale!
We have partnered with a Distinktive Merch Co in Waukesha this year for spirit wear. Click here to order online: https://distinktivemerchco.chipply.com/ng/store-closed.html?eventid=331025
Wednesday, October 2nd - Stage Two Playground Planning Committee - at 5pm in the Library at Lowell. We plan to review the design, provide updates on fundraising and discuss objectives to raise more funds. The playground planning committee has partnered with Northland Recreation and Little Tikes to bring an exciting design for our new inclusive playground. This design ensures that children of all abilities have equal access to play. For more information or to donate visit us at https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/o/lowelles/page/pto-about-u
Tuesday, October 8th - Culver’s Night - 4-7pm at the Culver's on Grandview Boulevard. Lowell earns 10% back on all dine-in, drive-through and curbside orders!
Saturday, October 12th - Trunk or Treat and Brat Fry from 11:30-2:30pm on the black top behind Lowell. Come check out all of the awesome decorated trunks, play a few games and grab a Brat (or hotdog)! Don't forget to wear your costume! If you are interested in hosting a trunk or helping at the brat fry click this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C48AEAC2AA7F58-50881640-lowell#/
Tuesday, October, 15th - PTO Meeting at 6pm in the library at Lowell. Attending meetings and volunteering helps our school achieve great things. Child care is available for the duration of each meeting.
Playground Update
Our new playground is almost ready for the students to enjoy! As I shared in an earlier message, our Grand Opening will be on Monday, October 7th at 8:50 AM. This week, contractors will be working on the black top surrounding the fenced in area, which means that larger equipment will be on site. Alternate recess plans are being planned for the students during this time. We are fortunate to have lots of green space at Lowell, so children will still be able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful fall weather.
A recently planned edition to the new playground includes a communication board. The communication board will include frequently used vocabulary in the form of pictures, symbols, and words. The board will allow all students with varying communication skills to access and interact with peers and staff on the playground. We have a team of staff members that are coordinating this effort and we hope to have more information to share with you soon!
We will be having a ribbon cutting on Monday morning, October 7th at 8:50am. This coincides with the start of our day and allows for students to be part of the grand opening prior to instruction beginning. Teachers will also spend time outside with their classes on Monday before using the equipment, in an effort to provide safety information on the use of the climbers, etc. We want to be sure that we keep our students safe while using the exciting new pieces.
