Laura Lee Newsletter

This week's spotlight on learning focuses on Classroom 2, Mrs. Foster's class.

We're enjoying the warmer weather here in room 2! We've been trying to get outside as much as possible to enjoy the sun and play some friendly games of flag football and basketball with other classes. In math we're wrapping up fractions and beginning decimals. We're also plugging away at our multiplication tables and are working on our 8's and 9's this month. In ELA we're finishing literary essays. These last few weeks of school will focus on historical fiction and journalism. We'll also be working on our memory books. In science we're finishing the "Human Machine" unit in which students learned about how eyes, muscles, tendons, nerves and the brain work. We'll wrap up the year with the "Waves of Sound" unit. Hopefully we'll have some insect friends in the classroom this spring as well! We're looking forward to wrapping up the year and all of the fun activities that go with these last few weeks!

We are just about finished with MCAS testing for this school year. We are very proud of how hard our students have worked and persevered to complete testing!

Students in grades 5 and 8 will take the Science MCAS. Science MCAS testing will take place Thursday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

This week we will be celebrating staff appreciation week. It will be a time filled with gratitude and recognition for the incredible efforts of our dedicated staff members.

It's a time to express our appreciation for the hard work, dedication, and passion that all of our staff bring to our school every day.

I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our staff members for their unwavering commitment to the success and well-being of our students. Your tireless efforts do not go unnoticed, and I am deeply grateful for each one of you and for everything you do.

Thank you to our amazing staff members for all that you do - Mrs. McGlauflin, Mrs. McKay, Mrs. Welch, Mrs. Morency, Mrs. Hanson, Mr. Rivera, Mrs. Foster, Mr Durham, Mrs. Stuer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Mario, Mr. Davis, Ms. Mola, Mrs. Morrison, and Nurse Anna!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Peters

May 6 - 10, 2024; Staff Appreciation Week

Wednesday, May 8, 2024; 1:00 pm dismissal

Friday, May 10, 2024; Monthly Student Awards

Wednesday, May 15, 2024; 1:00 pm dismissal

Thursday May 16, 2024; 5th and 8th grade Science MCAS Testing

Tuesday, May 21, 2024; 5th and 8th grade Science MCAS Testing

Wednesday, May 22, 2024; 1:00 pm dismissal

Monday, May 27, 2024; Memorial Day - Schools Closed

Wednesday, May 29, 2024; 1:00 pm dismissal

(Sped PAC) is an organization run by parents of children receiving special education services through the Lowell School Department. It was created to share information about special education and promote understanding between parents and the school department.

Below is a link to the SPED PAC newsletter with dates of meetings for the school year 2023-2024. All meetings are on Thursday evenings beginning at 7:00 pm. The meetings are being held remotely.

The Lowell Public Schools has begun a partnership with McLean Hospital.

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  The McLean School Consultation Service is excited to announce our second annual “Leaders in Youth Mental Health Series.”

  For the 2023-2024 academic year, we will be hosting 7 free parent webinars presented by McLean clinical experts. The topics will focus on childhood suicidality/self-harm, childhood irritability, pediatric anxiety disorders and OCD, navigating the mental health system for youth in crisis, supporting non-binary and transgender youth, and partnering with schools for youth services and supports.

  Where can I access the parent webinars?

  All information (topics, dates, zoom links) for the 7 parent webinars can be found here: https://healthcare.partners.org/streaming/Live/McLean/McLean_SCS.html

  Note: You will use this website to access ALL live and recorded webinars throughout the year. Please bookmark it!

  When does the parent series kick-off?

  September is National Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Next week, Wednesday, September 13th 12-1pm, Dan Dickstein, M.D., FAAP, McLean Hospital Chief and Director of Research of the Nancy and Richard Simches Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will present “Addressing the National Emergency of Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Children and Teens.”

  FAQs:

  1. Who can attend?

  All parents of school aged children K-12 and all school staff in your school district are invited to attend. We kindly ask that you do not distribute the website link outside of your school district.

  2. If I can’t make the live webinar, where can I watch the recorded webinar?

  All live and recorded webinars will be hosted on the same website link. The recorded webinars will found on the “On Demand” logo. Please allow up to one week from date of presentation for the recorded version to be uploaded.

  3. Do I need to pre-register?

  No pre-registration is required for the webinars.

  4. Are there Q & A time for each presenter?

  Yes! Each presenter will provide content for roughly 45 minutes with 10-15 minutes for available questions from the chat.

  
  

  
  

Email: paulapeters@lowell.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.lowell.k12.ma.us/lauralee
Location: 235 Powell Street, Lowell, MA 01851
Phone: (978)937-7655