Dear Alto Families,
Last week was an exciting week at Alto Elementary! The Day of Awesomeness was a ton of fun! We also held our first PBIS Celebration Friday afternoon. We celebrated a successful start to the school year with our Alto All STARS (Safe, Thoughtful, Accountable, Respectful). It was a beautiful afternoon to have extra recess with dance music playing loudly and popsicles for everyone!
Lowell Area Schools Community Forums
We warmly invite the community to share their input as we discuss our vision for the future of our learning environments and what students need to thrive. Your thoughts and ideas are invaluable and will help shape our approach. Let’s work together to create the best learning experience for all students.
Join us for one, or all, of the forums:
Community forum held at Cherry Creek Elementary - October 10th, 2023 - 6:30 PM
Community forum held at Lowell Middle School - November 7th, 2023 - 6:30 PM
More Information:
https://www.lowellschools.com/our-district/superintendent/community-forum-information/
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held at the school on the evenings of October 16th and 18th from 4:00-8:00 PM. Signupgenius links were e-mailed Thursday to parents with multiple students attending Alto to provide an opportunity to coordinate multiple conference times. Links will be sent to all parents today.
Parent/Teacher Conference Meals
Please consider signing up to help provide meals for our dedicated staff during conference week. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44AFA728A4FEC70-44357055-conference#/
Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair will be featured the week of P/T Conferences! During the week of October 16th (Monday-Thursday), students will have opportunities during the school day to visit the library to make purchases. The book fair will also be open the evenings of October 16th and 18th during P/T Conferences.
LAS Library Media Services Important Information
A Message From Our District Library Media Director, Christine Beachler:
Dear LAS Parents/Guardians:
We are excited to offer all of our students a year of reading, growing, learning and fun through the books in our library program. In our six LAS school libraries grades K-12, we have over 125,000 books and are proud to extend a robust, current, relevant and diverse range of library books for students of all ages.
One of the essential experiences that our school libraries provide is an opportunity for all students to develop a love of books and reading. We invite you to partner with us by being actively involved in your child's reading choices, reading with them, and discussing with them the books they're reading and what they've learned from the reading experience. The benefits of reading are many, but most studies confirm that students who read at least 20 minutes per day experience increased test scores and increased development in vocabulary, listening and comprehension skills. (The Children's Reading Foundation. 2023. Read Together 20 Minutes Every Day. www.readingfoundation.org)
Please join us by encouraging your child to become a lifelong learner and reader! We look forward to the school year ahead to be full of many wonderful books and reading experiences for your family. Should you have any questions regarding our library program throughout the year, please don't hesitate to contact me. Additionally, here is a link to our library program FAQ for parents to review to be up-to-date on all LAS library policies and procedures.
Happy Reading!
Christine Beachler
Library Media Director
Lowell Area Schools
Thank you for all that you do to support your children and our school. I hope everyone has a great week!
Paul Papes, Principal
