The McAuliffe Shuttle
Week of February 1, 2026
Dear Team McAuliffe,
Winter is definitely making its presence known! With the cold temperatures and snow we’ve seen recently, we truly appreciate everyone’s patience, flexibility, and teamwork as we work together to keep our students safe, warm, and learning. Fingers crossed that tonight is nothing more than a dusting!
A quick reminder that our PTO Popcorn Fundraiser wraps up this week, with all order forms due by Tuesday. Thank you to our families for supporting the PTO. Fundraisers like this help make special events and opportunities possible for our students.
Wednesday is a busy day at the McAuliffe, so we wanted to be sure it’s on everyone’s radar. We will have an Early Release Day with dismissal at 1:30 PM, Save-At-School with Jeanne D’Arc in the morning, a special visit from Comfort Dog Raider, and our PTO Meeting at 6:00 PM. More information about all of these is available in the Shuttle.
We’ll wrap up the week with something our students are very excited about: Team McAuliffe Movie Night on Friday, February 6. The votes are in, and Dog Man will be our feature film. We hope families can join us for a fun, low-key evening together in the gym.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support of our school community.
One Team! One Goal! No Limits!
David Anderson
Last week we sent home an envelope with our next PTO Fundraiser in it. We will be selling different types of popcorn.
The PTO gets 50% of all proceeds from the Poppin' Popcorn Fundraiser. You can support by using the paper order form to ask people to purchase popcorn.
Or you can sell online by going to the link below and registering for a sellers page. For every 3 bags of popcorn sold, the seller will get a free mini bag!
The fundraiser will run from January 20th until February 3rd. Please be sure all order forms are turned in by then. Please reach out to mcauliffepto570@gmail.com for more information.
One of our most popular fundraisers of the year starts this week. Our PTO will be selling Chocolate Heart Lollipops just in time for Valentine's Day.
Each lollipop costs $2 and orders are due by February 10th. The order form will be sent home with students and can be accessed below.
Reach out to mcauliffepto570@gmail.com with any questions.
Save-At-School With Jeanne D'Arc
Students can bring in their savings account deposits and we will get those made on Wednesday morning.
Early Release Day
Team McAuliffe will dismiss at 1:30pm and there is no AM or PM Pre-K.
Please send in a note if there will be a change to the way that your student will be getting home on Wednesday.
PTO Meeting at 6:00pm
Come learn how you can help out with Movie Night and our other upcoming events!
The votes are in and the kids have spoken! Dog Man will be our movie on Movie Night for February 6th from 6-8pm. Check out the trailer for the movie below.
Come out with the family to the McAuliffe Gym for a night at the movies. Cost is $1 per person with a maximum of $5 per family. Each admission comes with a free bag of popcorn and bottle of water. There will be other snacks for sale as well.
Bring pillows for the gym floor and remember that parents must remain with their children throughout the movie.
At our January 14th School Site Council Meeting, we took a look at our most recent iReady data for Reading and for Math. We compared it to the data from our first set of assessments in the Fall and to where we were last year at this time.
We also took a look at the Budget Training Video provided by the Finance Office for School Site Councils as we get ready to head into budget season for this school year. Our next meeting will focus on the budget for the 26-27 school year.
Please consider joining us at that (or any) meeting. If you would like to attend but need translation, please email danderson@lowell.k12.ma.us.
All meetings will take place at 5:30pm on Google Meets. Upcoming Meeting Dates:
February 11th
March 18th
April 8th
May 13th
June 10th
Wed. Feb. 4 - Early Release Day - 1:30 Dismissal
Wed. Feb. 4 - Save-At-School with Jeanne D'Arc
Wed. Feb. 4 - Comfort Dog Raider Visits Team McAuliffe
Wed. Feb. 4 - PTO Meeting at 6:00pm
Fri. Feb. 6 - Team McAuliffe Movie Night at 6:00pm
Wed. Feb. 11 - Early Childhood Education Showcase in the Gym
Wed. Feb. 11 - School Site Council Meeting at 5:30pm
Thu. Feb. 12 - ELPAC Meeting at 6pm
Feb. 16-20 - Mid-Winter Break - No School
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Spanish
School bus transportation is provided to students in grades K-4, who live greater than .75 mile from their residence or alternate address to their assigned school. Middle school students (grades 5-8) must live greater than 1.5 miles from their residence or alternate address to their assigned school.
Kindergarten through 4th grade students will receive a printed bus pass via postal mail. These passes will be mailed out on Tuesday, August 19th. You can also look up your student's bus pass information by using their Student ID for the username and date of birth for the password at the link below. This is the same information that students use to log in to their Chromebooks for school and it will also be available on Tuesday.
Please note that Kindergarten and 1st grade students must have an older sibling (4th grade or older) or parent present at the bus stop in the afternoon in order to depart from the school bus. If a parent or older sibling is not present, the student will be brought to the Moody School, located at 158 Rogers Street. A driver’s license or valid identification must be presented to the staff in order to dismiss the student.
📅 Date: February 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: McAuliffe Elementary School, 570 Beacon Street
❄️ Snow Date: February 25, 2026
During the event, families will have the opportunity to meet school leaders and educators from all 15 Lowell Public Elementary Schools and learn more about preschool, kindergarten, and community programs serving children birth to five.
Families are invited to enjoy a light meal while connecting with our school community and local partner agencies. We hope to see you there!
The Lowell Public Schools Connector is a monthly newsletter that highlights happenings around the district as well as upcoming events and important information for our community.
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If your child still needs some of the required immunizations for school, Lowell General's Pediatric Immunization Clinic might be able to help.
Regular hours:
Tuesdays: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Please call 978-937-6023 to make an appointment.
Cartwheel Telehealth
Cartwheel, the district’s telehealth vendor, is now accepting self-referrals from families looking for behavioral and mental health support.
Cartwheel provides rapid access to evidence-based 1-1 teletherapy, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, parent guidance, and family therapy.
It is easy to access care. Connect via laptop, tablet, or phone. Services are available Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm (some Sat hours). Care provided in multiple languages, including Spanish.
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Assistant Principal - Patti Corrente - pcorrente@lowell.k12.ma.us
Social Worker - Kristin Moulton - kmoulton@lowell.k12.ma.us
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School Clerk - Lynne Bond - lbond@lowell.k12.ma.us
Website: lowell.k12.ma.us/mcauliffe
Location: 570 Beacon Street, Lowell, MA, USA
Phone: 978-937-2838