Laura Lee Newsletter

This week's spotlight on learning focuses on Room 3, Mrs. Stuer's classroom.

Hello from Room 3!! In ELA, we began the year by finding our new reading levels, we got back into independent reading, and have been visiting and taking out books at our beautiful new library!

We learned about figurative language and have begun incorporating it into the poetry we have been working on. We have also been working on boosting our vocabulary and spelling skills. We will learn to read attentively, becoming aware of how authors provide details in their stories to help us understand the character's perspectives.

In Math, we have been reviewing concepts required to begin our ratio unit. They have been working hard to complete multiple-digit multiplication, and long division, as well as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions problems.

In Science, we have been learning about Isaac Newton's Laws of force and motion. Using what they learned about his three laws, students completed investigations to discover how force and mass impact motion. For the end of the unit, we did a fun activity where we created cars and a variety of ramps to see how gravity and friction can impact an object (the car).

We have purchased a new Social/Emotional Curriculum, Trails To Wellness. Staff participated in training last spring, and have started to incorporate Trails To Wellness lessons into their daily teaching schedule. Trails To Wellness is a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum that strengthens academic learning while fostering qualities such as empathy, self-awareness, and respect. The lessons help empower our students to build healthy relationships, manage strong emotions, and make caring, responsible decisions. More information about Tails To Wellness can be found by using the following link:

https://trailstowellness.org/our-programs/social-and-emotional-learning

Wednesday, October 4, 2023; 1:00 pm dismissal

Friday, October 6, 2023; Monthly Student Awards

Monday, October 9, 2023; Schools Closed-Indigenous Peoples' Day

Wednesday, October 11, 2023; 1:00 pm dismissal

Monday, October 16, 2023; Open House - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Wednesday, October 18, 2023; 1:00 pm dismissal

Wednesday, October 25, 2023; 1:00 pm dismissal

Thursday, October 26, 2023; Picture Day

Friday, October 27, 2023; Halloween Happenings

(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.

• 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