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Message from Principal Phelan
Greetings Lowell School,
Happy Halloween! It sure looks like the weather is fully cooperating today. I'm also sure all the ghosts and goblins are excited to trick-or-treat tonight! Containing their excitement must be hard today, seeing as it's been two years since they were last able to enjoy this childhood tradition.
Friday, was indeed the highlight of our week at Lowell. We kicked off our student Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Council. All students were welcome to attend our kick-off meeting. Over 70 students came to the library for a meeting to learn about our purpose. I began asking them why they wanted to join and what they were hoping to get out of the membership. Here are some of the responses we heard.
The (Council) can
-help people that don't belong
-help people that can't make friends
-understand people are different
-be for people that feel they're not normal because there is no such thing as normal because they are unique in their own way
-If someone doesn't feel accepted, make them feel accepted
-help respect other peoples culture
-I want to belong
-Be kind to each other
-Treat others the ways you want to be treated
-What you give to the world you get back
-If you are different, it doesn't make you strange or weird it makes you special
-It doesn't matter what skin color you have, be kind
Because the turnout was so high, we've decided to break the council into four smaller groups.
- Kindergarten through grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, and grade 5. The adults supporting our students will be Mrs. Phelan, Mr. Chen, Ms. Jacovides, Ms. Cochrane, Mr. MacLellan, Mrs. McCready, Ms. Miller, and Mr. Pettiglio.
We will use the Welcoming Schools curriculum to frame our work going forward. Many students expressed the opportunity to continue our student presentations based on what makes me unique. The biggest takeaway was that many students recognize the need to feel like they belong and provide an environment where everyone feels welcome. It was truly heartwarming and inspiring.
Have a wonderful first week of November!
Stacy
PICTURE RETAKES
Picture retakes will take place on Thursday, November 18th. Please use this link to order online!
Vote for Our Future
Parent Teacher Conferences
Conferences begin on Tuesday evening. Conferences with teachers will take place via Zoom. Thursday, November 4th is an early-release day. Students can opt to take a grab and go lunch to eat at home. There is Extended Day.
Here is the complete November conference schedule.
Early-Release Days with a 12:15
Thursday, 11/4 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Tuesday, 11/9 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Evening Conferences
Tuesday, 11/2 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Monday, 11/8 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
The conference sign-up links will go live on October 25th. Please visit Lowell's Website to sign up for a conference time.
LAYERED CLOTHING AND WATER BOTTLES
The temperature is very tricky to gauge! In the morning it is quite chilly, but as the sun comes up it shines into our room making it quite warm each day. Please remind your child to dress in layers to accommodate our varying temperatures and to also bring in a reusable water bottle so they can drink throughout the day.
LOWELL SCHOOL GARDEN - HELP WANTED!
Below is a message from Judy Fallows, School Garden Coordinator:
We've got to get things moved out of the current garden area before the snow flies! I've put together a signup Genius to gather some help.
James Russell Lowell Elementary School
Main Office ext. 33001
Email: stacy.phelan@watertown.k12.ma.us
Website: https://lowell.watertown.k12.ma.us/
Location: 175 Orchard Street, Watertown, MA, USA
Phone: (617) 926-7770
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JRLowellElementary