Laura Lee Newsletter

Welcome back to all our students, parents, guardians, and staff! We completed our first full week of school (finally), and welcomed some cooler weather this week! It's been great to see so many returning faces, as well as welcoming new ones! I am excited to begin another school year, and am looking forward to witnessing student growth, as well as making many wonderful school memories for both students and staff!

My door is always open, please never hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Cheers to the best school year yet!

Best,

Mrs. Peters

This week's spotlight on learning is Room 1, Mrs. Hanson's classroom:

Welcome back to another school year!!! Students in Room 1, are already hard at work establishing their classroom routines and getting to know each other! In Math, they are working on identifying a scale copy of a polygon. In ELA, we spent the first few weeks getting back into independent reading by reviewing how to choose books that are just right. Also, we are working on asking higher-level questions by using Bloom’s Taxonomy as a guide. Students have started using a new program called Trails to Wellness, which is a program to help us explore social-emotional learning. They are enjoying the program and all the activities that go along with it. Students experienced their first Fun Friday of the year this week and had fun spending time with other students in the building. We are so excited for the school year ahead.

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, September 20, 2023: 1:00 pm dismissal

Wednesday, September 27, 2023; 1:00 pm dismissal

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 the list of all the Sped PAC meeting dates for the school year 2023-2024. All meetings are on Thursday evenings beginning at 7:00 pm. The meetings are being held remotely, with each meeting's link/invite being sent out a few days prior to the meeting.

Sped PAC meeting dates 2023 - 2024

September 21

October 5

November 2

December 7

January 4

February 1

March 7

April 4

May 2

June 6

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