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Dear Lowell,

There is no doubt, Mr. Chen gets the picture and video of the week! Thursday, Mr. Chen was taped to the gym wall at the Phillips Building by our K-2 students. I'm sure they came home to tell the tale of Mr. Chen being stuck to the wall. Luckily, Qi, he has to do it all over again on Friday at Lowell West.

With gratitude,

Stacy

Dear School Community,

I wanted share a highlight of our week. Students were so proud of writing their human impact advocacy letters and getting to send them out. I love this unit and am so deeply moved by their advocacy. The future is bright!

All the best,

Mrs. Burton

Dear Parents/Guardian of Incoming 4 th Grade Students:

All children in fourth grade are required by law to have a

recent physical exam on file in the nurse’s office. Any physical

exam after September, 2022 is acceptable for the 2023-2024

school year.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please

feel free to contact me @ 781-899-3705

during school hours.

Thank you.

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society.

Lowell students in grades 3, 4, & 5 have asked to host a student talent show on the last day of school. We want to end the year celebrating and showcasing students individual or collective talent. Please read and fill out the form if you are interested in performing. We sent home paper copies with students today.

We look forward to celebrating our teachers and Lowell School staff all month long! Thank you for all you do!

Please use this link to volunteer or donate a gift card. Thank you!

May FTO Meeting: Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30PM on Zoom

We'll discuss Teacher Appreciation, Field Day, and have a Principal's Update.

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82886605642?pwd=Nk9pcm1UbmVOckV5OHRzMkFsY3dxdz09

Book Fair

Thank you so much for coming out to support our Scholastic Book Fair. HUGE thank you to Ms. McCollum, Ms. Kirby, and our amazing parent volunteers who put the event together --Brooke Burke, Kelly Linehan, and Sara Thompson! We were able to come together as a school and provide wonderful books to our teachers' classroom libraries.

Walkathon

Our top earner for the Walkathon are:

Dear Lowell Community,

Watertown Pride Extravaganza is coming up soon. I hope the students/children in your life feel welcome to attend this affirming event which will happen on Saturday, June 3rd. Here is a link to the site:

https://www.watertownlib.org/676/Watertown-Pride

I also wanted you to know about an event that will be a precursor to the Extravaganza, Design Your Pride Gear on Thursday, May 25, 5-8 pm at the Watertown Free Public Library. We will have many crafting opportunities for all ages: flag decorating, sign making, social justice jewelry making, bedazzling hats and t-shirts, and a lot more. There is no registration, and all supplies and instruction are free.

I have attached a flyer for you to post/distribute to those who may be interested. Families and student groups are more than welcome to come!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Carey

Co-Planner, Watertown Pride Extravaganza 2023

It will be a great 2023-2024 School Year!

President: Brooke Burke.

Vice President - Kelly Linehan

Secretary- Sijy Voit

Treasurer- Keith Ouelette

Teacher Appreciation Day is officially May 2nd. Because our teachers deserve more than a day or even a week we are celebrating teachers throughout the month of May! month.

Week of May 8th: Donuts and coffee breakfast on one day; Notes of appreciation to teachers on another day. FTO

Week of May 15th: Hold a gift card raffle all week long; Candy Cart makes the rounds one day. FTO

Week of May 22nd: Smoothies from Vitality Bowl one day; Stock the Teacher's Lounges another day FTO

Week of May 29th: Host a lunch for the teachers FTO

Since 1972, National School Nurse Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses.

National School Nurse Day was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting.

School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week. National Nurses Week is May 6-12 each year.

We are sharing a Padlet with you to post a picture of your student with a special note attached expressing their appreciation for our teachers or nurses. You can hold a sign in your picture, post a note, write a poem, chalk your side walk and take a picture. You are welcome to express your thanks in your own special way. Please post on our Padlet Wall for all to see!

Monday May 1, 6:30 PM, Affirmation Space for Caregivers of Students from African Descent

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoN1DL2xmo2yhI_cDkVuBn1zo27jkalVXL1OuDmsMXM1Y3Eg/viewform

Tuesday May 23, 7:00 PM, via Zoom

Our next monthly meeting!

Watertown Middle School, 6:30 PM-8 PM, light dinner provided at 5:15 PM

Please see the sign up genius for opportunities to volunteer to help in person or to donate supplies for the May 11th performance for Listen to Sipu at the Watertown Middle School! (You will see other events listed on the form, but we'll be reaching out later about volunteer opportunities for those). We are very excited to share that Branchline will be preparing Wompanoag dishes from their Indigenous Food Week menu for this event! We will also be serving pizza from GiGis.

New student registration for the 2023-2024 Before School and Extended Day Programs for incoming grades K-5 will open at 8:30 AM on Thursday, June 1, 2023. There will be a lottery for enrollment. Please click here to view Watertown Community Education's Smore Newsletter for full details including the registration process, lottery details, and links to the online registration forms. Direct Smore Link: https://www.smore.com/23t9w.

If you have any questions regarding Watertown Community Education's Before School and/or Extended Day Programs, please contact Debi Cornelius at debora.cornelius@watertown.k12.ma.us and Jeff Bodner at jeffrey.bodner@watertown.k12.ma.us.

Our Department of Recreation Spring Programs begin on Monday, May 1.

Brochure is now available for your preview.

If interested, please register for you program of choice today.

Please select the link below to access the specific information.

Watertown Recreation Spring Brochure - 2023

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The Pequossette Summer Program Documentation and Registration Packet is included.

Pequossette Summer Recreation Program Packet

Please follow the directions in this packet and register online.

In addition, these forms must be filled out and returned to the following address: recreation@watertown-ma.gov. The forms are fillable.

A current physical is also required with immunization records.

Regards,

Peter

Peter Centola

Director of Recreation

617-972-6494

617-312-9007

Website: www.recreation.watertown-ma.gov

Facebook: watertownrecreationdepartment

Instagram: watertownrecreation

Twitter: watertownrec

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5/8/2023 (Monday)

9:00AM Bus Evacuation Drill (Lowell West) During the School Day

5/9/2023 (Tuesday)

9:00AM Bus Evacuation Drill (Phillips) During the School Day

ILT Visiting Program (Grade 2) - Mystic Aquarium

6:30PM SEPAC Meeting

6:30PM FTO Meeting

5/10/2023 (Wednesday)

2:45PM Professional Learning Teachers Only

5/11/2023 (Thursday)

School Site Council is postponed until May 18th

6:30PM Listen to Sipu @ WMS

5/12/2023 (Friday)

Classroom Smores go home to parents

5/15/2023 (Monday)

10:00AM Bookmobile Visit (Phillips)

5/16/2023 (Tuesday)

MCAS Math (Session 1) Grades 3, 4, & 5

5/17/2023 (Wednesday) - Early Release

ILT Visiting Program (Grade 3) - Rainforest Reptiles: Adaptations & Variation

Early Release Day

2:45PM Professional Learning

5/18/2023 (Thursday)

MCAS Math (Session 2) Grades 3, 4, & 5

5/22/2023 (Monday)

iReady Assessment Window Opens (5/22 - 6/2) K-5

10:00AM Bookmobile Visit (Lowell West)

5/23/2023 (Tuesday)

7:00PM DIB Council Meeting

5/24/2023 (Wednesday)

MCAS Science (Session 1) Grade 5 only

5/25/2023 (Thursday)

MCAS Science (Session 2) Grade 5 only

Grade 2 Field Trip to Waterworks Museum

5/26/2023 (Friday)

MCAS Make Up

Memorial Day Assembly (TBD)

5/29/2023 (Monday) - Memorial Day No School

5/30/2023 (Tuesday)

ILT Visiting Program (Grade 5) - Discovery Museum Action: Green Engineering

5/31/2023 (Wednesday)

ILT Visiting Program (Grade 4) - GeoDome Building

6/1/2023 (Thursday)

Afternoon: Making PRIDE signs (details TBD) 1:30 in the Gym

MCAS Dates for grades 3,4 & 5

Math

Tuesday, May 16th

Thursday, May 18th

Science - Only Grade 5 takes Science

Wednesday, May 24th

Thursday, May 25th