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Supervision outside begins at 8:50 a.m. Please do NOT drop your child off earlier than 8:50. We do not have adult supervision outside and want our students to be safe.

First bell rings at 9:00, which is when we welcome students into the building. The second bell rings at 9:05, which is when students should be in their classrooms ready for learning. If you arrive after 9:05, you must bring your child to door 1 for drop off so they can get a tardy slip from the office.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

Welcome back to school! We are so excited to start the another year of Illustrative Math with your children. Along with IM, teachers at Lowell have been reading a book about math practices called "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics" by Peter Liljedhal that works well with our current way of doing math in D200.

• Students work in randomly created groups at large whiteboards or in their workbooks.

• Students take turns sharing their thinking

• Teacher acts as a facilitator

• Teacher furthers learning with questioning

• Tasks are given throughout the math block and students and teacher come together to review what they have discovered.
  

With this new model of math learning, students spend time exploring math and making discoveries with their small group. As the teachers move from group to group they will answer questions to move students’ thinking along. However, the teachers won't be giving the answer or telling them step by step instructions. They may ask them questions back in a way to move them in the right direction or simply say that they are in the right direction and keep trying.

• Listen to the types of questions they are asking: Are they always asking questions that stop their thinking (Are we done yet? Am I right? Why do I need to do this?)

• Ask your child "keep thinking" questions (Is that always true? Why do you think that? Can you explain how you know?)

• Ask them who they worked with in math class and how well they worked as a team.

• Support productive struggle at home: Things do not always have to be easy. In fact, the more kids are encouraged to try things outside their comfort zone, the better students they will be as they will learn it is ok to fail sometimes.

• Play games at home: This is good not only in helping develop thinking skills, but also social skills like taking turns.

• Read the IM Unit Overview from your child's teacher that will be sent home at the beginning of each unit: This will give you an idea of the topics being covered and how they are being taught.

• Support the strategies your child is being taught. We realize these may look different than methods you learned, but they are evidence-based and age appropriate. Showing them other methods can make things confusing in the classroom.

• Reach out to your child's classroom teacher or me via email with any questions lisa.mizwicki@cusd200.org

Thank you to families who were able to attend curriculum night. If you were unable to attend, or if you want to review the presentations, you can find all teacher presentations in this document.

"The ART Studio" site includes more about Mrs. Roche, the Art Curriculum & Grading, Student Art Galleries, and Art Links & Resources. In addition, the Site includes the student' favorite "Virtual Art Room"! Access links to Artist Biography Read Aloud books, Artist Bitmoji rooms, and the Game Room (aka ART-cade).

Happy Art Making!
Mrs. Roche

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS:

• Must remain under the supervision of the accompanying adult during the event.  The adult must be present in the stadium at all times during the event. 

• Be seated in the main bleachers or in the south endzone.

• Will not be permitted to congregate in the concessions and/or restroom areas.

• May have bookbags, backpacks, etc. subject to search at any point while on campus.

GUIDELINES FOR ALL GUESTS

• The school district expects mutual respect, civility, and orderly conduct among all people on school property or at a school event.

• The track will not be an area for viewing the game. 

When: Wednesday, October 1, at 4:00 PM
Where: Northside Park; runners should meet at the bottom of the sledding hill\
What: a one mile race! FMS 6-8th graders will be there too to encourage, cheer, and maybe even run with our guests
Who: any registered 5th graders attending one of Franklin’s feeder elementary schools (registered 5th graders ONLY please--no siblings!)
Why: to promote fitness and allow 5th graders to experience the sport of cross country running
What else: runners are encouraged to wear a t-shirt or colors to represent their schools
How to sign up? PARENTS should fill out this Form please!
Merch: we hope to give each runner their own t-shirt after the race! If anyone would like to order some FMS XC merch, this online store is open through the end of the month.
Questions? Please contact FMS cross country coaches Dan Nielsen and Ashley Atchison

Bring the Fall vibes to your front porch while supporting Lowell School! The Lowell PTA has partnered with Barn Owl to offer beautiful fall plants that give back. The profit from each mum and kale/cabbage sold goes directly to Lowell school. See the image below for more information!