Annual Take Your Child to Work- Ahmed was very lucky to spend yesterday with his dad at Ally.  I know he had a wonderful day seeing where and how his dad works!!!

Congratulations Ahmed- You are hired!!!

Good Morning,

We will begin our annual Ramadan Food Drive on Friday April 26th  and will run until Thursday May 2nd. That gives us 5 school days to collect as much nonperishable food items as possible for families in our community who are fasting and having difficulty feeding their families.   I am pleading with you to speak to your students about the importance of helping the less fortunate.  This is a lesson that they will never forget and mold them into compassionate and caring individuals.  Our goal is that each student AND staff member bring in a minimum of 5 food items.  Do everything you can do to encourage them, even if it means bribing them (polar points).  Please make sure students are not bringing in perishable items or items that are expired.  We can not serve these items to our families. I thank you in advance for your generosity and compassionate hearts.

Thanks,

Lowrey School

Please remember to wear RED tomorrow for a RED-OUT for  Care to the Core.

If they do not have red, they may wear black or white.

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ICE CREAM! ICE CREAM! ICE CREAM!

 Attention Parents,

On Thursday, March 28th, PTA will have an “ICE CREAM SANDWICH SALE!” fundraiser. If your child would like to purchase ice cream, they can bring money to school to pre-order now through Friday. Ice cream will be delivered to their class on Thursday between 2:00 and 2:30

Ice Cream Sandwiches – $ 1.00

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

From the desk of the Kindergarten Teachers:

As educators, our hope is to develop joyful, self-directed, engaged learners. Learners who are curious about the world around them, who are excited to take on challenges, who are willing to take risks, and who are resilient and flexible in the face of failure.  Our goal here at Lowrey, is to have learners who have a growth mindset.

The Kindergarten TEAM has found that building a classroom culture of growth mindset changes how students approach their learning, and is transformational in helping them build the habits of mind to be successful within and beyond the classroom. As one of our kindergartners explains, “If you don’t know how to do something, you can try it again and again and fix your mistakes, and if you don’t give up, you really showed growth mindset.”

We start by asking our kindergartners to share how their muscles get stronger.  We give our students the example of working out our muscles through exercise to working out our brains through the effort of purposeful practice (building stamina). By showing brain images of growth, students can discover the way that their brains change as they learn new things.

You can also extend and enrich this understanding of growth mindset by reading aloud literature that celebrates a growth and facilitating discussions about how growth mindset plays out in different contexts. Students may also be inspired to read the biographies of famous athletes or thinkers who overcame huge obstacles and who embody a growth mindset…

Dear Families,

On Monday, April 8^th we will be going on a field trip to the Detroit Zoo. We are leaving the school at 9:00 am SHARP and will return back to Lowrey at 2:30 pm. The students will be able to see a variety of zoo animals and their habitats.  Please be on time, buses will leave at 9:00!!!

     The cost of the field trip is $10 per child.  Please sign the permission slip and return with money by FRIDAY, March 22nd. $10 will cover the admission to the zoo and transportation.

Your child will need a bag lunch with a drink. NO GLASS BOTTLES! So please pack your child a healthy lunch to eat! Students may bring money for the gift shop, but please remember it is their responsibility to keep the money.

We will take the first 5 parents to help out on the trip. Parents will be chaperoning so they are not to bring younger siblings with them.  The bus will be able to seat 5 parents from each Kindergarten class only. I- CHAT forms must be turned in along with both sides of your driver’s license to chaperone.  This is a district policy and is being heavily enforced.  If you want to come along you are more than welcome to follow us in your vehicle.  The cost for parents will also be $10.  In addition to the cost for admission it is a $12 parking fee if driving separately.

Thank you,

Kindergarten and Y5’s Teachers

PIZZA! PIZZA! PIZZA!

Attention Parents,

On Thursday March 14th, PTA will have a “Pizza for Snack Day!” fundraiser. If your child would like to have pizza for snack on that day they can bring money to school to pre-order now through Thursday. Pizza will be delivered to their class on Thursday between 1:30 and 2:00.

Pizza slice – $ 1.00

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

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