Happy Summer to All!

Hello Lawrence Families,

June has Arrived!!

Upcoming Events:

Friday, June 1, 2:15-3:00pm-Incoming Kindergarten in person visit at Lawrence 

Tuesday, June 6 via Zoom-Incoming Grade 6 meet and greet from 8:05-8:40am

Tuesday, June 6 (June 8 rain date) - Spring Picnic-5:30-7pm

Thursday, June 8 via Zoom-Incoming Kindergarten meet and greet from 8:15-9:00am

June 14 - Grade 8 to Six Flags

June 14-Grades K-3 Field Day-Seventh graders assist younger peers.

June 15-Grades 4-6 Field Day-Eighth graders assist younger peers.

Grade 8 Graduation will be on Tuesday, June 20th at 4PM-outside.  If there is rain, we will be in the auditorium.

June 21-Last day of school with a noon dismissal.

Guest Blogger

Vice Principal

Dominique Ferdinand.

The month of May brings good weather and we are ready for some quality outside time.  May is also the month when we have some wonderful school and community activities.

Our first big event is Family Fun/International Night. It is packed with activities for families to

engage in. Many beautiful cultural artifacts of the Lawrence community will be on display for all to see and cherish. It will be outside again this year. Please come and participate on May 9th from 5-7pm. 

Then there is the annual Used Book fair where students and families can purchase used books.  Every class will have time to visit the Used Book Fair in school during the week of May 21st.  If you have some more books to donate or if you would like to volunteer some time, please reach out to the PTO. 

Next, May is the month when our third graders have their DPW day and have their Birds of Prey presentation. 

Finally, Ms Ahearn will host the choral concerts in the evening on May 25th, and grade-8 Group A will go to Farm School on May 30th and 31st.

Here’s to a wonderful May!

Guest Blogger:  Librarian:  Jen Sanders

Caldecott WInners!

For the third year, Brookline Public School libraries have facilitated a Mock Caldecott for the district.  The librarians chose eight potential Caldecott winners -- an award which honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the past year.  This year, the librarians chose books such as Kick Push by Frank Morrison and Berry Song by Michaela Goade.  

Guest Blogger

Vice Principal-Domnique Ferdinand

Here comes February! It is the shortest month of the year, but not the least short in events and
holidays. First and foremost, it is Black History Month. Lawrence staff and students work together to decorate their classroom doors with a theme related to this side of American history. Talk to your children about whom they chose, what theme they picked, and how they contributed to the activity.

Next, there’s Groundhog Day to remind us
whether spring will be here soon. Did the Punxsutawney groundhog see his shadow? Will there be 6 or 8 weeks till spring?

There’s also Valentine’s Day! A day for friends, loved ones, and possibly some chocolate? Are you making a card for someone?  

The 100th day of school will cement that we are past the halfway mark for this school year!  Is there something you can do 100 times?  Can you count to 100?  Can you read for 100 minutes?

Why not join the PTO play? It is so much fun for parents and teachers to act in an original play for the enjoyment of the community!  This month will go fast! Make sure you take the time to enjoy it!

There is no school during February break, which is during the week of February 19th.

Happy February!

Dear Lawrence Families,

Welcome December!  

The classrooms are buzzing with teaching and learning during the holiday stretch.  From Kindergarten to fifth grade, students are engaged in learning about geometric shapes, solving addition equations, learning about shadows, identifying singular and plural words, graphing data, identifying elements of various bridge designs, writing personal narratives, learning how to play complex songs on the recorder,  writing and then solving World Cup math problems using multiplication and division, researching about birds and using the new 3-5 Spelling Connections curriculum.  

In grades 6-8, students are learning about the importance of irrigation technology to support a settled community in Mesopotamia, designing and creating Netflix summary pages based on book group books, learning about the water cycle, practicing how to calculate the area of a circle, studying about Ancient China, reading short stories and then analyzing one story of their choice to write about theme and author’s craft, learning about the  Bill of Rights and analyzing cases that pertain to the those rights, speaking Spanish and French to each other, and so much more. 

In addition to content learning,  grade 8 students continue to be such positive role models as they sign up to be chaperones for the PTO Early Release Movie Days after already providing support during the Apple Pie making afternoons before the Thanksgiving break. They have demonstrated their capacity to be positive role models and contribute to our learning community.  The younger students love having them with them!  

Please know we will have Spirit Days on the four Fridays in December!  This will give the students and all of us a fun way to wrap up each week as we close out the calendar year.  SO...

Friday, December 2= Favorite Sports Team Attire Day

Friday, December 9=Favorite Hat Day

Friday, December 16=Pajama/Comfy Clothing Day

Friday, December 23 (Noon Dismissal )=Lawrence Apparel or Maroon and White clothing day

 Early Release Days in December:

Thursday, December 1, 2022:  All K-8 students are dismissed at 12:40pm.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022:  All K-8 students are dismissed at 12:40pm.

Friday, December 23, 2022:  All K-8 students are dismissed at 12:00pm.

I want to thank the staff for their continued robust and rigorous planning.  I also want to thank you (all the Lawrence families)  for your commitment to working with the Lawrence staff in educating all of our students.  There are many gifts to give and receive during the holidays, none greater than the gift of an education.  

To all of you, I wish you the most relaxing, restful, joyful and loving holiday season.  

Sincerely,

Monica