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LOWRY NEWS February 9, 2017
Thank You for Helping Our Students SOAR!
PTO meeting tonight 6:30pm in the library Lowry Spring Enrichment Sessions Are Coming! Registration Opens Monday, February 20th! The Lowry Elementary After-School Enrichment Program introduces new and exciting learning experiences to Lowry students. Classes meet once every week for six weeks and range in subject so that there’s something for everyone! So far, we have enlisted many courses for the Spring Session, however, more will be coming online as we get closer to the registration date. Courses that are currently part of the Enrichment curriculum are:
Abrakadoodle Art Thread Fashion School Mad Science Fencing Yoga Dance Exploration
Sticky Fingers Cooking Tae Kwon Do Lego Building Club Play On Drama Chess Wizards Soccer Shots
Tiny Tech Club: Robotics Tiny Tech Club:
Animation Watercolor Painting
Registration will be open from February 20th through March 6th. But, get online quickly as space is limited and classes are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Scholarship opportunities are available. If you are interested in a scholarship, please contact Andrea Haupert, Enrichment Coordinator at [email protected] or 303-669-6053. Register online beginning Monday, February 20th at www.afterschooladventures.co (note: this URL is not a type-o, the suffix is “.co" NOT “.com”)
The Penny Harvest is happening now at Lowry so check purses and couch cushions for any extra
pennies hanging around. The theme of this year's Penny Harvest is 'The Great Aviator Race.' Here are the
teams:
Gibson and Roche: F-15 Strike Eagle Tran and Wingard: F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lindsay and Skelskey: B-52 Stratofortress Whitney and Gaiter: A-10 Thunderbolt Krautheim and Marocco: F-22 Raptor
Casteel and Horn: B-17 Flying Fortress Winters-Meyer and Silva: CH-47 Chinook
Ramsey and Epp: UH-60 Blackhawk Gallas and Difani: KC-135 Stratotanker
Baldwin and Morin: B-24 Liberator
Bank pennies must be unrolled before going into the classroom penny bag. Student Ambassadors voted to
earmark all money raised to Mr. Val's Computer Lab. The Penny Harvest runs through Friday, February
24th.
Dining for Dollars Mark your calendars for the next event: Tuesday, February 28th: Garlic Knot Pizza and Pasta - Mayfair Location. ALL Day long! Dine-in,
take out, or delivery (within delivery area). Garlic Knot will give 20% back to the school. The only way to make this program successful is if YOU participate! So, spread the word to your
neighbors and friends and have them mention Lowry Elementary. Your support helps fund extra valuable support staff such as paraprofessionals, music, Gifted and Talented and more.
GIRLS ON THE RUN is returning to Lowry Elementary!
This after-school running program is for girls in 3rd - 5th grade.
Programs dates/times --- MONDAYS --- March 6 through May 15 --- 3:00 - 5:00
Designed to allow every girl to recognize her inner strength, the Girls on the Run curriculum inspires girls through an innovative program that combines training for 3.1 mile run/walk race with a fun, health education lesson plan. Even if she doesn't like to
run, your daughter can hop, skip, speed walk, or dance toward her goals.
We are excited to have three coaches to lead our Spring 2017 program:
* Practice will be held at Lowry Elementary, Mondays 3:00 - 5:00 (transportation home must be
provided)
* Practice starts Monday, March 6th and continues through Monday, May 15th
* Girls/coaches will run in the Colfax 5K on Saturday, May 20th (City Park)
* GOTR has a $95 registration fee: this includes weekly training (10 weeks), t-shirt and race
fee
Registration for the Spring program is now open. Please register
directly: http://girlsontherunrockies.org/program/registration/
(Note that our team is limited to the first 16 girls to register.)
Please contact Deanna Holliger at [email protected] with any questions.
FREE PARENTING SEMINAR: We are excited to announce a FREE seminar on February 15 at 6:30 pm in the auditorium. The seminar will be led by Sarah Howard of Behavior Frontiers. She will help to teach us how to navigate through typical child behaviors. The seminar is FREE to all Lowry Elementary parents and guardians. Childcare is provided by RSVP only. Please RSVP to Charis Sederberg, [email protected]. We are hoping to continue with other seminars depending on interest. Hope to see you there.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2/13 “B” week
Penny Harvest to 2/24
2/14 Spirit Wear sales am
Valentine Parties in afternoon
2/15 Spirit Wear sales am Shakespeare 3-4:15 FREE Parenting Seminar 6:30 pm
2/16 Spirit Wear sales pm Basketball Amesse at Lowry @ 4:30 pm
SPRING CLASS
PICTURES
2/17
2/20 “A” week
NO SCHOOL
Enrichment Registration opens
2/21 Spirit Wear sales am Blackjack Pizza Day Kinder Assemblies StarLab 9:30 – 3:00 Basketball Fairview at Lowry @ 4:30 pm
2/22 Spirit Wear sales am Shakespeare 3-4:15
2/23 Spirit Wear sales pm SUPER CITIZEN Assemblies 12:30, 1, 2:00 Basketball @ Smith 4:15 pm
2/24 SCHOOL
SPIRIT DAY
Penny Harvest Ends
GT Field Trip to Film Festival 9-1
Missoula Theater Company The audition for the Missoula Children's Theatre
production of The Tortoise vs the Hare will be held on Monday, February 27th at 3:00
p.m. in the school auditorium. There are roles for those students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Approximately 50-60 students will be cast to appear in the show with
the MCT Tour Actor/Director. There is no guarantee that everyone who auditions will be cast in the play. Students wishing to audition must arrive by the scheduled
starting time and stay for the entire two-hour session. The first rehearsal begins approximately 15-30 minutes after the audition.
This is a group audition–no advance preparation is necessary, but a smile never
hurts. Students should just be ready to come and have a good time!
Rehearsals will be conducted every day from 3:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium and
room 141 in the school. Although not all cast members will be needed at every session,
those auditioning must have a clear schedule for the entire week and if selected, be able to attend all rehearsals required for their role. A detailed rehearsal schedule will be
distributed at the conclusion of the audition. Cast members scheduled for the full 4½ hours of rehearsal will be asked to bring a sack dinner and/or snack.
The performances will be held on Saturday, March 4th at 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and
will be presented at the Lowry Elementary School Auditorium. The students in the cast may be called for dress rehearsal before the performance that day. All those cast must
be available for all scheduled performances.
Contact Kim Eikenberry (303) 726-2788 with any questions.
GT Corner: Save the Date for Lowry Critter Club @ CEFF Eco Expo, Saturday 2/25, 10-6
TWSP: Our 4th/5th grade Critter Club Change makers have teamed up this year to create handcrafts to fundraise for The Whale Sanctuary Project (www.whalesanctuaryproject.org) at the Colorado
Environmental Film Festival's Eco Expo (www.ceff.net) on Saturday 2/25 from 10-6. TWSP is
currently establishing the world's first model seaside marine sanctuary for current captive and/or injured cetaceans (whales and dolphins) The hope is that captive cetaceans in marine parks globally will be retired from performing tricks in unnatural concrete tanks and transferred into the seaside sanctuary, where they can live out the rest of their days autonomously, in a natural and expansive habitat.
CEFF - As part of our Media and Environmental Literacy unit, Lowry GT Junior Judges formally screened, judged and analyzed films by youth and for youth for the CEFF Judging Committee. The CEFF is a local film fest dedicated to celebrating the power of film to inspire, educate and motivate audiences. CEFF presents thought-provoking films and dialogue that raise awareness and galvanizes viewers into action - through the Eco Expo (see above). www.ceff.net
COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FEST
Saturday, 2/25 10:00-6:00
American Mountaineering Center
710 10th Street Golden, CO 80401
If you can't make the Fest and still want to contribute or find out more, contact: [email protected]
LOWRY SCHOOL SPIRIT~ We are going to have a Lowry School Spirit Day on February 24th! All students are encouraged to wear Lowry gear, including hats, for the day. Buy your gear in the office!! We will be giving away different Lowry Spirit items to one lucky Aviator Ticket Winner on each Friday’s drawing. On the big day, February 24th, we will take a count of how many students have Lowry gear and two winning classes will win a popsicle party!
We need your help selling the Spirit Wear. Volunteers are needed Tuesday and Wednesday morning 7:50-8:10 and Thursday after school 2:50-3:15 in February. Please sign up with the link below. Thank you in advance for your help! www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4FA8AF23A6FC1-lowry1
Saturday Night Fever - Spring Auction, April 22, 2017
Break out your bell bottoms and start brushing up on your disco moves - the '70s are coming to Lowry! Mark your calendar because tickets will go on sale soon for our largest fundraiser of the year - Saturday Night Fever on April 22. We will have a ton of fun, food, libations, and an awesome band - Boogie Fever! But we need YOUR help to make it the best auction yet. Our goal is to have every family get involved: donate something to be used as part of the silent auction, contribute time/money/ideas to your child's class auction project, and show up to the event ready to raise money for our amazing school! Right now we are in need of "get-aways and adventures" to auction off. If you have a mountain house, know someone with a condo in Palm Springs/Seattle/Florida/Etc., have airline miles you can donate, or have a connection at a river rafting company/hot air balloon business/horseback riding company/etc. please ask them to support our school with a tax-deductible donation and/or reach out to [email protected] if you want some help with the asking. Don't just assume someone else will get the donations - we need YOUR help! Shopping at Office Depot? Please be sure to use School ID #70124382 at checkout. (either online or at the store). 5% comes back to Lowry in a check that Ms. Maureen uses to buy more school supplies!! There are $5 off coupons on the community table good for the month of February.
Lowry Yearbook: --- Parents, we need your photos for our yearbook. Please contact Mr. Val
([email protected] ) in order to get a Lifetouch invitation to be an official photographer for the Lowry 2016-2017 Yearbook. Your help is appreciated! --- The Yearbook Team Email all newsletter submissions to: [email protected] by Friday at 3:00 pm in order to be in the following Thursday folders and /or newsletter / Lowry Blast.
