May Family Newsletter

May 2, 2025

Dear Lowell Families,

Happy May! Here are some updates from the school.

Smarter Balanced Testing: Washington state requires all districts to administer the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) each spring for students in grades 3-8. This assessment has both an English Language Arts and Math test. Fifth graders are also taking a science assessment. Please visit our school website for specific testing dates for your child(ren). See the testing schedule. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Gray, Assistant Principal.

Staff Appreciation Week (May 5-9): Lowell administrators, PTA, and community partners will be honoring this dedicated, amazing staff the week of May 5. If you are able to help volunteer on Monday, May 5, please email Kristin Kryka at treasurer@lowellelementary.org. If that is not possible, we’d love it if your students would write or draw some special cards for each of the staff members who make a positive difference in the lives.

Mark Your Calendar for Math Night:  Lowell is hosting its annual family math night on Thursday, May 29th. We will gather as a community and celebrate Lowell, math, and each other. We will provide dinner and have lots of math games to play. We hope to see you there!

Consistent attendance makes a difference for our students and community and is correlated with high levels of student achievement. Thank you so much for your partnership helping get your students to school, ready for learning and fun each day. 

With appreciation,

Ms. Chelsea Dziedzic (pronounced Jay-Jick), Lowell Principal

Ms. Antonia Gray, Lowell Assistant Principal