The Spelling Bee at Temple Emanuel

by Hailey

On February 18, 2010 at 9:00 am, there was a 100 word long Spelling Bee at Temple Emanuel. Read more

Haiti Gets Hit by Massive 7.0 Earthquake

by Zach

On January 12, 2010 Haiti was hit by a massive 7.0 earthquake.

Around 230,000 to 250,000 people were killed and about 250,000 were injured with 2,000,000 left on the streets. The first country to send relief to Haiti was there neighboring country, the Dominican Republic. Several countries have made an effort to send search and rescue teams but the port was destroyed and only one airstrip was left functioning. Read more

SPELL-IT ARRIVING at LOWRY ELEMENTARY!

by Christian

New at Lowry Elementar, Spell-It has squeezed its way into a few fourth and fifth graders lives.

Spell-It is a very challenging vocabulary class; the words you learn are eighth grade words! The kids take home worksheets, which are the children’s spelling homework for the week. The sheets are the second place to find the words. During every unit of words the kids get a long list of words for that are divided by language of origin such as Greek, Spanish, Latin, etcetera. Read more

GT the Explosion of Fun

by JT

Certain students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Lowry Elementary participate in the Gifted and Talented program.

Sydney Heck, a student in the GT program, says, “It rocks because it gives kids to excel in reading, writing and math.”

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Student Behavior

by Avery

How do your students behave? Mr. Tony Lindsay, fifth grade teacher, says, “They behave pretty good.” He monitors their behave by keeping track of it on a chart.

Now you know how Lindsay thinks about his students’ behavior, and how he monitors it, too.

The Buzz about the Spelling Bee

by Kaela

Have you ever been to a spelling bee? Well guess what? On December 8, 2009, the ten students who got the highest score on the Spell It spelling test went to RMSEL (Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning) to have a spelling bee.

The Lowry students, their supporters and of course, Mrs. Spampinato took a bus to RMSEL. Read more

The Ultimate Place Called Balarat!

by Hailey

October 21st through the 23rd, the fifth graders at Lowry Elementary went to Balarat Outdoor Education Center.

Balarat is located in Jamestown, Colorado and helps students learn team building and about nature. Balarat is not a one day field trip. When the fifth graders went, they stayed there for three days and two nights. They had to sleep in bunk beds, not in regular beds like in most homes. Read more

Literacy Night ROCKS!

by Noah

Lowry students were invited to Literacy Night at school on November 12, 2009. Read more

Thanksgiving Lunch

by Jay

Lowry students had a Thanksgiving lunch on November 20, 2009. Read more

Origami

by Christian

Fifth graders in Lowry Elementary G.T. are doing origami for their first GT Math unit. Read more

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