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Grandpa for the win

Lowell Morgan Jarema
The persuasive writing assignment is part of the fifth grade opinion writing unit. Students were charged with coming up with an idea for a costume, supporting the idea with whys, and using evidence...

Education foundation grants fund orchestra pedals, D&D supplies and more

Lowell Morgan Jarema
Flexible seating in a few classrooms at two elementary buildings, high school orchestra looping pedals and middle school Dungeons & Dragons supplies are among grant requests approved recently by the Lowell Education Foundation...

The friendliest store at school

Lowell Morgan Jarema
There are nine special needs students working at the Spirit Store this trimester, and a handful of general education students who work alongside them...

Art & mental health: building skills, processing emotions

Lowell Morgan Jarema
At its base, the unit was about drawing facial features accurately. The deeper task: to process a mood or feeling through art...

‘Bruno makes me feel happy and safe’

Multi Districts Morgan Jarema
Cherry Creek third graders have taken a liking to newcomer Bruno, a therapy dog-in-training owned by teacher Brook Beaufait...

Students learn skills the fun way: making music

Lowell Morgan Jarema
A group of Alto Elementary students took part in 10 one-hour sessions with a music therapist at the Franciscan Life Process Center, thanks to a grant from the Lowell Education Foundation...

Top Chef Lowell

Lowell Morgan Jarema
The activity, in its second year, was kick-started by a $1,500 grant last year from the Lowell Education Foundation...

She’s a model for leadership, addressing big issues

Lowell Morgan Jarema
With a focus on local, national and global issues, Eleanor Cooper has dedicated herself to serving as a voice for minorities, an advocate for change...

Second-graders learn who polluted the Flat River, & how it improved

Lowell Morgan Jarema
The lesson ties in with the second-grade science curriculum and is part of a national freshwater monitoring program...

Bond requests pass in Rockford, Lowell; maintenance levy fails in Sparta

All Districts Erin Albanese
Six districts passed requests, ranging from non-homestead millages to major bond proposals for new and revamped buildings...

Walking in their shoes

Lowell Morgan Jarema
ARROWS class aims to promote compassion, understanding and friendship among general education students and those with disabilities...

Complicated but fun: learning about energy with eggs, balloons, marbles and more

Lowell Morgan Jarema
The project is part of the fourth-grade physical science unit on energy and waves using Next Generation Science Standards...

Well-read and fed, but not sold in stores

Lowell Morgan Jarema
Middle school English teacher Anne Hoekstra tried something new for independent reading projects this year: Students created a cereal based on the novels they read...

Ballot proposal to ask for funds to address infrastructure needs, expected growth

Lowell Morgan Jarema
Voters will be asked on May 7 to consider a $52.1 million bond request that would address infrastructure upgrades and improvements and extend the existing 7-mill levy for another seven years. No millage increase is expected...
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Learning tastes so sweet among winter’s maple trees

Lowell Brett Atwood
The Wittenbach/Wege Center is nature’s classroom for Lowell Area Schools students throughout the seasons. Follow this group of second-graders as they learn about the science of maple sugaring and its history among Michigan pioneers and Native Americans...

Sensory path, movement supports help students get focused, calm

Lowell Morgan Jarema
The tools came from a $370 grant from the Lowell Education Foundation to Vanessa Hogarth, at-risk social worker...
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