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Wetherbee First Grade Students in Mrs. Twomey's class had an extra special reading time this week when Senator Payano and two School Committee members, Ms. Bertolino and Mr Suriel all read to them. The group also engaged with an 8th grade History class. Wetherbee School thanks our visitors for taking the time to come to our school!

Oliver School's Safety Officer Batistine gave Lucky a perfect assist during the high energy Celtics Playoff Pep Rally held before break. Students participated in all sorts of games, earned some cool prizes, watched Lucky and team dunk and met Celtics Legend Leon Powe during this exciting event. Thank you to the Celtics community for all you do for our students!

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Watch highlights of the event here.

Senator Payano and School Committee Member Donna Bertolino brought real life examples to a Spark Academy Civics Class and enjoyed a visit to several South Lawrence East Elementary classes earlier this week. The Senator, who attended school in Lawrence, connected with students about culture and politics. Students also performed a dance and enjoyed a read aloud with our visitors. Thank you for all you both do for our students!  Click to flickr.com for more photos.

Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who help to set up and distribute food each month at the Mobile Market. More than 450 families register for this market and the volunteers are critical to getting that much food organized and packed.  Nutrition Services and LPS appreciate all your hard work!

Students at the SES Annex celebrated Autism Acceptance Day on April 2nd with many colorful activities. Everyone made part of a puzzle piece mural in art, found positive words in a scavenger hunt, dressed in all the colors of the rainbow, and as you can see, enjoyed a story time book and colored a character from the book together. 

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Spark Academy celebrated "Miracle March" with creative events all month long. On Homeroom Pride Day, they represented their teacher's college - Vikings anyone? Each grade competed with History riddles, ELA trivia, memorizing the digits of Pi and more all month long. Sparky says "Well Done"!

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Lawrence Public Schools is excited to expand full-day pre-kindergarten programming for the 2026-27 school year! Please see details below and on the flyer, including how to apply to the district-wide lottery:

• Eligibility: Student must be 4 years old by September 1, 2026; can reside anywhere in Lawrence
• Locations: Lawrence Early Childhood Center, 303 Haverhill St. (also known as St. Mary’s); and the Rollins Early Childhood Center (451 Howard St.)
• Hours: Monday-Friday 7:50am-2:50pm

Limited seats are available, and participants will be chosen by lottery. Apply at the following link by April 6, 2026: https://bit.ly/4iSBQE3

This program is a two-year commitment, with the expectation that students will complete kindergarten at the assigned location.

For more information, please check the Full Day Pre-Kindergarten flyers below.

• Full Day Pre-Kindergarten English Flyer
• Full Day Pre-Kindergarten Spanish Flyer

Please note this lottery is only for the limited number of seats in the new full-day preK program. Regular annual enrollment for half day preK (morning or afternoon) is currently ongoing and kindergarten registration will open next month, with space for all Lawrence residents with age-eligible children.

Birria Tacos were a hit at the Guilmette Elementary and Middle School this week. Nutrition Services has been doing samples of new lunch options at different schools around Lawrence this year. Students get to pick a new food to try, have a sampling day and vote to get it on the school lunch menu. Student group Los Tipicos performed for the cafeteria staff to thank them for their hard work!