• Teacher Appreciation Week: This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week! We are still seeking food contributions for Wednesday. See below for more details what the Staff Appreciation team has cooked up for the week.

• Disco Bingo & Class Basket Raffle: Get ready to glow! Disco Bingo is this Thursday, May 7 at 6.30pm! Sign up to volunteer or buy a glow kit and pre-order dinner.

• May PTO Meeting: Our final PTO meeting of the school year is happening May 13, 6:30pm at Bowman. Principal Corduck will be giving a presentation on the Classroom Placement Process. You won’t want to miss it!

• Bowman Student Art Show: Join us on Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 pm for the Bowman Art Show, featuring work by every student. Volunteers are needed to help during the event - please sign up here! 

• Superintendent Coffee Date: Join LPS elementary parents and caregivers on Tuesday, May 19, at 9:30am for coffee and a chat with our Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Julie Hackett.

• Passport to the World: Passport to the World is back on May 29. Sign up here to represent a country!

• Field Day: Bowman's annual Field Day is on June 6. Sign up to volunteer as a chaperone with your child's class or man an activity station. Field day is a lot of fun for students and parents alike!

• Foam Fun Run: New this year is a Foam Frenzy Fun Run as the grand finale of Field Day. All kids will participate and receive a free t-shirt. Please select your child's T-shirt size by May 8!

• PSA: Please remind your kids about bike safety rules in Lexington Center! Bikes should be walked on the sidewalk and no bikes are allowed on the town track.

The Staff Appreciation team is working hard to make National Teacher Appreciation week (THIS week!) a wonderful week for our educators and staff. Many thanks to the families who made monetary and food contributions to help make this a particularly special week; we are very grateful. The week will include brunch and lunch, massages and thoughtful self-care products, and a surprise treat at the end of the week. 

At this time, we are still seeking food donations for Wednesday's event. If you are able to donate, please sign up here. Let’s come together as a community to show our gratitude and make this week truly special for those who give so much to our kids!

All Bowman PTO meetings are open to the entire school community of parents/caregivers and staff. We hope to see you there!

ABOUT PTO MEETINGS

Bowman PTO Meetings are an opportunity to meet other parents/guardians, hear from the school, and get updates on how the PTO is supporting our Bowman community. Each meeting will include a brief PTO update, a presentation from the school and dedicated Q&A time. Presentation topics will rotate throughout the year, focusing on school programs, processes, and topics of interest to families. Submit questions for the Q&A or weigh in on future presentation topics.

As part of the art show this year, we will be revealing our new Bowman Mural by Sharon Swan (a former Bowman Parent!) of Rollerbird Designs.

Special Thanks: This mural was funded through the combination of a LEF grant for an Artist-in-Residence arts curriculum, the Bowman PTO, and generous paint donations from Tomas Curi, a Bowman parent.

Wednesday, May 6 from 7:00–8:00 PM (Virtual)

We’re pleased to share a special event for our elementary school communities. On Wednesday, May 6 from 7:00–8:00 PM, Tom Martellone, Director of Innovation and Instructional Technology for Lexington Public Schools, will lead a virtual presentation on technology use in LPS.

In his role, Tom oversees how technology is implemented across the district, including classroom tools, digital learning, and policies that support student use of technology. This session is designed to help caregivers better understand how technology is used in our schools and what it means for students’ learning and day-to-day experiences. It will also offer practical guidance on how families can support healthy and effective technology use at home. Here is more information on Lexington's technology - https://www.lexingtonma.org/technology

The presentation will run about 60 minutes and will include time for questions and answers. This session was previously shared with another Lexington elementary school community and was well received. We encourage families to attend this informative and timely discussion. 

Click here to join the virtual meeting.

Wednesday, June 3rd (rain date Wednesday, June 10th)

Our annual Field Day is slated for Wednesday, June 3rd. For field day, each grade level takes a turn outside, rotating through stations of organized games and team building activities. Our Physical Education Teacher, Mr. Spiller designs the stations and orchestrates the day. We rely heavily on parent/caregiver volunteers and there are plenty of spots in which help is needed. Sign up here to volunteer for Field Day 2026! We are also planning a cook-out lunch and hired a DJ to add to the fun.

In March, the 3rd graders took their third and final Continental Math League test. Their combined score for the year is 103/108, placing them in the top 17% in the country and in a four-way tie for #3 in New England (wow!). Congratulations to Alison W., Chenglang Z., and Vedi G. for their perfect 6/6 scores on their tests.

Congratulations to third grader Alison W. for a perfect 18/18 across all 3 tests! She is one of only 6 students in New England and 110 students nationwide with such a perfect score.

The 4th graders took their fifth and final test in March. Their combined score for the year is 153/180, placing them in the top 17% in the country and finishing #1 in New England (congrats!). Congratulations to Ida M. for a perfect 6/6 score on her test.

The 5th graders also took their fifth and final test in March. Their combined score for the year is 138/180, placing them in the top 17.5% in the country and finishing #1 in New England (congrats!). Congratulations to Arthur B. for a perfect 6/6 score on his test.

Congratulations to fifth grader Arthur B. for a full year score of 28/30, the highest individual score in New England. He is a regional winner!

Our classes have finished for the year and we have just one final meeting for our awards ceremony in May. Everyone put in a lot of effort this year and should be proud of their accomplishments!

As we look ahead to next year, the Bowman PTO is facing a critical moment. Many of our experienced parent volunteers will be graduating from Bowman this spring, leaving several key leadership roles unfilled.

Most urgently, we must fill the Co-President role on the Executive Board. Without a Co-President next year, the PTO’s ability to operate will be at risk. If we cannot build new leadership now, the Bowman PTO could cease to exist within the next two years.

The PTO is entirely volunteer-run. Without parents and guardians stepping forward, many of the events, programs, and community-building activities our families value simply won’t happen — either because there are no organizers to run them or because there is no fundraising to support them.

The PTO is entirely volunteer-run. Without parents and guardians stepping forward, many of the events, programs, and community-building activities our families value simply won’t happen — either because there are no organizers to run them or because there is no fundraising to support them.

We currently have an urgent need for volunteers in the following roles:

• Co-President (Executive Board) — critical leadership role

• VP Curriculum (Executive Board)

• VP Community (Executive Board)

• Co-VPs Fundraising & Membership (Executive Board)

• Fundraising Team

• Event Planning Team

Taking on one of these roles helps to ensure that the programs and traditions our students love can continue for years to come.

You don’t need prior PTO experience, just a willingness to help and be part of our school community. Whether you can take on a leadership role, join the executive board, or help organize a single event, your involvement can make a real difference.

If you are interested or want to learn more about any of these roles, please reach out. We would love to talk with you about how you can help keep the Bowman PTO strong.

Interested?
Sign up to volunteer in a specific area or email president@bowmanpto.org with questions.

Please remember that it is district policy that anyone who volunteers (lunch, Big Backyard, library, Room Helpers, PTO events, etc) in our school must have a CORI check completed by Lexington Public Schools. CORI checks are good for 3 years. 

For any questions regarding the CORI check, please email Mrs. Ashness (cashness@lexingtonma.org) or Mrs. Barnes (bbarnes@lexingtonma.org) in our Main Office. Do your CORI check now so you do not miss the fun - this can take up to 30 days!

Don't miss events - subscribe to the Bowman PTO Google Calendar:

• On iPhone/Android:Click here to subscribe.
• In Google Calendars, go to "Other Calendars" and use the "+" to add a new calendar "From URL" and paste the link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bowmanptawebmaster%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics.

Visit the Bowman School Calendar and Bowman PTO Calendar for all events.

Stay up-to-date on community news from the LPS PPC (Lexington Public School PTO/A’s Presidents Council), including:

• Estabrook Run of the Mill, May 17, registration is open.
• LEF's annual Celebration for Education, an adult-only fundraiser, is May 9th, 7-11pm
• Kindergarten Connection Parent Forum: What Every Parent Wants to Know! Virtually on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 8-9pm. 
• Try Girl Scouts! Free Hands-On Fun + Summer Camp Registration Event, Saturday, May 9th from 1-3 pm
• LexSEPAC/SEPTA is recruiting board members for 2026 - 2028 school years.
• Festival of Colors (Spring Festival),  Hastings Park, June 07, 2026,  1pm - 5pm

Click here to get details on the events above and more!

From the Bowman Community:

Ignite your child’s curiosity this summer with Sprouting in STEM, a new week-long camp for rising 3rd, 4th & 5th graders designed to spark creativity, problem-solving, and a love of science. Led by two Bowman alums, students will dive into hands-on experiments and active learning—like making ice cream while exploring the thermodynamics of heat transfer, and playing a fast-paced game of tag to understand inheritable traits and natural selection! 

More information and registration link can be found on the website: https://sproutinginstem.wixsite.com/home

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