End of January - Important Information and Updates

Dear Lincoln Families,

Please  take a look at some of the wonderful things taking place at Lincoln School and what's coming up!

Book Mark Contest

Thank you to all the students who participated in this year’s Bookmark Contest with the theme: “My School Library is Awesome because...”.  96 students participated and 9 were chosen to send to the statewide competition.  These students include:

From the First Grade:

Aya Bernstein and Zoe Morse, both in Mrs. Nagle’s class

and Benjamin Spicer  in Mrs. Kennedy’s class

From the Second and Third Grade:

Joseph Bellistri in Mrs. Anzalone’s class

and Jane Baker and Elayna Clark in Mrs. Thomashow’s class

From the Fourth & Fifth Grade:

Kenzo Valentin in Mrs. Bradford’s Class and

Kennedy Burke and Grace Fantozzi in Mrs. Hunt’s class

In honor of these 9 students, copies of their bookmarks will be available sometime next week so that all students will receive one.   Here is a sneak preview of the 9 bookmarks below.

Congratulations to these 9 individuals, but more importantly, thank you to everyone who participated.  We will have an amazing display of your beautiful bookmarks posted in the library soon.

Genre     Projects
From Grade 5 - Ms. Wallace

          "One of the most valuable (and enjoyable!) things you can do as a reader is dabble in different genres.  Although it is nice to read what interests you, limiting yourself to only one type of book can narrow your reading experiences and get very BORING!  It is very important to explore different genres to get a taste of all that is out there.  Who knows, you may even find a new favorite!"   Ms. Tricia Wallace, Grade 5

Students in Tricia Wallace's fifth grade are learning about different types of literature through monthly genre book projects.  Each month features a new genre and related creative project.  In December, students explored different types of folklore.  They read various myths in small groups and worked together to summarize the story.  Following this in-class group work, students were given several weeks to complete a "Peek-A-Boo" poster project. Each student was asked to re-write the myth from the perspective of one of the characters in the story and construct a poster featuring that character with a spot for his/her face to peek through!  Students shared their work with one another, taking on the persona of these characters and reading their summaries.  Here are a few photos of the final products! They did a fantastic job!!! 

Waste Free Day at Lincoln School ~ next Monday, Feb. 1st

The Lincoln School Green Team is planning a Waste Free Day at Lincoln for next Monday, Feb. 1st and we are asking all Lincoln School members to try to pack snacks and lunches that generate trash as little waste as possible - preferably none!  The Lincoln School Green Team is encouraging everyone to use as many reusable containers as possible.  For example, if you bring food in plastic baggies, please consider returning the baggies home to be reused.  Other suggestions for your consideration include: using a thermos; reusable water bottle; reusable lunch bags; packing snacks that do not have a lot of packaging; etc.  Please talk about it with your family, we bet you can think of many more ways to have a zero waste lunch and snack.  

We recognize that students getting school lunch will be limited in what they can do - but we are asking for everyone’s extra efforts to recycle properly and return any unopened food items to the lunch counter if they came from a school lunch.                                                                                             

We conducted a “surprise” lunch trash audit on Monday, Jan. 25th and we will be conducting another trash audit on the Waste Free Day - next Monday, Feb. 1st.   The student Green Team will be compiling data comparing the 2 audits to share with the entire school.  Please join us in being Waste Free next Monday, Feb. 1st.  

Sincerely,

Lisa Cormier, Assistant Principal

Lincoln Sweat Shirts are on sale each morning before school in front of the school library! 

We are selling both youth and adult sizes.  If we do not have the size you are looking for, simply fill out an order form, and we will place your order. Youth sizes are $35.00, and Adult sizes are $40.00.  All proceeds will go towards running our school store and creating a school news paper.   We hope to purchase a cabinet in the near future that will contain all of the sweatshirts, T-shirts and other school supplies we will be selling. Our intention is for the school store to be a valuable learning experience for students in all grades.  The  upper grade students will also work with lower grade students to make change, count and more.

            Would Your Child like to Be Principal for The Day?    

Raffle Tickets are on sale this week and next!  The last day to purchase tickets will be on Thursday, February 4.

Students in grades 4, 5 have been volunteering to sell tickets before and after school this week and next!

Fifth Grade Morning Announcers will announce the names chosen from K - 2, and  3 - 5 on Friday, February 5, 2016.  

Don't forget to purchase your raffle tickets!  1 ticket = $2.00,  5 tickets = $8.00, and 10 tickets = $15.00                                  

Upcoming Trivia Bee 

The following students and staff will be participating in the WFEE sponsored Trivia Bee on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Lynch School:

1.  Beau Brissette - Ms. Hunt

2.  Ryan Kishna - Ms. Ostler

3.  Cam Sullivan - Ms. Blankenship

4.  Maddie Walsh - Ms.  Wallace

Staff Members Participating are as follows:

1.  Ms. Clough, Principal

2.  Mr. DeBenedictis, Gr. 1

3.  Ms. McElaney, Gr. 4

We hope that many students and their family members are able to join us at this fun event!

Its Not Too Late to Sign Up for Extended Learning Activities at Lincoln School!

Extended Learning Program

We are offering several creative and fun before school and after school programs. We have extended the registration deadline!  For instance, there is Painting, Cooking,Yoga, Movie Making, Team Sports, and much, much more!

Here's is another unique course offering through our Extended Learning Program 
Kids Care Club: Want to help make your school, your community, your world a better place? Then Kids Care is the club for you!  Join other Lincoln humanitarians and work on various service projects each week. Activities will include making toys and treats for shelter animals, sending postcards to children with life threatening illnesses, crafting and delivering Valentines for the elderly, assisting Lincoln teachers, raising funds for a charity, teaching games or reading with younger children and cutting fabric to make shoes for disadvantaged children in Africa.  Each child will receive a volunteer journal to reflect upon the activities and brainstorm/inspire new projects. Volunteering is fun and rewarding.  You CAN make a difference!  There are still spots available! (For students in grades 3, 4, 5)

There are still slots available in several programs.  For course descriptions and to register, please click here. 


There is also a program during February vacation week.  

Walk to School 

“Lincoln School has a Dream….Join the Walk to School Team” in celebration of the Martin Luther King Day on this coming Thursday, January 21st from 8:15 am - 8:30 am.  Please join us on the Main St. side of the school to sign the banner and get your "Walk to School Team" sticker. Anyone who rides to school that morning, can participate by doing a lap around the playground. We hope to see many Lincoln friends walking. 

Lisa Cormier

Assistant Principal

Important Staffing Update -  Reading Specialist, Ms. Barbara Tully, will be retiring from her position and teaching at the end of this week.  Please join me in congratulating and thanking Ms. Tully for her many years of dedication and service to Lincoln School and the hundreds of students she has worked with. The staff and students will greatly miss Ms. Tully.  A search is underway for selecting a new reading specialist.  Once we have completed the hiring process, I will share this new information.  

It's Cold Out There!

Please remind your children to bring or keep snow pants and winter boots in school each day.   Also, Please help us keep all students safe by reminding them that there is no sledding/sliding down the hill in the front of the school and no sliding down the polls located on the front steps. 

Thank you,

Kelly Clough 

Winter Weather is Here!

 Dear Families,

Winter clothing reminders: We would like to remind all families that with the onset of snowy weather, we have guidelines for the playground use at recesses.  Only students wearing winter boots will be allowed to play on the field when there is snow present or if the field is wet.  Students not wearing boots will be asked to remain on the pavement in order to keep their feet dry.  Students also may bring in snow pants also if they wish to play in the snow.

All of our Lincoln students and staff were invited to attend a multi-cultural theatre program presented by Mr. Leland Faulkner, a master of visual theatre. Mr. Faulkner has traveled around the world and integrates his international experiences into his performances. He captured the children's imagination through shadow play, illusion, origami, and characters from around the world. The children and staff were truly delighted throughout his presentation and on the edge of their seats, eagerly awaiting Mr. Faulkner's next creative surprise! Please ask your children to tell you something about this uniquely creative presentation and what he/she liked best! Below are a few snapshots from this morning's performance.

A Special Thank You to our LSPA, who sponsored and supported this terrific program for Lincoln School.

Mr. Leland Faulkner

Also, Please take a look at the Lost and Found!   We already have an extensive collection in the Lost and Found (in the cafeteria) of winter hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, boots, coats, fleeces, sweatshirts, lunchboxes, water bottles, plastic food containers, and much more!  Please also encourage your child to take a look there for any missing items. Parents are also welcomed to look through the Lost and Found items.

"We Want to Go Home!"  

"Does Anyone Know who We Belong To?"

A Look Ahead - Sing America The Beautiful!

Principal For The Day - This February!!!!!

Want to Be Principal For the Day?

February, 2016

Purchase Raffle Tickets Before or After School, in front of the school library, beginning this week!

 

1 Raffle Ticket = $ 2.00     

5 Tickets = $ 8.00                 

10 tickets = $ 15.00

1 Student from Gr. K – 2, and 1 Student from Gr. 3 – 5 will be chosen in a few weeks.  These 2 students will each have an opportunity to serve as Principal For The Day during the month of February.

Parents, Do You know about Growth Mindset? Please Read about this Important Topic

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