CRAZY HAIR DAY IS THIS THURSDAY MARCH 24!!!!!

Principal For the Day,  AMY CRONIN, Has Declared Thursday, March 24, 2016

CRAZY HAIR DAY at Lincoln School!

STAFF AND STUDENTS - 

HAVE FUN AND GET 

CRAZY WITH YOUR HAIR!

Upcoming MCAS Assessments

Dear Lincoln Families,

Our students in grades three, four, and five will soon participate in the annual standardized testing program, Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS).  This particular year (2016) is considered a transitional year for these assessments.  The State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has determined that for 2017 and beyond, students will participate in a newly revised assessment system called MCAS 2.0.  At this time, there is limited information regarding the MCAS 2.0 testing assessment.  Once these details are revealed, they will be shared.

With 2016 being a transitional testing year, students in grades three, four, and five will continue to participate in MCAS testing in both March/April and May.  However, the State Department has added some practice test items to the standard MCAS assessment in order to prepare students for the newly revised assessments beginning in 2017 and beyond.    

The revisions made to the assessment consist of a limited number of practice items in both the math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessment.  Please note that for the ELA assessment, a small portion of the newly introduced practice items will be presented in a 60 minute timed session.

In the fall, the scores from the MCAS portion will be scored and reported to both home and school in the usual manner.  The scores from the newly introduced practice test items will be reported as a standalone reporting category separate from the MCAS scores and reporting.  The practice test items will not be factored into students’ MCAS performance.  Please see our assigned testing dates below.

The continued objective of this assessment is for students to have an opportunity to demonstrate their day-to-day learning.  Each is well-prepared and ready to show off his/her many, many skills! 

Sincerely,

Kelly Clough

Principal

ELA MCAS Assessments

GRADE 3:  Tuesday, March 29, Thursday, March 31, 2016

GRADE 4:  Wednesday, March 30, Friday, April 1, 2016

GRADE 5:  Tuesday, April 5, Wednesday, April 6, 2016

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New Principal for the Day - Amy Cronin, Grade 1

Amy Cronin did a fantastic job as Principal for the Day at Lincoln School!

March 16, 2016

Ms. Clough and Amy Cronin, Gr. 1

Attention Grade 4 Parents 
 Please don't forget to join me for a Principal's Coffee this evening!

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Time:  6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Location:  Lincoln Library

Lincoln Students - Don't Forget to Wear Your Gold This Friday!!!

Go Gold Day!

Friday, March 18

A gold ribbon symbolizes childhood cancer.

Wear gold or yellow on Friday, March 18th to show your support and help raise awareness about childhood cancer.

What can I wear?

• Gold jewelry
• Gold/yellow: hat, socks, nail polish, shirt, shoes, hair tie, sticker, etc.!

Bids for Kids!!!!

"Please Help Support our Schools!"  

                                                                          By, Abbie DiMatteo, Parent Volunteer

WFEE Bids For Kids Online Auction is Open Today! Check out the Fun and Creative Offerings Our staff has Come up with!!!!!

Just Bid – curious? www.Biddingforgood.com/wfeebidsforkids

Rock climbing, an indoor skating party or maybe an afternoon of art with me. Sound like fun? These are a few of the teacher led experiences included in the WFEE Bids for Kids online auction that opens today. There are lots more experiences available, including front row seats to 5^th grade graduation. Everything is listed atwww.biddingforgood.com/wfeebidsforkids . Everyone who bids today will automatically be entered into a raffle to win a Chromebook that converts to a tablet.

LOST AND FOUND ITEMS

DEAR LINCOLN FAMILIES,

WE HAVE MANY, MANY ITEMS THAT STUDENTS HAVE LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOL.  

PLEASE COME TAKE A LOOK AT THE LOST AND FOUND DURING PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES, OR AT DROP-OFF/PICKUP TIMES.  WE HAVE DISPLAYED ALL OF THE ITEMS IN THE FRONT LOBBY FOR EASY ACCESS 


ANY ITEMS NOT CLAIMED BEFORE THE SPRING VACATION WEEK WE WILL DONATED TO A LOCAL CHARITY.  DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS BELOW - YOU MAY RECOGNIZE CLOTHING, HATS, MITTENS, GLOVES, WATER BOTTLES, LUNCH BOXES AND MORE!

Who does THIS hat belong to????? :)

Dear Lincoln Families,

As we enter into report card season and MCAS assessments later this month, I would like to take this opportunity to remind families of the importance of regular attendance to school.  To this end, I respectfully ask that parents help their children achieve their best by arriving to school each day on time, and not allowing them to miss school needlessly.  Also, equally important is the need for families to plan vacations and days off from school for travel, etc. during the designated vacation weeks and holidays.  The entire school staff greatly appreciates your ongoing attention to this as we greatly value our contact time with your children.  Below is the schedule for the Spring 2016 MCAS.

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and assistance in your child's education.

Sincerely,

Kelly Clough

IN MARCH/APRIL 2016….

v      Third grade students will complete the MCAS ELA Reading Comprehension assessments on Tuesday, March 29^th and Thursday, March 31^st , 2016.     

v      Fourth grade students will complete MCAS ELA Reading Comprehension assessments on Wednesday, March 30 ^th and Friday, April 1^st, 2016.    

v      Fifth grade students will complete MCAS ELA Reading Comprehension assessments on Tuesday, April 5^th, 2016 and Wednesday, April 6^th, 2016. 

IN MAY 2016….

v      Third grade students will complete MCAS Mathematics assessments on

Tuesday, May 10 ^th and Thursday, May 12 ^th, 2016.

v      Fourth grade students will complete MCAS Mathematics assessments on Monday, May 16 ^th, and Wednesday, May 18 ^th, 2016.   

 

v      Fifth grade students will complete MCAS Mathematics assessments on Monday, May 9 ^th and Wednesday, May 11 ^th, 2016 and Science and Technology/Engineering assessments on Tuesday, May 17 ^th and Thursday, May 19 ^th, 2016.      

Read Across America Video

Hello Everyone,

Please enjoy the video created by LeeAnne Toner, School Librarian and Phil Bellenoit, Instructional Technology Specialist from our Read Across America Day last week!

Read Across America Day

Lincoln School Celebrated Read Across America Day

 and Held an All School Assembly

Ms. McElaney Reading to Gr.  3 Ms. McEleney's Classroom

Ms. Clough and Ms. Cormier
Read Across America /All School Assembly

 Ms. Anzalone reading to Gr. 1,  Mr. DeBenedictis's Classroom

Ms. Bradford reading to Gr. 3,  Ms. Fitch's Classroom

Ms. MacLeod reading to Gr. 2, Ms. Duval's Classroom

Ms. Zermani reading to Gr. 5, Ms. Ostler's Classroom

 Ms. Kennedy reading to Gr. 5, Ms. Wallace's Classroom

Ms. Vozzella and Ms. Hart Join in the Lincoln School Spirit! 

K-2 Winter Concert

Gr. 2 Students - Winter Concert

Students Singing and Signing K - 2 Winter Concert

BRAVO Ms. Garciano  - Another Wonderful Performance!

Don't Forget  Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for this Wed., Thurs., and Fri.  March 9, 10, 11.

We will also be selling our School Sweat Shirts during Conference Days!

All proceeds will go towards our creating our Lincoln School Store and School Newspaper Club

Sweatshirts: 

Youth $35.00 Small, Medium, Large

Adult:  $40.00 Small, Medium, Large, X Large XX Large

Music is in the Air!

K - 2 Concert!

Date:  Wednesday, March 2, 2016  
Time:  6:30 PM
Location:  Lincoln School Auditorium

Did you know?

• The combined results of 12 experimental studies indicate a positive relationship between voluntary music study and math achievement.
• Vaughn, K.  (2000).  Music and mathematics: Modest support for the oft-claimed relationship.  Journal of Aesthetic Education, 34(3/4), 149-66.
• The combined results of 30 studies indicate that music instruction is linked to significantly improved reading skills.Standley, J. M.  (2008).  Does music instruction help children learn to read?  Evidence of a meta-analysis. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 27(1), 17-32.
• On the 2012 SAT, students who participated in music scored an average of 31 points above average in reading, 23 points above average in math, and 31 points above average in writing.
  College Board SAT, 2012 College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile Report.  
• Music training in childhood “fundamentally alters the nervous system such that neural changes persist in adulthood after auditory training has ceased.”
  Skoe, E. & N. Kraus.  (2012).  A little goes a long way: How the Adult Brain Is Shaped by Musical Training in Childhood.  The Journal of Neuroscience, 32(34):11507–11510.

For more information, check out these great sites and articles.

www.broaderminded.com

http://time.com/12086/how-to-make-your-kids-smarter-10-steps-backed-by-science/

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/09/10/343681493/this-is-your-brain-this-is-your-brain-on-music

https://medium.com/@JDKCA/10-reasons-why-classical-musicians-make-the-best-employees-b866df3d619f#.pn0iphspc

(check out number 1!)

 Mary Costello

Director of Music

Winchester Public Schools