Garbage Can Lids Needed

We are in need of two plastic garbage can lids. They should be the 55 gallon type and be plastic and clean. We need to cut holes in them to accommodate some science probes.

Blooming this Spring!

Thank you to Liz Koehler, Jane Barton and Juli Gifford who took advantage of a one day, two hour bulb sale at Sargent’s North and acquired 300 bulbs for $10.00. The bulbs were planted this week in front of the school and in one of the raised beds. Should be a blooming Spring at Lincoln!

Lincoln Grant and Equipment News!

New Classroom Fish Habitats

• This summer Lincoln teachers and Mayo Clinic scientists wrote a proposal for new Portable Fish Habitat system. We were awarded the this system for use in classrooms and in the fish room. It will be monitored, maintained, and supervised by Intermediate students (4/5). Interested students will go through as series of trainings so that they will be able to monitor and operate this system.
• Mayo Clinic has also donated a fish habitat which we have placed in the Basement science room. This habitat will be for growing and studying freshwater fish found in Minnesota. We waiting for a few cabinets to be moved so that we can get this system in place and up and running, 

Other Grants - We have also been notified that we are going to receive two grants in January:

• Dianne Arneson and Aurora Kubach will receive a grant from The Rochester Public School Foundation for $2,500 to purchase iPads for their students.
• Jane Barton received $1500 to fix the greenhouse and to build a storage shed by the raised bed gardens. 

Thank you to the staff who worked on these grants and to our community partners for their support of Lincoln!

Skyward News - Skylert Test Message This Week and Uppers Parents Check Skyward

As you know, Rochester Public Schools is using Skylert as its district-wide emergency notification system. Skylert provides the district with the ability to quickly send mass communication via phone, SMS text message, and e-mail for such things as snow emergencies.

These are the instructions we are forwarding to parents to help them with the Skylert settings in Skyward Family Access. If you would like to modify your settings in Skylert, please follow these instructions:
• Log in to Skyward Family Access from the tab at the left of the Rochester Public Schools home page.
• Click on Skylert on the left navigation bar. Your Skylert settings will display.
• To make Skylert notification changes, click Edit on the right of the screen. Skylert settings are specific to each child in your family.
• Select the type of notification you would like to receive for each phone number you enter. For example, if you do not wish to receive Emergency notifications via telephone (for snow days, etc), de-select the check box for Emergencies.
• Do the same for emails and text message until you have your notifications specified as needed.

During the week of December 3-7, we will be running a test on Skylert to make sure that everything is running correctly.

Uppers Parents and Skyward:
Make sure you are checking Skyward a couple of times a week. This time of year it is very easy for students to get behind. Skyward will tell you the assignments that are missing, a description of the assignment, assign data and most importantly the due date.

Vision and Hearing Screening - December 4

Vision and hearing screenings will be provided for first and third graders; along with vision only for all 7th graders. Screening at Lincoln will take place on December 4th. Vision and hearing greatly affect learning. Rochester public school district strongly encourages all students to be screened. If you would like your student to be excluded, please contact the Health Office 328-3538 to complete an exclusion form, by November 30th.