August LincolnLincs Now Available - Back to School Edition!

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It’s back to school time, and important information is available in the August LincolnLincs! The August LincolnLincs is available to you in three ways:

1. CLICK HERE FOR A PDF copy of the August LincolnLincs
2. The August LincolnLincs newsletter will be mailed to every Lincoln family household on August 16. Watch for it in your mailbox! The August LincolnLincs is the only paper edition of the LincolnLincs published during the school year.
3. Attached to this week's Parent e-files is a PDF file of the August LincolnLincs.

The LincolnLincs ONLINE newsletter is your source for information throughout the school year. Visit www.lincolnlincs.blogspot.com frequently for updates on news, events and notifications from Lincoln K-8 Choice School.

How can you get notified directly when new articles are posted on the LincolnLincs? Enter your email address in the “Follow by Email” box at the left of the LincolnLincs main page. You will receive a confirmation email – follow the directions to complete your subscription. Once you are subscribed, you will receive an email every day that contains all the new articles on the LincolnLincs that were posted that day.
If no new articles were posted that day, you will not get an email that day. It's a great way to keep up with Lincoln news!
Note: Information can be sent home on paper for families with barriers to internet access – please contact your teacher for more information.

Lincoln Projects Need Volunteers

Please look at the two requests below and see if you can help out.

Project 1 - IBM On Demand Community Hours for 2013 
If you know of a friend, family member, relative, or neighbor that works for IBM and has On Demand Community hours for 2013 and has not designated them to another organization and would be willing to use them toward Lincoln please contact Michelle Schlicht at 258-1258 or email schlicht@us.ibm.com.
We need 200 hours or more in order to qualify for an IBM Grant. We currently have about 60 hours.
IBM has a limited amount of money it gives out, so we need this information ASAP. If you or anyone you know anyone that has On Demand Community Hours and is willing to designate them to Lincoln, please contact Michelle.

Project 2 - Attention Lincoln Gardeners, Big & Small!
What: Back-to-School Garden Spruce-Up
When: Tuesday afternoon, August 20th Time: 3pm-5pm
Where: Meet at the Butterfly Garden
Bring: garden gloves, a weeding tool, & drinking water
What needs to be done? weeding the Butterfly Garden, entrance to Lincoln & front of school landscape, clean out the green house, put supplies in our new garden shed if it arrives.
Troop Leader, Donna Layton and Master Gardener, Jane Barton will be there too!
Please let Donna or Jane know if you're able to attend at bartonjane@charter.net OR Calldgl@aol.com

School Age Child Care (SACC) at Lincoln for the 2013-2014 Year

School Age Child Care (SACC) will be available at Lincoln for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. There are still a lot of openings and registration is ongoing. If you are interested please see the web site at www.rochesterce.org/sacc or call 507-328-4040 for further information.

School Age Child Care (SACC) provides the highest quality enrichment opportunities in a nurturing and safe environment for children in kindergarten through 5th grade. This includes before and after school, Non-School Enrichment Days (NSEDs), Scheduled District Early Dismissal Days, Scheduled District Late Start Days, Inclement Weather Days and Summer Care. The School Age Child Care Program is available at Holy Spirit Catholic School and at Rochester public elementary schools where registration numbers will support an operating site. Contact the web site or the School Age Child Care Office for additional information.