2019-2020 CORRECT supply list for 4th and 5th grade

The Lincoln Lincs that was just mailed out inadvertently had some errors in it.

For 4th and 5th grade, here is the CORRECT list of supplies.

So sorry for the inconvenience!

Grade 4 Supply List:
Crayons or Colored Pencils- 24 count
3 Highlighters
36 Sharpened #2 Pencils (non-mechanical)
2 Correcting Pens (non-black/blue)
1 Big Eraser
Pencil Box or Bag
Scissors-Child Sized
3 Glue Sticks
3 Solid Colored Folders
1 each of  red, yellow and green
2 Notebook-Wide Lined
1 each of  yellow and green
1 Composition Notebook
Sticky Notes 3x3 (3pk)
Backpack
1 Agenda- available in Lincoln Office

Optional:
         Headphone/earbuds
         Facial Tissue
         Disinfecting wipes
         Loose leaf paper
       
Grade 5 Supply List:

Crayons OR Colored Pencils- 24 count
2 Highlighters
36 Sharpened #2 Pencils (non-mechanical)
2 Correcting Pens (non-black/blue)
1 Big Eraser
Pencil Box or Bag
3 Glue Sticks
3 Solid Colored Folders
2 Notebook-Wide Lined
1 Composition Notebook
Sticky Notes 3x3 (3pk)
Backpack

Optional:
Headphones/Earbuds
Facial Tissue
Disinfecting Wipes

2019 Edition of the Lincs is in the mail!

The 2019 Lincoln Lincs August special was mailed off on Monday.  Look for it in your mailbox this week to find out about “Meet the Teacher” and other important happenings at Lincoln!

For those who want a head start, or a digital copy, here’s a link for you!

Lincoln Lincs 2019 Back to School edition

Sunday, August 11 9AM to 12PM

Lincoln families, we need your help.  Teachers have been weeding and working on the school grounds – Butterfly garden, front of school and raised bed gardens this summer.   We would like some help this Sunday weeding and spreading mulch and cleaning up the school grounds.  School will be starting shortly and we want to spruce up the grounds.

Join teacher Kimberly Olson and former Lincoln teacher & master gardener Jane Barton in cleaning up the Lincoln grounds in time for the next school year! Weeding, raking, planting, mulching & cleaning up the school grounds to make our space more inviting & beautiful for both our students and the local community!

Please bring your own gloves and rakes and something to drink. We also are in need of wheelbarrows and shovels.

Many hands make for light work. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Like this activity on Facebook  Let us know if you can help   @LincolnK8

Outdoor Classroom

We have been working on getting the outdoor classroom constructed this summer.  But due to a lot of rain and building happening in Rochester we have not been able to secure a reasonable bid for the concrete work.  We are talking to many contactors and adjusting the plan based on comments from the bidders.  If you know anyone that works with concrete and wants to bid on this job please have them contact Jim Sonju  (jasonju@rochester.k12.mn.us)

The good news to report is the steel work for the tables and seating is now down to $7800, which seems reasonable. Davis Woodscapes in on board for the wood work. We are looking at an all-weather plywood for the tops/seating, which would be more economical than going with a solid board and with a poly coating would be impervious to the weather.

Lego League teams are forming for the 2019 season!

Open to students grades 1-8:

First Lego League (FLL): Kids grade 4-8 work on teams to tackle an important STEM project on an annual challenge theme. We know so far the that this year's challenge, "CITY SHAPER," will involve urban planning. In parallel to the research project, teams build and program a Lego robot capable of running an obstacle course on the same theme. This is a competitive activity that emphasizes teamwork, mutual respect, creativity and problem-solving. Teams meet 1-2 times weekly (by consensus of coaches' schedules) to work on their project and robot programming. The teams show of their skills at a regional tournament [currently Saturday December 14th at Willow Creek middle school]. For the past 2 years, Lincoln has fielded teams that advanced to the sectional tournament in St. Paul!  New students and parent volunteers/coaches are always welcome. In order to have enough time to prepare for the regional tournament, those interested should contact John Kisiel (panopticon1@yahoo.com or 507-208-0211) BY AUGUST 20 to register or learn more. Teams will start working on their challenge by Labor Day.

FLL Jr: Kids grade 1-3 work in teams to build and program a Lego model with motorized parts and simple machines that articulates concepts of the annual challenge theme ("BOOMTOWN BUILD"). Their model must incorporate their research and learning about the theme.  This is a fun and non-competitive  way for students to learn teamwork, basic programming. No experience needed for either students or their parents.  Contact Dan Hromis ( dhromis@gmail.com, 507-269-8910) to register or learn more.

Costs of participation are generally divided equally among teams based on the number of participating students. Parents are encouraged to volunteer or coach so that we have the capacity to adequately staff teams formed for interested students.

Playground update

We are in the process of getting a new playground that will be free of puddles.  New drainage system has been installed with numerous grates for water collection.  The parking lot has had trees removed and the lot will also be resurfaced.  

Our gardens suffered a bit, but many of the plants are recovering.

Third Grade Parents from Last Year (Cabbage Project)

How are your cabbage plants doing?    With all the rain our four control plants at school are getting really large and are ready for harvest.  Remember we need a picture of your child and the plant either harvested or ready to harvest.  Send the images to your last year’s teacher

cagraff@rochester.k12.mn.us or jahowes@rochester.k12.mn.us

We would like to put the pictures on display the first week of school.

If you ate the cabbage, please tell us how you prepared it

Future Kindergarten Students

Last year’s kindergarteners planted mini gourds and pumpkins for this year’s kindergarten students.  The rain and weather were hard on our gardens but the gourds and pumpkins seem to be doing fine.