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After more than 40 years, we're still the Greatest School in the Universe!

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Give to the School - a Covid-19 style Lincoln Fundraiser!

Calling all Lincoln supporters! The pandemic has put our beloved Auction fundraiser on hold (stay tuned for a virtual option!) and we are asking for your help to keep the programs that make our school so amazing & unique (you know...the Greatest School in the Universe™) funded. We are grateful for this generous & united community during a season that none among us will soon forget!
Please click the following link to submit a donation, or send a check made to Lincoln PPT to the main office at Lincoln.

Thank you, friends and family of our community, you are what makes us the best school!



 

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Give to the School

 



Friday, September 11, 2020

Lincoln Spirit Wear (we have masks and hats this year!!!)

NEW this year!! Get your Lincoln Spirit Wear online. The Lincoln Spirit Wear Store is open to take orders now until Friday, October 2.

Order online by clicking the link below, or print the order sheet and send in via backpack express.




Tuesday, September 1, 2020

A Letter from Mr. Sonju and a “Welcome Back to School Special” (pandemic style)!


A Letter from Mr. Sonju


Greetings Lincoln K-8 Families!

We are very excited to be back at school with Hybrid Learning this Fall.

These are extraordinary times which means we will need to work even harder as a school community to provide an amazing educational experience for our students.

We are faced with many challenges but it is our job as educators, parents, and students to focus on having a “WE CAN DO THIS” attitude.

We will be focusing on procedures the first weeks of school to help keep each other safe so we can continue with in person learning at school.

We would appreciate your support in discussions with your kids on the importance of wearing masks, washing hands, social distancing while at school, on the bus, etc...

 We will continually be adapting to our situation with flexibility this year.

Here are just a few changes for the start of the year for you to take note of in the first weeks of school.

  • We will not be allowed to have students bring birthday treats to school until further notice because of possible viral/germ transfer.
  • Students will not be allowed to share any food items- snack/lunch.
  • Please see the below information on dropping off and picking up students.

Thank-you so much for all of your support for our students and staff!

Mr. Sonju


Drop-off and Dismissal procedures 2020/2021 school year:


Morning Drop-off



  • Breakfast Procedure:
  • If students plan to have breakfast, they will go directly to the cafeteria, grab breakfast, then go to classrooms to eat.
  • *Koenig/Beeman will have an alternate breakfast location.




  • Dismissal Procedures

2:25 Exit

2:30 Exit

2:35 Exit

K/1   

                                                            5th                        

                

3rd     

  

4th  

2nd

  

Uppers

  • Car line pick-up will be in the same location in the back parking lot by Kindergarten ramp.
  • At the times noted above, teachers will walk students out the door assigned and to the bus lines.
  • Students will have a staggered dismissal time starting at 2:25 to avoid congregated areas.
  • Please do not go into the bus line until your designated dismissal time.
  • By allowing the earlier groups to go it will alleviate the line.
  • We will work with families, so they know to wait on the sidewalk outside of fence near the small playground if walking to pick up kids.


 Welcome Back to “The Greatest School in the Universe”!

The PPT would like to welcome back all our Lincoln Family and to extend a warm welcome to the new incoming students and their families!

Lincoln teachers are no longer able to ask parents/guardians to assist with defraying the cost of various necessary classroom supplies such as disinfectant wipes, Kleenex, hand sanitizer and art supplies, just to name a few. To clarify, this is for items in addition to what is already on the supply list, to restock classrooms as those items run out in the course of the year.

The Lincoln PPT has taken over the responsibility to collect donations and raise funds to cover these costs.  We need your help!  Please consider making a voluntary donation of $25 per child to the Lincoln PPT to help cover the costs of these classroom supplies. 
Click on the link to DONATE via PayPal and support the Lincoln PPT.

    DONATE


Click on the “Donate” button above, or cash or checks are accepted.  Make checks payable to “Lincoln PPT” and write “PPT Classroom Fundraiser” on the memo line.  Donations can also be sent in via backpack express to the school.

 

Due to the Coronavirus we will not be holding out Auction Fundraiser this fall, which is how 97% of our budget is funded. Stay tuned for ways to support the school in the next several weeks! Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Thank you for your continued support for Lincoln students and staff!

 

The PPT would like to welcome all parents to the 2020/2021 school year and invite you to attend the virtual meetings!

We would like to invite all parents and guardians to join us in the Lincoln K-8 PPT! For those new to Lincoln, PPT stands for Program Planning Team which is similar to a PTA (Parent/Teacher Association). The PPT is made up of parents/guardians, staff representatives, and the principal. All parents/guardians are members of the PPT simply because your child attends Lincoln, there is no cost to participate!

The PPT is responsible for organizing a variety of social events, for raising funds to support academic enrichment opportunities, and for encouraging active parent/guardian involvement. We want you to feel welcomed and informed about the happenings at Lincoln.

In order for our PPT to be successful, we need you. We invite you to be a participating member of the Lincoln community by attending PPT meetings when you can. All are welcome! The meetings are held on the third Monday of the month. This year due to the pandemic, all meetings will be held virtually. The meetings begin at 7:00 pm and last about an hour. The links to the virtual meetings will be posted the week prior on the PPT website:

Lincoln K-8 PPT


PPT meeting dates 2020/21 school year:


Oct 19

Nov 16

Jan 25

Mar 15

May 17


Thank you to all the wonderful parents and guardians who support our staff and our students! You are so appreciated, especially in these strange times!





 

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

We Need YOUR Help!

We need your Help – Please Act Now

The Lincoln PPT (Program Planning Team) needs YOUR help! We are looking for a person to fill the following position on our team. Please contact the Lincoln executive committee at LincolnK8PPT@gmail.com.
Auction ChairsThe Lincoln auction is the main fundraiser for the Lincoln school. The auction committee works together to create a fun day of fundraising. Grab a friend and make a difference!
● Volunteer responsibilities - The auction chairs work with members of the auction committee to plan, organize, and run the Lincoln Auction in October. Solicitations, organizing donations, recruiting volunteers, planning kids activities and food vendors, and leading the committee to complete activities are also a part of the position. 
● Needed skills - Creative thinking, organization, interpersonal, and strong communication skills are a must for this position. 
● Time commitment 
○ Auction committee meets once a month from (Feb) to (August) 
○ September (once or twice a month) once a week in October and as much as possible the week of the auction 
○ Day of auction in October (9am to 5pm) 
○ After the auction (once to pack away items and once to fill out thank you cards) 
● Supports provided - The Lincoln PPT Executive Committee is available for organizational and practical support. The Treasurer will work to provide budgetary information and financial support as per the budget. Previous auction chairs will be available to help guide and answer questions; however, feel free to put your own “stamp” on this event. 



Snow Tubing coming up on February 15!

Lincoln K-8 Family Snow Tubing at Ironwood Springs
Saturday, February 15th, 2020
3:00 - 5:00 PM (Session 1)
5:30 - 7:30 PM (Session 2)
Sessions are limited to 80 tubers per session
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
Tickets are $5 per tuber.
Purchase tickets through Eventbright:
The password is: LincolnK8
** Kids 3 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult **
A release of liability form will need to be signed by every snow tuber and
brought with at the time of the event. You can print these off your efiles or
some will be sent home from school.

Lincoln Fundraisers

Our 2020 Fund Raisers to support all the programs at Lincoln















What and When is Rock Town?

What and When is Rock Town
Rock town Tour is a musical performance by our Uppers’ Program to show off their acting and musical talents to the community and Lincoln and to inspire others.
The tour has been scheduled for March 25, 2020
Schedule
9:20  Leave Lincoln
9:45  Perform at Franklin
11:00 Perform at Scheels (short performance)
11:30 Eat Lunch at Apache Mall Food court
12:30 Load busses
1:00   Perform at Riverside
2:30   Perform at Lincoln K-8

Lincoln Memory Books

Lincoln Memory Books


The Lincoln Memory book team is in the process of putting together another fantastic yearbook!  We are beginning to take orders online for the great price of $12.00, which incidentally has not changed in eight years.

To order online, visit www.Book.hrimaging.comSelect elementary and Lincoln K-8 Choice 254262.

Order forms will be coming home next week but ordering online is so much easier and is available now!!!!

Memory books make great displays at high school graduation parties
Great way to match names to faces that your children talk about this year and next fall
A couple of years from now students look back and remember people and some of the interesting things they did while at Lincoln. 
Middle school autographs are fun also

 
 

Old Lincoln Shirts

Got old Lincoln T-Shirts
Are you unsure of what to do with Lincoln shirts that are no longer worn or are too small?  Beginning February 17, you may donate them to Lincoln parents that hope to transform them into auction items!  We want to turn old Lincoln T-Shirts into quilts or other crafted good and then donate them to the Lincoln Auction.  Shirts for donation may be dropped off in the office.

Thank you so much!

The Pollinators Movie

The Pollinators Movie
The PollinatorsWe at Lincoln have been concerned about pollinators and their survival.  We have a butterfly garden and have two honey bee hives located about two blocks from school.  Both are used by students to study pollinators and their role.  Our bees are purchased through the Bee Shed and spend the winter in California pollinating the Almond groves. 

The Bee Shed is proud to sponsor the local showing of "The Pollinators"..."a documentary about migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts, and vegetables we all eat." Showings at the Gray Duck Theater on 2/21, 2/22, 2/23, 2/28, 2/29, &3/1. A special one-hour discussion about the film will be held after the Sunday, Feb. 23 matinee. Show times here: www.grayducktheater.com   show times (see attachments)


The Pollinators: A Different Kind of Bee
Movie
By Jacob Clark Blickenstaff

When I was growing up in Northern California in the 1970s, my parents read “back to the land” writings and took them to heart. For about a decade, I lived on what was essentially a small farm. We had chickens for eggs, a cow for milk, and a large garden that produced most of the vegetables we ate in the summer and fall. We also had a hive of bees that pollinated our few fruit trees, but that mostly lived on wild forage. I have clear memories of eating honey right from the comb collected from our own hive. It was pretty cool.
Bees have been getting attention for the last 10–15 years because of significant die-off events that threaten commercial agriculture worldwide. The 2019 documentary The Pollinators gives a detailed picture of the commercial bee industry in the United States, and examines the ongoing threats to bees.
The filmmakers talked to beekeepers, bee scientists, farmers, and even farm-to-table chefs to get a range of perspectives on the issues. Some of the farmers share innovative techniques they use to be more bee-friendly. The documentary includes suggestions for how individuals can make choices in their daily lives to support both managed and native pollinators.

Importance of Bees
Many of the fruits and vegetables we expect to regularly find in the supermarket rely on insects for pollination. Recall that pollen from a male flower has to get to a female flower to produce a fruit, and that what a botanist defines as a “fruit” includes a lot of produce a dietician would call a “vegetable,” including peppers and tomatoes.
Bees are so important for the pollination of nut trees like almonds that millions upon millions of bees are trucked to California every year for the short pollination season. Once that season ends, the bees are packed up and moved to other parts of the country to pollinate other crops like apples, cherries, and blueberries. Some beekeepers move their hives more than 20 times each year, following the flowering/pollinating schedules of different crops.

Threats to Bees
Many separate threats to bees have combined in recent years to make it especially hard for both managed and native bees to survive. Farmers have switched to pesticides that are less harmful to people, which is good. Unfortunately, the newer pesticides take longer to degrade in the environment, so once the pesticide is on a field, it can be toxic to bees for years to come. Other chemicals used on farms are also harmful, including fungicides to control fungus on crops and herbicides to control weeds.
When one kind of crop takes over large areas of land, only a short window of time occurs when that crop produces the nectar and pollen that bees need for food. Managed bees are fed or moved on to another crop, but local native bees have nothing to eat when the crop is not blooming. With little or no food, the hive is severely weakened. Bee colonies can also become infested with an even smaller insect, the verroa mite, a bee parasite. It attaches to the body of a young pupa or adult bee and sucks out essential nutrients. If several mites attach to one bee, they might kill it outright. The mites also carry viruses harmful to bees, causing even greater damage. While a healthy colony could probably handle any one of these three threats, two or more could be fatal.
A feedback loop exists in which the one problem weakens the colony, making it more susceptible to additional threats. It is important to note that beekeepers tend managed bees: Colonies can be fed when forage is not available and can be treated for mites; new queens can be introduced to keep a colony going. Native bees and other pollinators can’t move away from pesticides or from areas where crops replace seasonal forage, so they are even more susceptible to these hazards.


Saturday, January 25, 2020

Roca Fundraiser: Sunday, 1/26/20, 6-8 pm


ROCA Fundraiser for Lincoln K-8 School. 6-8 pm. 
ROCA Climbing & Fitness, 6071 Rome Circle NW, Rochester, MN 55901.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

PPT Meeting, 1-27-20: Topic, Chemical Use in Kids


Come to a special PPT Meeting on Monday, January 27 at 7:00 PM.  All parents are welcome to attend and participate!

When we surveyed families this fall about what topics they wanted to learn more about at PPT meetings, this was a very high interest area.

These two presenters are educators in the Rochester Public School system, and are knowledgeable about what parents should know to help keep their kids safe and informed.  They have a positive and upbeat approach, and will be focusing on knowledge rather than scare tactics.  

There is NO COST to attend this event.  It will be on Monday, January 27th from 7-8 pm in the Lincoln library.

Lincoln Memory Books

Lincoln Memory Book
The Lincoln Memory book team is in the process of putting together another fantastic yearbook!  We are beginning to take orders online for the great price of $12.00, which incidentally has not changed in eight years.

To order online, visit www.Book.hrimaging.comSelect elementary and Lincoln K-8 Choice 254262.

Order forms will be coming home next week but ordering online is so much easier!