Collect Supplies Over the Summer for Art Project Going to D.C.!

Lincoln students will be making ornaments next fall that will be displayed on the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington D.C.! We need your help to collect the supplies needed for the ornaments.  Please collect these supplies over the summer and bring them to the Meet the Teacher Day on August 28.
Supplies needed:

• Clean metal pie tins
• Bottoms of 1 liter and 2 liter pop bottles - cut approximately 3 inches up from the bottom of the bottle.

Meet the Teacher Day Reminder, Lincoln K-8 Supply List and LincolnLincs Update

CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST FOR 2014-15

REMINDER - Meet the Teacher Day is Thursday, August 28 - 11:00am to 1:00pm

You will be receiving the August Back to School Edition of the LincolnLincs in the mail the week of August 18 and it will be posted here on the LincolnLincs Online Newsletter later this week.

24 Days until the First Day of School!

Place Your Bid - Online Auction Closes at 9:00pm Wednesday

We have raised over $600 on our online auction, all proceeds benefitting Lincoln! You still have time to bid!  The auction will close at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday.

http://www.32auctions.com/lincoln

Lincoln Auction News and Online Pre-Auction Open through June 4!

NEW THIS YEAR: ONLINE Pre-Auction http://www.32auctions.com/lincoln
This is a "pre-auction" to our large live event to be held at Lincoln on Saturday October 25.
We have collected a few items for use THIS SUMMER, and thought an online auction would be a great way to raise money for our awesome school!  Items include many local summer activities; Twins tickets, Valleyfair tickets, Honkers Package and more!

• Please share the link with your family and friends!
• 100% of auction proceeds benefit our Lincoln Students! 
• Online Pre-Auction BEGINS Thursday May 22 at 4pm & CLOSES Wednesday June 4 at 9pm 
• Easy process to register and bid. No cost to register & you can view auction items without registering. 
• All winners must arrange for pickup within 5 days of the auction ending. 
• All payments to be made via check.

 How else can you help with the auction? Volunteer Opportunities Available! Currently our we are focusing on GETTING VOLUNTEERS AND AUCTION ITEMS:

• Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator- Responsible for identifying, contacting and scheduling volunteers to work on Auction tasks. 
• Friends and Family Solicitors- Contact previous donors, and reach out to new donors, to identify items from our Lincoln friends and families. 
• Live/Platinum & Local Solicitors – Volunteers to contact local businesses that have donated previously and identify new businesses that would like to donate. We would like each volunteer to commit to contact 10 to 15 local businesses. 
• Classroom Basket Manager(s) – Work with Lincoln classroom teachers to create unique classroom baskets. 
• Meet the Teacher Day Information Fair Booth Organizer – Organize information to be presented to parents at upcoming Meet the Teacher in August. 

These are positions that will be meeting over the summer. More volunteer opportunities to be announced later. We appreciate all help! Please contact your auction co-chairs:
Donna Layton calldgl@aol.com 507-254-5579
Aaron Richard  richard.aaronandjeab@gmail.com

Books Needed for First Grade Classrooms

As you are cleaning off your bookshelves this spring, please consider donating some of your gently used books to the Lincoln first graders.  We are specifically looking for any titles within the following series:

·         Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli

·         Little Bear by Else Minarik

·         Elephant and Piggie by Mo Williams

·         Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

·         Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

·         Young Cam Jansen by David Adler

·         Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant

·         Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

·         Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

·         Ready Freddy by Abby Klein

Please send any donations to Stephanie Koenig’s classroom.  Our first grade readers appreciate your help!

Lincoln Gardens Update

You may have noticed as you drive through the pickup line that the raised bed gardens are being planted…Grades 2/3 are creating Salsa Gardens to make salsa next fall. The other teams will be planting on Tuesday. We have added straw bales this year as part of a grant we received from the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom. We have been conditioning them and watering them and they are now ready for planting. The internal temperature of each bale is now over 100 degrees due to decomposition. Students will be planting vegetable and flowers on each bale. Hopefully we will be able to see if there is a difference in the plant growth between the raised beds and the straw bales. Keep watching us grow….

May PPT Meeting: Monday, May 19 -- 7-8pm -- Lincoln Media Center

Please join us for the May PPT Meeting this Monday, May 19, from7-8pm in the Lincoln Media Center. The PPT is a great way to keep informed about what is going on with our students, and a great way to find out how you can get more involved in the Lincoln Community.  All parents, guardians and staff are welcome.

Panel Discussion on E-Cigarettes - May 19 at Century High School

A live panel discussion on e-cigarettes will be held on May 19, 2014 from 7:00 to 8:30pm in the Century High School Forum. Panelists will discuss the associated health risks of e-cigarettes, state and local perspectives on the issue, and school policies with regard to e-cigarettes. Adults and middle/high school students are welcome. Panelists include:

• Pete Giesen, Director of Public Health, Olmsted County
• Dr. Michael Burke, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center
• Erin Simmons, American Lung Association
• Mark Kuisle, Rochester Public Schools, Activities Director, Century High School 

There is increasing evidence of the negative impact of e-cigarette use on children and teens. A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed that e-cigarette use more than doubled among U.S. middle and high school students from 2011-2012. Researchers from the Center for Tobacco Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco, reported that trying e-cigarettes increased the odds that a teenager would also try tobacco cigarettes and become regular smokers. And the Minnesota Poison Control System (Poison Center) saw more than 10 times as many reports of children and teens being poisoned by e-cigarette juice in 2013 compared to 2012.

The panel discussion is co-sponsored by the Century High School PTSA, Mayo High School PTSA, Friedell Middle School PTSA, John Adams Middle School PTSA and the Rochester Area Council.

CLICK HERE FOR A FLYER ON THE PANEL DISCUSSION

Summer Camp Available at Boys and Girls Club

Fun morning camps with the complete Club experience!
June 9 – August 22
Monday – Friday
7:30am – 11:00am (Club open until 6pm weekdays for campers)
For ages 6 to 12
Breakfast & lunch will be provided (as always, dinner provided for all Club members)
*Please note: regular Club hours will be 11:00am – 6:00pm for all members, including campers*
 Each camp week is $25 – you choose the weeks!
We’ve got something new and exciting planned each week!
Pay for all 11 weeks and receive a $50 discount!

CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAMP AND REGISTRATION INFO

Engineering/Science Showcase for the 2/3s - Friday, May 2

We will be celebrating all our smarts at the Engineering/Science showcase for 2/3's this Friday, May 2nd. We look forward to seeing all the guests at 11:00am to 11:45am in your child’s classroom. The children were given the choice to dress up or wear spirit wear if they want for the special day!

Need a Parent With A Power Washer

We are looking for someone to power wash the cement walls outside on the Science room on the lower level. We are going to be painting a mural on the wall and need it prepped.
Please contact Kimsue McNiven at kimcniven@rochester.k12.mn.us or 507-281-8946. If you think you or a volunteer group can help, please contact Kimsue before May 30th.

MCA Hall Monitors Needed

Please consider helping to support our students during their MCAs as a hall monitor. Times vary and are crucial to maintaining the integrity of the tests. If you are free to help with any of the listed times, please contact VIE coordinators at lincolnschoolvie@gmail.com or call Tammy at 507-261-1675.

April 29 10am – 12pm
April 30 10am – 12pm
May 1 10am – 12pm
May 6 9:15 – 12:30
May 7 9:15 – 12:30
May 8 TBD
May 12 10am – 12pm
May 13 10am – 12pm
May 14 10am – 12pm

Morning at the Movies - Saturday, April 26, 2014

Morning at the Movies
Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Cinemagic Theater (2171 Superior Dr NW, Rochester)
The Lincoln Social Committee invites you and your family to the Movies. Thanks to a subsidy from the Lincoln PPT, the cost to attend the movie is only $3/person (pay at the door.)
Doors will open at 8:30am and all movies will begin at 9am.
Movie selections will be:

• Rio 2 (G) 
• Captain America (PG-13) 
• Divergent (PG-13) 

Cinemagic is offering a 20oz drink and a small popcorn combo for $3
If you are able, please RSVP to lincolnk8social@yahoo.com with your family name and number of attendees by April 25th. (Cinemagic would like to get an idea of how many to expect.)

Lincoln Students Connecting with NASA International Space Station (ISS) – April 24

 Teaching From Space, in conjunction with NASA Johnson Space Center’s Public Affairs Office, facilitates downlinks which are designed to encourage K-16 students to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This project is part of our partnership with Mayo Clinic and the InSciEd Out program and was arranged by scientist Dr. Christopher Pierret.

Lincoln K-8 Choice School students in grades 1,4 and 5 will connect with the International Space Station through the Digital Learning Network (DLN) on Thursday, April 24.. Due to technology limitations, Lincoln students will not get to directly ask questions to the astronauts on the ISS; instead, a surrogate in Colorado will ask a few chosen questions from select remote sites to the astronauts on the ISS. The questions will be chosen by the staff at the Air Force Academy and read during the 20 minute downlink, and the author of the question will be given proper credit. After the downlink, Lincoln students will be able to interface directly with a panel of astronauts in CO through the DLN and live video feeds.

Because of space limitations, parents cannot be accomodated to watch the event at Lincoln, but parents can watch LIVE online on NASA TV at 10:45am on Thursday at:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/media_flash.html

Opportunity - Take your Kids to a Twins Game this Friday!

Lincoln is very fortunate to partner with an organization called for Tix For Tots that gives us free tickets.
We have an opportunity for Lincoln parent/guardians to take their children to the red hot Minnesota Twins game vs Detroit Tigers at Target Field.
The game is this Friday at 7:10 and is a promotional night with the first 10,000 fans receiving a Fur Bomber Hat.
Please let Jim Sonju jasonju@rochester.k12.mn.us know how many tickets you would like to take your family to the game. We will give out the 50 tickets to the first families that reply.
This is just another fun way to bond with your kids taking them to a game at a great ballpark.
Jim Sonju

Hall Monitors Needed

Please consider helping to support our students during their MCAs as a hall monitor.  Times vary and are crucial to maintain the integrity of the tests.  If you are free to help with any of the listed times, please contact VIE coordinators at lincolnschoolvie@gmail.com or call Tammy at 507-261-1675.

April 23                 1-3:30pm

April 24                 1-3:30pm

April 28                 10am – 12pm

April 29                 10am – 12pm

April 30                 10am – 12pm

May1                     10am – 12pm

May 6                    9:15 – 12:30

May 7                    9:15 – 12:30

May 8                    TBD

May 9                    10am – 12pm

May 12                 10am – 12pm

May 13                 10am – 12pm

May 14                 10am – 12pm

Save the Date - Morning at the Movies!! – Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Lincoln Social Committee would like to invite you and your family to the Movies at Cinemagic Theater on Saturday, April 26th, 2014. Movies will start at 9 AM. Movie choices will be coming soon!! You only need to pay $3 per person for the movie and the social committee will pay the rest. Cinemagic will have concession specials for you to purchase as well. This will be a great time to spend with your family and other Lincoln families :)

Volunteers Needed

We are in need of some hall monitors this week during the MCAs.  The job is simply sitting in the hall to ensure students are using the restroom and heading right back to class.... a perfect morning or afternoon to catch up on a favorite book!

Please consider helping either of these days.  With your help we can support the Lincoln staff and students through another successful MCA season.  The shifts needed are as follows:

Tuesday, April 15:  *9am - noon: 3 people needed *1 - 3:30: 3 people needed
Wednesday, April 16: *9am - noon: 5 people needed *1 - 3:30: 3 people needed

Contact Tammy Szewczynski at lincolnschoolvie@gmail.com or 507-261-1675 for questions or to sign up.

Your Votes Needed - Will Schulz/Celebrate Teachers and Seeds of Change Grant!

Our very own Will Schulz, PE teacher extraordinaire, has been selected as a finalist in Apache Mall's "Celebrate Teachers" Contest. Let's help Will win the $500!
Voting is done through Facebook from April 10-22.
Go to the Celebrate Teachers link on the Apache Mall Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/ApacheMall/app_607401912664689
You can find Will by searching by mall name (Apache) and clicking over to the last page to see his entry.

And don't forget to keep casting your votes for Lincoln to win the Seeds of Change Grant! We need your vote every day until April 21.
How to vote:
When you get on the Seeds of Change webpage http://www.seedsofchangegrant.com
enter "Lincoln" in the Search Garden Name box and look for an image of our greenhouse and storage shed.

You can cast your votes for both Will and the Garden EVERY DAY and remember to share on your Facebook page and tell your friends, family, neighbors!

Please Vote - Help Lincoln Win a Seeds of Change Grant!

We need your vote everyday between April 1 and April 21 to win the Seeds of Change Grant! How to vote:
When you get on the Seeds of Change webpage http://www.seedsofchangegrant.com
enter "Lincoln" in the Search Garden Name box and look for an image of our greenhouse and storage shed.  Please use the link EVERY day and vote for our project. Share on your FB page and tell your friends, family, neighbors!

We have started six raised bed gardens next to the playground and have moved the greenhouse next to the gardens. This year we are adding straw bale gardens to show kids that they can grow some of their food at home without digging up the yard. We have applied for a $10,000 dollar grant from the Seeds of Change organization. This would allow us to continue this project but also provide a straw bale start-up kit for parents and the neighbors around us to grow some of their own food. In order to move to the next level we need you to vote for our project once a day if possible. The top vote getters will then move to committee and final awarding of the money.

Thanks for your support!