Lincoln Auction 2015!!!

 (Saturday, October 24 starting at 11:30 AM)

Yesterday three students rang my doorbell during the evening asking me to purchase a discount card, magazine subscription and a coupon book for local businesses. This reminded me of why we have the Lincoln Auction. It was many years ago that our students were selling Humanities T-Shirts, plastic designs for windows, wrapping paper and magazine subscriptions. Most parents hated having their children going door to door selling and ended up just purchasing the items themselves. A group of parents thought there was a better way to fund the unique things we do at Lincoln and the auction was born. In the beginning it was a small auction that eventually grew and grew to meet the constantly changing needs of the students and staff. It was always a group of parents that took on the auction and got people to perform the myriad of tasks involved. It takes a lot of people giving up their precious time to make this happen. If every parent helped just a little or a lot - a couple of hours a week or just a couple of days the tasks would be easier. We have to raise money –every school does - but the parents do the fund raising not the students which makes us unique. Please consider volunteering by clicking the Signup button above. It takes a community to make this happen. Finally, encourage your friends, neighbors, and relatives to attend the auction.

The money raised at the auction directly benefits all kids, your kids…we need your help

New for 2015!
· CLASSROOM BASKET CHANGES – (contact your child’s teacher for your classroom theme)
· BUY IT NOW AREA
· EXPANDED DINING SEATING
· VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS ON SIGN-UP GENIUS- see above
· EARLY CHECK-OUT OPTION (2ND BIDDER NUMBER FOR LIVE)
· NEW FACEBOOK Auction page! Lincoln K-8 Auction

Thank you for supporting our #1 Lincoln Fundraiser!

Donna Layton (507) 254-5579 calldgl@aol.com

Heidi Sonju (651) 600-4279 heidisonju@gmail.com

Sara Mason (507) 226-1723

ALL-PRO DADS!

All-Pro Dads is coming soon! We are gearing up for another great year of All-Pro Dads set to start on Friday, Oct 9th. We will be in the Gym at 8:00am with Dads, Grandpas, Father figures along with the students.

Perkins will again be sponsoring these events and donating muffins and juice. 

Please send an email to Amy amkrahn@rochester.k12.mn.us to RSVP for Oct 9th so we can order the appropriate amount of food and juice. 

The other scheduled days for All-Pro Dads will be: Nov 6, Dec 18, Jan 15, Feb 12, Mar 11, April 22, May 20

School Flu Shots

Preventing disease and keeping our children healthy is a priority for all of us.   One of the best ways to protect our children’s health is by vaccinating them against known illnesses.  Influenza is a serious disease that can spread quickly among children, especially in schools, yet most of us tend to think it is a disease that only affects our older populations.  Not true!  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children typically have the highest attack rates during community outbreaks of the flu and children can spread the illness very quickly to their friends, neighbors and family members.  Protecting our children from influenza protects all of us.  The CDC now recommends that everyone 6 months and older get the flu vaccine every year, as soon as it is available.

Schools can play an important role in helping to keep our children healthy and in stopping the spread of the flu.  That’s  why Lincoln K-8  has partnered with a team of nurses from Olmsted Medical Center, Mayo Clinic and Olmsted County Public Health to offer the flu vaccine (both the shot and nasal spray) to students this fall. 

Lincoln K-8’s school located influenza clinic will be on October 5^th, 2016 in the afternoon, in the school Media Center.  Registration is required and can be completed through our registration link that can be found at http://www.semnic.org/schoolfluclinics.aspx. This is a fast, easy and convenient way to keep our children, our school and our community healthy throughout the year.  Paper registration forms are also available in the main office.  We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this important opportunity.  All forms of registration are due 2 business days prior to the clinic.

If you have any questions about the vaccine please visit the CDC’s influenza website:  www.flu.gov  and http://www.cdc.gov/flu/parents/     

Lynx Reading Volunteers Needed!

Janis is looking for a few volunteers willing to to come in one day a week from 8:45-9:30am to help the Lynx readers with the incentive program.  Volunteers will stamp student cards, write their name on a paw print when they have a full sheet, and help with prizes, etc.  This is a great opportunity if you already drive your child to school in the morning and can stay an extra 45 minutes once a week.

Janis is hoping to find 3 regular volunteers (Monday, Thursday, and Friday) as well as a few subs who would be willing to come in when regular volunteers are unavailable.

You can also team up with another parent to share a day if you would rather only come in twice a month.

Please email the VIE Coordinators at lincolnschoolvie@gmail.com or stop by the library to talk to Janis if you are interested.

LINCOLN PPT MEETING - Monday, September 21 - 7-8pm – Alyse’s room 102

LINCOLN PPT MEETING 
Monday, September 21 - 7-8pm
Alyse’s Room 102

Please join the Lincoln PPT as we welcome parents, guardians and staff back for the new school year.  
Lincoln parent Cathy Nathan, representing the Alliance for Strong Rochester Public Schools, will also join us to give an update on the important school district referendum scheduled for a vote on November 3.

Also, don't forget to make your classroom fundraiser donations, if you have not already done so.  Suggested donation is $20/child.  This fundraiser helps defray the costs of basic classroom supplies such as Kleenex, wipes, etc.  Make checks out to Lincoln PPT.  You can bring your donation to the PPT meeting, drop a check in the office, or the PPT will be accepting checks at the K-5 parent orientation on Sept. 24.

Lincoln Parent Orientation Nights - September 15 and 24

Because we want to communicate all the exciting opportunities for K-5 and Uppers this school year, separate Parent Orientation Nights have been scheduled for K-5 and Uppers (6-8).

Uppers Parent Orientation Night September 15 6:00-8:00pm
K-5 Parent Orientation Night September 24 6:00-7:30pm

Parent Orientation Nights are for parents/guardians only – please leave students at home.

NOTE TO ALL UPPERS PARENTS IN GRADES 6, 7 & 8 - It is very important that you make plans to attend this event so that you hear details about the Uppers classes and opportunities. At the orientation, you will follow your student’s schedule hour by hour and hear from each of your child’s teachers

PPT CLASSROOM FUNDRAISER - YOUR DONATIONS ARE NEEDED!

The PPT is excited to welcome everyone back for another exciting school year! We enjoyed seeing so many of you at Meet the Teacher. Also, welcome to our new families! We are looking forward to meeting you!

Due to a change in district policy Lincoln teachers are no longer able to ask parents/guardians to assist with defraying the cost of various necessary classroom supplies. Therefore, 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 $20.00 per child to the Lincoln PPT to help cover the costs of these classroom supplies. Cash or checks are accepted. Make checks payable to “Lincoln PPT” and write “PPT Classroom Fundraiser” on the memo line. Donations can be left in the Lincoln office.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Thank you for your attention to this important change to our school, and thank you for your continued support of Lincoln students.

Your PPT leadership team,
Cinnamon Marxen cinnamonmarxen@yahoo.com
Giuseppe Accardo giuseppeppt@gmail.com
Karen MacLaughlin karenhome@charter.net
Karen Anderson yoderanderson@yahoo.com

Mini Plant Sale Tuesday, September 24, 2015

Mini Plant Sale
Tuesday, September 24, 2015
3:35 pm - Meet at the Lincoln Greenhouse
$1.00 per pot….must be planted this fall
Japanese Iris (blue flower) Full to part sun – Spring Bloom 

Stella D’Oro Day Lily (yellow flower) Full Sun

August Lincoln Lincs Back to School Information

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

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

1. Click here for a PDF copy of the August LincolnLincs
2. The August LincolnLincs newsletter was mailed to every Lincoln family household on August 18. Watch for it in your mailbox! The August LincolnLincs is the only paper edition of the LincolnLincs published during the school year.
3. The LincolnLincs was sent to every Lincoln family via Peachjar and Skyward.
4. The upcoming Parent e-files will contain 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.

Summer Meal Program Information

The Rochester Public Schools Summer Meal Program is available to all kids age 18 and younger
AT NO COST.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM FLYER
with information about locations, times and dates.

Lincoln Sprouts Plant Sale - THIS WEEK!

Lincoln families and friends - Please come to the Lincoln Sprout’s Plant SALE!!
When: THIS WEEK, before school from 8:45-9:10 And after school from 3:35-4:00.
Dates: Thursday and Friday May 28 and 29th.
Who: The Lincoln Sprout-first graders!
Where: In the butterfly garden by the little playground, (If rain, it will be inside door 5.)
Great time to buy bedding flower annuals!
Hope to see you there. We appreciate your support.

Road Construction - Wednesday, May 27

Note if you are attending the Talent Show and Project Family tomorrow. The city will be paving 11th Street tomorrow (5-27-15). Work should start sometime after 9:30am. Their work should only take 3 hours - they should be done by 2:00pm. This will accommodate our use of the back lot entrance before and after school. As always - mid day pickups would have to be done out of Door 1. Parking will not be available on 11th Street or in the school parking lot at all tomorrow.

Online Auction Open Until May 27 - Bid High!

Work on the Auction has begun!
Often items arrive that can be used prior to the auction in October. In order to use these items, we auction them off in a special Spring Online Auction….
SPRING ONLINE AUCTION - NOW OPEN!
Please go to www.32auctions.com/lincoln2015 to check out the items up for bid on our spring online auction.
Includes the following:
Twins tickets
Silver Lake Boat Rentals
Golf
Kwik Trip Certificates
Local produce
Minnesota Zoo
Renaissance Festival
Skyline Raceway
W Foshay Minneapolis
Massage Certificate for Absolute Chiropractic
Honkers Gear

The auction runs through Wednesday May 27 at 8 p.m. An account is not needed to view the items, only for entering bids. Once you are ready to start bidding it is SUPER EASY to set up an account, with minimal information needed. Then you will only receive emails when you are outbid for items, and at the close of auction. All bidding is anonymous. All payments and transfer of items will occur after the auction closes. Please bid, and let friends and family know of this fun event to raise money for our school!

Staff Appreciation Donations Needed - for May 19

May 19th PPT will be providing Lincoln staff with a baked potato bar lunch. Can you help by donating food or supplies? 
Items needed and sign up are on the google doc at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U9a7oKrzQdc14LlIx5TT7IGY_J_ERbBDuacpr0TBtCI/edit?usp=sharing 
Questions can be directed to Dani at 254-3594 or dani.nikolai@gmail.com
Thank you in advance for helping to show our staff how much we appreciate all they do for us!!
PPT Staff Appreciation

All Pro Dads - May 22

As a reminder the final All Pro Dads event for the year is coming!
Friday May 22nd at 8:00 am.
 We hope this is the best one yet!
 Please RSVP to Amy in the school office at 328-3550 or by email at: amkrahn@rochester.k12.mn.us Hope to see all of you here on May 22nd!

MAY PPT MEETING - Monday, May 18 - 7-8pm - ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING

Please join us for the May PPT meeting, this Monday, May 18, from 7-8pm in the Lincoln Media Center.  All Lincoln parents, guardians and staff are welcome.

The PPT membership will get a summary of the Proposed 2015-16 PPT Annual Budget and decide whether to approve the Proposed Budget.  We will also discuss proposed amendments to the PPT bylaws and decide whether to approve the proposed changes. You can access and review the
proposed amendments to the PPT bylaws here:

CLICK HERE FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PTSA BYLAWS
CLICK HERE FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PPT BYLAWS

If you have questions about the bylaws, please contact Karen MacLaughlin, PPT Secretary, at karenhome@charter.net or 287-0481.

If you have any questions, please contact your PPT Co-Presidents, Jodi Kruse (jmkruse22@gmail.com or 269-6344) or Cinnamon Marxen (cinnamonmarxen@yahoo.com or 250-4527).

Important Notice if Your Student Takes Medication at School

Please print out the PDF if your child does or will be taking any medication at school this year or next.
CLICK HERE FOR MEDICATION NOTICE FROM ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Playground Donations Needed

We are getting closer and closer to reaching our goal of getting a new playground equipment on the north end of the building. This is the old "Small toy" that needs to be replaced. This new playground toy would be a new and improved area with tile and a fun playground renovating a much need area for kids.
Sue Lindsey (Lincoln Parent) and Ron and Linda Fess (Lincoln Grandparents) are making sizable donations to the cause. If others would like to join in on the effort it would be greatly appreciated so we can add more components to the playground. Big or small we will take them all :)
Please let Principal Sonju know if any Lincoln families would be interested in helping make this happen jasonju@rochester.k12.mn.us.

LINCOLN SCHOOL CARNIVAL - May 16 - Volunteers and Donations Needed

Save The Date!!!
Lincoln School Carnival
Saturday, May 16th – 10 AM to 1 PM
We are in need of VOLUNTEERS to help make the carnival a success !!
We have created a SignUp Genius account for volunteers to sign up for the carnival.
Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0948afad2ca1fb6-lincoln to volunteer for any of the many events.

We are also looking for donations for cakes, cupcakes and books for the cakewalk/book walk. Drop off Friday May 15th, 2015 in office or staff lounge.
RSVP to lincolnk8social@yahoo.com or call or text 507-951-9178 on if you will donate.

Project Family Scheduled for May 27 - Volunteers Needed to Lead Mini Sessions

Project Family is scheduled for May 27 from about 1:00-3:20.

Project Family is a school-wide elective day started by student government to build school community. Students are put into small groups with 5-6 students from a variety of grades in the group. This group travels together to do fun activities that support their multiple intelligences. All staff and many parents teach 20 to 40 minute classes on a variety of topics. Some previous sessions have been: geocaching, rugby, butterfly magnets, crepe making, banking, first aid, Bananagrams, yoga, fly fishing, chalk drawings, community service, i-movies, bead making, etc.

Linnea Archer is looking for volunteers to lead mini sessions on a topic of your choice. Please consider leading a session. We would love to have your expertise and enthusiasm. Linnea is also looking for a parent to take pictures of the afternoon. Please contact Linnea to volunteer. This is a great way to foster the amazing community at Lincoln. liarcher@rochester.k12.mn.us