Children's Mental Health Presentation - Next PPT Meeting, 11/18/19

A message from the PPT leadership team

Parents/Guardians - we wanted to invite you to our next PPT (Program Planning Team - Lincoln's version of Parent-Teacher-Student-Organization) meeting.  

It will be on Monday, November 18th at 7 o'clock in the Media Center.  

We will be joined by Jenny Chonis (Lincoln school social worker) and Abbie Maxfield (Lincoln school counselor) to share with us information about anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues in children.  We will learn about how to recognize signs, what we can do to help at home, and what supports there may be at school and in the community.

We will also get school updates, have a chance to connect, and there will be a prize drawing!  Bring a friend and join us for a night together. There is no charge to attend, simply by being a parent at Lincoln, you are automatically a member of our PPT.  We solicited parent feedback this fall, and are moving forward with your suggestions. This is an event for adults, so we request that your child(ren) stay at home.

We hope to see you on Monday! 

Your PPT leadership team (Mindy, Robert, Ling, Paige, and Sara)

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Is your child missing an article of clothing? Can’t find a jacket, sweatshirt or mittens? Chances are it is the Lincoln Lost and Found. All of the lost and found items are on tables in the hallways by the media center. Please stop by and take a look before Monday, or have your child check it out because….. anything left by end of day Monday will be packed up and donated.  

Thank you!!

Spartan Girls Basketball Youth Night, 12/5/19

Lincoln Fall Cleanup – November 8, 4:00-6:00 pm

Auction Gratitude

Gratitude!

Thank you so much to the generosity, dedication, and hard work to pull of such an amazing Lincoln Auction!

It truly take a village to make an event shine as the auction did last week! Thank you to all of the parents, students, staff, families, area businesses and Lincoln community!

I truly can’t thank everyone enough for all of their efforts in collaborating to create such a successful auction that continues to be wonderful Lincoln tradition.

Special thanks go to the Co-Chairs of the auction for their incredible leadership! Thank you Jen Groettum, Molly Jepson, Sara Mason, and Elizabeth Ahern!

Thank you so very much!

Jim Sonju

Winter Bookfair

Winter bookfair

The winter book fair will be held in the Media Center (Library) again this year December 3-5. Wednesday, December 4th, will be bring a grandparent/special person to lunch and book fair day. Your child will receive a letter and flyer with information about book fair and their lunch times mid-November. 

Calendar of Events

Calendar Of Events

November 5 – Lincoln night at Chipotle  4-8 PM

November 7 – End of first Quarter for Uppers (Uppers parents check skyward)

November 7 – Uppers Dance in the gym (see attachment) 6:30 to 8:30 PM

November 8 – Lincoln School Grounds Fall Cleanup  4:00 to 6:00 PM

November 15 – All Pro Dads in the gym  8:00 AM

December 3-5 – Winter Book Fair

December 4 -  bring a grandparent/special person to lunch and book fair day

December 13 -All Pro Dads in the gym  8:00 AM

January 10 -    All Pro Dads in the gym  8:00 AM

February 21-   All Pro Dads in the gym  8:00 AM

March 20 -      All Pro Dads in the gym  8:00 AM

RAP Program

RAP Begins Tuesday, Nov. 5

RAP is a free after-school program for K-5 students. It runs from 3:35-5:00 pm Tuesday through Thursday beginning Nov. 5 and ending April 16.  Students are grouped by grade levels based on the number and grade levels of enrolled students (uUsually

K-1, 2-3, 4-5). 

The RAP teachers love it because we get to see the kids in a different light.  The students love it because they get homework help and to do fun activities.  In fact, every year, the students are very sad to see it end, and former RAP students are constantly asking about when it will begin in the fall.

Each day begins with students doing homework or reading for about 30 minutes while eating a snack (3:35-4:05).   This is an opportunity for students to get extra help from a teacher with their homework if they need it.  Then, students participate in an activity that lasts for about 40 minutes (4:05-4:45). These activities are planned around the teacher’s talents and student’s interests and include many possibilities.  Some activities we have done in the past are: cooking, games, outdoor play, appropriate computer games/activities, crafts, puzzles, science experiments, etc.  Then students are walked to the front door to be picked up while staff monitors.

If you are interested, ask your child’s teacher, Amy, or Mickey for an enrollment form.

Contact Mickey Laughland, the Lincoln RAP coordinator/grade 4 teacher, if you have any other questions:  sudunne-laug@rochester.k12.mn.us.

Uppers Dance - Permission Slip

Uppers Dance Permission slip Attached

November 7, 6:30 to 8:30 PM  DJ music

See attached permission slip.

Shopping for Dollars

Shopping for Dollars

We need your help getting to $400,000.00 in receipts by the end of May.  Anyone can donate HyVee receipts to Lincoln.  The receipts have to be from a Rochester HyVee Store.  So relatives, friends people at work can donate receipts.

Remember, to bring any receipts you have collected to school and deposit in our HyVee Receipt Box in the foyer.  Attached is the HyVee poster if you want to place it  at work.

Double your Dollars

We are already able to benefit from every Hy-Vee receipt turned in to Lincoln. We can ALSO get Box Tops earnings on those receipts, but YOU have to scan them before you send them to Lincoln! Receipts must be scanned within 14 days of purchase in order to get Box Tops earnings.

1. Shop at Hy-Vee                                                                                          
2. Scan your receipt in the Box Tops app within 14 days
3. Send your receipt to Lincoln

If every Lincoln family downloads the Box Tops app and scans their receipts AS WELL AS sending receipts to Lincoln, we will DOUBLE or TRIPLE our school’s proceeds in these two programs!!  I did this last night and it is amazing how it will pick out the correct products and upload the Box Top value.

It’s Auction Month!

Calling all awesome Lincoln parents!  It’s auction month!  We need any and all help if you can donate time, goods, or just come to the Auction!

Here is the sign-up genius for volunteering:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA8AC28A3FC1-2019

Thanks for making Lincoln such a great place for our kids to learn and grow!

Upcoming events: mark your calendars!

October 4 – Uppers Mid-term – Check Skyward for Grades

October 7 – Flu Shot Clinic PM 1:15 PM

October 8 – K-8 Conference Night

October 10 – K-8 Conference Night

October 17 – No School

October 18 – No School

October 26 – LINCOLN SCHOOL AUCTION

November 7 – End of first Quarter for Uppers

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.