Lincoln School Update 2-20-2017

Community Cork Board
Follow the link below to learn of school and community events and activities for our students:
https://www.sjschools.org/lincoln-elementary-parents/community-cork-board-lincoln

2017 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival
Follow the link to find out about this year's festival including project due dates and the date of the festival:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jg-xvJsuKTLZXxLfcWxP88LYbQ3jPjK2Gy91Qq7Mhdc/edit

Zoup School Night Fundraiser!
Take your family to dinner and help out our Lincoln School PTO!
Zoup! 110 Main St., St. Joseph, MI.
Tuesday, March 7 from 5-8 pm.
Enjoy great food with your family and friends during our School Night at Zoup!
Be on the lookout for your Zoup voucher.  You must present the Zoup voucher when ordering and up to 25% of the sales during the event will go directly to our Lincoln School PTO!

Kindergarten Round-Up
It's time to learn about Young 5s and Kindergarten for Fall of 2017.  Our parent only meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9 at Lincoln School at 7:00 pm.  Feel free to email me with any questions.  

Upcoming Report Cards
As our 2nd trimester comes to an end, I wanted to be sure to inform you of some changes regarding our report card.
Report cards have been changed in the area of math to be reflective of our work to clarify what we want students to know and be able to do.  (We refer to these as essential standards)
In some cases/grade levels, report card standards from first trimester remain and you will see cumulative progress for second trimester.
In many cases/grade levels, the standards for second trimester are new, replacing standards from first trimester.  In this case, you will not see any cumulative progress.

Spring Book Fair
Coming to Lincoln School March 13th - 17th.  Be on the lookout for more information about our March 14th Sleep Tight Story Time.

PTO International Night
Information will be coming home soon for families to host a table at our International Night here at Lincoln School on Friday, March 24 from 5-7 pm.  Please be on the lookout for this information, and consider sharing your heritage/culture with our Lincoln School Family.

Half-days of School
Just a reminder that we have a half-day of school this Friday, February 24 for Teacher's Record Day, and again March 2nd and 3rd for Parent Teacher Conferences.  Dismissal for students on half-days is 12:05 pm.

PLC Late-Starts
We are so grateful for our PLC Late-Start time!  Thank you!  We have one hour delays this Wednesday, February 22 and in March on March 8, 15, and 22.

Lincoln School Update 2-3-17

HealthWorks Parent Night
A reminder that HealthWorks Museum Parent Information night for parents of current 4th and 5th graders is scheduled for Thursday, February 9 at 6:00 pm in the Media Center at Brown School. This is a parents only meeting, and gives you the chance to hear about and review an outline for units of study to be used in 4th and 5th grades program of instruction, which includes HIV/AIDS and other serious communicable disease prevention education and sexuality education.

1st Grade Program & PTO DQ Day
Our Lincoln School 1st Grade Musical Program will be held this Thursday, February 9 at 6:00 pm in our gymnasium.  As with all musical program dates, this is a PTO Dairy Queen Day!  Stop out at the St. Joseph or Stevensville Dairy Queen, inform them you're with Lincoln School PTO, and they will donate a portion of your purchase back to our PTO.

Mini Mozarts
Winter Session for Mini Mozarts for students in grades 3-5 is about to get underway.  Sessions will run on Thursdays from 3:50-4:50 pm.  Program fees are $120 and include instrument rental, supplies, and 8 group lesson using a Suzuki-based teaching method.  Sign-ups for this session will be this Thursday, February 9th right after school in the Music Room.

Elementary Gym & Swim
Next Friday, February 10th from 6:00-8:00 pm!  Elementary students accompanied by an adult may enjoy the use of the pool and field house at St. Joseph High School.  There is NO charge!  Come and enjoy the wonderful facilities at SJHS.

Ice Skating

Ice Skating has been rescheduled for Feb. 14th.  Students will walk with their buddies and teachers to and from the Howard ice rink.  If you are able to volunteer, please call the office at 926-3700.  See the Lincoln Elementary Page under “Groups” in Its Learning for more information and schedules.

Choir, Band, & Orchestra 5th Grade Parent Meeting

A meeting for 5th grade parents of students interested in choir, band, or orchestra will be held at Upton Middle School at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 6, and repeated again on Tuesday, February 7.  Parents need only to attend one of these Parent only meetings.

Count Day & 1-Hour Delay

Our Winter Count Day for the State of Michigan is Wednesday, February 8th.  Please do everything you can to have your child in session on this day, but please do not send them if they are running a fever and sick.  It is also a 1-hour delay day.

Yearbook Orders Extended through February 10th

Yearbook orders due today have been extended through Friday, February 10th.  Extra forms are available in the office.  Our yearbook volunteers decide how many yearbooks to order based on the number of order forms they receive ON Feb. 10th.  Please reserve your yearbook now to ensure your child will receive one when yearbooks are delivered to school in May.  If you do not order one now, there will be no guarantee that an extra one will be available in May.  You may also order your yearbook on-line at www.inter-state.com/yearbook and enter order code 14313P.  On-line orders end today at midnight.