Lincoln School News for February 24-28, 2020

Don't Forget to Read Your Teachers' Blogs

Mrs. Schmidt https://aschmidtyoungfives.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Bartz https://hbartzkindergarten19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Confer https://conferkindergarten.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Mutschler https://rmutschlerkindergarten.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Jun https://jun19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Fiesbeck https://fiesbeck19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Harmening harmening2019-20.blogspot.com

Mrs. Laukus https://laukus2018-19.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Starks starks2019-2020.blogspot.com

Mrs. Ettinger https://ettinger2019-2020.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Peek https://peek2019-20.blogspot.com/

Miss Reimers https://reimers2019-2020.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Abbott http://abbottsdreamteam.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Goniwiecha https://goniwiecha2018-2019.blogspot.com/

Mr. Persenaire https://persenaire5thgrade.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Briney-Kelm https://bk18-19.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Schermerhorn https://schermerhorn19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Sheldon http://mrssheldonspecialed.blogspot.com

Mr. Pfahler https://pfahler1819.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Warsow https://mrswarsowsartroom.blogspot.com/

SJ District Special Education https://spedsjps.blogspot.com/

This Week at Lincoln School

Monday, February 24 - D Day 
4:00-5:00 FLL Robotics

Tuesday, February 25 - E Day
11am – 12:15pm 2nd Grade to Planetarium
Spelling Team Wrap Up MC at Lunch

Wednesday, February 26 – F Day
Late Start
School Store at Lunch 
4–5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Thursday, February 27 – A Day
8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union
Cub Lunch
Lory’s Place Group at Lunch
4:00-5:00 Jr FLL Robotics

Friday, February 28 – B Day
End of 2nd Marking Period
Half Day Dismiss at 12:06pm
Twin/Triplet/Quadruplet Day

Coming Up
Monday, March 2 - C Day, 4 – 5:30pm FLL Robotics

Tuesday, March 3 - D Day
Wednesday, March 4 - E Day, Late Start, Science Olympiad Day, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Thursday, March 5 F Day, Half Day, Parent Teacher Conferences, 8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Friday, March 6 A Day, Dress Like a Super Hero Day, Half Day

Monday, March 9 B Day, Follett Book Fair, 9:10 – 11:10am Calling All Colors – Laukus, 4 – 5:30pm FLL Robotics, School Board Meeting at Brown 6:00pm

Tuesday, March 10 - C Day, Follett Book Fair, 8:10 Access Rm 208, PTO@Lunch, 4–5pm Zoup Give Back Day, 5:15–7:45pm Parents as Teachers Playgroup, 6–6:30pm 1st Gr. Program

Wednesday, March 11- D Day, Follett Book Fair, Late Start, 11:45am – 12:45pm School Store, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Thursday, March 12 E Day, Follett Book Fair, 8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union, 10:25 – 11:40am BK and Schermerhorn to the Planetarium, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics and Kindergarten Round-Up at Brown 7:00pm

Friday, March 13 - F Day, Dress As Your Favorite Book Character, Follett Book Fair

Saturday, March 14 - 12-2pm Elementary Art Show Opening at Box Factory


Click here to join the SJLincolnPTO closed FB group. https://www.facebook.com/SJLincolnPTO/

Lunchroom News!

You can access monthly lunch and breakfast menus on our school website. 

Community Corkboard
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.

It is the policy of the St. Joseph Public School District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.

Lincoln School News for Feb. 17-21, 2020

Lost & Found
Tomorrow (Monday) we will be laying out all the Lost & Found items in the gym after lunch through the end of the day.  All classes will take a walk to claim any items that are recognized.  Parents are welcome to stop in as well.  Items left will be bagged and taken to Goodwill by the end of this week.  Parents are welcome to come this week to check out what's left before it's gone.

Don't Forget to Read Your Teachers' Blogs

Mrs. Schmidt https://aschmidtyoungfives.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Bartz https://hbartzkindergarten19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Confer https://conferkindergarten.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Mutschler https://rmutschlerkindergarten.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Jun https://jun19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Fiesbeck https://fiesbeck19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Harmening harmening2019-20.blogspot.com

Mrs. Laukus https://laukus2018-19.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Starks starks2019-2020.blogspot.com

Mrs. Ettinger https://ettinger2019-2020.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Peek https://peek2019-20.blogspot.com/

Miss Reimers https://reimers2019-2020.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Abbott http://abbottsdreamteam.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Goniwiecha https://goniwiecha2018-2019.blogspot.com/

Mr. Persenaire https://persenaire5thgrade.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Briney-Kelm https://bk18-19.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Schermerhorn https://schermerhorn19-20.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Sheldon http://mrssheldonspecialed.blogspot.com

Mr. Pfahler https://pfahler1819.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Warsow https://mrswarsowsartroom.blogspot.com/

SJ District Special Education https://spedsjps.blogspot.com/

This Week at Lincoln School

Monday, February 17 - E Day, President’s Day 

2:30 – 3:40pm Release Bible Class

4:00-5:30 FLL Robotics

School Board Mtg at Lincoln 6:00pm

Tuesday, February 18 F Day

9 – 11:30am 3rd Grade to Sarett

Spelling Practice MC at Lunch

Wednesday, February 19 - A Day 

Late Start

4:00-5:30 FLL Robotics - Wednesday Group

Thursday, February 20 – B Day 

Cloverleaf Spelling Bee

8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union

4:00-5:30 FLL Robotics

Friday, February 21 - C Day

Coming Up
Monday, February 24 - D Day - 4:00-5:30 FLL Robotics

Tuesday, February 25 - E Day – 11am – 12:15pm 2nd Grade to Planetarium, Spelling Team Practice MC at Lunch

Wednesday, February 26 – F Day, Late Start, School Store at Lunch, 4–5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Thursday, February 27 – A Day, 8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union, Cub Lunch, Lory’s Place Group at Lunch, 4:00-5:30 Jr FLL Robotics
Friday, February 28 – B Day - End of 2nd Marking Period, Half Day Dismiss at 12:06pm and Twin/Triplet/Quadruplet Day
Monday, March 2 - C Day, 4 – 5:30pm FLL Robotics
Tuesday, March 3 - D Day
Wednesday, March 4 - E Day, Late Start, Science Olympiad Day, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Thursday, March 5 F Day, Half Day, Parent Teacher Conferences, 8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Friday, March 6 A Day, Dress Like a World Traveler, Half Day

Monday, March 9 B Day, Follett Book Fair, 9:10 – 11:10am Calling All Colors – Laukus, 4 – 5:30pm FLL Robotics, School Board Meeting at Brown 6:00pm

Tuesday, March 10 - C Day, Follett Book Fair, 8:10 Access Rm 208, PTO@Lunch, 4–5pm Zoup Give Back Day, 5:15–7:45pm Parents as Teachers Playgroup, 6–6:30pm 1st Gr. Program

Wednesday, March 11- D Day, Follett Book Fair, Late Start, 11:45am – 12:45pm School Store, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics

Thursday, March 12 E Day, Follett Book Fair, 8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union, 10:25 – 11:40am BK and Schermerhorn to the Planetarium, 4 – 5pm Jr FLL Robotics and Kindergarten Round-Up at Brown 7:00pm

Friday, March 13 - F Day, Dress As Your Favorite Book Character, Follett Book Fair

Saturday, March 14 - 12-2pm Elementary Art Show Opening at Box Factory


Click here to join the SJLincolnPTO closed FB group. https://www.facebook.com/SJLincolnPTO/

Lunchroom News!

You can access monthly lunch and breakfast menus on our school website. 

Community Corkboard
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.

It is the policy of the St. Joseph Public School District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.

Letter from Dr. Bruce

Hello All -

With the flu season in full swing, the following letter will go out to parents later today.

While we are noticing more students going home sick, our absentee numbers are not out of the ordinary for this time of year. Our current districtwide attendance rate is above 90%. The state of Michigan does not recognize an illness issue until the district attendance average is below 75%.  

To enhance our efforts against illness, our principals and teachers will continue to ask students to clean their hands each time they enter class, go to lunch, and use the restroom.  Moreover, our custodial team will collaborate with our principals and staff to pinpoint areas of the school buildings that have increased illness.  St. Joseph Public Schools will continue to keep our families aware of our status as we journey through flu season. 

Most important for our families; please remember to keep students home for 24 hours after a high temperature returns to normal or vomiting has discontinued. This small amount of caution will prevent more students and staff from contracting the flu.

Thank you for all you do!

--

Sincerely,

Thomas S. Bruce , Ed. D.

Superintendent,

St. Joseph Public Schools, MI

  email:  tbruce@stjoebears.com

  tweet:  @thebruce1404

  office:  269.926.3100

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Lincoln School Update for Feb. 10-14, 2020

Wow! 100 days of learning and growing together already! It seems unbelievable that we've already surpassed the halfway point of the 2019-2020 school year.  Thank you for all of your support in helping our students stay focused on learning throughout the 

next few months of instruction. 

Flu Season
As you are probably aware, last week Lincoln's number of absent students (and staff) continued to climb due to illness.  Our lowest stats for the week still had us at 80% in attendance.  Each custodian in the district was contacted and are being extra diligent in disinfecting all touch points (desks, door handles, drinking fountains etc...).  Hopefully, this wave of virus will move on quickly, in the meantime, please discuss with your children the importance of hand-washing!

This Week at Lincoln School

Monday, February 10 – F Day

Tuesday, February 11 – A Day 
8:10 – 8:30am Access - Room 208
10:15 – 11am Jun’s class to Planetarium
11:45am PTO
Spelling Team Practice MC at Lunch

Wednesday, February 12 – B Day
Abe Lincoln's Birthday
Late Start
School Store at Lunch

Thursday, February 13 – C Day
8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union

Friday, February 14 - D Day
Valentine's Day 
Wear RED, PINK, PURPLE or Hearts Day

Coming Up
Monday, February 17 - E Day – President’s Day, 2:30 – 3:40pm Release Bible Class, School Board Mtg at Lincoln 6:00pm

Tuesday, February 18 F Day, 9 – 11:30am 3rd Grade to Sarett, Spelling Practice MC at Lunch

Wednesday, February 19 - A Day – Late Start

Thursday, February 20 – B Day, 8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union

Friday, February 21 - C Day

Monday, February 24 - D Day 

Tuesday, February 25 - E Day – 11am – 12:15pm 2nd Grade to Planetarium, Spelling Team Practice MC at Lunch

Wednesday, February 26 – F Day, Late Start, School Store at Lunch

Thursday, February 27 – A Day – 8 – 8:30am Lincoln Bear Credit Union

Friday, February 28 – B Day - End of 2nd Marking Period, Half Day Dismiss at 12:06pm and Twin/Triplet/Quadruplet Day

Attention 5th Grade Families!

A note from the Upton Performing Arts Department:

Dear Parents of 5th grade students,

Thank you to those of you that were able to attend the meetings this week. We appreciate your interest in our programs. The counseling department has asked us to communicate that the deadline for all incoming 6th graders to register for their year-long electives is February 21. Here is the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5I3e239VjBZgCcxt7qdRxIY9uso5gjEhIFSRrxv-88h4lFg/viewform

For those of you who were unable to attend the meeting, we discussed the following:

• How to register for the electives
• Class routines and expectations
• Introduction of rental companies

Here is a list of the rental companies that were at the meeting. We strongly recommend that you start out renting from one of these companies. 

Guarneri House – strings only 

(616) 451-4960 

Marshall Music Co. (Portage) 

(269) 321-0415 

Meyer Music (Kalamazoo) 

(269) 366-3920 

Quinlan & Fabish (Stevensville) 

(269) 429-6232 

Please let us know if you have any questions,

The SJPS Performing Arts Staff

The Dance Team at the High School is putting on a clinic for grades K-8th on Sunday, February 16th from 9am-1pm. 

Here is the link for registration:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehNg8GMQ60Kg5_lwyZ9i-gCYAe1KSxC0MVNHlfImqLacKLuQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Click here to join the SJLincolnPTO closed FB group. https://www.facebook.com/SJLincolnPTO/

Lunchroom News!

You can access monthly lunch and breakfast menus on our school website. 

Community Corkboard
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.

It is the policy of the St. Joseph Public School District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.