Sunday, November 11, 2018

Lincoln School News for Nov. 12 - Nov. 16, 2018


Don't Forget to Read Your Teachers' Blogs
Lincoln Staff Blogs
Mrs. Briney-Kelm   https://bk18-19.blogspot.com/
SJ District Special Education   https://spedsjps.blogspot.com/ 

Stuff A Truck 
Stuff A Truck is extended through Monday and Tuesday! The class that brings in the most items will receive a Pizza Hut free personal pan pizza certificate for each student! (Our pick up date is Wednesday)


Dress for the Weather!
If there is snow on the ground, students without boots will have to remain on the blacktop.  We go for recess unless the temperature, including windchill, is in single digits.  Students should have coats, hats or hoodies, gloves/mittens and boots.  Snow pants are also preferred.  If you need help getting any of these items, please let me know.  Also, please PUT YOUR CHILD"S NAME ON EVERYTHING!  Thanks :-) 



Schoolstore.com
Information on our schoolstore.com program was sent home this week. This program is done 100% on-line just by shopping at store website such as Walmart, Kohl’s, and Best Buy. There are over 400 major merchants who participate. Lincoln School participated in this program last year and it was a huge success. Our teachers combined earned over $7000 to spend at the schoolstore.com teacher site for all kinds of items for their classrooms. The program also generated over $1000 for our school to use on things like our monthly CUB lunch for students, classrooms books, etc.

If you haven’t already done so, please take the time look at the informational packet. Every student who signs up and returns the code to the office will receive a prize (write the code on the envelope provided or even on a piece of paper along with your child’s name). Each packet also contains a golden ticket that may be worth $100.00. The winning ticket is still out there so remember to scratch off the number and enter it at the time you sign up!

Extra packets are available in the office. You can also go to www.schoolstore.net to sign up and use our school ID# 153736.

Here is the link to the informational video on this program that all students watched this week
www.schoolstore.com/video (Y5-3rd grade watch the backpack pets video, 4th & 5th watch the earbud video)


Title I - Volunteer Help Needed
Our Title I department is in need of volunteers to copy and code lessons and books for their new program this year. Any amount of time you can spare is much appreciated, and you can volunteer at any time during the school day. If you are available and would like to help out, please come to office any time and we will give you instructions. No prior scheduling of time is needed. “Many hands make light work!”

Interested in being a Girls on the Run Coach?
• You have a tremendous opportunity to help girls understand the true inner power they possess; to serve as the critical ‘fuel’ that propels them forward in life. As a volunteer coach for Girls on the Run, you can unleash the strength, bravery, and limitless potential of girls right here in St.Joseph.

• Girls on the Run coaches are as unique as the girls they serve. Just like the girls, many are not runners. They are people just like YOU who take great pride and care in role modeling character, connectedness, and inner strength.

• Girls on the Run coaches are truly a reflection of the girls we serve here in St. Joseph. By being themselves, they prove that one person can really make a difference. And they have a lot of fun too!

• There are over 40 girls waiting to participate in Girls on the Run here at Lincoln Elementary this Spring. They need you! We need you! Learn more about volunteer opportunities to coach with Girls on the Run Southwest Michigan by clicking here https://www.gotrswmi.org/coach
Won’t you join us?

The Commitment is 2 days a week from 4-5:30pm. Either Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you have any questions, please contact Andria Ettinger at aettinger@sjchools.org or Janet Trumbley at jtrumbley@sjschools.org

To Coach in Berrien County click here:
www.raceplanner.com/volunteer/signup/2018-gotr-swmi-coach-application-berrien

We still need quite a few volunteers for the Thanksgiving lunch.  Please consider joining us that day - it really is a lot of fun.  Below is the link to sign up:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080a4fafaf29a6fd0-thanksgiving


Thank you to everyone who donated to the Women’s Service League coat drive.  Our Lincoln Elementary community collected dozens of coats, hats, scarves and gloves to donate to families in need.  

Lincoln School Store 
Bring a $1 and purchase some great things from the store! Lincoln School Store offers some great fury pencils, grips, sharpeners, erasers, and many more school supplies.  New items to come often! The next school store is this Wednesday at lunch.

Report Cards Came Home this Past Week
Here is important information about your child's developmental reading profile:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=11UeyDOI7W5rltSOBF-Er_ddOK81p6FdI&authuser=chubble@stjoebears.com

This Week at Lincoln School
Monday, November 12 – B Day
School Board Meeting at Clarke 6:00pm

Tuesday, November 13 – C Day
ACCESS at 8:10 in Ettinger’s Rm.
PTO at 11:45 

Wednesday, November 14 – D Day 
Late Start – One Hour Delay
School Store at Lunch

Thursday, November 15 – E Day 
Lincoln Bear Credit Union Open from 8:00-8:30am
Thanksgiving Luncheon and Dress Up Day

Friday, November 16 – F Day
Popcorn Day

COMING UP
Monday, November 19 – Release Time Bible Class 10-11:15am
Wednesday, November 21 - Half-Day Dismiss at 12:05pm
Thursday, November 22 – Thanksgiving – No School
Friday, November 23 – No School
Tuesday, November 27 – 2nd grade program at 6:00pm, 4th grade Calling All Colors here at Lincoln 9:30-11:00 and Lory’s Place Group at Lunch
Wednesday, November 28 – Late Start (One Hour Delay) and November Good Deed Cub Lunch
Thursday, November 29 - Lincoln Bear Credit Union Open from 8:00-8:30am
Wednesday, December 5 – Late Start One Hour Delay and School Store at Lunch
Thursday, December 6 - Lincoln Bear Credit Union Open 8-8:30am
December 10: Ugly Sweater Day (In conjunction with 3rd Grade Nutcracker)
December 21: Dress like an Elf (2nd-5th to the high school for the holiday concert)



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.

Monday, November 5, 2018

More Lincoln News - Monday, Nov. 5, 2018

I have several additional items for this week:

Thanksgiving Luncheon -Nov. 15- We are still in need of quite a few volunteers.  Please click on the link below to sign up.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080a4fafaf29a6fd0-thanksgiving


I currently have a small collection of toys on the counter of my office; hatchables, my little pony... PLEASE leave toys at home!
Thank you.



Don't forget... Thursday and Friday are half-days, we dismiss at 12:05pm.

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Lincoln School News for Nov. 5 - 9, 2018

Don't Forget to Turn Your Clocks Back One Hour!

Lincoln Staff Blogs
Mrs. Goniwiecha/Mrs. Fedewa https://goniwiecha2018-2019.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Briney-Kelm   https://bk18-19.blogspot.com/
SJ District Special Education   https://spedsjps.blogspot.com/

This Week at Lincoln School
Monday, November 5 – C Day

Tuesday, November 6 – D Day – Jasiak
Election Day
Lory’s Place Grief Group at Lunch

Wednesday, November 7 – E Day 

Thursday, November 8 – F Day
Half-Day Dismiss at 12:05pm
Lincoln Bear CU 8:00-8:30am

Friday, November 9 – A Day 
Half Day Dismiss at 12:05pm

COMING UP
Monday, November 12 - School Board Meeting at Central 6:00pm
Tuesday, November 13 – ACCESS at 8:10 in Ettinger’s Rm. and PTO at 11:45 
Wednesday, November 14 – Late Start (One Hour Delay)
Thursday, November 15 – Thanksgiving Luncheon and Dress Up Day
Friday, November 16 – Popcorn Day
Monday, November 19 – Release Time Bible Class 10-11:15am
Wednesday, November 21 - Half-Day Dismiss at 12:05pm
Thursday, November 22 – Thanksgiving – No School
Friday, November 23 – No School
Tuesday, November 27 – 2nd grade program at 6:00pm
Wednesday, November 28 – Late Start (One Hour Delay) and Good Deed Cub Lunch for November

Thanksgiving Luncheon
Thursday, November 15th is our traditional Thanksgiving Luncheon. This annual event includes a family style meal prepared by our kitchen and served by many parent volunteers. Our Kindergarteners will delight us with singing prior to the meal as well!  Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate parent visitors at lunch on this day.  In order to attend, you must be a volunteer, sign-up information will come home soon.

Stuff-a-Truck Food Drive 
Lincoln School Student Council is proud to help connect our school community with the larger Berrien County community by collecting non-perishable food items (canned goods, boxed dinner/pasta)  now through Wednesday, November 7th. 
If you are able, simply pick up items at the grocery store, and send it to school with your child to be donated in his/her classroom collection box. 
Our collection begins now because there is a greater need for food around the holiday season. 
In addition to the positive feelings that occur with giving to those in need, there is a classroom incentive for the class that donates the most perishable food items to this cause. 
This event is sponsored by 97.5 Y Country and Rogers. Items are donated to the Southwest Michigan Action Agency. 

Operation Coats
Please consider donating new or gently worn coats to Operation Coats, sponsored by the Women's Service League. The donation box is located in our office vestibule. Thank you for helping to keep our community members warm this winter! 



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.