Sunday, November 15, 2020

Lincoln School News for November 16-20, 2020

 

News for the Week of November 16, 2020


You may have just listened to the press conference this evening.  If so, you know that Covid cases continue to rise here in Berrien County and across the nation.  As of right now, we have had no cases at Lincoln that have resulted from spread within our school.  Please talk to your kids about the importance of masks and other safety protocols.  
Here is a good visual related to the press conference.


Our student devices have arrived! We are so thankful for our SJPS Foundation for their support of our 1:1 initiative. We will share additional details regarding home use soon - stay tuned!

This Week at Lincoln School

Virtual Scholastic Book Fair continues (through 11/25)

11/16-11/20 Stuff a Truck Food Drive @ Lincoln

11/17  

11/18  Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45 a.m.)

11/19  

11/20  Half-day of school- 12:34 p.m. dismissal (end of the first trimester)

Coming Up...

11/23  Positivity Project launches @ Lin

This week's character strength:  gratitude

11/25 Report cards sent home with students

11/25 - 11/27 Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL


Teacher Blogs


The Scholastic Virtual Book Fair is happening now! Please click here to learn all about it and click here to order directly.


Our Lincoln School Media Center receives a portion of the profits that go right back to purchasing new books for our students. Thank you for ordering!



Stuff a Truck Food Drive

November 16 - 20, 2020

Lincoln School is proud to give back to the larger Berrien County community by collecting non-perishable (canned goods, boxed dinner/pasta) food items November 16-20. If you are able, simply pick up an item (or more) at the grocery store, and send it to school with your student to be donated. There will be a donation in the Lincoln School vestibule if SJVS students would also like to donate. We collect now because there is a greater need for food around the holidays. Thanks for spreading kindness and positivity!

This event is sponsored by 97.5 Y Country and Rogers. Items are donated to the Southwest Michigan Action Agency. 





We’re happy to partner with the City of St. Joseph to get feedback about their Parks and Recreation system. Please click here to take the survey before November 22nd. Thank you for your important feedback!


We may not be able to provide our students with the same experience that they have had in years past by providing a Lory’s Place group within the school, but there are some exciting opportunities happening for our students and families who would benefit from support through Lory’s Place!


The purpose of Lory’s Place is to provide grief support services for grieving children, adults and families.  Typically they partner with our schools to provide group grief support, but this will look a little different this year.  If you have a student who has experienced the loss of a loved one(s) and needs some support working through her/his grief, please contact our school social workers, Bri Van Hekken (bvanhekken@sjschools.org or Colette Jasiak cjasiak@sjschools.org for more information or feel free to reach out to Lory’s Place (269-983-2707) to learn about opportunities for support.  


Learn all about Lory's Place here.


St. Joseph Public Schools is hiring!

Upton Middle School is in search of lunchroom supervisors. Please see the details below:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday  11:00am - 12:45pm
Wednesday 11:25 - 1:10pm

*Application and employment process will be through EduStaff. If you are interested please email Megan Dongvillo: mdongvillo@sjschools.org for more information.


Amazing things are happening during lunch & enrichment time at Lincoln School! We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, and creativity of our specials teachers. In addition, our lunchtime co-teachers are amazing! They support our students in their learning while building relationships over delicious lunches each and every day. 

Reminders

Please download the Box Tops for Education app by visiting https://www.boxtops4education.com/.  

 

Box Tops receipts for delivery services, such as Shipt, now work with the digital Box Top collection.  For more information, visit https://boxtopsforeducation.knowledgeowl.com/help/electronic-receipts

 

St. Joseph Virtual School 's blog is now available! 

SJVS Families, click here to access content from Mr. Pratley. Be sure to bookmark the link: https://stjoevirtualschool.blogspot.com/


Check out the positive messages and celebration of our community on the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation blog.
 Click here to enjoy!  


Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in? 

Check out local offerings by visiting our 


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.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Lincoln School News 11.11.20

Today has been a special day!  It's Veteran's Day, a day when we show appreciation for all those who have served in our armed forces.  And, to add to the thankful spirit, we enjoyed our Thanksgiving Lunch.  

These are interesting, difficult, challenging times, but please take time to look for the silver linings and be thankful for all that we have.

BOOK FAIR
Here is the link for our Online Book Fair!  The holidays are coming soon and books make a great gift.


Reminder

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Sunday, November 1, 2020

Lincoln School News for Nov. 2-6, 2020

Don't Forget the Time Change - Fall Back 1 Hour

Thank you, Lincoln School families and staff, for providing supplies and activities for our classroom Halloween celebrations. Your support to ensure our students had this experience is greatly appreciated! It was such a fun day! 

Here is a link to our virtual Halloween Parade!

This Week at Lincoln School

11/2   Hearing and Vision Re-Screening

11/4    Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am) 

Coming Up...

11/9 Board of Education Meeting @ SJHS 6:00pm 

11/11  Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am)

11/12  Half-day of school - dismissal @12:34 p.m.

Virtual Scholastic Book Fair begins! (runs through 11/25 - more details to come)

11/13 Half-day of school - dismissal @12:34 p.m.

11/25 - 11/27 Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

Teacher Blogs
Ms. McElroyhttps://macsyoungfives2020.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Conferhttps://conferk20.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Bartzhttps://bartzkblog2020.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Mutschlerhttps://mutschlerschool20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Junhttps://jun2020-21.blogspot.com/
Ms. Reimershttps://reimers2020-2021.blogspot.com/2020/10/week-6-reimers-room.html
Mrs. Fiesbeckhttps://fiesbeck20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Laukushttps://laukus20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Starkshttps://starks2020-2021.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Peekhttps://peek20202021.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Ettingerhttps://ettinger20202021.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Goniwiechahttps://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/5338315474390963116#
Mr. Persenairehttps://persenaire4thgrade.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Abbotthttps://abbott2020.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Briney-Kelmhttps://bk20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Schermerhornhttps://schermschool20-21.blogspot.com/


Please share this graphic with your child and reiterate the importance of wearing masks from the top of his/her nose to beneath the chin. Thank you!

In addition, thank you for your continued commitment to attending to our daily health screening linked here. If your child is exhibiting symptoms, it is imperative that you keep him/her home until healthy. Thank you for your support with this. 


We are delighted to announce that our SJPS elementary schools are beginning a new journey as Positivity Project (or P2) partner schools thanks to the generosity of our St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation. This amazing character-building program will be infused on our daily class meetings and will be supported district-wide throughout the school year. All classrooms will begin our implementation November 23rd with the character strength "gratitude". Click here to learn more about this powerful program on P2's family site. 

St. Joseph Virtual School 's blog is now available! 

SJVS Families, click here to access content from Mr. Pratley. Be sure to bookmark the link: https://stjoevirtualschool.blogspot.com/


Worried about your child's mental health? Your own? That of your family?

Please explore the website, put together by our SJPS social workers and guidance counselors.

Reminders

Please download the Box Tops for Education app by visiting https://www.boxtops4education.com/.  

 

Box Tops receipts for delivery services, such as Shipt, now work with the digital Box Top collection.  For more information, visit https://boxtopsforeducation.knowledgeowl.com/help/electronic-receipts

Check out the positive messages and celebration of our community on the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation blog.
 Click here to enjoy!  


Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in? 

Check out local offerings by visiting our 


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.
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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Lincoln School News for Oct. 26-30, 2020

City of St. Joseph Trick or Treat is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31 from 6:00-7:30pm 
 
This Week at Lincoln School 
Monday - Oct. 26 - School Board Meeting at SJHS Auditorium 6:00pm 
Tuesday - Oct. 27 - PTO Meeting at 11:30am (see info below) and Flu Shot Clinic (see info below)
Wednesday - Oct. 28 - Late Start 
Thursday - Oct. 29 
Friday - Oct. 30 - Halloween Celebrations (see info below) 

Flu Shots

Lakeland is offering a flu shot clinic in the Lincoln School gym for all Lincoln families on Tuesday, Oct. 27th from 4:00 to 5:00.  

Students must be 10 years or older to receive a flu shot.

Families can sign up for a 5 minute time slot using the link below.

Lakeland requires every person receiving a flu shot to have a signed consent form.  These forms are available in the office. You will also need to bring a copy of your insurance card.  Please come a little early if you need to fill out a consent form and/or need us to make a copy of your insurance card.

If your health insurance does not cover flu shots, you can purchase a flu shot for $30.  Please bring cash or a check made payable to SJPS to the office and Lakeland will bill Lincoln School for this payment.

If you have any questions, please email Janet Trumbley at jtrumbley@sjschools.org or call the office at 269-926-3701.


From the Media Center
Books are flying off our library shelves here at Lincoln! We are so excited to be able to get books into kids' hands through our BookHub ordering process. Our elementary libraries have circulated over 7800 books so far this year. That's a lot of reading! 
 
Back on March 13, over 3500 books were checked out between all three elementary buildings in one day. Because we were unsure about what the next few weeks (turned out to be months) would look like, we wanted to make sure kids had books. We were thrilled to have the resources to do this! Thankfully, most books have made it back to our library. However, about 10% of the books have not yet been returned. We would appreciate it if you could check around your home to see if any library books might still be hiding somewhere. Overdue notices were given to those students attending school in person and emails were sent to those families with students learning virtually this year. Students can also view the books they have checked out at any time by logging into Destiny Discover. Thank you so much for your help. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Gruchot at jgruchot@sjschools.org or Mrs. Bacolor at cbacolor@sjschools.org 
 
Teacher Blogs
Ms. McElroyhttps://macsyoungfives2020.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Conferhttps://conferk20.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Bartzhttps://bartzkblog2020.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Mutschlerhttps://mutschlerschool20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Junhttps://jun2020-21.blogspot.com/
Ms. Reimershttps://reimers2020-2021.blogspot.com/2020/10/week-6-reimers-room.html
Mrs. Fiesbeckhttps://fiesbeck20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Laukushttps://laukus20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Starkshttps://starks2020-2021.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Peekhttps://peek20202021.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Ettingerhttps://ettinger20202021.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Goniwiechahttps://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/5338315474390963116#
Mr. Persenairehttps://persenaire4thgrade.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Abbotthttps://abbott2020.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Briney-Kelmhttps://bk20-21.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Schermerhornhttps://schermschool20-21.blogspot.com/

St. Joseph Virtual School 's blog is now available! 
SJVS Families, click the link to access content from Mr. Pratley. 
 
From the PTO
There are still a few classrooms that need PTO liaisons. It is an easy position that can all be done from home - it just involves sending emails to other parents in the classroom when we have projects going on. Click on the link below to see if your child’s room still needs a liaison: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080a4fafaf29a6fd0-ptoliaisons 
 
There will be a virtual PTO meeting this Tuesday at 11:30. Everyone is welcome! If you would like the zoom link to attend please email catherinebkirshenbaum@gmail.com. 
 
I Heart Spanish
Lincoln is partnering with the I Heart Spanish program to offer Chinese lessons to our students as an after-school, virtual class. All information can be found on the I Heart Chinese Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/iheartchinese Or by emailing Christine Velasco at iheartspanish.info@gmail.com 
 
Girl Scouts 
Do you know a girl who wants to be a Girl Scout? Now is the perfect time for new girls to join! Whether girls and their families are looking for virtual program opportunities or in person ones, Girl Scouts is here to help girls make new friends but keep the old. If you know a girl who isn’t a Girl Scout yet but she should be, sign up to attend one of our Animal Dance parties or Robot Building parties. These parties are designed to introduce new families to the world of Girl Scouting and get them started on their Girl Scout journey. We don’t want any girls to miss out on participating in Girl Scouts this year! Join Girl Scouts, sign up today!
See all upcoming dates at gsnim.org

Parents & Caregivers, you’re invited too! Get more information and

RSVP at gsnim.org/join, call 800-283-4812,


St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation
Check out the positive messages and celebration of our community on the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation blog. 
 

Halloween Celebrations 

On October 30th, your child is invited to dress up for the day to celebrate Halloween. Your child's costume will need to be comfortable enough so that she/he can participate in all learning activities throughout the day (please consider leaving bulky items at home).  In addition, costume masks cannot take the place of our regular masks as we will need to ensure all students and staff members wear approved facial masks coverings per our Return to Learn plan. Thank you for respecting our no weapons or look-a-like weapons policies as well.  

Students and teachers will enjoy a small fall party on this day. Be sure to stay tuned to your child's classroom communications as teachers will be seeking your creativity and support in planning and preparing for this fun celebration!

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.
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