Start the new year off with creativity by participating in the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School annual Yard Sign Design Contest! The contest, entering its seventh year, is open now. This year’s topic focuses on addressing speeding in school zones and on school property. The contest guidelines are available on the Encouragement page of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School website. This is open to grades 2 – 8 and multilingual signs are highly encouraged! All submissions are due on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Hi Families,

Happy New Year! We want to give a huge thank you to all the Room Connectors who worked hard before break to present gifts to the teachers and staff on behalf of the whole class.

Also, thank you to all the volunteers who generously gave their time to help out with the Book Fair this year. From helping before or after school to the Cookies & PJ night, we had a tremendous amount of volunteers and hours put in to make the Book Fair a huge success. Thank you Tui Sutherland and Jenny Rosenthal, for once again, leading this great week of books! Beyond raising $2500 for the PTO, we were also able to purchase books for the holiday helper bags and for teachers and staff. If anyone has interest in leading this wonderful event next year, please contact secretary@lepto.org.

Important Dates

• January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School & Newton Celebration
• January 22: Lunar New Year (recognized)
• January 25: 4th Grade (5:45pm) and 5th Grade Concert (7:00pm) – LE Gym
• February 2: Early Release, 12:10 Dismissal

Lincoln-Eliot will be creating a School Council comprised of 2 teachers/staff, 2 parent/caregivers,1 community member, and the principal. Per state mandate, an official poll must be conducted to vote the parent members in. Below, you will find a link to vote for our 2 parent/caregiver members.

https://forms.gle/aHQEMABV3LKqboet5

A huge thank you to Carly Ruttner and Heather Hotchkiss for volunteering to be on this year’s council!

The PTO was able to provide funds to the 2nd grade team for their Critical Literacy Project, including The Colors of Us by Karen Katz, paints, and brushes. See their portraits below!

Hi LE Families,

We hope you had a wonderful break. Please join our upcoming PTO meeting this Wednesday, November 30th at 6:30 via Zoom. The link will be sent out Wednesday morning. It’s a busy December with the return of our Book Fair! Stay tuned for more details.

November 30th: 6:30pm, PTO Meeting (Zoom link to follow)
December 3rd: SEPAC Playground Meet-up at Cabot Elementary School Playground
December 8th: NPS Early Dismissal, 12:10 Dismissal
December 9th- December 15th: L-E Book Fair
December 14th: Dress Like a Book Character Day

Please join us for our next general PTO meeting on Wednesday, November 30th at 6:30pm.

This meeting will be virtual via Zoom and the link will be sent out the morning of. We will be discussing the NPS gift policy for teachers and staff, as well as possible future events.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered this year to be a Room Connector. We have every classroom covered now! If you have additional questions about this role, please try to attend the general PTO meeting this Wednesday, November 30th at 6:30. Emily is also available to answer questions nunezemily77@gmail.com

The SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) of Ward, Underwood, Lincoln-Eliot and Cabot are hosting a playground meetup (all are welcome, not just families of students with special needs) on Saturday 12/03, 2-4pm outside at Cabot Elementary School Playground.  We will provide refreshments and are working on some activities with accessibility and inclusivity in mind. RSVP (see link below) is appreciated. If you have particular accessibility and inclusivity needs, considerations or ideas to make the event awesome, feel free to leave in the Public Comment of your RSVP or email Winko (L-E SEPAC Liaison) at anwenkang@gmail.com