Dear Lincoln Eliot Families,

This is the email update with the correct dates for February vacation and the community information.  I had the April vacation dates.

I hope you all were safe and sound after our first snowstorm of the season.  Students and teachers got right to work this week after the winter break.  It was all hands on deck with staff conducting reading assessments on students.  Teachers are assessing reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension.

Community Information

Lincoln-Eliot 5th Grade Launch Fundraiser – February 10th from 6-10pm. The 5th graders are working towards an end-of the year camping trip and graduation ceremony and need to raise money to offset the cost – this is the first of four fundraiser. Please spread the word, bring your children and friends to jump and have fun and please mention Lincoln Eliot when you pay for your tickets at the door – 25% of the tickets sales on February 10th will go directly to the 5th grade fund!!! Note: Children will still need to be supervised by their parents at Launch.

As I communicated with you on Friday we had a brief period of time Friday morning when students and staff were directed to remain in the building and visitors were not allowed in.  Most students were unaware of the situation as we were between recess times.  The police department advised a Shelter-in-Place protocol as they conducted a well-being check for an individual. This person was ultimately located in Watertown and the situation was resolved. The Shelter-in-Place protocol was utilized out of an abundance of caution.

For a variety of reason, some families want their child to attend a Newton school outside of the Lincoln Eliot neighborhood district.  If you want more information on this process then go to Out of District Placement for specific instructions.  For example, some fifth grade families live closer to the Day Middle School and apply for out of district placement in order to attend Day instead of Bigelow.  Both middle schools feed to Newton North.

Hard to believe but we are planning for kindergarten screening.  If you have a child who will enter kindergarten in September, 2017 then please email Jena_rossi@newton.k12.ma.us with your name, child’s name, email address and best phone number to reach you.  Please pass this information along to friends and neighbors in the LE district. There will be a Kindergarten Information Meeting at Newton North on February 6, 2017.  All there is to know about the K registration process can be found on theDistrict Kindergarten Information page.

On Monday morning, we plan to place all of the lost and found items on a cafeteria table for parents and students to view and hopefully claim.  They will be laid out on Monday morning.  If you are missing boots, coats, lunch containers, a blanket… come check it out 🙂

Have a great week,

Jody Klein

Upcoming Dates:

January 10 – 6:30-7:30 PTO meeting, childcare available

January 16 – Martin Luther King Day, No school

February 3 – Progress Reports available on Skyward

February 20-24 – School vacation (resumes Monday, February 27th)

MCAS Dates: