WEDNESDAY IS INTERNATIONAL WALK/BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY
International Walk to School Day is on Wednesday, October 7th. Join in the celebration with thousands of other students and families nationwide by walking or biking to school! Students who participate will receive Safe Routes prizes.
3 PTO PROGRAM- THE TREE GUY. HELP NEEDED: This Wednesday, October 7th, LE will be hosting a preview presentation for our third graders tree unit. We need 3-4 parent volunteers to help with set up and hospitality. Parents are welcome to stay and watch the morning presentation. Please contact Elaine at elainesmithpurcell@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE FOR L-E’S ANNUAL HALLOWEEN DANCE
Our annual Halloween Dance will be held on Friday, October 30th from 6:00-8:00. This is a fun event in which the entire L-E community turns out in costumes and students dance to spooky songs and favorite line dances. Pizza and treats are served in the cafeteria. Teacher treat raffles always bring some competitive fun! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP DECORATE FROM 3:15-4:30. Please e-mail Marcia Uretsky at Marcia_uretsky@newton.k12.ma.us if you can help.
OUR PTO NEEDS TAX SUPPORT
The Lincoln-Eliot parent who has helped our PTO with tax support has moved on to Middle School. We are looking for a tax accountant who can help us file our yearly taxes. This is pretty straight forward. If you have this expertise and are willing to support our PTO with this service please contact Mike St. Germain, our treasurer, at: michael_stgermain@yahoo.com
FROM NURSE HEATHER GAGNON IN OUR HEALTH OFFICE
The state mandated hearing and vision screenings are being performed this month for all Kindergarten students. Vision for grades 1-5 and hearing for grades 1-3 will begin this month as well and will be performed up until Thanksgiving break. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this, please don’t hesitate to speak with the nurse.
Also from our Health Office you will find FLU SHOT CLINIC INFORMATION and the OCTOBER NEWSLETTER FOR NURSE GAGNON
LUNCH MONITORS NEEDED
Lunch monitors needed at the Newton elementary schools listed below. These are great hours for a stay-at-home parent/grandparent or anyone who wants to work a couple of hours a day. The hours range from 2 ¼ – 2 ½ hours per day at $13.14 an hour. Please call the school directly to set up an interview.
Burr School ~ 617 559 9360
Cabot ~ 617 559 9400
Franklin ~ 6 17 559 9480
Horace Mann ~ 617 559 9510
Lincoln-Eliot ~ 617 559 9540
Underwood ~ 617 559 9660
Ward ~ 617 559 6450
Williams ~ 617 559 6480
UNDERSTANDING OUR DIFFERENCES PROGRAM: Encouraging parent participation in the classroom.
Understanding our Differences, a disabilities awareness curriculum, is delivered to all Newton students in grades 3-5 by parent volunteers. In the Fall, 2015 we will be delivering the Chronic Medical Conditions unit. All Lincoln-Eliot parents, regardless of your child’s grade, are invited to participate in this dynamic program.
There is a 2 hour time commitment on the day of the unit (dates to be determined) and 30-60 minutes to train for the unit at your convenience with on-line materials. (You do not have to commit to all 3 grades, one session would be great)
This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with our students in the classroom.
If you are interested in participating, please contact the L-E parent coordinator, Cathleen Morrison at ccanhc@gmail.com.
Note: We are looking for a co-coordinator as well. If you are interested, please contact Cathleen for more information. It is not a huge time commitment, it involves some parent outreach and participation in delivering the Units. Please consider becoming involved in this fulfilling and wonderful program as we educate the students on how to include peers with disabilities.
Fundraising
DONOR’S CHOOSE:
Support our new teacher!
Ms. Bratslavskaya, Grade 5
My Project: A Space for Every Student
Total Cost: $611
TO GO: $308
My Project: I hope to empower my students to take risks and share their ideas in a comfortable and safe environment. A classroom carpet for our meeting/library area is a necessity for establishing a sense of community within our classroom. We will often begin our school day on our carpet to engage in a morning meeting. Students will gather on the carpet many times throughout the day for whole class mini lessons, partner work, group work, and independent work.
A comfortable meeting area is essential, as it would provide a space to develop trust and respect among my students.
Here, we will establish our classroom community by developing a “class contract” and allowing all students to feel that their voices have been heard. We will frequently use the carpet as a space to begin lessons, and engage in read alouds. This space will also serve as a cozy independent reading place, so my students will be able to engage in, visualize and fall in love with books.
Check out my classroom project!
http://www.donorschoose.org/MsBratslavskaya
WATERTOWN SAVINGS BANK: CUSTOMER CHOICE AWARDS
VOTE FOR LINCOLN-ELIOT SCHOOL AS YOUR FAVORITE NON-PROFIT! EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
Vote online at www.watertownsavings.com or cast a paper ballot. Ballots will be available at Open House on Thursday night.
Every year over the past twenty years Watertown Savings Bank customers have voted for their favorite non-profits in our Customer Choice event. As a result 75 local organizations have benefited and $915,500 has been distributed. This year the total will reach $990,500!
We are very proud of this program and the benefits it has brought to so many wonderful local non-profit organizations. To celebrate this important milestone we will be entering every customer who votes this year into a drawing to receive a $500 Amazon gift card.
Every qualified non-profit that receives at least 1% of the total votes cast within a calendar year will receive funds. The organization with the most votes will receive $5,000. Otherwise the dollars awarded are determined by the voting results, with a cap of $3,500. Anyone with an account at Watertown Savings Bank may vote and each person has one vote. (Beneficiaries are not considered account owners.)
Let us know your favorite local non-profit by using the ballot below or by voting online at www.watertownsavings.com. Deadline to vote is midnight, December 31, 2015.
PAINT BAR FUNDRAISER
The Fifth Grade Committee is hosting a “Paint Bar” Fundraiser on Nov. 19th at 6:30 PM.
Sign Up Now in 3 Easy Steps…
- Register at: https://www.thepaintbar.com/newton/nov-2015/advreg111915nv
- Indicate that you are with the “Lincoln-Eliot Fundraiser” in the “Group Name” or “Friends I Want to Sit With” field on the registration page
- Get ready to have a blast!