Just a reminder that Family Science Night has moved to Monday, May 23rd due to the gym floors being redone. We are still looking forward to seeing these amazing projects your students have been working on!!

Good news is if you still want to participate, please sign up using the link below. Remember – this event is open to students in all grades.

Lincoln-Eliot Family Science Night!

Even if you don’t want to present, we welcome everyone to come see other students’ projects.

If you need ideas for a project, please visit: https://www.education.com/science-fair/

Thank you to all Room Connectors and parents who were able to make teacher appreciation personal and special for teachers and staff. We saw many flowers and cards being distributed during the week. The PTO was able to provide pizza on Wednesday, as well as LE Leopard grocery totes for each staff member.

Our special luncheon is coming up this week on Wednesday, May 11th at 12:30pm in the cafeteria. We can still use your help so please sign up below to bring your favorite side dishes or desserts, help decorate the cafeteria, serve the teachers lunch, or create center pieces for the teachers to bring home!

We are asking for dishes and centerpieces to be dropped off in the office the day of or straight to the cafeteria at pick up time. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F49AFAC22A7FB6-teacher

Get ready for the Lincoln-Eliot Leopard Fun Run on May 18th.  Starting Tuesday, May 10th, Fun Run helpers will be at morning drop off, pick up, and helping all day in the school to get kids excited and pumped to raise money for the PTO.  There will be music, excitement and fun! Remember, the PTO uses this money to fund programs for our children, show appreciation to our teachers, and provide stipends and mini-grants for staff.

We have one more 5^th Grade Fundraiser to add to your calendar! On Thursday, May 12th we’re having our Lincoln-Eliot Bertucci’s Fundraiser!

On Thursday, May 12th between 11am-10pm, enjoy all of your favorites at any Bertucci’s location (delivery, to go, catering or dine in) and present the following flyer — or enter the unique code 790-934-047 when ordering online — and 15% of the proceeds will go to support our school!

We are excited for our first Parent’s Night out at Cafe Martin! Please see details below and click here to purchase your tickets.

Location: 7 West Street, Newton – outside patio
Date: Tuesday, June 14
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Tickets: $30/person https://lepto.ticketspice.com/le-pto-parents-night-out

What’s Included? 1 drink ticket (beer or specialty LE cocktail) + passed Appetizers
Who’s welcome? Parents and caregivers of LE students.
Can kids come? Technically yes, but we’ve designed this event for parents of the LE community to spend time together sans kids. We understand that it may be complicated, so please do what’s best for your family.
Are masks required? No, but they are optional for those who wish to wear them. As a reminder, it is outside.
Why? Take a well-deserved break and meet other parents from our LE community. Come support LE parent Adrienne Martin’s new restaurant, while also supporting LE PTO (a portion of the proceeds will be graciously donated back to the LE PTO).

Important Notes:

• The rain date will be Tuesday, June 21.
• There will be no refunds as this is a charity-based event.
• Capacity on the patio is 50 people, so there are only 50 tickets available.
• Please bring your ticket for entry — you can print, text or email it after you purchase!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the City of Newton Health & Human Services Department is hosting three programs to support the mental health of our community. Attached is a flyer for the first program on Wednesday, May 25^th, 6:00pm-8:00pm at Newton North High School. We are partnering with Samaritans Inc., Riverside Community Care, The Resilience Project at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and Families for Depression Awareness to provide information about mental health and mental illness, resources on how to respond and support our families and neighbors, and an opportunity to connect directly with local mental health agencies.

And save-the-dates for these upcoming programs:

• Mental Health: Crisis Intervention Panel (Zoom webinar)

Wednesday, June 1^st at 6:30pm

• Mental Health: Teens and Parents (at Newton North HS)

Wednesday, June 15^th at 6:00pm

Teacher Appreciation is this week, May 2nd-May 5th. It’s a time for us to honor and show how much we appreciate all the hard work our LE staff has put in this year. Thank you Room Connectors for helping to give a personal touch to your own classroom teachers. The PTO has prepared a few small tokens for all of staff through the week as well.

We will hold our special luncheon the following week on Wednesday, May 11th in the cafeteria at 12:30 (this is due to the incoming Kindergarten screening this Wednesday, May 4th).  Please use the link below to sign up to bring your favorite side dishes or desserts, help decorate the cafeteria, serve the teachers lunch, or create center pieces for the teachers to bring home!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F49AFAC22A7FB6-teacher