Mark your calendars! LE PTO is partnering with Naco Taco for one night only of tasty takeout! Take a break from cooking, support a business owned by a Newton parent, and help the LE PTO all at the same time!

Save The Date: Tuesday, December 21st from 4pm-7pm. Naco Taco will donate 15% of its proceeds back to the LE PTO!

Pre-order here:  Nacocentral.com/lincolneliot to set a pickup time. You will even get a text when your order is ready!

Help spread the word to friends and neighbors too! You don’t have to be an LE family to participate.

Snow Removal

The City removes snow from major routes after a storm; residents are still ultimately responsible for making sure their sidewalks are clear. There are a few changes from year to year based on resident feedback, sidewalks being added this summer, and current student addresses.  You can use this document to find the maps in Newton with keys describing which sidewalks are plowed.  I would like parent feedback on these routes, if you feel any are neglected or if there are major roads that are not being cleared, please email us at president@lepto.org

Blue Zones

I listened to our policemen describing challenges with Newton school Blue Zones, which are the areas close to the school with a painted blue curb meant for parents to quickly drop off their children.  It sounds like we have a lot of cars, not a lot of places to park, leading to these getting congested.

I wanted to share a few graphics I pulled from the presentation on how to optimally use active Blue Zones – stop at the curb that is painted blue, parents remain in their car, children exit on the curb side, and parents drive away promptly to reduce idling and allow other parents to utilize this space.  If you would like to walk with your child/children, consider parking outside of a Blue Zone.

Hi Families,
It was so wonderful to see so many of you at our Book Fair on Tuesday night! I also wanted to announce that Lincoln-Eliot now has an official mascot….the LEOPARDS! Thank you to all the students who helped to create the mascot choices, campaign, and vote!

I also wanted to report that we had 3 Covid cases this past week. Pool testing will resume this week on Tuesday, November 30th.

Have a great week,
Principal Morrissey & the PTO

Our reimagined book fair event – Books & Bites at Night – was a huge success! It was wonderful to see how many families came bundled up for the cold, stood in long lines, and helped support our school. Our sales totaled over $6,000, with $1500 going right back to the LE PTO. With your donations and generosity, 91 books were purchased directly for teachers, as well as books for each holiday helper bag.

A huge thank you to Tui, her parents, and Jenny who braved the cold ALL DAY to make sure the book fair happened this year! A round of applause for all who helped reimagine this event, set up, bring baked goods, hand out cocoa and cookies, read a book, and clean up. Without all of your help, this event couldn’t be possible. We also thank everyone for their extreme patience with the black outs and The Nada Cart. We know things did not go as smoothly as possible and we appreciate your understanding with this local business who is learning from every new experience.

For those who missed the book fair or still have books they’d like to purchase, please use the link below. Scholastic will continue to give back 25% until December 6^th. Please use the link below and make sure your account is linked to Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School.

https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5137602

With generous donations and help from families to fundraise, the PTO is able to fund amazing projects like this 1st grade pumpkin book report. Students completed a book report about their favorite book and created a pumpkin character to go with it. These book reports and pumpkins were displayed outside the classrooms for the whole LE community to enjoy! 

The 1st grade team wants to thank you to the PTO for helping bring this fun project to all of the 1st grade students!

To help fund more projects like this, please consider donating to LE PTO.

Thank you to all who attended the November meeting. It was wonderful hearing so many great fundraising ideas and reimagining community events for this year. We hope to see you all at the Book Fair this Tuesday, November 23rd!!

Nov 2021 PTO Meeting Slideshow

Nov 2021 PTO Meeting Minutes

Don’t miss out! Lincoln-Eliot spirit wear is available for sale for 2 weeks only in 2021! From now through 11/14, visit our shop for cool L-E branded T’s, sweatshirts, pants, PJ’s, vests, headbands and more for kids and adults! Not only will you show your support for L-E, but 20% of the purchase price of each item goes back to our school!

The online store will not reopen again until 2022, so get your orders in now to receive your new gear in early December.

Direct link: https://shop.inkdstores.com/lincoln_eliot_school_2021/shop/home

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Canulla and Jacqui Trotta at nicolecanulla@gmail.com and jacquitrotta@gmail.com.

Please join us for our next general PTO meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, November 16th at 6:30. We will have a Principal update, teacher update, review highlights, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities. The Zoom link will be sent via email on the morning of November 16th.