Category Archives: Community News

FORJ Families Meeting: Wampanoag Presentation

First Light and Reconciliation
FORJ Families Meeting (Families Organizing for Racial Justice)

Wednesday, November 13th, 7-9pm
Angier School
Adults and children ages 10+
Free

Annawon Weeden will enact a dynamic monologue tracing the history of the Wampanoag from pre-1492 to the present day.  His presentation challenges the audience to rethink their ideas about the Wampanoag and about America itself.  A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe who grew up on the Narragansett Tribal Reservation in Rhode Island, Weeden has spent his life preserving the culture of his tribe.  In 2016, he was awarded with a Congressional Honor as Culture Bearer for New England.  

After Weeden’s presentation, the audience will break into small groups for a family-friendly discussion about reconciliation.

RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUcCJqiT0KNzMWl0nRegg6ReeBJIlimMmq59NkvUhnl9sP5A/viewform?usp=sf_link

Note: Please be ON TIME! This is a dramatic presentation and it requires quiet and focus from the audience members. 

This program is possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Raising Luminaries. www.booksforlittles.com

Minted Fundraiser – Save 20% on Holiday Cards and Support Our School

This November, we’re partnering with Minted to help us fundraise for our school!  Shop holiday cards and gifts with unique designs from independent artists on minted.com using our program code FUNDRAISELEPTO to give 15% back to our school—and enjoy 20% OFF your Minted order!  Minted has extended the program promotion period all the way until December 31, 2019, giving us two months to take advantage of this great opportunity.  Click through to Minted.com and check it out!

Principal Update 10.27.19

Dear families,

Thank you to everyone for a fantastic Fall Festival, especially to the team who organized the event and the volunteers who made it all possible!

Join us on October 29 as Lincoln-Eliot Scholars Walk & Roll to School:
Getting kids to and from school safely is an important priority for your family, for the school, and for the community.  Lincoln-Eliot, along with every elementary school in Massachusetts, participates in the Safe Routes to School Program to help ensure the safety of our students.  On Tuesday, Oct. 29, we encourage students to arrive to school by foot, bus, bike or scooter.  We’ll have giveaways for the kids and information on pedestrian and bike safety.  More information on Walk and Roll to School day, and tips for safe walking and riding will be available around the school in the coming week.

Volunteers are needed to help for 30 minutes at drop off.  If you have time and are interested, it’s an easy and fun way to encourage the kids while teaching them about the benefits of walking and rolling to school.  Please email Wendy Lennon at wendylennon@comcast.net.

Lincoln Eliot’s Safety Day, October 29th, 9:00- 10:30 a.m.
As a school, we will practice our district’s updated emergency procedures and protocols both in and out of school.  This will include having students practice a fire drill, a shelter-in-place, and lockdown for times when we want to keep everyone safe inside their learning spaces.  We will also practice how to respond if there is a hostile event in our school and we need to quickly and safely evacuate to an alternative site, Our Lady Church.  The staff reviewed all procedures and protocols during our September professional development afternoon.  The superintendent also shared resources in his update that was emailed to families, Safety in the Newton Public Schools.  Some of these procedures and protocols may raise questions for families.  If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me or our school Social Worker, Julian Turner.

Please mark your calendars:

  • Monday, October 28th:  Flu shot registration due
  • Wednesday, October 30th:  Flu shot clinic
  • Wednesday, October 30th:  Early release day: 12:30 dismissal
  • Monday, November 11th:  Veteran’s Day — No School
  • Tuesday, November 12th:  PTO meeting, 6:30pm in the Library
  • Wednesday: November 27th:  Early release day: 12:00 dismissal
  • Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th:  No school — Thanksgiving recess

See you Monday!

Principal Morrissey

Walk and Roll to School on Tuesday, Oct. 29th! — Volunteers Needed!

This Tuesday, October 29th, we encourage everyone to come to school by foot, bus, bike, or scooter!  Volunteers are needed for about 30 minutes at drop off to hand out giveaways to the kids and information on pedestrian and bike safety — please email Wendy Lennon at wendylennon@comcast.net if you’re available.  This is part of the Safe Routes to School Program that all Massachusetts elementary schools participate in, helping to get our kids to and from school safely.

 👀 Sneak a Peek at the Fall Festival Teacher Treats!

These kid experiences will be up for grabs at the Fall Festival – don’t miss out!

The 2019 Fall Festival is held in the Lincoln-Eliot Gym
Saturday, October 26th 4-6PM
Tickets available at the door!

Principal Morrissey
1 winner; Grades K-5:
Principal for a Day!!

Ms. Leibowitz
1 winner and up to 7 friends; Grades K-5:
Morning bagels and juice while making bookmarks!

Mrs. Bradley
1 winner and a friend; Grades K-5:
Go out to lunch with Mrs. Bradley and take a ride in her convertible!

Ms. Kremer & Ms. Jang
4 winners:
Tuesday afternoon pizza party in the spring!

Ms. Gayle, Ms. Malavase & Ms. Ward
3 winners (one for each teacher), Grades K-5:
Bring a friend and enjoy a musical breakfast with
the 1st grade team!

Mrs. Gueye
1 winner and 2 friends; Grades K-5:
Pizza and a Movie!

Mrs. Goode, Mrs. Levin & Mrs. Monopoli
3 winners, each with 1 friend; Grades 3-5
Crafts and Snacks with the 4th grade team!

Ms. Sutherland
1 winner and 2 friends; Grades 3-5 only:
After-school Clay Play Date!

Ms. Evans & Ms. DeNoble
1 winner and 3 friends; Grade 5 only:
Snacks and STEM: come build a balloon-powered car while enjoying a sweet treat!

Principal Update 10.21.19

Dear families,

We hope to see you all at our Fall Festival next Saturday from 4-6pm!  Also, parent-teacher conferences are coming up; if you have not yet signed up for a conference, please reach out to your teacher to arrange a time.

Reminder: our flu clinic is coming up on October 30th; please make sure to have your forms in by Monday, October 28th.

Lincoln Eliot’s Safety Day, October 29th, 9:00- 10:30 a.m.
As a school, we will practice our district’s updated emergency procedures and protocols both in and out of school.  This will include having students practice a fire drill, a shelter-in-place, and lockdown for times when we want to keep everyone safe inside their learning spaces.  We will also practice how to respond if there is a hostile event in our school and we need to quickly and safely evacuate to an alternative site, Our Lady Church.  The staff reviewed all procedures and protocols during our September professional development afternoon.  The superintendent also shared resources in his update that was emailed to families last week, Safety in the Newton Public Schools.  Some of these procedures and protocols may raise questions for families.  If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me or our school Social Worker, Julian Turner.

Please mark your calendars:

* Saturday, October 26th:  Fall Festival, 4-6pm
* Wednesday, October 30th:  Flu Clinic at school and Early Release Day, 12:30pm
* Monday, November 11th:  Veterans’ Day – No School
* Tuesday, November 12th:  PTO Meeting, 6:30pm in the library

Have a great week!

Principal Morrissey

Fall Festival Next Saturday! — Volunteers Still Needed

Lincoln-Eliot’s Fall Festival is coming up next Saturday, October 26th, from 4-6pm!  We hope everyone can join us for a fun celebration with food, dancing, games, crafts, and the popular teacher treat raffles!  

We still urgently need a few more parent volunteers to help staff the games and crafts, as well as to staff the ticket sales and food sales tables.  Please help us make this a wonderful event by signing up for a slot HERE or by reaching out to president@lepto.org if you have any trouble with the signup form.  We really appreciate your help!

Admission is $5 per person at the door and includes one raffle ticket for the awesome Teacher Treats, which will be raffled off toward the end of the festival.  Additional Teacher Treats raffle tickets can be purchased at the event to increase your odds of winning!  🙂

You can also pre-order a whole pizza by filling out the form that was sent home in your child’s blue folder or completing this online form.

All proceeds from this event support Lincoln-Eliot!

Thank you,
The Fall Festival Committee

Cast Your Vote for Lincoln-Eliot in the Watertown Savings Bank Choice Awards!

Every year, Watertown Savings Bank holds their Customer Choice Awards, where customers can vote on how to distribute charitable contributions to local nonprofit organizations.  This year, in honor of their 150th anniversary, they’re donating $150,000, twice as much as last year, which means it’s a great opportunity to earn even more than usual — and we would love it if you would cast your vote for Lincoln-Eliot!

If you have any type of account with Watertown Savings Bank, you can cast a vote!  Every customer may vote once.  The deadline to vote is December 31, 2019!!

We really appreciate the community turning out the vote for us — over the last few years, Lincoln-Eliot has been awarded:

2015       $3,149.00
2016       $2,099.00
2017       $2,010.00
2018       $1,742.00

And all of that goes toward technology, library books, and arts/sciences programs for our kids!

Please go to https://www.watertownsavings.com/community/customer-choice-awards to vote online, or print out this form and visit any branch to cast your ballot!  Thank you for helping support our school!  🙂

It’s Time to Send In Your Box Tops!

The familiar clippable Box Tops are being phased out, but the ones still out there are still worth $0.10 each for our school!  Thanks to all the families who have been clipping Box Tops off packages over the summer and this fall.  It is now time to send them into school for our fall submission.  Please either drop them off in the main office or send them into school in your child’s blue folders by Friday, October 25th. 

(You can either tape them to the Box Tops forms that went around last year, or send in loose Box Tops in a Ziploc bag.)

And if you haven’t already done so, please download the new BoxTops App so you can continue to earn money for our school simply by scanning your grocery shopping receipts.  It is easy to use — and satisfying to watch the cents add up!

Please email secretary@lepto.org with any questions — and thanks again for supporting our school!