We are so looking forward to welcoming our new kindergartners in the fall!  If you are not already in our directory, please make sure you sign up by going to www.join.myschoolanywhere.com and entering the code Lincoln-Eliot.  It takes less than five minutes to sign up, and you only have to do it once; then you’re in the directory through high school!

Parents of current students who have incoming kindergartners, please sign in to your account and add your younger child now, so they can be included in summer playdate invitations and other kindergarten updates.

Being in the directory means you have access to contact information for fellow parents and teachers, a list of who else is in your class, emails about events and volunteer opportunities, and our weekly Sunday update about what’s going on at Lincoln-Eliot.

If you have any trouble registering or signing in, please email secretary@lepto.org; we’d be very happy to help!  🙂

This Tuesday, June 11, will be the last day this year for pizza on sale after school, at 12:30 p.m. at the Jackson Road entrance.  The fifth grade thanks you for your support all year long!

$2.00 Pizza by the slice, $12.00 for the Whole Pizza, $1.00 for baked goods

Or pre-order your whole pizza and pay only $10.00 (discount for pre-orders only). To pre-order a whole pizza, please contact Siobhan Wheeler (email: spwma@aol.com or text: 617-504-3634).  All pre-orders must be placed by 6:00 p.m on Monday.

We hope you can join us for our final PTO meeting of the year this Tuesday, June 4th, at 6:30pm in the school library.  We will be going over the budget for this year and next year, discussing future goals, and talking about PTO board opportunities, as well as welcoming and introducing some of our new members.  Incoming kindergarten families are encouraged to attend!  Childcare will be provided in the music room.  Hopefully see you there!  🙂

Please join FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) at any or all of these upcoming events!

On Wednesday, June 5th, Newton City Hall at 7pm, the Newton City Council Programs and Services Committee will consider legislation to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.  The meeting will take place in Newton City Hall, Room 211.

Here is the agenda for the meeting, where you can see that the idea is sponsored by a group of Oak Hill Middle School students:  http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/97331/06-05-19%20Programs%20&%20Services%20Agenda.docx.pdf

Emails in support of this item can be sent to the entire City Council at citycouncil@newtonma.gov

Friday, June 7th from 6:30pm-8:30pm, new K-1 METCO Family Orientation at Angier Elementary School.  The event will be family friendly and will include families from many Newton elementary schools –- bring family/spouses & kids for ice cream and to play at the playground and meet children new to the schools.

Wednesday, June 12^th, 7:30pm End of the Year FORJ meeting at Angier Elementary School.  FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) is a coalition of school-aged families in Newton coming together to teach our children – and ourselves – how to stand up for racial equality.

If you’d like a buddy for the FORJ meeting, or if you have questions about any of these events, contact Lanni Isenberg, L-E FORJ Coordinator, at lanni@brandeis.edu.

This coming Friday, June 7, the recorder ensemble Eine Kleine Konsort is coming to Lincoln-Eliot for a joyful and participatory presentation to our third graders.  Students will be invited to play their recorders along with the ensemble during several pieces.  This is one of the many Creative Arts & Sciences programs made possible by your generous donations to the PTO!

Just a reminder that you can find pizza for sale every Tuesday after school, at 12:30 p.m. at the Jackson Road entrance.  All proceeds go toward the 5^th grade camping trip in the spring — we appreciate your support!

$2.00 Pizza by the slice, $12.00 for the Whole Pizza, $1.00 for baked goods

Or pre-order your whole pizza and pay only $10.00 (discount for pre-orders only). To pre-order a whole pizza, please contact Siobhan Wheeler (email: spwma@aol.com or text: 617-504-3634).  All pre-orders must be placed by 6:00 p.m on Monday.

Please join us for our final PTO meeting of the year on Tuesday, June 4th at 6:30pm in the school library.  We will be going over the budget for this year and next year, discussing future goals, and talking about PTO board opportunities.  Childcare will be provided in the music room.  We hope you can join us!

This week the second graders will be visited by an amazing program from The Caterpillar Lab, bringing live caterpillars and fascinating hands-on science into the classroom.

The mission of The Caterpillar Lab is to foster greater appreciation and care for the complexity and beauty of our local natural history through live caterpillar educational programs, research initiatives, and photography and film projects.

This is one of the many programs brought to us by our Creative Arts & Sciences Committee and made possible by your donations.  The PTO is looking for more volunteers to help select and bring in programs like these for next year — if you are interested in joining the CAS Committee or helping out, please email Karen at kkhite@yahoo.com.