Category Archives: Community News

Send In Your Box Tops!

This year we raised over $430 from your Box Tops submissions — and it’s not too early to start submitting more for the fall!  Please send in any Box Tops you have before the end of the school year, and then keep clipping over the summer for the fall submission.

Box Tops for Education logo. (PRNewsFoto/General Mills)

Box Tops is going digital soon, so there will be more information to come on how we can continue to earn money for our school with a BoxTops app on our phone.

Thank you for supporting our school!

Principal Update 5.20.19

Dear families,

Thank you so much to everyone who participated, donated, volunteered, and supported our students for our first ever FUN RUN!  Together we raised $13,450 for Lincoln Eliot….that is amazing!!

If you’d like to learn more or have a say in how those funds will be spent next year, please join us on Tuesday, June 4th at 6:30pm in the school library for the last PTO meeting of the year, where we will be going over the budget and talking about future goals (and looking for new volunteers for an expanded PTO board).

As the nice weather is finally here, we have been reminding our scholars of our recess rules and expectations.  Please reinforce safe recess behavior at home.  We understand the importance of recess for all scholars, which is why it is not our practice to take recess away from students.  That said, there may be times when a student will be asked to miss part of their recess to discuss recess expectations.

We hope to see everyone this Thursday, May 23, for our annual International Night, featuring food, student performances, and cultural displays and presentations.  Incoming K families are very welcome to join us.  The schedule of events is as follows:

5:30pm: Multicultural Potluck
6:00pm: Individual Country Displays
6:30pm: Cultural Talent Show

Please mark your calendars:

* Thursday, May 23rd:  International Night, 5:30-7pm
* May 29th – 31st:  5th grade camping trip to Camp Wing

* Tuesday, June 4th:  3rd grade recorder recital, 9am
* Tuesday, June 4th:  Incoming Kindergarten Visiting Day, 1-3pm
* Tuesday, June 4th:  Last PTO Meeting of the year, 6:30pm in the library
* Thursday, June 6th:  Spring Concert, 7pm (4th and 5th grade instrumental)
* Monday, June 10th:  Instrument Program Information Night, 7pm
* Tuesday, June 11th:  Celebration Day, 10am – 12pm (rain date 6/12 same time)

Have a great week!

Principal Morrissey

Green Newton Schools Connections Meeting May 23

Green Newton School Connections  is dedicated to making a difference in our schools.  The group’s goal is to establish “green standards” for Newton schools and to work on a variety of areas, including recycling, composting, food recovery, and school garden projects.  It’s not too late to share your ideas for the next school year!  Everyone is welcome to join the next meeting:

Thursday, May 23 at 3:45pm
Newton Free Library (330 Homer St. Newton) in the third floor arc

Want to be a GN School Connections liaison for Lincoln-Eliot next year? Please email info@lepto.org

Stop & Shop A+ Rewards Results!

Because of everyone who registered their Stop & Shop cards in the A+ Rewards Program, Lincoln-Eliot earned over $2200 this year!  The program runs from September-March and you do not have to re-register your card from year to year.  Thank you so much for supporting our school!

a plus school rewards

Principal Update 5.13.19

Dear families,

You did it!  We reached and exceeded our $8,000 Fun Run fundraising goal, which means new technology for our classrooms and library next year, exciting Creative Arts and Sciences programs for our scholars . . . and also means I’m getting silly-stringed!  We really appreciate all your support for Lincoln-Eliot and our kids, and we look forward to a fun morning of running, community-building, and team spirit.

Fun Run Monday

Sunny Day Schedule: Run will take place on field (if it is not raining out, parents are welcome to attend and cheer on our runners!). It is supposed to be a cooler day tomorrow, so please dress your scholars appropriately for the Run.

9:00 – 10:00am: Kindergarten and 1st grade running
10:00 – 11:00am: 2nd and 3rd grade running
11:00am – 12:00pm: 4th and 5th grade running

Rainy Day Schedule: Run will take place in the Gym (where, unfortunately, due to space limitations, families will not be able to attend)

9:00 – 9:45am: Kindergarten running
9:45 – 10:30am: 1st grade running
10:30 – 11:15am: 2nd grade running
11:15am – 12:00pm: 3rd grade running
12:00 – 12:45pm: 4th grade running
12:45 – 1:30pm: 5th grade running

Then coming up the following week, we’ll be having our International Night on Thursday, May 23rd, when L-E families will share their cultures with each other.  There will be food, student performances, cultural displays and presentations.  We hope to see you there!  Incoming K families are very welcome to join us.  The schedule of events is as follows:

5:30pm: Multicultural Potluck
6:00pm: Individual Country Displays
6:30pm: Cultural Talent Show

MCAS testing also resumes this week, so please be sure to have your kids at school on time and well-rested; the complete schedule is at the bottom of this update.

Please mark your calendars:

* Monday, May 13th:  Fun Run at Lincoln-Eliot
* Tuesday, May 14th:  Teacher Appreciation Luncheon (volunteers needed)
* Thursday, May 23rd:  International Night, 5:30-7pm
* May 29th – 31st:  5th grade camping trip to Camp Wing

* Tuesday, June 4th:  3rd grade recorder recital, 9am
* Tuesday, June 4th:  Incoming Kindergarten Visiting Day, 1-3pm
* Tuesday, June 4th:  Last PTO Meeting of the year, 6:30pm in the library (please note date change)
* Thursday, June 6th:  Spring Concert, 7pm (4th and 5th grade instrumental)
* Monday, June 10th:  Instrument Program Information Night, 7pm
* Tuesday, June 11th:  Celebration Day, 10am – 12pm (rain date 6/12 same time)

See you on Monday — with your running shoes on!

Principal Morrissey

MATH MCAS

Date

Tuesday

5.14.19

 Wednesday

5.15.19

 Thursday

5.16.19

 Friday

5.17.19

 Monday

5.20.19

Tuesday

5.21.19
Grade Level 5th 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 4th

STE (5th Only) MCAS

Date Wednesday

5.22.19

 Thursday

5.23.19
Grade level 5th 5th

 

Last Chance to Sign Up for the Teacher Appreciation Lunch

Thank you so much to everyone who’s volunteered to help with our Teacher Appreciation Lunch this Tuesday, May 14th, at 12:30pm!  We still need help particularly during the lunch itself (12:30-2:30pm) — you can bring your kids (and they’re welcome to help, too!).  Sign up by clicking here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44aba72ea2fd0-lincolneliot1  

Please email Elizabeth at elizabeth@stepcare.net with any questions!  🙂

Volunteers Needed for 2019-20 School Year!

My, how the school year has flown!  The PTO is in the planning stages for next year and we need your help.  If you’re interested in getting involved or have ideas for next year, please send us a note at info@lepto.org.  We are looking for a Co-President and Co-Treasurer, as well as various committee chairs, and there are many other ways to help.  Joining the PTO board or an event committee is a great way to learn what’s going on at Lincoln-Eliot as well as the district, and it’s a great way to have an impact on your kids’ experience at L-E.  Our last PTO meeting of the year is in the school library on Tuesday, June 4 at 6:30pm, when we will be voting on our budget for the 2019-20 school year — we hope to see you there!  (Incoming K parents welcome!)

1st Grade Program: A Big Thank-You to Author Josh Funk!

This past Thursday, May 9th, our first graders were visited by the wonderful and hilarious Josh Funk, who is the author of several picture books, including the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, the It’s Not a Fairy Tale series, Pirasaurs, How to Code a Sandcastle, Dear Dragon, and many others.

Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast Cover Image  Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast_ The Cas  Mission Defrostable Cover (Lady Pancake

  It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk   Dear Dragon Cover Josh Funk Rodolfo Montalvo Penguin Viking  Pirasaurs! by Josh Funk & illustrated by Michael Slack  

The presentation was a funny, engaging look at how books are made and the process of developing characters — ask your first grader what character they came up with, or which teacher played Little Red in the readers’ theater!  We all send a big thank you to Josh, and we highly recommend checking out his books!

10th Annual SEPAC Special Educator Awards – Nominations due May 15!

Thursday, May 30th
Newton South High School Cafeteria*
140 Brandeis Road Newton Center, MA 02459
6:00pm
*please note new location

The SEPAC Special Educator Awards are presented to Newton faculty and staff members who have done exceptional work with students receiving special education services.  Parents, guardians and students may nominate any NPS staff member who they believe has gone above and beyond in their work with special education students (i.e.: special ed staff, regular ed staff, principals, aides, BT’s, administrative staff, custodians, crossing guards, etc).

Please note that the awards do not identify you or your child by name; only the honoree is given the name of the person who nominated him/her.

Click on the link below to submit your nomination by May 15th!

https://forms.gle/QxVPC22kG8h3Sy979

5th Grade CAS Program: Historic Newton

This coming Wednesday, May 15th, Historic Newton is bringing their “Conflict in the Colonies” program to our 5th grade classrooms.  Students will explore events leading up to the Revolutionary War from the point of view of a Massachusetts family.  They will review artifacts, “meet” their neighbors and participate in a town hall meeting.  This is one of the Creative Arts and Sciences programs made possible by your donations to the PTO.  Thank you for all your support!