Category Archives: School Event

Inside Look at Upcoming CAS Programs – How to get involved!

We hope you and your families have been enjoying all the wonderful Creative Arts & Sciences (CAS) programs this year for each grade level, including last week’s onsite The Discovery Museum program for 4th graders.

We have additional CAS programs planned for May and June.

These are exciting and enriching programs all planned by our volunteer parents, Karen Hite and Ronda Morra, with our teachers.  If you would like to learn more on how you can help shape our Creative Arts & Sciences offerings at LE, please feel free to reach out to Karen and Ronda.

With these upcoming events already planned and scheduled, they are a great way to shadow and get an inside look at how CAS works. Come meet the presenters with Karen and Ronda and learn how to get involved next year. Email Karen Hite at kkhite@yahoo.com or Ronda Morra at ronda.billings@gmail.com. We’d love to welcome you!

ANNAWON WEEDON Grade 3

Tuesday May 24
Minimal set-up required, with presenter arriving shortly before 1st program at 9:50

New program! Annawon provides historical information about Wampanoag people and their culture. As a modern-day representative of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, Annawon shares stories, language, clothing, tools, from a uniquely personal perspective. He is funny, engaging, and a great storyteller.

CATERPILLAR LAB Grades K-2

Thursday May 26
Arrival/Set-up Time: 7:30 am
Much-loved 2nd grade program from the past. The programs for K & 1 are new.

WINGMASTERS WORLD OF OWLS Grade 5

Monday, June 13
Arrival/Set-up Time: 8am
Much-loved 5th grade program from the past. This is 1 program for entire grade from 9-10am. Exact location is TBD.

Register for Our Lincoln-Eliot Leopard Fun Run Big Event on 5.18

REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN for our Lincoln-Eliot Leopard Fun Run kicking off on 5/9, with the big event on 5/18. Our goal is to raise $8,000 to support teaching and learning for students.

We’d love for all families to help our school by registering on MYBOOSTER.COM today and enter your family’s details. We would like to see 60% of our whole school registered. If we reach that goal by fun run day on 5/18, our whole school gets a PJ DAY!

⭐  Register Now On MYBOOSTER.COM  ⭐️

PLUS, just by registering and sharing your pledge link, you earn entries into the DISNEY GRAND PRIZE SWEEPSTAKES ????  Learn more once you register on MYBOOSTER.COM for how you could win an all-expenses paid trip to Disney for your family!

If your family feels it’s not in the position to financially support the school, that’s ok. Families can actually support our school by also SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and family online. When you register on MYBOOSTER.COM, there are easy share features available that you can use as a great tool to help! Check out THIS video to learn more about sharing with friends and family!

We are working hard to make this fundraiser safe, fun, and successful for everyone! And super excited to see our school come together!

Thank you for supporting Lincoln-Eliot through the Lincoln-Eliot Leopard Fun Run.

Family Science Night 5.9

Family Science Night is coming on Monday, May 9th from 5-7:30. This year, the event will be in-person in the school gym. Masks will be required.

Open to all ages! Projects at all levels and abilities are welcome. Students will work independently or in teams to complete a science project of their choice. They are then invited to present to family, friends, and teachers during May 9th. Even if your student is not doing a project, we encourage everyone to participate in the activities/workshops and view their classmates’ projects. Please note: this project is voluntary and to be completed at home. School time is not provided to complete projects. 

Past projects have included investigations/experiments (e.g. How fast do apples rot?, What do dogs remember?), models/demonstrations (e.g. the Solar System, Lemon battery), research reports (e.g. Marie Curie, Snails), and collections (e.g. Slime). Google is an excellent place to look for ideas — for example: https://www.education.com/science-fair/

Local STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) organizations and/or science-minded parents/guardians will also be hosting some fun and educational STEM activities/workshops.

So that we can get accurate counts for the set up, please click the link below to complete the form below by May 1 (one form per student).

Lincoln-Eliot Family Science Night!

2022-2023 Kindergarten Registration and Upcoming Info Sessions at LE, 5/4

Reminder – if you have a Kindergarten-aged child and still need to register for 2022-2023, please do so now via the Newton Public Schools Online Registration Portal

Details on the registration timeline are here: Timeline for Registration

This will continue to help us plan staffing and programming most effectively.

We will also host a Kindergarten info and screening session on Wed, 5/4 from 9am-3pm for all incoming Kindergarten families.

If you’re interested taking part in the screening and showing your support of the LE community, please call the front office (617) 559-9540.

Feel free to communicate these registration links and upcoming events to members and families in our community.

Family Science Night – 5.9.22

Family Science Night is coming on Monday, May 9th from 5-7:30. This year, the event will be in-person in the school gym. Masks will be required.

Open to all ages! Projects at all levels and abilities are welcome. Students will work independently or in teams to complete a science project of their choice. They are then invited to present to family, friends, and teachers during May 9th. Even if your student is not doing a project, we encourage everyone to participate in the activities/workshops and view their classmates’ projects. Please note: this project is voluntary and to be completed at home. School time is not provided to complete projects. 

Past projects have included investigations/experiments (e.g. How fast do apples rot?, What do dogs remember?), models/demonstrations (e.g. the Solar System, Lemon battery), research reports (e.g. Marie Curie, Snails), and collections (e.g. Slime). Google is an excellent place to look for ideas — for example: https://www.education.com/science-fair/

Local STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) organizations and/or science-minded parents/guardians will also be hosting some fun and educational STEM activities/workshops.

So that we can get accurate counts for the set up, please click the link below to complete the form below by May 1 (one form per student).

Lincoln-Eliot Family Science Night!

Bigelow Rising 6th Grade Registration, Info and Upcoming Events for Spring 2022

Principal Chassity K. Coston from Bigelow Middle School recently emailed 5th Grade Families after attending Bigelow’s 6th Grade Rising event on March 23.

For those who could not join the event, Principal Coston invites parents and guardians to meet with her on Tuesday, May 10th for a Parent Coffee.

In the meantime, 5th Grade Families are encouraged to review the email for more details, including information on Sixth Grade online registration and course elective and language selection. Registration is now open with a submission deadline of April 29.

In addition, you can visit the Bigelow Middle School website at www.newton.k12.ma.us/bigelow and click on the link for 2022 Incoming 6th Grade Information.

CAS AuthorFest Coming Next Tuesday – 4.12.22

CAS AuthorFest is happening in less than two weeks. Authors and illustrators will be visiting classrooms to promote literacy and share their experience as an artist, a writer, and a reader. Check with our PTO for more information about scheduled visits to our school.
Be sure to attend the after school meet and greet, book sale and signing at Cabot Elementary on Tuesday, April 12 – 3:15 to 5:30 pm. Twenty-one authors and illustrators, who visited K-8 students around the district, will be on-hand to greet students and their families.
This event is open to the public. Newtonville Books will have a selection of books for sale. 20% of proceeds will pay for future CAS/PTO sponsored events.
CAS AuthorFest 2022 is made possible by the hard work of the Creative Arts & Sciences committee, contributions to the PTO, a generous grant from the Newton Schools Foundation, and additional funding from The Village Bank, and Harmony Foundation.

5th Grade Walk-A-Thon – 4.29.22

Lincoln-Eliot 5th Graders…Get your walking shoes on! the 5th L-E Walk-A-Thon for 5th grade fundraising is coming – Friday, April 29!

When is the walk?

The walk-a-thon will take place at Lincoln-Eliot during school hours on Friday, April 29th.

Where is the walk?

Students will walk with their classmates for one hour on the Lincoln-Eliot field.

Why a walk-a-thon?

We need to fundraise throughout the year to bring down the total cost of events for all students. To get the students involved in fundraising, a walk-a-thon is a great way to engage students in raising money while gathering in an activity as a group.

Students will ask people that they know to be a “Sponsor” with a single donation (and not based on laps or minutes walked).  Altogether, the 5th grade teams aim to raise $1,000.

Not a 5th grade family but wish to sponsor and show your support? Email secretary@lepto.org on how you can help.

Let’s all wish the 5th grade families and classes good luck on the Walk-A-Thon!