Lincoln-Eliot PTO

Gr. 3 Field Trip, Plimouth Plantation
2015-04-17
Fri. Apr. 17

Gr. K, 1,2 Concert
2015-04-16 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
All Families are Invited

4th PTO Meeting
2015-04-15 18:30 - 20:00

Gr. 5 Camp Info Night
2015-04-15 18:00 - 19:00
Every year our fifth graders go on an incredible 2 night camp experience filled with character and team building activities before they go off to Middle School. Our fifth grade parents fund raise all year to make this trip happen.
Join us on Wednesday, APRIL 15th from 6:00-7:00 to learn about the trip and ask questions. This night is open to ALL Lincoln-Eliot families.

Open House
2015-04-15 08:20 - 09:00
Gr. 2 Open House Parents Invited. More Info to Follow

Child Assault Prevention Program (CAP) Fundraiser
2015-04-11 20:00
Party for a Purpose!
Saturday, April 11th 8:00pm-12:00am,
Social Restaurant, 320 Washington Street, Newton
Help Keep Kids Safe!
Support the Child Assault Prevention Program (CAP)
Please join us for a fun filled evening to raise money and awareness for our children and community. Since 1991, CAP has been dedicated to building a community where children are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by taught skills, and protected by caring, supportive adults.

To purchase tickets or to make a donation please visit: www.capfundraiser2015.eventbrite.com
If you have any questions please contact Dan Demeo at 617-650-2864 or dandemeo@remax.net.

Improving Academic Effectiveness
2015-04-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Improving Academic Effectiveness – April 9, 6:00-7:30 pm, Newton Free Library
Engaging Minds Learning Center (a local learning and tutoring center) has been instrumental in providing tools for students in order to help them learn effectively. The basis of this program is to teach the idea of “executive function” and the skills which it embraces. Executive functions are the essential self-regulating skills that we all use every day. They help us plan, organize, make decisions, shift between situations or thoughts, control our emotions and impulsivity, and learn from past mistakes.
This program is FREE and includes: an explanation of the term “executive function” and why these skills are important in school and in other aspects of education in today’s fast paced world, tips and strategies geared towards parents and teachers in order to help strengthen students’ skills, real life applications and take home toolkits to maintain effective learning.
Free, drop-in, no registration required. Two separate sessions, do not need to attend both.

Holiday: Good Friday
2015-04-03

Mayor's STEM Night
2015-03-30 18:00 - 20:30
About Mayor’s STEM Nights:
Mayor Setti D. Warren has started a new event series with local STEM industry businesses featuring an interactive, participatory experience to spark Newton students’ interest in STEM. These nights are a time for our students to get their hands on the latest technology, hear from local innovators and get excited about all that STEM has to offer. Each evening will be a partnership with a local business in the STEM field and will involve a speaking program as well as an interactive workshop for young people.
In partnership with the Newton Public Schools, we are committed to reaching out to our most vulnerable populations including young women, minorities and low-income children and families in an effort to help bridge the achievement gap. By partnering with STEM industry businesses, the “Mayor’s STEM Nights” will provide students with an exciting, hands-on experience that will demonstrate the practical application of STEM beyond the classroom and help to generate interest in the many opportunities STEM offers. Local innovators will also share their own stories about how they became interested in the STEM disciplines, what led them to their current career paths and answer students’ questions.
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Gr. 1 PTO Program Amelia Earhart, Cafeteria
2015-03-27 09:00 - 10:00

PARCC Assessments GR. 3-5
2015-03-23 - 2015-04-13
PARCC ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE CHANGE: Due to all the snow days, the state has granted an extension for PRACC administration. Testing dates will run from Monday, March 23rd through Monday, April 13th. Please see the Upcoming Events Grid above to know your child’s particular testing dates. Each grade has 3 sessions for ELA (Reading) and 2 sessions for Math. The PARCC is different from the MCAS in that each test date has a time limit between 75-90 minutes, whereas the MCAS was an unlimited test that took several hours.

Mon. Mar. 23

Gr. 5 ELA PARCC- 1

Tues. Mar. 24

Gr. 4 ELA PARCC-1

Wed. Mar. 25

Gr. 3 ELA PARCC-1

Thurs. Mar. 26

Gr. 5 ELA PARCC-2

Fri. Mar. 27
9:00-10:00ish
Gr. 1 PTO Program Amelia Earhart, Cafeteria

Fri. Mar. 27

Gr. 4 ELA PARCC-2

Mon. Mar. 30

Gr. 3 ELA PARCC-2

Tues. Mar. 31

Gr. 5 ELA PARCC-3

Wed. Apr. 1

Gr. 3 ELA PARCC-3

Thurs. Apr. 2

Gr. 4 ELA PARCC-3

Fri. Apr. 3
NO SCHOOL
Holiday: Good Friday

Mon. Apr. 6

Gr. 5 MATH PARCC-1

Tues. Apr. 7

Gr. 4 MATH PARCC-1

Wed. Apr. 8

Gr. 3 MATH PARCC-1

Thurs.. Apr. 9

Gr. 5 MATH PARCC-2

Fri. Apr. 10

Gr. 4 MATH PARCC-2

Mon. Apr. 13

Gr. 3 MATH PARCC-2

Principal’s Coffee- What is the PARCC Assessment?
2015-03-16 08:30 - 09:15

K Registration for incoming families Sept. 2015
2015-03-13
INCOMING KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION: This week we begin the Kindergarten Registration Process for families with children who will begin kindergarten in Sept. 2015.
Important Dates….

Friday March 13 (9:30-11:30 AM) is our second Kindergarten Screening date.
June 2 (1:30-2:30 PM) Kindergarten classroom visits. Bring your child to visit with the Kindergarten teachers.

Please tell your neighbors and friends of children who are ready to register.

RAISNER’S GR. 2 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
2015-03-09 - 2015-03-28
Mr. Raisner’s Class is raising money for their pen pal class in Costa Rica. The La Paz School students are making eco bricks to build garbage cans for trash and waste. Money will go towards buying cement, paint, and chicken wire to build walls. To learn more about ecobricks, please visit this website: www.ecobricks.org.
Please bring bottles and cans to Room 318 through March 28th. (See the attached flyer for details.

K Registration for incoming families Sept. 2015
2015-03-06

Read Across America Celebrations
2015-03-02 - 2015-03-06

March Parent-Teacher Meetings
2015-03-01 - 2015-03-31
Teachers will work with parents to assign specific times to meet.

Kindergarten Information Night for Incoming K Families Fall 2015
2015-02-24 18:30 - 19:30

PTO Meeting with Superintendent David Fleishman and members of the Newton School Committee
2015-02-23 08:20 - 09:15 | Music Room
Meeting with Superintendent David Fleishman and
members of the Newton School Committee for their annual visit to our PTO.
The meeting will include a brief update on district initiatives (e.g. the new PARCC standardized test and new building plans), followed by an interactive session to answer your questions and listen to feedback.

February Vacation
2015-02-16 - 2015-02-20
School is closed for the week.

Early Release
2015-02-12
Students are released at 12:30

Improving Academic Effectiveness
2015-02-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Improving Academic Effectiveness – February 5 and April 9, 6:00-7:30 pm, Newton Free Library
Engaging Minds Learning Center (a local learning and tutoring center) has been instrumental in providing tools for students in order to help them learn effectively. The basis of this program is to teach the idea of “executive function” and the skills which it embraces. Executive functions are the essential self-regulating skills that we all use every day. They help us plan, organize, make decisions, shift between situations or thoughts, control our emotions and impulsivity, and learn from past mistakes.
This program is FREE and includes: an explanation of the term “executive function” and why these skills are important in school and in other aspects of education in today’s fast paced world, tips and strategies geared towards parents and teachers in order to help strengthen students’ skills, real life applications and take home toolkits to maintain effective learning.
Free, drop-in, no registration required. Two separate sessions, do not need to attend both.

Chinese New Year Celebration!
2015-02-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Newton City Hall
The Newton Chinese Language School and the Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs invite you to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a day of free activities, art exhibitions, kid’s crafts and games, and Chinese instrument performances. There are delicious Dim Sum boxes for sale, but as quantity is limited, we recommend pre-ordering them at www.newtonchineseschool.org. Admission for the Celebration is free; please bring a non-perishable food item for the Newton Food pantries.

Lincoln-Eliot Science Fair
2015-01-29
Highlight of the evening- Student Presentations. Every student who presents a project will
receive a Science Medal.

New England Aquarium Tide Pool Tank
Computer Coding Station
STEM Challenge- Put your technology/engineering thinking cap on!
The Ligerbots- (Newton North & Newton South High Schools Robotics Club) will bring
their robot!
The Newton North Science Club will host a presentation.
* Students can bring projects to school to set up that afternoon or parents can bring
projects after school to the cafeteria.

Gr. 2 Potato Hill Poetry- Session 2
2015-01-28

Gr. 4 & 5 Potato Hill Poetry- Session 2
2015-01-26

Grade 5 Winter Concert- All Families Invited!
2015-01-22 07:00 - 20:00 | @ Lincoln-Eliot
All families are invited!
The Gr. 5 Winter Concert. The 5th Grade Band, 5th Grade Chorus and Lincoln-Eliot String
Ensemble are eager to share the results of their hard work this fall.

Instrumental (Band and String Ensemble students) please arrive by 6:30.
All other 5th graders should arrive no later than 6:50 PM. Student attendance is
required. If you have an unavoidable conflict, please email Ms. Nelson
(devon_nelson@newton.k12.ma.us) as soon as possible.
The dress code for student performers is black on the bottom and white on the top.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

No School: Martin Luther King Holiday
2015-01-19

Ice Skating for Plowshares Families
2015-01-13 - 2015-02-10 | Daly Ice Rink, Nonantum Road
Starting on Tuesday, January 13th until Tuesday, Feb 10, Plowshares children from both Lincoln Eliot and Franklin will have the opportunity to participate in ice skating at the Daly Ice Rink on Nonantum Road.
Ice Skating is being offered to all Plowshares Children (Kindergarten through 5th grade) who already are able to skate on their own. Beginners are welcome as long as they can make it around he rink by themselves. We do not have the staff that would be needed to teach lessons. Children will need to have a helmet to participate. Skates can be rented if needed.
As soon as a more details are available (cost, time, etc) we will post more.

3rd PTO Meeting- General Meeting & PARCC Spring Assessment Update
2015-01-12 08:20 - 09:15 | Music Room
General Meeting & PARCC Spring Assessment Update
