Lincoln-Eliot PTO

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 (America/New_York)

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

PTO Program: Gr. 2 Potato Hill Poetry
2015-01-09

Gr. 4 Field Trip, Jackson Homestead
2015-01-08

Classes Resume from Holiday Break
2015-01-05

PTO Program: Gr. 4 & 5 Potato Hill Poetry
2015-01-05

BC Lady Eagles Soccer School
2014-12-29 08:30 - 2015-01-01 14:30 | Alumni Stadium Bubble at Boston College
The players are grouped by age and ability and the program is catered to both the beginner and elite club level player. Ages range from 6-14 years old. Our goal is the challenge each camper to leave our clinics with an increased enthusiasm for the game and ideas to further develop them as individual players. Find more information on our websitewww.bcwomenssoccer.com
or email us at soccercl@bc.edu with questions! Cost: $295 (3 day option [29th-31st] $225)

School Closed - Holiday Break
2014-12-24 - 2015-01-02

Flu Clinic
2014-12-17 15:30 - 17:30 | Lincoln Eliot Gym, 191 Pearl Street, Newton, MA, 02458, United States
There will be a family flu clinic held next Wednesday, Dec. 17th from 3:30 to 5:30 PM in the Lincoln-Eliot Gym. This is a Family Flu Clinic and open to all Newton residents and city of Newton employees and their families. Consent forms are available on site or at www.newtonma.gov/flu. This is a drop-in clinic, no need to register in advance.

Meadow Farms Fundraising Deadline
2014-12-14
You can still place online orders until Monday, Dec. 14, 2014. Choose the “Ship to Home” option and enter the school code: 5600029. Remember that up to 50% of your purchase is given back to LE!

Newton Community Preservation Committee
2014-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Newton City Hall
11 December 2014 CPC Agenda
7 pm, Thursday, 11 December 2014, City Hall Room 209
The full agenda is online under Committees & Meetings on the program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa. The agenda includes:
Newton Highlands Playground ($200,000, already funded), change in funding conditions requested by Parks & Recreation Dept.
Public Hearing on Waban Hill Reservoir Proposal,
(Chestnut Hill, $1,073,446 requested)
The proposal is online from Proposals & Projects on the program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa. The direct address of the proposal’s webpage is:
www.newtonma.gov/gov/planning/cpa/projects/waban_hill.asp
At public hearings: In-person comments are generally limited to 3 minutes. The CPC may hold a funding vote immediately after the hearing or may schedule additional working sessions prior to voting.

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NEXT FUNDING DEADLINE: 1 February 2015
Projects hoping to participate in the fall 2015 funding round must meet these deadlines:
1 February 2015 to request the required in-person orientation meeting with staff. See contact information below.
1 March 2015 to submit a pre-proposal for public discussion with the CPC.

CONTACT: Community Preservation Program Manager Alice Ingerson at 617.796.1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov.

Grade 2 Field Trip - Museum of Science
2014-12-11
