PTO Meeting – this Tuesday 9.28

Please join us for our first PTO meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 28th from 6-7pm. It will be virtual via Zoom and the link will be sent out via email beforehand.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the greater LE community, learn about what the PTO does, and how you can help!! From being a Room Parent for your child’s class to helping plan school-wide events like the Fall Festival or Science Fair. These events are fully run by parents and can’t happen without you!

For more information, please email secretary@lepto.org

Back to School Picnic – this Thursday 9.30

Join us on the LE playground on Thursday, September 30th from 5-7pm. Feel free to bring your own picnic or purchase pizza, desserts, and water at the tables with all proceeds going back to support our school. Mr. Hani’s ice cream truck will also be back with treats to purchase!

We still need volunteers to help table to sell pizza and drinks or to provide baked goods! Please sign up here to volunteer!

Room Connectors Still Needed!

We are still missing a room connector for many of our teachers and would really love a few more volunteers!  Our goal is to have two parents/guardians, but we need at least one per class, to make sure every teacher is supported.

The classes which do not have any room connector at all yet are:

1 Malavase
1 Ward
1 Warren

2 Rooney- need one more
2 McDonald

3 Gueye- need one more
3 Penczar
3 Crist

4 Levin- need one more
4 Monopoli

5 Foster/Bruns- need one more
5 DeNoble/Evans- need one more

Please reach out to our Room Connector Coordinator, Emily Núñez, at nunezemily77@gmail.com if you might be interested or want to know more (and please include your name, your child’s name, and your teacher & cohort!).

Thank you so much for your help, and thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far!

What is SEPAC?

Does your child have an IEP or 504 plan?  Are you interested in getting support services for your child?  Then you need to know about the Newton Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) at newtonpac.org.

We are a volunteer organization of parents of children with special needs from preschool through high school.  We run an online forum where parents can ask each other about special education programs, issues, policies and resources both within and outside of the public school system. We work directly with the school administration regarding our childrens’ special education through our school liaisons, meetings with the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services and by attending Newton School Committee meetings.

We hold monthly board meetings that are open to all families and interested community members whose dates and Zoom links are listed on our website NewtonSEPAC.org under the “Meetings” tab. In the meantime, you can join our “Newton SEPAC” Google Group by clicking on the link on our website. On this online forum, you can post any questions or concerns about anything related to your child with special needs. We also use this group to publicize local/online presentations and conferences as well as DESE policy updates.

Other ways to contact the SEPAC:

Email: Info@NewtonSEPAC.org
Facebook: Newton Special Education Parents – SEPAC

Next SEPAC Open Board Meeting: Thursday October 21 at 7:00pm
Find the Meeting Agenda and Zoom link on newtonsepac.org under the “Meetings” tab

SEPAC at Lincoln-Eliot

As the SEPAC Liaison for Lincoln-Eliot, you can also contact me directly for more information about the SEPAC or with any questions or concerns about your child: Lauren McMinn (laurenpeppers@gmail.com)

SEPAC Special Presentation

Please join Newton SEPAC for a virtual presentation on:

Basic Rights under Special Education Laws
with Eileen Hagerty
Partner, Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP

Thursday, September 30, 2021
7:30-9:00pm

Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89725379370?pwd=bW5nZlNTQlIzY2VPWWJQd2Z6dDFDdz09
Meeting ID: 897 2537 9370
Passcode: 643973

Description: This event will present information on student and family basic rights
under special education laws and regulations for those new to and experienced
with special education. Eileen will present for approximately
1 hour, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.

Please send questions in advance to: Eliza Spaulding, SEPAC Treasurer at:
treasurer@newtonsepac.org

Volunteers Needed for Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

The Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremonial Celebration will take place on Monday, October 11th from 12p-5p at Albemarle Field! The Indigenous Peoples Day Newton committee are in need of volunteers to help ahead of this event and the day of the event. Interested? For opportunities to volunteer, visit https://ipdmassnewton.wixsite.com/ipdnewton/copy-of-support. If you’d like a volunteer buddy, please email L-E FORJ contact, Lanni Isenberg, lanni_harris@yahoo.com. Lanni is FORJ Liaison to our PTO Board.

Any parent/guardian at Lincoln-Eliot may help plan or suggest activities for our FORJ efforts. In prior years, L-E FORJ has provided resources, shared information on special events, hosted a 2nd-5th grade FORJ Kids’ Book Club and hosted Lincoln-Eliot’s first-ever Juneteenth Celebration.

 

FORJ celebrates Hispanic History Month

FORJ is a group of diverse Newton families helping our children learn about issues of power and inequality and how to stand up for racial justice. We seek to generate understanding and curiosity about differences in our society, and to work together towards racial equity.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, September 15 – October 15, 2021

Our Lincoln-Eliot community is full of families who hail from lots of different places. Maybe you celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month festivities with your family! If you’d like to know more about it, check out this brief video by PBS describing the festivities, the origins, the cultures celebrated and more about Hispanic Heritage Month! https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/4e982b0c-8c5f-4ebf-8add-ca692a1cc099/hispanic-heritage-month-all-about-the-holidays/#.Wcplq9PyvBI

Principal / PTO Update 9.19.21

Hi Families,
We had a great start to school and thrilled to be able to celebrate with a Back to School Picnic this year on Thursday, September 20th from 5-7pm. We hope to see you all there!

Upcoming Important Dates:

Friday, September 24 – Picture Day
Tuesday, September 28, 6-7pm – First PTO Meeting (virtual on Zoom)
Thursday, September 30, 5-7pm – Back to School Picnic
Tuesday, October 5, 6-7pm  – Virtual Back to School Night

Have a great week,
Principal Morrissey & the PTO

First PTO Meeting 9.28

Please join us for our first PTO meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 28th from 6-7pm. It will be virtual via Zoom and the link will be sent out via email beforehand.

This is a great opportunity to connect with the greater LE community, learn about what the PTO does, and how you can help!! From being a Room Parent for your child’s class to helping plan school-wide events like the Fall Festival or Science Fair. These events are fully run by parents and can’t happen without you!

For more information, please email secretary@lepto.org

Back to School Picnic

We are so happy to be able to hold this event again this year where we can reconnect our whole LE community and welcome new families as well.

Please join us on the LE playground on Thursday, September 30th from 5-7pm. Feel free to bring your own food or pizza, desserts, and water will be for sale as well, with all proceeds going back to support our school. Mr. Hani’s ice cream truck will also be back with treats to purchase!

If you’d like to volunteer, please sign up here