Come join us on Thursday, June 8th at 5:30-7:30 for Lincoln-Eliot’s first ever Family Art Night! Our esteemed art teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Sutherland, will be setting up art stations in the cafeteria and gym for parents and caregivers to try for themselves. Come make your own crown, try different methods of painting, or even some blind portraits! Have your kids show you what they’ve learned from each project and then try it yourself. Come dressed to get messy and creative!
We are looking for a couple parent volunteers to be this year’s Kindergarten Welcoming Committee. This is a low commitment role where duties include planning a few casual meetups or playdates for the incoming Kindergarteners.
In the past, the playdates were held right at Lincoln-Eliot playground and are a fantastic way to meet new parents and have your child meet some of their future classmates. This committee aims to hold 2-3 playdates through the summer before school begins. The dates and times will be determined by the committee.
If interested, please email secretary@lepto.org.
In lieu of a Juneteenth party at Lincoln-Eliot this year, we welcome everyone to join the Newton Juneteenth Celebration on Monday, June 19th from 12-4pm at Hyde Playground (90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands)!
This event is hosted by multiple FORJ chapters with Newton North High School FORJ; anyone who would like to can donate to Juneteenth c/o FORJ via the FORJ PayPal account:
The money will be used to pay for entertainment, food, decorations and print costs.
We hope to see you there!
Hi LE Families,
It’s been busy at LE these past couple of weeks with CAS programs for K, 1, and 4. We had Potato Hill Poetry come in for 4th, Crocodile River Music for 1st, and Hands-on Nature for Kindergarten.
Upcoming is National Teacher Day on May 2nd and Teacher Appreciation Week on May 8th-12th. To celebrate our amazing teachers/staff, we would love to treat them to a “Cookie Table” in the Teacher’s Room on Wednesday, May 3rd. We are asking for donations of home-baked (including a note with ingredients) or store-bought cookies in any amount! The more variety, the better! Teachers will be able to fill up a “To Go” container and there will be signage thanking them from all Lincoln-Eliot families. There will also be notes of appreciation from students decorating the walls.
If you are able to donate, please drop cookies in the office anytime from Monday May 1st – Wednesday, May 3rd by 11:00am. We will be sure to include pictures in an upcoming newsletter.
Have a wonderful week,
LE PTO
Come to Yogurt Beach any time on Wednesday, May 3rd from 12pm-9pm to treat yourself to some delicious frozen yogurt and support 5th grade fundraising. Just use the codeword “Lincoln-Eliot” when you purchase.
Join students across Massachusetts in walking, riding or rolling to school on Wednesday, May
3!
Newton Safe Routes to School needs your help by May 8! Please take a few minutes to complete this survey tool for the city’s first Bike/Pedestrian Network Plan that will lay out the next five years of walking and biking focus in Newton. It works best on a laptop/desktop. Where do youor your students want to walk or bike (like school, parks, local shops)? What are the challenges to getting there?
Learn more and input tool here:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/789ae475277a423a95d75a4ead46659a
Safe Routes to School is coming to present on bike and pedestrian safety. They will be here on May 1st to present 30 minute bike assemblies to the 4th grade classes. The presenter will come to the gym with her bicycle and share information about what to do to make sure her bike, body, and brain are ready to ride. She’ll talk about conducting a quick safety check on your bike, give tips on what to wear (recommended and required), and bike helmet fit.
On Tuesday, May 2nd, there will be 30 minute pedestrian safety assemblies for the 2nd grade classes. Students will meet the presenter at one of the crosswalks used for arrival and dismissal and discuss pedestrian rules and safety.
Safe Routes will return to present bike safety assemblies to the 5th grade as well.
Kids Tennis – Spring Season Class
By Joe Smith, owner of JXS Tennis Academy
classes start May 1st and run until June 26th
Red Ball: Players 4-10 years old learning to play tennis for the first time
Orange Ball: Players 8-12 years old with some experience learning strokes and skills
Green Ball: Players 10-14 years old learning the beginnings of match play
High School Clinic: Players looking to play on high school teams, JV or Varsity
Monday 3:30 – 4:30pm 5-7yr Red Ball Clinic $320 (Angier)
Monday 4:30 – 5:30pm 8-10yr Orange Ball Clinic $320 (Angier)
Monday 5:30 – 6:30pm 10-12yr Green Ball Clinic $320 (Angier)
Tuesday 3:30-4:30pm 7-10yr Orange Ball Clinic $320 (Stearns)
Tuesday 4:30 – 5:30pm 10-12yr Green Ball Clinic $320 (Stearns)
Tuesday 5:30 – 6:30pm 12-15yr Yellow Ball Clinic $320 (Stearns)
Wednesday 1 – 1:45pm 4-5yr Red Ball Clinic $280 (Weeks)
Wednesday 1:45 – 2:45pm 6-8yr Orange Ball Clinic $320 (Weeks)
Wednesday 2:45 – 3:45pm 9-10yr Green Ball Clinic $320 (Weeks)
Wednesday 3:45 – 5:15pm 11-15yr Yellow Ball Clinic $400 (Weeks)
Thursday 3 – 4pm 6-7yr Red Ball Clinic $320 (Centre Clay Courts)
Thursday 4 – 5pm 8-10yr Orange Ball Clinic $320 (Centre Clay Courts)
Thursday 5 – 6:30pm 13-17yr High School Clinic $400 (Centre Clay Courts)
Friday 3 – 4pm 5-7yr Red Ball Clinic $320 (Centre Clay Courts)
Friday 4 – 5pm 8-10yr Orange Ball Clinic $320 (Centre Clay Courts)
Friday 5 – 6:30pm 11-14yr Green Ball Clinic $400 (Centre Clay Courts)
Saturday 8:30 – 9am 4-5yr Red Ball Clinic $210 (Warren House East)
Saturday 9 – 10am 6-8yr Red Ball Clinic $280 (Warren House East)
Saturday 10 – 11am 8-10yr Orange Ball Clinic $280 (Warren House East)
Saturday 11 – 12pm 10-12yr Green Ball Clinic $280 (Warren House East)
Saturday 12 – 1:30pm 12-16yr Yellow Ball Clinic $350 (Warren House East)
Sunday 8:30 – 9am 4-5yr Red Ball Clinic $210 (Newton South)
Sunday 9 – 10am 6-8yr Red Ball Clinic $280 (Newton South)
Sunday 10 – 11am 8-10yr Orange Ball Clinic $280 (Newton South)
Sunday 11 – 12pm 10-12yr Green Ball Clinic $280 (Newton South)
Sunday 12 – 1:30pm 12-16yr Match Play $350 (Newton South)
For more information email: jxstennis@gmail.com
To Register go to: Newtonma.myrec.com
Bike skills event on May 7
Register now for Newton’s 3rd annual “bike rodeo” at Newton South on Sunday, May 7. MA Safe Routes to Schools instructors will teach and review bike riding skills for Newton school students in Grades K-6. Volunteers from Bike Newton and the Newton Safe Routes to Schools Task Force will share information about making sure your body and bicycle are ready to ride, road signs,
hand signals, and more. Students must bring their own helmet, bike and adult, and already be comfortable riding a bike.
Register here:
https://newtonma.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30165&fbclid=Iw
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Hello families!
Happy spring! We hope you all had a wonderful long weekend; we are looking forward to a lot of fun upcoming school events! In particular, we need volunteers to help Ms. Sutherland plan a Family Art Night in May, and we are hoping a lot more kids will sign up to participate in our Science Fair on April 27th.
Please scroll down for more information and ways to sign up, and let us know if you have questions or ideas anytime by emailing us at secretary@lepto.org.
Upcoming Dates to Note:
* Wednesday, April 12th: Grace Lin author visit
* April 17-21: April Break, No School
* Thursday, April 27th: Family Science Night, 5-7pm
* Thursday, May 11th: Early release day, 12:10pm
* Wednesday, May 17th: Kindergarten Screening
* Wednesday, May 24th: 4th & 5th grade concerts
* Wednesday, May 31st: International Night
* Thursday, June 1st: Fun Run
* Thursday, June 15th: 5th grade graduation
Have a great week!
Your Lincoln-Eliot PTO