June PTO Meeting Recap

Thank you to everyone who came out to our PTO meeting on Tuesday, June 4th!  We had a great year for community-building and fundraising, exceeding our $32,000 goal, so in the end we were able to purchase LCD projectors for all the classrooms who still need them.  We also added 246 books to the library, welcomed 19 Creative Arts and Sciences programs for the students, and had several great community events throughout the year.

Thank you so much to everyone who donated, volunteered, helped with events, acted as room connectors, came to PTO meetings, and otherwise supported our school – you are all an important part of the PTO and none of this could happen without you!

If you missed the meeting or would like to find out more, please click on the links below to review the minutes and the slideshow presentation, or email secretary@lepto.org with any questions!

Have a wonderful summer!  See you next year!

June PTO Meeting Slideshow

June PTO Meeting Minutes

Principal Update 6.10.19

Dear families,

Our last full week of school is upon us!  We’re looking forward to another wonderful Celebration Day on Tuesday morning — or Wednesday if Tuesday is rained out!  Volunteers will be hearing from Mr. Rota soon, and parents are welcome to join us on the field to cheer and help out.  Also, don’t forget that Thursday is Walk and Roll to School Day!

Congratulations to all our musicians who worked so hard this year and gave us such great performances last week — the third graders with their recorder recital on Tuesday morning, and the fourth and fifth graders at their concerts on Thursday.  We hope everyone enjoyed the wonderful artwork on display at LE Arts Night as well.  A big thank-you to our art and music teachers, Ms. Sutherland and Ms. Schoepflin, for everything they do!

As with each year, we have some team members who will be transitioning from Lincoln-Eliot to new ventures:

  • Marlene Hole: Grade One: Retirement
  • Barbara Phelan: Grade Two: Retirement
  • Jason Raisner: Grade Two: will be furthering his educational career outside of Newton
  • Elka Kuhlman: Math Coach: school change
  • Becky Kinney: Library: returning to Zervas full-time
  • Sara Subach: Occupational Therapist: Maternity Leave
  • Rachel Waldstein: Speech and Language Pathologist: school change
  • Michelle Reddick: METCO counselor: will be leaving LE but will continue to serve METCO students in Newton elementary schools

The above-mentioned staff members will be greatly missed and have been instrumental in ensuring our students have received a rigorous, dynamic and fun education.  Please join me in wishing them the best of luck on their journeys.

We are very excited to welcome the following staff to the Lincoln-Eliot community:

  • Melissa Gayle: Classroom teacher
  • Catherine Warren: Classroom teacher
  • Megan Mahar: Math Coach
  • Samantha Lund: Learning Center
  • Heather Humphries, who will be returning to LE as a Learning Center teacher
  • Julian Turner will be returning to LE full time as our Social Worker and METCO counselor
  • Krista Doherty: Occupational Therapist

Please mark your calendars:

* Monday, June 10th:  Instrument Program Information Night, 7pm
* Tuesday, June 11th:  Celebration Day, 10am – 12pm (rain date 6/12 same time)
* Thursday, June 13th:  Walk and Roll to School Day
* Tuesday, June 18th:  Last Day of School

Have a great week!

Principal Morrissey

Library Gift Book Program

It’s nearly the end of the year, which means it’s time for Lincoln-Eliot’s Library Gift Book Program!  This is a great way to thank your child’s teacher and support the library at the same time.  If you are interested in donating, please fill out this form: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Da-BhfigHC9ztJpDk5TV-jrnhCexbdzs  and return it with cash or a check in your child’s blue folder, or contact a PTO board member for guidance (secretary@lepto.org).

For each $20.00 (hardcover) or $8.00 (paperback) donation, a bookplate will be affixed to the front of the book with the names of your child and his/her teacher.

Last year we raised $526 and purchased all these beautiful books for the library:

The Library Gift Book Program, sponsored by the Lincoln-Eliot PTO, is a great way to:

  • Show your appreciation for a teacher in a way that honors his/her profession
  • Create an enduring gift that will be enjoyed by children for years and years
  • Replenish our wonderful book collection

Thank you for supporting our library!

Walk And Roll to School Day this Thursday – Volunteers Needed!

Our final Walk and Roll to School Day of the year is Thursday, June 13 and we need some volunteers to help make it a success!  We will have volunteers stationed at each crosswalk, entrance and bus drop-off giving children pencils, stickers, and safe walking/rolling to school information.  Wendy Lennon is the Safe Routes to School volunteer who is coordinating the morning, and she’s looking for 3 to 5 people to help out from 8am to 8:30 (drop off).  If you are interested, please e-mail her at wendylennon@comcast.net.

4th Grade Instrumental Program Informational Meeting: Monday 6/10

If your musician is interested in the Lincoln-Eliot Instrumental Program that begins in 4th Grade, please join us for an informational meeting on Monday, June 10, 2019 at 7pm in the L-E Music Room.  Program information, registration information, and financial assistance for those who qualify will be discussed.  If you cannot attend but would like to find out more, please email Ms. Schoepflin at schoepflinl@newton.k12.ma.us.

Make Sure Your Incoming Kindergartner is in the Directory!

We are so looking forward to welcoming our new kindergartners in the fall!  If you are not already in our directory, please make sure you sign up by going to www.join.myschoolanywhere.com and entering the code Lincoln-Eliot.  It takes less than five minutes to sign up, and you only have to do it once; then you’re in the directory through high school!

Parents of current students who have incoming kindergartners, please sign in to your account and add your younger child now, so they can be included in summer playdate invitations and other kindergarten updates.

Being in the directory means you have access to contact information for fellow parents and teachers, a list of who else is in your class, emails about events and volunteer opportunities, and our weekly Sunday update about what’s going on at Lincoln-Eliot.

If you have any trouble registering or signing in, please email secretary@lepto.org; we’d be very happy to help!  🙂

Last Pizza Tuesday of the Year!

This Tuesday, June 11, will be the last day this year for pizza on sale after school, at 12:30 p.m. at the Jackson Road entrance.  The fifth grade thanks you for your support all year long!

$2.00 Pizza by the slice, $12.00 for the Whole Pizza, $1.00 for baked goods

Or pre-order your whole pizza and pay only $10.00 (discount for pre-orders only). To pre-order a whole pizza, please contact Siobhan Wheeler (email: spwma@aol.com or text: 617-504-3634).  All pre-orders must be placed by 6:00 p.m on Monday.

Principal Update 6.2.19

Dear families,

Happy June!  It’s hard to believe we only have a few more weeks left of school.  This is a particularly busy and fun week; we hope to see many of you at the 3rd grade recorder recital on Tuesday at 9am, at the PTO meeting Tuesday night at 6:30pm, and at our Lincoln-Eliot Arts Night and Spring Concert on Thursday at 6:30pm.

Walk and Roll to School Day: Thursday, June 13
Celebrate summer and the end of the school year with the Lincoln-Eliot community as we promote walking, biking, rolling, taking the bus, and carpooling to school on June 13.  Scholars will receive stickers, a giveaway, and information on staying safe when traveling to school.  This is our last walk to school day of the year, and we hope you will join us to help make it our biggest and best yet!

To volunteer to help, or for more information, please contact Wendy Lennon at 617-584-0531.

The school year is quickly coming to an end!  If you want to do something special for your child’s teacher or other staff this year, consider the Newton Schools Foundation’s Honor Thy Teacher program.  Make a donation to the foundation in the name of one or more teachers.  Notifications will be sent to each teacher honored, as well as to Principals and the Superintendent.  Their names will appear in a special announcement on the NSF website and in the Newton TAB.  Look for a flyer in your child’s backpack.  Visit our website to donate online (www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org/honor-thy-teacher) and to find out more about the programs NSF funds (http://www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org/programs-we-fund).  Your tax-deductible donation will support NSF-funded projects encompassing: art; civics; math; music; science; social and cultural studies; literature and writing instruction; and social-emotional learning.

 Please mark your calendars:

* Tuesday, June 4th:  3rd grade recorder recital, 9am
* Tuesday, June 4th:  Incoming Kindergarten Visiting Day, 1-3pm
* Tuesday, June 4th:  Last PTO Meeting of the year, 6:30pm in the library
* Thursday, June 6th:  L-E Arts Night and Spring Concert, 6:30-8pm (4th and 5th grade instrumental)
* Monday, June 10th:  Instrument Program Information Night, 7pm
* Tuesday, June 11th:  Celebration Day, 10am – 12pm (rain date 6/12 same time)
* Thursday, June 13th: Walk and Roll to School Day
* Tuesday, June 18th:  Last Day of School

Have a great week!

Principal Morrissey

Incoming Kindergarten Visit Day: June 4th!

Incoming kindergarten families are invited to Lincoln-Eliot this Tuesday, June 4th, from 12:45-2:00pm!

The children will visit Kindergarten classrooms and participate in activities with the Kindergarten teachers, while parents will meet with other school staff members in the cafeteria.  Popsicles will be provided for all incoming students.

After the visit, you are welcome to spend time on the Lincoln-Eliot playground.

We hope to see you there!