Because of everyone who registered their Stop & Shop cards in the A+ Rewards Program, Lincoln-Eliot earned over $2200 this year! The program runs from September-March and you do not have to re-register your card from year to year. Thank you so much for supporting our school!
Dear families,
You did it! We reached and exceeded our $8,000 Fun Run fundraising goal, which means new technology for our classrooms and library next year, exciting Creative Arts and Sciences programs for our scholars . . . and also means I’m getting silly-stringed! We really appreciate all your support for Lincoln-Eliot and our kids, and we look forward to a fun morning of running, community-building, and team spirit.
Fun Run Monday
Sunny Day Schedule: Run will take place on field (if it is not raining out, parents are welcome to attend and cheer on our runners!). It is supposed to be a cooler day tomorrow, so please dress your scholars appropriately for the Run.
9:00 – 10:00am: Kindergarten and 1st grade running
10:00 – 11:00am: 2nd and 3rd grade running
11:00am – 12:00pm: 4th and 5th grade running
Rainy Day Schedule: Run will take place in the Gym (where, unfortunately, due to space limitations, families will not be able to attend)
9:00 – 9:45am: Kindergarten running
9:45 – 10:30am: 1st grade running
10:30 – 11:15am: 2nd grade running
11:15am – 12:00pm: 3rd grade running
12:00 – 12:45pm: 4th grade running
12:45 – 1:30pm: 5th grade running
Then coming up the following week, we’ll be having our International Night on Thursday, May 23rd, when L-E families will share their cultures with each other. There will be food, student performances, cultural displays and presentations. We hope to see you there! Incoming K families are very welcome to join us. The schedule of events is as follows:
5:30pm: Multicultural Potluck
6:00pm: Individual Country Displays
6:30pm: Cultural Talent Show
MCAS testing also resumes this week, so please be sure to have your kids at school on time and well-rested; the complete schedule is at the bottom of this update.
Please mark your calendars:
* Monday, May 13th: Fun Run at Lincoln-Eliot
* Tuesday, May 14th: Teacher Appreciation Luncheon (volunteers needed)
* Thursday, May 23rd: International Night, 5:30-7pm
* May 29th – 31st: 5th grade camping trip to Camp Wing
* 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 (please note date change)
* Thursday, June 6th: Spring Concert, 7pm (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)
See you on Monday — with your running shoes on!
Principal Morrissey
MATH MCAS
| Date |
Tuesday 5.14.19 |
Wednesday
5.15.19 |
Thursday
5.16.19 |
Friday
5.17.19 |
Monday
5.20.19 |
Tuesday 5.21.19 |
| Grade Level | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th |
STE (5th Only) MCAS
| Date | Wednesday
5.22.19 |
Thursday
5.23.19 |
| Grade level | 5th | 5th |
Thank you so much to everyone who’s volunteered to help with our Teacher Appreciation Lunch this Tuesday, May 14th, at 12:30pm! We still need help particularly during the lunch itself (12:30-2:30pm) — you can bring your kids (and they’re welcome to help, too!). Sign up by clicking here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44aba72ea2fd0-lincolneliot1
Please email Elizabeth at elizabeth@stepcare.net with any questions! 🙂
My, how the school year has flown! The PTO is in the planning stages for next year and we need your help. If you’re interested in getting involved or have ideas for next year, please send us a note at info@lepto.org. We are looking for a Co-President and Co-Treasurer, as well as various committee chairs, and there are many other ways to help. Joining the PTO board or an event committee is a great way to learn what’s going on at Lincoln-Eliot as well as the district, and it’s a great way to have an impact on your kids’ experience at L-E. Our last PTO meeting of the year is in the school library on Tuesday, June 4 at 6:30pm, when we will be voting on our budget for the 2019-20 school year — we hope to see you there! (Incoming K parents welcome!)
This past Thursday, May 9th, our first graders were visited by the wonderful and hilarious Josh Funk, who is the author of several picture books, including the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, the It’s Not a Fairy Tale series, Pirasaurs, How to Code a Sandcastle, Dear Dragon, and many others.
The presentation was a funny, engaging look at how books are made and the process of developing characters — ask your first grader what character they came up with, or which teacher played Little Red in the readers’ theater! We all send a big thank you to Josh, and we highly recommend checking out his books!
Thursday, May 30th
Newton South High School Cafeteria*
140 Brandeis Road Newton Center, MA 02459
6:00pm
*please note new location
The SEPAC Special Educator Awards are presented to Newton faculty and staff members who have done exceptional work with students receiving special education services. Parents, guardians and students may nominate any NPS staff member who they believe has gone above and beyond in their work with special education students (i.e.: special ed staff, regular ed staff, principals, aides, BT’s, administrative staff, custodians, crossing guards, etc).
Please note that the awards do not identify you or your child by name; only the honoree is given the name of the person who nominated him/her.
Click on the link below to submit your nomination by May 15th!
This coming Wednesday, May 15th, Historic Newton is bringing their “Conflict in the Colonies” program to our 5th grade classrooms. Students will explore events leading up to the Revolutionary War from the point of view of a Massachusetts family. They will review artifacts, “meet” their neighbors and participate in a town hall meeting. This is one of the Creative Arts and Sciences programs made possible by your donations to the PTO. Thank you for all your support!
Dear families,
Our Fun Run is just one week away, so we hope everyone is collecting pledges at funrun.com to help us meet our $8,000 fundraising goal — it looks like we’re about 35% of the way there so far! We’re all looking forward to a day of fun community-building and school spirit.
Also coming up this month is our annual International Night, on Thursday, May 23rd — we hope everyone can join us for this great celebration of our community!
And please note that this Thursday is an early release day.
Please mark your calendars:
* Thursday, May 9th: Early Release Day, 12:30pm
* Monday, May 13th: Fun Run at Lincoln-Eliot
* Tuesday, May 14th: Teacher Appreciation Luncheon (volunteers needed)
* Thursday, May 23rd: International Night, 5:30-7pm
* May 29th – 31st: 5th grade camping trip to Camp Wing
* 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 (please note date change)
* Thursday, June 6th: Spring Concert, 7pm (4th and 5th instrumental)
* Monday, June 10th: Instrument Program Information Night, 7pm
* Tuesday, June 11th: Celebration Day, 10am – 12pm (rain date 6/12 same time)
Have a great week!
Principal Morrissey
Our Teacher Appreciation Lunch is coming up on Tuesday, May 14th at 12:30pm, and we would really love more help to celebrate our wonderful teachers! Please sign up by clicking here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44aba72ea2fd0-lincolneliot1 We particularly need volunteers to help with serving, cleanup, and bringing dishes or drinks.
Thank you so much to those of you who emailed to volunteer — we’ll be in touch with you soon (or feel free to sign up at the link as well!).
Please email Elizabeth at elizabeth@stepcare.net with any questions! 🙂
Please join FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) on Wednesday, May 8th at 7pm at Angier Elementary School for a panel discussion entitled “Exploring the Experiences of Asian American Students in Newton.” This workshop is for parents/adults only.
FORJ’s May city-wide meeting will explore:
Our Facilitators are:
Dr. Delia Cheung Hom, who served as the Director of Northeastern’s Asian American Center for 12 years, and has developed award-winning programs and mentored countless young scholars with a focus on building community and addressing issues of social justice.
Dr. Natasha Warikoo, who is Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and author of The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities. She lives in Cambridge and serves on the School Advisory Council for Vassal Lane Upper School.
If you’d like a FORJ meeting buddy, contact Lincoln-Eliot FORJ Coordinator Lanni Isenberg at lanni@brandeis.edu!