Lincoln-Eliot Online Auction: Donations Needed!

We’ll be having an online auction from March 18th – March 29th and we need your help!  Please consider donating gift cards or services to be auctioned off.  Every donation makes a difference, and it all goes toward our fundraising goals for new technology and arts programs for our kids!  If you have something to donate, please email Cindy at treasurer@lepto.org.  We appreciate your support!  🙂

Flower Fundraiser Thank You!

Thank you so much to everyone who supported our Valentine’s Day flower fundraiser, and especially to Emily Nunez and Natalie Hereford for organizing and creating the beautiful bouquets!  It was a great success and raised over $500, which will go toward our Creative Arts and Sciences programs and technology for the school.  Many thanks also to the Franklin PTO for their help with this project!  🙂

    

    

Upcoming FORJ Events

Have a look at these upcoming FORJ Newton (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) events and join us!  Your Lincoln-Eliot FORJ contact is Lanni Isenberg, lanni_harris@yahoo.com.  Please contact Lanni if you have questions or are interested in a meeting buddy!

Tues. Feb. 26th AND Weds. Feb. 27th 7:30pm Newton North
Join us for “Mr. Joy,” a one-person play that explores issues of race and class in America.  This is an ArtsEmerson performance — for free!  Seating will be first come, first serve.  Click here for more information.
Register here to get your tickets (Scroll down to Mr. Joy: Newton)

Tuesday, March 12th 7:30pm at Angier Elementary
FORJ City-wide Meeting to explore the relationship between housing, equity, and race. There will be a discussion, short video, and an interactive small group activity that could work for kids 2nd grade and above.  Younger kids are welcome to be in the room to color or sit with their parents but they might not follow all the content.  Hope to see you there!  Feel free to bring interested friends.
More info to come after vacation…

RSVP HERE for March 12th

Tuesday, March 26th 7-9pm at Mason-Rice Elementary
Facilitative Leadership Training with Madeline McNeely (a former Lincoln-Eliot parent)
(rescheduled from Feb. 12th)
What you’ll get:

  • Understanding of the importance of “touchstones” in preventing or addressing microaggressions
  • Understanding of how the quality of the relationships is related to the processes we use — the HOW we are together
  • Ideas for to how to inspire your FORJ team
  • Greater confidence facilitating conversations on challenging topics

RSVP HERE for March 26th

Newton Little League spring registration

Registration for the 2019 Newton Little League Spring Season is now available on the league’s website: www.newtonllbaseball.org  

Newton Little League serves players who reside within or attend private or public schools within the boundaries of Ward, Underwood, Lincoln-Eliot, Horace Mann, Peirce, Cabot, Burr, Franklin, and Williams elementary schools, and provides programs for players ages 4 through 12.

Programs for younger players are based on school grade, and teams are put together based on elementary school and friend requests: T-Ball (Pre-K), Rookie (Kindergarten), Farm (grade 1), and Single A (grade 2).

In our programs for older players, teams are put together with more of a focus on competitive balance: AA (grades 3-4), AAA (grades 4-6), and Majors (ages 10-12).

There is also a Challenger division for students with special needs who wish to enjoy the game of baseball.

Please contact us at info@newtonllbaseball.org with any questions.

Principal Update 2.11.19

Dear families,

Our lost and found is full of many items that students should take home! In order to help students and families claim these lost items, they will be laid out in the cafeteria on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 and Friday, February 15, 2019 from 8:20am-11:30am. Teachers will send students down to the cafeteria to look for lost items. Parents are also welcome to come and look for something they know is lost. Please stop by the cafeteria when you drop your child off at school. Any unclaimed items will be donated on Friday, 2/15/19, after school.

We had a great turnout for walk, bike and roll day despite the weather. Thank you for participating!

Our poet-in-residence, Andy Green, from Potato Hill Poetry, will be back this week visiting our students in 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade. This Creative Arts & Sciences program is made possible because of your donations and support!

Please mark your calendars:

* February 18th-22nd:  No School — February Vacation Week
Tuesday, March 5th:  Kindergarten Screening
* Friday, March 8th:  Lincoln-Eliot Game Night

* Tuesday, March 12th:  PTO Meeting, 6:30pm
* Thursday, March 21st:  Early Release Day, 12:30pm
* Thursday, March 28th:  Family Science Night

Have a great week!

Principal Morrissey

Valentine’s Day Flower Bouquet Fundraiser

Help raise funds for our Lincoln-Eliot students and show someone you care with a one-of-a-kind artisanal bouquet!  Great for staff, co-workers, friends and family.  Large bouquets ($20) and small bouquets ($10) created by Lincoln-Eliot PTO volunteers in cooperation with Franklin PTO volunteers.  Place orders by February 12th at 3pm and pick up on Valentines Day!  Click here to order online!

FORJ Meeting February 12th

Newton FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) will meet on Tuesday, February 12th from 7pm-9pm at Angier Elementary.

Join us for an interactive evening with Madeline McNeely, founder of Conditioning Leaders (and parent of a recent L-E graduate!).  She is a facilitator, trainer, coach and consultant who will share with us practices gleaned from her most popular trainings on good group leadership practices to ensure your FORJ team is operating at its best.  This is a special opportunity for your FORJ team to reflect on your experiences and learn helpful tools for sustainability and success!

Please Register Here for the February 12th Meeting

Link to ALL FORJ Monthly Meeting Dates for 2018-2019
For more information or if you’d like to meet, your Lincoln-Eliot FORJ group contact is Lanni Isenberg: lanni_harris@yahoo.com.

Save the Date: Game Night and Family Science Night

We have two exciting community events coming up in March, so please save the dates on your calendars:

*  Friday, March 8th we’ll be having our first Lincoln-Eliot Game Night, sponsored by Gamewright Games — more information coming soon!

*  Thursday, March 28th will be our annual Family Science Night!  Look for flyers coming home soon in your blue folders — and start planning your science fair projects now!

We look forward to seeing everyone at both of these!  If you’re interested in volunteering to help organize either event, please email secretary@lepto.org — it’s not a big commitment, and we’d really appreciate the help!  🙂

Movie Night Success!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 3rd annual Family Movie Night on Friday. Fun was had by all! We had a terrific turnout and had our most successful movie night yet, with over $900 raised for our school. This money will help support our goals this year including technology upgrades and Creative Arts & Sciences programming. Thank you to all our volunteers, especially Kwok and Heather Yu and Natalie Hereford who helped plan this special event.

Executive Function Skills in Children and Adolescents

Join parents, caregivers and educators for this insightful discussion about how to teach children to manage their time, space and materials — and keep their emotions in check!

Executive Function Skills in Children and Adolescents

  • Wednesday, February 13, 2019
  • 7:30 – 9 pm
  • Free admission
  • Auditorium
    Newton North High School
    457 Walnut Street
    Newton, MA

Kristen Jacobsen, MS CCC-SLP

This presentation is co-sponsored by Newton Public Schools
This presentation will cover powerful strategies to help your child develop independent executive function; teach students to internally sense the sweep of time, self-monitor in order to sustain concentration, manage pace, and complete tasks in allocated time frames; improve students’ motivation and task initiation, help them to plan homework and long-term projects/papers, and coach students to think in an organized way; and encourage self-initiative to manage homework and personal belongings.
Ms. Kristen Jacobsen, MS CCC-SLP is a trained speech-language pathologist who is Co-Director at the Cognitive Connections Executive Function Practice. She is currently working with Newton Public Schools to develop an Executive Function program for middle school students. She provides training and coaching for teachers and professionals, parent consultations, as well as student coaching services. Ms. Jacobsen has worked as an educational consultant and speech-language pathologist in public education, private schools and hospital settings, and has provided teacher training seminars and school consultations nationally.
Contact info@newtonpac.org with any questions. Please check this website for weather updates and cancellations.
For more talks & information : https://newtonpac.org/