The School Climate Committee and the Lincoln School PTA sponsored a poster contest for Grades 1-3.  Students were to illustrate the character traits discussed this school year. The winners received a certificate of recognition and a Barnes & Noble gift card.  The winners were: Grade 1 - Benjamin Gauger Grade 2 - Mila Traganos Grade 3 - Ava Torres … [Read more...] about Character Traits Poster Contest

Do you want to learn how to play tag?  How to make your bed?  Then we have the book for you!  Ms. Oddo's class wrote and published their very own class book titled, "We Will Teach You!"  It includes 22 how-to stories! Each student was able to write and illustrate a page in the book.  They worked so hard and their published book looks amazing! … [Read more...] about We are Authors!

Karen Orloff, author of I Wanna Iguana, visited Lincoln School on April 6. Mrs. Orloff read several of her stories to the students, as well as explained how an author created a book and it gets published.  Ms. Orloff surprised many students when she said she had never met the illustrators of her books, and that she has very little input on the illustrations.  Third grade classes participated in an activity to develop ideas for stories. Ms. Orloff's books, which are wonderful for teaching persuasive writing, were enjoyed by all of the children throughout the day. … [Read more...] about Author Visit by Karen Orloff

Third-grade scientists are learning the laws of motion and exploring gravity. They were challenged to engineer a technology that would protect an egg from cracking when dropped from 15 feet. All designs were creative and unique. Only one egg did not crack. … [Read more...] about Grade 3 Egg Drop

During community helper week, our preschoolers had a visit from Detective Anderson, Officer Reed and Officer Villarreal. The PreK4 students had a tour of a police car and even got to use the radio! They learned some strategies on how to stay safe and call 911 if help is needed. The students had a blast!  Thank you Rutherford Police Department for the visit! … [Read more...] about Community Helper Week in PreK4