This month Lincoln School is focusing on the hard character trait- Honesty. Honesty is the ability to be truthful about information, your talents/challenges and even the ability to be true to your values when no one is present. We will focus on discussions on how characters in stories sometimes are not honest and how this can lead to more discomfort and how it is important to be honest even though there may be a consequence. We are trying to teach children that being honest about our actions/feelings will be better in the long term. We also want to model for our children that honesty can … [Read more...] about Character Traits-
Emergency Closing Information
EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER: In the event that a decision is made to close school early prior to the start of the day because of inclement weather, dismissal will be as follows: Kindergarten - 12:45 p.m. Grades 1–3 - 12:30 p.m. No lunch will be provided on early dismissal days. Please note the YMCA does not run its afternoon program on emergency closing days and students must be picked-up at the end of their day. Morning care is held during its regular times. DELAYED OPENING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER: The following procedure will be used for delayed … [Read more...] about Emergency Closing Information
Perseverance
This month Lincoln School is focusing on the hard character trait- Perseverance. Perseverance is the ability to stick with a project or goal until it is complete. We are encouraging students to realize times may get tough and setbacks may occur, but they should keep working toward their goal. We also are discussing how people who persevere set goals such as learning to play an instrument, learning a new sport or learning a new academic skill. People with perseverance will practice, practice and practice to reach the goal; we don't reach our goals by luck. Parents are encouraged to share … [Read more...] about Perseverance
Third Grade Book Club
Thanks to a grant by the Rutherford Education Foundation, Lincoln School will be hosting Lunch Bunch Book Club for students in grade three. Here’s how it will work. Students will receive a book one month prior to the meeting. Meetings will be listed on the Google calendar. On the day of the meeting, we will enjoy some lunch together, while discussing the books that we read. I cannot think of a better way to spend lunch! Students in the Book Club will have an opportunity to discuss books with their friends, Mr. Giordano or me. The only requirement is that the students read the entire … [Read more...] about Third Grade Book Club
Courage
As shared at Back to School Night, Lincoln School is working this year to develop hard character traits in our students. Recent research by Dr. Duckworth, Dr. Powell, and Dr. Dweck on character education has examined why some people are able to be successful while others cannot overcome obstacles. Researchers have discovered that successful people often possess hard character traits. As Don Schula stated, “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” Researchers divided character traits into two categories: hard and soft traits. Examples of soft traits are kindness, fairness, respect, … [Read more...] about Courage