Ms. Risoli's third grade reading class culminated a thematic unit on chocolate by making their own chocolate candies. Students read The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling and Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith. Students read these fiction books and compared and contrasted the authors' messages and writing techniques. Ms. Risoli then created hyper-doc lessons to have students read non-fiction materials and view chocolate making in action to complement the unit. Finally, students created a Google Slide presentation to share all they learned. The room smelled scrumptious! … [Read more...] about Mmmm…..Chocolate
Chinese New Year
The second grade students learned about Chinese culture and history in the Media Center. They celebrated the Chinese New Year and displayed learned information on an origami dragon. It's the Year of the Pig! … [Read more...] about Chinese New Year
Lincoln Celebrates 100th Day of School 2019
Students celebrated the 100th day of school by creating projects out of 100 items and dressing for the occasion. … [Read more...] about Lincoln Celebrates 100th Day of School 2019
Trait of the Month- Forgiveness
This month Lincoln School is focusing on the hard character trait- Forgiveness. The act of forgiveness requires forgiveness for others, and sometimes you must forgive yourself. When you choose to forgive, the barriers are torn down, and the record is wiped clean. We teach our children to say, “I am sorry,” “I was wrong,” “Will you please forgive me?” The important phrase here being Will you please forgive me? When we just say sorry we are carrying the conversation, we are dealing with our guilt and our need to say sorry. But, we are not inviting the other person to deal with their feelings; … [Read more...] about Trait of the Month- Forgiveness
SOUPer Bowl Food Drive
Students participated in the SOUPer Bowl Challenge from January 22nd to February 1st. Students brought in their favorite can of soup to donate to the Rutherford Food Pantry. Students placed their can(s) on the table of the team they thought would win Super Bowl LIII on February 1st, creating a real pictograph with their cans! Students placed 117 items on the New England Patriots table and 249 items on the Los Angeles Rams table. No matter which team won Super Bowl LIII, the Rutherford Food Pantry was the real winner! … [Read more...] about SOUPer Bowl Food Drive