Ms. Freitag's class read the book, Freckle Juice by Judy Blume.  Students then turned this well-known book into a play. Students wrote their lines, designed their costumes, brought in props, and added sound effects.  The students rehearsed the play and then performed it for their peers.  It was adorable! … [Read more...] about Freckle Juice Play

Lincoln held a student driven pretzel sale. Students made the flyers, designed the stand, ordered, set prices, and finally sold the pretzels.  All students were dealing with real money, making or counting change and communicating with customers.  The next step is for some third graders to count the money, subtract costs and determine final revenue.  All proceeds will go to the PTA.  This real world learning lesson was the highlight of the day! … [Read more...] about Pretzel Sale Success

Channel NJ12 features a segment, Education Matters, and highlighted Lincoln on this segment today.  A camera crew visited Lincoln yesterday to see what was happening for the Great Kindness Challenge.  Students were making crafts, thank you cards and paper flowers to give to special people as a way of being kind.  Students were Crazy for Kindness yesterday and wore crazy hairstyles.  We wanted the children to see being kind is fun and makes our school a better place to be. Take a moment to view this adorable clip and feel your heart get a little bigger! [Read more...] about Lincoln’s Great Kindness Challenge Makes NJ12 News

We realized that many children today have never been to a circus.  In order to have this experience, third graders went under the Big Top to see the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center.  Students saw acrobats, animals, and trapeze acts.  Many parents attended the trip and the students even had a New York style pretzel.   The students really loved this experience. … [Read more...] about Big Apple Circus

Mrs. Cioffi, Mrs. Risoli and Mrs. Monochello's targeted reading classes used Hyperdocs to learn more about George Washington Carver.  They shared their new knowledge by presenting a Google slide show to their classmates.  … [Read more...] about George Washington Carver