Please join me and members of our faculty on January 14, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the High School auditorium for a presentation about the upcoming PARCC assessments. I am looking forward to seeing you there. Jack Hurley Superintendent of Schools … [Read more...] about PARCC Information Meeting

The Lincoln School community is reading Sheep by Valerie Hobbs. Check the Google Calendar for the chapter being read as a family each night or see the attached letter/schedule.  Lincoln School Reads Together 1-15 2 The goal of this program is for students to experience the joys of reading with friends and family. Your child will realize reading is not so ”baaaad.” Thanks to the REF and PTA for purchasing the books. … [Read more...] about One School, One Book

Research shows that students who have a large number of absences in the first few years of school are significantly more likely to be below grade level by the end of the third grade and also be behind their peers in social and emotional development as well. This gap continues to widen as the child continues on in their school career.   It is imperative that children are in school to collaborate and learn from their peers and teachers.This year we are recognizing students who have perfect attendance at the end of each trimester. This allows a student who may have been sick for a day or two to … [Read more...] about The Correlation Between Absences and Learning

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

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