This year at Back to School Night you will be hearing about our initiative to build our students’ vocabulary. This improves comprehension and writing. Each week, each grade level will have exposure to four words throughout the day. Specialists, homeroom teachers, custodians, lunch aides and office staff will infuse these words in daily conversations. We know children need to hear a word multiple times before he/she can understand the meaning in text and use the new word in writing and speaking. Parents are encouraged to use these words also to complement our efforts. Below is the list of … [Read more...] about Developing Vocabulary
Summer Information
Supply Lists for the 2019-2020 school year are on the website. See the Lincoln Quick Links and locate the Supply List header. The supplies for each grade are listed. Parents are notified of class placements the end of August. We will post a message when letters are being mailed. I know the children are always excited for this day! Hope everyone is practicing their skip counting, number facts and reading each day. … [Read more...] about Summer Information
Art Show Reminder
The Lincoln School Art Show will be on display throughout the halls the last two weeks of the month. Parents, family and friends are invited to view the work of our talented students on May 21 from *6:15 to 8:15pm. We adjusted the times for third grade parents attending Pierrepont's New Parent Orientation being held this same night. Hope you can join us for this special annual event. … [Read more...] about Art Show Reminder
Character Trait Application
We concluded the year-long character trait initiative last month. Please reinforce all the traits we have learned this year: fairness, bravery, creativity, kindness, forgiveness, hope and zest. Students will be incorporating all learned traits throughout the rest of the year. Happy Spring! … [Read more...] about Character Trait Application
Zest
This month Lincoln School is focusing on the hard character trait- Zest. Zest is not just a brand of soap! It is an enthusiasm and excitement for all that you do; a desire to be active and feel alive! Children learn to be passionate about things by watching their parents get excited and from receiving encouragement for things at which they are good. We want the children to approach life as an adventure; so that one has motivation in challenging situations or tasks. Zest is essentially a concept of courage, and involves acquiring the motivation to complete challenging situations and tasks. … [Read more...] about Zest