Book Fair

We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Hosted by our media center staff, this event is an opportunity for students of all ages to build their home libraries and further their love of reading. As always, all purchases benefit our school. 

 

After missing out on many beloved traditions, our winter Book Fair will be a familiar, welcome, and safe event for our students. Here’s what you need to know about the Fair, which will take place from December 4 - December 10 in our school library/media centers. 

• We will host a Family Shopping Day! Plan on stopping by on Saturday, Dec 4 from 9-12 to pick up your books!

• Students will have opportunities to purchase books throughout the week at their scheduled library time or during recess breaks.

• You can view the digital flyer here. Talk it over with your child to see if purchasing books will be part of your family’s plan this time.

• Our Book Fair offers a cash-free payment option called eWallet. It’s a convenient digital account that your child can use for shopping at our Fair. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute, too! Cash, checks, and credit cards will also be accepted. 

• If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop online at our school’s Virtual Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school. 

 

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping. We’re excited to celebrate our love of books together at the Book Fair.

Lincoln School Book Fair

 

We hope to see you at our Family Day on Saturday, December 4th! There will be raffle tickets available for great prizes!

Week 12 Nov 22-23

Week 12

November 22-23

*There is no school November 24-26 in celebration of Thanksgiving.

Academic Updates

• Our Positivity Project theme is gratitude

• Students will be writing to demonstrate their understanding of sequencing

• In math we will be working on addition and subtraction fluency within 10

• and using strategies to add and subtract within 20

• We will focus on ending blends and introduce consonant clusters

• In our Spinning Sky unit we will be learning about the moon and its phases

Homework

Please be sure your child is reading for at least 20 minutes each day.

Report Cards

Report cards will be coming home prior to Thanksgiving break. 

Grades are given on a 1, 2, 3, 4 scale based on Common Core State Standards.

A 3 is the target.

A  2 indicates they’re moving in the right direction.

A 1 means the child is not yet showing understanding of the standard.

Each standard that you see listed is what the children are expected to

know and be able to do by the END OF THE YEAR. 

Because of this, most children will receive 1s and 2s on their report card

during the first trimester.  If your child has a 1 in an area that is of concern

at this point in the year, I will include details on how we can work together

to ensure understanding. 

Requested Donations

There are some supplies we need over the next few weeks.  If you’re willing to donate any of these things it would be a huge help! 

We need these items by Friday, December 3. 

• Lots of Green yarn-various shades

• small pom-pons

• Tacky glue

• White icing

• Food coloring

• Sprinkles

• Paper towel and toilet paper tubes

We also are running low on napkins, paper towels and communal snacks. Lots of children are forgetting to bring snack on a daily basis or are bringing things that they will not eat.

Please discuss with your child if they have been eating their snack.

Week 10 - Nov. 7-11

Week 10 November 7-12

Reminder that Thursday and Friday are half days.  

Academic Updates

• Our Positivity Project theme this week is bravery

• We will continue to work on sequencing.  

• In math we are studying data collection and graphing

• We will focus on ending s blends this week

• Our Spinning Sky unit is in full swing

• With veterans day this week, we will be making some cards for the veterans breakfast at the high school on Wednesday.  

• Our theme this week will be Outer Space.

Fun

Our thanksgiving luncheon will be on Wednesday.  Check out Mr. Hubble's blog for more details. 

Mrs. Confer will be out on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. The substitutes will be new to our building so please contact Mrs. Trumbley with any questions or changes in pick ups or drop offs.

Week 9 Nov 1-5

Week 9 - November 1-5

Everybody has a blast at our Halloween Party!  Thank you to everyone who sent in supplies or volunteered with the children!

Academic Updates

• Our Positivity Project theme this week is perspective

• Berrien RESA is sponsoring the Play it Safe program this week

• In math we are studying “change to more” and “change to less” problems

• We will focus on s blends this week (sl, sp, sc, st, etc)

• Our Spinning Sky unit is in full swing

• We are using an Author Study of Eric Carle books to look at how stories are put into sequence.

Fun

National Doughnut day is November 5.  If you are willing to donate donuts for the class, please email me. Thanks!

week 8 Oct 25-29

Week 8 October 25-29

Academic Updates

• Our Positivity Project theme this week is curiosity

• We will be doing our first reader’s theater of the year

• In math we continue to solve story problems using numbers within 10, finding the missing sum, relating addition to subtraction, and explaining the equal sign

• We will learn more decoding strategies with help from Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish

• We will focus on r blends this week (pr, br, tr, fr, cr, etc.)

• There will be a number of fun activities this week as we enjoy some Halloween fun 

Ask Your Firstie about….

• Where they store their belongings at school

• Forgiveness

• What is means to do whole body listening

• When to use a period

Halloween Party

Our classroom party will be Friday, October 29 from 1:20-2:05.  The school-wide parade will be at 3:15 outside on the blacktop/playground area.

Thank you to all the volunteers who are sending supplies!

Week 7 - Oct 18-22

Week 7 October 18-22

Academic Updates

• Our Positivity Project theme this week is forgiveness

• We will begin our study of blends as we kick off with L blends (flop, plot, black, glass)

• In math our focus will be on solving story problems using numbers within 10, finding the missing sum, relating addition to subtraction, and explaining the equal sign

• We will wrap up our study of character traits 

Ask Your Firstie about….

• Making Daily 5 choices

• Integrity

• The group plan and how they follow it

• When to use a capital letter

Practice at Home

Students should read at home each night for at least 20 minutes.  Please check your child’s Friday folder for any incomplete work they could finish with you as well as some word lists they can be practicing.

Halloween Party

It’s that time! Halloween at Lincoln School is a fun time.  Costumes are optional, but most children do wear them.  We wear them ALL day, so please make sure your child is wearing something they can sit and move about in easily. 

Please refrain from sending any large prop pieces.  For example, an inflatable dragon costume, or Poseiden with a trident would be hard to manage for 7+ hours! Many children choose a scaled down version of their trick-or-treat attire.

Our classroom party will be Friday, October 29 from 1:20-2:05.  Parents are invited.  Please let me know if you plan to attend. 

The parade will be at 3:15 outside on the blacktop/playground area-families welcome!

Week 6 - October 11-15

October 11-15

10/11   P2 Character Strength: Integrity

10/12  PTO Meeting in the Media Center at 12:30

10/13   Late Start Day (arrival at 9:20 a.m.)

10/14   1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Dismissal @ 12:09 p.m. 

10/15  1/2 Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Dismissal @ 12:09 p.m. 

Monday   10/18 No School  (Professional Development Day)

Parent-Teacher Conferences
I believe I have confirmed a conference time for each family.  I am very excited to meet with you.

  I will email you a reminder the day prior to our scheduled meeting time. 

If you selected the option to meet virtually I will send you a link in my reminder email.

Halloween Party
It’s that time! Halloween at Lincoln School is a fun time. 

Costumes are optional, but most children do wear them. 

We wear them ALL day, so please make sure your child is wearing something they

can sit and move about in easily.  Please refrain from sending any large prop pieces. 

For example, an inflatable dragon costume, or Poseiden with a trident would be hard to

manage for 7+ hours! Many children choose a scaled down version of their trick-or-treat attire.
Our classroom party will be Friday, October 29 from 1:20-2:05.  Parents are welcome to join us.

However, we do not have space for siblings and grandparents during the party. 

If additional family members are interested in seeing the spectacle that is an elementary

Halloween celebration, please bring them to the parade that will happen on the playground

at 3:15. 
In order to make our party a success I am asking for donations of various items. 

If you’d like to contribute, please see this document and add your name beside whatever you’d like to provide. 

Thanks in advance for your help!

Academic Updates
This week we will study words with the ck digraph
We will be working on interpreting data and using addition/subtraction to do so
In Social Studies we are learning about families, rules, and communities
We will be learning about East and West and the movement of the sun
Students should be well equipped to add and subtract within ten using a variety of strategies
Our Positivity Project theme this week is integrity

News From the Lunchroom

We would like to remind everyone that breakfast and lunch are FREE again this year to every St Joseph Public School student. Please try to remember to pre-order your student’s lunches when they are going to participate in lunch.  This helps speed up the morning lunch count process.  You will be allowed to order the Friday before the next week using www.sendmoneytoschool.com.  

Due to the supply chain issues we are having with our vendors and food outages we will be providing a one week menu on our website and Principal blogs. Here is this week's lunch menu:

10/11/21 – Mini corn dogs, muffin, green beans, fruit selection and milk 

10/12/21 – Hamburger, smile potatoes, fruit selection and milk

10/13/21 – Macaroni & cheese, broccoli, bread stick, fruit selection and milk

10/14/21 – ½ Day Packed Lunch available to take home if ordered in advance – soybutter and jelly, carrot sticks, apple slices, snack crackers

10/15/21 – ½ Day Packed Lunchavailable to take home if ordered in advance– soybutter and jelly, carrot sticks, apple slices, snack crackers