The Slideshow of our Holiday Happenings:
December 13, 2020
December 13th Newsletter
Upcoming Events
Dress Up Days
Monday the 14th : Positivity Project shirts
Tuesday the 15th : wear Green Day
Wednesday the 16th: wear Red Day
Thursday the 17th: wear an Ugly Sweater Day
Friday the 18th: dress as an Elf Day
December 16th- Late Start
December 17th- Holiday Party (please see Holiday Happenings below)
December 21st- January 1st- Winter Break
January 4th- Return from Break
A New Friend
Please help me welcome Ranveer Singh and his family to Lincoln School. He has a brother in 1st grade. They have moved here from New York. He started in our class on Thursday. We are all very excited to have him in our class!
Good-Bye
It is with mixed feelings that I tell you that this Friday will be Cooper Kirshman's last day in our class. His family is moving out of state. Although I am so sad to see him leave, I am excited for this new adventure in their lives! We will miss him so much but he will always be in our hearts!
Thank you
Thank you so much for your help in decorating our halls with
your beautiful Christmas trees! I will be posting a slide show of
pictures so you can see how creative everyone is! At Lincoln
this year we had a door decorating contest. Our theme was
"Who-ville" since my favorite Christmas movie is "The Grinch".
I made each student into a 'Who'. (I used a filter to make their
faces to look more like Whos). Pictures will be coming of this also!
Thank you so much for your help in decorating our halls with
your beautiful Christmas trees! I will be posting a slide show of
pictures so you can see how creative everyone is! At Lincoln
this year we had a door decorating contest. Our theme was
"Who-ville" since my favorite Christmas movie is "The Grinch".
I made each student into a 'Who'. (I used a filter to make their
faces to look more like Whos). Pictures will be coming of this also!
Holiday Happenings
We have been busy making gifts to bring home for the holidays.
These will be coming home on Wednesday. I will encourage the children
to wait to let you open them until Christmas but I know it is hard for
little ones to wait! This year we have spent some time learning about
other holidays that are celebrated during this time of year,
like Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. On Wednesday Henry will be helping us
learn a little more about Hanukkah. On Thursday we will
celebrate with a holiday party. We will need snacks and a craft and
game or two. If you would like to help, please sign up here. Thank you!
We have been busy making gifts to bring home for the holidays.
These will be coming home on Wednesday. I will encourage the children
to wait to let you open them until Christmas but I know it is hard for
little ones to wait! This year we have spent some time learning about
other holidays that are celebrated during this time of year,
like Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. On Wednesday Henry will be helping us
learn a little more about Hanukkah. On Thursday we will
celebrate with a holiday party. We will need snacks and a craft and
game or two. If you would like to help, please sign up here. Thank you!
Cold Weather Clothing
The weather has started turning colder and snowier. Please
make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the conditions.
(If there is no snow on the ground you do not have to pack the
snow pants.) Practice zipping coats, putting on snow pants,
hats, and mittens, and tying shoes at home. The children are
required to wear boots in order to play in the snow at recess.
Please remember, we expect the children to be able to dress
themselves in their outerwear. Of course, we will still untie knots
and unstick stuck zippers! When your child wears boots to
school, he/she needs to put a pair of inside shoes (that they can
get on and off themselves) in his/her backpack; or keep a pair
in the locker. Children will leave boots in the hall and change
to their other shoes at the beginning of the day.
Thank you for your help and support.
Our Computers
When using your student’s laptop at home, please do not log them out of their computers. Since these are their personal laptops, there is no need to log them out. Keeping them logged in also helps us out when we use the laptops at school. I have also noticed that there have been a few laptops not charged when we go to use them. Even if you don't use them at home in the evening, please plug them in to make sure they are ready for use in class. We only have two extra chargers in our room. Thank you.
When using your student’s laptop at home, please do not log them out of their computers. Since these are their personal laptops, there is no need to log them out. Keeping them logged in also helps us out when we use the laptops at school. I have also noticed that there have been a few laptops not charged when we go to use them. Even if you don't use them at home in the evening, please plug them in to make sure they are ready for use in class. We only have two extra chargers in our room. Thank you.
Playground Behavior
Please remind your child that they are outside to have fun and play.
Recess is a privilege!
1. If someone is doing something they don't like, they need to TELL the person to stop-- and then walk away. It is a big playground. Kids don't have to play by children that are being mean. I have noticed that kids still are going back to play with kids who are hitting them...
2.. Kids do not need to tell a teacher every time someone does something they don't like. They need to try to solve the problem first by using their words and telling the peer what they don’t like about what is going on .
(Using an-- I statement--”I don’t like it when…”)
3. There is no throwing of ANYTHING. No dirt, wood chips, and sticks or snow. Sticks/wood chips/snow stays on the ground.
4. If they hurt someone by accident, say “I'm sorry”. That way the other person knows it was an accident. (Practice solving problems)
What we learned last week
In phonics we focused on the letter Oo. We have now added 3 vowels to our words to practice. Please practice the sounds of the letters Aa, Ii, and Oo in the middle of words.
In reading our language arts strategy focused on analyzing
‘Story Elements’. We talked about the characters, setting,
problem and the solution in a story. You can talk about these
things when you read stories at home too!
‘Story Elements’. We talked about the characters, setting,
problem and the solution in a story. You can talk about these
things when you read stories at home too!
In math we continue to practice recognizing numbers and shapes. We explored how to make shapes using other shapes! We are also working on the concepts of greater than and less than with numbers.
In Social Studies we are learning about “Where We Are”. We made a map of our classroom and made a key to show what each thing represents. We are also learning how we can be in our classroom, in our school, in
our community, in our state and in our country all at the same time!!
In writing, we are continuing to work on how to write a Pattern Book. These books will be coming home at the end of this week. Please have your student read their work to you. We want to celebrate that we are authors of our own books!
In science we are learning about pushes and pulls and specifically how machines use those forces to get work done faster than we can by hand!
Have a terrific winter break and a very happy New Year! I will see you all next year!
November 22, 2020
November 22nd Newsletter
Upcoming Events
*November 23- Positivity Project Kick-Off and students receive their shirts!
*November 25-27 –No school, Happy Thanksgiving
P2- The Positivity Project
This week we are kicking off our positivity project with a shirt for every Lincoln student!!! They will get their shirts tomorrow as they learn about Gratitude! What a great time of year to be aware of and thankful for good things that happen!
Important News
Last week we sent home your child’s laptop! As of right now, it is expected that your student brings their laptop to and from school EVERY DAY so that we can use the laptops at school but also have them at home in case we need to go virtual. Make sure that you charge your device at home every night. Do not send chargers to school. Please take the time to go over the digital handbook here with your child.
Christmas Trees
Coming home on Tuesday is our next (and last) take home project this year. We are decorating Christmas trees to hang in our hallways this holiday season. Please work with your child to decorate your tree and return it to school when you are finished.
Thank you and have fun!
Report Cards
Report cards will be coming home this week. Remember to sign the envelope and return it to me. The report card is yours to keep. This is a great time to sit down with your student and make a learning goal for this next trimester. Please remember that this is the beginning of the year, so not all report card concepts have been taught, such as sight words and 3D shapes. If you see a 1 on your student’s report card, please know that this reflects their progress towards our END OF THE YEAR targets. This does not necessarily mean they are behind in anyway. If there is an area of concern, I addressed this with you at conferences and included a note in the comments. Of course, I am always willing to answer any and all questions you have about your child’s report card.
What we learned last week
In phonics we focused on the letter Ff. We have now added 3 letter words that have Ff in them to our words to practice.
In reading we continued learning about the sequence of events as we learned about the life cycle of a frog. We read a non-fiction book about how frogs begin, how they change and grow, and how new life starts over again.
In math we practiced numbers to 50 as we celebrated the 50th day of school! We wrote numbers to 50, we matched numbers by looking for the patterns, we also played a memory game identifying numbers up to 50.
In Social Studies we are learning about “Where We Are”. We are reviewing position words and will learn about maps.
In writing, we are continuing to learn how to write a Pattern Book. This is a simple book with repeating text. We learned that a pattern book starts with the same words on each page, uses sight words, is all about one topic, and has pictures that help us read the words on each page.
November 15, 2020
November 15th Newsletter
Upcoming Events
*Now- Nov. 25 Virtual Book Fair! Order some great books to enjoy with your students over the long holiday weekend coming up!
*Nov. 17 50th Day of school
*Nov. 18 Late Start
*Report Cards sent home the week of Nov. 23
*Nov. 25-27 No School Happy Thanksgiving!
What we learned last week
In phonics we focused on the letter Ii. We are practicing making words using the letters we have learned so far: Aa, Mm, Ss, Tt, Nn and now Ii. We can make a lot of 3- letter words using just those letters.
In reading we are learning about the sequence of events. We learned about signal words that tell the order of things like: first, next, then, finally, last. Help your child practice telling something that happened using these words.
In math we are focusing on how teen numbers start with a 1 and how they are 10 and some more. Please practice recognizing teen numbers around your house or when you are out and about.
In Social Studies we are learning about “Where We Are”. We are reviewing position words and will learn about maps.
In writing, we are starting to learn how to write a Pattern Book. This is a simple book with repeating text. We learned that a pattern book starts with the same words on each page, uses sight words, is all about one topic, and has pictures that help us read the words on each page.
Parent/Teacher Conferences and Report Cards
Thank you so much for meeting with me to discuss your child's progress this year. I loved talking to you and getting to know more about your child too. This week I will spend some extra time assessing the students for report cards that will come home next week. Because this is our first trimester, you may see 1's and 2's on the report card. This is normal for this time of year. A 3 means that your child has reached the end of the year goal so you may not see many of those this time. As the year progresses, you will see more and more of them.
Positivity Project
This week we learned that a way we can think about others and show them they are important is by being present. That means giving someone my full attention when I am with them. We talked about how to use whole body listening to stay focused and not let distractions take our attention. Practice using these words at home with your student.
Thanksgiving Turkeys
Our disguised turkeys look GREAT! We have so many creative families. Thank you so much for taking the time to work with your child on this fun project! All of our turkeys are hanging in the hallway outside of our room. I will be posting a video later this week of all of our turkeys, our Thanksgiving lunch, and our 50th day of school on Tuesday!
November 01, 2020
November 1st Newsletter
November 2-4 Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 4- Late Start
November 11- Late Start
November 12 & 13- Half days of school (parent/teacher conferences)
November 17- 50th day of school
November 18- Late Start
November 20- Half day of school
What's Happening in our Class
This week we will start learning about how to have an 'other people mindset' using The Positivity Project. Our whole school is going to be using this program to help us learn how to get along better with others. More information will be coming out about this in Mr. Hubble's blog! In Language Arts we will start our first Reader's Theater. We will practice reading short, repetitive sentences that use high frequency words we need to learn. A copy of these words will come home on Tuesday. Please cut these out and help your child practice them at home. In our morning meetings this week we talked about things that we couldn't do in the past that we now can do and things that we would like to learn how to do in the future. Later this week I will send home a simple timeline for you and your child to complete and send back in to help reinforce the concepts of past, present, and future. You can use photos or drawings of your child. We will put these into a class book to enjoy in our library.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
A HUGE thank you to Katie Mandarino, Katrina Schaefer, Catherine Kirshenbaum, Alaina Brady, Kari Cheevers, Hether Flynn and Emily Allen for your donations to our Halloween Party!!! The kids had a great time and everything was perfect!!! We had cute plates and napkins for our yummy snack of Jack-O-Lantern cookies and juice boxes. We played a fun candy corn counting game (and got slime as a prize), made a skeleton out of Q-tips, made a spooky jar with fun surprises inside, and had some candy treats during our Halloween movie. We also had a fun goody bag to take home! I missed not being able to have parents in as helpers this year, but the things you sent in were wonderful!
Because we were not able to have a parade this year or have parents in to help at our party, I have linked a Halloween slide show below so you can enjoy the costumes and see all of the fun we had!
Thanksgiving Turkeys
Please turn your disguised turkeys in as soon as they are done! We are going to hang them in the hall so we can enjoy them as we lead up to Thanksgiving!
Homework Calendars
Don't forget to turn in your October Homework Calendars. November ones came home last week!
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Please remember your scheduled conference time this week. I am excited to talk with all of you! I have linked the sign-up form below for you to check your time! We will be connecting via the Google Classroom meet we used in September.
Student Login Information
Earlier this year, I sent home a packet containing your student’s login information to several websites and apps that we plan on using throughout the school year. These are passwords and QR codes. These apps and websites are also important in case we have to switch for remote learning. Although we haven’t heard any news of us going virtual anytime soon, it is always a possibility during these uncertain times.
In order for you and your student to be prepared for virtual learning, we are asking you to practice logging on and using the following apps with your student:
SeeSaw
Lexia Core5
RazKids
IXL
Epic
Google Classroom
Please use your student’s information to login and explore the apps so that you are more familiar with them. We have had some time on SeeSaw and Lexia in the computer lab, but extra practice at home would be great too!
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