2/5 - Lincoln Hosts Board Meeting 6pm

2/6 - January SW/PBIS Dance Party 2pm

2/7 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - Staff PD & Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) 12-7:30pm, contact your child(ren)'s teacher to schedule a conference

2/8 - MHHS Parent Advisory Paint & Punch w/a Purpose 5-7pm @MHHS, Registration Required (see flyer below)

2/12 - January Perfect Party #stayinthegame

2/15 - Elementary Campus Friendship Parties

2/16 - NO SCHOOL - NEOEA Day

2/19 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day

2/22 - Black History Parent Advisory Group Celebration 6-8pm

2/28 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - Staff PD Day

2/29 - PK ONLY -Sweetheart Dance

Click either Calendar page below for 365 Days of African-American History!

Increasing student achievement in literacy continues to be the main focus of our instructional program at Abraham Lincoln School. I am proud to report that we are making great strides in equipping our students with the skills to be excellent readers. Particularly in the areas of letter, sound, and sight words identification. Our teachers are working to implement an intervention based approach in their classrooms. This includes time for whole group, small group and one-on-one instruction (via IReady) for every child based on their individual needs. We are utilizing our Title I Reading tutors, intervention teachers and other support staff members to provide every student with targeted literacy instruction. Each child has an individual reading target that is based on the IReady Reading Program. Our goal is for every child to reach their target goal by the end of the school year. Please join us at our Parent Advisory Group meetings to share strategies to continue our progress.

Happy New Year Preschool Families!

We are excited to kick off the new year with you and your children and we have some exciting things in store!

Preschool continues to enjoy our weekly music therapy sessions with Ms.Sarah. Our preschoolers have showed continued interest in learning new, interactive songs, to sing along with Ms. Sarah and are eager to experiment with new instruments as they play along with Ms. Sarah‘s guitar, practicing musical concepts, like beat, rhythm, tempo, etc.

Important Dates:

• Sweethearts Dance is Feb. 29 This event is exclusively for preschool. More details to follow
• March into kindergarten is Mar. 20 - Please extend this invitation to any families that you know that have children that will be transitioning to Kindergarten!

Each Month we celebrate students who have perfect attendance! Students must be in attendance every day for the month, without any tardies or leaving school early.

September students received a snow-cone from Kona Ice.

October was a special treat and movie in the Cafetorium.

November/December students had a Bouncy House Party, Wednesday, 1/10/24.

January will be Monday, 2/12/24, each child will receive a Stay In The Game Shirt Dance Party at 10am and 2pm. Let's make sure your child(ren) are in school everyday, so we can celebrate them! #stayinthegamenetwork

Parents our February PRIDE initiative focuses on the classroom. Each class has to earn 25 PRIDE Fists for showing PRIDE in the classroom.

What is PRIDE?

Prepared: Be Ready!

Respectful: Be Kind!

Invested: Be Safe!

Determined: Keep Trying!

Engaged: Be Focus!

The classes that earned 25 PRIDE fists will get a PJ & Stuffy Party in early March.

Parents our January PRIDE initiative focused on the Cafeteria. Each class had to earn 10 Snowflakes for showing PRIDE in the Cafeteria. The classes below earned 10 or more snowflakes and a Snowflake Dance Party, Friday, February 9th at 2pm.

Morgan Bush (Patton)

Jonah Kane (Norman)

The school counseling department at Abraham Lincoln School wants to make you aware of our Social Groups. Students may or may not be chosen to participate in a group, but by giving permission it allows more flexibility to prepare groups. Some of the groups offered are:

1. Social Club, a group that focuses on social skills and helping students develop friendships. Some children might be shy, nervous about making friends or having difficulty making and keeping friends. During this group your child will develop social skills that will contribute to making and keeping friends in an environment that will respect differences and encourage acceptance.

2. Kids Supporting Kids group, which focuses on helping students identify and understand their thoughts and feelings associated with grief and loss. Because your child has experienced loss/separation or death of a loved one, we wish to provide them with the opportunity to participate in the group. During the group sessions, your child will develop positive coping skills, learn from the experiences of others and receive positive peer support.

3. Regulation Club, a group that focuses on self-regulation skills and helping student express themselves. During group sessions, your child will learn strategies to self-regulate and use their words to express themselves.

These groups will meet once a week for approximately 10 weeks. Please click the Social Groups Permission form button below. If you have any questions about the groups, please feel free to contact Rebecca Zverina, School Counselor at (216) 438-6030 x5030, rebecca.zverina@mapleschools.com