This week Pre-K students explored the wonderful world of trees, learning to compare sizes and use words like bigger, smaller, wider, and skinnier. They created festive crafts with candy corn, acorns, leaves, paper mache and glitter to help get ready for Halloween and also support fine motor development! These materials also allow for fun connections to math concepts such as counting and sorting. With regard to emergent literacy skills, depending on readiness, students practiced letter identification, letter-sound correspondence, as well as formation. The latter is achieved through a variety of modalities including writing it on paper and chalkboards, and creating fun letter art with play dough or shaving cream.

This week in Kindergarten, students have been busy developing key literacy, math, and science skills! In Fundations, they practiced writing and recognizing the sounds for the letters "i" and "u," echoing their teachers and using fun tools like dry-erase boards and magnet letters. In English Language Arts, they explored parts of a book and shared their ideas through drawing. Math lessons focused on addition, subtraction, and sorting objects, while in Science, students observed the weather and compared two types of owls. Lastly, during Social Studies, they shared their special interests and talents with their classmates!

Finally, a special thanks goes out to our PTO volunteers, main office staff, and custodians for their involvement in this year's Pumpkin Patch event. Students enjoyed a festive story, played engaging games, and had a great time decorating pumpkins. It was a day filled with smiles and autumn spirit!

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📢 Notice to Families: Safe Schools Week - Oct 21 - 25 🌟

From Lynn Slomczewski, Lincoln School Counselor

Safe Schools Week is an important initiative dedicated to promoting a safe and nurturing environment for our young learners. To bring awareness to this important issue, we'll emphasize:

🤝 Kindness Activities: Our young students will engage in age-appropriate activities that teach the value of kindness, empathy, and conflict resolution.

🗣️ Discussions: We will hold discussions with children about resolving conflicts peacefully and seeking help when needed.

We encourage your active involvement in Safe Schools Week to reinforce these values at home. Talk with your children about the trusted adults in their lives. Coach them to identify trusted adults at home, in school, and in the community who can help them feel safe. Thank you for your partnership in this important endeavor.

Dear Parents and Guardians: We kindly ask for a few moments of your time to complete a survey about your child’s experience with our elementary mathematics program. Your valuable feedback will provide us with insights into how the program is supporting students’ learning and where improvements can be made. This information is essential for our district leadership as we strive to ensure that every child receives the best possible math education, helping us to make informed decisions that will positively impact both current and future students. This survey will remain open until Wednesday, October 30. Even if your child(ren) are no longer in elementary school, we would appreciate your feedback on their experience with the program at the time. Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting your child’s success!

Parents and guardians, we’d love to kick off your morning with some good coffee and great conversation! Join the Superintendent and members of our administrative team on Monday, Nov 11 at the Front Entrance right after drop-off from 8:45 AM to 9:45 AM. It’s a laid-back chance to connect, share your thoughts, ask questions, or just say hi. No agenda—just coffee, chats, and a friendly atmosphere. We can’t wait to meet you and hear what’s on your mind. See you there!

Halloween parades and class parties will take place Friday, October 25.

Class parents will coordinate with teachers to choose a seasonal game, story, or craft for the Halloween party. Due to severe allergies, no snacks will be served, but students may pack a special treat from home (no candy).

🎉 Get ready for the most "SPOOK-TACULAR" show of the season! Join us at Lincoln's Fall Family Social Fundraiser on Friday, October 25th, where science, stories and laughter await you starting at 3:30 PM! This fun and engaging S.T.E.M. program is brought to us by the Science Heroes. This event will be held outdoors so dress for the occasion!

👻 For just $10 per child, we invite siblings, friends and family to join in an evening of fantastic fun while supporting Lincoln School. Each child attending is required to purchase a ticket, but *please note* that with each child’s admission purchased, a parent or caregiver is also welcome to join! Snacks, drinks and goodies will be available for purchase on site!

🎈 So, mark your calendars, dust off your costumes (or not – casual attire is just as welcome), and join us at Lincoln's Fall Family Social Fundraiser for a night of giggles, games, and spooky science. It's a silly, spectacular, and sparkling event you won't want to miss! See you there! 🎃✨

Lincoln School’s annual food drive for the Westfield Food Pantry will run from Monday, Oct 21 through Friday, Nov 15. This is a perfect opportunity to help those in need and show our students the importance of caring for others.

We are asking for donations of non-perishable food items:

cereal, diapers, wipes, baby formula, canned/boxed milk, coffee, tea, dehydrated potatoes,

pasta and pasta sauce, nut butters, canned meat/fish/vegetables/soups, crackers, etc.

All donations should be placed in the blue plastic container by the front entrance or in your child’s backpack.

The PTO will be offering Kindergarteners Pizza Lunch every Friday this November and December! Place your orders today on Membership Toolkit. Deadline for ordering is Monday, October 28th.

Pizza Lunch Fridays will begin on Friday, November 1st and run 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13.

You will have the option to purchase 1 slice for $3 or 2 slices for $6. Your order includes all 5 lunch dates and there are no refunds once purchased.

⏰ Timely Arrival

We appreciate your cooperation getting students to school on time each and every day! Late arrivals interrupt the flow of the class, and the late comer requires time to catch up with what the class has already accomplished.

📥Parent Pick-Up & Changes to Dismissal Plans

When the dismissal plan of a student is a parent pick up, it is the expectation that a parent or guardian will pick up. Any change to the plan must be communicated in an email to the teacher and the main office secretaries on the day of the change. The designee for pick up will have to show the teacher a government issued photo ID. These practices help us to manage the safe dismissal of all students.

This October, we recognize the resilience, achievements, and ongoing advocacy of individuals with disabilities. We reaffirm our commitment to creating a more inclusive society and celebrate the diverse perspectives and talents that enrich our communities.

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October

21: Food Drive through 11/15

25: Halloween Parade & Class Parties (rain date 10/28) | Family Fall Social

November

1: Training Day | Diwali | First Day of American Indian Heritage Month | PTO Kindergarten Pizza Day

3: Daylight Savings Time Ends

5: Election Day | Early Dismissal for Staff In-Service

6: Early Dismissal for Staff In-Service

7-8: School Closed

11: Veterans' Day

12: Picture Retake Day

12-13: Fall Book Fair

14: PTO General Membership Meeting

15: PTO Kindergarten Pizza Day

18-19: Parent Teacher Conferences | Early Dismissal

22: PTO Kindergarten Pizza Day

27: Early Dismissal

28-29: School Closed

December

2: National Special Education Day

6: Training Day | PTO Kindergarten Pizza Day

13: Pajama Drive Day

20: Early Dismissal | Spirit Day