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Dear TLA Families,

Can you believe the school year is already nearing the final quarter for the year? This year continues to fly by and has been filled with lots of joy and learning! I hope you all are getting ready for Spring and hopefully some warmer weather.

I wanted to share some news with you. Our 6th-12th grade principal, Mrs. El-Amin, has decided not to return to The Lincoln Academy next year. We are so thankful for all Mrs. El-Amin has done for TLA and we know this has been a difficult decision for her. Your support and understanding is greatly appreciated. Please know we plan to begin our principal search now and fully anticipate finding a highly qualified candidate who will help TLA continue to shine.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me directly - kristi.cole@tlabeloit.com. Again, we thank you for your continued support and feedback to help TLA continue to grow and flourish. Your scholars are such a gift and we look forward to finishing the year strong. Go Lions!

This quarter conferences are by teacher or parent request. Teachers will discuss academic strategies and strategies to be used at home to encourage continued growth. Conferences are mandatory for the scholars that meet any of the below criteria.

• D or F in a class in Middle School and High School
• 1 or 2 in Elementary School Reading Fluency or Math Assessments
• 2 or more infractions
• Reading Corps

Conferences will be Thursday, March 30th, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, and Friday, March 31st, 8:00-12:00.

Use the Skyward Conference Scheduler option in Family Access-see attachment below.

• Community Building Question

• Updates

• State Testing

• Volunteer Opportunity Reminder

• Advocacy Support Needed

• Event Planning

• Scholar Forward/PreACT Testing Care Bag Prep

• Staff Appreciation Week

• Talk around Town (Events around town that we should know about)

• Winter Farmers Market and Craft Fair - every Friday from 9am-12pm

• TLA Hiring

Today was a fun day to celebrate math and get pied! Scholar Council raised $325 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as part of the Pi Day voting. Shout out to Ms. Busse, Mr. Turk, Ms. Kintzle, Mr. Aceves, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Perez for volunteering to get pied!

TLA appreciates our four Reading Corps tutors: Ms. Justine, Ms. Amy, Ms. Susan, and Ms. Angela. They currently tutor 57 scholars in daily reading skills and scholars are showing a lot of improvement.

• PreACT Secure (Freshmen and Sophomores)- April 4th
• Forward Exam (8th Grade)- March 21st to 23rd, Science and Social Studies
• Forward Exam (Sophomores)- March 22nd and March 23rd, Social Studies
• Forward Exam (3rd-8th Grades)- Math and English Language Arts
• AP Modern World History (Select Sophomores)- May 11th
• Spring MAP Testing- May 15th to 25th
• DPI Civics Exam (Freshmen)- May 24th to 25th

Scholars have been practicing to do their best on their exams. They've also written personal achievement goals for the exam. Ask your child what goals they've set for themselves.

Beginning March 21st, testing begins promptly at 8:30. Please be well rested and on time for school. Snacks during testing will be provided and scholars will not have homework on exam dates.

Please remind your scholars that when riding the bus, there is absolutely no eating. We've been informed that many food wrappers have been left behind on the bus. Thanks for your support in our effort to show responsibility on the bus.

This Monday we finally have all of the supplies to start the R.O.A.R. We had so many scholars ask about their lanyards and punch cards and can’t wait to roll it out. We have exciting prizes and your scholars will need to earn their punches to purchase their prize.

Next week we start state testing. Your scholars have worked so hard all year and we are excited to see what they have learned in the classroom and apply it to their test. Once again, thank you all for your partnership in making TLA great.

Our March career focus is Healthcare. We have a group of high school scholars who took Medical Terminology last semester and are taking Nursing Assistant this semester at Blackhawk Technical College. The scholars are currently in the class portion of the program and will start clinicals in April. The group is looking forward to getting jobs once they earn their certificate!

Third grade scholars have been busy painting future career self portraits in Art. Scholars painted their portraits to be coaches, teachers, astronauts, illustrators, athletes and more. This project will be added as an artifact to their portfolio.

A representative from Department of Workforce Development came to The Lincoln Academy to talk to scholars about registered apprenticeships after high school. He talked about the variety of pathways in which apprenticeships are available, the requirements to get in, and how the program works. The representative shared the importance of doing well on the ACT so that you meet the minimum math requirements to get in. Each apprenticeship pathway has slightly different requirements. Scholars did a great job asking questions to expand their knowledge of apprenticeships.

All 7th grade and a few high school scholars visited Beloit College this week. Scholars were given a tour of the campus and a presentation about the college and requirements to get in. Scholars were given a booklet with all the stops on the tour that they were able to label with a sticker at each spot.

Year to Date Attendance - 92.7%

Sometimes illnesses arise and sickness is unpredictable. It can be challenging to know when to keep your scholar home and when they can return to school. Here is a useful visualization to answer any uncertainties. Please feel free to contact the school nurse, Mrs. Zeilinger, Lexi.zeilinger@tlabeloit.com or (608) 690-5112, or reach out to your pediatrician if you have any questions.

Spring sports are just around the corner. This spring we look forward to hosting baseball, soccer (club), softball, and baseball. To be eligible to participate in a spring sport scholars must be academically eligible, submit all required athletic forms (Skyward), have an up-to-date sports physical, and pay their athletic fees. Mr. Clothier will be emailing all scholars who have signed up for a spring sport. If you did not receive an email, you are not rostered and need to contact Athletic Director Mr. Clothier as soon as possible.

Sport Specific Information:

• Baseball

• Who: 6 - 10th grade scholars

• Where: Practice and Home Games will be held at Leeson’s Park

• Address: 2200 Milwaukee Road - Beloit, WI 53511

• Coaches

• Head Coach - Coach Cieplewski email: robert.cieplewski@tlabeloit.com

• Assistant Coach: Coach Davie email: shane.davie@tlabeloit.com

• When

• Grades 9 and 10 start March 20th and end May 25th.

• Grades 6 - 8 start April 17th and end May 25th.

• Softball

• Who: Any 6 - 10th grade scholars

• Where: Practice and Home Games will be held at Leeson’s Park

• Address: 2200 Milwaukee Road - Beloit, WI 53511

• Coaches

• Head Coach - Coach Swanson email: brianne.swanson@tlabeloit.com

• Assistant Coach: Coach Cole email: hanna.cole@tlabeloit.com

• When

• Grades 9 and 10 start March 20th and end May 25th.

• Grades 6 - 8 start April 17th and end May 25th.

• Track and Field

• Who: 6 - 10th grade scholars

• Where: Practice and Home Games will be held at and around The Lincoln Academy campus.

• Coaches:Head Coach - Flor Finley email: flor.finley@tlabeloit.com

• When

• Grades 9 and 10 start March 20th and end May 25th.

• Grades 6 - 8 start April 17th and end May 25th.

• Soccer Club

• Who: 1st - 10th grade scholars

• Where: Practice and Home Games will be held at Telfer Park

• Address: 2101 Cranston Rd, Beloit, WI 53511

• When: April 19th - May 24th.

• Grades 6-10 meet every Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00

• Grades 1-3 meet every Friday 4:30 - 5:30

• Coaches:

• Head Coach - Coach Cieplewski email: robert.cieplewski@tlabeloit.com

• Assistant Coach: Coach Davie email: shane.davie@tlabeloit.com

• All athletic schedules are available at TLA Athletic Schedules. You can also download the rschooltoday “Activity Scheduler” to get notifications and updates for each team.

Quarter 4 clubs will begin the week of April 3rd. To sign-up, scholars should report to the club the first day it is scheduled. Scholars must be eligible to participate and bring the $10 fee for the quarter. Scholars are ineligible to participate in a club if they fall into any of the categories below for the previous quarter:

• Two or more F’s or a GPA less than 2.0

• Two or more Unexcused absences

• Two or more school suspensions

Badger Precollege invites scholars to the UW–Madison campus for summer 2023. They offer a variety of programs designed to help scholars:

• Gain insight into university-level academics, explore research labs and makerspaces, and learn skills for college success
• Develop your independence, learn how to navigate a college campus, and build resilience and autonomy
• Build a community of instructors and mentors who can support your academic and career endeavors
• Meet new friends from around the world

All high school scholars are invited to apply. Scholarships are available. Explore all the high school programs here.

Beloit College is offering an intensive foreign language summer program open to rising high school juniors. Scholars would be a part of a community with students from around the country learning a different language such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Russian. For more information click here.

Anthony Swindell, Director of gBETA Beloit came to The Lincoln Academy this week to talk to high school scholars about the gALPHA Spring program. Scholars have the opportunity to participate in the program at school. gALPHA is a free, four-week venture-creation workshop designed to help entrepreneurially minded youth and technologists create high-growth startups. Get product ideas, mentorship, and one-one coaching to develop a high-growth startup company. Following the program will be a pitch competition for a cash prize of $1750 for all participants of gALPHA.

March

Career Focus - Healthcare (3/1)

• 3/21 - PLC Meeting (6:00 - 7:00 pm)
• 3/21 - State Assessments Begin
• 3/27 - 4/28 - Character Virtue - PERSEVERANCE
• 3/30 - Parent/Teacher Conferences & Book Fair
• 3/31 - Parent/Teacher Conferences & Book Fair
• 3/31 - NO SCHOLAR ATTENDANCE

April

Career Focus - Hospitality

• 4/4 - Primary Awards Ceremonies
• 4/5 - Middle School and High School Awards Ceremonies
• 4/6 - Dress Down Day
• 4/7 - NO SCHOOL
• 4/10 - 4/14 -NO SCHOOL - Spring Break