LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The
Lincoln Staff will be hosting the District Retirement party scheduled for the
15th of May in the Lincoln Cafeteria. The theme for this year’s party is “Tropical
Paradise.” We will be honoring four
retirees: Lisa Baptista - Paraprofessional
(18 years of service), Ellen Coulthard - 3rd grade teacher (34 years
of service), Bob Long – 3rd grade teacher (26 years of service) and
Ruth Schletewitz – 7th and 8th grade teacher (27 years of
service). Please return your RSVP’s to
the Lincoln Office by the 9th of May. We hope to see you all there. Don’t forget to dress tropical for the
occasion.
On
April 12, 2013, our very own Lincoln Eagles 3rd grade classes
participated in our annual Spelling Bee. We had top spellers from all ten
classes to represent their classrooms. The excitement was in the air as
250+ students came into the cafeteria to enjoy some friendly
competition. With Mrs. Dupras being our Spell Master and Mrs. Jones, Ms.
Smith, and Mrs. Villanueva being our judges, we were set for an exciting
time. Our final rounds for first place went for seven rounds, between
Faith Davis and Faith Luna. In first place was Faith Davis. In
second place was Faith Luna and rounding up third place was Shelby
Manley. We were very proud of our students, both in the competition and
in the audience. Thank you, students and teachers, on a job well
done.
Mrs.
Casida and Mrs. Seaward have been doing a unit on Long Ago and have been
discussing culture and heritage in the United States. The children have had to find out what blend
of different cultures make up their uniqueness.
After reading "Jalapeno Bagels" and learning about Mexican,
African, Irish, Central American, Chinese, and Japanese culture, they had to do
an interview on an ancestor to find exactly what their heritage and traditions
are. They also had to find out what was
different when their Grandparents or Great-grandparents when they were
younger. To conclude this unit we had a
"Culture Celebration.” The parents
brought in food that would represent one of their children’s cultures. We had WONDERFUL food and a great celebration
time. We will end with a walking field
trip to the Kingsburg Historical Park to compare and contrast the difference
between now and long ago. Thank you,
parents, for all your help.
Mrs.
Eckgren’s 2nd graders had a blast during their field trip to the
Discovery Center. There were marvelously
messy chemistry experiments in science class.
Students explored all kinds of physics and natural science exhibits,
including sound, magnetism, space, and reptiles. The outdoor maze was a favorite for many,
while others enjoyed the pond area searching for fish and watching the family
of ducks.
Room
39 (Mrs. Harris) wrote a narrative on the shared eating experience of
Jalapeno Bagels, Chango Bars and Pan Dulce. Yum! We also performed
Contraction Surgery on our contraction spelling words. All students wore
gloves, face masks and used band aids to help heal the wounds.
