Lincoln Elementary School Newsletter - February 2016

Lincoln’s Scholastic Book Fair was Awesome!!!

During the week of January 25th-29th, we had our annual Scholastic Book Fair and it was a huge success! On Tuesday, January 26th, we had our Family Event Night, and it was great to see so many students, parents, grandparents, and friends excited about purchasing new books. 

Character Counts

Fairness is our Character Trait of the Month. Fair students play by the rules, take turns and share, are open-minded and listen to others. We all know life isn’t fair, but our students can be!

2nd Grade Spotlight – Mrs. Price’s Class

Second graders have been very busy since we came back from the holidays. Mrs. Price’s room, Rm. 3, has been working on Fairy Tales and writing opinions. We’ve also been reading about and discussing the lives and contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges. To celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we made wreathes of handprints to go with the poem, “My Brother.” 

Poetry and Prose is coming up soon and we are finding and memorizing poems to try out for the big day! 2nd graders are also busy trying new strategies to use with subtraction and are regrouping tens into ones. Finally, students have been taking DRA tests and it is great to see their growth in reading. Keep up the hard work!

3rd Grade Spotlight – Mrs. Dutra’s Class

MEETING THE MAYOR

Mrs. Casida's and Mrs. Dutra's classes have been learning about our U.S. Government. They have been researching the 3 Branches of Government, and have discussed the different jobs from the State and Federal levels. With this, they have written several essays on their opinion of what job they would like to have in a Government position. One job being, the Mayor of Kingsburg. Hence, they were thrilled when Staci Smith, Council Member, was able to set up a time to meet the Kingsburg Mayor, Mr. Bruce Blaney. He came to Lincoln School, Friday, Jan. 29th, to speak to the students as well as answer many of their well thought out questions. They learned all about the history of how Kingsburg was developed around and due to the railroad. Then with the help of many people volunteering, Kingsburg become a safe and thriving town. They also learned how the Mayor, as well as the City Council, are selected and what their roles are in Kingsburg.

Mrs. Casida's and Mrs. Dutra's classes would graciously like to thank Mr. Blaney and Mrs. Smith for this wonderful educational experience.