This Week in Kindergarten

*December 17 – Ice Skating and Ugly Sweater Day

*December 18- School Store at lunch

*December 20 – Holiday Party and Dress like an Elf Day

Gingerbread Houses

Thank you SO MUCH to Theresa Rahn, Brooke's grandma, and Amy Matson, Benson's mom, for gluing our gingerbread houses together! A HUGE Thank you also to Theresa Rahn, Sheila Soler (Phonenix's mom), and Amy Sweetin (Nola's mom) for helping set up, decorate and clean up this fun project! Thanks to EVERYONE who sent in items to build and decorate with. The kids had a great time! I sent home the houses last Friday with those that get picked up. If your child rides the bus, you can stop in anytime this week and grab it. Thanks! 

Ice Skating

Thanks to our PTO, our Lincoln School students will be able to ice skate for free at the Howard Ice Arena on Tuesday, December 17th.

Our students will walk with their buddies and teachers to and from the ice rink.

The ice-skating and skate rental is FREE for our students and any parents that can come and help.  The more adults we can have helping students with skates, the better! Students are encouraged to bring their own ice skates.  The number of skates per size is limited.  If your child has their own skates, label with their name and allow them to bring them that day.  Skates brought to and/or from school on the bus must be in a duffle bag or a brown paper bag.  Safety/protective helmets are also encouraged & welcomed.  This is our schedule for skating that day: 

We will leave Lincoln at 1:45 pm. We will skate from 2:00- 2:30 pm and return to Lincoln around 2:45 pm. You are welcome to come to school and walk with us or meet us at the ice rink! We would love to have you be part of this fun event!

Christmas Trees

Thank you for turning in your decorated Christmas Trees. They will look wonderful in our hallway! Stop by and see how creative all of our families are!

Holiday Party

Our party will be on Friday, December 20th  at 10:30am- 12:00pm. The parent in charge will be in contact with the volunteers soon! There is NOT going to be a gift exchange for the students.

Tardiness
As someone who has to put forward a bit of effort to be on time I understand how difficult it can be.  That being said, I have a concern with how many students are tardy each day.  I start the day promptly at 8:35 so if your child comes in after that time, they are already starting the day behind.  Research conducted by the US Department of Education on truancy shows that students "who are frequently tardy have lower grades, scores on standardized assessments, and graduation rates. Chronic tardiness in elementary and middle school is associated with failure in high school."  PLEASE consider what being late is doing to your child's start of the day and the start of his or her education.  Thank you for your consideration.

**Please continue to practice sight words and work on Lexia over the break! Be sure to read everyday and enjoy the extra time together!**

Have a wonderful Winter Break and I'll see you in 2020!