Thursday July 30th, 2015

Duties for Thursday: 
     AM Front: Jahns
     AM Back: Buschhorn
     Breakfast: VanLeeuwen
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Davis

Today is the last day of summer school. Have a great rest of the summer with your friends and family! Thank you for giving part of your summer to assist students with their learning!

Last recess will be from 1:45-2:15. Any extra help with recess, back bus duty, and front after school duty would be great. 

Please remember to put report card copies on the back counter in the office. Bring all your reusable school supplies, and any other items borrowed, to the front office.

                              

Wednesday July 29th, 2015

Duties for Wednesday: 
     AM Front: Noah
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Ficek
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Terrell

It wouldn't hurt to review playground and lunch expectations. We may have 7 schools, but we all have similar rules and expectations. With a full moon coming, this would be really helpful as we go through two more days of summer school.

Here is a thought for the day:

Tuesday July 28th, 2015

Duties for Tuesday: 
     AM Front: Filas
     AM Back: Morris
     Breakfast: Porter
     PM Front: Woodall
     PM Back: Ardito

Here is a thought for the day:

 

Monday July 27th, 2015

Duties for Monday: 
     AM Front: Egan
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Wach
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Meredith

A big thank you to everybody who helped with sno-cones and Friday fun supervision!

Please bring time cards to the office by Tuesday.  

Fourth grade will be going on a walking field trip to the Times News Monday morning. 

We have a reminder letter to families already copied for you in the office. The front side reminds families that Thursday is the last day of summer school. The back side has all the back to school information about open house dates, when each school office opens, and the school websites. Please stop by the office and pick up how ever many copies you need for your classroom. Here is the back side:

Back Family Note

There are no attendance tickets, prizes, or recess treats this week.

Here is a quick list of closing items as you finish the week:

1. Any school supplies that can be reused next year, please bring to the office. Try to find a place in my office. Any items you borrowed from us in the office, please return them as well.

2. Please put back any Investigations Math or Wonders Reading curriculum materials that you borrowed.

3. Please put the school copy of each student's report card in the correct pile on the back counter in the office, and we'll help you alphabetize by grade level. We can help you look up the home school if you aren't sure. One copy of the report card also needs to go home with each student. If a student isn't at school on Thursday, simply fold and address to the parent/guardian of the student. We can then send them on to the home school to give to the student. Please make sure there are comments on the report cards.

4. Please check the staff refrigerators for any food that might be yours.

5. Last recess on Thursday will be from 1:45-2:15. That gives you a chance to print any last minute report cards. Please also return any playground equipment to the blue tubs.

6. The goal is to leave the classrooms so that the regular classroom teacher walks in and doesn't notice we were even there. Please let me know if we need to replace or fix anything.

Friday July 24th, 2015

Duties for Friday: 

     AM Front: Meredith
     AM Back: Hinton
     Breakfast: Day
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Filas

Here is the schedule of activities for today:

    9:45-10:00- Attendance prizes for 2nd and 3rd

    11:10-11:25- Attendance prizes for pre/k, K, and 1st

    1:00-1:15- Attendance prizes for 4th and 5th

    1:15-2:15- Friday Fun   

We will have attendance prizes in the lunchroom for pre/k-3rd. For 4th and 5th, we'll have prizes like last week outside the lunchroom. 

Fingers crossed for nice weather. Please remind students about using the garbage cans for their sno-cone cups and spoons, so we don't create extra work for the custodians. Please also remind students about patience. We will have two tables, one for grape and one for blue raspberry. 

Have a great weekend!
 

Thursday July 23rd, 2015

Duties for Thursday: 

     AM Front: Hernandez
     AM Back: Myers
     Breakfast: Jones
     PM Front: Egan
     PM Back: Noah

Fourth grade will be gone most of the day. They have a walking field trip to the CSI fish hatchery.

As you print out report cards, we have the back counter in the office ready for the school/student file copies. We have signs for each elementary school to help sort.

Here is a thought for the day: 

Wednesday July 22nd, 2015

Duties for Wednesday: 

     AM Front: Davis
     AM Back: Buschhorn
     Breakfast: Irving
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Jahns

As summer school is quickly flying by, please remember that students receive a report card when they finish. The report cards and directions are under the documents tab. We make two copies, one for the student to take home and one for their home school/student file. Please let me know if you need help.

Please remind students that we have school on Friday. We will have sno-cones, and we have two flavors. If students know the flavor they would like, that helps with the lines. We will be having grape and blue raspberry. 

Tuesday July 21st, 2015

Duties for Tuesday: 

     AM Front: VanLeeuwen
     AM Back: Hernandez
     Breakfast: Meyer
     PM Front: Woodall
     PM Back: Day

Here is a great article on collaboration and group assignments. We need students to develop the soft skill of synergy and working as a team with other people, especially with peers of diverse backgrounds. Sometimes there are struggles, which are really just learning experiences and opportunities. There might be one item on this list that catches your eye:

Group Work and Student Grouping

Monday July 20th, 2015

Duties for Monday: 

     AM Front: Hernandez
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Hansen
     PM Front: VannLeeuwen
     PM Back: Navarrete

Hard to believe, but we are already half way through summer school. Attendance prize tickets are green this week and we have them already cut and ready for you to pick up in the office. 

We will be having sno-cones during Friday Fun this week.  

The newspaper needed pictures for an upcoming article. We have three fifth graders who had their picture taken Friday:

Pictures 

Friday July 17th, 2015

Duties for Friday: 

     AM Front: Terrell
     AM Back: Ficek
     Breakfast: Meredith
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Hansen

Here is the schedule of activities for today:

    9:45-10:00- Attendance prizes for 2nd and 3rd

    11:10-11:25- Attendance prizes for pre/k, K, and 1st

    1:00-1:15- Attendance prizes for 4th and 5th

    1:15-2:15- Friday Fun   

We will have attendance prizes in the lunchroom. Please remind students about using the garbage cans for their popsicle sticks and wrappers, so we don't create extra work for the custodians. 

Have a great weekend!

                           
                                                                                  image: @foxitsoftware 

Thursday July 16th, 2015

Duties for Thursday: 

     AM Front: Wach
     AM Back: Morris
     Breakfast: Porter
     PM Front: Egan
     PM Back: Meyer

Please help remind students that we do have school on Friday. We will be having popsicles during the Friday Fun time. 

Here is a thought for the day. Student voice and opportunities for choices are powerful skills to develop.

Wednesday July 15th, 2015

Duties for Wednesday: 

     AM Front: Irving
     AM Back: Hinton
     Breakfast: Jahns
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Myers

Well, the sidewalk chalk is not going to work for Friday Fun this summer at Lincoln. We've tried to pick up every piece, but the community finds the littlest pieces after school is out and draws the most accurate inappropriate pictures and words.  So sad. We've never had that problem before. However, there are no failures. There are just back up plans. I found some fun items on Amazon instead. Balls, discs, and more for Friday Fun! 

Here is a great thought for today:

 

Tuesday July 14th, 2015

Duties for Tuesday: 

     AM Front: Jones
     AM Back: Hernandez
     Breakfast: Noah
     PM Front: Woodall
     PM Back: Jones

Every classroom has at least one student like the five year old in this article. This show is geared towards younger students, but all of our students benefit from lessons that target soft skills like perseverance and cooperation.

Daniel Tiger- article

Daniel Tiger- website

Monday July 13th, 2015

Duties for Monday: 

     AM Front: Ficek
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Filas
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Day

Blue is the color for attendance prize tickets this week. We have them cut and ready for you to pick up in the office. We have a few more school supplies if you need anything. 

A big thank you to Mr. Garcia for picking up popsicles and school supplies at Fred Meyer on Friday! A big thank you to everybody who assisted with Friday Fun and supervision on the playground! A big thank you to everybody who assisted with pre-testing students as well! We are on to the intensive interventions, which is what summer school is all about. 

I love this article:

Dedication to Learning 

Here is a chart with a few ideas for sentence starters and questions that address reflective listening, disagreeing respectfully, asking clarifying questions, and for expressing ideas. These are all great to review during summer school. Speaking and listening skills are important for every grade level and every student. It doesn't matter what career a student will have. 

                                                                                                    image: @teachheath

Thought for today:

Friday July 10th, 2015

Duties for Friday: 

     AM Front: Meyer
     AM Back: Hinton
     Breakfast: Navarrete
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: Wach

Here is the schedule for Friday:

    9:45-10:00- Attendance prizes for 2nd and 3rd

    11:10-11:25- Attendance prizes for pre/k, K, and 1st

    1:00-1:15- Attendance prizes for 4th and 5th

    1:15-2:15- Friday Fun   

We will meet in the lunchroom for attendance prizes. Please make sure students have filled out a ticket for each day they have been at school this week.

We will start Friday fun at 1:15. Please make sure your grade level has divided the time so we have adequate coverage on the playground. We will have popsicles out in the grass in a shady spot under a tree. Have students look for Mr. Garcia. Please remind students about patience, and to use the garbage cans. Everybody will get a popsicle. 

We will have chalk for students, and please remind students about only drawing on the ground. Friday fun is a great opportunity to walk around and visit with students. Lincoln has a beautiful playground. Our students move often between the schools, so it is like a family reunion. There is sunscreen in the office.
 

Thursday July 9th, 2015

 Duties for Thursday:
     AM Front: Hansen
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Myers
     PM Front: Porter
     PM Back: Osterman

The time for Friday Fun will be 1:15-2:15. Each grade divides amongst themselves, about 15 minutes for each person, so we have adequate coverage on the playground. This also gives you time to prepare and plan for next week. We will have popsicles for students as well. 

To help improve the lunch line speed, we are going to have two serving lines on both sides of the table. Most items are already in the lunch bags. The items not inside the bags are the hot items. After checking with food services, teachers can help pass out the hot items to students. Those two strategies, two serving lines and staff assisting with passing out items, should help the lunch line move more quickly. 

Please remind students that when they are finished eating in the lunchroom, they need to put all their garbage in the garbage cans.

Wednesday July 8th, 2015

Duties for Wednesday:
     AM Front: Hernandez
     AM Back: Buschhorn
     Breakfast: Brooking/Ardito
     PM Front: Morris
     PM Back: Navarette

Thank you to everybody who jumped in and helped on Tuesday. Thank you for welcoming students into classrooms as well. Everybody has been gracious to take any student who has been added to their classroom. All of the absent students were called, and we'll have a few more on Wednesday.

I walked into Ms. Owens' preschool classroom after lunch. Students were practicing cutting skills at the tables. I looked over and there were two students sound asleep on the carpeted floor. Students should have slept really well for their families Tuesday night.

 

 

Tuesday July 7th, 2015

First day of summer school!

Duties for Tuesday:
     AM Front: Terrell
     AM Back: Hernandez
     Breakfast: Meyer
     PM Front: Hernandez
     PM Back: VanLeeuwen

Please remember attendance tickets, for the Friday prizes. The color for the first week is purple, and there are tickets on the counter in the office already cut for you. There are also tubs to put the tickets in after students have written their names on them.

Please wait until 9:00 am to send attendance and lunch count papers to the office.

Please let us know in the office if you need help figuring out how students get home.
                 

Monday July 6th, 2015

First day for staff is Monday!

We'll start in the library with a short staff meeting, at 8:30 am. Bring something to write with, or a device, to take notes. Dress is casual for Monday. For the rest of the summer, professional but cool is the goal for clothing. Half of the building is cooler than the other side, so please also bring water. We'll be encouraging students to bring water, or a water bottle, as well.

Please double check schedules, as a few needed to be updated. Summer school will be hot, and it will be cozy at Lincoln. Some rooms were changed so we could add in two Preschool classrooms and one more Kindergarten classroom.

Supplies requested are in your rooms as well.