Volume 5, Issue 8 – April 1, 2017
Principal: Mrs. Jeni Buist
PTA President: Annette Staffanson
April
Lincoln Elementary School Newsletter
Dear Parents,
From the Principal
I hope you are all ready for Spring Break! It is definitely nice to have that break before our
end of year adventures! We have some fun things planned for this month and we hope to see
you all at the fun activities! Spring Break is next week April 3rd – 7th; Thurs, April 13th is the
6th Grade Panoramic Picture; Fri, April 21st is the Annual Leopard Lope. We will be
having a Health Day here at school on Fri, April 21st in conjunction with our Leopard Lope. It
should be a fun day! Look for fliers about the Leopard Lope coming home with your students,
there have been a few changes this year and we have added some fun activities for that
evening!!
We will be having more changes in teachers next year than I had anticipated, but we are
close to filling those vacancies and I should be able to let you know shortly who will be
teaching in which grade. Because of all the changes, I postponed releasing the Parent Input
Form until after I had a better picture of next year. Those forms will be available for you to
complete after Spring Break. You can pick them up in the front office at the school. I will also
be posting the teaching assignments as soon as they are complete. Please watch for those in
an email, on our website, and on our Facebook page within the next couple of weeks.
Remember, the Parent Input form is just that, an input form. Last year I was able to honor
most of the input form requests, but I can’t guarantee that every year. There is a huge
process to placing students in classes, so if you have an opinion at all, please fill out a form. It
is very difficult to make changes in August after the classes are already in place.
A couple weeks after we get back from Spring Break our students in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th
grades will begin their SAGE testing. This testing will begin on Wednesday, April 19th and run
through May 19th. Please make sure that your students are at school and well rested so they
are able to perform to the best of their abilities on these tests. If possible, please make sure
that your student is eating a good breakfast in the mornings. If you need help with getting a
good breakfast, please contact the school and we can help with this. The tests are great
indicators of growth in our students, and how we are doing as a school. As teachers and
parents, we want to see our children making sufficient growth each year. We have amazing
teachers at Lincoln and I have no doubt that our students have been given the knowledge
and skills they need to be successful in all they choose to do! Thank you to the parents for
all you have done to help your children succeed!
Upcoming
Events
Apr 3-7: Spring Break!
No School
Apr 13: 6th Grade
Panoramic Picture
Apr 19–May 19: SAGE
Testing
Apr 20: Last PTA
Meeting, 11:35am,
Outside Pavilion
Apr 21: Leopard Lope
Fun Run & Health Day!
Details on the back …
Apr 28: Birthday Table
& Fun Friday! Bring a
quarter for lunchtime
fun!
May 1-5: Teacher
Appreciation Week
May 2: DIBELS
May 16: Wellsville Mile
May 26: Birthday Table
& Fun Friday
May 29: Memorial Day,
No School
Jun 2: Last Day of
School
Have a fun and safe Spring Break!! Jeni Buist
Please come to our Annual Leopard Lope, Friday, April 21st from 5:15-8:00.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded to the top 3 boy and girl finishers in each grade, plus
pre-school and older age group prizes. We will also have giant inflatable slides, an inflatable
obstacle course, 3 minute challenges, dinner, face painting, snow cones, pop corn, etc. Hope to
see you there!!!
Sincerely, Annette Staffanson: 435-881-8088, Lincoln PTA President 2015-2017
From the PTA
April Fitness Challenge
Exercise! Get ready for the Leopard Lope and Wellsville Mile
by getting outside & running/jogging/walking 3 days a week for
10-15 min. Watch for a paper with specifics and a chart to
keep track. Questions? Ask Mrs. Nelson (PE Teacher).
Apr 21 – Leopard Lope
THEME: Sports Spectacular! Wear a favorite sports jersey or
exercise clothes for the race!
WHEN: Friday, April 21st. 5:15-5:45 – Check-in, 6:00 – Dash,
6:15 – Lope, 6:30 – Dinner & Celebration, 7:15 – Raffle & Awards
WHO: anyone & everyone is invited to participate in the races
(siblings, parents, friends, etc.)! Prizes will be given to the first 3
boys and first 3 girls in each grade!
HOW: collect pledges to enter the races. Any amount will qualify
the athlete to participate, although Prizes will be given to students
that raise money: the top earner gets a razor electric scooter, 2nd &
3rd places get pogo sticks, $50 & up earns a pass to one of the
following: Jump Zone, Logan Aquatic Center, Adventure Zone, or
American West Heritage Center. $25 & up earns an Ice Cream
Party with Mrs. Buist, $10-$25 earns a McDonald’s Ice Cream
Coupon, and all athletes earn a Great Harvest Cookie Coupon!
Extra registration forms are at www.leopardlope.weebly.com
DINNER (2 sliders, chips or gogurt, drink, & cookie) will be offered
by pre-sale orders. Contact Kelli Babbitt @
[email protected] if you have questions.
CELEBRATION: we’ll have giant inflatable slides & an obstacle
course, face painting, cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn, and 3minute challenges (students complete these to earn free tickets for
the event, plus earn money for our school)!
WE NEED YOUR HELP! We can’t pull this off without
volunteers. If you’re willing to help (before or during), please
contact Annette @ 435-881-8088.
Family Life Corner
Spring is an exciting time! After a long
winter of cold, snowy days, Spring provides
us with more opportunities to get outside
and enjoy the outdoors again. Consider the
following ideas with your family, and
choose a few that sound fun to put on a
“Spring Bucket List” for your family to do
together.
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Plant some flowers
Plan a vegetable garden
Go for a walk in the rain
Splash in puddles
Visit a farm to see the animals
Fly a kite
Go for a bike ride
Go hiking
Have a picnic
Roast marshmallows over a fire
Go to the zoo
Decorate Easter eggs
Play basketball, soccer, or baseball
together
• Attend the Leopard Lope (fun run &
school fundraiser) together!
Use these or any other ideas that sound
fun to your family. We hope you can find a
few things to do together this Spring and
enjoy spending time with each other!
Ashlee Willardson
PTA Family Life Commissioner
Apr 28 – Super Fun Friday
Remember to bring a quarter for lunchtime fun!
S.T.E.M. Fair – Thank You!
Thank you to all those who did a project
as well as those who helped. The fair was
a great success – we saw some great work!