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5th Grade Music Concert, 6:30 pm

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Literacy/Math Family Night

6:00 pm

6 Daylight Savings,

8 March (Move clocks forward 1 hour)

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Science Fair Open Tech Lab

3:15-4:15 pm

March 2015

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Office Attendance/Nurse 276-5830 276-5834

Kitchen 276-5833

PE 1 – 4th (Buckles), 3rd (Granum), 2nd (Jolliffe), & 1st (Geesaman),

PE 2 - 5th (Watters), 4th (Snelson), Kindergarten (Birch & 1/2 Grantham), & 1st (DeNardo)

PE 3 - 5th (Miller), 3rd (Clark), Kindergarten (Radovich & 1/2 Grantham), & 2nd (McDowell)

3X Friday

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1X Friday

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No School Districtwide

Spring Break

No School Districtwide

Planning/PT Conference

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March 16th-20th, Make-Up PARCC TESTING

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March 17th-19th, CogAT Testing (GATE)

March 9th-13th, 3rd– 5th Grade PARCC TESTING

Science Fair Open Tech Lab

3:15-4:15 pm

Thrilling Thursdays Hike on

River walk 3:30-4:30 pm

PRINCIPAL’S NOTE:

Dear Lincoln Parents,

As discussed in last month’s newsletter, our PARCC and CMAS assessments will be occurring in March, April, and May. Our March tests, for 3rd-5th graders, are during the entire week of Monday, March 9th through Friday, March 13th. Each student will have one testing session each day. This year, all tests will be performed on computers whereas last year, most tests were paper/pencil.

ALL 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE TESTING :

Monday, March 9, 2015 – English Language Arts I

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 – Math I

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 – English Language Arts II

Thursday, March 12, 2015 – Math II

Friday, March 13, 2015 – English Language Arts III

These rigorous state tests offer us important information regarding your child’s academic level

and are connected to the school’s performance framework. Please help your child succeed by having

him/her keep a consistent evening routine, get plenty of sleep, have a good breakfast, and attend each

day.

As always, we appreciate your support during this critical testing time.

Sincerely,

Tammy L. DeWolfe

Lincoln School Principal

Tammy L. DeWolfe

Principal

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BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION UPDATE

Thanks for sending in those Box Tops! We collected over $478 in February for a total of over

$1129 this school year! Look for this month’s collection sheet at the back of this newsletter.

Return your filled sheet to the Box Top bin located in each classroom.

Our monthly classroom contests are making earning Box Tops for our school even more fun! Mrs. Clark’s 3rd

grade class was Dec/January’s winner of “lunch on the stage”! Mrs. Geesaman’s 1st grade class was February’s

winner of “ lunch on the stage”! Who will be next month’s top collector ?

Reminder: We receive a check from our Box Tops 2 times a year. Keep bringing in BoxTops!

Box Top Tips:

Taping your Box Tops to a collection sheet allows for faster processing.

If you have many Box Tops to turn in, you may put them in baggies in groups of 50.

Please place Bonus Box Tops and Labels for Education in a separate bag.

Remember to turn in Box Tops and Bonus eBox Tops before the expiration date.

Ask neighbors, friends, and relatives to save their Box Tops!

Visit www.btfe.com for more ways to earn eBox Tops. There are games, sweepstakes, and great online

discounts.

G.A.T.E. (Gifted & Talented Education)

Testing Referral Window:

March 20th is the last day of our Second Testing Window. If you feel your child would benefit from testing for gifted programming,

please contact the GT Teacher at his/her school by that date: (Lincoln – Lacey LeDoux) Please note that all 2nd grade students will be

universally screened the week of March 16th. Therefore there is no need to refer any 2nd grade students at this time.

TWO SIDES TO THE GIFTED COIN:

Possible Strengths Possible Problems

Acquires/retains Impatient with others; information quickly dislikes basic routine.

Inquisitive; Asks embarrassing questions; searches for significance. excessive in interests.

Intrinsic motivation. Strong-willed; resists direction.

Enjoys problem-solving; Resists routine practice; able to conceptualize, questions teaching procedures. abstract, synthesize.

NURSE (Health & Attendance) - 276-5834

KITCHEN - 276-5833

Lunch Times Lunch Recess

11:40-12:00 K

11:45-12:05 5

11:50-12:10 1

11:55-12:15 4

12:00-12:20 2 K&3

12:05-12:25 5

12:10-12:30 1

12:15- 12:35 4

12:20-12:40 3 2

For your convenience,

PTO

PTO/Accountability meetings are scheduled for the second Thursday of every month. The next meetings is scheduled for 12 March, 6:15 pm, at Lincoln. Dinner and childcare is provided. Please R.S.V.P. to cowboys3@peoplepc.com if you are planning to attend or call Thiry Mills at 275-6665.

PTO FUNDRAISER

Just a quick note to let you know that PTO will be selling school mascot hair bows and school

colored parachord bracelets. The order forms will be sent home with students the week of

March 2. We will be selling these for two weeks which means that the order forms and money

will be due Wednesday, March 18th. This will not be taking the place of the Gorilla Gallop

which is going to be our spring fundraiser this year. More information on the Gorilla Gallop

will be sent home in the coming weeks. If you have any questions about either fundraiser or

PTO in general, please call Thiry Mills at 275-6665 or email cowboys3@peoplepc.com.

NOTE FROM OUR NURSE

Dear Parents,

Just to keep you informed, if you have plans to take your child to the Fremont County

Health Dept for any immunizations, they have moved to their new location at the Fremont County

Annex building, 201 N. 6th Street. New hours; Monday – Thursday 7:30- 12:00, 1:00 – 6:00. New

phone # 719-276-7451.

BOOSTER SHOTS - 5th Grade Parents,

All students enrolling next year in Middle School, 6th grade, are required to show proof of a Tdap

(Tetnus Diptheria Pertussis) booster. At this time, very few of our Lincoln 5th grade students have

provided their updated records, showing proof of this immunization booster. Students in compliance

with this requirement will have a smoother, and less time consuming, registration process because

records will automatically be transferred from Lincoln to the local middle schools.

Your child can receive immunizations from your pediatrician, family physician, or at very low cost

from the Fremont County Nursing Service. Call for an appointment at 275-1626. If you have any

questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 276-5834. Thank you.

Linda DeLeo,

LPN, Lincoln Health Tech.

HEALTH & WELLNESS **3rd –5th Grade Only**

March 19, 2015 from 3:30-4:30. Thrilling Thursday will be a Hike on the river walk for the month of March. Parents and Staff are invited to join us! Meet in the library at 3:30 pm to head to the river walk. We will hike and then be back at the school at 4:30. We will have the winning smoothie recipe as a snack that day! You can earn a toe token for this hike. Permission slips are due on Thursday, March 12th, 2015. * If the weather is bad we will meet in the gym for basketball!

SMOOTHIE CONTEST WINNER Wow Over 50% of the students submitted a smoothie recipe! Awesome job students!

...and the winners of the smoothie recipe contest are:

Amelia Dewey and the combination recipe from Faith Wimmer and Mady Ley! Honorable mention

goes to Joseph Johnson, Brooklin Whitney, Alissa Rall and Abrianna Lippis.

The criteria for determining winners was that the recipe had to contain 5 ingredients or less, no

nuts, be healthy for you and have an ingredient to make the drink frozen.

These two smoothies will be prepared for the FUTP60 group at their next meeting in the library

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7:45 a.m. The winning smoothie recipe will be served at the 3rd-5th

grade Thrilling Thursday event (hiking the river walk) on Thursday, March 19, 2015.

LINCOLN SCIENCE FAIR

The Science Fair process has officially started. There will be open lab

nights for the kids to come in and research, type, or print anything that

they may need for their science experiment and presentation. These nights will be

held on Thursday March 19th (right before spring break) from 3:15 to 4:15 pm and

on Tuesday March 31st (right after spring break) from 3:15-4:15 pm. The Science

Fair entry forms are due Friday March 6th and the fair will be held on April 2nd during the

school day. If you have any questions please contact Mr. McDowell before or after school or

by email, mcdowez@canoncityschools.org.

WHAT’S NEW?

What: (RESCHEDULED) Literacy/Math Family Night

Reading, fun activities, Parent Perception survey, door

prizes too!

When: Thursday, March 5th, 6:00-7:00 pm

Please join us, it will be a fun time for all!

REQUEST FOR STUDENT TRANSFER Application Deadline—1 April at 4:00 P.M.

February 15-April 1. Parents may complete a transfer request for the 2015-16 school year.

Your child may apply to any elementary school in Canon City. Applications are available at

each school and at the administration office. Forms must be returned to the school or

the district office by 4:00 pm on April 1st, 2015.

Prior to May 15-Parents will be advised whether or not the transfer request has been

approved. All approved transfers will be honored until the student completes the highest

grade available at that school. Transfer slots will be filled on a first-come/first-serve, space

available basis. A waiting list will begin for any student not accepted because of limited

space. According to Standard Operating Procedure 805, “In cases of unanticipated enrollment

increases that occur during the summer months, it may be necessary to revoke Transfer

Requests.”

Parents need not resubmit a transfer request each year. Once approved, the transfer

continues unless space is not available or unless the student has not met attendance or

behavioral requirements.

SCHOOL PERFORMANCES

Daytime Performances: Door 32 (gym door) opens 10 minutes before performances begin. Please do not arrive before then due to instructional reasons.

For DAYTIME school performances, guests should sign in at the office, wear a visitor’s badge, and enter from the outside door 32 (gym door).

For AWARD CEREMONIES, guests should enter the building directly through door 32, then sign in at the gym .

Evening Performances: Door 32 (gym door) opens, and supervision begins, 30 minutes before the performance begins. Please do not arrive before then.