Lincoln Lowdown- 10/28/24
Let's have a Spooktacular Week!
Lincoln Families,
I want to extend my deepest appreciation to our amazing PTSA, ASB, and all of our wonderful volunteers for putting together an incredible Halloween Festival! Your dedication, hard work, and creativity brought our community together for an evening filled with fun, laughter, and great memories.
A huge thank you as well to all of the families who attended and supported the event. Your enthusiasm and involvement make Lincoln such a special place, and we are grateful for each of you.
Lastly, I want to thank Jinyen Carew, Leslie, Loughlin, Ian Rowe, and Sean Daly for taking the lead and coordinating this fantastic event! Your leadership allowed our community to have a great time!
Thank you again for making this event a tremendous success!
Events this week:
10/28 - Drama Rehearsals, 3:30 - 5:30, Auditorium, Cafeteria, Room 153
10/30 - Coffee with the Principal, 9AM- Library Classroom
10/30 - Orchestra Rehearsals, 3-4:30, Room 401
10/30 - Drama Rehearsals, 3:30 - 5:30, Auditorium, Cafeteria, Room 153
10/31 - Halloween - ASB Costume Contest, Staff Photo on front steps both lunches
10/31 - Min Day: Teacher Professional Time
11/1 - Friday Late Start PD: Staff meeting
Important Note: Thursday, 10/31 (Halloween) is a minimum day and students will be released at 1:40pm.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
I am excited to share a wonderful example of culturally responsive teaching in action at Lincoln! This week, Mr. Viera led a unique and engaging lesson that connected students to history in a personal way. Students had the opportunity to carve their names using historical languages, drawing connections between their current era and ancient cultures.
This hands-on experience not only deepened their understanding of language and history but also allowed them to explore their identities and make meaningful connections to the past. A big thank you to Mr. Viera for creating such an impactful learning experience for our students!
We are excited to inform you that SMMUSD is partnering with the University of North Carolina on a study that will explore the effects of smartphones and social media on children. As part of this study, your student will be asked to complete three surveys: a pre-survey, a mid-year survey, and a post-survey.
Mrs. Gutierrez, our Bilingual Community Liaison, will engage parents and collect parental consent for student participation in the surveys. Our goal is to achieve a response rate of 75-80%.
We hope to gather all parent consent forms within the next two weeks, with the first surveys starting in early November.
Attached, you’ll find the flyer with a QR code linking to the digital parent consent form. We’ve also included the consent form in both English and Spanish below for you to print if needed.
Thank you for your support and participation!
National Junior Honor Society - Fall Application & Community Service Log
The Lincoln Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is an honorary scholastic and service organization. Membership for students is based on the maintenance of a 3.3 grade point average, the desire to do community service, and the demonstration of the principles of scholarship, service, citizenship, leadership, and character. In the past, LMS NJHS students have completed more than 1500 total community service hours each year.
Fall applications (only open to 7th & 8th grade students) are due on November 1st.
Current NJHS members who completed last year’s requirements do not reapply but may begin recording their fall service hours.
6th-grade applicants may apply for the spring semester.
More information including links to the application and community service log can be accessed through the NJHS link on the Lincoln webpage under "Programs".
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We are very excited to see all of your creative, scary and fun costumes for Halloween!
We just want to remind me you of some of our rules and expectations around costumes. All the same daily student attire guidelines still apply, but in addition, students are not allowed to bring weapons of any kind, wear masks that cover their faces, walk around in inflatable costumes and/or wear large costumes that do not allow you to sit it student desks. If you do not follow the rules and expectations around costumes, items will be confiscated and your parent will have to pick them up.
Thank you!
We are excited to share that as part of the kickoff for the Clippers Reading Challenge, which starts this Monday, Lincoln Middle School has been gifted tickets to next week’s games at Intuit Arena! The tickets are located in "The Wall" seating section, offering an exciting experience for our students.
Congratulations to our lucky ticket winners:
- Yonathon Parker Burke
- Roxie Loughlin
- Milla Blondin
- Colton Dai
All 7th grade English classes have received the necessary information to register for the challenge, and the students are fired up to read more and complete it!
Thank you for supporting this initiative, and let’s cheer on our students as they take on the Clippers Reading Challenge!
Special shoutout to Mrs. Howard and Ms. Lopez for taking advantage of this amazing opportunity!
Saturday November 2nd, 10am-12pm.
Join us for Beautification Day and help make our campus shine! Everyone is invited to volunteer to complete projects like lawn care, gardening, painting, and litter cleanup. We’ll provide all tools, materials, snacks, and water, but are also seeking tools to be loaned for the event as well as donated plants! Come for as long as you can from 10-12 pm on Saturday Nov. 2nd at the Lincoln Middle School campus —every effort counts! Students can also earn community service hours. Let’s work together to create a more beautiful, welcoming environment for everyone to enjoy.
Sign up here:
Wish list:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EA9A728A1FFC52-52465328-beautification
See you there!
Cross Country on the move!
Lincoln Middle School earned 1st place amongst 12 schools in the boys 7th & 8th grade Division 1 race two weeks in a row! Add to this, Lily Faulks from the 6th grade placed 1st in her Division 2 race, and Landon Broihier and Aidan Hill from the 8th grade placed 2nd and 3rd respectively in their Division 1 race.
Lets congratulate our Lions! Continue to ROAR!
Save the Date!
On Friday, November 15, 2024, sixth-graders will be hosting their parents/guardians for Student-Led Conferences. More details are forthcoming. Please set aside time in the morning before school begins on that morning for your child’s conference, as well as time for our community breakfast.
If you are open to helping organize our community breakfast that morning, please contact Beth DeBeech at bdebeech@smmusd.org. Thank you!
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CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY (GRADE 7): All students in grade 7 will complete the survey the week of November 12, 2024 in their Homebase class. The purpose of this survey is to obtain information from the students about their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior about things that affect learning. It deals with such issues as truancy, safety, harassment, substance use, school connectedness, and learning supports. For more information or to opt out of this survey, click here.
SMMUSD PARENT SURVEY: Parents, SMMUSD would like you to share your thoughts on our school which will help guide district and school efforts to promote safety, enhance learning supports, and improve student achievement. This survey should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. The survey window is from November 1 - November 26. For more info, and to take the survey click, Parent Memo and Survey.
Attention 8th Grade Families,
Our Breakfast Club is up and running! Click link here to DONate time or donuts. Kids earn Community Service hours as well for helping! Each Friday earns around $100 so your support is appreciated to help give our 8th graders a great year and promotion at Lincoln.
