Our carpool has run fairly smoothly.  Remember if you are picking up in the back, once you have all your students you can move to the left and pass cars who are still waiting.  Please remember that the speed limit on school grounds is 5 mph.  Also, please do not make a left hand turn into the main parking lot when dropping or picking students up in the front of the school.  This is a request via Pleasant Grove Police.  Additionally, students are not to be picked up on the road. This causes additional traffic concerns where through traffic has to cross lanes to get around parked cars.

Some important advice:  Students work best when they are used to a routine. Start a routine now that includes time for homework, adequate sleep, and a good breakfast.  It will make a difference throughout the year.

TWO ITEMS FOR JUNIOR HIGH FAMILIES:

BYOD UPDATE

We started the first day with an introduction to online quizzing which gives all students the ability to respond to questions.  We also introduced Schoology- a website that allows students to communicate with classmates and the teacher as well as view upcoming assignments and download them if needed.  We spent the next two homerooms trying to get students registered for their classes in Schoology.

Many students were able to register for all or most of their classes in Schoology.  We are continuing to work on this during homeroom time.  We will try to assist those who are not completely registered in the coming days.

As a parent you can also have a Schoology account.  This account will show you the conversations that are taking place in your student’s class as well as the upcoming assignments.  It is a great tool to be able to help your student.  To register for Schoology as a parent you will need an access code that is specific to your student.  We are planning on getting all students registered by Friday, September 10^th and will have all access codes available then. Please call the office to get your student's code.  I am also in the process of creating a short tutorial on how to register for Schoology for parents.

Last week during homeroom students were put into groups and are creating a video as a group using portable devices.  The classroom competition for best homeroom video is underway and many students are excited about this.

I have seen many teachers using these devices in class effectively, and we are working each week to find ways to better incorporate them into our culture and curriculum here at the school. I look forward to even more creative and fun ways that we will use these devices in the future.

GRADUATION

We introduced graduation requirements for all Junior High students.  These are requirements that must be met to participate in graduation for 9^th grade students at Lincoln Academy.   Similar to high school graduation requirements, students must obtain a certain amount of credits in different core subjects and electives in order to graduate. The requirements are posted on our website under parent and student information. If you have specific questions feel free to talk with Mrs. Jones.

From the Uniform Policy:

Best Dress: also defined as “Sunday Best”, slacks, dress shirt, and tie for boys, nice dresses/skirts for girls. Heels must not exceed 2 inches in height.

We will be offering our usual great food. Scones, Teriyaki Sticks, and Pizza will be returning. You can also enjoy popcorn, snow cones, drinks, and other assorted snacks. Prices are available on the pre-order form available here, on the school website or at the front office. 

If you are interested in volunteering, we would love to have you! Click on the volunteer needs tab on the school website and tell us how you would like to help.

Don't forget to check out our $5 costume shop.....and maybe do a little early holiday shopping at the silent auction.....

See you there!

Kindergarten: New Baby (boy and girl)
1st grade: Lego Lovers (everything Lego)
2nd grade: Polly Pocket World (anything Polly, or Disney versions)
3rd grade: Games, Games, and More Games (video, board, outdoor, etc)
4th grade: Chocolate Lovers (milk, dark, truffles, fountains, hot chocolate, etc)
5th grade: Camping & Hiking (flashlights, tent, lanterns, cook stove, outdoor cooking utensils, water bottles, bug spray, camping foods, sleeping bags, gift certificates)
6th grade: Ultimate BYU (anything with BYU logo on it)
7th grade: Baker’s Dozen (cake, brownie or pancake mixes, kitchen utensils, pie and cake pans, cake decorating supplies, recipes, pie fillings, etc)
8th grade: Golf (everything golf)
9th grade: Spa Retreat (scented lotions and sprays, loofah, manicure and pedicure supplies, shampoo, facial masks, bubble bath, candles, gift certificates, etc.)

We will be giving a hand stamp when the students pay their dollar and doing random stamp checks in the classrooms. We would like to have 2-3 volunteers come from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays to help with checks.

Please contact Zara Quintana (PC Treasurer) if you plan to volunteer with collections and hand stamps before school or from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.  801-735-9603 zarasbookkeeping@gmail.com.

Here are some of our current volunteer needs:

Fall Festival, September 15, volunteers are needed to set-up beginning at 2:45.  We have shifts that are available between 4:00 and 7:30 and would love to have your help with games, food, and driving 4-wheelers.

Many other additional volunteer opportunities are available and can be found at Lincoln Academy's website under the Volunteer Needs section.

In the next few months we will be having a competition and party for the class that collects the most labels!  If you have any questions, or would like to help with our Labels for Education collection drive, please contact Jodi via email at stanjodi@hotmail.com.

Thank you for your support. Together with the Labels for Education program—we can build a better school for our children.

To see a complete list of participating products and point values, please visit LabelsForEducation.com.

Here are the procedures:
·    Make sure they are dated Aug. 1, 2011 or after.
·    Cut off any payment info and/or Gas Rewards info below the total sales price and discard.
·    Put your child’s name and their teacher’s name on the back of the receipt. (Classes compete for a monthly party.)
·    Have your student put them in the Macey’s container by the front desk.
·    Gas receipts cannot be used.
The school with the most receipts in all will get an extra $100, so keep those receipts coming!

(Note: Jr. High students are welcome to bring in Box Tops to the front office. Every Box Top benefits the school!) more
In addition, General Mills has partnered with many online shopping sites and will donate a percentage of Internet purchases to the school. Please take a minute to look through the list of on-line merchants and do your holiday shopping through the BoxTops4Education website. It only takes a few minutes to become a Box Tops member, which will also allow you to print coupons for Box Tops products.

Under Labels for Education can you include this -  Register your Smith's card through www.rewardyourschool.com and select Lincoln Academy.  Lincoln will get one point for each product purchased with a Box Tops for Education label.  Then clip and save the label for more points at school.  This is double the points for our school if you shop at Smith's and register through Labels for Education and Box Tops for Education and also turn in your Box Tops.

The art categories include the following:

Theater
Choreography/Dance
Film/Video
Photography
Literature
Digital Art
3D Art
2D Art
Musical Composition

Please talk to your student about the contest and encourage them to get thinking about their favorite things and how they would like to present an artistic creation about them. There will be more information coming about the Inspirations contest in newsletters and from the teachers.

Also, we would like to thank Swivelhead Design Works for creating our t-shirt logo!  They came up with several designs that we will be able to use in future years.  One thing families at Lincoln (adults and kids) can do to thank them is to "like" their page on Facebook.  If you are on Facebook, search "Swivelhead Design Works" or go to this link and hit the "like" button.  Such a simple thing to do to thank them for some great donated logos!

An order was turned in to the office without a name on it.  If you ordered 3 shirts, an AS white t-shirt, an AM navy t-shirt and a YL navy girls-cut t-shirt, call Carol Bailey.  Another clue is that this person talked to Carol at back-to-school night and the YL logo was crooked, so Carol wrote on the order to make sure that it was straight.