BYOD and Schoology
We are making great strides as our junior high students and teachers have been using personal devices.  I have seen students creating videos, researching information and sharing it in discussions, answering polls, taking notes, and using it for other fun and creative projects. We have made a great effort to get all students registered for Schoology.  This will be replacing all Junior High teacher newsletters.  I have seen lots of good things happening on Schoology.  I have seen students talking with students, teachers responding to students questions at eight or nine o'clock at night, and teachers posting engaging videos and links that are relevant to the curriculum.  Teachers have created ePub books which will allow students to view these on iPad, iPod, Kindle, Nook, and computer technology.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thank you to all parents who came to parent/teacher conferences.  There was a great turn-out in the elementary and a solid one for junior high.  If you missed parent/teacher conference, you can still set up an appointment to meet with your student's teacher or just communicate by email.

Mid-Term/Junior High Graduation Requirements
Junior High parents should have received an email with their students' mid-term report last week.  They are password protected.  Just enter your students' ID number to open the document.  We are implementing Junior High Graduation requirements.  The requirements are found at http://www.lincoln-academy.org/newsite/pdf/Jr.%20High%20Graduation%20Requirements.pdf. Please work with your junior high students to help them remain eligible to attend graduation.

Halloween
I know that many are deciding Halloween costumes already.  Just a reminder that at Lincoln no masks are allowed.  Additionally, staff must be able to identify who the students are, there is no cross-dressing or weapons allowed, costumes must be modest and not offend any group of people.

School Mascot
The student council had the desire to change the mascot of Lincoln Academy.  After a vote of the 5-9th grade student body, the large majority were in favor of a change.  As part of spirit week, suggestions were given to the student council, approved, and three possible selections were presented to the student-body.  The students voted to become the Lincoln Academy Thunderhawks.

The all-you-can-eat buffet of salad, pizzas galore and pasta is very well priced and the atmosphere is great!  They are such a generous restaurant that they give us 3 days to come in.  So come in anytime Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday, October 11-13th for lunch, an after-school meal, or dinner, and they'll give 25% of your bill back to our school!  Just remember to bring in the fundraiser card that will come home with your children on Monday, October 10th!!!  Thanks everyone for your support!

·    No masks.
·    No weapons.
·    No cross-dressing.
·    No costumes that demean or belittle ethnic groups, nationalities, or religions.
·    Costumes must be modest.
·    Students must be able to be identified.

If your student chooses not to dress in an obvious costume on this day, he or she must be in uniform. Non-uniform, "normal" clothes do not constitute a costume. If your student doesn't follow these regulations and guidelines, he or she will be asked to change costumes or be in uniform. Students will be allowed to come to school dressed in their costume on Monday, Oct 31st  and wear their costumes the whole day.

We will be giving a hand stamp when the students pay their dollar. We would like to have 2-3 volunteers come from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. to help so the Jr. High Seminary students that are just getting to school can participate.

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 online 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.

-Dollar Dress Day Collections - Help is needed on the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m.  We are looking for 4 to 6 volunteers.
-The Spanish Committee needs help with Spanish activities and planning all throughout the school year (some of the work can be done at home.)  We would like as many volunteers as possible.
-A play prop needs to be transported in a covered trailer to Heber City.
-Books need to be scanned with a color scanner.  (This can be done at home.)  1 volunteer is needed.
-Vinyl lettering needs to be adhered on the Student Council board.  (We need 1 volunteer that has experience with placing vinyl.)
-Computer help is needed to convert Word documents and .pdf files into epub.  (This work will be done throughout the school year and can be done from home.  We are looking for 8 to 10 volunteers.)

If you are interested in helping with any of these needs, please contact Stephanie Kinkade at (801)756-2039, or at kinkade@lincoln-academy.org

Rodney and Elizabeth McKenize are Mrs. Webster’s 3rd Grade Classes wonderful sponsors this year. We can't express enough how grateful we are for their support.  Their generosity has allowed us to purchase three big bean bag chairs for our reading castle as well as a new games and books for our class to enjoy.  We will also be able to participate in many engagement activities and field trips that are made possible because of their willingness to share.  A huge thank you for helping make this year full of fun and great anticipation!!!!

Mr. Goodey's 5th grade class is very grateful to Allan and Cathe Cook for being our sponsor this year. Their generous donation makes it possible for us to take a simulated space journey, see a Shakespeare play, visit the Creamery for ice cream on our B.Y.U. museums field trip, read the Weekly Reader and other fun stuff. What's more, the activities are not just fun but educational. Thanks so much Mr. and Mrs. Cook.

Mr. and Mrs. Hirschi sponsor our Elementary Music Program run by Melinda Hunt. Mrs. Hunt is excited to use this money in different areas.  These areas include music, instruments, and learning materials for the children.Having a sponsor makes this program run so well and I am excited that you have such a vested interest in music.  I truly appreciate your generosity.

The Geography Bee for 4th through 8th graders will be held on December 9th from 9-11 AM. Again, students will participate in classroom geography bees before that date in order to qualify. Students should prepare by visiting here. They will find different games and resources that will help them gain greater knowledge about our world as well as prepare them for this contest. There is even a Geobee app available for many mobile devices!

·    Make sure they are dated 5/1/11 or after.
·    Cut off any payment info and/or Gas Rewards info below the total sale price and discard.
·    Put your child’s name and their teacher’s name on the back of the receipt.
·    Have your student put them into their teacher – this way that class can compete for a monthly party thrown by Maceys!
·    Sorry, no Gas Receipts or Money Orders count toward this program.
The school with the most receipts in all will get an extra $100.00, so keep those receipts coming!

It's easy to help—simply register at Smiths Customer Service and the points from any participating products you purchase will automatically be awarded to our school.  Then, if you clip the UPCs and beverage caps and send them in to the school we will receive an additional point for each item.more
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 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.

Entries can be submitted by students in grades K - 9. Winners from Lincoln Academy will have the opportunity to move on to regional and state competitions.more
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.