Lincoln Academy: School Newsletter from the Parent Council

School Newsletter
from the Parent Council

CALENDAR

February

Feb. 9-12 - Restaurant Fundraiser @ Pizza Pie Cafe

Feb. 10 – 2015/2016 Lottery; 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Feb. 11-12 – Book Fair

Feb. 11 – Parent Teacher Conferences; 3:00-8:00 p.m. Elementary and Junior High

Feb. 12 – Parent Teacher Conferences; 3:00-6:00 p.m. Elementary Only

Feb. 17 – Jazz Reading Ends

Feb. 16 – Presidents Day, No School

Feb. 18 – Spelling Bee; 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Feb. 23 – Lincoln Birthday Celebration; 7:00-7:50 p.m.

Feb. 20 – Box Tops Contest Ends

Feb. 26 – Board Meeting; 6:30-10:00 p.m.

Feb. 26 – Regional Inspirations Night; 6:30-7:30 p.m.

March

Mar. 3 – Maturation Program 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Mar. 4 – Dollar Dress Day

Mar. 18 – Junior High Music Concert

Mar. 20 – End of Third Term

Mar. 25 – Restaurant Fundraiser @ Chick-Fil-A

FROM MR. HUNT

Dear Parents:

I want to thank you for your support. In schools, January and February seem to be a little crazy and heavy on events. The majority of these events are out of our control. The Science Fair, Inspirations, and Jazz Reading contest are all events we participate in and feel give students great opportunities. The disadvantage is that they are scheduled by outside entities who choose to schedule their events in January.

Additionally, we have parent teacher conference, re-enrollment and the school lottery. All of this is scheduled by the school, but it is in the best possible time period. We know it is a lot, and we appreciate your support throughout these months.

Parent Teacher Conferences this week:

Remember that Parent Teacher conferences are on Wednesday, February 11th, from 3:00-8:00 and Thursday, February 12th, from 3:00-6:00. The Junior High teachers will only be here the night of February 11th.

As a courtesy to all junior high parents, if you need to meet with a teacher for longer than 5 minutes, please schedule an appointment outside of Parent Teacher Conferences.

We have had a great turnout to our open house and many of our events. We couldn't grow as a school without your support and help.

Thank you for choosing Lincoln and for helping us and your students become better.

-Jake Hunt

PARENT COUNCIL UPDATE

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for all the time and hard work you have put in to making our school programs run smoothly! I really appreciate all that you're doing. Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Parent Council fundraiser. You will be receiving one last letter next week with an envelope attached. If you haven't donated yet and would like to still help out, please send your money in the envelope to the school. We really appreciate all the money that has been donated so far!

February is another busy month! We will be having the Lincoln Birthday Celebration on Monday, February 23. Please plan now to bring your family and join us for a fun night! Thank you to all those who participated in Inspirations. It was a huge success this year! The Jazz Reading contest is still happening, so please encourage your kids to keep reading their hearts out! The Box Tops collection is running through February 20, so please be sure to send in your Box Tops and Labels.

Thanks again for all you do!

Jennifer Wilson

Parent Council President 2014-2015

Jenniferwilson77@yahoo.com

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY BASH

It’s time for Lincoln’s Birthday Bash!

Mark your calendar for Feb 23rd, 2015

Time- 7:00 p.m.

Short program, activities, and cake!

CAKE DECORATING CONTEST- All kids and parents can enter!

We need many volunteers, if you still need hours, please email Alisha Heath alisha4@hotmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you.

FEBRUARY RESTAURANT FUNDRAISER

A big thanks to everyone who's supported our restaurant fundraisers!!

February's restaurant fundraiser is at Pizza Pie Cafe in Highland. YAY!!!

Monday-Thursday Feb. 9-12th.

Fundraiser cards will come home Monday.

Come anytime Monday-Thursday with your fundraiser card (card required) and Pizza Pie Cafe will give Lincoln Academy 25% of your bill!

Yogurt Bliss: (also in Macey's parking lot) gives money back to Lincoln Academy all year long! Just mention Lincoln, and they'll give us a percentage of sales.

SPRING BOOK FAIR

The book fair is coming this week.

3 days only-February 10, 11 & 12

Come and see all of our great titles during parent-teacher conferences!

2015 BOX TOPS DRIVE

BOX TOPS // LABELS FOR EDUCATION COMPETITION ENDS FEBRUARY 20TH!!

Parents: Please send your box tops in with your students. Each bag needs to be labeled with their teachers name to receive credit!

Elementary winning classes will win cash prizes to spend in their classroom!!

Jr. High winning house will win a free Chick-Fil-A lunch with the Chick-Fil-A cow!!

We are working hard to have fabulous prizes and sincerely appreciate your time and assistance.

Thank you so much for all you do,

Tobie Baxter-Spears

JAZZ READING

Don’t forget our Jazz Reading Goals!

The Challenge:

Grade	Minute Goal for Entire Contest per class	Nightly Minute goal per student	Weekly minute goal per student
Kindergarten	20,000	25 min/night	175 min/wk
1^st	30,000	35 min/night	245 min/wk
2^nd	35,000	40 min/night	280 min/wk
3^rd	40,000	45 min/night	315 min/wk
4^th	50,000	60 min/night	420 min/wk
5^th	60,000	70 min/night	490 min/wk
6^th	70,000	80 min/night	560 min/wk

School Goal: 900,000 minutes!!

Reading logs need to be signed by a parent and turned in each Monday. The final log is due Tuesday, February 17^th (Monday, February 16^th, is President’s day.)

The Parent Council will provide weekly prizes for every student who turns in a reading log, even if they have not reached their goal. Every single minute counts!

EVERY class that reaches their grade level goal will receive one free dress day.

The class that has exceeded their goal by the greatest percentage will win a class party!

If our school reaches the goal of 900,000 minutes, the whole school will get a free dress day! If we exceed the goal and achieve 1,000,000 minutes we will reward your efforts with AN ENTIRE WEEK OF FREE DRESS!

All students who participate will receive prizes. We want all to be encouraged and recognized.

The Grand Prize:

We can win a visit from a Jazz player and ice cream for the school! We must place in the top 10 schools in the state to win this.

VOLUNTEERING AT LINCOLN

Here are some of the volunteer opportunities that we need to fill right now.

1. Looking for a T-Shirt Designer:

Carol Bailey is looking for someone who has Photo Illustrator and would like to put together some t-shirt designs to be used in future years at Lincoln. If you are interested, please contact her at 801-636-4623

2. Inspirations:

Jerusha Renstrom is looking for someone who would be willing to put together a slide show or video presentation for the Inspirations Regional Awards Night, to be held on February 26^th. Please contact here ASAP if you are able to help. jersharen@gmail.com

3. Lincoln Birthday Party Helpers:

Alisha Heath needs parent volunteers to help out at our annual Lincoln birthday party. Please let her know if you are available on the night of February 23^rd to come and help us out. Alisha4@hotmail.com

Parent volunteers are an important part of the success of Lincoln Academy and are very much appreciated!

- To find volunteer opportunities, please visit Lincoln Academy's website, click on the tab at the top of the home page that says "Volunteer", and then click the "I Can Help!" button associated with the position(s) you would like to volunteer for. An email will be sent to Mrs. Kinkade who will either contact you or the person who is in charge of the volunteer need will contact you.

It's really important to our opportunities for grants and other funds that we record our volunteer hours.

- To record your volunteer hours, click the [Log On] on the opportunities page in the upper right corner. Click "Register" to set up your account. Complete the account information and click "Register".

You will receive an email that your account has been registered. Once the email is received by you, you may go back to the [Log On] and proceed to log your volunteer hours.

FIND US ON FACEBOOK

Lincoln Academy’s Official Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/LincolnAcademySchool

AMAZONSMILE

Before you shop, be sure to visit the school website and click on the Amazon link. By doing this a percentage of your purchase comes back to the school!

If you haven't registered your Maceys Perks account, Smith's fresh values, Target Red Card or Ridley's card be sure to do that too!

DOLLAR DRESS DAYS

The Parent Council hosts Dollar Dress Days on the first Wednesday of each month. Students bring a dollar for the option to wear free dress. (Appropriate free dress can be found at the end of the uniform policy.) This free dress day is optional. Students are encouraged to earn their own dollar to pay for their free dress option.

LINCOLN SPIRIT WEAR

If you are in need of Lincoln T-shirts or hoodies, please contact Carol Bailey at 801-636-4623 or casbailey@msn.com. She has a limited number of shirts and hoodies left over. FYI - The T-shirts can be worn every Friday and navy hoodies are allowed to be worn in class every day.