May 27th- May 31st

Monday, May 27th - NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 28th (D Day) - Music

Wednesday, May 29th (E Day) - Art

Thursday, May 30th (F Day) - Social Studies Test, Art, Gym
Friday, May 31st (A Day) - Field Day, Mystery Reader,  ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE BACK TODAY!

Important Upcoming Dates

3rd Grade Reading Camp - June 3rd

Kiwanis Park - June 4th

Lincoln Family Picnic - June 5th

Social Studies Test Thursday...Please be sure your child
reviews the study guide that was sent home on Friday!

Reading Camp

Sign Up Genius Link- Click Here

We need your help! Our third graders are going to have one half day of Reading Camp in the Lincoln courtyard. The

camp day is scheduled for Monday, June 3rd from 12:45-3:30pm.  We

are still in need of several camp volunteers. Please click on the Sign-Up Genius linksheet if you

are available from 12:45-3:30. All materials and directions will be provided!  Your child would

love it if you could come!

Swimming

What a fun week we had swimming at the St. Joseph High School!  I know everyone was disappointed that the week

had to end. Students learned so much about water safety and basic swimming techniques and many became so much more confident in the water by the end of the week.

Field Day

Lincoln School Field Day will be this Friday. Students will be participating in different outdoor games and events throughout the day. Please watch the weather and make sure your child

comes dressed appropriately for the day.  Tennis shoes must be worn.  Students wearing

sandals will not be allowed to participate.  Also, please send a large safety pin to school with

your child so that he/she can collect the ribbons.

Kiwanis Park

On Tuesday, June 4th, the K-4th grade classes will go to Kiwanis Park.  We will be walking with

our Kindergarten buddy class. We plan to leave school around 11:00 and return around 2:00.  

We will be eating lunch at the park and playing for a little while. Please send your child’s lunch

in a paper or plastic bag that can be thrown away when lunch is over so we don’t have to keep track of lunch boxes.  If your child would like to order a sack lunch from our kitchen, please complete the form that was sent home on Thursday and return it by Tuesday, May 28th.    

Parent are welcome to walk with us or meet us there.

Multiplication Ice Cream Quizzes

Our multiplication quiz challenge for learning Multiplication facts is almost over!  We will celebrate with an ice cream party after Kiwanis on June 4th. Please continue to work with your child on multiplication 0-10 if they have not passed all the multiplication levels.  

May 20th - May 24

Monday, May 20th (E Day) M-Step Testing, Art

Tuesday, May 21st (F Day) M-Step Testing, Art, Gym

Wednesday, May 22nd (A Day) LATE START, M-Step Testing, Gym

Thursday, May 23rd (B Day) Music

Friday, May 24th (C Day) Art

😊 BRING A SWIMMING SUIT AND TOWEL ON MONDAY! 😊

Important Upcoming Dates

No School, Memorial Day - May 27th

Field Day - May 31st

3rd Grade Reading Camp - June 3rd

Kiwanis Park - June 4th

Lincoln Family Picnic - June 5th

Swimming is finally THIS WEEK!

We will be swimming at the St. Joseph High School pool this week.  Your child will need a swimsuit,
towel, and plastic bag (for the wet suit and towel).  Girls will need a rubber band to tie their hair back.
Goggles are fine also. Our class will leave each day at 10:10 and return at 11:00.

Track Meet

Despite the cold, we had a great time at the John Hall Elementary Track meet.  The students did a
great job at each event and we enjoyed cheering on our relay teams!!

Multiplication Ice Cream Quizzes

Our multiplication quiz challenge for learning Multiplication facts continues!  Students have started
earning ice cream scoops, and toppings as they pass quizzes for each level of facts.
 Please continue to work with your child on multiplication 0-10.  IXL, flashcards, and XtraMath
(a new program we are using)  are good tools to practice facts. Students need to be fluent in these
facts by the end of the year.

May 13th- May 17th

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - May  22

No School, Memorial Day - May 27th

Field Day - May 31st

3rd Grade Reading Camp - June 3rd

Kiwanis Park - June 4th

Lincoln Family Picnic - June 5th

THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of the students and parents who made me feel like a superhero during Teacher Appreciation Week last week. I am honored by the appreciation and support I received. The special notes, flowers, treats, dry erase markers, and hugs were so very thoughtful and kind. How awesome that I get to watch your children learn and grow this last month school. I passed on notes and gifts to Mrs. Ettinger and she too was very appreciative of the moral boost during her sleepless nights with baby Mack.

Swimming is POSTPONED!

Swimming has been postponed. We will get the new schedule out to you as soon as it is available.

Track Meet

The John Hall Elementary Track meet will now be held this Friday, May 17th,  at Upton Middle School at 11:30. The meet will last until 2:00.
All third, fourth, and fifth grade students will participate in four events.  Third graders begin with the standing long jump and from then go onto the 60 M dash, a running long jump, and a 100 M dash. In addition, each class from all three schools will compete in a 400 M relay race. 

Mr. Pfahler has selected four boys and four girls who will represent our classroom

by running in this event.
Please check the weather and have your child dress accordingly.
We’d love to have you join us!

Multiplication Facts
Please keep practicing multiplication facts at home with flashcards, Xtra Math online, or anyway you'd like. Students will continue to take 2 minute tests to earn ice cream at the end of the year.

Turtle Eggs
One of Mrs. Ettinger's class pets, Boxxie or Chip, laid eggs for the first time ever on Thursday. It was big news in our classroom! If your student didn't tell you about it, be sure to ask them. We had a special science lesson about turtles in honor of the eggs.

May 6th to May 10

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Monday, May 6th (A Day) PE

Tuesday, May 7th (B Day) Music, Math Center, 5th Grade Program

Wednesday, May 8th (C Day) Late Start, Art, NWEA Math Testing

Thursday, May 9th (D Day) NWEA Math Testing, Music

Friday, May 10th (E Day) Library, Track meet at Upton

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - May 15 and 22

Swimming Week May 13th - 17th

No School, Memorial Day - May 27th

Field Day - May 31st

Track Meet

The John Hall Elementary Track meet will be held this Friday at Upton Middle School at 11:30.  
The meet will last until 2:00. All third, fourth, and fifth grade students will participate in four events.  
Third graders do a standing long jump, a 60 M dash, a running long jump, and a 100 M dash.
In addition, each class from all three schools will compete in a 400 M relay race.  Mr. Pfahler has
selected four boys and four girls who will represent our classroom by running in this event.
Please check the weather and have your child dress accordingly. We’d love to have you join us!

Technology Festival

The Ren Baldwin Technology Festival will be held on Friday, May 10th, at the St. Joseph High
School. Doors will open at 6:00 P.M.  Come see the many ways our students use technology in
the classroom.

Swimming

We will be swimming at the St. Joseph High School pool every day next week.  Your child will need
a swimsuit, towel, and plastic bag (for the wet suit and towel).  Girls will need a rubber band to tie
their hair back. This water safety and swimming course offers instruction in survival swimming.  
The students will be introduced to land and water use of a personal floating device. They will work
on skills in independent swimming movements, water entry, buoyancy, and floating positions.  We
leave each day at 9:25 and return at 11:00.

Multiplication Ice Cream Quizzes

Our multiplication quiz challenge for learning Multiplication facts continues!  Students have
started earning ice cream scoops, and toppings as they pass quizzes for each level of facts.
 Please continue to work with your child on multiplication 0-10.  
IXL, flashcards, and XtraMath (a new program we are using)  are good tools to practice facts.
Students need to be fluent in these facts by the end of the year.

Ettinger Testing

NWEA Reading	NWEA Math	M-STEP Reading	M-STEP Math
Tuesday, April 30th 9:00 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 8th 9:45 - 10:15 am	Tuesday, May 14th 9:15 - 10:15 am	Monday, May 20th 8:45 - 9:45 am
Thursday, May 2nd 12:45 - 1:15 pm	Thursday, May 9th 9:15 - 9:45 am	Thursday, May 16th 8:45 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 22nd 9:35-10:35 am

April 29th - May 3rd

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Monday, April 29th (B Day) Music

Tuesday, April 30th (C Day) NWEA Reading Testing, Art, Math Center

Wednesday, May 1st (D Day) Late Start, Music

Thursday, May 2nd (E Day) NWEA Reading Testing, Library, Art

Friday, May 3rd (F Day) Art, Gym

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - May 8, 15, and 22

Elementary Track Meet - May 10th

Swimming Week May 13th - 17th

No School, Memorial Day - May 27th

Charlton Park

Thank you to our parent chaperones who joined us on Friday! The children had a great time and a
wonderful experience!  Our students were very well-behaved and asked lots of good questions. I can't
wait to hear more about how much they learned.  We will be doing some writing this week to showcase
some of the experiences and knowledge gained from this trip. I will be posting pictures from the trip
soon, so you will be able to see all the fun and learning that was had by all!

Track Meet

The John Hall Elementary Track meet will be held at Upton Middle School next Friday, May 10th,
at 11:30.  The meet usually lasts for a couple of hours. All third, fourth, and fifth grade students will
participate in four events.  Third graders do a standing long jump, a 60 M dash, a running long jump,
and a 100 M dash. In addition, each class from all three schools will compete in a 400 M relay race.  
Mr. Pfahler has selected four boys and four girls who will represent our classroom by running in this
event. Please check the weather and have your child dress accordingly. We’d love to have you join us!

Multiplication Ice Cream Quizzes

Our multiplication quiz challenge for learning Multiplication facts continues!  Students have started
earning ice cream scoops, and toppings as they pass quizzes for each level of facts.
 Please continue to work with your child on multiplication 0-10.  IXL, flashcards, and XtraMath
(a new program we are using)  are good tools to practice facts. Students need to be fluent in these
facts by the end of the year.

Ettinger Testing

NWEA Reading	NWEA Math	M-STEP Reading	M-STEP Math
Tuesday, April 30th 9:00 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 8th 9:45 - 10:15 am	Tuesday, May 14th 9:15 - 10:15 am	Monday, May 20th 8:45 - 9:45 am
Thursday, May 2nd 12:45 - 1:15 pm	Thursday, May 9th 9:15 - 9:45 am	Thursday, May 16th 8:45 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 22nd 9:35-10:35 am

April 22nd - April 26th

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Monday, April 22nd (C Day) Art

Tuesday, April 23rd (D Day) Math Center, Mrs. Jasiak, Music

Wednesday, April 24 (E Day) Late Start, Art, Library

Thursday, April 25th (F Day) Art, Gym

Friday, April 26th (A Day) 3rd Grade to Charlton Park

Important Upcoming Dates

Late Starts - May 1, 8, 15, and 22

Elementary Track Meet - May 10th

Swimming Week May 13th - 17th

Charlton Park

This Friday our 3rd graders will be traveling to the Historic Charlton Park located in Hastings, Michigan.
This trip will show students what it was like to live in a typical 19th century community in Michigan.  
We will depart Lincoln Elementary at 8:45 A.M. We will return to school before our regular school day
dismissal.  Students will need to bring a sack lunch in a disposable container (plastic bag, paper bag,
etc.) for this day or may order a sack lunch from the lunch room – no glass bottles please.  No money
is needed, as there is no gift shop available to students. This trip is free for students!

We will be taking lots of pictures and will share them with everyone, so no cameras please.  
Students may also bring one entertainment item for the trip such as: reading material, an electronic
device, such as a ipod with earbuds, or a DS or video game.  Encourage your child to be selective
about what he/she brings, as personal belongings are their responsibility.

3rd Grade Swimming

Please return the swimming permission slip as soon as possible.  Your child will need this slip signed
in order to participate.

Multiplication Ice Cream Quizzes

This week we will start another multiplication quiz challenge for learning Multiplication facts.  
Students will earn ice cream scoops, and toppings as they pass quizzes for each level of facts.
Please continue to work with your child on multiplication 0-10.  IXL, flashcards, and XtraMath
(a new program we are using)  are good tools to practice facts. Students need to be fluent in these
facts by the end of the year.

Ettinger Testing

Now that Spring Break is over, we will be getting into our testing season before we know it. We will
not start until the end of the month, but I wanted to share our times with you, so you can hopefully
plan around these for any appointments your child may have coming up. We will be doing some test
review in our classrooms, along with our regular curriculum

NWEA Reading	NWEA Math	M-STEP Reading	M-STEP Math
Tuesday, April 30th 9:00 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 8th 9:45 - 10:15 am	Tuesday, May 14th 9:15 - 10:15 am	Monday, May 20th 8:45 - 9:45 am
Thursday, May 2nd 12:45 - 1:15 pm	Thursday, May 9th 9:15 - 9:45 am	Thursday, May 16th 8:45 - 9:30 am	Wednesday, May 22nd 9:35-10:35 am