Few Dates

• Tues., Dec. 1st- Kindergarten-3rd grade Winter Program at Roper Auditorium from 6:30-7:30 pm.
• Thurs., Dec. 10th- Lincoln’s Frozen Frenzy Reading Night from 6:00-7:00pm. Watch for more information to come!
• DON'T FORGET: to sign your child's permission slip so they can go on the field trip to practice for the winter program. These must be returned by the first of the month! 

Lincoln Literacy Night

 Lincoln’s annual Reading Night is on Thursday, December 10^th from 6:00-7:00 pm. Details to come. Lots of fun games and prizes to give away. Please come!

                          

Put it on the Calendar

• Tues., Oct. 13th- Lincoln’s Fall Festival at Tubbs Berry Farm. Click HERE for complete details!
• Fri., Oct. 16th- NO SCHOOL for ALL grades (End of 1st Quarter)
• Thurs., Oct. 22nd- NO SCHOOL for KINDERGARTEN (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
• Fri., Oct. 23rd- NO SCHOOL for ALL grades (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
• Wed., Nov. 11th- No School (Teacher In-Service)
• Wed., Nov. 25th-Fri., Nov. 27th-  No School (Thanksgiving Break)
• Tues., Dec. 1st- Kindergarten-3rd grade Winter Program at Roper Auditorium from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Spirit Cup Fundraiser

We are having a fundraiser to support our school. With your permission, students will be selling sport cups for both NFL and College Football teams and Major League Baseball. With the funds earned, we will be looking to add activity based equipment such as a rock climbing wall or a Frisbee golf course on the playground. We also have a need to update our projectors.

Click HERE for complete details or contact your child’s teacher.

Reading Program

http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/school/c9x2 

This is the reading program we use here at school. Your child should know their password to log on and play games. These go with our unit so they have vocabulary, grammar, spelling and much more!

Snow Cone Sale

Help Support the Kindergarten! Snow cones sold during lunch on Monday, Oct. 5th- Friday, Oct. 9th

Cost- $1.00

Flavors: Tigers Blood or Blue Raspberry!

Important Dates

• Oct. 1st & 2nd- NO SCHOOL (State Teacher In-Service Days)
• Wed., Oct. 7th– Picture Day & International Walk to School Day! We will meet at Drury Park at 8:00 am and walk together. Thanks to Chobani for your donation! www.walktoschool.org

• Tues., Oct. 13th- Lincoln’s Fall Festival at Tubbs Berry Farm. Click HERE for complete details!
• Tues., Dec. 1st- Kindergarten-3rd grade Winter Program at Roper Auditorium from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Box Tops make a difference at our school! Please donate Box Tops to your child’s classroom or give them to the office. Every little bit helps!

Nominate your Teacher as Teacher of the Month!

The Twin Falls School District Education Foundation elects a Teacher of the Month at the Elementary and Secondary level. If you know of an excellent Lincoln certified teacher that you would like to see recognized, please send in your nominations between the 1st and 20th of every month, October-March. Click HERE!

Idaho Power Art Contest!

Open to students grades K-12 – Sponsored by Idaho Power

In recognition of Energy Awareness Month, Idaho Power is sponsoring an art contest with the following categories:

• Electrical Safety Coloring contest.
  Download Color Sheet!
  (K–2nd grade only)



• Ways to Save Energy
  Show your favorite way to save electricity at home!
  (3rd–5th, 6th–8th and 9th–12th)


• 100 years of energy
  We are celebrating Idaho Power’s 100th birthday in 2016! Show us what 100 years of energy in our region looks like and what it means to you. Your artwork may even be used during our Centennial Celebration!
  (3rd–5th, 6th–8th and 9th–12th)

Bring energy education into your classroom and inspire students and families to think more about energy. Category winners, as well as regional winners, will be chosen from schools in Idaho Power's service area.

Prizes

Category winners and their teachers will each receive a $50 gift card. Fifteen regional champions and their teachers will receive a $50 gift card and fifteen runners-up will receive a $25 gift card, along with their teacher!

Entries will be judged on:

• Content
• Creativity
• Originality

Contest Rules:

1. Entries must be postmarked by Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015.


2. All entries must include student's name, grade, school, school phone number, teacher's name and entry category on the back lower corner of drawing in pencil. Please write neat and legibly.



3. Electrical Safety for grades K–2nd submissions must be created on 8.5 x 11 coloring page. Other category submissions for grades 3rd–12th must be submitted on 11 x 17 paper or cardstock.



4. Student artists must live within Idaho Power's service area.

Submit Entries:

Energy Awareness Art Contest
Idaho Power
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707

Entries postmarked after the Oct. 20, 2015 deadline will not be judged. Overall winners will be announced in early November.

Winning artwork will be displayed in local communities, as well as posted on Idaho Power's website and Facebook page. Submissions also may be featured in future Idaho Power publications. All entries become the property of Idaho Power and will not be returned.

For more information, contact your local Idaho Power Community Education Representative or one of the contest organizers listed below:

• Dave Thornton208-388-5691


• Alexis Freeman208-388-2420

Essay Contest

The NAE is pleased to announce the annual EngineerGirl Essay Contest on the EngineerGirl website. The National Academy of Engineering invites students (both boys and girls) in grades 3-12 to submit an essay about how they would protect the environment and the safety, health, and well-being of the public as a responsible engineer. Cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100 are available for the best essays in each of 3 age categories. We want to hear from you! Submit your essay by February 1, 2016 at 6:00 pm EST. (Note the deadline for 2016 has changed from previous years.) Find out more at www.engineergirl.org/2016contest.aspx

Think Through Math

Think Through Math combines live teacher support, unique student motivation, and engaging adaptive instruction in a web-based learning system that is proven to help students learn—and love—math!

I will be sending student's login in and passwords home in the next few days. Please watch for them. It will be a little white laminated card. This program tests your students ability and then gives them lessons and games to further where they are at mathematically. 

Please Remember

Don't talk to strangers when walking home.
Another biggie is PLEASE do not walk on anyone else's grass on your way home!

Watch Your Calendar

• Mon., Sept. 14th- NO SCHOOL (Teacher Workday- Data Day)
• Wed., Sept. 23rd- Happy Fall, Y’all! (First Day of Fall)
• Oct. 1st & 2nd- NO SCHOOL (State In-Service)
• Wed., Oct. 7th– Individual and Class Picture Day! Be sure to look your best.

Lincoln Facebook Page

Click the button to go there!

Crossing Guard Position

Lincoln is in need of a crossing guard. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Hours are 8:15 to 8:40 in the morning and 3:40 to 4:00 in the afternoon. Please apply by clicking the link at: http://www.tfsd.k12.id.us/tfsd/Careers.html then select Crossing Guard at Lincoln Elementary.

Lincoln Shirts and Hoodies!

Order your Lincoln Lion gear now! Orders are due October 4th and will arrive at school a couple weeks after the due date.

Click here to order!

Some free websites

What we are learning in...

Welcome to the Third Grade

Fun Reading Prizes

Fun Free Reading Prizes- Click here!

This site has lots of ways to earn free things if your child continues to read over the summer. Participate and keep your skills sharp over the summer!!

Field Trips and Background Checks

We have 2 field trips coming up in the month of May! If you want to be apart of these please call the school and figure out how to set up a background check so you can accompany us =)

Educational Resources

This is a site I put together as portfolio. Click HERE! I like this because I wrote about each one and there is a link for you to explore for yourself.

Fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnFrOetuUKg&safe=active

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7WhRMvlQwo (Numerator and Denominator)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IshCN-3bP5I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL4hICyMLKU (This one is really good!)

Work with on labeling number lines. ß-----------------------------------------à 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 , 4/4

They needs to do be able to label number lines such as: halves, 4^ths, 8ths, 3rds, and 6ths

Doing greater than and Lesson Than

2/4 is greater or less than 3/8. I teach them to multiply the top and bottom to make the bottom or the denominator the same or to draw them on a number line.

The last thing for now is cutting something (such as a brownie) maybe try doing this with actual food? Into pieces like 4 pieces and figuring out how much each person would get (1/4). Let me know if you have any questions. We will be doing fractions for 10 weeks. I think there is 8 or 9 more weeks. We are just now starting it.