Lincoln's Weekly News Letter
Keeping you Updated While We Are Apart
Principal's Post
Dear Lincoln families,
These are some interesting times that we are in and I'm still wrapping my head around this long term closure and our extended time away from school. Know that Ms. Sheppard, the teachers, IAs, office staff, cafeteria staff, custodians, and myself are all thinking of each of you, your families and hoping that each of you are safe and well in our time apart.
In this update I will be sharing a variety of topics. I plan to begin sending you a weekly Smore instead of a monthly Smore during our closure so that I can keep you up-to-date and well-informed. Please feel free to email me any time you have additional questions or concerns.
I also want to try and reduce any anxiety you may be feeling about "homeschooling". First and foremost, please do not try to reproduce a 7.5 hour school day during this time. The work packets that we shared were meant to take much less time than a normal school day and are a way for students to maintain what they have learned this school year. We did not include any new material in the work packets. We planned for the packet work to begin on Monday, March 30th, and we separated reading and math tasks into daily sections. If you get behind, please don't have your child do multiple days in one setting. We completely understand that many of you are working from home and struggle to also be your child's "teacher". Do the best you can and know we understand! Also, feel free to reach out to your child's teacher via Dojo or email. As we continue throughout our school closure, teachers will be checking in with you periodically and will also be providing some additional support/contact time for students.
Again, feel free to contact me or your child's teacher if you have questions or need assistance. We will return your message within 24 hours Monday through Friday. I wish you health and happiness during this unprecedented time!
Let's Have Some Virtual Fun!
Resources For At Home Learning
Here are some websites that you can visit to support your student's learning at home. I'm sure many of these are duplicates of what you already have, but we hope you find something new in here that your lion will love!
Website URL
PBS Kids PBSkids.org
Switcheroo Zoo SwitcherooZoo.com
National Geographic for Kids Kids.NationalGeographic.com
Dr. Seuss Seussville.com
Little Golden Books LittleGoldenBooks.com
Starfall (reading and literacy) Starfall.com
Fun Brain Funbrain.com
(math, reading, Wimpy Kid)
National Constitution Center ConstitutionCenter.org
Into the Book Reading.ECB.org
Khan Academy (math) KhanAcademy.org
Storyline Online StoryLineOnline.net
(actors read to kids)
Highlights HighlightsKids.com
(yes, that magazine!)