May

 The month of May is here.  Unbelievable.  We have had a wild ride since last May.  The world has changed, the way school is done has changed, heck even our school building has changed.  What has not changed is how Amazing our teachers and staff are each and everyday.  In this year of uncertainly and change you have been nothing short of Amazing.  It has been hard but you have poured your heart into your work, you have been patient, flexible, relentless, and had that growth mindset needed to persevere and be all in.  Together and being positive, teachers and staff have faced this new world, new structure, and new building in impressive fashion.  

The pandemic has put a lot into perspective.  Students need to be here at school for lots of reasons but I feel the top reason is because they learn best from their teachers face to face.  Teachers can have the impact on students well beyond the content.  The impact of connecting with students, building relationships, showing them you care cannot be replicated online and this is what makes our staff Amazing.  Through a pandemic when things have been difficult you have not wavered you actually have stepped up in amazing ways to have this impact on students.  You have taken on the unknown and done Amazingly well.   As we close this last month of the school year like no other, let's finish with what has helped us get to this point: togetherness, positivity, being all in, and relentlessness.  This marks the last month together before we take a much needed summer break, let's end like we started. Amazing!  

We will celebrate Teacher Appreciation each day this week:  

Monday- Teacher appreciation gifts will be delivered. 

Tuesday- Hacienda chips and salsa available. 

Wednesday- donuts and breakfast pizza provided in teacher work rooms and lounge 

Thursday- Yeti drawings throughout the day. 

Friday- Lunch, pulled pork and sides.  

Accolades @ Lincoln: 

Entire Staff- Thank you for professionalism, flexibility and patience during ILEARN.  For only the second time we conducted the ILEARN testing. With the testing being untimed it provides us with some challenges as students finish at various times.  We appreciate your flexibility with the schedule and with students throughout the testing window.  Thank you for being prepared to test each morning and for encouraging students throughout the window. Well done and thank you. 

Shannon Verheaghe, Darlene Derifield, and Jodi Kallenberg- Kudos to all three for providing us with the ability to cover testing when someone needed to be out.  They were prepared to step in and complete tests in various locations.  Thank you.  

Kitchen Staff- Dawn, Heather, and Paula for serving breakfast to our students each morning.  This went really well.  The process worked and we thank them for coming in early to feed our students.  

All of our instructional aides- Thank you for your work during the two weeks whether it was in testing rooms or in the hallways to make sure students got to and from where they were going.  Thank you. 

Audria DeLucenay- Kudos for organizing and completing the testing.  Great work of managing the testing and make ups.  We still have students to make up some test this week.  You did Amazing.  

Upcoming @ Lincoln 

Lincoln PD- Tuesday May 4th- Team Lincoln Day- Traveling awards 

                     May 11th- Department Collaboration time 

                     May 18th- TBD

                     May 25th- TBD 

PHS Tours for our 8th Graders- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday-  Schedule   Because we are going in 3 groups it will not be possible for our teachers to attend with students because students will still be here in class.  

PHS Student Council Presentation- During advisory for 8th graders onTuesday 11:10-11:50 
                Traditional Advisories - 11:15-11:30 

                PBL Advisories- 11:30-11:45 
                In collaboration hub * Plan subject to change

JA Job Spark - Thursday May 13th- 12:00-2:00 -  All students will participate through advisory classrooms.  We will need to adjust the schedule for this day.  Lunch will need to be early.  More information to come.  

LA and Math work days-  LA May 6th- Math May 13th

Last Day of School Schedule- TBD - We will have an 8th grade cookout 

School Musical- School Day performances- TBD May 20th, May 21st  

Lincoln Awards- Wednesday May 26th 6:30-8:00 - This is an 8th grade only awards this year due to the pandemic and 8th grade teachers/elective teachers please plan to be here to present your award.  

PCSSC End of Year Celebration- May 28th 11:30 at the Rock Pile