Dear K-4 Families,

Happy New Year! Over the December break, our school district successfully upgraded its website! While the December 19th edition of Family Updates was lost during this transition, we are embracing the opportunity to start fresh for the New Year. Also over the break, our hard working custodians, Danny, Mondo, Javier, and John, gave the school a thorough clean and then jumped right into snow removal and deicing the sidewalks this week!   

Students and staff had a strong return, as well, jumping right back into classroom and school routines, and into their learning, too. There are also some exciting school-wide initiatives to highlight. First, the continuation of the K-4 Student Council Coin Drive which runs through January 31st. Send in any coins or bills through January 31st to help us reach our goal to raise $472.82 (double the December donations)  for the World Wildlife Fund. 

Mrs. Blumberg announced the MSLA Bookmark Contest at Community Meeting this morning. The Massachusetts School Library Association sponsors this contest for students in grades K-12! There are different divisions based on grade levels, and all students are invited to submit a design on the MSLA template which can be found in the library or by printing from the link below.

Also at our Community Meeting today, we talked about New Years Resolutions - promises to ourselves - and our upcoming Kindness Challenge! We are going to practice and look for kindness, everything from smiling to helping, to sharing and more. Students and staff can recognize one another by putting hearts into classroom bins. The hearts will be displayed in the Learning Commons!

Looking ahead, the PTO is hard at work preparing for Bingo Night on January 30th. See details below and get  ready for some family fun!

Sincerely,

Sarah

Showing our CARES values to animals around the world. Donations will go to the World Wildlife Fund.

Start the new year with some creativity by participating in our annual Yard Sign Design Contest! The contest, entering its tenth year, kicks off today! 

The 2026 Contest Guidelines are available on the Encouragement page of our website. This contest is open to grades 2-8 and multilingual signs are highly encouraged!

All submissions are due by: Monday, February 23, 2026. 

All Lincoln School students in grades K-8 are invited to participate in the MSLA (MA School Library Association) 2026 Bookmark Contest.

There are 5 age divisions and wonderful prizes including bookstore gift certificates, professionally printed bookmarks, an awesome bookmark enlargement, and a lovely award ceremony. Last year a Lincoln School student won their age division, and we'd LOVE to have another winner this year!

Entry forms and full rules are available in the library or online. For more information, visit https://www.lincnet.org/msla-bookmark-contest or reach out to Gwen Blumberg, Lincoln School Librarian. 

Submission Details

This two-session workshop (Saturdays 1/24 and 1/31) for young authors will dive into the creative process and help your child find their own unique voice. Through journaling, writing prompts, mindfulness, movement, and visual art - children will explore their own natural creativity and use it to write an original story. Intended for children in grades 4-6. Participants are highly encouraged to attend both sessions. Workshops are taught by published author Erin Petti. Register here: https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-writers-workshop-7/