Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Dear Lincoln School Community,

Next week, Lincoln School  joins with schools throughout the state of New Jersey in recognizing the “Week of Respect.” Special lessons, activities, and dress-up days will help spotlight the themes of empathy, kindness, and respect. Please click here for a flyer with the dress-up days for next week. 

On Monday, Lincoln School welcomed acclaimed children's author Andrew Larsen! Mr. Larsen shared his experience as a writer, his writing process, and read his book Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away to our students. We are now huge Mr. Larsen fans, and can't wait to read more of his books! Thank you to Mrs. Husstege, and Bookends Bookstore in Ridgewood, for making this visit possible.

At Lincoln School on Wednesday morning, many students and parents participated in the annual “Walk and Bike to School Day.”  It was a great way to share with the community while showing the importance of exercise and fitness. Healthy snacks for the kids were provided, and we raffled off several Lincoln Lions. Thank you to our parent volunteers for coordinating and running this event.

We are excited to announce that award winning children's author Stacy McAnulty is coming to Lincoln School for Author Day! Stacy will be spending the day at Lincoln on Thursday, October 24!  Stacy is the author of more than thirty books for children, including picture books, novels, fiction, and nonfiction.  You can check out her website here.  As always, when a special author comes to visit Lincoln, families have the chance to order autographed books.  Please note that the order deadline is Friday October 11, 2024. Book orders need to be compiled and handed in to ensure delivery and processing for the day of the visit. The welcome letter, order form, as well as book descriptions with recommended age levels are in the Friday folder. Thank you to our amazing PTO for their financial support in making this a reality. We are so grateful for a school community that embraces and supports these real-life learning experiences for our students. Please click here to view the order form.

For planning purposes, our Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on November 11th and 18th. The conferences will run from 12:15 pm to 8:00 pm on November 11th, and 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm on November 18th. Teachers will email an electronic signup form within the next few weeks.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Patrick Lee
Principal

IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday, October 7 - Friday, October 11 - Week of Respect
Wednesday, October 9 - Thursday, October 10 - Lincoln Fall Book Fair
Monday, October 14 - Minimum Day for students - 1:05 dismissal 
Professional Development Day for Teachers
BOE Meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesday, October 16 - Fire Safety Assembly K-2 9:00am
Thursday, October 17 - PTO meetings - 9:15 am MPR
Monday, October 21 - Friday, October 25 - School Violence and Vandalism Awareness Week
Thursday, October 24 - Author Day K-5
Friday, October 25 - Fall Festival 3:20 pm
Thursday, October 31 - Halloween Parade 2:30 pm

FRIDAY FOLDERS (Click here to view Friday Folder documents):

Creative Cooking November (K-2) (NEW)
Week of Respect 2024 (NEW)
Fall Book Fair Schedule 24-25 (NEW)
Stacy McAnulty Book Descriptions 
Stacy McAnulty Order Form
Stacy McAnulty Welcome Letter Lincoln
Intramural Permission Slip 
Fall Festival Flyer 
Andrew Larsen Dress Letter
Piece of the Fair 2024 Sept. 28
Wyckoff Rec - Basketball Grades 1-12 24-25
Wyckoff Rec - Basketball Grades 9-12 
Wyckoff Rec - Men's Basketball  
Wyckoff Rec - Roller Hockey 24-25 Registration
Wyckoff Rec - Roller Hockey Clinic
Wyckoff Rec - Wrestling 24-25
2024 Fall Chess Club - September - October 
2025 Travel Baseball Tryout Flyer 
2025 Travel Basketball Tryout Flyer
2025 Travel Softball Tryout Flyer  
Daisy Day Flyer
YMCA After School Program Classes at Lincoln School

NJSLA TESTING DATES:

Please note the following dates for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJ SLA) for students in grades 3-5. The assessments will begin after the morning meeting each day, at approximately 9:15 am.

English Language Arts (Grades 3-5) - Wednesday, May 7th and Thursday, May 8th
Mathematics (Grades 3-5) - Tuesday, May 13th, Wednesday, May 14th & Thursday, May 15th.
Science (Grade 5 only) - Thursday, May 22nd and Friday, May 23rd      

COMMUNICATION NOTES:

For information about all school, district and PTO events, please visit our calendar on the Lincoln home page. 

Be on the lookout for weekly e-blast updates from school and from our PTO, usually sent out over the weekend.  

Please note that we also have an official Lincoln School Facebook page.  Please be sure to "like" us on Facebook!