Hello Lincoln Families,

As mentioned last week, we will have a Holiday party on Friday, December 19th, in the afternoon. No parents are needed at this party. We will watch a short movie and have snacks. We have a committee that has signed up to send in snacks. However, if you have a special treat you would like to send in with your child, please do so the day before or on Friday. Also, we have no food allergies. Have a great week!

 Important Dates

 Late Starts: 12/17

Holiday Party: 12/19

Holiday Break: 12/22 -1/4

School Resumes: 1/5/26

In the Classroom:

Please ask your child what they are learning in our classroom!

Reading: Module 2: Animal Mechanisms - Overview: Each module culminates in an activity where students synthesize their content and literacy knowledge across all three units in an authentic, often collaborative task that leads to high-quality work. Module 2-Innovator Performance Task: Publish and Present Your Animal Defense Narrative

This performance task provides students with an opportunity to integrate their research on animal defense mechanisms with narrative writing and publish their writing pieces for an audience. In this task, students use their research about a specific animal from Unit 2 and their narrative from Unit 3 as the basis for a published piece. The published piece features a cover page with the title of the narrative, an image of the animal accompanied by labels and a caption, a fact sheet, the narrative itself, and a list of sources. Students write their narrative during Unit 3 and revise their narrative for the end-of-unit assessment. After this assessment, students compile and publish work from the module. After students publish, they share their work by presenting their narrative. This task addresses CCSS ELA W.4.6, SL.4.4, and SL.4.5.

Performance Task Module 2 Animal Mechanisms

Math:  Unit 4: Students read, write, and compare numbers in decimal notation. They also extend their understanding of place value to multi-digit whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000,000.

Science:  The Birth of Rocks.

Social Studies: Democratic Values.

Birthdays

We love to celebrate birthdays! For students who would like to celebrate birthdays in our class, please bring in non-food items, such as pencils instead of cupcakes. Sometimes parents assemble small gift bags. These are just ideas. There is no obligation to send anything! 

Snacks in the Classroom

Please ensure that everyday snacks are quick and easy for your child to handle. For example, please refrain from yogurt, pudding, uncut fruit, Doritos, Takis, or messy items as daily snacks. This prevents spills from damaging school devices, furniture, and carpet. Often, we have to eat a quick snack while working. These snacks work better in the lunchroom. Thank you for your understanding. 

Arrival & Dismissal Video from Mrs. Knuth 

Class Party Information: If you are interested in volunteering to organize classroom parties, please fill out the Google Form(s) below (click on the title/link). Thank you for your consideration!

Winter Party Volunteer Form

Kindness Party Volunteer Form (The link should be working now)

Be sure to add the party dates to your calendar!

Winter Party--December 19

Kindness Party--February 13

Getting to Know You Google Form

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Back-to-School Night Presentation 

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Fall Student-Led Conference Sign-up Sheet

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Welcome to 4th Grade Letter 

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Weekly Specials Schedule

Lunch: 11:30-11:55 Lunch Recess: 11:55-12:20

A.M. Recess: 10:00-10:15 every day

P.M. Recess: 2:45-3:00 every day

Monday Art

Tuesday P.E.

Wednesday Book Check out

Thursday  Stem

Friday    Music

Renee Abbott

Fourth Grade Teacher

Lincoln Elementary School

1102 Orchard Ave.

St. Joseph, MI 49085