Open House at Lincoln

Lincoln will be having their annual Open House on Thursday Sept. 1st. This event gives the parents an opportunity to greet their student’s teachers. The parents can also update their Final Forms in two of the designated computer labs. Also, you can visit the various tables that will be set up in the hall. There will be pantry items and lost and found table, Reading support for literacy give away items, Akron Children’s Hospital, A table with a scavenger hunt for our students who attend to participate in and outside the Art rooms is a Photo stand to take selfies. We hope to see you there!!!

Times:  

Grades PK-2 - 5:00 - 7:00pm

Grades 3-5 - 5:30 - 7:30pm

Grades 6-8 - 6:00 - 8:00pm 
Josie Pierce, a preK student, is posing in front of the Lincoln selfie station. =]

Lincoln Staff’s Panerathon Team

The Panerathon is a 10K run and a 2 mile fun run that raises funds and awareness for charitable causes. 27+ members of the Lincoln staff participated in the walk in support of the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center at St. Elizabeth Hospital. The event was held on Sunday August 28th at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown. They dressed up in Pink and had a great time. Awesome!

Tax-Free Weekend, Aug. 5-7

Ohio’s 2022 Sales Tax Holiday will run 12 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7.

During the holiday weekend, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:

  • An item of clothing priced at $75 or less;
  • An item of school supplies priced at $20 or less; and
  • An item of school instructional material priced at $20 or less.

Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.

Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday. For more information about the sales tax holiday, please refer to the Ohio Department of Taxation’s Frequently Asked Questions.

If you have any additional questions regarding this information, please contact the Department at 1-888-405-4039.

Lincoln’s 2022 Spring Choir Concert

Lincoln’s Choir Concert, directed by Mr. McCarty, was performed in the cafetorium for the students families and friends. The concert was on May 18. The 6th grade choir sounded beautiful serenading us with the following 4 songs:

Best Day of My Life, arrangement By Roger Emerson
The Parting Glass an Irish Folk Song
One Call Away, arrangement by Mac Huff
All Night-All Day, arrangement by Greg Gilpin

The seventh/ eighth grade choir performed after the 6th grade choir. They sang four songs and sounded awesome. The performance included soloists that made the songs extra special. The following are the selections they sang:

Stay, arrangement by Mark Brymer
All of Me, arrangement by Mac Huff
Soloists: Amariah Carter, Andrew Imes & Olivia Waldron
Rise Up, arrangement by Mac Huff
Soloists: Devin Hughes & Destiny Stanley
Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver

A Petting Zoo Comes to Lincoln

The Kindergarten students got a special surprise today, May 16th, when the Barn Yard petting zoo came and set up in the back parking lot. Mrs. Vennetti’s kindergarten class is pictured below enjoying the many baby animals that were brought. The petting zoo included a baby cow, baby alpaca, ducks, rabbits, baby lamb, baby goats and a big box turtle. They all got a chance to pet the many animals. The smiles of the children were evidence that the zoo visit was a success.

Lincoln’s 2022 Geography Bee

The Geography Bee was held Friday May 6th. There were 15 participants in grades 4th through 8th. It took Eight rounds to determine the winner of this years Bee. The Questions covered information about the United States (Round One), History of the United States including the state capitals (Round Two), Ocean Wonders encompassing the 4 major oceans (Round Three), Weird but True, geographic questions related to a fact in which the answer is one of the seven continents. (Round Four), State Birds in which you name the state given two choices (Round Five), Odd One Out, questions about countries around the world in which, given three answers, you choose the one that is incorrect (Round Six), The World and How it Works where the students choose between two answers (Round Seven), and the last round had questions where the answer was one of the seven continents (Round Eight).he winner of this years Bee was Daniel Long (7th Grade) and second place was Bryson Scott (5th Grade). Way to go students!!!

Video of Lincolns 2022 Geography Bee
Pictured from Left to Right: Brian Scott (Second Place) and Daniel Long (First Place)

Giving Appreciation with chalk!!!

Lincoln PK-8 students used chalk to draw on the sidewalks during teacher appreciation week to leave messages of thanks to their teachers.

Students drew colorful pictures and expressions of gratitude such as “thank you” and “you’re the best” on the sidewalks that circle the entire building.

This initiative was just one example of how Lincoln PK8 school administrators and its students took time out to express their gratitude for the Lincoln teachers.

PBIS Food Truck

In the 3-5 POD the students are awarded “Lincoln Dollars” for different exemplary behaviors that the teachers observe. It could be awesome grades, acts of kindness, participation, great behavior in class or at lunch and many other things. The students get to purchase food items from the food truck that comes around at designated times during the month. The kids got to pick from the food truck with their saved Lincoln dollars. Way to go students…Your smiles showed you were pleased with your food rewards.