Lincoln Trail Elementary

13726 N. St. Rd. 245 Lamar, IN 47550 (812) 544-2929

Mr. Ben Lawalin, Principal blawalin@mail.nspencer.k12.in.us May 17th, 2013

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School Happenings
Tervis Tumblers The LT PTO has extra Tervis Tumblers featuring our school logo for sale. These were purchased as gifts for staff during Teacher Appreciation Week. They are available in two sizes: 16 oz cup w/ lid sells for $20 and the 24 oz cup w/ lid sells for $25. You can order one by sending in a check made out to the LT PTO. Tumblers will also be for sale on Field Day. Once again our school will have a Relay for Life team at the Spencer County event this year on May 31st at Honey Creek Farm. New this year, we are inviting all families to come out and walk from 7:00-8:00 with our staff! Students who walk must sign a waiver before starting, which will be available at the LT site. All students must have a parent/guardian with them. Wear your LT shirts and come and join us! Hope to see you there. Mr. Sisley is still in need of a few more volunteers for Field Day. If you would like to come out and help on this fun day please email him at msisley@mail.nspencer.k12.in.us. Field Day is set for Thursday, May 23rd. The annual 6th grade vs. staff volleyball game will be held in the afternoon on this day as well. Academic reports Dibels & SRI reports are coming home this week for most students. Progress reports and benchmark checklists will be sent home in next weeks Friday folder. This will be the last newsletter of the year. Thank you all for your support and another great year. I look forward to seeing you all at events this summer and at registration. I will send another letter this summer with important dates of North Spencer events once things get scheduled. Have a great summer!

Lifeskill winners for Pride are as follows: Max Sanford, MacKenzie Hemphill, Trent Zimmerman, Kate-Lynn Lindsey, Samantha Crosby, Halle Laswell, Hope Cockerham, Destiny Kline, Sarah Mangan, Gracie Richards, Emma Eubank, Madisyn Smith, and Joshua Stewart. Lincoln Award winners for the 4th quarter are Mayci Litherland, Biviana Arevalo, Andrew Miller, Madison Hoffman, Jonah Schroeder, Mia Sanford, Lily Gogel, Liz Gehlhausen, Aiden Susjnara, Avery Neff, Beau Heeke, Hayley Waninger, Alyssa Bolen, and Tyler Luecke. Congratulations to all!

Student Recognition

Monday, May 20 = KDG Field Trip Tuesday, May 21st = 4th Quarter Homework Hero Reward @ 2:00 6th Grade Graduation @ 6:00 nd Wednesday, May 22 = Celebration Assembly @ 1:30 Thursday, May 23rd = Field Day, Staff vs. 6th grade volleyball game @ 1:30 Friday, May 24th = Last day of school, 6th Grade Hallway Walk @ 2:45, (Field Day Rain Make-up) Lady Patriot Basketball camp forms due

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Coming Soon

Amber Jochim is a recent graduate from Western Kentucky University and will be providing music lessons to students who are interested in exploring their musicianship. When: June-August (Lessons made by appointment) Where: at her home at 18270 N 700 E (Mariah Hill) For further information, and/or questioning please feel free to contact her through e-mail or by cell phone. (812)686-8989 amber.jochim670@topper.wku.edu

Do you WANT to sing? Do you love to sing? Learn to Sing!

Voice Lessons

Any current 5 , 6 or 7 grade girl or boy interested in playing Heritage Hills Middle School soccer at the beginning of the new school year must contact Paul Leffert at (812) 937-9924 or by email at thelefferts@fullnet.com Deadline is May 31.

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Attn: Soccer Players

IHSAA Physicals
Mandatory IHSAA physical exams for Heritage Hills High School and Middle School athletes will be offered on May 28th from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm and July 27th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at Santa Claus Family Medicine (across from Santa Claus Lodge). Cost is $25 (Cash Only). Physical forms and insurance forms will be available at the exams. The physicals are mandatory for all 2013-14 athletes, cheerleaders, and dance team members in grades 7-12. Call 937-4472 for more details. The Friends, of Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum invite you to attend the "Historical Timeline Rendezvous and Festival" this weekend at the Lincoln Pioneer Village. The Crawford cabin has been dismantled and the Capital Fundraising is on the move to fund the building of a new cabin! Come see! Many new additions to the Museum including the latest exhibit of scenes of Old Rockport: Sat and Sunday 9-5. Sheep Shearing, and "Young Abe Lincoln" Vignette songs 11:30 both days, Spinning, Weaving, Quilting, Knitting, Open Fire Cooking, Historical Interpreters, Sutlers selling their wares, Kids Candle making and building a half-faced camp, guitar and dulcimer sing along, latest addition to the Rendezvous: Dr Eli DeVarouex, Traveling Medicine Man show, Sunday AM Service 930AM at the Olde Pigeon Church, Sunday 2PM Spencer County Cloggers.

BY THE NUMBERS: THE SUMMER SLIDE

Summer Slide
New research suggests that giving children a wide selection of books to choose from is the simplest and most effective way to mitigate reading loss caused by the summer slide.

4to5 80% 6to7

minimum number of books children need to read during the summer to prevent a decline in literacy from spring to fall (Kim 2004) percentage of the ninth-grade reading achievement gap attributed to the summer slide (McGillFranzen and Allington 2009) average days per week that students who score highly on the NAEP test read on their own for fun (Alexander, Entwisle, & Olsen 2007)

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number of weeks a teacher typically spends reteaching material students have forgotten over the summer

91%
percentage of kids who say they are more likely to finish a book if they pick it out themselves

amount needed per child to fund books to halt the summer slide. (McGillFranzen and Allington 2010)