Respectful, Responsible, and Ready To Learn
MEASURED
PROGRESS TESTING – During the week of March 8 – 12, all third and fourth grade students
in the district will take Measured Progress Tests in reading, science and
math. These tests are designed to
determine yearly progress and to measure student progress in relation to
Montana Standards. It is important that students come to school well rested, on
time, and ready to give their best. More information will be forthcoming concerning
specific days and testing times. Parental reports will be sent with students
after test results are provided to
SPRING PICTURES – Pictures will be taken
on Wednesday, March 10. Picture order
envelopes will be sent home with students on Thursday, March 4. Please read this information carefully and
return it to school with your child on or before picture day. Group
pictures must be paid for in advance. Individual pictures may also be taken, and
“proofs” will be provided to help in your decision as to whether you wish to
purchase individual portraits.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES – Parent-Teacher Conferences
were held on February 22 & February 23. Since conference time is important
in building and maintaining good school to home communication, it was nice that
most were able to attend. For those who were unable to conference, it is still
our desire to speak with you concerning your child’s progress. Please expect to
receive further inquiry from your child’s teacher as they seek to find a time
that will work in meeting with you. This is a particularly important time to
discuss areas of concern so that problems can be corrected or potential problems
can be avoided.
CAMPBELL ’S
LABELS & BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION – During
the month of March, Lincoln
School Campbell
Coca-Cola “caps” and
cardboard “flaps” with Coke rewards are also being collected. We are registered
in the “My Coke for Schools” program. Thank you for supporting
STUDENTS ENTERING THE
BUILDING – Please
be reminded that
students are to enter the building from the playground except when they are
late for school in the mornings (after 8:05 a.m.). This rule also applies on Polar Bear
Days. Once again this is a safety
issue since there is NO supervision on the front side of the building. Parents’
stopping in the middle of the street on
ADDRESS & PHONE CHANGES – If you change addresses or phone numbers during the
school year, it is extremely important that you provide the school with this
change. We need to be able to reach you in a timely manner in the event of
illness or other emergency. Additional expense is also incurred when mail is
returned or redirected.
Who Packed Your Parachute? Sometimes in the
daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may
fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something
wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something
nice for no reason.
Charles Plumb, a US Naval Academy
graduate, was a jet pilot in
prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that
experience.
One day, when Plumb and his wife were
sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're
Plumb! You flew jet fighters in
Plumb gasped in surprise and
gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't
be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night,
thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he might have
looked like in a Navy uniform: A white hat, a bib in the back, and bell bottom
trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said good
morning, how are you, or anything because, you see, I
was a fighter pilot, and he was just a sailor."
Plumb thought of the many hours the
sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully
weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands
each time the fate of someone he didn't know.
Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's
packing your parachute?"
Everyone has someone who provides
what they need to make it through the day. Plumb also points out that he needed
many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory - he
needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute,
and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching
safety. His experience reminds us all to prepare ourselves to weather whatever
storms lie ahead. As you go through this week, this month, this year...
recognize people who pack your parachute!
CHARACTER
COUNTS – RESPECT
continues to be the pillar of Character through the month of March. A person of character values all persons,
lives by the Golden Rule, respects the dignity, privacy and freedom of others,
is courteous and polite to all, and is tolerant and accepting of differences.
MANNERS
OF THE WEEK
3/01-3/05: Respect
other people’s property, belongings, and projects.
3/08 – 3/12:
Refrain from put-downs.
3/15 – 3/19: Refrain from hate statements and
name-calling.
3/22 – 3/26: Use appropriate body language with
adults. (No rolling eyes, inappropriate facial expressions, or
slumping.)
DATES TO REMEMBER
March 8 - 12 – Measured Progress Testing – Grades 3 & 4
March 10 – Classroom Group Photos & Individual Photos (Lifetouch)
March
14 – Daylight Saving Time - “Spring Forward”
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
March 19 – End of the Third Quarter of School
March 24 – Early Out – 1:05 p.m. (Professional Development)
Report Cards go home with students
March 25 – Reading Recognition Assembly – 2:15 p.m.
April 1 – Early Out April 2 – 5 – Spring Break – No School