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ART - Ms. Caira
I have seen such artistic growth from K-4 students this year! Their passion for their artwork is truly inspiring and helping them find creative solutions is a gift I will never take for granted. We have been trying to send all the artwork home in a timely manner but please be on the lookout for their last pieces.
Kindergarten made koinobori fish while learning about Japanese Children's Day. We drew on rice paper pre-cut fish and then used watercolor, watching our colors bleed together. These have been featured in the hallways all month!
First grade learned about stained-glass history. We made our own using tissue paper on acetate sheets and then covered with mod podge. It was really exciting to see these hanging in a sunny window as the students jumped from each color block reflected on the floor.
Second grade made underwater self-portraits! We carefully drew them in pencil, colored with crayon, and then used liquid watercolor and salt to give us a really "bubbly" effect.
Third grade used clay to sculpt a mandala plate. We explored symmetrical patterns and used various stamping techniques before firing in the kiln. We then carefully painted with glaze and refired.
Fourth grade spent a lot of time on their drawing skills before they attend middle school next fall. They finished their beautiful symmetrical buildings and then learned to draw spheres.
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First Grade
Did you know that chameleons change color to communicate as well as regulate their body temperature? First-graders ended the year by making chameleons using solar beads that change color when exposed to sunlight. Students were challenged with creating a shady house for their beaded chameleons. They tested their houses by bringing them outside into the sunlight to observe any changes in color.
Second Grade
The final engineering challenge of the year for second-graders asked them to create a marble maze using a paper plate as a base. They were required to add an element for the marble to go under and another element to go around. As part of the Engineering Design Process involves testing and improving designs, students had fun asking their classmates to test out their designs.
Third Grade
For their final Lego robotics unit of the year, third-graders built and programmed cars using Lego Spike Prime kits, and graphed the distance traveled versus time. They used their data to compete in a "closest without going over" challenge. The finish line was guarded by stuffed animals and students used their data to program their cars to stop before running them over.
Students are ending the year with a study of the geologic timescale and fossils. As a part of this unit, they created replicas of fossil types using clay.
Fourth Grade
Fourth-graders ended their year with 2 exciting units. First, they studied energy transfer by creating Rube Goldberg Machines. Students flexed their creativity muscles and tested their patience when creating chain reaction machines.
Rube Goldberg Video 1 Rube Goldberg Video 2
For their final unit, students participated in the 2025 Sumo-Bot Challenge. For this challenge, students were asked to build and code robots that would battle each other. Students began with the same driving base, and then added on battle elements such as walls, spears, and spinning mechanisms. They competed in a bracket challenge until one final bot was declared the winner.
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Grades 1, 4 - Mr. McDonough
Grades K, 2, 3 - Ms. Matthes
Kindergarten has been laying the foundation for digital creativity by exploring shapes. Take a look at the awesome artwork they've produced by working with shapes and drawing tools!
In Second Grade, students combined their mapping skills with the fundamentals of programming. They designed personalized maps and then wrote code to guide our Finch Robots. It's exciting to see them apply problem-solving and computational thinking!
Third Grade students are just starting their rotation. They will learn to use a new app called Octostudio. Students will write code to make their very own games. I can't wait to see what they create!
K Shape Pictures:
Second Grade Maps in Action:
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Mr. Trask (3-4 Wellness)
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Happy JUNE! It's hard to believe that our year is almost over-- what a fun one it has been!
Grades K, 1, 2, and 4 are in their final library rotation of the year. Grades 3 and 5 are finishing their year in the technology portion of the library/tech rotation and continued to come for book checkouts until the last day for book checkouts on Friday, 5/23. In library classes, we have continued to explore and enjoy our new Tonies, courtesy of the Lincoln School Foundation, have been learning about giraffes, and reflecting on all we have learned in the library this year. The Lincoln Public librarians are coming for a visit on 6/10 to share details with the kids about their and the BPL summer reading programs. I will post updates on my summer reading resources webpage after their visit.
As of 5/29, we have 347 student books checked out... and we need to get them all back before the end of the school year. I have been emailing families whose children have books that are significantly overdue and appreciate the kind replies and extra help finding MANY of those books.
The first K-5 class to return ALL of their books... kids and teachers alike... will win a BONUS library time full of games, Legos, Magna-Tiles, Tonies, and all around library fun. Each child who has ALL of their books in will be entered into a raffle with the big prize being naming rights for our library giraffe. Both of these things have generated a LOT of library excitement and I can't wait to see who will win and what our giraffe's name will be!
Mrs. Doherty, our awesome library assistant, will be sending paper notices home next week with children who still have books on their account. If a book has been lost-- which sometimes happens, families will be asked to replace the book/s either by providing a new copy or sending in cash or a check payable to the Town of Lincoln. Please keep your eyes open for those library notices and if you want to check your child's account or find out the replacement cost of a book, please feel free to email me (gblumberg@lincnet.org) or Jennifer Doherty (jdoherty@lincnet.org.)
I hope you all have a wonderful summer full of stories and reading! I'll miss my library kids over the summer and will look forward to seeing them again in the fall! :)
