The teacher who started their education became the same teacher who presented them with a scholarship during their final days of high school.

On Senior Recognition Night, kindergarten teacher Mrs. Lipske presented the 2007/2008 Lincoln Parent Teacher Association scholarships to three students: Colleen Woyach, Jonnine Verburgt, and Peter Bossow.  All three students attended Lincoln School.

Pictured is valedictorian Colleen Woyach accepting the scholarship and hugging her former teacher. It was an amazing night.

At Lincoln School, 6th grade students from Mrs. Stark and Mr. Casper's class recently worked on architecture project.

The project is called Bridge Building. The students formed teams that consisted of an architect, an accountant, and a project director. These teams were then required to build a bridge that was aesthetically pleasing as well as strong. The students were given a budget of over a million dollars to "purchase" the supplies needed to build the bridges. These supplies included little wood sticks and wood glue. 

The bridge breaking ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 10th at Lincoln School. The bridge that held the most weight was declared the strongest bridge. There were other awards given this day as well.

Mayor McCue and City Engineer Craig Faucett came to critique the bridges and gave advice on how they could improve their bridges. The students really enjoyed meeting them and listening to their suggestions. 

Everyone is invited to attend the 2nd Annual Family Health and Safety Day at Lincoln School.

Date: Saturday June 7th
Time: 10 till noon
Where:  Lincoln Elementary,  4416 S. Packard          

Cudahy Fire Department
Survive Alive House

Cudahy Police Department
Officers with equipment and squad cars

Cudahy Health Department and Cudahy Middle School Students
South Shore Anti-Tobacco Coalition

Milwaukee County Sheriff Department - Free Iris Scanning
Iris scans are a valuable tool for the police. It is a more positive identifier than even fingerprints and we recommend that people of all ages have this done.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings
     
Bell Ambulance

Neighborhood Watch Group

Sponsored by Lincoln Elementary PTA
For more information or to donate smoke detectors, contact Sherri Fansler (414) 482-1041

At Lincoln school, the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders are currently using the interactive web site StudyIsland.com. At StudyIsland.com, students log in from any computer connected to the Internet and practice math and reading skills.  At Study Island, students get the opportunity to play educational games or work on math and reading.

On April 28, Lincoln school hosted the Math Counts competition.  Math Counts is a district wide math contest for 5th and 6th graders.

For each school, students are given a math test. The top six students from each grade level then compete at the school level, with the competition held in front of their peers. The winners then proceed to the district level.

Questions for this competition are posted on an overhead and contestants are given about 1.5 minutes to answer. The student with the most correct answers wins the competition.  Also, the top four students from each school compete in a written math team competition.  The teams work together to solve the problems and turn in one sheet of answers. The team with the highest score wins.

Here are the winners:

5th Grade
Klea Rota (Parkview)

6th Grade
Sean Stillmank (JE Jones)

5th Grade Team
Tim Faes, Nate Marquete, Kiana Ross, Klea Rota (Parkview)

6th Grade Teams (tie)
Logan Balow, Mark Bitzan, Alexis Knight, Amber Schmidt (General Mitchell)
Logan Hennlich, Myah Juarez, Kristina Kappus, Sean Stillmank (JE Jones)

At Lincoln school, the fifth graders recently completed a three year long Art Docent Program.  Starting in third grade and ending with a graduation in fifth grade, this program consisted of 11 art museum visits over the course of the three years.

With this unique cultural enrichment program, students learned how to interpret, speak, and create art through intensive study. This program compliments the art program at Lincoln school and helps to expand both the students' awareness of art appreciation and the variety of available artistic mediums.

On April 3, Lincoln School held its annual science fair. The fair had a great turnout with over 40 students who participated in the fair and 80 visitors who enjoyed the fair.  Although there were many great projects, four students earned Excellence awards. These awards are given out at the end of the school year program at Lincoln.

An Arbor Day/Earth Day city-wide cleanup and tree planting ceremony will occor on Saturday, April 26, 2008. The ceremony starts at 12:00 PM at Lincoln School. The city-wide cleanup takes place prior to the ceremony.

After the ceremony, as a thank you to residents, scouting groups, and local civic organizations who participate in a city-wide cleanup, refreshments will be served. A limited supply of tree seedlings and Milwaukee County Zoo passes are available to those who help with the city cleanup.

If you want to participate or for further information, please call Joel Puczlowski at 414-769-2234.  Cudahy has been awarded the Tree City USA award by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the 19th consecutive year. This award recognizes and celebrates communities that support our urban forest and its benefits to its residents.

On Friday, April 4, Lincoln School will hold its 10th Annual Family Fun Night for the students and families of Lincoln school! 

Play games. Win prizes. Eat great food. See and win awesome raffle baskets. Take part in the Scholastic book fair.  And (new this year) see the show Kids are People Too!

This will be a great time for both the students and the families at Lincoln!  Hope to see you there!

During this school year, Kosciuszko and most recently Lincoln School are acknowledging students who exhibit these character traits:

RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, CITIZENSHIP, COURTESY, PERSEVERANCE, INTEGRITY

Kosciuszko School

Every month, staff at Kosciuszko recognizes students (Exceptional Eagle Awards) who have done an exceptional job growing in an emphasized character trait.  Winners receive a certificate at a monthly assembly and can receive prizes like ice cream with the principal. For more information about the Character Education program at Kosciuszko, go to their web site.

Lincoln School

At Lincoln School, students who exhibit these character traits are showcased on a school-wide bulletin board title Rainbow of Responsibility located outside the school office. Once the rainbow reaches the pot of gold, students will share in a celebration.

 

On April 2, students at Lincoln School will experience the Earth Balloon Program. The Earth Balloon is an interactive teaching tool - a 20' diameter inflatable globe with an entrance - that allows students to view the Earth and the world from the inside out.

Once inside the Earth Balloon, students can learn about time zones, rain forests, tectonic plates, migration, population clusters, and countless other topics.

This will be a wonderful experience for both the students and the staff at Lincoln. 

On March 17, Lincoln School will host the Glencastle Irish Dancers!  The Glencastle Irish Dancers are an award winning dance group based in West Allis, WI. The kids and facility will surely enjoy this dance group whose name and origins come directly from Glencastle, Ireland!

4th, 5th, and 6th grade students competed in the District Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 12 at Lincoln School.  

To qualify for this competition, the students had to win the classroom competition and then their grade level competition.

This competition was very exciting, especially when it came down to the last two contestants Zach Herriges (6th grade Parkview) and Eddie Muzia (6th grade Kosciuszko). After numerous rounds, Zach Herriges was the winner. Congratulations to all contestants!

5th grade Discovery Students at Lincoln School researched explorers to learn about and find the True Discoverer of America. The students then presented their research and a debate to their class and parents.

Participants include: Cee Cee Schoemann - Hoei Shin, Brianna Brandt - Brendan the Bold, John Treat - Bjarni Herjulfsson, Jordan Feypel - Prince Madoc of Wales, Joey Kwas - Leif Ericsson, Jeff Kellenberger - Christopher Columbus, Nate Packer-Wells - Chief Howling Wind of the Cree Nation.

After the discussion, audience members voted. When voting was tabulated, Chief Howling Wind was named the True Discover of America.

On Friday, February 15, Lincoln School held a sock hop!  Students, parents, and staff showed up for a fun night of 50s music, dancing, hula-hoops, poodle skirts, and blue suede shoes.

The dance was a great success!
 

Lincoln School just kicked off the Pennies for Patients fundraiser!

This fundraiser benefits the Luekemia/Lymphona society and lasts three weeks. Students are encouraged to bring in spare change and the money collected will go towards researching a cure/treatment for leukemia. The fundraiser is sponsored by the Lincoln Student Council.  The grade level that raises the most money will receive a pasta lunch courtesy of Olive Garden restaurant!

With the help of gym teacher Ryan Menken, students at Lincoln Elementary School participate in an afterschool program called Two Leg/Wheel Tuesdays.

Two Leg Tuesdays
Two Leg Tuesdays is a walking program where students receive a token for every 1 mile (or 30 minutes) they walk. Walking is done in the school hallways (during inclement weather) or to area parks.

Two Wheel Tuesdays
Two Wheel Tuesdays is a bike riding program where students receive a token for every 5 miles they ride. The bike rides are from Lincoln School to various trails on the lakefront.  Bike riding is only done during the fall or spring on warmer weather days.

Awards are given for tokens earned and for different fitness activities (top fitness awards, healthy snack sharers, or participation in a 5K walk/run).

Mr. Casper's sixth grade class at Lincoln Elementary has a goal to read 4,000,000 words this school year. To reach the class goal, the students must read and pass Accelerated Reader books and tests. Accelerated Reader refers to software that determines if and how well the child reads a book, as well as the word count.

As of 12/19/07, the word total for Mr. Casper's class is 3,837,836!