Lincoln Elementary School

 Dear Lincoln Families,

It is difficult to believe we are just one week away from parent teacher conferences.  If you have not had a chance to sign up for a time to meet via Zoom with your child’s teacher, please be sure to reach out to him or her this week.  Conferences are a fantastic opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher not only about academic progress, but also about how your child is doing socially, emotionally, and behaviorally.  I cannot stress enough how important the home to school connection is for students, so be sure to sign up for a conference time if you haven’t already.

We are excited to welcome BrainStorm STEM education to our campus this week.  Thanks to the efforts of our incredible PTA and the generosity of our Lincoln parents, the educators at BrainStorm will be delivering monthly hands-on science, technology, and engineering experiences to our TK-6 students throughout the school year.  These experiences will be taking place in-person in our recently updated technology and robotics lab, which was also made possible by our amazing PTA. 

Across the nation, the month of October is dedicated to cyber safety and cyber security.  With this in mind, there are a couple things I feel compelled as a fellow parent to bring to your attention.  The first is that a number of our students, as young as 1st grade, have been making references to the Netflix series, Squid Game, out on the playground.  As someone who doesn’t watch much television, I had to do a little research to find out what they were talking about.  If you are not aware, the show involves childhood games such as Red Light, Green Light, but with an incredibly violent twist.  It is my sincere hope that the students have not actually watched the show and are simply repeating what they have heard from others, but nonetheless, I encourage you to check any Netflix profiles you have to make sure students are not viewing this without your knowledge.  

The second concern is related to group text chats taking place late into the night when the students are at home.  I highly encourage you to keep all devices out of your child’s room at night and to make sure you are checking their phones and Ipads on a regular basis.  Even great kids can get themselves into trouble when given too much freedom with a Smartphone or tablet.  You may even want to consider drafting a contract with your child to outline the rules and regulations that make the most sense for your family.

 It truly takes a village, and I am honored to be a part of this community!

Grounded in Gratitude, 

Dr. DeMicco