April 2015 Newsletter - Lincoln Public Schools

April 2015
Volume 6 Issue 3
Lincoln Public Schools
“An educational system with a tradition for excellence, challenged by growth and diversity, is dedicated to building a
partnership of home, school, and community, in order to provide educational opportunity through standards-based curriculum
and high quality instruction so that all students can learn the skills needed to be productive citizens in a global society.”
Inside This Issue:
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Happy Spring!
I am delighted to share the spring edition of the district newsletter.
You will be quite impressed with the wonderful experiences our students
encounter each and every day.
As always, my door is open for any suggestions that you may
have.
Enjoy our newsletter!
Best,
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Superintendent of Schools
Experience the World of Learning…Experience the Lincoln Public Schools
Kindergarten Registration is Open. If your child will turn five on or before September 1, 2015, now is the time to
register him/her for Kindergarten. Registration packets are available at www.lincolnps.org or by calling any of our
elementary schools. Take a Peek…The Lincoln Public Schools Welcomes You to Kindergarten!
Join us for a
Kindergarten Tour!
Call to register you and
your child for a tour of
your neighborhood
school.
Lincoln Central
Elementary School
1081 Great Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 334 - 2800
Northern Lincoln
Elementary School
315 New River Road
Manville, RI 02838
(401) 769 – 0261
Tour & Open House:
Tour & Open House:
April 29, 2015
10:30 – 11:15 AM
May 1, 2015
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Lonsdale
Elementary School
270 River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 725 – 4200
Saylesville
Elementary School
50 Woodland Street
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 723 – 5240
Tour & Open House:
Tour & Open House:
April 30, 2015
12:45 - 1:45 PM
May 1, 2015
10:00 – 11:00 AM
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Parents & Kindergarten Students
Please Join us for a District Presentation
A Day in the Life of a Lincoln Public Schools
Kindergarten Student
On June 2nd at 6:00 PM
Lincoln Middle School
Hear from:
Ms. Georgia Fortunato, Superintendent of Schools
Ms. Maryann Struble, Director of Student Services
Dr. Caroline Frey, Director of Curriculum
Ms. Rosemary Stein, Lonsdale Principal
Mr. Alec Ciminello, Northern Principal
Mr. Jeffery Sposato, Northern Asst. Principal
Ms. Patricia Gablinske, Central Principal
Mr. Reza Sarkarati, Saylesville Principal
Kindergarten Teacher Representative
Lincoln Public Schools
CASEY at Lincoln Central Elementary School
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We are feeling a little March Madness here
at Lincoln Central – in a good way that is!
There is a lot going on this month…
CASEY is in full swing with an additional
day added to the schedule. This
has worked out great and offers
students a range of fun and enriching opportunities. Some of the
programs
being offered
include learning to play the
violin, chess,
scrapbooking,
magic tricks,
karate, mad
science, and
arts & crafts.
This month’s Science Night for students and families
in grades 3 through 5
was a fun event and
well attended.
Students were
caught in the
hallway practicing for their
Readers
Theatre performance.
Students in
Mrs. Jacobson’s first
grade took a
moment to perfect their reading accuracy and
fluency before they took their show back into
the classroom to perform for their peers.
LEAP into Lonsdale Elementary School
Students at Lonsdale have enjoyed
participating in L.E.A.P. (Lonsdale
Enrichment Afterschool Program)
this past month. Students were offered the opportunity to learn after
school throughout the month of
March. A variety of classes such as:
Karate, Dance, Art, Jewelry Making
and Digital Animation have inspired
our students to continue to learn after
school hours. The Rhode Island
Audubon also brought their program
to school providing students a
chance to learn about the varied
habitats of Southern New England.
Students developed an understanding of how people relate with the environment and even got to see some wildlife up
close and personal! We thank the many
instructors that brought their time and
talents to the students here at Lonsdale.
With more than 100 students participating
this year, we hope to expand the
program next year, offering even
more classes from our talented
school community members.
Another fun event took place on
Wednesday, March 11th, when
Superintendent Fortunato came
by to read to our First Graders.
Her visit coincided with Eat
Healthy Rhode Island Day 2015;
a day when students were encouraged to eat a healthy snack
in school that day. Students tried new foods
like: kiwi, cantaloupe, sugar snap peas and
cucumbers. Superintendent Fortunato
shared the importance of eating healthy and
trying new foods. Students enjoyed hearing
Superintendent Fortunato read the story I
Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren
Child. Students had a chance to discuss the
importance of making healthy food choices.
We thank Superintendent Fortunato for taking time out of her busy day to stop by and
encourage our students to make healthy
choices in life!
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Reading… It’s a Walk in the PARCC
Northern had its Reading Week a little bit early
this year. We chose to kick off the winter months
with some high energy and lots of reading! The
staff wanted to have students think of PARCC as
a way to “show off” all the fabulous things they
are learning. With this idea in mind… we used
the theme It’s a Walk in the PARCC to have
some fun in hopes we could continue the idea of
fabulous learning throughout the next few
months!
As always, the enchanted Reading Fairies
kicked off the week with a little magic! They
began with PARCC It… Pick A Really Cozy
Corner and read! During this time, the entire
school and staff sat quietly and enjoyed some
relaxing reading while the reading fairies came
around to sprinkle some book coupons for free
books at the Spring Book Fair as they were
reading!
A fun new activity, “Knock it Out of the Park”, an
idiom hunt, began this year and was a huge hit.
The fairies left pictures all over the school for
the classes to try and figure out the idiom!
Everyone “had a ball!” The week ended with
our Door Decorating Contest. The classes
were asked to choose their favorite read aloud
book to date and create a fun door! Mrs.
Aubin’s class and Mrs. Vass’ class won this
year! Way to go!
As our way to bring
reading and writing
together in an authentic way,
Northern brought
in the Huga Tuga
Live Presentation
by author Joe
Shandrowski.
Joe came in for 2
presentations that focused on how kids
can use the books they are reading and
their imagination to help write stories.
Imagination ROCKS!!
Reading Week was fun for our fabulous
staff and students. It was nice to
have so much energy surrounding reading and writing during
those crazy snowy days!!
Reading Week… It was
a walk in the park!!
Early Morning Book Club at Saylesville Elementary School
Saylesville’s Reading Specialist Brenda Leclerc
works with emerging and struggling readers.
She loves reading and wants all students to enjoy reading as much as she does. Mrs. Leclerc
knew Saylesville provided enrichment activities
for students in Grades four and five through the
Before the Bell program, but did not have any
enrichment programs in the younger grades.
Mrs. Leclerc met with Mr. Sarkarati and a group
of second and third grade teachers and set out to
create an enrichment program. To fund this
endeavor, Mrs. Leclerc applied for and received
a grant from Target for $2000.
Using the grant money, Mrs. Leclerc has created
the “Early Morning Book Club.” The Early Morning Book Club is open to any second or third
grade student and their parent/guardian. The
goal of the Early Morning Book Club is to promote reading at home. About once a month,
permission slips are sent home announcing the
next meeting. Interested students receive a copy
of the book. The books are interesting and engaging books that Mrs. Leclerc and the teachers
have found to be appealing to students in
Grades two and three. Students must read the
book at home and come to the meeting ready to
discuss what they have read.
During the Early Book Club
meeting, parents and teachers facilitate small group
discussions. The
students talk about
the book and enjoy
a healthy snack at
the end of the
meeting. So far over 30 students,
eight parents and four teachers, Mrs.
Fanning, Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs.
Haddad, and Mrs. Menard, have
participated in this program.
The following are some of the books
that have been read and discussed
during the Early Morning Book Club:
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Cam Jansen and the Chocolate
Fudge Mystery
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Ready, Set, Snow!
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The Veterans’ Day Visitor
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The Mystery of the Stolen
Statue

Oh, It’s Robert Silver
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The Seven Treasure Hunts
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Alien In My Pocket: On Impact!
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Looniverse: Stanger Things
The Early Book Club will continue
through the end of this year. This
Spring, Saylesvile’s PTO is developing an after school Enrichment
program and hopefully the PTO will
be able to continue the Early
Morning Book Club next year.
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Mrs. Cheryle McDonald, Lincoln Central Elementary, Teacher Assistant
After a career in retail, Mrs. McDonald
became a stay at home mom to her two
daughters. Last year, Mrs. McDonald
joined the team of outstanding teacher
assistants here at Lincoln Central when
she became a part time teacher assistant
in Ms. Salhany’s first grade classroom. As
a teacher assistant, Cheryle has made a
significant contribution to Ms. Salhany and her
students. Her guidance and warm demeanor
has allowed students to be successful learners.
In her spare time, Mrs. McDonald loves to cook,
spend time with friends, and travel.
Students, parents, and teachers, all have the
utmost respect for Mrs. McDonald. She is a
valuable member
of our learning
community here
at Central!
Ms. Debbie Shayer, Lincoln Central Elementary, Reading Specialist
Debbie Shayer is a valuable member of our
Central Elementary team. Her guidance and
considerable expertise in the area of reading
has been invaluable to all of us … staff,
students, and families.
Debbie began her career in Lincoln twenty
years ago as a special educator. After three
years in this role, she obtained a masters
degree in reading and became a reading
specialist. Debbie has been sharing her
talent as a reading specialist with the
students and families of Lincoln Central for
the past 15 years. Debbie is a valued
member of our RtI team and provides us with
expert guidance regarding appropriate interventions for our struggling students.
In her spare time, Debbie likes to spend time
with family and friends, and her two “little love
bugs” – Allie and Riley – her Italian greyhounds.
Each year we look forward to their Christmas
portrait which Debbie includes on her Christmas
card. Allie and Riley are very photogenic and
love posing for their picture – in costume!
We consider ourselves very fortunate to have
such a talented professional on our team. One
who is always willing to go above and beyond
for the students and
staff at Central
Elementary.
Debbie embodies
all the qualities of a
true professional -dedication to her
students, their
families, and her
colleagues. Her
door is always open to us all – and we
greatly appreciate it!
Mrs. Lisa Harrington, Lonsdale Elementary School, Teacher Assistant
Mrs. Lisa Harrington is in her fifth year in the
Lincoln Public Schools. She is one of our
valuable teaching assistants and works
alongside Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Susan
Mischler. In addition to her work in the
school district, she spent several years
working at the Northern Rhode Island
Collaborative and at the St. James School.
Mrs. Harrington loves working with our
younger students. She loves their energy
and zest for learning. Mrs. Harrington enjoys
when she walks into her classroom and is
greeted by hugs and smiles. She knows how
important it is to establish a love for learning
among students and is happy to be a part of
that development. She notes that working at
Lonsdale is a pleasure. She respects the staff
and feels like we are one big family; caring
about one another and supporting one another
whenever needed.
Mrs. Harrington lives in Smithfield with her
husband George and her two children. In
addition to her
responsibilities in
Lincoln, she is also
very involved in her
daughter’s schools
and at her church.
Her hobbies include
running and camping. We thank Mrs.
Harrington for all she does for our students
here at Lonsdale Elementary School.
Mrs. Joanna Plamondon, Lonsdale Elementary School, Resource Teacher
Mrs. Joanna Plamondon is in her eleventh
year of teaching. Nine of these years
have been here in Lincoln. Her experience
covers almost every grade level. She has
worked at: Saylesville, Northern ELC,
Fairlawn ELC, Central, Lonsdale, and at
Lincoln High School. She currently works
as a special educator working with
students in fourth and fifth grade.
Mrs. Plamondon comes from a family of
educators. Her mother began her career as
a teacher and later became an administrator.
Mrs. Plamondon’s twin sister also teaches here in
Lincoln. Mrs. Plamondon chose special education because it gives her an opportunity to connect and work with students on an individual
level. She notes it's rewarding helping students
overcome challenges and accomplish new things.
Mrs. Plamondon has a beautiful, four month old
son named Vince. She loves being a mom and
spending time with her husband and son. Her
hobbies include: cooking, shopping and decorat-
ing her new
home. We are so
grateful to have
Joanna on our
team here at
Lonsdale School.
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Mrs. Tammy Kiernan, Northern Elementary School, Teacher Assistant
Tammy Kiernan is a teacher assistant in one of
the five Preschool classrooms at Northern
Elementary School. She began her career in
education by volunteering at Central Elementary School for 10 years while her children went
to school. In 2005, she then took the leap and
began working for Lincoln Public Schools as a
one-on-one teacher assistant. She has worked
When not at school
she can be found
relaxing with her
dogs, shopping or
hanging out with
her family and kids.
at Northern, Central and the Middle school,
before becoming a teacher assistant in a
preschool at Lonsdale in 2012, and then
came to Northern when all preschools moved
here in 2014. Tammy loves working with
children; she has a special affinity for
preschoolers and does an excellent job.
Ms. Cynthia Soares, Northern Lincoln Elementary School, Reading Specialist
Cynthia Soares has been teaching in Lincoln
since 2002. She began as a long term
substitute in a first grade integrated classroom
at Fairlawn Early Learning Center. She has
since spent all of her time at Northern
Elementary School, first as a second grade
teacher and now as a reading specialist.
Although she states that she does miss being a
classroom teacher, every day as a reading
teacher is a bold new adventure. There are
always new challenges to work through, new
strategies to learn and new students to meet.
She considers Northern to be truly a special
place to work each day and she would be lost
without her magnificent colleagues. She gives
credit to the teachers around her; they push her
and this makes her strive to become a better
teacher every day.
Cynthia has participated in her share of
district initiatives, including the training and
implementing of Rubicon Atlas as well as
the new middle school and elementary
English Language Arts curriculum writing
team. She is also very involved with
helping train her fellow teachers in any
new programs the district brings to the
table. She has helped support her colleagues in programs such as Leveled
Literacy Intervention program, Fountas &
Pinnell Benchmarking System, Fundations,
Visualizing/Verbalizing and Seeing Stars.
Cynthia also enjoys working the S.N.A.P.
(Students Needing an Additional Push)
summer program. In this program, she
feels she has the ability to continue the
work she has
begun with her
students in a fun
and engaging way
over the summer.
Cynthia and her
husband have
been married for
nine years now
and have two
beautiful young
daughters. She
loves to be on this learning adventure each
and every day. There is no other place she
could imagine herself! As Pete the Cat
would say, “It’s All Good!”
Mrs. Jeanne Williams, Saylesville Elementary School, Teacher Assistant
Jeanne Williams has been working at
Saylesville Elementary School since January.
Mrs. Williams works with Mrs. Hien and Mrs.
Murray in the Grades K-1 self-contained special
education program and with Mrs. Boudreault
and Mrs. Antunes’ Kindergarten class as a
substitute 1:1 TA.
Mrs. Williams always wanted to be a teacher,
but the time was never right. When she was a
student at URI, she had to leave to take care of
her mother. Then she married and started a
family. When her children got older, Jeanne
earned her Associates degree from New
England Tech in Science. For years, she
worked as a medical assistant. Although she
enjoyed working in the medical field, she still
wanted to work in a school.
One day Mrs. Williams had a conversation with
her granddaughter about education. The two of
them made a pact. If Mrs. William’s granddaughter worked harder in school and buckled
down, then she would too. Mrs. William’s
granddaughter held Jeanne to her word.
Before she knew it, Mrs. Williams had
completed her Para Pro teacher assistant
training course at CCRI and was now certified
to work as a teacher assistant.
Mrs. Williams is pleased with her decision to
work at Saylesville. “Everybody is so kind and
supportive. Mrs. Hien and Mrs. Murray make
me feel like I am part of the team.” As a 1:1
teacher assistant, Mrs. Williams is constantly
learning new things about the student she
works with and using that information to adjust
her approach. Serving as a 1:1 is challenging
and fulfilling work. “My student has shown me
so much. Even on the most challenging days, I
leave feeling good.”
In addition to her work at Saylesville, Mrs. Williams does volunteer work with disabled adults.
The group works on of areas and topics, including social skills. Mrs. Williams brings those
experiences
to Saylesville. Mrs.
Hien noted
that “Mrs.
William’s
volunteer
work with
adults brings
us perspective. She helps us see where things are
going.”
Mrs. Williams is very proud of her family.
Her husband has supported all of the
decisions she has made. He is truly happy
seeing her happy. Mrs. Williams daughter,
Michelle, teaches preschool in Johnston and
her son, Brendon, lives in Denver and works
at Lockhead Martin.
Welcome to Saylesville
Mrs. Williams!
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Mrs. Laurie Jean Ciosek, Saylesville Elementary School, Grade One
Laurie Jean Ciosek has been a first grade
teacher, and only a first grade teacher, in
Lincoln for the past 25 years. Laurie-Jean
started her career at Central Elementary,
where she taught three years in a special
education classroom. For the next 16 years,
Mrs. Ciosek taught at Fairlawn Early Learning
Center. In 2010, she moved to Saylesville
Elementary and has been here ever since.
Mrs. Ciosek enjoys being at Saylesville.
“When I was at Fairlawn, the students left us in
first grade and we wouldn’t see them again
until the 6th grade supper. So it is a treat each
day to see them grow up, get awards and stop
by with their families to say hi.”
Mrs. Ciosek is proud of her former students.
Many of her students have gone on to fulfill
their dreams and aspirations. For example, one
of her students wrote to President Bush and
was subsequently asked to attend the State of
the Union Address. She has had students
serve in the military and come back and visit her
classes in uniform. She’s even had a student
invite her to her wedding. Some of her students
have gone on to become valedictorian and
salutatorian. She is especially proud of her
students who have followed in her footsteps
and gone on to be teachers.
Mrs. Ciosek is actively involved in the school.
She is the teacher representative for the PTO.
Mrs. Ciosek is a member of the Reading Week
Committee and is lead organizer for Culture
Night. For the last two years she has participated on the Data Team Study Group. “I love
to get involved. It’s
more enriching to
me to get involved
and be a part of the
community.”
Mrs. Ciosek is
happily married to
Ed for 32 years.
Ed is a Psychiatric
Counselor in
Woonsocket. She has three children:
Stephen (30), Ariana (28) and Phillip (21).
Mrs. Ciosek’s daughter recently got married, so she now has a son-in-law, Timothy. Mrs. Ciosek and her family have an
orange tabby cat named Simba. She and
her family live in Cumberland.
Mr. James Dooley, Lincoln Middle School, Custodian
If the flag is up and the doors are open at
Lincoln Middle School, Mr. Jim Dooley is in the
building! Every morning Jim arrives around
sunrise and opens the building for the Lincoln
Middle School staff and students. He comes
with a positive attitude and extends a warm
welcome to everyone he sees. Jim is always
ready to address any staff or building need.
Like a good cup of coffee, Jim gets us all off to
a great day!
Mr. Dooley has worked for the Lincoln Public
Schools for a little over 13 years. He began
working as a custodian at Northern Elementary School and worked there for 9 1/2 years
prior to joining the staff at Lincoln Middle School.
Jim says he worked hard to obtain the day shift
position at Lincoln Middle School and is much
fulfilled. This positive and accommodating
attitude is evident as he is always available for
any job whether it requires a mop, muscle, or
wrench.
Jim is a long-time Lincoln resident and dedicated family man. He has been married to his
wife, Anne, for 40 years! Together they have
two daughters, Colleen and Mikayla. Jim is also
the proud grandfather of Madison who is almost
three. There is always a warm twinkle in Jim’s
eyes when you talk with him about his family!
On weekends
and holidays, Jim
enjoys working
outside and
puttering around
his gardens. He
is also cleaning
up his Boston
Whaler to be ready for some leisurely
summer rides around Narragansett Bay!
Thank you for all you do for the staff and
students at Lincoln Middle School
Mr. Dooley!
Mr. Matthew Barboza, Lincoln Middle School, Science Teacher
Most students know Mr. Barboza either because of Camp Bournedale or because he is
the teacher with the tarantula in his classroom!
Regardless of how you know Mr. Barboza, he
is a dedicated Lincoln Middle School teacher
who enjoys teaching science to Lincoln Middle
School students! Mr. Barboza has been
teaching for 10 years. He began his career as
a long-term substitute at both Central Elementary School and Northern Elementary School
prior to securing his current position at Lincoln
Middle School. While at the Middle School,
Mr. Barboza has taught both
the 6th grade and 7th
grade science curriculums.
Mr. Barboza can’t decide which curriculum he
enjoys more, as he just loves Science! This
love of Science is long standing with Mr. Barboza. Back at Elm College, Mr. Barboza majored in “Natural Science”, a major that encompasses all the sciences. He says he has always loved nature, animals and the outdoors.
His love of science and the outdoors is very
visible to Lincoln Middle School’s new 6th graders as they visit and participate in the science
based activities at Camp Bournedale. The staff
at Lincoln Middle School is very fortunate to
have such an enthusiastic coordinator of such a
big under taking. Mr. Barboza promotes the
Camp Bournedale experience as he feels the
camp experience not only
offers a fantastic program of
enriching hands
-on science
experiences but
also provides
shared experiences for the
new 6th graders. He says the new sixth
graders who primarily come from the four
elementary schools in town are provided
opportunities and experiences to make new
friends outside of their elementary circles.
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In his spare time, Mr. Barboza enjoys
playing basketball with his friends and
colleagues. He traditionally scores several
points while playing for the Lincoln Middle
School faculty team at the Lincoln Middle
School “Hoop Fest.”
Mr. Barboza is also a family man, married to a
Lincoln Middle School special educator.
Together they have two beautiful children,
Elias who is two years old, and Eviana who
is eleven months old.
Mrs. Justine Buontempo, Lincoln High School, Health Room Aide
As the health room aide, Mrs. Justine Buontempo is often the first person students see
when they come to the nurse’s office. She
assists our School Nurse Teacher Mrs.
Rhonda Sexton in ensuring that students
spend the most time in class that they can.
She takes her job of helping to ensure the
student body's medical well-being very
seriously.
Mrs. Buontempo also works with coaches and
doctor's offices to ensure all students that
wish to try out for sports have a current
physical. Mrs. Buontempo's accommodating
nature has helped many a nervous student who
might have been late in getting his or her physical in on time be cleared for try-outs.
Mrs. Buontempo and her husband Ralph have
four children. She enjoys baking and even has
her own business selling
traditional Italian cookies
and treats around the
holidays. Mrs. Buontempo is always busy
outside of school, taking
on lots of home decorating projects around her
house.
Mr. Brandon Lahoud, Lincoln High School, Choir Director
Lincoln High School's Choir Director, webmaster, and Variety Show co-advisor Mr.
Brandon Lahoud certainly is a man of many
talents! As the choir director, Mr. Lahoud is
responsible for the Chorus and Select
Choir. The chorus meets during the day as
a credited course and the select choir
meets one night per week and is an
auditioned group. Mr. Lahoud has worked
very hard since coming to Lincoln High
School to expand and improve the choral
aspect of the music program.
In addition to directing the choral groups,
Mr. Lahoud also teaches music apprecia-
tion and exhibition. In all of his teaching, Mr.
Lahoud uses the latest technology to engage
and inform students. He consistently incorporates the best technological trends into his
teaching and is extremely willing to help his
colleagues do the same.
As the webmaster, Mr. Lahoud maintains
Lincoln High School's informative website. He
has added features that make the website in
sync with real time, with the twitter feeds of the
school and the athletic department featured on
the front page. As the Variety Show advisor, he
helps the students create amazing shows year
after year. The cast and crew are very lucky to
have his expertise
at their disposal.
He also was
“instrumental” in the
“We Are Here”
project, playing the
piano for the video.
In his spare time,
Mr. Lahoud is an avid rock climber and loves
to write his own music. He is also a big fan
of Asian cuisine. As you can see,
Mr. Lahoud is definitely a true Renaissance
man!
ADK Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
The “Alpha” Chapter of Lincoln of Alpha Delta Kappa International Organization of Women Educators observed the 50th
ADK News & Events
Anniversary of its founding on March 28, 2015---fifty years to the day! A brunch was held at J. Gray’s Restaurant and
ADK BLOOD DRIVE
special guests included: Mrs. Mia Ackerman, State Representative from District 45, Cumberland-Lincoln; Ms. Charlene
APRIL 27, 2015
Lauria of Connecticut, Northeast Regional Vice-President of ADK; and Mrs. Norma Blythe, the first Alpha president in
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1965! Mrs. Ackerman presented a resolution from the state legislature to the group and proclamations were read that
Lonsdale
Elementary
School
were signed by T. Joseph Almond, Lincoln Town Administrator and Georgia Fortunato, Superintendent of Lincoln Public
270
River
Rd
Schools.
ONE DONOR KEEPS
The following members were honored as “Silver Sisters” for being members for twenty-five years: Mrs. Lynne Kania, Mrs.
3 PEOPLE FROM DYING!
Roberta Mclear, Mrs. Elaine Harnad and Mrs. Linda Menard. In addition, former past presidents of the chapter were hon- PLEASE
HELP US HELP OTHERS and
ored and they were Mrs. Blythe, Mrs. Nancy Murphy, Ms. Janice Dzialo, Mrs. Harnad, Mrs. McLear, and Mrs. Elizabeth
DONATE BLOOD!
Keegan.
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On display at this event were: The original charter authorizing the formation of the chapter along with the names of the first
sixteen members, photos and scrapbooks from past years, and a display of the hundreds of thank-you notes the group
$500.00 LHS SCHOLARSHIP
has received over the years from organizations and individuals the chapter has helped. At this time, the Chapter is focusThe ADK Scholarship is awarded
ing its altruistic endeavors supporting the Family Literacy Center in Manville and Alpha’s Annual $500.00 Scholarship.
to a LHS Senior girl who is going
Please see the scholarship information to the right.
Alpha Chapter will be joining the other ADK chapters in Rhode Island, Eta (Cumberland) and Kappa (Woonsocket) to hold
to major in Education, Nursing,
a fundraiser titled, “Funny4funds.” This is a Comedy Night to be held on May 8, 2015 at the West Warwick Elks Lodge, 60
Social Work, or similar service
Clyde Street, West Warwick. The doors open at 7:00 P.M. and the show starts at 8:00 P.M. Tickets are $20.00 for the
career. Please see the LHS
adult show that will highlight Rhode Island and Education in its humor. For further information and/or tickets, please call
Guidance Office for an
Kathy Palmieri at 401-578-1601.
application.
Later in May, the members of Lincoln Alpha will hold its Annual Tea at Atria Assisted Living on Rt. 116 in Lincoln. This tea
is a gathering of former teachers who are residents at Atria joined by the Lincoln Alpha chapter. It is a heart-warming
event for all involved as the residents discuss their teaching days with us over tea and scones. There are many happy memories shared at this event.
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Spring at Lincoln High School
Project Clothesline is a service project that
the National Honor Society at Lincoln High
School adopted this year with the goal of
spreading an anti-bullying message using
words and art. The messages are painted
and drawn onto plain white t-shirts and are
designed to show support and encouragement to anyone who may have experienced
or is still experiencing bullying in their
lives. Messages included personal connections about how bullying may have had an
effect on someone personally.
Project Clothesline creates a visual display
that demonstrates Lincoln High School's
commitment to nonviolence and antibullying. It says that you are not alone and
that we
will not allow bullying in our
school. The messages on
the shirts encourage students to stand up for one
another, speak out
against bullying, and
work together to create
a safe and supportive
school environment.
The shirts are now on
display on a clothesline
at the entrance of the
school so that all who
enter can see the collective, anti-bullying message. The outpouring
of support for this project makes it clear that
LHS students stand together to fight against
bullies and bullying.
One of LHS’s most popular clubs is the ski
and snowboard club. Each year, students
plan trips to nearby mountains to give students the chance to learn to ski or improve
their existing skills. Mr. Frank Yip is the
advisor to the club and he is assisted by
Miss Kathryn Capone. The club’s president
is Jacob Jourdan.
This year the club
took advantage of
amazing conditions
at Burke Mountain
and Stowe, both in Vermont and Bretton
Woods in New Hampshire. The students
have a great time and get to experience the
true beauty of a New England winter.
Physical Education students participated in
a functional fitness circuit Wednesday
March 25th with the RI National
Guard. Students in all Physical Education
classes were challenged to complete multiple fitness stations that focused on strength
and conditioning for a complete total body
workout. Our students rose to the occasion
and gave their best effort in each class and
had tons of fun working out with the PE staff
and the National Guard.
The Journalism and Broadcast Academy
hosted its annual “My Story” event on Friday, February 13th. Over a dozen media
members from all types of outlets joined our
journalism students to give their perspectives on various career opportunities. Students moved from table to table asking the
media members questions about their
unique experiences in these exciting careers. Mrs. Picozzi, the teacher and advisor
of the school’s Journalism and Broadcast
Academy, started this program many years
ago to provide students with a link from their
learning to career opportunities. Now, at
least one LHS graduate of the academy has
returned to speak with students. Tom
Carroll, LHS Class of 2010 and Emerson
College Class of 2014, worked up until
recently at WEEI radio in Boston as a producer and just accepted a job at ESPN
Radio as a production assistant. Tom was
an integral part of the
Journalism and Broadcast
Academy’s growth and
now brings
the same
enthusiasm and
hard
work to
his
career.
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The Lincoln Middle School Art program is based upon
Common Core and RI Visual Art and Design grade span
expectations. There are two Art courses available to
students, general Art and Ceramics. Both courses build
upon what students have learned at the elementary level
and are designed to enable them to succeed later at the
high school level.
In the general art course, students work with a variety of
materials and art forms as they explore art as a language.
The year begins with basic principles and elements of
design. For example, assignments might explore the use of
line or pattern in an artwork. These building blocks are then
developed and transferred to more complex creative
challenges as the year progresses. Students work from their
imaginations as well as use visual resources. Students
develop observational skills while drawing objects,
themselves, or still life arrangements. Shading and
perspective techniques that help to create the illusion of
objects in space are addressed at all levels. Materials range
from pencil drawing to painting and mixed media sculpture.
Sixth and seventh grade students have been looking at art
from a variety of cultures. Most recently, students learned
about African masks. Then they chose an African proverb to
express in their own three-dimensional mask. In addition to
the challenge of constructing an object, students needed to
consider exaggeration of facial features, details, and
symbols that would help to communicate their
understanding of the proverbs. This lesson built upon
previous units with color theory, self-portraits and human
proportions, and 3D design, which were covered earlier in
the year. These students are currently learning to use linear
perspective to draw interior spaces.
Eighth grade students are also working on perspective,
although they will be taking the techniques to a higher level
in skill as well as imagery. They recently painted a
watercolor and pastel still life. They worked from a display of
cardboard architectural models that they designed and built
during a previous lesson. This culminating project
incorporated what they had learned about constructing a
composition, drawing observed subject matter, shading, and
color theory. They also needed to focus on measuring
objects and analyzing relationships within a 3D space, so
that the display could be accurately translated in the
paintings. Other projects this year include metal working,
cartooning, and using color harmonies.
Ceramics students have explored hand building clay
techniques (coil, pinch, and slab construction). They have
applied these skills to make pinch pots, slab and coil
vessels. These techniques have also been employed in
combination to create works of art. The Ceramics room is
equipped with four potter’s wheels. Students enjoy
“throwing” on the potter’s wheels when they have free time
for independent work. Students continue to strengthen
their knowledge and application of techniques throughout
the year. Projects have included decorative pinch pots, slab
mugs, narrative plates, coil bowls and food sculptures. The
food sculptures have been displayed during the months of
March and April. In March, we had two winners at the
Atrium Art Show- Tatum Pelletier and Hong Nguyen. Both
students attended the event and spoke to the seniors about
their artwork. It was a wonderful experience for these
students to share their work in the Lincoln community.
Student work was displayed at that event and also at the
Lincoln Town Hall during March.