Lincoln Elementary School

In honor of National Custodian Appreciation Day, LES hosted a Minute to Win It challenge for Phil and Skylee! There was some cheating, lots of cheering, and Skylee won the tower contest by one roll! #Celebrate379

To show appreciation for handing out free school supplies before school, Mrs. Hauck's art students created this Thank You Banner for Ferguson's Rexall Pharmacy and the Clay Center Elks Club. This banner will be delivered to both of them. As always, we appreciate their support of our kids and families! #Celebrate379

Mrs. Wietharn's 3rd graders took advantage of a small break in the rain to go on a nature hike today. Each student has created their own science notebook and is documenting life cycles. Right now, they are trying to answer the question, "Do all parts of the life cycle migrate, or just the adults?"

V is for Vegetables—and a VERY good cause! And tomorrow is the deadline!

Mrs. Shannon’s Friends of the Lighthouse Service Project is collecting canned vegetables through tomorrow, October 2.

All donations will go to Lighthouse for Christ to help stock its shelves and support families in our Clay Center community.

Canned vegetables only, please! Thank you for helping our Cubs turn learning into kindness! #Celebrate379

The USD 379 Excellence Foundation treated Lincoln and Bus Barn staff yesterday to free drinks from Chilly Hillbilly and 4th and Torch Coffee. Special thanks to Audrey Keim and the Stapp family for fighting through the rain (again) to serve our staff. The Excellence Foundation is proud to support our fantastic staff while also supporting local businesses. #Celebrate379

"You got me in the feels!" Ms. Brownell's 3rd graders practiced expanding their writing by using feelings and motions to describe what it was like to ride a roller coaster! Lots of big feelings, big motions, and BIG writing! #Celebrate379

Nothing beats a kindergarten ABC Bootcamp Parade and Show! The K's have been learning their ABCs to begin the year, and today they got to show it off in front of a fantastic crowd of family and friends! #Celebrate379

Ms. Brownell's 3rd grade scientists are busy exploring some polarizing content this week! They tested different types of magnets, compared their strengths, and learned more about the forces that make them work. #Celebrate379

LES September BOE Report #Celebrate379

The USD 379 Bus Barn is continuing their “School Bus Behavior Awards” this year. Each driver nominates a regular rider who exemplifies good behavior and shows respect for both the driver and the other passengers.
All nominees went into a hat, and one name was drawn as September's winner. That student is Killian from the Honey Badger bus. Killian was awarded gifts donated by Ferguson Rexall Drugs, Kier’s Thriftway, Tasty Pastry Bakery, and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Killian is pictured with his bus driver, Andrea Ferguson. #Celebrate379

Mat Man is back in kindergarten! Teachers like Mrs. Shannon use these concepts to help students learn their body parts. Today, they drew Mat Man and then morphed it into a drawing of themselves! #Celebrate379

You can never go wrong when you have kids read! Mrs. Weller's 2nd graders spent some ELA time reading with partners using their Start Right Readers, then read solo from their favorite books! #Celebrate379

Last week, Mrs. Edwards' science class learned about forces, pushes, and pulls and how they can make objects move or change direction. Students put their knowledge to the test by designing and building a bridge using only paper and books. They then tested their bridges by seeing how many pennies they could hold. Students had fun designing, testing, and improving their bridges like real engineers! #Celebrate379

Math is so much more fun with friends. Mrs. Payne’s 2nd grade class synergized during math core this week, practicing doubles and doubles plus one. They checked their work by using strategies like counting on, making tens frames, drawing pictures, and using 100s charts. #Celebrate379

Yesterday, Ms. Brownell's science classes learned all about force—pushes and pulls—by creating their very own Hopper Poppers!
Students tested how different pushes changed how far their poppers could jump, made predictions, and had a LOT of fun learning through trial and error! #Celebrate379

Little Bo Peep lost her sheep, and Mrs. Knitter's class had to help her find them! They are wrapping up their nursery rhyme unit in kindergarten this week, and Bo Peep is always a fan favorite. It was a fun way to get up and moving while practicing letter recognition and writing! #Celebrate379

NextGen Under 30 recognizes and encourages the next generation of innovative, creative, and inspiring individuals who push boundaries across various fields. Congratulations, Mrs. Koppes! #Celebrate379

NextGen Under 30 recognizes and encourages the next generation of innovative, creative, and inspiring individuals who push boundaries across various fields. Congratulations, Mr. Beardsley! #Celebrate379

Do you remember reading Judy Moody books? Mrs. Wietharn's 3rd graders are in the middle of one right now during ELA! Today, they read together and highlighted words they couldn't pronounce and/or didn't know the meaning of. Then, they worked through these words as a group. #Celebrate379