Second graders in Mrs. Weller's class began a new reading unit this week focused on biographies. They started with the Book, "Miss Moore Thought Otherwise", a picture book biography about Anne Carroll Moore, a librarian who revolutionized children's library services by establishing the first children's room at the New York Public Library. #celebrate379
Congratulations, Mrs. Knitter! #celebrate379

USD 379 will use Monday's menu (breakfast & lunch) on Tuesday, Jan. 27. We will totally skip Tuesday's menus for the week. The menu will run as planned Wednesday through Friday. #celebrate379

During Ms. Knitter's science class, her second graders explored the different properties of materials used for clothing, such as texture, absorbency, and flexibility. Students were tasked with the challenge to build a hat that best protected them from the sun. They were given aluminum foil, clips, paper bags, paper towels, and string. Creativity ensued! #celebrate379










School Closed- Monday, January 26th, 2026

3rd graders became astronauts in Ms. Brownell's science class this week! They analyzed how a NASA astronaut's traits change during a year in space. They also measured some of their own traits and made predictions about how these traits might change after living in space. #celebrate379




Writing is a part of every classroom in Lincoln, and it really gets expanded in 2nd grade as students learn to write thoughts and stories instead of just sentences. Today in Mrs. Payne's class, they were writing about their evening and about their classmates. Their journals are full of entries! #celebrate379
Writing requires strong hand, wrist, and finger muscles! Here are some of the ways Mrs. Bruggeman's Pre-K students wrote letters last week. #celebrate379




Thank you to our 25-year employees at 379! #celebrate379

Every fall, winter, and spring, students take an AimsWeb+ screening to gauge growth in both reading and math. This is taking place this week across Lincoln, including in Ms. Koppe's class. Teachers use this data to assess both whole-class and individual instruction moving forward. It is a big part of what we do at Lincoln! #celebrate379
Congratulations, Mrs. Jones! #celebrate379

Mystery Science is the elementary science curriculum in 379. It provides the perfect level of science vocabulary, experiments, and more!. This week in Mrs. Shannon’s class, students explored snow and snowflakes, and through videos and experiments, they can answer questions about them both! #celebrate379










Congratulations, Mrs. Edwards! #celebrate379

Child Check is coming up! #celebrate379

Please welcome Ms. Smith! She will be student teaching with Mrs. Rourke at Garfield and Lincoln this semester and will end the year with Mrs. Thrasher at Garfield. #celebrate379

Mrs. Knitter's second graders are ending their semester with a "Christmas Around the World" project, where they research the holiday traditions of different countries. #celebrate379
CCCMS 8th graders, Yazlin and Jeanese, participated in a creative writing study lab first quarter. Yesterday, they shared their final products with Mrs. Shannon’s kindergarten students. These two read their stories, then they gave each of Mrs. Shannon’s kindergarteners their own autographed copy!
Jeanese first had the idea for The Tiger with the Magic Tail when she was four. This story has been a passion project for a decade, and her colorful designs made the story come to life.
Yazlin was inspired to write Junkyard Treasure because of her little brother, one of Mrs. Shannon’s current kindergarten students. He loves trucks and projects, and his excitement at hearing the story for the first time today was contagious!
Great work, Jeanese and Yazlin! #celebrate379
Jeanese first had the idea for The Tiger with the Magic Tail when she was four. This story has been a passion project for a decade, and her colorful designs made the story come to life.
Yazlin was inspired to write Junkyard Treasure because of her little brother, one of Mrs. Shannon’s current kindergarten students. He loves trucks and projects, and his excitement at hearing the story for the first time today was contagious!
Great work, Jeanese and Yazlin! #celebrate379







Congratulations, Ms. Knitter! #celebrate379

Congratulations to our 20 year employees! #celebrate379

This week, Mrs. Peterson's class is reading all about the Baroque Theater and its unique ways of creating sound effects for their plays. As always, vocabulary is a big part of their learning. #celebrate379
