The USD 379 Bus Barn has started a bus behavior campaign for the second semester. Each driver nominates a regular rider who exemplifies good behavior and shows respect for both the driver and the other passengers.
All nominees were put in a hat, and one name was drawn as December's winner. That student is Lillian from LES! Her driver is Merlin Fowles, who drives the Clay Center Squirrel bus.
Lillian was recognized at a Rise & Shine assembly at LES. She received a certificate, a $10 gift card donated by Short Stop, and a $5 gift card donated by Ray's Apple Market.
Lincoln Elementary January Board Report
February Child Check is coming up soon!
USD 379 Announcement
Thank you, USD 379 parents!
January is National Mentoring Month. USD 379 participates in the Teammates mentoring program, which is funded by the Clay Counts Coalition.
According to TeamMates data, 84% of mentors report that they return to their workplace/home more engaged after mentoring. What are you waiting for? Join the team! Contact lisalast@usd379.org for more information or to sign up.
What goes into a USD 379 snow day? This video is a behind-the-scenes look at the January 2025 snowstorm that dropped a record 16+ inches in parts of Clay County. It shows the district's preparation before the storm and highlights what went into getting our buildings ready to open again.
https://youtu.be/KBN4iTejiek
USD 379 will be on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025. There will be no AM preschool. CCCHS, CCCMS and Wakefield will start at 10:10am. LES and GES will start at 10:25am.
Lisa Last is once again hosting a FREE parenting course through USD 379 and funded by the Clay Counts Coalition.
USD 379 will be closed on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025. No school or activities.
All USD 379 sites, including the Stuart Administrative Center, will be closed on Monday, January 6th, 2025.
USD 379 will be closed on Monday, January 6th, 2025. No school or activities.
To end the semester, Mrs. Graham hosted a Math Party for her students and families. Parents came and played card games using math skills the students had acquired over the first semester. After snacks and drinks, families were sent home with a deck of cards and a sheet full of math card games they can play over break. It was a great party!
USD 379 Intervention teachers have gone through extensive reading intervention training from The Phillips Fundamental Learning Center. This includes Mrs. Coupal, Mrs. Fox, Mr. Liby, and Mrs. Swihart at Lincoln and Mrs. Galindo at Garfield. This group has excelled so much with the new curriculum that the Fundamental Learning Center decided to come to Clay Center and film a documentary about everything they are doing to help our kids succeed! It is a powerful video, and we hope you take a few minutes to watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxVvAg8ydo8
While learning about how different countries celebrate the holidays at this time of year, Mrs. Payne’s 2nd grade class stopped in Mexico and made piñatas.
It’s Gingerbread Week in kindergarten! Only one problem: Mr. Kimmi opened the oven door and out shot the gingerbread man. He went running down the hall shouting, "Run, run as fast as you can!" Now we can't find him!
Every December, Ms. Coughlin presents her "How To Accept A Gift" as part of her classroom counseling lesson. Students learn how to give a genuine thank you, even if it is a present they don't want (like underwear!).
It was Holiday Hat dat at Lincoln, and Math Multiplication day! Students in Mrs. Peterson's class were hard at work completing story problems involving multiplication facts.
Students in Mrs. Craig's Human Growth and Development class have been learning about the areas of child development (physical, intellectual, emotional and social.) Last week, they interviewed LES preschoolers in Miss Kristi and Miss Kaity's classes by asking them questions relating to these four areas. CCCHS students enjoyed the opportunity to connect with the preschoolers in their classroom, as well as experience firsthand what children this age know and are capable of doing. One student shared: "I liked that we got to see what kids think like now."
To end the first semester, second graders were required to write a descriptive paragraph that would be used in their end-of-quarter grade cards. To make it more interesting, Mrs. Pfizenmaier had her students design and create a holiday sweater. Then, they wrote a paragraph about the sweater. There were some great sweaters and paragraphs!
