Dear Lincoln School Community,
Today, the number 3.14 was on everyone's minds as students participated in a series of fun math games and activities in honor of the number Pi. Thank you to the many parent volunteers who assisted, and a special note of gratitude to our parent coordinators, Mrs. Joudeh and Mrs. Pianelli, as well as our staff for helping facilitate the lessons.
Please join us on the evening of Wednesday, March 18th for the annual Lincoln School Science Fair! We look forward to seeing the experiments, explorations, and exciting research done by our young scientists. The Lincoln School Science Fair will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, March 18th, in the Lincoln School gymnasium.
Next week, Lincoln joins with schools throughout the District and nation in recognizing Neurodiversity Celebration Week. This initiative focuses on and celebrates the many ways that our brains learn, and challenges misconceptions about neurological differences. We have Morning Meeting messages and slides centered around the theme of neurodiversity, as well as read alouds in the classroom to assist students in deepening their understanding of individual differences. Finally, we welcome our students and staff to wear Tie Dye next Friday in recognition of Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
In addition to Read Across America Week, we will be extending our love of reading with a monthlong Lincoln Loves Reading celebration!. A schedule for the month, including suggested dates for chapter readings, may be found here. If your child and family would like to listen along to a Lincoln staff member read the chapters of Mr. Popper’s Penguins aloud, please click here to access the audio files. There are also select picture book videos from our staff included as well.
In addition, we once again have a Lincoln Loves Reading challenge for the month of March. Students and staff will try to collectively read the height of all of the Lincoln School ‘grownups,’ earning progress towards the goal for each book read. If we can conquer this challenge, I have agreed (with some creative student input) to work towards a fun schoolwide reward. Students will share their ideas for the reward in Media classes. Please click here to view the Lincoln Loves Reading Challenge 2026 form, and input books read for the challenge. For any students who would like to independently input their reading to our Lincoln challenge form, Mrs. Flanagan will share the link with students in grades 2-5 in their technology Google Classroom. I can’t wait to see which reward we choose, and if students can meet our schoolwide goal!
Report cards will be going live on the Genesis Parent Portal on Friday, March 27th at the end of the school day. Report cards are essential tools of communication between your child's teacher and you, as parents and guardians. I look forward to continued collaboration between home and school as we work together to ensure your child's academic success. If you have any difficulty accessing the portal, please email our Genesis helpdesk at genesis@wyckoffps.org.
Please note that Monday is a minimum day for all students for staff professional development. There will be a 1:05 pm dismissal. Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Patrick Lee
Principal
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, March 16 - Minimum Day for Students - 1:05 pm dismissal
Wednesday, March 18 - Lincoln School Science Fair 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 19 - Grade 4 Trip to The Zabriskie House
Friday, March 20 - 2nd Marking Period Ends
Friday, March 27 - PTO Lunch Fundraiser (Park Wood Deli)
Report Cards go live on Genesis - 3:30 pm
Dads’ Night - doors open 6:30 pm
Monday, March 30 - Science Fair Snow Date
Wednesday, April 1 - Gr. 3 & 4 Spring Concert
(10 am students; 2 pm parents and guests)
Friday, April 3 - Schools Closed
Monday, April 6 - Kindergarten Conferences (KC)
Wednesday, April 8 - Kindergarten Conferences (KT)
Thursday, April 9 - PTO Meeting 9:15 am MPR
Connected Parent Series- “Growth Mindset and the Power of
Learning through Struggle” - 7:15-8:15 pm Washington
School
Friday, April 10 - Dads’ Night Snow Date - 6:30 pm
Monday, April 13 - BOE Meeting - 6:30 pm at EMS
Tuesday, April 14 - Connected Parents Series - “The Digital Parent:
Navigating Social Media for Your Kids” - 7:00 - 8:00 pm EMS
Thursday, April 16 - Lincoln Ladies Night - 7:00 pm (The Park West Loft)
Friday, April 17 - Lincoln PTO Lunch Fundraiser
Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24 - SCHOOLS CLOSED - Spring Break
Tuesday, April 28 - Lincoln Grade 5 visits EMS 9:15 - 11:00 am
FRIDAY FOLDERS (Click here to view Friday Folder documents):
Grade 3 & 4 Spring Concert (NEW)
Incoming 6th Grade Fairview Lake Trip Reminder Flyer 2026 (NEW)
2026 Summer Camp Flyer
Relay For Life of Flow 2026
Science Trivia Question #3
2026 Spring Tennis Flyer
2026 Spring Break Tennis Flyer
2026 Spring Gold Flyer
NJSLA-A Parent Information Session
26-27 Preschool Announcement
NJSLA TESTING DATES:
Please note the following dates for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for students in grades 3-5. The assessments will begin after the morning meeting each day, at approximately 9:15 am.
English Language Arts (Grades 3-5) - Tuesday, May 5th, Thursday, May 7th
Mathematics (Grades 3-5) - Wednesday, May 13th
Science (Grade 5 only) - Wednesday, May 20th and Thursday, May 21st
WYCKOFF SUMMER ACADEMIES 2026:
Wyckoff Summer Academies is open to students entering Kindergarten through Grade 7 and offers a variety of academic and enrichment courses, including STEAM classes through National Hall of Inventors® Camp Invention, taught by certified Wyckoff teachers.
Dates: Four one-week sessions (8:30 AM – 12:45 PM)
July 6–10 | July 13–17 | July 20–24 | July 27–31
Registration & Class Selection
Opens Monday, February 2nd at 8:00 AM
Program Brochure & Class Descriptions
Cost: $25 non-refundable registration fee per student, $200 per week of classes
Questions: summer@wyckoffschools.org
(201) 848-5700 x3210
CURRENT GRADE 5 STUDENTS:
Please click on the following link to the website for the future 6th Grade trip: 6th Grade Fairview Lake Field Trip 2026 Website
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION:
Parents and guardians of incoming Kindergarteners, please click here for information on registering your child in the digital portal for September 2026. If you have an incoming Kindergartener who will be five years of age on or before October 1, 2026 and will be attending Lincoln School in September, please email Mrs. DiMeglio at mdimeglio@wyckoffschools.org so that we may begin planning accordingly. When registering, please select that your incoming Kindergartener is a sibling of a current student by using the drop down indicating that your older child attends Lincoln School.
COMMUNICATION NOTES:
For information about all school, district and PTO events, please visit our calendar on the Lincoln home page.
Be on the lookout for weekly e-blast updates from school and from our PTO, usually sent out over the weekend.
Please note that we also have an official Lincoln School Facebook page. Please be sure to "like" us on Facebook!
You may also follow Lincoln School on X @LincolnWPS and Instagram @wpslincoln.