Community Service
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Thanks to two 7th grade girls, recycling has become a reality at the middle school. Karina M. and Marissa M. from Team 4 found out that papers and cardboard items were just being tossed with the trash. This upset Karina and Marissa. They were concerned about the environment and the impact that the lack of recycling would have on future generations. They were determined to do something about this problem. They decided to get students involved in the effort to recycle. Due to their efforts, students from all grades are now involved in this effort. Twice a week, the students collect the recycling bins from every room in the building and place the papers/cardboards into the large receptacles found on each floor. Every Tuesday, the bins are brought to the loading dock in the rear of the school where Town of Lincoln trucks take contents to the RI Resource Recovery site. This program has been extremely successful. Plans are now in the works to begin recycling bottles and juice containers. Great job girls and to all the students who help in this very worthy undertaking.
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Dear LMS Teachers and Staff,
Beginning on Monday, March 3rd and running until Thursday, March 20th, our school will be participating in the annual Pennies for Patients Program for the American Cancer Society and Leukemia research. More information on this program has been placed in your mailbox and flyers will be distributed for display in each homeroom. In the literature that we have reviewed, anything to encourage kids to get involved is stressed and Spirit Days are a great way of doing just that, if your team is interested. Each team will receive informational letters to send home to parents informing and educating them on this program.
Advisory students from Team 2 (Mr. Bruckner and Ms. Plant) as well as members of this years girls’ basketball program will be assisting and coordinating the program. The help we need from homeroom teachers is to encourage the kids to participate, monitor donations for spirit days (right into the box) and keep the coin boxes in a secure location between pick up dates. Thank you for your cooperation and we hope our efforts will help make a positive difference for so many people. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at brucknerj@lincolnps.org or call ext. 1749.
Jon Bruckner
Timeline of Events
1. Monday, March 3rd Anouncements /Information Flyers!
2. Tuesday, March 4th Coin Boxes/Flyers delivered to Homeroom
3. Wednesday, March 5th Team Spirit Kick Off (optional)
Ex. Team 2- Bonus Point Day- with a donation of $1.00 to the Leukemia Fund- each 6th grade student on team 2 will be given a 5 point bonus slip
4. Friday, March 7th Coin Collection Day
Student helpers will be collecting all the boxes to count the change
for deposit.
5. Wednesday, March 12th School Spirit Day
Pajama Day $1.00 to participate- money right in box
Homeroom teachers please monitor eligible students
6. Friday, March 14th Team Spirit Day (optional)
Ex. Team 2 will be having a MisMatch Day- students will be strongly encouraged to donate $1.00 for this spirit day. (any amount will be accepted)
Student helpers will be collecting all the boxes to count the change
for deposit.
7. Monday, March 17th Team Spirit Day (optional)
Ex. Team 2- Saint Patrick’s Green Day- students will be strongly encouraged to donate $1.00 for this spirit day. (any amount will be accepted)
8. Wednesday, March 19th Team Spirit Day (optional)
Ex. Team 2- Movie Day- we will be allowing students to buy movie admission tickets for a movie that will be shown in the auditorium on Friday-eligible students need to make a financial donation.
9. Thursday, March 20th Final Day- Collection / Team Raffle (optional)
Student helpers will be collecting all the boxes to count the change for the final deposit.
Team Raffle – Team 2 example – Teacher/Student Lunch Raffle, as a final incentive students will be allowed to purchase raffle tickets ($1.00 each) with 5 winners being chosen and being given a teacher/students lunch of their choice on Friday, March 21st. Movie to follow for all eligible students in the auditorium that afternoon.
The TEAM that raises the most money will be awarded a team pizza party!
Each year Team 5, in the spirit of community service, makes 30-40 apple pies. These pies are donated, to be included in the Town of Lincoln holiday food basket for our less fortunate neighbors. On December 19th, each room created these delicious treats from scratch, from peeling the apples to wrapping the pies. While preparing the pies, we reinforce concepts such as food safety and cleanliness. This year's class was able to complete 57 apple pies, wrap and deliver them to Dave Sayles from the Lincoln Food Pantry in less than 3 hours. A new record...great job Team 5.
 
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Lady Lions Give Back in a Big Way So many times in the world of sports, the true lessons of character and success are missed. The Lady Lions basketball team is making sure that they are learning their lessons in the classroom, on the court as well as at the mall! This year’s team raised nearly $850 by running the second annual Holiday HoopFest (LMS staff vs. LMS 8th grade players). The entire group then headed out to the Lincoln Mall for a night of shopping and then spent another afternoon before practice wrapping all the gifts. Thanks to the girls for the great effort as well as to all the staff, parents and students who supported the event! See you again next year!
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St. Jude's Children's Hospital Each year, Team 6 and Mr. Fed sell ornament for the Christmas tree on the seventh grade floor. Each ornament is created by a Team 6 member and sell for $1. So far $115 has been raised to sent to St. Jude's Children's hospital. Team 6 would like to beat last year's total of $150.
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