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PAGE 1 Lincoln Newsletter

Lincoln Middle School

FEBRUARY 2017

Dear parents and guardians of Lincoln Middle School students

Our Lancers have been quite busy this semester starting off with a great Steamboat ski

trip for 31 students well-attended parent teacher conferences several exciting basketball

games and wrestling matches Poudre musicrsquos Feeder Fest and a 7th grade field trip to the

Denver Museum of Nature and Science Although we only have three and a half

months of school left there is still much to do

If you havenrsquot had the chance yet check out the new banner above the hill door outside

which proudly proclaims the Lancer Way to students and staff every day ldquoToday I have a

choice I will choose my attitude and effort Today I choose excellencerdquo

Our staff and students are firmly dedicated to growth mindset principles and have been

working hard all year to meet and exceed a variety of rigorous expectations Students will

have the opportunity to demonstrate their growth on the upcoming CMAS tests Wersquoll test

Mar 29-31 April 12-14 amp April 17-19 We have strategically scheduled test times to

ensure itrsquos spread out minimally impacting your studentsrsquo regular schedule If you would

like to view practice tests or read more about it please visit the following website

tinyurlcomlancerpractice

CMAS provides vital data our teachers use to measure your individual studentrsquos growth

and gauge instructional effectiveness and there are several things you can do to help your

student do their best to accurately demonstrate their learning and knowledge Please

refrain from scheduling appointments and other commitments on test days Ensure that

your students are eating breakfast and drinking plenty of water Remember we always

serve breakfast in the cafeteria starting at 715am Help your students include exercise in

their daily routine and get plenty of sleep each night with a consistent bedtime

Assistant Principalrsquos Letter

Lincoln Middle School

Address

1600 Lancer Dr

Fort Collins CO 80521

Phone Number

(970) 488-5700

Continued

Lincoln Newsletter PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 2017

We are so fortunate to be able to teach your kids and itrsquos a privilege to serve them

and watch them grow Thank you for teaming with us to challenge empower and

inspire them And in the immortal words of our assistant principal Mr Thomson

ldquoHave a great day and lead the Lancer wayrdquo

Sincerely

Mr Mac

Assistant Principal

Lincoln Middle an IB World School

COPACK

Donrsquot forget that any student can stay after school Tuesdays

and Thursdays from 245 to 330 to work on ReadingPlus

They can even log in at home and complete sessions which

takes about 12 minutes For every session they complete above

80 students earn $1 towards their UtahYellowstone high

adventure or COPACK swag including water bottles gators

and stickers If they started today and did a session every day

until June they could earn more than $160 with bonuses

Please contact Mr Mac if you need help logging in or setting up an account

(jmccollupsdschoolsorg) Itrsquos never too late to join ndash you just have to show up

We are now taking high adventure trip permission slips to add to the waiting list

Get it in now if your student is interested in going to Utah or Yellowstone this

summer

Save Feb 21st open for students to stay after school and participate in a leadership

development and team building class Theyrsquoll receive credit towards their trip for

participating We look forward to working with your students Congratulations to

Mira for leading the way reading over 172300 words Soleia is not far behind with

125300 Keep up the good work Lancers


Physical Education Department

We have begun our health units one day a week It is really exciting as we have

some amazing experts and presenters from the community coming to share

information and knowledge with our students All have been impressed with the

respect and good listening skills our students have shown our guests Sixth grade

students are learning from guest speakers from the FC Fire Department who are

teaching Fire Safety First Aid and CPR and what to do in Natural Disasters 6th

grade will finish up with nutrition 7th grade students will be having nurses and

volunteers from Healthy Hearts and UC Health teaching them heart health Heart

Disease and along with an interactive learning lab will also have the opportunity to

have a health screening for BMI cholesterol and blood pressure 7th graders will also

study the human body learn about the 5 Components of Fitness target heart rate and

how to maintain their own personal physical fitness 8th graders are studying human

development sexuality reproductive systems AIDSSTDs and healthy

relationships One day a week students are involved in learning health lessons but

the other days are regular Physical Education days with boys playing indoor soccer

and girls participating in floor hockey

News from Design Tech

6th and 7th grade students currently enrolled in Design Tech have just begun their 2nd

Unit project Mechanical Design of Lego Launchers Students research design and

construct a machine that uses a tensioned rubberband to safely launch a 2x2 Lego

Twenty feet through a 10x10 goal 8th graders are finishing their Miniature

Amusement Park rides So far we have a attractions inspired by Elitches such as the

Gravitron Sling-Shot Star Flyer Tower of Doom and Swinging Pirate Ship All

rides operate upon the action of sensors are motorized and programmed to work

autonomously For our Tech Program we are currently accepting donations of Paper

Towel Rolls sewing spools and Batteries of all types and sizes Thank you for your

support

PAGE 4 FEBRUARY 2017 Lincoln Newsletter

Music News

Lincoln music students have great upcoming opportunities this semester PSD

Honor Band Honor Choir and Honor Orchestra auditions will be coming up in early

March 7th and 8th grade Band and Orchestra students can currently prepare for these

auditions and Mr Panepinto is available to give after school help to any student

practicing the music The concert for these honor groups will be held at Fort Collins

High School on May 4th Parents should contact Mr P to arrange for his time

helping prepare your student

The annual Lincoln Arts Cafeacute will be held on Thursday March 2 The concert will

feature the 8th Grade Choir Jazz Band Drama skits and special solo performances

by selected students PTO Volunteers are needed to help run the food concession for

this event (Please contact Mr Panepinto)

Meanwhile please encourage our music students to PRACTICE We should never

underestimate the value of home practice on musical instruments or voice The best

way to musical excellence is taking time to practice beyond the classroom

Band and Orchestra Festival at PHS Feb 8

Our Lincoln 8th Grade Band and Orchestra will travel to

Poudre High school on February 8 for a new event ---the

ldquoPoudre Feeder Festrdquo This new festival will feature Bands

and Orchestras from PHS feeder schools including Lincoln

Wellington and CLP Each group will perform and then

receive a brief clinic with Poudre music teachers They will

also see a performance by the PHS Orchestra and Wind

Ensemble

Special Notice to Parents of Incoming 5th Graders

Mark your calendars Our Instrument Tryout Night is coming up on Thursday

February 16 6-8pm at Lincoln Middle School This gives 5th graders a hands-on

opportunity to try various band and orchestra instruments helping them make good

choices before starting music next year During the week following Tryout Night

5th graders planning on Band or Orchestra will need to turn in a form to their teacher

indication their instrument choice These forms will be given to all 5th graders prior

to Tryout Night Continued


Read 180 News

Students are well into their units for third quarter 6th graders have been analyzing

three different magazine and life skills articles centered around teen peer pressure

They have been identifying the problems and solutions about pressure from these

articles Students will end this unit by writing an argument essay about the worst

problem teenagers face today 7th graders are studying Harlem and are currently

reading a memoir written by Walter Dean Myers Students are learning how to make

inferences from the text about his life growing up in Harlem during the 1940rsquos and

50rsquos Students will be writing a research paper about the similarities and differences

between life during the Harlem Renaissance and life today Finally the 8th graders

are reading information centered around teens and technology They are identifying

facts and opinions about the three different texts in this unit They will finish up the

unit by writing an argument essay about whether the internet is more helpful or

harmful to teens

Please continue to have your child read at home at least 20 minutes every night I am

enjoying seeing students excited about reading and we have more and more students

who are checking out books from out classroom library

Carolyn Shirley

National Junior Honor Society

National Junior Honor Society is planning to take advantage of the warm weather

weve been having to give back to the community through service As a club we are

planning to participate in the City of Fort Collins Adopt-a-Street program We will

work together to clean up a stretch of Shields St between Vine and Mulberry on

three occasions February 25th March 25th and April 22nd We will also try to give

back to Lincoln in the month of April by sprucing up our beautiful courtyards

We are looking forward to these service opportunities


8th Grade Spanish Literacy

The Spanish Literacy students are getting acquainted

with the book El Sontildeador by Pam Muntildeoz Ryan

illustrated by Peter Sis We are learning about the Pablo

Nerudarsquos upbringing his family indigenous people of

southern Chile the Mapuche and the culture geography

and history of Chile We have created a bilingual word

wall to help build vocabulary This novel awakens the

students curiosity to explore various expressions and

meaning of lsquoimaginationrsquo Students will be applying

their learning by writing and illustrating their own

childrenrsquos book The story plots will explore the IB

Global Contexts of lsquoIdentities and relationshipsrsquo lsquoFairness and developmentrsquo

and lsquoPersonal and cultural expressionrsquo The students are very excited to start work

on this project Manos a la obra

iexclSaludos Familias

iexclQueacute increiacuteble que febrero ya estaacute aquiacute and much is happening around here

The awesome 6th grade estudiantes have been busy bees collecting a great deal of

sweet vocabulary to begin a fun Puppet Show that will allow them to express

themselves and talk about la familia Plus Brandon Brown has been in our minds

The mighty 7th grade estudiantes are completing a fun project ldquouna escuela idealrdquo

where learning happens if you could think it on a boat in the jungle a high tower

and even under the sea plus all en iexclEspantildeol Los Super Heroes 8th graders that is

have been exploring Sudamerica and preparing an itinerary to soar

across mountains rivers deserts and maacutes Chicos y chicas are working together as

they engage in Spanish literacy class Oral presentations are all around and our

school wide writing is off to a great ldquostarrdquo outline En Lincoln iexclSiacute se

puede Anything is possible Feliz invierno y que nieve maacutes y maacutes


Visual ArtsLincoln Newsletter

Ms Granados (CSU student teacher) is on a roll with her

classes In Art 2 she is challenging the students to broaden

their thinking about how art can send a message and speak

to social issues In Art Exploration (6th grade) students are

deconstruction cardboard and using it to re-construct

portraits all while exploring the concepts of distortion and

exaggeration In PotterySculpture class she is developing a clay mug project where

the pottery students will build upon their skills to create a mug with both form and

function Ms Granados and her students are working hard and having fun

2017 Empty Bowls was a big success Lincoln

donated 40 beautiful bowls many that included

inspirational quotes and images Students were

challenged to use their collaboration and creative

thinking skills The results were meaningful as well as

beautiful

ldquoWe used our creative thinking during this project because

we were making up and thinking of different designs and

details that fit with the bowl We thought of many ideas and

were able to eliminate those that were not the best to come

in conclusion with one which takes a lot of thinkingrdquo -

Cristal C

Two awesome students Rianna E and Shannen J worked

extra hard on this project putting in extra time after school

and being student helpers during class They attended the

Empty Bowls Dinner with Ms Hansen and Ms Granados

and had an excellent time

Super Art

We are proud to announce 7th grader Lara Japiassu as our winner of the 2017 Super

Art Student Exhibition Her artwork will hang in the JSSC for the next year along

with student artwork from school around the district She represents Lincoln with

understated talent and creativity and we are proud of her efforts This will be the

first of many honors for this budding artist


matter

mass

weight

density

volume

solid

liquid

gas

melting point

boiling point

atom

nucleus

proton

neutron

electron

element

molecule

periodic table

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic symbol

Bohr model

interpret

analyze

reason

investigate

apply

outline

Team 6

Science

In Mrs Johnsonrsquos classes students are busy learning about how matter is measured

They are working on being able to find the mass volume and density of objects

We will wrap up our exploration of measurement by doing a Harry Potter potions lab

and creating density columns We will soon begin to explore the main states of

matter solid liquid and gas

Mr Garciarsquos classes have been busily exploring the different states of matter

including trying to identify exactly how to classify slime They will soon begin

working with scientific measurement and density

Below are key vocabulary words our students will be assessed on throughout this

unit of study

These are the unit objectives we are currently working on

1 Understand that everything is made of matter and that atoms are the basic

building block of matter

2 List and describe the three phases of matter

3 Define mass and describe how it is measured including units

4 Define volume and describe how it is measured including units

5 Define density and describe how it is measured including units

In geography we are starting our North America Unit The conceptual question for

this unit is How does where you live affect how you live Students will be collecting

data about North American countries and will be using that data to make inferences

about the quality of life in these various countries Statistics to be collected include

life expectancy literacy rate physician density GDP per capita and unemployment

rate among others After analyzing the data students will complete a writing

assignment comparing quality of life in two countries and create an infographic using

the program Piktochart After completing a writing assignment we will spend time

on the debatable question for this unit What leads to happiness We love teaching

this unit as it gets kids thinking about the world and their place in it


Team 7

We started this month with a trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Students had a great time exploring the African exhibits and connecting what they saw

to what we have learned in the classroom Our 7th grade Social Studies classes are

about to begin a service learning project After focusing on disparity in our Unit of

study on Africa students will be creating Books of Hope Students will choose a topic

and will create a digital book which we will be sending to a school in Africa through a

contact Ms Israelson is connected to Each student will be required to research

information on the topic they have picked They will spend time in their English

classes writing and revising their books and they will be adding their own original

illustrations to their books The final products will be sent off to Africa In years past

they have been used by students in Ghana It is an exciting project that brings lots of

pride to our students Be sure to ask you child about their progress and final product

Mrs Mills 7th Grade World Geography

We are currently exploring the world of genetics The students are experimenting with

genetics through multiple hands-on activities Students have demonstrated genetics in

class through the following labs Gregor Mendelrsquos inheritance lab mouse genetics (one

trait) gizmos online lab and a face lab The inquiry the students have developed thus far

in the genetics unit has shown an independence in their learning There is never a dull

moment when discussing the passage of traits from one generation to the next The goal

is to put the students into a position where they can create a website and communicate

confidently as a genetic counselor to a couple considering kids based on a family

genetic disorder Ask your students about the fun interactions happening in science and

remind them of the upcoming genetics project

Mr Brennan 7th Grade Science

Dear Family

An emergency evacuation plan is required in most commercial buildings A good plan

shows the locations of exits in the building as well as the locations of fire extinguishers

and other emergency equipment The plan is usually shown on a scale drawing of the

buildingrsquos floor plan

Creating an emergency evacuation plan for your home is a good idea as well You and

your student can work together to make a scale drawing of your home

Continued


Mark the exits fire extinguishers and any alarms in red If you have emergency

medical equipment available such as a first aid kit mark those in blue

Ask your student to help you with the following

Make measurements of each room in the home Include measurements of doors

and windows that will work as exits

Convert your measurements to the scale you have chosen

Draw the plan on 1 4 -inch graph paper The sides of each square have a length

of 1 4 -inch which makes it easier to use for 1 4 -inch and 1 8 -inch scales

Its a good idea to include other information on the plan as well such as the numbers

for fire paramedic and police services (provided by 911 in many towns) Work with

your student to decide what information should be included Being prepared will

give you great peace of mind

Algebra 1

Dear Family

Have you ever stood in line for hours for a 2ndash3 minute ride on a roller coaster How

did you feel after the ride was over Have you ever thought about how a roller

coaster works

Besides the initial pull up the first big hill a roller coaster is driven by forces of

nature The coaster stores energy (this is known as potential energy) as it is climbing

the big hill preparing for its decent down the other side The energy of motion is

known as kinetic energy The coaster converts potential energy to kinetic energy

back and forth as it progresses through the loops hills and valleys of the track In

return the coaster accelerates and decelerates producing a strange sensation for the

rider The force of gravity also plays an important role in the thrill of the ride

The designers of roller coasters use physics to design and build not only a ride for

the thrill seekers but they must make it a safe ride They must make accurate

calculations following the basic laws of physics

1 Use the Internet to do a search to find the equations designers use to determine

potential energy and kinetic energy Identify what the variables represent in each

equation

2 Research the effects that hills loops and valleys have on the body If you are a

thrill seeker is it better to sit in the front middle or back of a roller coaster

3 Find a website that allows you to build your own roller coaster Use what you

have learned to see if you can design a safe thrill-seeker roller coaster

Amusement parks are filled with rides and attractions that utilize the concepts you

will learn about in this chapter The next time you crest the first hill of a roller

coaster remember you are experiencing math (and science) in motion

Mrs Hobbs 7th Grade Math


Team 8

US History

This month 8th grade US History students will be diving into our US Constitution

and Bill of Rights as the governing document of our land This unit is particularly

applicable because the document has not changed much in hundreds of years so

studying it then is almost the same as studying it now Here the past meets the

present We always enjoy a visit from officer Boyd when we cover the Bill of Rights

to get the legal perspective from an expert

8th Grade Science

Recently in 8th grade Science students put on their detective hats to research

Energy Enigmas Their cooperative learning activity incorporated critical thinking

skills as the students tried to conceal their own energy source while guessing the

opposing teamsrsquo sources In the coming weeks we will delve further into types of

waves as we focus on light and sound with various hands-on labs and activities

Math

Math 8 students have just completed the unit on Systems of Equations We wrapped

that unit up by analyzing three different burger companies to assess which has the

best deal price wise We will start February by understanding exponent rules and

scientific notation

Algebra I is beginning to work with Polynomials We will spend most of the month

of February understanding how to operate with different polynomials as well as start

diving into Quadratic Equations

8th

Grade English

Happy February In English were still working through Night Now that we have

built a bunch of background knowledge about World War 2 and the Holocaust were

deep into the novel Within our study of the book were specifically looking at the

themes of identity dehumanization and collective responsibility Again given the

nature of the content were covering Wed encourage you to just ask your students

about what theyre learning Have a great month

Transition Information from School Counselors

Feb 17 Transition Day 8th grade students visit their high schools (900 - noon)

Feb 17 Registration distribution occurs during the high school visits (~1000 am)

Feb 22 Poudre Pathways Parent Night at Lincoln Middle School (530 - 700 pm)

Mar 1 Registration collection of materials from all Lincoln students (740 - 930 am)

Penny if you want to include elementary visits in the newsletter these are the dates and times

Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am

Irish 1245 pm McGraw 1 30pm

Harris 1000am

Tavelli 1115 am Bauder 200 pm

Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm

Mon 21317 Tues 21417 Wed 21517 Thurs 21617




We are so fortunate to be able to teach your kids and itrsquos a privilege to serve them

and watch them grow Thank you for teaming with us to challenge empower and

inspire them And in the immortal words of our assistant principal Mr Thomson

ldquoHave a great day and lead the Lancer wayrdquo

Sincerely

Mr Mac

Assistant Principal

Lincoln Middle an IB World School

COPACK

Donrsquot forget that any student can stay after school Tuesdays

and Thursdays from 245 to 330 to work on ReadingPlus

They can even log in at home and complete sessions which

takes about 12 minutes For every session they complete above

80 students earn $1 towards their UtahYellowstone high

adventure or COPACK swag including water bottles gators

and stickers If they started today and did a session every day

until June they could earn more than $160 with bonuses

Please contact Mr Mac if you need help logging in or setting up an account

(jmccollupsdschoolsorg) Itrsquos never too late to join ndash you just have to show up

We are now taking high adventure trip permission slips to add to the waiting list

Get it in now if your student is interested in going to Utah or Yellowstone this

summer

Save Feb 21st open for students to stay after school and participate in a leadership

development and team building class Theyrsquoll receive credit towards their trip for

participating We look forward to working with your students Congratulations to

Mira for leading the way reading over 172300 words Soleia is not far behind with

125300 Keep up the good work Lancers





























support


Music News























Ensemble










Read 180 News













harmful to teens




Carolyn Shirley






















































beautiful






Cristal C






Super Art







matter

mass

weight

density

volume

solid

liquid

gas

melting point

boiling point

atom

nucleus

proton

neutron

electron

element

molecule

periodic table

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic symbol

Bohr model

interpret

analyze

reason

investigate

apply

outline

Team 6

Science










unit of study



















Team 7

























Dear Family







Continued














Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm
































support


Music News























Ensemble










Read 180 News













harmful to teens




Carolyn Shirley






















































beautiful






Cristal C






Super Art







matter

mass

weight

density

volume

solid

liquid

gas

melting point

boiling point

atom

nucleus

proton

neutron

electron

element

molecule

periodic table

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic symbol

Bohr model

interpret

analyze

reason

investigate

apply

outline

Team 6

Science










unit of study



















Team 7

























Dear Family







Continued














Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm




FEBRUARY 2017 Lincoln Newsletter

Music News























Ensemble










Read 180 News













harmful to teens




Carolyn Shirley






















































beautiful






Cristal C






Super Art







matter

mass

weight

density

volume

solid

liquid

gas

melting point

boiling point

atom

nucleus

proton

neutron

electron

element

molecule

periodic table

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic symbol

Bohr model

interpret

analyze

reason

investigate

apply

outline

Team 6

Science










unit of study



















Team 7

























Dear Family







Continued














Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm





Read 180 News













harmful to teens




Carolyn Shirley






















































beautiful






Cristal C






Super Art







matter

mass

weight

density

volume

solid

liquid

gas

melting point

boiling point

atom

nucleus

proton

neutron

electron

element

molecule

periodic table

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic symbol

Bohr model

interpret

analyze

reason

investigate

apply

outline

Team 6

Science










unit of study



















Team 7

























Dear Family







Continued














Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm

















































beautiful






Cristal C






Super Art







matter

mass

weight

density

volume

solid

liquid

gas

melting point

boiling point

atom

nucleus

proton

neutron

electron

element

molecule

periodic table

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic symbol

Bohr model

interpret

analyze

reason

investigate

apply

outline

Team 6

Science










unit of study



















Team 7

























Dear Family







Continued














Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm





matter

mass

weight

density

volume

solid

liquid

gas

melting point

boiling point

atom

nucleus

proton

neutron

electron

element

molecule

periodic table

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic symbol

Bohr model

interpret

analyze

reason

investigate

apply

outline

Team 6

Science










unit of study



















Team 7

























Dear Family







Continued














Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm





Team 7

























Dear Family







Continued














Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm

















Algebra 1

Dear Family



coaster works













equation










Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm





Team 8

US History







8th Grade Science






Math




scientific notation




8th

Grade English













Lincoln IB

488-5707 Bennett 1000 am

Laurel 930 am


Harris 1000am


Dunn 900 am

Putnam 200 pm




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