4th Grade students in Mrs. Hasslinger's class at Hartford Jt. 1 - Lincoln Elementary School presented How-To speeches.  The students planned, practiced, and presented How-To's on everything from magic tricks to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  It was a great opportunity for the students to practice public speaking. 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Hasslinger

Do you know what a homophone is? Third graders at Hartford Jt. 1 - Lincoln School do! Students in Mrs. Cooper's and Mrs. Olejnik's class learned that homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. They worked on reading out loud fluently and with expression while putting on a "Reader's Theater" production to other classes. Everyone had fun learning many different homophones!

Submitted by: Mrs. Olejnik

On Monday, April 30th Hartford Jt. 1 - Lincoln School students were treated to a spectacular performance by Sones de Mexico.  The Mexican Folk ensemble told stories, danced, sang and played traditional instruments from various regions of Mexico.  The audience was encouraged to clap and sing along which helped make it an event to remember!  Thank you to the Schauer Arts Center for bringing Sones de Mexico to our school.

Submitted by:  Dena Kling 

Students from Lincoln School in the Hartford Jt. #1 school district spent some time doing their part in cleaning up around their school in honor of Earth Day.  Students in Mrs. Hasslinger's 4th grade class buddied up with Mrs. Baley's first graders to pick up trash around the playgrounds. 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Hasslinger 

Students attending Hartford Jt. 1 - Lincoln School were treated to a very special visitor!  Mr. Wilson (father of students at Lincoln School and at Central Middle School) came to talk to students about tornadoes.  Students were very curious when they saw a box made out of plexi-glass, hardboard, 2x2's and a fan.  They were even more thrilled when Mr. Wilson pulled out the dry ice, and the fan used to create the tornado effect!  As an Atmospheric Science major, Mr. Wilson was also full of very interesting knowledge of volcanoes.  He showed us a slideshow and talked to us about tornado safety.  A special thank you to Mr. Wilson for volunteering his time!

Submitted by:  Mrs. Olenjik 

An inflatable Army National Guard obstacle course was won as a prize at this year's Fun Fair by one of Hartford Jt. 1 - Lincoln Elementary students.  The servicemen who brought the obstacle course, challenged the students to have fun and be competitive while remaining respectful to one another.  This has been the second year the obstacle course has come to Lincoln and the students seem to really enjoy this experience.

Submitted by:  Mr. Neumeyer

Actors from the Kohl's Wild Theater, portraying animals from Wisconsin, put on a wonderful show for the students at Hartford's Jt 1 - Lincoln School.  The actors sang, danced and talked about animals habitats, what they eat and why they are having a hard time finding food and places to live.  Kohl's Wild Theater is a live, interactive, family-friendly program that promotes conservation of wildlife and animal habitats through drama, puppetry, and songs.  Students were able to become part of the action by providing sound effects on cue.  

The students really enjoyed the funny but very entertaining way that the actors shared information about Wisconsin animals and what part we need to play to make sure that all our wild animals stay safe and live long healthy lives.   

Submitted by:  Susan Detaege

Over the winter Hartford Jt. 1 School District had the opportunity to be included in a Hartford area schools art show at the Schauer Center. The show was hanging in the Suckow Family Art Gallery from mid-January until the end of February. Several students from Central, Lincoln, and Rossman had art included in the show.

On Friday, February 17^th there was an artist reception for the family and friends of the artists, as well as anyone in the community who wanted to attend. A wonderful evening was had by all!

Submitted by:  Mrs. Pam Brandt

Exciting things happening at Hartford Jt 1 - Lincoln Elementary with the reading competition "Battle of the Books".  This year, keeping with our Battle of the Books theme, "Dive Into A Good Book", we invited two guest speakers to come to Lincoln and talk to our fourth and fifth grade students about their fascinating careers related to water.

One of our speakers was Officer Paul Norrish.  Officer Norrish is a Navy Rescue Diver as well as a recruiter for Navy Special Warfare and Navy Special Operations Coordinator for Navy Recruiting District Chicago. Our other guest speaker, Jenny Otte, works at Aquatic Adventures Inc. located in Milwaukee, WI.  Mrs. Otte shared her personal diving experiences as well as her diving experiences related to her career.  She also shared with the students the required gear and training needed to become a scuba diver.

Officer Norrish and Mrs. Otte shared their experiences as well as explained to the students why being able to read may allow you to have experiences and skills you never thought possible.

Submitted by:  Mr. Neumeyer

The 5th grade students at Hartford Jt. 1 - Lincoln participated in an annual egg drop.  The student's mission was to make a safe vessel for a raw egg.  They needed to consider our science units about matter and energy transfer.  We encouraged families to be creative and use materials found at home.  The egg vessels were dropped from progressively higher heights until the egg was finally dropped off the roof of the school.  It was an "EGGcellent" time! 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Hanlon

In honor of Earth Day, third grade students at Lincoln Elementary School (Hartford Jt. 1) participated in a "Book Exchange".  Students brought in gently used books from home, and received a "ticket" good for one book.  They were able to save these tickets and exchange them for a book that other students had brought in.  Everyone was very excited to receive 'new' books!  This was a great opportunity to get literature into our students' hands (and to reuse some books from home!).  Thank you to everyone who participated!

Submitted by:  Mrs. Olejnik

It looked like the scene of a university scientific symposium rather than the Lincoln Elementary School gym and cafeteria, as more than 150 students competed in the Hartford Jt. 1 annual science fair.  Kindergarten through middle school budding scientists had an opportunity to show off their talents in the fields of Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science and the field of Engineering on Tuesday, April 24^th.

            Projects included everything from hands – on demonstrations with pulley systems to displays of animals and plants, human anatomy/physiology and techniques of modeling the theory of plate tectonics.  The science fair combined learning, family engagement and a tangible connection to the scientific community.

            The crowd and students were engaged, and the excitement lasted the entire evening.  We could not be more proud of our students for their creativity, enthusiasm and innovation.  The event could not have come together without the district faculty, parents and community members.  In all, 21 awards were given to 31 students

Submitted by:  Mrs. Lynn Reuter

In honor of Earth Day, third grade students at Lincoln Elementary School (Hartford Jt. 1) participated in a "Book Exchange".  Students brought in gently used books from home, and received a "ticket" good for one book.  They were able to save these tickets and exchange them for a book that other students had brought in.  Everyone was very excited to receive 'new' books!  This was a great opportunity to get literature into our students' hands (and to reuse some books from home!).  Thank you to everyone who participated!

Submitted by:  Mrs. Olejnik

On March 16, Hartford Jt. #1 - Lincoln Elementary welcomed the Opera for the Young performing Englebert Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel".  Our students watched, listened and sang along with the performers throughout the performance.  The students were captivated - waiting for the moment when the two-headed witch was pushed into her own oven to break all her spells.

Many of Lincoln Schools 5th grade students performed on stage with the opera company as children, pixies and gingerbread cookies.

Thank you to the Lincoln School PTO for their generous funding of this amazing all school program. 

Submitted by:  Dena Kling

Hartford Jt. #1 - Lincoln students enjoyed a day of being green in celebration of St. Patricks Day.

Submitted by:  Susan Detaege 

The students in Hartford Jt.1, Lincoln School, found out this week that their Wisconsin Mystery City was Mineral Point.  The students spent about two hours after school going through the twenty-five clues that were sent.  They learned so much about Mineral Point's history.  Their early immigrants came from Cornwall, England and settled there in the 1800's.  Long ago zinc and lead were mined there.  Mineral Point is part of the driftless area which is a region of Wisconsin that was untouched by the glaciers.

We also learned that they are located near the Wisconsin River and a human-made lake called Ludden Lake which is named after Allen Ludden, Betty White's late husband.  They are located near our very first capital which was in Belmont and they are about fifty miles from Madison.  Shake Rag Alley is located there and they are the third oldest town in Wisconsin.

These were just a few of the things we learned.  The kids really enjoyed solving the clues.  They had to unscramble words, work puzzles, watch DVD's, figure longitude and latitude, and plot clues out on a map.  They also received letters from some of the students and a class picture. 

Submitted by:  Carol Tautges

Main Street Yarn Shop owner, Ronda Hattori, came to Hartford Jt 1 - Lincoln Elementary to teach her son's third grade class how to grow Easter Grass.  Jordan was thrilled to help his mom teach the students how to grow the natural, edible grass and the kids enjoyed tasting it!

The students all received a cup, a spoonful of wheat berries, a square of toilet paper, and instruction on how much water to spray in their cups.  (The toilet paper was placed on top of the wheat berries and sprayed with water to hold the moisture the first day.  The toilet paper was removed the second day.)

Students then took turns spraying their seed cups twice a day, for one week.  You will be amazed to see how much their grass grew in such a short amount of time!

Submitted by:  Tina Groppe

The 4th graders in Mrs. Hasslinger's Health class at Hartford Jt. #1 - Lincoln School were working on learning about body systems.  The students were asked to create life-sized diagrams of each of the body systems to present to their classmates. 

Submitted by:  Laura Hasslinger

On Wednesday, March 21st, the 4th grade classes from Hartford Jt. #1 - Lincoln Elementary School visited Camp Whitcomb-Mason in Hartland to participate in their Lumberjack Day.  The students were given the opportunity to learn about the many jobs that lumberjacks had (chopping wood, tapping maple trees, etc.), as well as the history surrounding lumberjack camps in Wisconsin.  They were treated to an authentic Lumberjack lunch and got the chance to try a cross-cut saw. 

Submitted by:  Laura Hasslinger 

Rick Allen's "Anti-Bully Magic Show" visited Hartford Jt 1 - Lincoln School students.  The students enjoyed a 45 minute program that consisted of magic, student involvement and stories.  Students learned how to prevent being bullied, how to help others who are being bullied and how important it is to be a good friend.  The children really enjoyed the show - especially trying to figure out all the magic tricks.  Two lucky students enjoyed the chance to be the magicians assistant by being levitated in mid-air.

Submitted by:  Susan Detaege

School District of Hartford - Lincoln School "DID IT AGAIN".  Lincoln's PTO staff, along with school staff and students, entertained many of Hartford's residents at their annual "Fun Fair".  Adults and children enjoyed good food, games and rides.  A big hit this year was our new feather hair extensions. Raffle baskets and silent auctions also were a hit.  Everyone seemed to really enjoy the silent auction donations of spending time with a teacher or group of teachers doing an activity, lunch, or just having a free time.  IT WAS A FUN DAY HAD BY ALL!!  Thank-you to all of our volunteers (parents, Central School's Student Council, students, etc.) - for without them this function would not be possible.  Also, thank-you to all the volunteers from KOHL's who made a donation of their time. 

Submitted by:  Susan Detaege

The 5th grade students participated in a "Colonial Week" this year.  Each day, the students rotated through different "places" in colonial times.  With a generous donation from the Menasha Corporation, students were able to create projects to give them an idea of what tinsmithing was like in colonial time.  They were also able to dip their own taper candles.  The next rotation was called Daily Living.  In this class, students learned what life was like in the home during colonial times.  They sewed a patchwork square and kneaded dough.  They sampled fresh baked bread and homemade cranberry cake!  Next was Colonial Fun and Games.  Here, students were able to play colonial games such as jacks and make and decorate a whirlgig.  The last rotation was the Colonial Schoolhouse.  In this rotation, students learned what it was like to be in a one-room schoolhouse, write with quills and ink, and made a hornbook.  They also practiced their alphabets.  The students learned about colonial times while having a lot of fun.  Most students also realized that they have it a lot easier now, then colonial kids did. 

Submitted by:  Zara Radtke

John Malan, from the TMJ4 weather team, visited Hartford Jt 1 Schools.  He came to Lincoln School and shared his knowledge with the fourth and fifth grade students.  He quizzed them on weather terms, had some of them make a tornado in a bottle, and had fun asking what they know about the weather.  The students viewed a DVD that showed the actual weather coverage from the day that Hartford was hit by a tornado.  It showed how they tracked the storm, the damage that was done, and the ending showed how to stay safe from storms.

Submitted by:  Carol Tautges

In March, the School District of Hartford Joint #1 - Lincoln School was lucky enough to have both Dr. Pattie Liethen and Dr. Nicholas Brahm visit our 4th and 5th graders.  Both doctors practice at the Aurora Clinic in Hartford and spoke to the students about growing up.  The students watched a short video and then the doctors talked with them about physical and emotional changes that they have or will be experiencing.  The discussion ended with a question-answer session.  The students were very attentive, interested and had many great questions.  We are thankful that Dr. Brahm and Dr. Liethen were able to take time out of their busy lives and help educate our students!  Both doctors did a fantastic job relating to our students and answering their questions.  The week following the presentation the students attended a follow-up session with Mr. Jansky, Mrs. Leoni or Mrs. Ellis-Stigler.  During this class, we reiterated what the doctors talked about and answered any new questions the students had regarding growing up. 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Jamie Leoni  

Mrs. Piontek, head of Taher (hot lunch program), visited Hartford's Jt #1 - Lincoln School fourth grade students.  Mrs. Piontek taught the students what goes into planning a school lunch menu for the month.  She explained how she needs to have a certain amount of fruits and veggie's along with dairy, proteins, grains and meats.  On top of that Mrs. Piontek also has to look at the colors of the food and incorporate different colors so that your food/lunch tray is colorful as much as appetizing.  Each fourth grade class was able to plan a one day lunch menu that will be served to all students.  The students really enjoyed the opportunity to participate and have input.  After the NUTRITIONAL presentation Mrs. Piontek, with Mrs. Wagner, served the students a new Quinoa fiesta salad and yogurt parfaits with fresh fruit and low fat vanilla wafers.  The students loved their tasty snack. 

Submitted by:  Susan Detaege

The Lincoln kindergarten in the Hartford Jt. 1 school district went on a fun winter field trip to the Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary.  Their field trip was guided by Santa, who drove the tractor and taught the kindergarten students about many of the animals at Shalom.  Some animals they learned about were elk, deer, skunk, horses, silver fox, buffalo, and others.  Students learned what these animals eat, what they do during the winter and how they came to live at Shalom.  Cookies and hot chocolate were enjoyed after the ride.

Submitted by:  Katie Powell

The fourth grade classes at Lincoln School, Hartford Jt 1, had some fun showing what they learned about the regions of Wisconsin by making edible Wisconsin pizza's.  They learned about the five regions, what kind of land each had, what was grown on the land, and what unusual landforms they would find in each region.  They showed what they learned by working in groups to make a pizza shaped like Wisconsin.  They had to use the toppings (sausage, pepperoni, cheese and sauce) to show the land forms.  They folded pepperoni to show the rolling hills of the Northern Highlands, they stacked sausage to show the unusual rock formations found around Wisconsin Dells, and they dug holes to show the kettles in the Kettle Moraine area.  They used string cheese to put in the major rivers and lakes of our state and they used olives to show where Hartford and Madison were located.  The parent volunteers were amazed at the conversation that took place as they created their masterpieces.  The pizza's were baked and served for lunch. 

Submitted by:  Carol Tautges 

On Tuesday, February 21, 137 Hartford Jt. 1 students gathered in the Central Cafeteria to share their History Fair projects.  The participants ranged in grade level from Kindergarten all the way through eighth grade.  Elementary students showcased topics that showed continuity and change throughout history.  Our middle school contestants took that a step farther creating projects that fit the National History Day theme of "Revolution, Reaction, & Reform".  Prizes were awarded in three age categories and the kids were able to become judges themselves by casting their votes for the prestigious "Kid's Choice Award".  Thank you to all who participated or volunteered their time to help make this year's Hartford Jt. 1 District History Fair a huge success!

Submitted by:  Mrs. Heather Kiefer

Responsibility is the latest character trait at Lincoln.  Please look at the pictures and view the Windows Media file below...

4th grade students at Lincoln Elementary, Hartford Jt 1 District, presented their state projects at the State Fair on January 31st.  The students studied the regions of the United States for the first half of the school year, and then did a project to go with the state of their choice.  These were presented to their parents and the third graders from Lincoln.  We had a variety of projects; ABC booklets, poster board presentations, fiction and non-fiction story writing, powerpoints, scrapbooks, and game boards.  The students all agreed on one thing when they were done.  They all wanted to visit the state that they had chosen.

Submitted by:  Carol Tautges 

The third grade students at Hartford Jt. 1-Lincoln Elementary School, had a published poet come for a visit.  The exciting part for the kids, was that the published poet was their very own Dean of Students, Mr. Neil Hanlon! 

Mr. Hanlon discussed earlier influences that paved the way to getting his poetry published, such as a phone call from Nan Witcomb, a famous Australian poet.  He also shared humorous stories about how his friend Scott, helped boost his book sales.  Both of them get mentioned in every book. 

Mr. Hanlon emphasized the importance of revising and editing any written work.   He also shared a sample rejection letter and encouraged the kids to write for themselves; not others.  If they write for the joy it brings them, they won’t get discouraged by others or give up.  If they keep writing, they will continue to get better and better.  Mr. Hanlon will even write encouraging notes to himself, inside the covers of his books, to keep him going.

The students were encouraged to write whatever they think and feel.  Mr. Hanlon told them, “Inspiration can come from anywhere!”  He would often write whenever and wherever he was.   To prove this, he showed the students an ATM receipt he once wrote down a thought on.  

The third graders were truly inspired and enjoyed hearing more of his poetry, as he let the third grade teachers borrow a book entitled mUSe.   It was especially fun to see the dedication page, which included his wife’s name, a fifth grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary.  He left the kids with one final thought...make time to read every night!

Submitted by:  Ms. Tina Groppe

Joyce Kautz, dressed as "Grandma Moses," visited Lincoln Elementary - Hartford Jt 1 District, last week.  She brought the artwork of our monthly artist, Anna Mary Robertson.  She was born in 1860 and passed in 1961.  During her lifetime, she painted pictures of everyday life on her family's land.  Her scenes showed winter fun, maple syrup harvesting, and celebrating Halloween.  Anna Mary Robertson was nick named Grandma Moses. 

Submitted by:  Carol Tautges 

Lincoln students performed their holiday concert "Signs of the Season" on Dec. 20.  The students sang, danced and played instruments to delight their audience.  Some students were able to play song pieces on the school's piano during classroom changes. 

Submitted by:  Dena Kling

The fourth grade students at Lincoln, in the Hartford Jt 1 School District, were treated with a very special health lesson on nutrition.  Mrs. Piontek, our school hot lunch coordinator, taught the students all about the importance of eating foods from all five food groups.  She talked about the new myplate nutrition program and the importance of fruits and vegetables in that program.  She shared different kinds of them with the students.  They got to taste raw sweet potato, cauliflower, pea pods, and an assortment of dried fruits.  She challenged the kids to include fruits and vegetables of all colors in their daily diet.

Submitted by:  Carol Tautges

The students in fourth grade in Hartford Jt. #1 - Lincoln School have been working on a state wide Mystery City project.  Their task for the project was to create unique clues that would tell about the city of Hartford, without mentioning the name.  They needed to make twenty-five clues about our city which provided them with challenges in creativity, logic, brainstorming, research, and organization.  To prepare for their project they made a list of businesses, parks, centers, museums, and some of the other places they liked about the city of Hartford.  They learned a lot about the history of our city and had fun making math problems, puzzles, models, and other creative clues.

Once we have completed our clues, we will mail our box off to our partner city, which is somewhere in Wisconsin.  They will send us their Mystery Box of clues and we will work as a team to solve them!  Solving their box will require library research, Internet research, phone calls, higher-level thinking and cooperation.  This will hone our skills in many areas and we will learn a lot about a city in Wisconsin as we solve their clues.

Submitted by:  Mrs. Carol Tautges

The kindergarten classes at Hartford Jt. #1 School District - Lincoln Elementary celebrated the 50th day of school on Wednesday, November 16th.  They dressed like they were living in the 1950's and celebrated by learning some 50's dances, drank root beer floats, hula hooped and listened to and learned about records - which they called big CD's.  It was a fun morning.

Submitted by:  Mrs. Katie Powell

4K Celebrated the Season with Christmas Activities.

Roaring laughter and thunderous applause came out of two of the third grade classrooms in mid-November.  The students of Mrs. Groppe and Mr. Goelz, Lincoln Elementary School - Jt.1 School District Hartford, performed fractured fairy tales to a welcome audience.  Fractured fairy tales are classic fairy tales which have been liberally revised to add humor.  The third grade students acted out Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs, Spiderella, The Brementown Rappers, The Three Little Elephants and The Emperor's New Hair.  The members in the audience weren't the only ones benefiting from these classics gone awry.  The actors and directors enjoyed every minute of the rehearsals, prop creations, and presentations.  The teachers were especially proud of the hard work and dedication the students displayed in order to make the event a success for all. 

Submitted by:  Susan Liberman

The third graders at Lincoln Elementary School - Jt. 1 School District Hartford visited with Mrs. Mary Kay Dickinson.  Mrs. Dickinson is the Library Media Specialist for Lincoln and Rossman Schools.

In Social Studies, the third graders are learning about different Native American Groups that lived in the United States and what was unique about each group.

Mrs. Dickinson shared some of the things about her heritage as an Ojibwe.  The students viewed a slideshow presentation on the Smartboard.  During the question and answer time, some of the students shared that they were Native American, too. 

Thank you Mrs. Dickinson for sharing with us.

Submitted by:  Georgianna Cooper 

After another long and grueling season the 2011 Lincoln "Flag Football Champions" have been named.  The Cardinals were able to defeat the Packers 21-14 in an exciting game to become the 2011 Lincoln Bowl Champions.

Submitted by:  Mr. Haldemann

On Tuesday, November 22, the 5th grade students at Lincoln Elementary School - School District of Hartford participated in a Math Facts Sundae Reward Activity.  Over the past 2 months, the students have been learning and practicing their multiplication facts from 0-12.  For each number, the students were given a 100 problem test to complete with 85% accuracy, in five minutes.  For each math fact they "mastered", they were able to earn a different part of their sundae.  For instance, for learning their 3's, 4's, 5's and 6's, they were able to earn four scoops of ice cream.  All the facts after 6 earned the students topping: cherries, brownies, and whipped cream.  Learning math facts has never been this delicious!

A gigantic THANK YOU to Ponderosa Restaurant in Hartford for donating caramel, chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, sprinkles, and Oreo toppings for this reward activity.  We really appreciate it.

Submitted  by:  Zara Radtke

The kindergarten students at Lincoln School - School District of Hartford enjoyed a nice fall walk to the Hartford Fire Station.  With the help of many firefighters, they learned how important smoke detectors are in houses and how to stop, drop and roll.  They enjoyed listening to Sparky the singing fire dog and were able to tour many of the fire trucks. 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Powell

The kindergarten students at Lincoln School - School District of Hartford celebrated their farm theme by dressing up as farmers on Wednesday, November 2.  Students were encouraged to bring in stuffed farm animals and enjoyed doing farm related activities during the school day.

Submitted by:  Mrs. Powell

Retired Lincoln Elementary teacher, Chris Kirley, came to Mrs. Groppe’s third grade classroom on November 16, to teach the students more about Veterans and their service to our country.  She shared about her incredible opportunity to be part of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, which honors World War II Veterans.  She brought a photo disc featuring: Veteran, Bob Woesco, meeting Governor Scott Walker, and viewing various monuments and memorials they visited on their day long journey to Washington, D.C.

Chris Kirley volunteered to be a guardian to WWII Veteran, Bob Woesco.  There were 400 Veterans who participated and each Veteran had a guardian.  There were also volunteer doctors and nurses who went along to help take care of any medical needs.  It was incredible to learn about her wonderful opportunity and how it touched lives of WWII Veterans! 

Submitted by:  Ms Tina Groppe

Washington County's K-12th grade students were invited to participate in the 2011 Land and Water Division Conservation Poster Contest this October. This year's theme was "Forests For People. More Than You Can Imagine!"  Mrs. Oppermann chose several Lincoln art students to participate in this event.  The theme tied in nicely with the fourth grade art unit on landscapes in Wisconsin.

Submitted by:  Kelly Oppermann

The first grade classrooms at Lincoln Elementary School - School District of Hartford, learned about community helpers during the first quarter in social studies.  As a culminating activity, students were asked to make a model of a community helper and work place.  Students made their models from toys, legos, and even shoe boxes!  Students presented their models to the class and then were able to display them at the main entrance of the school for all to see.  Great work everyone!!

Submitted by:  Justine Haima

On Thursday, November 10, the third grade students at the School District of Hartford's - Lincoln Elementary School honored our Veterans at the Lion Eyes Assembly.  The character trait they introduced for the month was Citizenship.  The district secretary, Sue Milner, helped honor the veterans by creating a slide show featuring military family members of the third grade students and staff.  After the slide show, the third graders performed the song, "Thank You, Soldiers".  The veterans were then asked to come forward to be applauded and recognized for their service to our country.  In closing, each veteran received a star card, made by the students, as a reminder of how much their service is appreciated.  It was a special day for everyone!

Submitted by:  Tina Groppe

Pictured in the link below are students in Mrs. Groppe's classroom who made cards and Mrs. Blankenburgs's son who visited Ms. Groppe's classroom telling of his experiences in the military.  Among the other veterans who visited were Mrs. Groppe's father and uncle.

Submitted by:  Ms. Tina Groppe

First grade students at the in Mrs. Haima's class @ are using the Daily 5 to help them become better readers.  The Daily 5 (the 5 most important literacy tasks to do every day) are:  read to self, read to someone, listen to reading, word work/spelling, and work on writing.  These students looped together from kindergarten where they first learned about building their reading stamina (building the amount of time they can stay focused, on task, and reading good-fit books).  We graphed our progress every day until we met our goal.  When the students began building reading stamina as kindergarteners in January of this year, our first day began with 30 seconds on-task reading and increased up to 10 minutes.  Now in November as first graders, they can read up to 25 minutes independently! 

Pictured are some of the students during "read to someone".  It doesn't matter where you read or who you read with, as long as there is good reading going on!

Submitted by:  Justine Haima

Tricks-or-Treats - Is there a snack to eat?  

The students at School District of Hartford's - Lincoln Elementary School dressed up in their favorite costumes and paraded around the gym while the song "Ghost Busters" played away.  They enthusiastically listened to and participated in a goofy spooky story read to them by 3rd grade teacher Mr. Goelz.  Students filled their tummies with all the goodies they could eat during their classroom Halloween parties. 

Submitted by:  Susan Detaege  

During our soccer unit (4-5) and kicking/punting unit (K-2), we were lucky to have the varsity soccer coach from Arrowhead High School, Coach Jeff Staus, come in to teacher a soccer lesson to our students.  Mr. Staus is also a physical education and health teacher at Hartford Union High School and has two children here at Lincoln School.  The students had a great time working on their skills and learning from a 'guest' teacher.  Upon conclusion of the lesson, a 'pop' verbal quiz was given to see who remembered the most from the lesson.  Arrowhead soccer shirts and gift certificates were awarded to a few lucky students for paying attention and working hard.  Mr. Staus incorporates character traits into his soccer program as he did throughout the soccer lesson.  Thank you Coach Staus for taking time out of your busy day to come and share your expertise with our students at Lincoln School. 

Submitted by:  Jamie Leoni

In October, the fifth grade students in Mrs. Feutz and Ms. Radtke's social studies classes learned about the First Americans in North America.  As a concluding project, the students chose to make either an Indian artifact, diorama, or map related to one of the tribes we studied.  The students also gave a presentation of their project to the class.  Great job, 5th Graders!!!

Submitted by:  Ms. Zara Radtke

On Saturday, Oct. 22, approximately 50 Lincoln students and their families came together to participate in our Lincoln School Fall Fun Run.  Luckily, the weather cooperated while students and adults both enjoyed fellowship, family and fitness.  Upon completion of a 1/2 or one-mile course outside, participants received a granola bar, 100% juice box or water bottle, compliments of the Lincoln School PTO.  The PTO collected cans for the Hartford Food Pantry the week prior to the race and on the race day.  Anyone who brought in cans for the Hartford Food Pantry also received raffle tickets for a drawing with prizes donated by Creative License of Hartford.  If you were unable to attend the fun run, watch for another run coming later in the school year.  Lincoln School received a $250 grant from the Movin' and Munchin' program as a result of last years Santa Fun Run.  We are hoping to qualify once again for this grant based on the number of students and families that participated in our run.  Thanks to all that came and lead by example the importance of a healthy lifestyle for your children!

Submitted by:  Susan Detaege

During the week of Oct. 10, the third grade students of Lincoln School walked to the Hartford Fire Station.  They viewed a video. Next, they listened to the firefighters talk about their job as firefighters, and the equipment they use and wear.  They also discusssed fire safety.  Finally, they were excited to see, climb on and into the firetrucks.

Submitted by:  Georgianna Cooper

On Wednesday, October 19, Lincoln School joined together for a very special "casual day" to help raise money for breast cancer research and cancer support groups.  The staff at Lincoln raised $402.00 for the cause.  To celebrate fund raising efforts, and to show support for breast cancer research, staff wore pink and denim that day.  They also had a special luncheon honoring and remembering all who have struggled with cancer. 

Submitted by:  Stephanie Reiner

The 4th graders at Lincoln School enjoyed their first Art Aware program this week.  Joyce Kautz, a retired school teacher, visited our classroom to present our monthly artist.  Mrs. Kautz represents the West Bend Art Museum.  This month the students learned about Archibald Willard, who is the artist that painted the very famous, "Spirit of 1776".  Mrs. Kautz and her friend, came dressed like those in the picture and they played the snare drum and the piccolo just like they would have done during that time period.  The students really enjoyed the program. 

Submitted by:  Carol Tautges

All of the third grade students at Lincoln School get together once a month to celebrate READING!  To motivate and encourage students to read at home, students receive prizes for every ten hours they read outside of school.  Students are off to a wonderful start already!  Many students have already read ten or more hours for the month of September.  Keep up the great work!

Submitted by: Liz Olenjik 

The second graders from Lincoln Elementary in Hartford took a field trip to Pike Lake State Park on October 5th.  The students listened to a park ranger and a DNR wildlife biologist talk.  They discussed what jobs they have at the park, what animals are in Wisconsin and in the park, and what plant life is there.  After the talk and eating lunch, the students went on the hiking trails.  Most groups hiked over 1 1/2 hours!  Great fitness and learning activity!

Submitted by:  Kelly Erickson

On Friday, October 8, students from all HUHS feeder school districts were invited to run in the 2011 Grade School "Cross Country Challenge" run by the HUHS cross country team.  The students participated by running .5 to a 1.5 mile course, depending on their age.  A portion of their registration fee was donated to the MACC fund.  Great job students for your excitement and participation.

Submitted by:  Jamie Leoni 

On Thursday, September 29th, Lincoln 4th and 5th graders kicked off their 2011 - 2012 Battle of the Books (B.O.B) program by "Diving Into a Good Book" at the Hartford Recreation Center's Signicast Aquatic Center.

Submitted by:  Sarah Green

Lincoln School kicked off their annual Read-A-Thon on Thursday, September 22nd.  The students were treated to a pep rally that included their mascot, Linc the Lion, dressed in his favorite Packer's Jersey, some great music, and even some of Lincoln's own Youth Orioles football players leading them in a school cheer.  Students will be collecting pledges from now through October1, and will be keeping track of all their minutes read from October 2-8.  Top fundraisers will be awarded with an autographed Packer's Jersey, Badger tickets, or Packer tickets.  100% of this year's proceeds go to the PTO who will be finishing up their effort to put a SMARTboard in every classroom. 

Submitted by:  Laura Hasslinger 

The Pride of Lincoln is a leadership group comprised of fourth and fifth grade students.  These eight students are chosen by their teachers and classmates to represent their classroom.  The Pride group leads the school in the Pledge of Allegiance each morning and helps with a variety of projects during the school year.

Submitted by:  John McGowan

The second graders at Lincoln School did leaf shirt painting to complement the science unit on plants.  Each student pressed painted leaves onto a shirt to create a colorful design.  All second graders, then wore the shirts to school on the same day.  What a beautiful, Fall scene!

Submitted by:  Kelly Erickson

For the first few days of school at Lincoln School, the kindergarten classes start by learning about colors.  Everyone is encouraged to dress in the color of the day, even the staff.  Different color activities, songs, art projects, etc are done these days.  It's easy to spot the kindergarten classes when they are all wearing the same color! 

Submitted by:  Katie Powell

Lincoln Elementary's 1st Day of School.  "WELCOME" students old and new to the 1st day of a wonderful school year filled with learning and fun.

Submitted by Susan Detaege