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Lincoln School's science fair featured on Newsela

Three students showing off their robotic arm project.
Lincoln School's science fair featured on Newsela

Lincoln School’s science fair, which honored Black scientists for Black History Month, was recently featured on Newsela, an instructional content platform. Click here to view the Newsela feature!

Newsela’s online educational platform provides students with articles at multiple reading levels to help grow their literacy skills, and Lincoln School’s science fair is one of these articles! Newsela recommends it for reading at the upper elementary school level. 

Newsela is used by teachers nationwide to enhance their lessons in English language arts and other subjects. Newsela offers knowledge and skill-building resources as well as tools for daily instruction and assessment. 

Thank you to Newsela for featuring Lincoln School’s diligent young scientists and the innovative programming at their school!

You can also read more about the science fair on The Journal News website by clicking here. Read more about the science fair on the Lincoln School website by clicking here.

Student demonstrating science fair project.
Student teaching other student how to do their project.
Student standing in front of his research project on sleep patterns.
Student demonstrating her project on tornados
Student smiling and standing next to science model.
Student smiling and standing in front of her science fair project.
Three students showing off their robotic arm project.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Four students in PJs holding a book with principal.
Read Across America celebrated at Lincoln School

Lincoln School was thrilled to participate in Read Across America during the first week of March, organized by the Lincoln School Reading Department. This annual event is designed to promote a love of reading among children and young adults. 

Students with principal holding gifts.
Nine lucky Lincoln students rewarded for being top readers before the holidays

The Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Executive Director Debbie Burrell-Butler and Deputy Director, Dena Williams, surprised nine lucky students from Lincoln School with a holiday gift on Monday, December 16, 2024. Student's faces lit up with surprise when they were paged to the main office to receive their gift along with encouraging words from both directors for distinguishing themselves as the "Top Readers" on their respective grade levels. Thank you to the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau for continuing to partner with us and for encouraging our students to reach for the stars. 

Students posing with dancer and drummer.
Lincoln School students end Hispanic Heritage Month with music and dancing

On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, Lincoln School students were treated to a musical culminating assembly for Hispanic Heritage Month. Melanie Aguirre, a professional dancer, and her drummer Sanga played music and shared Bomba dance traditions, which originated in Puerto Rico. The music and dancing celebrate the island’s diverse cultural background. The students had a great time learning about the history of Bomba and showing off their dance moves.