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  • We love the excitement at LCJSMS over the new grants to come and are so excited to see the exciting news shared with the students’ families in their February newsletter.  Click here to learn more!

  • Secret Stories Have Lincoln Hubbard Second Graders Hooked

    Secret Stories

    Secret Stories have our second graders completely hooked! This program teaches the students how the English language works thru Secret Stories to small groups. One example of how we are teaching the students more details about the alphabet is by disguising that vowels have superpowers.  We show them that vowels are the only letters in the alphabet that can actually say their own name, or long vowel sounds, and because of this they need a disguise of short vowel sounds so the other letters don’t get too jealous. As a class, we have practiced the Better Alphabet song, which teaches students the sounds the letters make. In reflecting on the Better Alphabet song, one second grade student said: “The vowels get more stuck in my head every time I hear it. And, it reminds me that the consonants have other sounds.”
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     SEF Announces Spring 2020 Grants

    The Summit Educational Foundation is pleased to announce our grant awards for the 2020 spring grant cycle. With generous support from our member families, and despite the district being shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Foundation was able to approve funding for 41 grants totaling over $231,000. 

    The District, Primary, Elementary, Middle and High School levels received grants totaling $9,484, $6,220, $88,760, $51,033 and $76,112 respectively.

     

    A full list of approved spring 2020 grants is available here.


     
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