It has been a whirlwind of a week around here. It was a joy to bring back the 5th grade vs. teachers soccer game and have some of our online students return for one last hurrah! Mr. Smith made some videos of both games: We also recognized our Presidential Award Winners and…
Y’all. There are cherries in the garden! Remember when the cherry tree bloomed, there was a branch that is different from the others? Apparently the rootstock of our cherry tries comes from a fruit-bearing, rather than ornamental variety. There are only a few and they are….ok – sweetish, but not the WOW…
Hello! It’s Julia Yost, your Garden Educator! Happy spring! And happy end of a very different kind of school year! We want to say a HUGE thank you to families who supported virtual Garden School with us this year- helping your children to engage with our remote activities, encouraging them to get…
This week, one of the juncos that lives in the courtyard followed some students into the building and decided to check out second grade. Everyone stayed so calm! Once we opened the windows and gave him some space, he soon hopped out again. Never a dull moment at Lincoln Park 😉 This…
I’ve really been enjoying the return of early morning light! Between the sunrises, our lovely stretch of weather and the roses blooming, I’m reveling in all the wonders of living in this time and this place. (Yes, we had our first precipitation at arrival and dismissal this week, but I’ll take rainbow…
¿Sabías que el programa de lenguaje dual de Lincoln Park está CRECIENDO? El año que viene, tendremos tanto un preescolar bilingüe como un kindergarten bilingüe (español). 😊 Did you know that Lincoln Park’s dual language program is GROWING!?!? Next year, we will have both a bilingual preschool and a bilingual kindergarten (Spanish).…
Election Day is May 18th – have you voted? It is too late to mail your ballot, but you can still drop it at one of the county’s Ballot Drop Sites until 8 pm on Tuesday – the closest one to Lincoln Park is the Midland Library. There are some David Douglas…
Have you been for a walk in Lincoln Park recently? Portland Parks and Recreation has put up all these lovely signs about our trees. You can pick up a self-guided tour or scan the QR code to take it with you on your phone. Not only that, but these Pop-Up Arboreta are…
Y’all. We have a new family at Lincoln Park! A pair of Oregon Juncos has built a nest in the undergrowth behind the hugulkultur. I’m not sure where they are in the nesting cycle, but if you’re quiet and patient in the courtyard, you’ll see them scratching for insects on the ground…
I don’t know if you’ve noticed an increase in the amount of lion art happening at home, but this is the reason why! Everyone is drawing lions for our bulletin board – it fills my heart with joy every time I walk by. Our Connect to Kindergarten event is next week –…