Kindergarten Updates - June 26, 2026

Happy Summer!

It was wonderful to see so rising kindergarteners and families at Kindergarten Orientation in May!

This newsletter includes the following:

I am away through July 15th. Please contact the office if you have any questions about registration and enrollment for Kindergarten!

Enjoy all that summer has to offer!

Sincerely,

Sarah

Families who wish to provide information to be considered by the placement team can complete this form by Friday, July 17, 2026. The form is not required, and your child’s placement will be carefully considered, regardless. However, please use this form if there is compelling information from your family that you would like us to consider.

Additionally, there are two specific situations for which we request your input:

Requests for a specific teacher will not be accepted. You may indicate if one of your children has already had a specific teacher and you wish for the sibling to have a different experience. This information will be considered but it is not guaranteed that your child will have a different teacher.

You will receive an email in mid-August with the name of your child's teacher!

Dear Caregivers,

Thank you for completing the Lincoln School Family Information and Orientation Signup form! 

Please provide your child’s most recent preschool progress report and/or a Kindergarten Transition Report (details below). These insights allow our faculty to understand your child’s unique learning profile and ensure a seamless transition into our classrooms.

Report cards can be emailed to Catalina Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant, at cgonzalez@lincnet.org; or mailed to Lincoln School, ATTN: Kindergarten, 6 Ballfield Road, Lincoln, MA 01773.

The Kindergarten Transition Report has two parts. Part 1: Student Information is completed by you, the caregiver. Part 2: Transition Report is completed by your child's current teacher and mailed back to Lincoln School, ATTN: Kindergarten, 6 Ballfield Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. 

The report is linked here. If it is helpful, I have included a template for requesting a transition report from your child's teacher:

​Please reach out if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

Catalina Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant

781-259-9408

This document has all of the information you need to know to get started at Lincoln School including school hours, meals, arrival and dismissal, school supplies (we provide!), contact information and more!

Students who are children of Town of Lincoln employees must register but do not need to provide residency documents.

Students attending Lincoln Preschool do not need to register. They are already enrolled with LPS.

METCO participants need to register but do not need to upload residency documents or a birth certificate. These are already in Avela. Health documents must be uploaded or sent to the school.

Students enrolling from a private preschool need to register and provide all required documents (health, medical, residency, birth certificate.

★PROGRAMS: There’s something for everyone at the library this summer! Thanks to the amazing support of the Friends of the Lincoln Library, we’ve got a jam-packed schedule full of storytimes, hands-on workshops, music, cooking, and more! 

★SUMMER READING CHALLENGE: The library will also be offering our Summer Reading Challenge. Starting June 17, pick up a Summer Reading challenge form at the library or download one online. 

★SUMMER READING BOOK LISTS: We take great pride in creating suggested Summer Reading Book Lists. We review books published in the last year as well as perennial favorites with something for everyone. Check out our Book Lists here. 

★EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS: Books can be accessed digitally with a library card. Students who do not yet have a Minuteman Library Network card can get an ecard using this link: 

https://www.minlib.net/ecard Once students have registered using the link, they will be able to immediately access all of our digital materials. Both Hoopla and Libby offer a tremendous selection of ebooks and audiobooks which are FREE with the ecard. See our website for more information on these library apps as well as other digital materials. https://lincolnpl.org/kids-teens/e-books-audio-more/