Class Scrapbook

Ms. Luce & Mrs. Ellingsen love the 80s!

Letter "E" in the ABC Countdown to Graduation

Celebrity Scoopers

What a great day for a double scoop at Capannaris!!!

A Colorful Day

In April, the SOAR class visited Color Me Mine in Glenview for a fun leisure activity. Though we didn't have the picnic weather we were hoping for, it was still a successful trip!

Our Lincoln Team showing their support for Emmy in the Run for Rett!

Tattoos purchased from the International Rett Syndrome Foundation

Emmy crosses the Finish Line

Emmy completed the 1 mile walk with her family and many others!

Great Day for a Great Cause!

Despite the frigid temps, it was a wonderful day to support IRSF!

LIN MANUEL MIRANDA!!!

The creator of the musical, Hamilton. Sent a personal message to Emmy in response to a recent video she sent in expressing her love of his music. This day was EPIC to say the least!

Best Day Ever!

On Community Based Instruction trip on 3/23/23, we visited Wright Way Rescue and donated some supplies to this wonderful organization. Can't complain when we're surrounded by puppies!

Under the Sea

This week we read about the new Sea World in Abu Dhabi, the biggest aquarium in the world! For cooking class we made "Under the Sea Snacks".

Bowling Fun

Our February CBI was a hit! We had a pizza party at Dominos and bowled the day away at River Rand Bowl.

Hot off the Presses!

Our program was featured on the front page of the Daily Herald!

https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221212/special-needs-students-learn-a-latte-of-valuable-life-skills-running-coffee-businesses

Highlighting D57 & D214

We were so excited to spread the word about our classroom business and hope to inspire others to adopt similar programs in their schools.

Triplets by Chance

Happy Halloween!

Visiting former LMS students at PHS

Our feature in the MP Journal

Summer Surprise

Rabell ran into Ms. Olson at Capannaris!

Birthday Bash

Emmy celebrated her 14th birthday on a boat!

White Sox WIN!

Ms. Luce was so happy to see Emmy at her "Summer Office" with the White Sox!

Special

Olympics

May 15, 2022

Team D57

Flowers for Rue

Ms. Luce's ELA class planting flowers for a character in the Hunger Games Novel

Lemonade on a Hot Day

Rabell is mixing up a fresh batch of lemonade to cool off.

LMS Supports our Special Olympics Athletes!

A tour of just some of the signs that students made to cheer our team on!

Reunited at Sox Park!

Lincoln SOAR graduate, Fredy reunites with Ms. Luce at a Sox game.

Team Lincoln cheering on Team White Sox

Mr. Raftery visits Ms. Luce at her other place of work, Guaranteed Rate Field.

Twinning on Purpose

Ms. Groah, Emmy, Sarah, & Ms. Luce

Twinning on Accident

Ms. Luce & Ms. Wade

SOARBucks is back in business!

Students were excited to get to work in our classroom business. After 2 days of training, our SOARBucks employees had a successful grand reopening! We served staff coffee, tea, and hot chocolate while practicing job skills and money management skills. Way to go!

Book Report Presentations

After reading the book, Stargirl, Ms. Luce's ELA class created book report projects to recap the novel.

Ukulele Unit

In October we practiced playing the Ukulele in Music Class.

Cooking in SOAR

A class favorite! We always look forward to cooking on Thursdays. So far in October we made veggie wraps, totchos, and guacamole!

A Friendly Reminder

We love the positive vibes at Lincoln!

Space Mission Mango Smoothie

After reading about the SpaceX mission to space we made some healthy smoothies together!

State

Fair

Fries

First Day of School

Our 7th graders are pros at navigating Lincoln and were excited to kick of the school year! Rabell is showing off his photobombing skills.

Happy 13th Birthday!

Emmy celebrates becoming a teenager by decking out her locker with some sweet pics!

ESY 2021 Crew

ESY 2021 was over in a blink of an eye but we had a blast every minute of it!

The lovely ladies of LMS SOAR

Mrs. Sanchez, Ms. Luce, and Mrs. Zeug celebrate the completion of another successful school year at Trezeros.

Congratulations Fredy!

What a pleasure it has been watching you grow during your middle school years. We are so proud of you, Fredy! Best of luck in high school!

Pajama Day

Rockin some PJ's during the ABC countdown!

Group Time

Our weekly group discussion in the SOAR classroom.

Good Luck at Special Olympics!

Emmy represented Lincoln well at SO 2021!

Creating Crystals in Science

Team SOAR!

Fredy drops by for Picture Day

Emmy dominates at Ping Pong

Rabell serves during Pickle Ball

News-2-You Feature: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Presentations before Spring Break

News-2-You Feature: Gitanjali Rao

Ms. Luce won a "Double Your Paycheck" contest on the radio!

December Community Based Instruction

Virtual Field Trip about Winter Leisure Activities

November Community Based Instruction

Virtual Field Trip about Giving Thanks

October Community Based Instruction

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September Community Based Instruction

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Together even when Apart

Morning meeting with the SOAR crew: Every day we share about what we've been up to and what we are looking forward to.

Congratulations Class of 2020!

A recap of the past 2 years in with Lincoln SOAR class

SOARBucks is OPEN for Business! 2/27/2020

Check out our official commercial!

2020 is the Year of Plant Health!

1/10: We made a delicious salad that everyone tried.

Visiting MMPL

1/14: We read about the newly popular band BTS from South Korea

BTS Bananas:

Banana
Honey
Granola
Cinnamon

A Surprise Visitor!

We had a very special visitor to our class the last week of 2019, Mr. Miehlke!!! What a great surprise for our class to see a familiar face.

Lincoln SOAR is rolling out its first classroom business!

Check out our teaser commercial!

Google Expedition

Ms. Sassatelli took us on a virtual field trip to the White House on Christmas and Festivals Around the World!

Lookout!

Henry spotted a snake at Rainforest Cafe!

Lunch after Shopping

Worked up an appetite after shopping at Woodfield Mall. We love Red Robin!

Making New Friends

We ran into Ms. Luce's old class and met a high school senior who gave our 8th graders some advice for next year.

L

Ms. Walsh shares exciting books and activities with us every week.

R

We love to read!

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Thank you Ms. Walsh for all that you do!

Veterans Day

Faith takes the podium.

Asking Questions

Henry takes the podium.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Giving thanks to all the Lincoln Staff. We made a "home cooked" meal for all our lovely teachers and staff. The meal included turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, salad, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and delicious pies!

Shopping Day

Heading to Jimmy Johns after shopping for our Thanksgiving Feast.

Groovy!!!

Rocking our tie dye shirts from Camp Sunrise on this beautiful sunny day!

Camp Sunrise 5/6/19

Another big highlight of the SOAR school year is our trip to Camp Sunrise! This year we beat the rain and had a blast with tie dye, archery, the traverse wall, music, paddle boats, and of course a delicious campfire lunch of hot dogs and s'mores.

Special Olympics 5/5/19

We were overwhelmed by the amount of love an support from our Lincoln Family leading up to this exciting event! Special Olympics is truly a highlight of the school year. Go D57!!!

April Celebrations

We have so much to celebrate this month!

We voted on potential activities for our trip to Sunrise Camp. Our top 5 activities were; Archery, Paddle Boats, Bottle Rockets, Fishing, and Tie Dye (bring a shirt!).

In SOAR we celebrated 2 birthdays! Marcos turned 13 and Mr. Miehlke turned 30!

Finally, we tallied up the guesses and found out if Ms. Luce is having a girl or a boy. Ask your student what color we saw in the cupcakes!

We've got a ticket to ride!

In April, we took the Metra Train from Mount Prospect to Downtown Park Ridge.

Then, we had lunch at Five Guys just before the rain came. ALL ABOARD!!!

When we are ANGRY!

After reading the story, "When Sophie Gets Angry --- Really Really Angry" with Ms. Walsh, we practiced sorting good choices and poor choices when we are feeling angry,

Giving Back

In March, we gave back to those in need by bringing supplies to Wright Way Rescue. There we enjoyed meeting some furry friends and learning about this amazing facility.

Love is in the air...

Our Valentines celebration was a hit!

Bowling Fun

1/16/19

We had so much fun on our community based outing. On this wintery day we had a great time indoors. The teachers were very impressed of all our strikes and spares! We ended our field trip with some cheesy pizza.

MLK Day

1/16/19: Today during our weekly visit to the LRC, Ms. Walsh taught us about Martin Luther King Jr. We read about why he was an important person and that he helped people learn that we should treat everyone fairly. This is why we celebrate him!

Happy New Year!

Blocks to Bricks

December CBI @ Woodfield Mall

Red Robin

12/5/18: Enjoying our lunch after a long day of shopping.

11/14/18

Our Thanksgiving Feast was a hit! We shopped, cooked, and celebrated all in one day!

We are thankful for out Lincoln Middle School family!

Pumpkins in the Fall 10/12/18

Celebrating Fall with some pumpkin smoothies!

Noodles in the News 10/4/18

This week we learned about Newspapers and how they share information about the world around us. To wrap up National Newspaper Week we made a cheesy noodle dish called "Noodles in the News". It was a hit with everyone!

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

We learned about Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), made guacamole and quesadillas, and watched the movie Coco!

Making Oobleck

Cooking Time! Making drizzled pretzels :)

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