Congratulations on STARTING chess club!

You’re officially President Lincoln!  Great job executing the plan with your little brother who looks up to you.  

You’re working two jobs which says a lot about your character,

You revived accolades from ms Michelle today about helping her with marketing and taking the initiative; and the junior high boys love you as their teacher and request you.

You are motivated to serve through YMSL.

You are driving Carter to school, and sometimes Liam too.

You are a great gifter! Thank you for your thoughtful bd presents to me and the lovely letter, my favorite part.  I read it over and over.

We love you so much Lincoln.  You just turned 17 and you’re growing up to be a fine young man.

Catching up on photos from Jan 2025-Jan 2026 👇

 

Where the Red Fern Grows

I’ve been looking forward to reading this book aloud with you ever since you were born!  So pleased that we finally started last night.  I’ve not read it since I was about your age.  

First five chapters, and it’s already such a good read.  Reading it again as an adult sure puts things in another perspective.  The protagonist is such a hardworking, dedicated young man.  He follows his heart.

Inspired by J.K. Rowling, Lincoln is writing his first Origin Story for the comics he's been working on the past couple of years... first draft using voice to text dictation:

Kitty Origin Story

One day I was strolling around in my owner’s house and my owner lifted me up Then he went to a place he calls a harbor.  There were a lot of suitcases there! We went on a ship and then we sailed across be icy blue sea then it rained hard! The boat shook! My owner lost grip of me and I fell into the icy blue sea. I almost drowned but another cat saved me, I wanted to say thank you but a polar bear chased her or him away. . .                                                                                                                  

I had just the time to run away!  I saw a blue streak across my white fur!! Just when I thought hope was lost. And my owner was gone, I needed him! But I saw two strange kitties I said hi and I told them my name “Frostbite”. The two strange kitties and one told me that his name was “Shadowpaw”and the her kitty said that her name was “Stormy”. I thought that hope is not lost at all! I might get along with these two cats I thought.

Stormy said she knew a place were we all could hide and rest  I and Shadowpaw both agreed to go so we went. It was a cave with lots of food to eat.

                                       THE END

BY: Frostbite of Ice Clan

The winner for 2nd grade is...

... Lincoln Nguyen!  Lincoln read the most number of minutes in second grade for Poe's summer reading program.

Student led conference

Lincoln's end of year student led conference. He went over his IB binder of work throughout the year.  On the bulletin board, he drew himself as a the living in the rainforest "biome".

We celebrated afterward.  Quoc asked him where he wanted to eat and he said. Oiishi.  His favorites are salmon sashimi, Edamame, and shrimp tempura.  He said he doesn't like the rice on sushi, "it's not good like the rice you make." :)