
Tiger Newsletter
February 25, 2024
Week of February 25, 2024
- Monday, February 26, 2024 -
- Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - Karate, Polished Pebbles
- Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - Early Release Day, Club Leo, Golf
- Thursday, February 29, 2024 - Polished Pebbles, Dance, NJHS
- Friday, March 1, 2024 - Dance
Important Upcoming Dates
- March 4 - Pulaski Day, No School
- March 5 - IAR Begins - State Testing Grades 3-8
Arrival Information -
- 157th Street will be blocked off at Price, only buses will be allowed down 157th Street.
- You may drop your child off along Price or 156th Place.
- All students will now enter Door 1 upon arrival, doors open at 8:00 a.m..
- Please do not drop students off prior to 8:00 a.m.
- Students will enter the building and pass through the Evolv (all grade levels).
WHAT ARE THE 5ESSENTIALS AND 5ESSENTIALS SURVEY?
5Essentials is an evidence-based system designed to drive improvement in schools nationwide—it reliably measures changes in a school organization through the 5Essentials Survey and provides individualized, actionable Reports for each school. The 5Essentials system is based on more than 20 years of research by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research on five components found to be critical for school success:
- Effective Leaders: The principal works with teachers to implement a clear and strategic vision for school success.
- Collaborative Teachers: Teachers collaborate to promote professional growth.
- Involved Families: The entire school staff builds strong relationships with families and communities to support learning.
- Supportive Environment: The school is safe and orderly. Teachers have high expectations for students and support students to realize their goals. Classmates also support one another.
- Ambitious Instruction: Classes are academically demanding and engage students by emphasizing the application of knowledge.
The 5Essentials Survey is taken by all prekindergarten through 12th-grade teachers and all fourth- through 12th-grade students and usually requires no more than 30 minutes to complete. The information collected through the survey is rigorously reviewed and analyzed to generate a 5Essentials Report for each school. The 5Essentials Report includes a breakdown of teacher and student responses and, most importantly, provides a comprehensive picture of the school environment based on five essential areas critical for school improvement in a meaningful context of similar and successful schools.
WHY IS THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IMPLEMENTING THIS SURVEY?
The State Board has long recognized that test scores alone do not provide a full picture of teaching and learning in any one school. Under recent legislation (Public Act 100-1046), the State Board is now mandated, on an annual basis, to implement a learning conditions survey that will finally help paint that fuller picture. While this survey may help inform state policy and improvement initiatives, it is primarily intended to help local administrators, such as teachers, principals, and superintendents, identify strengths and weaknesses at the district and school level and better target resources and interventions. Aggregated data from the survey will also be shared with parents and the general public on school report cards released in the fall.
Readings & Resources For Black History Month & Beyond
- African Americans say the teaching of Black history is under threat [Washington Post]
- Afro-Latinidad: Celebration of a Multi-Faceted Identity [UnidosUS]
- Afro-Latino Resources for Teachers [Spanish Mama]
- Black History Month 2024: Books for Kids [Chicago Public Library]
- Black History Month Reading List [American Writers Museum]
- Black History Month Resource Guide for Educators & Families [Center for Racial Justice in Education]
- The Black Language Syllabus [April Baker-Bell & Carmen Kynard]
- Black Linguistic Justice in the Classroom [Write Center]
- Despite Obstacles, Educators Find A Way to Teach Black History [EdWeek]
- Educators Wrestle With New Limits on Teaching Black History [Axios]
- Enshrining Blackness: Afro-Latinidad and the K-12 Curriculum [Afro-Latino Forum]
- How Are You Teaching Black History? [Learning For Justice]
- It's Black History Month. Here are Five Ideas for Teaching About Afro-Latino Identity [UnidosUS]
- Teachers And Students Respond to Black History Bans [Yes! Magazine]
- Teaching Black History in Culturally Responsive Ways [Edutopia]
- The Importance of Teaching Black History in Tumultuous Times [University of Buffalo]
- We Must Teach Black History Like Our Lives Depend On It [EdSurge]
- Why All Students Benefit From Learning Black History [Newark Trust for Education]
February School Calendar
Breakfast Menu
Lunch Menu
Uniform Information
ACCEPTABLE – Clean Navy Blue or Khaki “bottoms”: Navy Blue or Khaki uniform style pants, and cargo pants, fitted at the waist line, capris, jumpers, skorts, and uniform shorts and skirts of fingertip length or longer.
NOT ACCEPTABLE AS UNIFORM ATTIRE – ANYTHING THAT IS NOT UNIFORM STYLE OR SCHOOL PANTS. For example, denim of any kind or color such as jeans, skinny jeans, leggings as pants, jumpers, skirts, shirts or overalls, sweatpants, nylon athletic pants or athletic wear, baggy or parachute pants, or any spandex attire, pants with holes, etc. Open toe shoes, sandals/athletic slides and “crocs” style shoes are not allowed at any time during school hours.
ACCEPTABLE - Clean, logo-free, (solid color) Light Blue or Navy tops, or approved :Lincoln School: logo shirt of this color. Style of tops shall be Oxford (buttons from neck to shirttails) or Polos (two or three buttons at neckline.) Tops shall be tucked in, long or short sleeve shirts with collars. Shirts worn underneath uniform shirts/blouses must be solid colored white blue or black. Logo free navy blue, black, or white solid colored sweaters/fleece, sweatshirts (without hoods) and vests may be worn over acceptable shirts with collars.
CLEAR BACKPACKS!!!!! This year Lincoln will have clear backs that will be provided by the school, each student will receive ONE backpack this year only.
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Mrs. Natalie Bako - Principal
Email: nbako@L156.org
Website: L156.org
Location: 410 157th Street, Calumet City, IL, USA
Phone: 708-862-6625
Twitter: @natalie9881