Lincoln Bulletin

Our Vision-Lincoln School is a community that fosters a sense of belonging to grow as a citizen and a learner.

Lincoln leopards are respectful, responsible, and safe!

District Strategic Commitment-TOGETHER building pathways of Excellence!

Email: michelle.woodring@d303.org
Website: Lincoln.d303.org
Location: 211 South 6th Ave, St. Charles
Phone: 331-228-2501
Facebook: facebook.com/LincolnElementary
Twitter: @LincolnD303

Monday, 8/28-Wear Blue

Tuesday, 8/29- Wear Green & 5th Grade field trip to Lincoln Marsh

Wednesday, 8/30- Wear Yellow & Elementary Early Release

Thursday, 8/31- Picture Day!

Friday, 9/1- No School for Students-Institute Day

Monday, 9/4-Labor Day-No School for Students

This week was a HOT one, and we kept it as cool as possible. At Lincoln we adjusted recess schedules to be indoors on Wednesday and Thursday. Above are a few photos of students during indoor recess, kids enjoyed playing games, coloring, and working together in various activities. In addition, I have seen some great supportive behaviors across our Lincoln community. Students are showing kindness through helping one another tie shoes, picking up materials, cleaning up their space--this is what we expect, and I appreciate seeing this so early in the year.

We also rescheduled the ice cream social from yesterday to tonight at 6:00. I look forward to seeing all families this evening for a nice cold treat.

This week students in grades 1-5 took the fall iReady assessment, if your child was absent they will take it next week. Next week we will begin our learning of the Zones of regulation, through our zones week. This is a great way for kids to begin to learn about their emotions and develop tools to help themselves when they are upset, sad, feeling silly, and other feelings to make sure we are ready to learn.

Name: Christy Mathern

Occupation: Lincoln School Health Office Nuse

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois

Family: Married to my husband David for 14 years. Two daughters: Elaina is 11 years old and started middle school. Chloe is 9 years old and started 4th grade. Both of my girls go to schools in D303.

Pets: 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 snake, 2 guinea pigs, and 1 hamster

Favorite sport: Softball

Favorite thing to do over the weekend: Watch my daughters play sports!!! When there is a down weekend, I love to just be with my family

Best places to visit: Any beach.

Favorite book: The Harry Potter series.

What superhero would you be? Iron Man

One wish: World peace

Favorite food: Pizza and Sushi

Dairy Queen or Oberweis? Dairy Queen for the blizzard!

Favorite Season: Fall

Favorite College: undecided

Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs

Airplane or Road trip: Road trip to a degree… Anything longer than a day is questionable.

Fun Facts:

1. I am clumsy.

2. I am in my final semester towards obtaining my certificate for school nursing and will hold a PEL-CSN!

3. Both of my girls play travel softball and one plays travel basketball.

If you have a daughter in grades 3-5, please consider this great program. More information will be shared later this week. See video below.

New this school year is the Lincoln Elementary School Family Resources Group! This group includes social, emotional, behavioral, and community resources for families. Resources are grouped by topic and include articles, videos, and websites. The code to join the Schoology Group is WP73-GH6V-Z3K97 .

If you need assistance joining the group, staff will be available to assist you during the Lincoln School Curriculum Night this fall. Any questions, please contact Celina Wollak, Lincoln Social Worker/Student Support Interventionist at celina.wollak@d303.org.

In D303, we value the opportunity to provide a community of care and support to our families, especially those faced with financial hardship.

If your family is currently experiencing a significant financial need, our community partnerships have several supports available for families including: school clothes/shoes, winter coats/accessories, school supplies, toiletries, holiday meals, and/or holiday gifts. If you would like to be considered for any of these supports, please complete the Family Resource Form by September 1, 2023.

En D303, valoramos la oportunidad de proveer una comunidad de cuidado y apoyo a nuestras familias, especialmente a aquellas que enfrentan dificultades financieras.

Si su familia está experimentando actualmente una necesidad financiera significativa, nuestras asociaciones comunitarias tienen varios apoyos disponibles para las familias, incluyendo: ropa/calzado para la escuela, abrigos/accesorios de invierno, materiales escolares, artículos de aseo personal, comidas para los días festivos, y/o regalos para navidad. Si desea que se le tenga en cuenta para cualquiera de estas ayudas, por favor, rellene este formulario. Para ser considerado, es fundamental que complete esta encuesta a más tardar el viernes 1 de septiembre.

Below is a letter from Wendy Landers our Certified School Nurse, reminding all kindergarten families of the records that need to be turned into school prior to the first day of school. You can bring these to Backpack Night on Thursday, 8/10 from 4-6PM, or the office any week day between 8:00am and 3:00pm. This is important to ensure your child is not excluded from school.

Welcome back Lincoln Leopards! This is a friendly reminder to turn in all required medical forms to the front office or mail them directly to the school (211 South 6th Avenue). Forms can also be emailed to christy.mathern@d303.org.

K: physical examination, immunizations, dental exam and vision exam

2: Dental exam

School Absence Guidelines

During this transition back to school, please remember that your child should be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication. Your child must not vomit or have diarrhea for 24 hours without the use of medication. It is important that if your child is ill that they stay home. Some of our Leopards are lacking a healthy immune system and are susceptible to serious illness.

As your school nurse, I am happy to collaborate in treating asthma and implementing an asthma action plan. This also applies if your child tends to wheeze when they get ill and require albuterol. Here are the links to the asthma history form, medication consent, and asthma action plan. A healthy child is a child capable of learning!

I look forward to getting to know your child! I have more than 20 years of inpatient pediatric experience, so your child is in good hands! If you have any changes to your child’s medical or medication history please contact me with this update! I am available if you have any questions or concerns! I also have a variety of resources available.

Thank you for your time!!

Miss Christy Mathern BSN, RN, C

pronouns: she/her

Lincoln Health Office Nurse

christy.mathern@d303.org

Can't wait to see you TONIGHT at the ice cream social! Join us at the Lincoln blacktop for ice cream, fun and friends!

Come to Lincoln 6-7pm tonight for a fun filled time with friends and family!

In May, our Lincoln first grade classes helped plant our Lincoln Pollinator Garden at the St. Charles Public Library. With the help of our Lincoln families, the garden has been flourishing over the summer!! Our sunflowers have started to bloom, the cherry tomatoes are ripening and pollinators have been spotted in our garden. Make sure to check out our Lincoln Garden the next time you visit the library!

We can also use help watering our garden. Please click the link to sign up!

District 303 would like to remind families to make sure the contact information you’ve provided is up-to-date. We want to ensure you’re getting timely alerts on important notifications.

Prior to the start of class, District 303 will send test messages through its mass communication system to the contact information you have on file (email, text and phone). This is the way the District and your child’s school(s) contact you when sending mass messages simultaneously.

Visit the Home Access Center website for information on how to view and edit your contact settings.

View Notification Preferences/Enable Text Messages
District 303 will send notifications to families through the ParentLink system by text message, phone call and email based on your settings. Parents/guardians can view and edit their contact settings through the Home Access Center.

To receive timely emergency communications, we strongly encourage families to enable text notifications. For most people, this is the fastest way to receive and view important messages. Here’s how:

• From the HAC main menu, select the “registration” tab to view your contact settings
• Select the “edit” button to change your contact settings
• To enable text message notifications, enter your cell phone number in the Cell/Text field
• Select the “save” button

Users can only update their child(ren) and personal contact information. You will not be able to make changes to another parent/guardian's contact information. For updates to emergency contact people, please reach out to the school directly.

This is a prepay site and ordering will be closed at Midnight the day of Picture Day to process the orders. If parents missed prepaying they will have a chance to order pictures with their child's Ticket Code. When placing an order after Picture Day with a Ticket Code a shipping fee will be added on and picture packages will be shipped directly to the home. Ticket Codes will be delivered with the bulk picture package order approximately three weeks post Picture Day.

If your student is going to be late or absent, please call 331-228-2500 and press 1 to report the absence and the reason. Leave a message on the attendance line as soon as possible that morning or the night before. Thank you for your help in verifying absences from school.

If you would like to recognize a Lincoln staff member for making a positive impact on your child or family, going above and beyond in their work, and/or contributing to making Lincoln an AMAZING school, PLEASE fill out this form and let them know! You can fill this form out as many times as you like. Each Shout-Out will be shared with the staff member that you nominate. It will not be shared with the whole staff or with the school community. Thank you for helping us celebrate the wonderful ways our staff supports our students!

D303 Community,

St. Charles North is looking forward to our first home football game of the season this Friday vs. Palatine! The sophomore game starts at 4:45pm followed by the varsity at 7:00pm. This Friday is Youth Football Night! All youth football players in uniform will have free admission.

In order to maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for all of our spectators in attendance please take a moment to review some important reminders regarding the game:

-Gates will open at 4:00 pm.

-Tailgating is not permitted.

-No backpacks, bags or outside food or beverages are allowed. Bags no larger than 8x6 are acceptable. All bags are subject to search.

-All students under high school age must be supervised by a parent or guardian inside the stadium.

-No re-entry into the stadium is allowed.

-Use of profanity, taunting, including racial remarks of any kind, throwing objects, and possessing objects that block the view of other spectators are PROHIBITED.

-The Blue Fan Group student section is located in the bleachers on the south end. Parents and other spectators should plan to sit in the middle of the stadium. Our SCN Pep Band will play on the north end of the home bleachers.

Tickets will be sold at the gate. Prices are as follows:

-General Admission-$5.00

-Students & Seniors 65+-$2.00

-Visitors w/Student ID-$2.00
-D303 MS/HS Students and Staff w/ID-FREE

Please contact our athletic office at 331-228-6258 with any questions related to this event.

Come out and support our North Stars this Friday Night!

St. Charles East Girls Volleyball Team would like to invite your elementary & middle school students to our volleyball clinic. Students in Grades 2nd-8th are invited to join St. Charles East Girls Volleyball for a clinic on Saturday, September 16th from 1:00-3:00PM @ St. Charles High School Main Gym. D303 students can register via PushCoin and out of district students can fill out the registration form below. Cost is $40 and includes a t-shirt.