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 and School Theme-Be Here, Be You, Belong!

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, 8/14- 1st Day of School!

Thursday, 8/24-PTO Ice Cream Social 6-7pm

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

Wednesday, 8/30- 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

WELCOME back!! Monday is our official first day, it was great to see so many families at supply drop off yesterday evening. Our teachers kicked off our year officially TOGETHER with all of D303 at St. Charles East in the morning. Dr. Gordon led us through reflecting on the great work of last year, looking forward to this year through sharing the strategic plan to guide and our commitment. Our shared commitment of, TOGETHER BUILDING PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE, truly inspired us all.

As many of you are going to drop your kids off Monday for their first day, I too have some drop offs. My son who began his schooling at West Point with his basic training in June, is being accepted into the academy tomorrow. This is the first time my husband Jon and I are able to see him after 6 weeks of very limited contact, no cell phone. Needless to say we are very excited but unfortunately I will not be at school Monday. I will return on Tuesday, we plan to have an opening all school assembly in the afternoon. I will welcome all our Lincoln Leopards, we will share our 3 Be's (Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe), part of our leadership has an activity planned, learn our school song, and kick off a great year!

I hope you share the excitement we have and I also sensed from your children yesterday, this is our 95th year at Lincoln, it will be a great year!

Arrival

Students are asked not to arrive before 7:50. We do not want children congregating outside of classroom doors.

Bus: Indiana will be used for all district buses as well as daycare buses. No cars will be allowed on Indiana during arrival and dismissal time. Students will be dismissed from the bus by the driver in small groups starting at the front end so that no students pass others as they exit. A staff member will be present to oversee this process. Students are to head directly to their assigned door.

Cars: Students will be entering through a variety of doors, due to location and mode of transportation. Parents are asked to drive up and drop off using Illinois as was done in the past and students will get out and walk directly to their entrance doors. (refer to map)

Walkers: Our students who walk will be asked to head directly to any door to enter the school. These primarily arre the north, south, and front doors.

Entering the building

Car riders will enter the building using the north doors, and Busers will enter the building using the south doors. Students who are walkers can enter either set of doors. We will no longer specify grade level doors, students can enter the door that makes sense depending on where they are coming from or their mode of transportation. We will no longer use our front door for arrival unless a student is late arriving after 8:00, in which they will buzz the office to enter.

Kindergarten students usually enter the south doors directly into their classroom, or the main south door where they have a short walk to their room, if you drive often parents or caregivers park and walk to the southlawn to drop off. If you plan to drive and use the drop off car line, please make sure we are aware–email their teacher so we can plan for their arrival and have an additional adult or 5th grade helper there to walk to their classroom.

All students should arrive between 7:50 - 8:00 and go directly to their classroom door. We will have staff members outside to assist students that may need help getting to that entrance.

Tardies

If students arrive after 8:00, parents will need to drive them to the front entrance. They will need to enter through the front door.

Dismissal

Students will be dismissed in small groups using a staggered dismissal from their classroom following the same procedure each day.

AM and All Day Kindergarten Dismissal

All students will exit through the kindergarten door on the south side. Bus students will go directly to the bus. Teachers will assist students in finding their parents if they are being picked up on the south side of the building. All parents walking or driving to pick up their children will be asked to wait by the south sidewalk.

PM dismissal ( We will no longer do the intermittent dismissal, busers will go first but after that all will be dismissed)

3:00 - Bus dismissal - students will be dismissed first. Buses will be ready to go, as the elementary schools are the first dismissal of the day.All students who take alternate busses including but not limited to Chesterbrook, Children of America, Salvation Army and those in Baker station will be dismissed.

3:02 - All walkers are dismissed from their assigned doors to exit the building. We ask that parents find a location away from the front of the building and the bus exit to meet their children.

3:02-Car riders dismissed. Cars will line driving east along Illinois and wrap around the front of Lincoln school so not to block the intersection at Illinois and Route 25. Please adhere to this procedure to maintain safety for all. As students are picked up cars can proceed to move up along Illinois, please be patient during this process. It often only takes 5-10 minutes to get everyone into their cars and for you to be on your way.

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.

Lincoln Leopard Families, we have an amazing and generous community! Please do not stress if your family is not in the financial position to provide school supplies. Please contact Celina Wollak our school Social Worker. Any requests will be kept strictly confidential! We just want to help you and your students get started with everything they need! Celina.Wollak@d303.org or call Mrs. Wollak directly at 331-228-6392

Bus route schedules will be made available on e-link on August 7, 2023 at noon for all grade levels. This information will include the inbound and outbound route number, the location and time of pickup and drop-off for each route, the ID number of the bus, and the days of the week the bus will run.

Visit the e-Link page for instructions for how to login.

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

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!

We are kicking off the Fall Sports Season with the Saints Family Fun Fest on Saturday, August 19th from 12-6 PM! This event is free to attend. St. Charles East HS students, families, and the entire community are invited to attend an afternoon of fun with kids games, a bounce house, a dunk tank, sports scrimmages, future Saints photo ops, concessions, spirit wear sales, a basket raffle and more!

Schedule

ALL DAY (12:00-6:00) - Basket Raffle! Kids Games! Bounce House! Concessions! Spirit Wear Sales! FUN!!!

10:00-11:00 - Alumni Soccer Game

12:00-2:00 - Basketball Hot Shot Contest

12:00-2:00 - Boys Soccer Scrimmage

1:00-2:00 - Girls Tennis Scrimmage

2:00-3:00 - Boys and Girls Cross Country Relay Races

2:00-3:30- Speed Throw/Shot Challenge (Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse)

2:00-5:00 - Boys and Girls Golf Event

3:00-4:30 - Girls Volleyball Scrimmage

3:00-4:30 - Girls Swim and Dive

3:30-4:30 - Field Games

4:45-6:00 - Marching Band, Cheer, Dance, and Football

"It's a Great Day to be a Saint!”

Basket Raffles are being created by each sports teams. Sales will be online this year here: https://us01.z.antigena.com/l/dqe_AcOJullnCBiVmkwQPoPRlhvlG08FMbTmLysCdoH1h7325VMwFo05dV01Ck2qXVyb4ybHV-bwPy53KRzrJoysKVGrai9bgj-98PKc1e2uTBBmQlzOq~ybmiti1I1qbZrOuzj7OJvyQfwfJpT-BY8O538cMo_64RcXMUBeqVOqaovZlK Sales will begin August 17 and winners will be drawn at the Homecoming Football Game on Saturday, September 2nd.

If you have any questions, please contact Heather Trask. (htrask@comcast.net) (630.742.9647)