Lincoln School News
January and February 2023 Edition
Happy January/February
Happy January Lincoln Landsharks!
Can you believe that it's 2023?!! Amazing how quickly time goes by, and we have a plethora of happenings this month and next so be sure to look at the Upcoming Dates for information.
We realize that phone numbers change and moves do happen throughout the year. Please be sure to keep the office and/or the classroom teacher teacher up to date on any of these changes so that we can remain in contact. Additionally, to keep our students safe it is important that anyone dismissing a student MUST be listed on the Purple EMERGENCY FORM. Please be sure that they also have an ID with them, for verification. Thank you for your help with this. If you are changing HOW your students gets home please send a NOTE in with your child in the morning to avoid any confusion. Dismissal Daily is at 2:50, please be on time for student pick ups.
If you have not yet, please be sure to get connected with your classroom teachers through the use of the REMIND app. The teachers should have already sent you a code to accept. We use this communication app, for classroom and school happenings as well as direct teacher-family communication. Our school website is filled with useful information and is always kept up to date, as is the information we also post on Facebook, and Twitter, so please be sure to follow us!
Together in Education,
Dr. Ginger Coleman, Principal
Upcoming Dates and Information
Assessments- Events-Field Trips January
- ACCESS testing- for all student designated as ELL
- January 17th Light and Sound Presentations Grade 1
- Jan 24 and Jan 26th: PreK and K showcase for Families (Lincoln/Reilly) 5:30-7:00
- Field Trip Kindergarten: Discovery Museum: K101 and K103 February 24th, K102 and K104 February 26th
- Grade 4 Field Trip to UML January 25th (Wednesday) with Mrs. Guthrie
- iReady (ELA): Session 2 : January 30-February 3
- iReady (Math): Session 2: February 6 - February 10
February Events- Field Trips and Conferences
- February 2nd: School Site Council 3:15
- Field Trip Grade 4 Engineer It: 201, 203 and 211
- Field Trip Grade 4: 204, 205 and 107
- Progress Reports: February 15th and Parent Conferences 3:00-4:00
- Vacation Week: Monday February 20-Friday 24th: Sign Up for February Vacation Week
- Return to school Monday February 27th
Community Reader's Day: March 2nd
News from Special Ed
DESE is seeking feedback from ALL stakeholders on MCAS
Bilingual Parent liaison Mariella Neyra-Brown! Working M-W-Fr from 8:30-11:30
Internet For All
The Office of Educational Technology through the US Department of Education has a program called the Affordable Connectivity Program which helps to provide low-cost internet connectivity to low-income households. If you have students whose families are struggling to afford their monthly internet service, the Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity program (ACP) may be able to help. Households with a child who is approved to receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP), including children who attend schools participating in U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), are eligible for the ACP Program. More information about the program and resources to share with your families can be found at https://tech.ed.gov/broadband/acp/#.
School Site Council Meeting Dates
School Calendar and Early Release Schedules
IMPORTANT DROP OFF INFORMATION
Catie's Closet and NEW FOOD PANTRY at the Lincoln
BRAND NEW: We have a Food Pantry for families that may be in need to help stretch those food dollars. Please reach out to Mrs. Beland if you would like to shop for some pantry staples.
Transportation - Bussing Information and Contacts
Busses are the first out of the building. Please understand that the times listed on the bus passes, are approximate. Please allow yourself 10 minutes before and after the time listed, for any traffic delays.
ALL STUDENTS that ride a BUS in KINDERGARTEN and GRADE 1, have had laminated BUS tags attached to their backpacks. The information includes, their actual bus pass, the students Bus #, name and their homeroom. This is one additional step to assist the bus drivers in recognizing the youngest students, while assuring the students have the pertinent information available. Please DO NOT REMOVE these tags. Some students are very shy or have languages that make being able to communicate their information difficult, this aids in removing the barrier to keep our students safe. Thank you for your help with this.
In addition, the #'s on the outside of the busses, may NOT always match the actual bus number of your child. Students that are NOT picked up at their bus stop are NOT returned to the Lincoln. ALL STUDENTS that have not been picked up at their stops, are brought to the MOODY SCHOOL, located at 158 Rogers Street.
Below is the Transportation link for any additional information you may require.
HEALTH - SAFETY - MEDICATION
Any students who have emergency medications (Epi-Pens, inhalers, etc.) or who will receive medication in school MUST have a medication order from the prescribing physician AND a completed consent form from the City Health Department. Forms and medication can be dropped off to the school nurse on the first day of school. The school nurse cannot administer ANY medications without a physician's order, including over-the-counter medications. Please make sure that the school nurse is provided refills in advance of any medication supply running out.
Please also be sure that the nurse has updated vaccination records. In addition, any absence related to a doctor appointment- please be sure to get a Dr. note, so that we may document it as an excused absence.
Stay Connected with us!
Principal: Mrs. Coleman
Email: gcoleman@lowell.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.lowell.k12.ma.us/Domain/19
Location: 300 Chelmsford Street, Lowell, MA, USA
Phone: 978-937-2846
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lpsdlincoln/
Twitter: @LincolnLPSD