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Back to School
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August, 2023
Back To School Open House
Tuesday, August 29 (4:30 - 6:00 pm)
When you arrive, please pick up your child’s teacher assignment card outside at the front entrance. (outside of Door #1) and then you may proceed to your child’s classroom to meet their teacher.
Open House is the only time you will be able to meet your child’s teacher this week as teachers are planning and participating in meetings the rest of the week.
Staff from Child Nutrition, Adventures Plus (before and after school childcare) and our Volunteer Services Coordinator will be available at Open House to answer any questions. Also, members of our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) will be at open house.
School Hours
School Hours
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
The 1st bell rings at 8:50 am for students to enter the building.
Breakfast Hours
8:35 - 9:00 am
Students should enter through door 5 if they are going to breakfast.
School Supply List
Click HERE for the 2023-24 school supply list
KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES ONLY
Lincoln kindergarten families have been invited to schedule a one-on-one opportunity to meet the teacher, and familiarize your child with their new classroom. These meetings will be scheduled in 30 minute time slots and will be offered on Tuesday, September 5 and Wednesday, September 6. Once families have received their letter in the mail with their child's teacher, they should go to myconferencetime.com/lincoln, select their child's teacher and a time to meet with the teacher.
Students with last names:
A - J -- start school on Thursday, September 7
K - Z -- start school on Friday, September 8
All kindergarten students will attend Monday, September 11
Annual Back to School Verification
Each year ALL families are asked to complete the annual back to school verification for each student so that we can have current contact information as well as updated emergency contacts. Click HERE for step by step instructions.
If your student will not be attending Lincoln in the fall, please call Lori @ 763-506-3102.
Transportation
Families receiving district provided transportation will receive bus information in the mail from the Transportation Department. If you have any questions regarding bus transportation, please call 763-506-1125.
Student Drop Off Information
Students can arrive at school starting at 8:45 (unless going to breakfast). Students should be dropped off through the car loop or at the playground fence if walking or riding bikes. Students will line up by grade level near Doors 3 & 4 (by the playground). There is no car drop-off allowed along South Street at any time. There is NO supervision prior to 8:45 and students are not allowed to play on the playground. Students will be welcomed into the building at 8:50. The office is NOT a drop-off location for students arriving before 9:00. If a student is dropped off in the office before 9:00, they will be directed to line up and enter through Doors 3 & 4.
End of Day Pickup Information
Car Loop:
All students being picked up in a vehicle must be picked up through the car loop. This is to ensure appropriate supervision and safety and to keep traffic running smoothly along South Street. In the car loop, students will not enter the vehicle until it reaches the front of the line in marked spots #1-4. Please continue pulling forward as cars leave. Staff will support students as needed with car doors, etc. Parents and guardians should not exit their vehicles. Please consider pulling ahead if your children need additional time to buckle up as this allows pick-up to continue smoothly and quickly.
South Street Fence (Walkers):
All students who are walking home OR who are being picked up by a parent or guardian on foot will be dismissed to the South Street fence (along the playground blacktop). Adults should wait behind the painted white line for their child(ren) to walk to them. Everyone walking must only cross at the crosswalk and follow the directions of the patrols and crossing guards.
Thank you for keeping our students safe!
Child Nutrition Update
Starting Sept. 5, 2023, every student may receive one breakfast and one lunch at no cost during
the school year. Free meals are now available due to the passage of the Minnesota Free School Meals Bill passed in March 2023. The state’s Free School Meals program will cover the cost of one breakfast meal and one lunch meal for every student daily, however the cost of a la carte items, such as milk, other drinks, or extra meal items will not be covered. Students will need to have funds in their meal accounts to purchase any additional food items.
To receive a meal, students will use their ID numbers, school issued ID card, or the SchoolCafe app (secondary schools) to access their meal account. Note: free meals are complete meals only. Students who do not want the complete meal, or only want specific items will be
charged A la Carte pricing for these items.
Examples of A la Carte purchases would be:
• The entrée portion of the day.
• Milk purchased separately from a meal.
• Snack items, beverages such as bottled water, sports drinks, etc.
Students will be offered a variety of options for breakfast and lunch, menus can be found at ahschools.us/menus. Child Nutrition staff will assist your student to make sure they have the right
amount of food to make their choices a meal.
To purchase any A la Carte item (milk, juice, water, additional entrees, etc.), students must have money in their meal account. Charging is not allowed. Online meal account payments can be made in SchoolPay by logging in to your parent AHConnect account. Click on MyStudentInformation, then Fee, then Food Service, then Add Funds. There is no fee to make online payments. Payments can take up to two hours to show up in your students account. Balances are only uploaded to SchoolPay nightly. For assistance with AHConnect usernames and passwords contact the Anoka-Hennepin Help Desk at 763-506-4357.
The state’s Free School Meals program to begin in 2023, families will still need to apply
to qualify for more educational benefits
If your family needs access to any other educational benefits available to your student, please
visit ahschools.us/freereduced to complete an application. The enrollment window for the 2023 Applications for Educational Benefits begins Aug. 1, 2023. Anoka-Hennepin asks that all families complete an online application to provide additional school funding to support all students in the district. By filling out this application, your school can earn funding and you can save money.
Educational benefits include:
● Athletics fees: Eligible students may qualify for fees to be waived or reduced.
● SAT, ACT, AP Fees: Students may be eligible for discounted fees for academic tests
and some lab fees.
● Other high school activities: Students may qualify for discounts on speech, debate,
theater, band and others.
● Additional benefits and cost savings: Chromebook device protection, Comcast Internet
Essentials discount, Amazon Prime membership discounts, discounted bus fares with
Metro Transit, Xcel Energy account assistance, discounts at museums and theaters.
Resources:
● Educational Benefits flyer
Visitors at Lincoln
For the health and safety of students, staff and families, visiting opportunities are limited and anyone entering Lincoln Elementary must do so with a valid state ID. Volunteer opportunities will be coordinated through Lincoln’s Volunteer Services Coordinator, Diana Orr. She can be reached at (763) 506-3130.
Lincoln Family Handbook
At open house each student will receive a Lincoln Family Handbook. Please read through it carefully with your child(ren). This handbook is one way we can ensure all families understand the policies and procedures at Lincoln – thank you for your support! If you are unable to attend open house, your child’s teacher will send a handbook home with your child.
Home and School Connections
At Lincoln, all staff believe that parents and guardians are a child’s first and most important teacher. To support all of our students this school year, we will all be working hard to connect with families so that we can be partners in your child’s education. Along with monthly e-newsletters, families can expect to receive communication from school in a variety of ways – class or grade level newsletters, emails, phone calls and postcards. Working as a team with families supports our school-wide goal of building and maintaining positive relationships with all of our students. When students feel safe, valued and respected, it is our hope that they will be motivated and excited to learn and make friends at school!
Important Phone Numbers
Office: 763-506-3100
Attendance Line: 763-506-3106 (available 24 hours)
Health Office: 763-506-3104
Adventures Plus: 763-506-3113
Volunteer Services Coordinator: 763-506-3130
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