Lincoln Bulletin
April 7, 2023
UPCOMING DATES
- Monday, April 10-Group and club yearbook photos
- Tuesday, April 11-IAR testing-ELA
- Thursday, April 13-IAR testing ELA
- Monday, April 24-Band Concert &:00 Thompson Middle School
- Wednesday, April 26-Early Release
Lincoln School
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
From Mrs. Woodring
Please have your son or daughter wear their orchestra, band shirt, or student council shirts Monday if they are involved in these extra curricular groups.
As we approach mid-April our class list preparation is beginning. Below is a letter to parents regarding any input you would like to share with me, the deadline for letters is April 24th. We also have a slide show of ALL our lost and found items embedded below, please look through this and end your child or an email to us letting us know what is yours. Items will be donated this spring if not picked up. Thank you to Ms. York and her daughter for working on this project.
Finally, I am sharing information for FREE summer tutoring, please contact the organization as it is limited to first come first serve families. Last year we had a few families participate and they were very pleased with the support that was provided.
Staff Spotlight
Name: Kirk Miller
Occupation: 3rd grade teacher
Place of birth: Community Hospital in Geneva, IL.
Family: My wife Laura and I have one son, Adam, who is a
senior in high school.
Pets: None.
Favorite sport: I like watching football and track, since Adam
is a runner. I enjoy biking and hiking as well.
Favorite thing to do over the weekend: Spending time with my
family and getting outdoors
Best places to visit: New Orleans, LA—the food, live music,
and history are spectacular!
Favorite book: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
What superhero would you be? Spider Man
One wish: I’ve always wanted to visit England, Ireland, and
Scotland
Favorite food: Pizza—some are better than others, but I
don’t think I’ve ever had a bad one.
Dairy Queen or Oberweis? Oberweis
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite College: Illinois State University
Favorite Team: The Chicago Bears-I grew up watching Walter
Payton and I’ve been hooked ever since.
Airplane or Road trip: Road trip
Fun Facts:
- I was a student teacher at Lincoln School in 1993. I have taught in St. Charles my entire career and was fortunate to be able to return to Lincoln School in 2014.
- I am a fourth-generation Batavian.
- I love coffee and will go to great lengths for a good cup of pour-over coffee.
- I love music and I have been to hundreds of concerts.
Staff Recognition and Acknowledgement
Here is the link to the form, https://forms.gle/XzjVuHd5HK7zGMBj9
In the future it will be embedded as a button.
Ozzie Reading
We want all to be able to participate and attend our field trip celebrating our community of readers!
Family Running Opportunities
5K & 10K
Apr 29, 2023
7:00 AM Start
Peg Bond Center 151 N ISLAND AVE , BATAVIA, IL, 60510
The Lil Peeps run will be held after the 5K
5K/10K
April 22, 2023
8am
Peg Bond Center 151 N ISLAND AVE , BATAVIA, IL, 60510
Fun Run & 5K Elementary
& 10K
May 7, 2023
7:15 AM Start
5K Run/Walk along the beautiful Fox River
Thursday, May 18, 2023,
6:30 PM Start
Registration: Youth $15 + fee
Adult $30 + fee
Race Village: River Street at Bar Evolution
Batavia, IL
5K and Youth Races.
07/26/2023
Geneva, IL
Please call the Attendance Line to Report an Absence
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.
Data Dashboard
D303 Administration has worked with the Board of Education to establish a routine summary on the health of District 303 through a Data Dashboard. This chart, which will be updated monthly on the District website, provides an overview of nine important measurements in the categories of Academics, Operations and Belonging.
Handicap Parking
Health Office News
A note from the Health Office:
It’s never too early to start planning!!
Dental Examination Requirements
Students in kindergarten, second, sixth and ninth grades must submit evidence of a dental examination by May 15th of that school year. Dental exams must be completed within 18 months prior to May 15th.
We are seeing an increase in the amount of gastrointestinal related illness in our school and within the D303 community. Common reported symptoms are: nausea, vomiting and stomach pain. Fever, headache, body aches and diarrhea may also be present. Symptoms usually develop 12 to 48 hours after being exposed to a gastrointestinal illness. Most people will see improvement within 1 to 3 days without treatment.
Gastrointestinal illness can be passed through the feces and vomit of infected persons. Students can become infected by person-to-person contact, eating contaminated food or water, by coming into contact with contaminated surfaces, or by tiny particles in vomit spread through the air that land on surfaces or enter a person’s mouth.
Proper hand hygiene practices are the best way to prevent the transmission of gastrointestinal illness. Hands should be washed with warm water and soap. Hands should be scrubbed for 20 seconds. Hand sanitizer can be used in addition to handwashing, but hand sanitizer should not be a substitute for handwashing.
Students with vomiting or diarrhea should not attend school while symptoms are present. D303 guidelines allow a student to return to school as long as there is no vomiting or diarrhea within a 24 hour period without using medication to control these symptoms. Students should also be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. A fever is a temperature of 100 F or greater .
Family Contact Info - Please verify for your family!
This week’s first snow is a great reminder to make sure the contact information you’ve provided the District is up-to-date. We want to ensure you’re getting timely alerts on inclement weather operations and other important notifications. Please take a moment to do the following:
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
St. Charles Park District Pool Pass and Aquatic/Dance Programs
To provide recreation opportunities to the St. Charles community, the St. Charles Park Foundation has partnered with the For Scout Foundation and the JSG Dance Fund to provide financial assistance to economically challenged families who wish to participate in St. Charles Park District aquatic and dance programming. Please click on the above link for more information and to access the St. Charles Park Foundation financial aid application. Please let the office know if you need a copy of the information and the application sent home with your student. It is also linked!