Roadrunner Weekly

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Hello Roadrunner Families!

Welcome back from Winter Break! We are rested and excited to see your students back at school tomorrow morning, bright and early!

TK and Kinder students start at 8:00am and 1st through 5th grade students start at 8:15am!

Remember that our cafeteria opens for a delicious, free breakfast for any student at 7:30am. This is especially helpful for families who are trying to ensure students who attend multiple schools are able to arrive on time.

We hope you will join us this week for two involvement opportunities. The first, is our Coffee Chat with the Principal on Thursday morning in our cafeteria from 8:15 to 9:15. There will be no formal translation, but it will be good practice for me to use my Spanish!

The second is our Parent-Teacher Organization meeting on Thursday evening from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Our PTO is now providing childcare in the cafeteria during these events, so we hope you will be able to join us!

Here's to a wonderful 2025, Roadrunners!

Lyndsay Reynolds

Proud Principal

First Street School

School: 916 645-6330

Call/Text: 916 409-6808

lreynolds@wpusd.org

Before break, our Holiday Traditions club presented about holiday traditions to our school. They taught students about how to be curious about different holiday traditions around the world. Check out some of the cool photos of the work this club did this year!

January 9th - Coffee Chat with Ms. Reynolds, 8:15am-9:15am, Cafeteria

January 9th - PTO Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, Library

January 10th - College Wear Spirit Day!

January 10th - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students, 8:15-8:45am, Cafeteria

January 13th - Old Town Pizza Dine Out Event!, 11:00am-9:00pm

January 17th - BEEP Store Day

January 17th - Sports Day Spirit Day

January 17th - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students, 8:15-8:45am, Cafeteria

January 20th - No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 23rd - 5th Grade Promotion Photos

January 23rd - Family Writing Night, 5:00pm-7:00pm, Cafeteria

January 24th - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students, 8:15-8:45am, Cafeteria

January 27th - Lockdown/Evacuate Drill

January 28th - 4th Grade Spelling Bee, 8:30am-9:30am, Cafeteria

January 28th - 5th Grade Spelling Bee, 9:30am-10:30am, Cafeteria

January 31st - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students, 8:15-8:45am, Cafeteria

2025-26 WPUSD Dual Language Immersion Program

TK/Kindergarten New Student Parent Information Sessions

(The information presented will be the same at every session.)

Friday, January 17 - 8:30-9:30am

In-person information session with optional classroom tours

at Creekside Oaks Elementary

Tuesday, January 28 - 3-4pm

In-person information session

at Creekside Oaks Elementary

We are seeing an increase in the use of e-scooters as a mode of transportation to and from school. E-scooters, while convenient, must be operated within the law to ensure the safety of both riders and others. We are partnering with the Lincoln Police Department to help educate our students and families about the laws surrounding e-scooter use. Through this collaboration, we aim to raise awareness, promote safe practices, and ensure everyone understands their role in keeping our community safe.

Under California Vehicle Code 407.5(a), an e-scooter is defined as:

• A “motorized scooter” is any two-wheeled device that has handlebars, has either a floorboard that is designed to be stood upon when riding or a seat and footrests in place of the floorboard, and is powered by an electric motor.

The law also places clear restrictions on e-scooter operation under Vehicle Code 21235, including:

• Riders are REQUIRED to have a valid driver’s license or learner’s permit.
• E-scooters cannot be operated on sidewalks, except as may be necessary to enter or leave adjacent property.
• No passengers are permitted on an e-scooter.
• Riders under 18 must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.

Additionally, California Education Code requires schools to take responsibility for student safety during their travel to and from campus. Unfortunately, we have seen an increase in incidents involving e-scooters, some resulting in serious injuries. To address these safety concerns and ensure compliance with the law, e-scooters will no longer be permitted on elementary and middle school campuses starting in January. All high school students riding an e-scooter to or from school must have a valid driver’s license or learner’s permit.

With the holiday season fast approaching, we know that e-scooters are a popular gift item and mode of transportation for students. While they can be a fun and practical choice, we ask families to consider these laws and safety guidelines before allowing their use.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep safety at the forefront as we head into the new year.

Join us from 8:15am-9:15am in the cafeteria for our first Coffee Chat of the year with the principal. This month's Coffee Chat will not have formal translation, but all are still welcome! It will be a good opportunity for me to practice my Spanish skills! We hope to see you there!

We look forward to seeing you all on January 9th for the first PTO meeting of 2025! We will be looking forward to upcoming events in the New Year and begin planning for those events.

Childcare will be provided in the cafeteria.

All are welcome!

Enjoy a dinner out with the family, or order in, to benefit First Street School! A portion of proceeds from this event will benefit the First Street School PTO, which is the organization that is responsible for all of the fun events we have for students each year!

Get your best sports gear and attire ready for our Sports Day Spirit Day on January 17th! Show your school spirit by coming in your most creative Sports Day gear!

School will be closed on January 20th in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

We hope you will enjoy the weekend with your family and take an opportunity to join in the volunteer spirit by doing something together as a family to benefit the community!

This year, 5th grade students will have special photos taken to commemorate their 5th grade promotion this year. Be sure to send your 5th grade student with their best smile on the 23rd!

Join us for a fun family event full of writing games and activities that you can take home to support your student's learning outside of school! Our teachers always come up with awesome activities for you to engage in with your students. We can't wait to see you there!

PTO will be sponsoring a snack table, so come join the fun!

This months emergency drill will be a lockdown / evacuate drill. Students will first lockdown in their classrooms and will then evacuate to the blacktop.

We are required to hold monthly drills to ensure that we are prepared in the event of an emergency. For more information about our safety drills, see the School Safety Information section below.

During the month of January, each 4th and 5th grade class will hold their own spelling bee to select the students who will participate in the Whole School Spelling Bee on January 28th.

Two contestants from each class will participate in our Whole School Spelling Bee and the winner of each Bee will take the written spelling test in February with students from around the district.

Parents of contestants will be notified that their student was selected so they can join to watch the action!

4th Grade Spelling Bee, 8:30am-9:30am, Cafeteria

5th Grade Spelling Bee, 9:30am-10:30am, Cafeteria

Each month, we hold a drill to ensure students are practiced in what to do in case of an emergency. There are many different types of drill that we hold. Check out the flyers below for more information about the drills we will hold throughout the year!

Hello fabulous roadrunner families,

The PTO would like to thank you for all of your help thus far in the 2024 school year! You have made cakes, brought trick or treat candy, helped with the BEEP store, raised funds by selling your hearts out, and so much more. So far this year, we have already held two fundraisers (The Harvest Festival and Cookie Dough/Believe Kids), hosted two events (The Harvest Festival, Family Science Night), had two BEEP stores and have offered classroom enrichment stipends to our amazing staff members. None of this would be possible without your help!

Here are some PTO updates for you all!

REMIND APP

Want to get involved? We have a text app called Remind where our last minute communications go through. You can join that HERE. You are always welcome and encouraged to be a part of our campus. Not to mention, the kids love seeing new faces!

BEEP Cart

We have our next BEEP Cart November 15th and we would love your help! The cart will be loaded for you and you will have a schedule to go from class to class. You can find the schedule to sign up HERE.

HOLIDAY COOKIE EXCHANGE

Love treats? Want to get involved and meet the PTO? We want to meet you, also! Bring one dozen of your favorite holiday treats and a container to take some home. We will swap goodies and look into 2025! See our flyer HERE. Already know what delicious treat you will bring? You can sign up HERE.

HOLIDAY SHOPPE

Our Holiday Shoppe will be BACK this year during the first two weeks of December! Be on the lookout for a signup genius as this event takes LOTS of collaboration to come together. The students absolutely love this event!

FACEBOOK

Have you added us on Facebook yet? We have all of our events and info there for you. It is a great way to stay connected to your student and be in the loop! Our name on Facebook is FirstStreet PTO (the FirstStreet is one word) with an adorable roadrunner as our picture. You can also find us by clicking HERE.

Upcoming PTO Events at a Glance:

11/11: No school

11/14: Family Math Night (Snacks Provided!)

11/15: BEEP Cart

11/25-11/29: No School

12/4: PTO Cookie Exchange/A Look into 2025

Want to look further ahead? We have many events throughout the year. You can find that subject-to-change calendar HERE.

Happy chilly season to you all. We hope to see you around campus!

All our best,

Your FSS PTO

BEEP, BEEP!

Box Tops for Education

Box Tops collection continues digitally all year with the Box Tops app. First Street School gets $0.10 for each Box Top scanned for our school. While that isn't much on its own, the whole school community collecting them from Participating Products throughout the year can earn enough to pay for things like software memberships, supplies for classroom activities, or other low cost school support.

• Earn Box Tops for participating products by scanning receipts with the Box Tops app.
• When you shop online or use delivery services, you can earn Box Tops by forwarding your e-receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com or by uploading it with the Box Tops app. Learn more about submitting e-receipts here.

Student Quarantine:

Effective this year, California Department of Public Health has replaced most of the requirements about student quarantine with recommendations. The one remaining requirement is that students who are ill must be fever-free for at least 24 hours without the aide of fever-reducing medications before they are able to return to school. Please see the documents below for more detailed information.

CDPH Memo

WPUSD FAQ Document

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns you might have, and follow us on social media!

Email: lreynolds@wpusd.org

Website: https://fses.wpusd.org

Location: 1400 1st Street, Lincoln, CA, USA

Phone: 916-645-6330

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstStreetElementary

Twitter: @WPUSD