The Lincoln Lion Pride Newsletter

Welcome Back Lincoln Lion Families! Our staff and students have been busy practicing daily routines and behavior expectations throughout the classrooms, hallways and playgrounds. We also practiced our school safety drills: lockdowns, evacuation drills, and severe weather drills.

In this newsletter you will find all the important events for the upcoming month. Monthly newsletters will be emailed to parents at the beginning of every month.

September 2: NO SCHOOL in Observance of Labor Day

September 3: Welcome Back to School!

September 9-19 : DIBELS Assessment

September 9-25: NWEA Testing

September 13: Lincoln PAC Meeting @ 12:00 (watch for an email invite/zoom link)

September 16: Jostens School Pictures

September 26: Lincoln Family Code Night Time 5:30-7:00

September 27: 5th Grade Career Fair

September 30: No School; Teacher In-service Day

October 7-11: Scholastic Book Fair

October 8 and 10: Parent Teacher Conferences- 3:30-6:30- watch for sign up information

October 17-18: NO SCHOOL

Students may NOT be dropped off at school prior to 7:35am unsupervised. Our school staff start supervision at 7:35am! If you bring your child before 7:35am, you are expected to stay with your child(ren) until a supervisor opens the front door to begin greeting students. If your child walks to school on their own, please make sure they will not arrive until 7:35am. We want to keep ALL students safe! Thanks for your teamwork.

Dismissal times are staggered.

2:50 Kindergarten

2:55 First Grade

3:00 Second Grade

3:05 Grade 3 - 5

Supervision after school is from 3:05-3:15. At 3:15 all students are brought into the school and supervised until 3:20. Please make arrangements to have students picked up at dismissal time.

The safety of our students is our highest priority. Parents and visitors must check in at the office when entering the building. The procedure for entering the building is as follows: Ring the door buzzer, state your reason for your visit, then enter into the double doors. Once between the double doors the office will assist you, in allowing you access to the office. Once in the office visitors must be checked in and remain in the office, unless escorted by school personal.

Before school and afterschool, we ask that parents and younger children wait on the sidewalk. visitors Visitors are not allowed access to playgrounds.

Thank you for helping us keep students safe!

DPS uses VOLY, a volunteer management system, to post volunteer opportunities and find volunteers.

To volunteer on one of our campuses, you will need to create a VOLY account by visiting https://dickinson.voly.org.

Once you create an account, you will fill out the following:

• DPS Volunteer Application
• Volunteer Confidentiality Rules
• 2022-2023 Orientation Video
• Volunteer Handbook
• Background Check Consent
• DPS Board Policy requires that each volunteer undergoes a background check before working with students. You will be prompted to complete the background check during your VOLY account creation process. Keep an eye on your inbox for your background check approval (the process can take up to 2-3 days).
• Once approved, you will be able to sign up directly for volunteer opportunities through the VOLY platform!

Thank you for your desire to volunteer with us! Volunteers are an integral part of what we do every day in DPS.

Lincoln Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is comprised of families who advise and collaborate to improve the education, confidence, and social outcomes of each student served by Lincoln Elementary.

Join PAC to:

• Be the voice that represents the wishes and concerns of the families of Lincoln.
• To solicit observations from other patrons of Lincoln, thus widening the scope of communication between school and community.
• To serve as a sounding board for the school and its staff by providing counsel regarding projects and activities.
• To serve as an informed body with greater insights into the school.
• Give back to our school!

What does PAC do for our school?

That's a great question!

At these meetings, we value your input as we discuss events/activities around the school, changes that need or can be made, and various other topics with Principal Tammy Peterson. Your ideas and suggestions are integral to the school's operations.

We understand that members might have to work, so our meetings are held in person at Lincoln with a Zoom option on the second Thursday of the month from 12 - 12:40 pm. Zoom meetings allow flexibility and convenience, as most can visit during lunch.

The best way to stay current on what is happening at Lincoln is to attend monthly PAC meetings.

• September 13, 2024
• October 10, 2024
• November 14, 2024
• December 12, 2024
• January 09, 2025
• February 13, 2025
• March 13, 2025
• April 10, 2025
• May 08, 2025

*These dates are subject to change

Can't make a meeting? That's okay because they're all recorded for convenience.

Lincoln Elementary invites you to join our upcoming Family Code Camp, a special event designed for K-5 families. This engaging and educational experience allows children to complete their first hour of coding with a parent or other partner—no prior experience required! The Family Code Camp has been successfully held in thousands of schools nationwide and is now coming to schools across North Dakota. All participants will be entered into a drawing for Dash Robot. Save the date for a memorable community learning experience that the whole family will value and enjoy.

September 26th, 2024

5:30-7:00

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If your child is not feeling well and is not coming in for the day please notify the school office and message the teacher.

Children don't learn very well or get much out of school when they aren't feeling well. It truly is in the child's - and their classmates'- best interest to keep children home when they are sick.

Cindy Gellner, M.D.

Parents are welcome to join their student for lunch after September 11th.

If you would like to have lunch with your child we would love to have you.

Here is the procedure:

Please check in the main office to get a visitor badge.

Please bring your packed peanut-free lunch with you. We will not be serving visitors a hot lunch.

Please do not bring food from outside restaurants, as this creates issues with our other students.

Please do not bring soda.

Students will go to recess independently after lunch. Thank you for understanding that parents are not allowed on the playground.

https://www.dickinson.k12.nd.us/families/index

Please remember, to put money in your student’s lunch account, using “my school bucks”.

Please help us welcome new staff and staff in new teaching positions!

Mrs. Lee Ann Anderson - Kindergarten

Ms. Liz Olson - Grade 5

Specialist -Behavioral - Mr. Jordan Panganiban

Specialist -LD - Mr. Chris Prchal

Paraprofessional - Ms. Katie Porteus

Specialist Paraprofessional - Mrs. Brittany Boyd

Technology Paraprofessional - Mrs. Mary Meyer

NWEA testing supports students and educators by creating assessments that measure growth and proficiency—and provide insights to help tailor student instruction.

The most important thing you can do for your child during testing is to make sure that he/she comes to school on the days the class is testing. Please avoid scheduling appointments as much as possible during this testing period and if you plan a vacation please let the teacher know in advance if it is over the testing days. Please make sure students have a working pair of headphones for the test! They can be purchased at the office for $6.

Testing Dates: September 10th - September 24th

In the event of a crisis situation, please be assured that our school has an emergency management plan in place and that school, district, and emergency staff will respond accordingly. We need your support and ask that you rely on communications from the school district. The first and official way for us to contact you in an emergency is using our automated calling system (Powerschool). We will also use our district website and social media accounts, and local news outlets to communicate information. It is very important that you understand that in a crisis situation, school phones are needed to manage the situation and lines must remain open. Calling could also put students and employees at risk in an intruder situation (if they did not have time to turn down the ringer, your call could potentially give away their hiding spot). You must also know that you need to wait for instructions on student release and do not go to the school. Emergency personnel responding to the situation need the area clear to do their job. After emergency responders determine that a safe student release is possible, arrangements will be made to reunite children with their families. In a reunification situation, you will be told where and when to go, and you will need photo identification.

In the aftermath of a crisis, it is important to remain calm as children are greatly influenced by their family’s sense of well-being, and anything that families can do to reassure students will be helpful. At the same time, families need to be compassionate listeners when their children speak of the crisis.

If you have any questions, please reach out to me.

Mrs. Peterson

We are so excited to offer 1st Place Spiritwear for Lincoln! By clicking the link below, you’ll have at your fingertips over 150 unique spirit wear designs! There is no minimum purchase and all items will ship directly to your home within about a week’s time!

http://1stplace.sale/58617

Lincoln Elementary will be using ClassDojo as the primary school to home communication tool for the 2023-2024 school year. ClassDojo is user friendly and allows principals, teachers, and family members to connect and engage with each other.

Other Communication platforms that you will want to check for school messages are:

Email, Lincoln Website, and Lincoln Facebook.

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The Dickinson Public Schools food pantry and clothing closet offers food, clothing for all ages, winter gear, pet food and more. The pantry/closet is available to any family with a child in Dickinson Public Schools. You must have a child enrolled in DPS in order to utilize the pantry.

Open Hours:

Tuesdays from 2:00-4:30 PM

Address:

Hagen Building, 402 4th St W. Enter through the northeast door (West Dakota Parent and Family Resource Center entrance).

The Dickinson Backpack Program is a food program that provides school-age children with easy to prepare food on weekends and during school breaks. This program is meant to assist families who may be struggling financially with providing their children enough food.

If you believe your child could benefit from this program, please stop by the school office for a permission form for your child to receive this donation.

Please remember to send peanut/nut free snacks to school with your child. It is very important that this rule is followed.

Breakfast is served from 7:35 to 7:55 in the old gym. Students that would like to eat breakfast at school need to be in the gym before 7:55. Breakfast ends at 8:00 AM.

Parents, please help us improve by giving us your suggestions and feedback! Your suggestions are completely anonymous and the form can be found on the right side of our Lincoln website.

We also have a Celebrations form on our website and would love to hear about any celebrations our students may have whether it be in sports, arts, or community involvement!

https://www.dickinson.k12.nd.us/schools/lincoln/index

Tammy Peterson - Principal

Peggy Heidt - Secretary

Created by: Mary Meyer - Tech Para

Email: tpeterson@dpsnd.org
Website: http://www.lincoln.dickinson.k12.nd.us/
Location: 102 West 10th Street, Dickinson, ND, USA
Phone: (701)456-0014
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lincoln-Elementary-Dickinson-ND-372608466237710/