Lincoln Bulletin
January 7, 2022
UPCOMING DATES
Thursday, January 13, 2022-Student Council Meeting 3:00-3:45 in the LRC
Monday, January 17, 2022-No School Martin Luther King Day
Tuesday, January 18, 2022-Teachers Institute
Lincoln School
Lincoln leopards are respectful, responsible, and safe---Roar!
Yearlong Theme-Rooted Together Branching Out!
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
Highlights you will find:
- Dates to remember
- Principals Desk
- PTO website and Newsletter
- E-Learning plan and Emergency Days
- Calling all Watch DOGS
- CogAT results coming home
- Lost and Found
- Artsonia--Be on the lookout
Principals Desk
Our January SEL theme is goal setting and our staff started off the new year considering a personal goal and a professional goal. We are also including this as part of our schoolwide practice. Please talk to your son or daughter about their goals in school and also outside of school. What can they do to achieve this goal in school, what work or actions can they take to achieve this goal.
Over the next few weeks, we plan to have students go out for lunch recess, and PE so please make sure that they have appropriate winter gear including hats, gloves, boots and snow pants for recess. We will NOT go outdoors if the temperature is below zero degrees. Thank you for sending kids with their winter gear.
In addition, our EMPOWER teachers have created an awesome winter maker challenge, this is listed above, if you take part in this please take photos and do one of the following, send the photo to me at michelle.woodring@d303.org (title EMPOWER challenge) and post to the Lincoln Facebook page, or the Lincoln Twitter tagging @LincolnD303. I look forward to seeing all this creativity and family fun.
E-Learning Plan and Emergency Days
The School Board has approved an E-Learning plan that gives the district the option to offer remote learning in place of emergency days. Currently, our last day of school is Tuesday, May 24, which is the week before Memorial Day. As we move into the winter months, we want to update you on the plan for how the district will manage emergency days and e-learning days.
If we experience inclement weather, the first three days will be “snow days” that will be made up at the end of the school year on May 25, 26, and 27 as needed.
Subsequent emergency days will be remote days so the last attendance day will still be before Memorial Day.
If there is a long stretch of inclement weather (blizzard, polar vortex, etc.), we may split the days into “snow days” and e-learning days so as to not have too many non-attendance days in a row.
Calling Watch DOGS (Dad's of Great Students)
The schedule has a lot of slots after January. Here is the sign-up link.
CoGAT tests
LOST AND FOUND
This is just a reminder to label all of your children’s belongings (hoodies, coats, water bottles, lunch boxes, etc). We have already had some items turned into the Lost & Found with no names on them. If these items are labeled, we can bring them back to your student’s class.
D303 is looking for Substitute Nurses!
Do you have a friend, neighbor or relative who has a nursing license
and is looking for work?
A D303 substitute nurse has a flexible schedule, an opportunity use their nursing skills
and work in any of our 18 district school buildings.
Many former D303 substitutes have gone on to become district employees.
Please share the following contact information:
Juanita Gryfinski, Dept Chair, D303 Health Services at 331-228-3834 or juanita.gryfinski@d303.org
Kristen Pozna, District Substitute Coordinator at 331-228-4924 or kristen.pozna@d303.org.
Be on the Lookout for Artsonia Permission Slips
Be on the Lookout for Artsonia Permission Slips
Lincoln Elementary is creating online student art portfolios on Artsonia.com. Artsonia manages student art portfolios in a safe and educational manner, developing students' pride and self-esteem and involving parents and relatives in arts education. Your child needs your permission to create a digital portfolio of their artwork.
Parents/guardians who are new to Artsonia.com can find the Parent Code on the permission form that will be sent home with each student.
Artwork will be added during the remainder of the year for families to enjoy.
Please feel free to reach out to Lincoln's art teacher Mrs. Watts at
christine.watts@d303.org if you have any questions.