Bear Bulletin

Congratulations to our staff campus award winners! Mrs. Larson, one of our dyslexia specialists, was named Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Miller, our assistant principal, was voted on as Newcomer of the Year. Mrs. Farrish, our receptionist, was selected as our Spirit of Montgomery award winner. Each staff member was nominated by their colleagues to be placed on our ballots to be voted on by all of our staff. These winners will go recognized at the district award ceremony in May.

Parents, please remember that the school day does not end until 3:40 PM. Students who are picked up early are subject to Texas compulsory attendance laws, which require students to attend the entire instructional day.

⏳ Why is this important?

• Missing any part of the school day can be considered an absence.

• Texas law states that students must be present for at least 90% of the school year to receive credit for their classes.

• If a student misses more than 10% of the school year (approximately 18 days in a 180-day school year), they may be at risk of repeating a class or even a grade.

🚗 Early Pickup & Dismissal Policies

• Cut-off time for early pickups: 3:15 PM. After this time, we will not call students out of class, as dismissal preparations are already underway. Instruction continues until 3:35 PM, and disruptions affect both students and teachers.

• Changes to dismissal plans must be communicated by 2:00 PM to ensure all students get home safely and efficiently. Last-minute changes can delay buses and disrupt the dismissal process for over 470 students.

🏫 Car Riders & Lost Tags

• If you forget or lose your car tag, you may park and get a new one from the front office.

• Between 3:15 PM and dismissal, after getting your new tag, you will be asked to exit the building and go through the car rider line instead of calling your child to the front office.

We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring a smooth and safe dismissal for all students. Thank you for your support!

At the end of each school year, our staff works together to determine classroom placement for the upcoming school year. As we start planning for the 2024-2025 school year, I want to provide you with an opportunity to participate in helping your child have a successful school year. We devote our expertise and time toward creating classroom assignments that ensure balance for optimal teaching and learning. Several important factors are considered when making class placement, such as individual factors specific to each child, boy/girl balance, special program supports, strengths/styles of individual teachers, separation of relatives, and teacher input.

If you would like to participate in this process as a parent, please complete this form prior to April 29. We will consider parent input carefully before making any placement decisions. Since the criteria listed above will be used to determine class placement, please do not request an individual teachers. Neither individual teacher requests nor forms submitted after April 29th will be considered.

We look forward to learning more about your child from the parent perspective. Please note that completing the form and providing additional information is voluntary. All student placements will receive the same care and consideration whether or not the additional information is provided.

Each week, we want to provide you with an overview of our Lincoln statistics and where we are as a campus. We will share information about enrollment, student behaviors, and attendance. Additionally, as we have celebrations to share regarding our students' academic successes, we'll list them here too.

Enrollment

Current enrollment: 472

***Welcome new student, Kevin N.!***

Attendance

Our goal is to have 95% or better attendance each day. Good school attendance is a key indicator of future school success. Our average daily attendance for this past week was 96.5%

Classes with the Highest Attendance Rates Last Week:

• PERFECT ATTENDANCE: Mrs. Knee, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Springer
• 99.1% - Mrs. White
• 99% - Mrs. Jorgensen
• 98.8% - Mrs. Christian
• 98.2% - Mrs. Gerbrecht
• 98% - Mrs. McCullough
• 97.9% - Mrs. Schaper
• 97.8% - Mrs. Forrer
• 97.7% - Mrs. Treharne
• 96.8% - Mrs. Brown
• 96.7% - Mrs. Jones
• 96.5% - Mrs. Robison
• 96.2% - Mrs. Herzog
• 95.3% - Mrs. Meadors
• 95.2% - Mrs. Spanjer

Several students met their personal goals last week and rang the bell! Congratulations to the following students:

• Callahan G.
• Cameron D.
• Christopher O.
• Elijah A.
• Ellie A.
• Emma W.
• Grant G.
• Isaac A.
• Katherine W.
• Kevin C.
• Lillian S.
• Molly C.
• Rolan M.
• Ronnie R.
• Stella C.
• Teagan H.
• Wyatt G.
• Mrs. Jorgensen's Class

One of our campus goals is to build more parent involvement on our campus. As parents, you know your child best. We want to partner with you to consistently make our school better. Below are several opportunities where you can be involved or provide feedback.

• 1st Grade Music Program Help: Sign up to help decorate the stage and set up for the 1st grade music program. Click here to sign up.
• WatchDOGS - Click this link for more information, the program presentation from the district, the background form, and the registration form.
• If you are interested in volunteering as a Watch Dog, please email deanna.peterson@misd.org.
• Parent Feedback Form - Any time you want to share your thoughts, you can email, call, or make an appointment to visit. Another way you can provide input is to simply complete our parent feedback form at any time. Your responses are anonymous unless you choose to include your name and/or contact information.
  

Pages, Paints, and Performances – Family Art & Literacy Night!

Thursday, April 3rd | 5:30-7:00 PM

Lincoln Elementary

Join us for a night of art, stories, and live performances!

Enjoy:

Student Art Gallery

Story Corner & Guess the Author

Live Performances – Choir, Theater, Poetry & More!

Creative Stations – Hands-on fun for all ages!

Photo Booth, Raffle & Door Prizes!

Bring the family and let’s celebrate creativity together!

Week of 3/31-4/4: GT Awareness Week

Wednesday, 4/2:

• Mrs. Larson's Birthday
• Autism Awareness Day (Wear an Autism Awareness Shirt or the Color Blue)
• Kindergarten Graduation Pictures

Thursday, 4/3:

• Books Alive Performances 8:45 & 9:45
• Pages, Paints, and Performances Night 5:30-7:00 pm

Friday, 4/4:

• National School Librarian Day
• CARES Field Trip to Fair

Sunday, 4/6:

• Coach Rader's Birthday

April

Week of 4/7 - Assistant Principals' Week

• 8 - PTO Meeting 5:30 pm
• 8 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Fair
• 8 - EOY Choir Party After School
• 15 - Mrs. Holladay's Birthday
• 15 - STAAR (3rd-5th ELA) - Closed Campus for Visitors
• 17 - 1st Grade Music Program 5:30 pm
• 18 - No School
• 21 - Campus Professional Development Day - No School for Students
• 22 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
• 23 - STAAR (5th Science) - Closed Campus for Visitors
• 24 - Mrs. Perry's Birthday
• 24 - Administrative Assistant's Day
• 25 - Dojo Store

Week of 4/28 - Book Fair

• 29 - STAAR (3rd-5th Math) - Closed Campus for Visitors
• 29 - Campus Advisory Committee Meeting 4:15 pm
• 30 - Mrs. Jorgensen's Birthday

May

• 1 - School Principals' Day
• 1 - Talent Show 5:30 pm
• 2 - School Lunch Hero Day
• 2 - 3rd Grade Field Trip
• 2 - 5th Grade Field Trip
• 2 - Mission Possible (CARES) Field Day
• 3 - Ms. Brown's Birthday

Week of 5/5 - Teacher Appreciation Week

• 7 - National School Nurses' Day
• 8 - Kindergarten Signing Day
• 8 - District UIL Meet
• 11 - Mrs. Miller's Birthday
• 13 - PTO Meeting 5:30 pm
• 15 - Dojo Store
• 15 - LES GT Showcase 5:00-6:00 pm
• 16 - National Speech Pathologist Day
• 19 - MHS Graduation Walk
• 21 - Mrs. Richarme's Birthday
• 21 - Kindergarten Step Up Ceremony 5:30 pm
• 21 - 4th Grade Field Trip
• 22 - 5th Grade Step Up Ceremony 5:30 pm
• 22 - PK/1st/2nd Gr. Classroom Recognition Ceremonies
• 23 - 3rd/4th Classroom Recognition Ceremonies
• 23 - End of 4th 9 Weeks; Last Day of School
• 28 - Mrs. Springer's Birthday

Do you want a staff member recognized in our campus staff weekly newsletter? Just as our students work hard, so do our staff members. If you have a staff member who has gone above and beyond for your or your child, let us know about it! We love sharing your celebrations with our teachers, paraprofessionals, auxiliary and support staff. Your words mean more than you know for our staff. You can always email your feedback to kerri.ashlock@misd.org or complete this form.

Would you rather a special staff member be recognized at the district level? All staff members and parents are encouraged to nominate MISD employees who are "Making An Impact." Submit your nominations here: https://forms.gle/F3eWSxo3GawGw1f98

Lunch visitors who are on a child's emergency contact list are welcome to eat with that child at one of our 3 reserved lunch visitor tables during the student's lunch period. Visitors will need to check in at the front office with their ID and get a visitor badge. Please do not invite other students to join you or provide food or snacks for other students. When lunch is over, all students will line up with their class. Visitors will return to the front office to turn in their visitor badge. Students should not bring other students with them to join their guests for lunch. Food should not be provided to other students than the child the guests are visiting.

Lunch Times:

ECSE 3s: 11:40-12:10

Pre-K & ECSE 4s: 10:55-11:25

Kindergarten: 11:10-11:40

1st Grade: 11:25-11:55

2nd Grade: 11:45-12:15

3rd Grade: 12:00-12:30

4th Grade: 12:20-12:50

5th Grade: 12:35-1:05

A friendly reminder, we do not have an open lunch policy so please do not order food for your child from outside vendors to be delivered to the school during the school day (i.e. Uber Eats, Grub Hub, Door Dash, or any kind of delivery service). This becomes a safety concern when staff need to leave the front office to deliver food to students or take their focus off of families who have business in the office. Food deliveries also increase the number of unfamiliar people entering the building. Additionally, our lunch times are very tight and do not allow for late deliveries. We cannot allow for learning to be disrupted by early or late food deliveries. Thank you for understanding our focus on safety and uninterrupted instructional time.

Celebrate your child’s birthday and raise money for our LES activity fund. These funds are used to pay for field trips and special activities for our students and staff.

You can have your child’s first name and initial of last name (i.e. Kerri A.) displayed on our marquee and/or our internal hallway monitors for the week of his/her birthday for a small donation to our activity fund. If you choose to have their birthday recognition on the hallway monitors, you have the option to include a picture of your child for an additional $5 donation. If you child has a summer birthday, we can recognize their half-birthday.

Cash donations only, please. Use the form attached below to place your order. Please have your form and payment submitted two weeks prior to your child's birthday or half-birthday to ensure it is posted in a timely manner.

School Hours:

• Doors open at 7:50
• Tardy bell rings, and class begins at 8:15. (This is the time students are expected to be in their seats in the classroom.)
• School day ends at 3:40

We are working hard to maximize each and every minute our students are here. Students who arrive after 8:15 are considered tardy and will need to be walked into the front door of the building and signed in by a parent or guardian. If your child needs to leave early, they may be checked out through the front office by a parent or guardian no later than 3:15 pm.

Attendance is of critical importance to your child's academic success. Parents should enter the absence information through Family Access in Skyward within 48 hours of the absence.

Changes in transportation need to be made prior to 2:00 in order to allow time for the messages to be communicated with the appropriate staff member. To request a change of transportation, either

1. Send a note with your child,
2. Email LincolnElementaryTransit@misd.org with the note and a copy of your driver's license, or
3. Come to the school with a copy of your driver's license.

Are you a Montgomery ISD family or employee experiencing food insecurity? The Montgomery ISD Resource Center is here to support you. Schedule an appointment to see how we can help.

Schedule an Appointment Here

Direct Questions To: Courtney.Dyer@misd.org or Valissa.Jones@misd.org

Lincoln Elementary is a Pre-K through 5th grade campus in Montgomery ISD that opened in the fall of 2018. We are dedicated to collaboration that focuses on ensuring high levels of learning for every student, every day, in a safe and supportive environment.

Email: kerri.ashlock@misd.org
Website: https://lincolnes.misd.org/
Location: 700 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Montgomery, TX, USA
Phone: (936) 276-4700
Facebook: facebook.com/MISDLincoln
Twitter: @lincoln_MISD