Lincoln School News

April 2024

Lincoln Families and Friends,

I hope everyone enjoys Spring Break this year. This is an opportunity for students and staff to rest and recharge their batteries for the last two months of the school year. We have lots of learning to do!

April is the month when students in Minnesota take the MCA tests in Math, Reading, and Science. Students have been working all year and now they have the opportunity to show what they have learned. Please help us by getting your student to school on time and mentally prepared to take the tests. Teachers will be sharing specific days and times when their students will be testing, but a general schedule is below:

Students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade:

• Reading: April 15, 16, 17, and 18

• Math: April 23 and 24

5th grade students only:

• Science: April 29 and 30

Official results from MCA tests are not available until summer, but this information will help us to establish goals for next school year. The individual student assessment information will also help teachers plan effective instruction for your child. We have many other assessments that also guide us in supporting instruction. It is important to consider daily classroom assessments and observations along with FastBridge Benchmark Assessments when trying to get a full picture of our student’s strengths and areas for improvement.

As most of you know, I will be retiring as the Lincoln School Principal at the end of the school year. A new principal has been appointed. Mr. Justin Lang will take over starting July 1st. Mr. Lang is currently a teacher at McKinley and has been the administrator for the Owatonna Summer School Program. I am looking forward to working with Justin during the transition.

Mary Hawkins, Lincoln Principal

April 4th-Let's Smile Dental Clinic

April 5th-Let's Smile Dental Clinic

April 7th-Band concert at OHS at 3:00 pm

April 9th-PTO meeting at 6:00 pm in the Lincoln IMC

April 11th-Spring concert at 7:00 pm at OHS for Lincoln 2nd and 3rd graders and choir

April 12th-Dress up day-career day

April 15th-April 30th-See the MCA testing schedule below

April 22nd-April 26th-PTO book fair BOGO

April 26th-Dress up day-Western day

April 26th-PTO book bingo night 5:30-7:00 Lincoln small gym

If you have an incoming kindergarten student and haven't enrolled them for next year, please enroll them following the directions below. Kindergarten sections tend to fill up fast at Lincoln.

Please visit isd761.org and click on “enrollment” to enroll your child.

How old does my child have to be before he/she can be registered for kindergarten?

In Minnesota, children are eligible to attend kindergarten when they are at least five years of age by September 1 of the year of entrance into kindergarten

Does my child need to complete early childhood screening?

Yes, all incoming kindergarten students are required to complete Early Childhood Screening. Please contact 507-444-7900 to schedule an appointment.

How do I submit my child’s birth certificate and immunization records?

Child's birth certificate and immunization record must be uploaded in the online registration or dropped off at Roosevelt Community School during time of registration.

Special Note:

Using a cell phone to complete the online registration form is not recommended. If you do not have internet or a computer, you may schedule an appointment to go to Roosevelt Community School (122 East McKinley Street) to complete the online application.

Save the date!

Lincoln Elementary Spring Dental Clinic will take place on April 4th and April 5th, 2024.

Please contact Mrs. Griswold if you’d like to participate or have questions.

agriswold@isd761.org or at 444-8115

Please sign up here if you would like to come to PE with your student on Friday, May 17th.

The Lincoln Fun Run is right around the corner on May 31st. We are in need of volunteers to help throw color during the Fun Run. There will be 2 separate events. Please sign-up if you would like to join in on the fun here.

The Lincoln Spring Concert for all 2nd and 3rd grade students & choir will be Thursday, April 11th at 7:00 in the OHS Auditorium.

Upon entering OHS through the main entrance, The Wenger Auditorium will be immediately to the left. On the far side of the auditorium there will be a hallway to your right. Follow the hallway to the music suite, enter the music suite and you will see the Band, Orchestra and Choir rooms. Students should report to their assigned area as follows:

Choir: 6:30 to the Choir Room

2nd Grade: 6:40 to the Orchestra Room

3rd Grade: 6:40 to the Band Room

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The MCA Reading tests will take place on:

Monday, April 15th for 3rd grade at 9:20AM

Tuesday, April 16th and Wednesday April 17th for 5th grade at 9:10AM

Tuesday, April 16th and Wednesday April 17th for 4th grade at 8:40AM

Tuesday, April 16th and Wednesday April 17th for 3rd grade at 9:20AM

Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19th-Make-up days

The MCA Math tests will take place on:

Tuesday, April 23rd and Wednesday, April 24th for 5th grade at 9:10

Tuesday, April 23rd and Wednesday, April 24th for 4th grade at 8:40

Tuesday, April 23rd and Wednesday, April 24th for 3rd grade at 9:20

Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th-Make-up days

The MCA Science tests will take place on:

Monday, April 29th and Tuesday April 30th for 5th grade at 8:25AM

Thursday, May 2nd-Make-up day

Here are the hours for the PTO book fair.

• Monday, 4/22 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  
• Tuesday, 4/23 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Wednesday, 4/24 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Thursday, 4/25 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Friday, 4/26 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

We are looking for volunteers to help at the book fair. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here.

Click on this link for more information about the book fair.

As we prepare for the next school year, our staff takes a tremendous amount of time and thought in developing classroom placements. There are many variables to keep in mind including balance of gender, relationships, student academic needs, overall enrollment, social and leadership skills, and much more. Ultimately, we strive to create classroom placements that will enhance each child’s opportunity for success. If parents want to share specific information about their child that would be helpful in this process, they must complete a Classroom Input Form. We will take parents’ input into account, but we need parents to use this written process as we must have the information.

The classroom input form for 2024-2025 will be available for pick up in the office on March 12th. Please fill them out and return to the Lincoln office before Friday, April 12th.

Lincoln School is part of Buffalo Wild Wings Home Team Advantage program. Lincoln PTO will receive 10% of your total sale when mentioning Team “L” to the server or cashier (dine-in or take-out) anytime you are dining at BWW. Don’t forget to mention that you are supporting Lincoln PTO or Team L and Buffalo Wild Wings will take care of the rest. Thank you for your support!

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