The Lions' Pride

All students (both NEW and RETURNING) MUST have their emergency forms completed on Infinite Campus by September 15th. Students will not be able to have snacks or go on a field trip without it.

You can complete this on infinite campus!

• Dash on Sunday, 10/13 @ 11:00 a.m.
• Where: GLHS stadium
• Stash begins at 12:30 (early entry for Dashers)
• Who: ALL GJPS families and community members
• Businesses and GJPS building staff will decorate their vehicles and give away candy to the community children.
• MUST register for the Dash, www.gjef.org
• Costumes encouraged!

Come and join the fun, whether you dash, walk or run!

Come see the progress of the new GLHS!

Do you own a business or work at a business that would like to have a decorated trunk at the Stash?

If you would like more information, please contact Dianna Bessignano at bessignanod@gjps.org OR (614) 269-4262.

Please pull up closely to the car in front of you in the afternoon car line lane so more cars are able to fit, to avoid being on Helmbright.

We would love to have students, staff, and families watch our Lincoln Live Broadcast every school day. Just click on this link and find Lincoln Elementary on the list. You may also go to video.gjps.org.

Join us for our next GJPS Coffee and Conversation on September 11, 2024, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread. This is a great opportunity to chat with Superintendent Dr. Deagle and a member of our Board of Education and ask questions in a casual setting.

Columbus Metropolitan Library’s School Help Centers are now open, offering students in your family free after-school help.

• Reading Buddies, 15 minutes of one-on-one reading practice for K-3 students

• School Help Centers, offering K-12 students free help with their schoolwork plus use of computers, printers, digital research tools and other resources

• HelpNow, connecting them one-on-one with a virtual tutor Monday-Friday, 2-11 p.m.

• Online school help tools available 24/7

• YouMedia, an open lab space at nine locations where teens can explore technologies

• After-School Snack, offered at 16 locations in partnership with the Children’s Hunger Alliance

Learn more at columbuslibrary.org.

Pursuant to House Bill 410, student attendance is now calculated in hours. This includes absences that have been identified as both excused and unexcused by the school, as well as planned absences. Being late or tardy to school does calculate into the total hours absent.

PLANNED ABSENCES (Such as vacation):

The time missed will be counted as an authorized, UNEXCUSED absence but shall not be a factor in determining grades unless the make-up work is not completed. Students who are absent 38 hours in a month or 65 hours in a school year with or without legitimate excuse are now considered Excessively Absent. These students will receive a letter from the District and will be required to follow the District Truancy Plan.These hours include approved planned absences. Planned absences will not be approved if your child has already met or will meet (based on this request) the absence threshold for Excessive Absence and/or Habitual Truancy.

If you have a planned absence, please fill out this form and send it in to the office. For more information or questions, please visit the GJPS website.

All of our Gahanna-Jefferson elementary schools will be participating in "Start with Hello" during the week of September 16th. This week was developed by Sandy Hook Promise with the goal of creating connections and a sense of belonging. Each day we will have a different clothing theme and special guests greeting our students as they enter the building. We want our students to know the power of starting with "Hello!" Please see this flyer for the clothing themes for the week:

PTO NEWS

SIGN UP! The PTO organizes a monthly snack cart for our staff to enjoy. We would appreciate your support in stocking it with all the treats they love! With 94 staff members in our building, the list is quite long, and we hope to gather enough snacks to last for several months. Any contribution you can make would be appreciated! If you'd prefer to donate funds for snack purchases, you can Venmo us @PTOLES with "snack cart" in the memo. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49A8A62FA1FDC43-50809413-snacks#/

We are excited to bring back the Walk-A-Thon this year, Paws to Walk, as our one and only fundraiser! We hope you will be able to join us on October 18th during the school day! Exact times for each grade level coming soon!

Check out our NEW Facebook and Instagram pages as well as our website!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561414813835

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gahannalincolnelementarypto/

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/gahannalincolnelementarypto/home

PTO Calendar

September 16 - 20 Start With Hello Week: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0F49A8A62FA1FDC43-51071476-start

September 19 - PTO Meeting 6:30pm

September 27 - Outdoor Movie Night - Vote for the movie: https://forms.gle/wGdCn3pXCzmSYTDe8

October 17 - PTO Meeting 6:30pm

October 18 - Paws to Walk (walk-a-thon - more information to follow)

October 25 - Trunk-or-Treat

• Infinite Campus: Please log-in to the parent portal and update all Emergency Medical Forms, make sure all contact information is current, apply money to lunch accounts, and more! DIRECTIONS
• Bus Information: find your student's bus route, contact information, and download the bus app.
• District Calendar
• Free and Reduced Lunch Applications: To apply for free or reduced lunch prices, please visit this site for more information

Gahanna Residents In Need (GRIN) has partnered with Lincoln Elementary to offer a “Weekend Supplemental Food” program for our students. The program provides for students who are in need of help with food at home. If you would like to participate in this program, please fill out the permission form below. Your student will receive a bag of non-perishable food items every Friday to bring home.

Lincoln Supplemental Food Permission Slip

We are excited to be implementing new Math (Bridges) and Reading/Writing (Wit and Wisdom) Curriculum throughout the district this year in all K-5 classrooms. We will be starting on Monday, Aug 19th with the new curriculum tools.

There will be some changes for our procedures and routines for these new curriculum tools, and we will ease into this with our students.

Below are resources for families for both math (Bridges) and reading/writing (Wit and Wisdom) if you are interested in learning more:

BRIDGES MATH

WIT AND WISDOM

Pursuant to House Bill 410, student attendance is now calculated in hours. This includes absences that have been identified as both excused and unexcused by the school, as well as planned absences. Being late or tardy to school does calculate into the total hours absent.

PLANNED ABSENCES (Such as vacation):

The time missed will be counted as an authorized, UNEXCUSED absence but shall not be a factor in determining grades unless the make-up work is not completed. Students who are absent 38 hours in a month or 65 hours in a school year with or without legitimate excuse are now considered Excessively Absent. These students will receive a letter from the District and will be required to follow the District Truancy Plan.These hours include approved planned absences. Planned absences will not be approved if your child has already met or will meet (based on this request) the absence threshold for Excessive Absence and/or Habitual Truancy.

If you have a planned absence, please fill out this form and send it in to the office. For more information or questions, please visit the GJPS website.

The Heart and Pride Award recognizes two outstanding staff members each month who make a profound impact on our students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools. Families are encourage to nominate a staff member today! The Heart & Pride Nomination Form will remain available year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position.

Sept 13th- Kindergarten Picnic

Sept. 23, 2024: PD Day - No School

Oct 18, 2024- Walk-a-thon
Oct. 21, 2024: Comp Day - No School
Oct. 22, 2024: Staff Work Day - No School
Nov. 8, 2024: PD Day - No School
Nov. 27-29, 2024: Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 23, 2024-Jan. 2, 2025: Winter Break - No School
Jan. 3, 2025: Staff Work Day - No School
Jan. 20, 2025: Martin Luther King Day - No School
Feb. 14, 2025: PD Day - No School
Feb. 17, 2025: Presidents Day - No School
Mar. 10, 2025: Staff Work Day - No School
Mar. 31-April 4, 2025: Spring Break- No School
April 18, 2025: Comp Day - No School
May 2, 2025: PD Day - No School
May 23, 2025: Last Day of School for Students