Lincoln Lion Pride Newsletter

Vision: Success for ALL

Lincoln's school vision starts with effective communication and building positive relationships with our Lion Families and students! Our goal at Lincoln Elementary is to foster a positive and collaborative school community. We encourage our parents to reach out to us through Class Dojo, email, or a phone call, when questions, concerns, celebrations or even conflicts arise. We are here to create solutions together by encouraging, supporting, and listening; with your student's best interest at the center of our focus.

We encourage all students and staff to let their Lion Pride Show by wearing our school colors or Lincoln Lion shirts on Fridays!

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November 1st: No School

November 3rd: Daylight Savings Time

November 21st: PAC Meeting @ 12:00

November 11th: Veteran's Day - No School

November 11th-15th: National School Psychology Week

November 18th - 22nd: American Education Week

November 19th: Grade 5 Music Program @ 6:30

November 19th: End of First Trimester

November 21st: Sealant Program

November 19th -25th: Amen Food Pantry Collection (no- perishables)

November 26th: Manners Luncheon

November 27th - 29th: No School Thanksgiving Break

Thank you, parents and friends for supporting our Lincoln school community!

Lincoln students did an amazing job with the Pizza and Cookie Dough Fundraiser!

Our school goal was between $13,000 - $15,000 in total sales!! If we hit our targeted goal, Mrs. Peterson committed to dusting off her 1980 roller skates, and discoing through the hallways!

Guess What?? We sold a total of $19,395 in product!!

1,344 Pizzas and 665 boxes of Cookie Dough! Our school profit from the fundraiser is $12,026.

Looks like Mrs. Peterson will be roller skating, very soon!

Thank you for continuing to support the Playground Development Project at Lincoln!

Positive Office Referrals are a great way to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional Lion Pride and go above and beyond expectations. When a student receives a PAWsitive Office Referral, they will be rewarded with a book from the Book Vending Machine! Way to go to these Lincoln Lions for demonstrating and modeling Lincoln's essential academic and social standards: Respect, Responsibility, Ready, and Safety.

We are excited to announce our annual food drive, where we come together as a community to make an impact in the lives of those who are facing food insecurity. All donations go to the Amen Food Pantry in Dickinson. We encourage you to send donations with your student beginning November 19th.

If you are joining us for the 5th Grade Music Program on November 19th, please consider bringing a donation. All items must be non-perishable food and/or household items.

Lincoln students will have an opportunity to demonstrate their positive Lion lunchroom manners while being served a formal candlelight lunch, on November 26th. We encourage students to dress in their best for the day and enjoy this special event!

We need your help to make this a success! Please consider signing up to help with Manners Lunch. Call the office or check VOLY https://dickinson.voly.org/ to signup.

American Education Week, a tradition that began in 1921, is a special time to honor and celebrate the value of public education. It's a moment to recognize the accomplishments of our public schools, as well as to appreciate the individuals who work tirelessly to ensure that every child receives a quality education.

This week, we invite all students to join in the celebration and dress up! You have the opportunity to show your support and gratitude to our dedicated educators at Lincoln Elementary who make a difference in your lives every day. A 'thank you' goes a long way!

Please join us on November 21st for our monthly PAC meeting, here in the Lincoln conference room. If you are unable to in person please join us via Google Meets. The link for the meeting will be posted on Facebook and Class Dojo the Monday before the meeting. All meeting notes are posted on our Lincoln Lions website as well.

On October 28th the students of Lincoln Elementary had a very special guest to talk to them about bullying. Chris Scheufele is one of the most sought after youth speakers in the United States. Mr. Scheufele helped to teach the students about bullying and the harm that bullying does to others. He also gave them strategies and tips they can use if they found themselves in a situation where they were being bullied. A huge thank you goes out to Mr. Scheufele for taking the time to educate our students here at Lincoln Elementary.

Our Lincoln Lions had a ton of fun during Fire Prevention week last month. We are grateful to the Dickinson Fire Department for coming into Lincoln and teaching our students all about fire prevention and ways to stay safe if there ever is a fire. Students also got to tour the firetrucks. THANK YOU DICKINSON FIRE DEPARMENT for taking the time to come to Lincoln Elementary.

Red Ribbon Week here at Lincoln Elementary was a huge success. Our staff and students had fun dressing up and learning all about how to say no to drugs!

Thank you to all who have purchased books from our book fair. Your support means so much. We had a successful fair, all proceeds from our book fair are used to purchase new books for our Library.

Happy Reading!

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
• 2024-2025 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.

Parents, please help our school improve and continue to let our Lion Pride shine, 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!! We would love to hear about any celebrations our students may have whether it be in sports, arts, or community involvement! Or even share a shout-out about our staff or school!

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

Parents are welcome to join their student for lunch.

Here is the procedure:

• Please call in the morning and let office staff know.
• Check into the main office to get a visitor badge, for the lunchroom.
• 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.

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.

Please remember to send peanut/nut free snacks to school with your child. It is very important that this rule is followed. You can find a list of approved snack and lunch ideas on our Lincoln Elementary website. Please visit: https://www.dickinson.k12.nd.us/schools/lincoln/lunch-information

Please remember to put money in your student’s lunch account, using My School Bucks. Download the App today!

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 in the morning! Thanks for your cooperation.

Dismissal times are staggered.

• 2:50 - Kindergarten
• 2:55 - Grade 1
• 3:00 - Grade 2
• 3:05 - Grade 3 - 5

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

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 and then enter the double doors once you are buzzed in. 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 and after school, we ask that parents and younger children wait on the sidewalk. Visitors are not allowed to access to the playground

Thank you for helping us keep our students safe!!

Lincoln Elementary will be using ClassDojo as the primary school to home communication tool for the 2024-2025 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.

If your child is not feeling well and will not be attending school for the day please notify our office and message the classroom teacher via class dojo before 8:15 A.M.

The end of the first trimester is November 19. Report cards will be coming home on November 21st.

We are so excited to offer 1st Place Spiritwear for Lincoln. By clicking the link below, you will 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

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.

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 SchoolMessenger. 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

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/