Bear Bulletin

We’re excited to kick off our campus-wide fundraiser, the Apex Fun Run, starting this Monday! The Apex Fun Run is an engaging, character-building program that helps students learn important leadership skills while raising funds to support our school. Throughout the fundraiser, students will participate in fun, team-building activities and character lessons, all leading up to the big Fun Run event!

Funds raised will go directly toward enhancing our school programs, activities, and resources for all students, with a special focus on paying for our students to attend field trips. The funds raised ensure that we are not asking students or their families to pay for any of the field trips we have planned for the school year. We encourage families to get involved by helping students gather pledges and cheering them on as they work toward their goals. If you are interested in volunteering to help out on our Fun Run day (11/22), be sure you have completed the volunteer background check for this year, and sign up here. Let’s make this year’s Apex Fun Run our best yet! Thank you for your support!

As we approach Veterans Day, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all veterans in our school community for the sacrifices made to protect our freedoms. We were honored to celebrate our veterans Thursday evening with a special choir performance attended by around 250 friends and family members. This performance gave our students a chance to express their appreciation through song and reflect on the significance of Veterans Day.

With the recent election, we are reminded once again of the privilege of living in a country where we have a voice in our government—a right safeguarded by the dedication of those who serve in our armed forces. We were also proud to recognize our military-connected students and staff members at our morning choir performance, where we presented students whose parents or siblings serve or served in the armed forces with patriotic bracelets as a token of our appreciation for their families' service.

Thank you to all our veterans and military families for your commitment and sacrifice.

Dear Parents,

I am really excited about the Sport Stacking unit we are currently doing in PE. Sport Stacking is an exciting sport where students stack and unstack 12-specially designed cups (Speed Stacks). Sport Stacking uses both sides of the body and brain developing important athletic and academic skills.

I have Speed Stacks Sets and StackMats for all students to purchase here at the school. Here’s why you should participate:

• Sport Stacking is healthy for kids.
• Regular Sets are $25.00. Pro Series Sets are $30.00. StackMats (mat, timer and gear bag) are $30.00. You pay no shipping.
• Speed Stacks Sets and StackMats are available for immediate purchase. First come, first served on color and design choices.

Act now, I have a limited supply of colors and quantities. Please choose from the pictures on the right and encourage your student to have a second choice in mind. Return payment to the school (cash only no checks) or order online at https://www.speedstacks.com/go/ Remember, the items are first come, first served!

Sincerely,

Coach Rader

LES PE Teacher

timothy.rader@misd.org

• Payment options are Cash (no checks) or Pay online.
• To pay online, scan the QR code below or visit https://www.speedstacks.com/go
• Online sales end 12/6/24.
• Bring cash or online receipt to school.
• Choose the gear you want.
• There are limited quantities of each color, and it’s on a first come first served basis. Please have a 2nd and 3rd color choice.

📸 Yearbooks are on sale, and we’re sweetening the deal! 🍩 The grade with the highest percentage of yearbooks purchased by the end of the week, November 11th, will win a donut party! Yearbooks already bought this year will count toward the total. Let’s make memories, Lincoln Bears! 🐻

📖 Order here: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1136038/Lincoln-Elementary-School/2025-Yearbook/2024072604310916356/CATALOG_SHOP/

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.

• Apex Fun Run Helper - If you have completed your volunteer background check for THIS year and have some time on Friday, 11/22, we would love to have your help at our Apex Fun Run. You can sign up here.
• 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.
  

Thank you to our outstanding Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) for organizing sponsors and ordering of free t-shirts for every student and staff member this year! They look amazing, and our Lincoln students and staff are so excited about them! We appreciate all of the hard work and generosity of the PTO board and members in making great things happen here!

It is a ticketable offense to leave a child under the age of 7, unattended in a motor vehicle for more than 5 minutes, unless that child is supervised by an individual 14 years or older. Let’s keep our Bears, and future Bears safe!

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: 475

**Welcome new students Skye A. and McKinley D.!**

Attendance

Our goal is to have 95% or better attendance each day. Good school attendance is a key indicator of future school success. Below is our average daily attendance for each month so far:

• August: 96.8%

• September: 95.6%

• October: 95.2%

Classes with the Highest Attendance Rates Last Week:

• Perfect Attendance: Mrs. Jones
• 98.9% - Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Springer
• 98.6% - Mrs. Bush
• 97.4% - Mrs. Forrer, Mrs. Schaper
• 97.2% - Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Treharne
• 97.1% - Mrs. Robison
• 96.3% - Mrs. McCullough
• 95.8% - Mrs. Rubio
• 95.6% - Mrs. Meadors
• 95.2% - Ms. Brown, Mrs. Herzog

Student Celebrations:

Bell Ringers for the Week:

The following students met a goal this week and rang our bell -

• Je'Nayvia H.
• Cobain K. (x2)
• Elijah A.
• Savi B.

Way to go! Congratulations for meeting your goal!

The following students were recognized by a staff member for demonstrating positive behaviors on campus or going above and beyond in some way:

Positive Office Referrals:

• Addison N.
• Stella M.

Thank you for making LES a better place by being a good role model for others!

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

Monday, 11/11

• Apex Fundraiser Begins; Veterans Day

Tuesday, 11/12

• 1st Grade Field Trip
• PTO Meeting 5:30 PM

Wednesday, 11/13

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Thursday, 11/14

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Friday, 11/15

• Hat Day - Wear Your Favorite Hat for $1 Donation to Campus Activity Fund

NOVEMBER

• Wednesday, 11/20 - Education Support Professionals Day
• Thursday, 11/21 - National Parent Involvement Day; Campus Advisory Committee Meeting (Virtual)
  
• Friday, 11/22 - Apex Fun Run; National Substitute Appreciation Day
• Week of 11/25: Thanksgiving Break - No School

DECEMBER

• Monday, 12/2 - Mrs. K's Birthday (12/1); Mrs. Barfield's Birthday (12/2)
• Thursday, 12/5 - 3rd Grade Music Performance 5:30-6:00 p.m.
• Friday, 12/6 - Mrs. Lawson's Birthday (12/6)
• Tuesday, 12/10 - Family STEAM Night & PTO Meeting
• Friday, 12/20 - Class Parties; End of 2nd 9 Weeks Grading Period
• No School for Students 12/23/24-1/6/25

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. Forms will also be available in Tuesday folders.

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.

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