Lincoln Bulletin

Our Vision-Lincoln School is a community that fosters a sense of belonging to grow as a citizen and a learner.

Lincoln leopards are respectful, responsible, and safe!

District Strategic Commitment-TOGETHER building pathways of Excellence!

Email: michelle.woodring@d303.org
Website: Lincoln.d303.org
Location: 211 South 6th Ave, St. Charles
Phone: 331-228-2501
Facebook: facebook.com/LincolnElementary
Twitter: @LincolnD303

Mon Mar 11th- Student Council & Lincoln Community @ Feed My Starving Children

Tues Mar 12-1st Grade Visit to the History Museum

Wed Mar 13-St. Baldrick's fundraiser-Green hair, and other items for sale at lunch time

Thurs Mar 14th-Grades 2-5 Orchestra Field Trip

Fri Mar 15th-St. Baldrick's Challenge

Mon Mar 18th-Lincoln's Play Practice begins-Those students registered for the play 3:00-4:30

Wed Mar 20th- Elementary Early Release

Thurs Mar 21-Wear your Lincoln Gear--Lincoln's 95th birthday

Fri Mar 22nd- Kindergarten Registration for 2024-25 Ends

March 25th - March 29th- SPRING BREAK

When a day(s) is missed due to school closings (known as “emergency day”), the day(s) will be made up at the end of the school year, in accordance with the approved calendar.

At present, due to the District utilizing three emergency days so far this school year, the last day of school is Thursday, May 30.

If your student is going to be late or absent, please call 331-228-2500 and press 1 to report the absence and the reason. Leave a message on the attendance line as soon as possible that morning or the night before. Thank you for your help in verifying absences from school.

This upcoming week our 2nd through 5th graders will go on a field trip to the Elgin Symphony. This oportunity was planned by Mrs. Borkowski and funded by the Scout Grant our school recieves annually. Our teachers will discuss what to expect on this field trip, please also dicuss expected appropriate behavior at a live performance.

Above you will see teh students who won the teacher experiences from the raffle, congratulations to those students. The staff member will reach out and coordinate the day and time of the event.

As many are aware Lincoln will be closing, the boundary vote that occurred a few weeks ago clarified to us which students will be attending Fox Ridge, and which will transition to Munhall. As a staff every spring we are very thoughtful of clustering students and coordinating class lists to ensure the optimal placement. This spring will not be any different, I will work in partnership with Zac Minnelli the principal at Munhall to make sure that our students transitioning to that school will have classmates they connect with. Later in the spring as we always do, every school will give parents the opportunity to share information about their child and any characteristics of the teacher or placement details that can support this work. We are collaborating with the Munhall staff to make this transition the best it can be.

The Cougars Reading Club began this week! Students received information last week regarding this fun reading program. Each day, students are expected to complete their grade-level reading goal, and in the spring, Lincoln will celebrate with an in-school field trip to a Cougars game. For most grades, these reading goals have been in place since the beginning of the school year, so this program will not be a major departure from what we already do at Lincoln to promote lifelong reading enthusiasm. Rather, the hope is that this will encourage consistent reading habits and also spark conversations between parents and kids about what books they are enjoying. To that end, please fill out THIS FORM for each student in your household to verify his or her completion of the reading goal. A new form will be sent out in the bulletin each week to track student progress.

This is a reminder that the 2023-24 Illinois Supplemental Parent Survey opened on Jan. 30, 2024. The survey window will close on March 29, 2024, so please plan survey administration accordingly.

Link for parents to take the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

The survey opens Jan. 30, 2024 and closes March 29, 2024.

If you have any questions, please call 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874. Thank you in advance for your participation.

In the coming weeks students in grades 4 and 5 will participate in the annual 5 essentials survey, below are some links for further information as well as opt out information.

Dear Lincoln parents and caregivers,

I’m excited to share that you are invited to participate in your child's PE class the week of March 18-22. To check days and times and to sign up click this link: Parents in PE.

Ms. Semenek

Hello Lincoln families!

It is Feed My Starving Children time again. This organization provides food for the needy people across the world. We at Lincoln are doing two things. First, we are going as a group to fill the Manna Packs at Feed My Starving Children on Monday, March 11th. Second, we are collecting money to donate to Feed My Starving Children.

A quarter and a dime, extends a life line.

Sign up for packing the bags through the Weekly Lincoln Bulletin and bring in quarters and dimes to raise money to buy more supplies. A container for collecting the quarters and dimes will be placed in each classroom from February 26th through March 8th! Thank You!

Lincoln Runner's Club begins the week of April 1st. All students in grades 3rd - 5th are encouraged to join.

We will finish the season participating in She Runs the Fox 5K on Thursday, May 16th.

Registration information coming soon.

You are invited to join the Lincoln Elementary School Family Resources Group! This group includes social, emotional, behavioral, and community resources for families. Resources are grouped by topic and include articles, videos, and websites. The code to join the Schoology Group is WP73-GH6V-Z3K97 .

If you need assistance joining the group, please contact Celina Wollak, Lincoln Social Worker/Student Support Interventionist at celina.wollak@d303.org.

In our second semster we are recognizing students who are working hard on their iReady. This is an online resource, that has a personalized pathway for students to work on both reading and math. It is recommended for students to complete 45 minutes in each contant area. Students work on this at school and at home, we encourage you to check in and see how they are doing, and encourage them to complete the required minutes, as it is a proven way to improve skill development.

Each week we will recognize 2-3 students per classroom on the previous weeks work. Below are our first group of students that are iReady Rockstars!

5M-Olivia, Jordan, Nora

4A-Jez , Josh, Lucy K

ADK- Gianluca, Anderson, Keira

Mrs. Granquist-Warren (AMK) and Juliet (AMK) and Brookelyn (AMK) and Logan (PMK)

Annie (PMK), Joanna (PMK)

1-BAudriana, Vivienne

4U-Morgan, Colton, Toki

2K-Max L, William S, Keira M

3D Chance, Ellie ,Jake

2G-HaileyAsherKeagan

3MBrody, Alex, Danica

Pick up and drop off procedures

The car line on the north side of the building is for drop off, please do not park your car and get out. If you feel like your child needs assistance getting out of their car seat or you need to get out during the process please park your car in the library lot and you can walk them over to the door.

When picking up for an appointment early

If your son or daughter needs to leave school mid-day for an appointment, please understand that we will not call your child down to the office until you are here. Time in school is very limited and every moment counts, once you are here we will call them and promptly have them come down to leave with you, but we do not want to call ahead because often they are missing valuable instruction waiting for the pick up due to unforeseen circumstances. Thank you for understanding.

District 303 is pleased to present its lineup of Parent Education sessions for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Parent Education series (formerly Parent University) includes informational meetings and workshops intended to empower parents and guardians to support their children’s academic, social and emotional needs. Become informed on specialized topics, engage in two-way dialogue with speakers and fellow parents, and become a support resource for others.

The District 303 Board has approved boundary maps for elementary, middle, and high schools. Maps are effective with the 2024-2025 school year beginning this fall. The Board's decision completes a process that began last fall to reduce school overcrowding and help to ensure equitable learning experiences across the District. District 303 had contracted with demographer RSP & Associates to create concept maps based on Board-approved guiding principles and community feedback. Please see the parent notice from Superintendent Gordon to learn more and review the approved maps.

The SCN Athletic Booster Club is hosting a special movie night at the Arcada in St. Charles this Sunday, March 10! Come out and support our Boosters and join our community watching the classic Sandlot on the big screen! Tickets are only $10 and 100% of ticket sales goes directly to the North Athletic Boosters! Showtime is 6pm!

Purchase tickets by clicking here or see the QR code on the informational flyer attached.

Roll Stars!

Students in kindergarten, second, sixth and ninth grades must submit
evidence of a dental examination by May 15th of that school year.

Dental exams must be completed within 18 months prior to May 15th.

District 303 would like to remind families to make sure the contact information you’ve provided is up-to-date. We want to ensure you’re getting timely alerts on important notifications.

Prior to the start of class, District 303 will send test messages through its mass communication system to the contact information you have on file (email, text and phone). This is the way the District and your child’s school(s) contact you when sending mass messages simultaneously.

Visit the Home Access Center website for information on how to view and edit your contact settings.

View Notification Preferences/Enable Text Messages
District 303 will send notifications to families through the ParentLink system by text message, phone call and email based on your settings. Parents/guardians can view and edit their contact settings through the Home Access Center.

To receive timely emergency communications, we strongly encourage families to enable text notifications. For most people, this is the fastest way to receive and view important messages. Here’s how:

• From the HAC main menu, select the “registration” tab to view your contact settings
• Select the “edit” button to change your contact settings
• To enable text message notifications, enter your cell phone number in the Cell/Text field
• Select the “save” button

Users can only update their child(ren) and personal contact information. You will not be able to make changes to another parent/guardian's contact information. For updates to emergency contact people, please reach out to the school directly.

If you would like to recognize a Lincoln staff member for making a positive impact on your child or family, going above and beyond in their work, and/or contributing to making Lincoln an AMAZING school, PLEASE fill out this form and let them know! You can fill this form out as many times as you like. Each Shout-Out will be shared with the staff member that you nominate. It will not be shared with the whole staff or with the school community. Thank you for helping us celebrate the wonderful ways our staff supports our students!