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Lincoln Elementary School
September 22, 2023 - Family Newsletter
Principal's Message
We're in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is gives us a chance to celebrate! This week was full again with a professional development day, bus evacuation practice, a Lockdown drill, and community meetings. As our students continue growing as mathematicians, writers, readers, and scientists, we are now having them switch classes for their English Learning Development (ELD) learning. This ELD design gives students the chance to learn at their English proficiency level as they focus on reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Muchas Gracias - Professional Development Day: Thank you to all of you and our Woodburn community for the opportunity for our staff to engage together in a professional development day! Our Lincoln teachers and staff spent time focused on multiple learning topics:
- Biliteracy, Early Literacy, and Bridging for English and Spanish
- Classroom and School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support
- English Language Development Instruction
- Assessment Literacy: Examining MAP Reading Growth Data to Inform Instruction
Our next Monday professional development day will be on October 16.
As always, please feel free to send your questions or feedback to us at teresa.alfaro@woodburnsd.org or pmcdougal@woodburnsd.org. Go Dolphins!
Sincerely,
Teresa Alfaro - Principal
Peter McDougal - Assistant Principal
A Few Pictures from our Professional Development Monday
Important Dates
Mark your calendars!l
Tuesday, 9/26 - Safety Committee Meeting
Thursday, 9/28 - 3rd-5th Grade AM Community Meeting (every Thursday)
Friday, 9/29 - Kinder-2nd Grade AM Community Meeting (every Friday)
Monday, 10/9 - October Site Council Meeting at 6:00 PM
Wednesday, 10/11 - Fall Conferences
Thursday, 10/12 - Fall Conferences
Friday, 10/13 - No School - Teacher Comp Day (Conferences)
Monday, 10/16 - District Professional Development Day
- No School for Students
Tuesday, 10/17 - Lincoln Staff Committee Meetings (Attendance, PBIS, etc.)
Thursday, 10/19 - Hearing Screenings for Kinder-3rd Grade
Thursday, 10/19 - Earthquake Drill
Friday,10/20- Picture Day
Parent/Family Volunteers
Would you like to join the Lincoln Elementary community for field trips and other special occasions? We LOVE our parent and family volunteers! Whether you'd like to help out for special events like accompanying your child on field trips or volunteering on picture day, or whether you'd like to volunteer on a more regular, ongoing basis, we'd love to have you! Here's what you need to know.
There are three steps you'll need to take to become a volunteer:
- Read this Volunteer Handbook
- Watch this safety presentation
- Complete this Volunteer Packet, your application, the online volunteer training, and an online criminal history verification information form
You will need either a driver's license or other state-issued ID for safety reasons.
You can complete your training online, and turn in your completed volunteer packet to the Lincoln office at any time during regular office hours (school days, 7:20-3:30). NOTE: it can take a few weeks for your background check to be completed, so if you'd like to accompany your child on upcoming field trips you'll want to get this turned in RIGHT AWAY. If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Amaris Chavez at amaris.chavez@woodburnsd.org, or call the main office at (503) 981-2825.
Emergency Drills - We Practice Regularly - Lockdown Drill
- When you hear the announcement that we are in a Lockdown
- STOP what you are doing
- Be QUIET and LISTEN for adult directions
- Stay in or move to a SAFE place
- WAIT until the Lockout ends
In mid-October we will practice an Earthquake Drill. We'll provide more specifics on that drill on that drill for you all prior to practicing it together. Also sometime in October we'll do another Fire drill. We practice Fire drills once a month and as the year moves forward we don't necessarily announce the exact day or time. It's good to make sure our practice is resulting in routines and procedures that can be ready for any time it's needed.
Bus Evacuation Drill - Pictures from our Safety Practice
Every Day Matters
Link to Previous Newsletters
Your Lincoln Admin Team - Feel free to contact us at 503-981-2825 or by email.
Teresa Alfaro - Principal: teresa.alfaro@woodburnsd.org
Peter McDougal - Assistant Principal: pmcdougal@woodburnsd.org