Lincoln Bulletin
October 30, 2020
Highlights you will find:
- CoGAT information Grades 3 and 5 PDF and Jpeg
- Veteran's Day information
- Virtual Author visit and book orders
- Nurse's Guidelines
- Staff Spotlight
- Halloween Happenings
- Sign up for remote student pictures, Nov. 13
- Lincoln Family Directory-PDF attached
- PTO newsletter
- Food Service and Pick up-Breakfast added
Lincoln School
Lincoln leopards are respectful, responsible, and safe---Roar!
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
Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday, 11/3/20 - Election Day Holiday, No School
Monday, 11/9/20 - Remote Learning Planning Day, No School for Students
Friday, 11/13/20 - Picture Retakes and Remote Students Picture Day
- End of 1st trimester
November 23-27, 2020 - No School, Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, 12/2/20 - Report Cards available on HAC
Lincoln Bulletin
This weekend, please please please practice social distancing, wear your masks, and continue to wash you hands. We have been able to remain in school for about 11 weeks and I hope we can continue this practice safely. Also, remember to change your clocks Saturday evening, Fall Back--we gain one hour! Enjoy that bonus time with your family this weekend.
In the next few weeks we will have shortened weeks, next Tuesday is election day, no school. The following Monday, Nov. 9 is remote planning days, so all students will work on asynchronise learning from home. Our third and fifth-grade students will participate in CogAT testing, please read the letter and information below. We have the full week off during Thanksgiving week. Students are always encouraged to work on iReady at home on both math and reading, this new tool provides personalized instruction for your child. In the coming weeks, we will roll out an incentive program for all. Please ask your son or daughter about how they are doing on this, at school and at home.
Staff Spotlight
My name is Stella Iori and I am a Teacher’s Aide here at Lincoln school. I was born in Chicago and now live in West Chicago with my family. My husband's name is Anthony and together we have five kids between the ages of 8 and 17. They are all a part of the D303 family.
Our weekends are usually filled watching their sporting events and cheering them on at soccer, baseball, basketball and softball. I love going to musicals, concerts, and comedy clubs. I also enjoy watching movies, bike riding and cooking. Baking is a passion of mine and I am always looking for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe to try. It’s a dessert that I just can’t resist! My favorite season is fall. Nothing makes me happier than the crisp fresh air, beautiful colors, falling leaves, cozy sweater weather and my family’s yearly tradition of apple picking. It’s a special way we like to start the fall season!
Lincoln welcomes author Terri Libenson next Friday, book order attached
Student Pictures - Retakes & Sign-ups for Remote Learners
Color Portraits will be at Lincoln on Friday, 11/13/20. Any student who did not get their picture already taken or wishes to get a retake can do so on this day from 12:45-1:30. We will have them come down to the kindergarten room and take retakes.
Remote students will be invited to come into school on that day between 2:00-3:15 p.m. and have their pictures taken. Here is a Sign-up Genius form to schedule your student’s timeslot for those remote students.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4EA9A72DA7FE3-picture
Please sign up for one slot per student, please let me know if you have any questions, michelle.woodring@d303.org.
From the Nurse
As winter approaches along with the troubling onset of cold and flu season, we all must remain vigilant about taking precautions to keep all of our Lincoln Learners safe and healthy. I am so impressed when I observe our students washing their hands, being mindful of social distancing and wearing their masks like champs. We have good evidence that these simple actions really work to keep the number of infections down. Even though we've recently experienced a big uptick in COVID-19 cases in Kane County, our illness rates at Lincoln remain very low.
If your child is home, or we send them home, presenting with any COVID-19 symptoms, the Illinois Department of Public Health requires that all household members (e.g. siblings, parents) stay home also until the symptomatic child is cleared by their Health Care Provider with a medical note indicating an alternative diagnosis or a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test result.
To see the Illinois Department of Public Health COVID-19 Interim Exclusion Guidance Decision Tree for Symptomatic Individuals in Pre-K, K-12 Schools, go to our d303 website at www.d303.org, scroll down to District 303 Reopen School Plan and click, now scroll down and find this document under Health and Safety Resources.
Please dress appropriately-we will continue to go outdoors daily
First Grade Visits with Mayor Rogina
Food Service Update
**BREAKFAST being added starting 11/10/20**
Organic Life will be offering breakfast at all Elementary Schools. Breakfast meals are free for all students just like the lunches.
Students will have the option to order breakfast in the morning as they already do for lunch. Organic Life will prep the breakfast bags and deliver them to the classrooms by 1:20pm each day for students. This helps to support students eating a breakfast before coming to school the next day.
Reminder:
The Federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) has been extended through June 30, 2021. As a result, any child between the ages of 1 and 18 is eligible to receive free meals at any District 303 site, as well as two off-site locations. Click on the graphics below for sites and pick up times. It is not necessary to provide the names of the children receiving meals at the pick-up locations.
Elementary school students who attend in-person every day will receive free meals at school
Elementary school students who are learning remotely may pick up meals at any site
Middle school students who attend on the hybrid schedule may sign up to receive the next day's meal that will be distributed after school
Middle school students learning remotely may pick up at any site
High school students attending in-person may pick up meals after school.
High School students learning remotely may pick up meals at any site
D303 Parent University
November 2, 2020
Technology Talk
Sessions will be organized as follows:
7:00-7:30-Seesaw
7:30-8:00-Google Classroom
8:00-8:30-Schoology
In this upcoming Parent University session, families will familiarize themselves with the 3 digital platforms teachers may use in the district: Seesaw, Google Classroom, and Schoology. Each digital platform will have its own 30-minute session. During these sessions, families will learn how best to support their children with their classwork. They will see where assignments are posted, how teachers communicate and collaborate with their child, where students turn in their work, and the many ways teachers can utilize the platform. Please fill out this form to indicate which session you are interested in attending.