MESSAGE
FROM MR. Lynn
– Welcome to another year at Lincoln School!
We strive to provide your child with a safe and understanding
environment that fosters student achievement and learning. In order to
advance
this objective, we recognize you as partners in the educational process
of your
children. In order for this partnership
to succeed effective communication is essential. As part of our
communication
with you we will be sending this monthly newsletter. We hope that you
will find
it helpful.
Publications
- In addition to
this newsletter, we would ask you
to check out the following publications:
“Home-School
Connection”
contains many good ideas for promoting education at home.
“Reading
Connection”
will provide you with suggestions on how to promote and encourage
reading.
“Firm,
Fair and Consistent”, published
by the Parent Institute, will include sound, helpful information in
raising
happy and responsible children.
For those of
you who have Internet access, this
monthly newsletter and these publications can be accessed on the
school’s
website at www.lincolnschool.net
We
would encourage you to read them with your child using this
format. The
website will be updated on a regular basis so we encourage you to
bookmark it
and check in from time to time for other school information. For those
of you
without Internet access, these publications will be sent home with your
child
in printed form.
Open House and
Orientation
–Open
House was held on Monday, August 18th. It was
good to see many of you as you became acquainted with our school and
your
child’s teacher. Since this event is still fresh in your mind, we would
welcome
suggestions to help in making this time even more beneficial in the
future. On
your note or e-mail, please indicate that the nature of the
communication
concerns “Open House.” (E-mail addresses are available on the website
link
above). For those of you who were unable to attend, I would like to
emphasize some
of the same points that were discussed. Please check out these topics
as well
as other issues more completely, by reading them in the student
handbook that
came home the first day of school with your child.
School Visits
– All non-school personnel must stop at the office. Visitors
and guests
must sign in and receive a visitor pass. Parents who have an item
or a
message for a teacher or student should leave it at the office. It will be delivered at a convenient
time. We value time on task and classroom
interruptions must be prevented whenever possible. When
interruption is
necessary, only school personnel will make this interruption.
Student Absenses
– Please notify the office at 377-2308 when your child has a
planned or
a necessary unplanned absent from school.
A written excuse should be given to the teacher upon return to
school.
Appointment considerations and checking in/checking out are discussed
on page 3
of the handbook.
Homework – Sometimes
schoolwork must be completed outside of the school day. As a parent,
your
attitudes and actions are very beneficial in making this a productive
time.
Please talk with your child’s teacher and read the suggestions on page
4 of the
student handbook for help in this area.
Student Pick
Up/Drop Off
– Please use Taylor and Power Streets when picking up and dropping off
students. If you have parked across the street, please remind your
child to use
the crosswalks at the corners or make sure that an adult accompanies
them when
crossing.
Box Tops for
Education
–
Lincoln School will be participating in the General Mills
Box Tops for Education program this year. Please look for these on
General
Mills products and clip them before discarding the container. After
collecting
a significant number, send them to school in an envelope or Ziploc bag
with
your child name enclosed. More specific
news will be posted in October’s newsletter.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH
PRICES
– Breakfast is served every school day from 7:40 – 8:05 a.m. The cost for breakfast and lunch is: Regular Price: breakfast
$1.00 / lunch
$1.50; Reduced Price (students that qualify) breakfast
$.30/lunch .40;
Free breakfast and lunch for students that qualify.
Adult breakfast $1.50 /lunch $2.75. Please
call the office by 9:00 a.m. if you wish to eat
lunch with your child. Recess milk
tickets cost $5.00 for a 20-punch ticket.
Breakfast/Lunch applications were sent home with students the
first day
of school. You must apply every year
for free or reduced lunches for your child. These forms should already
be completed
and returned to school.
CHARACTER COUNTS – Our schools
will continue emphasis on the six pillars of character:
Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility,
Fairness, Citizenship, and Caring.
These pillars will be coordinated with our “Manner of the Week”
program,
and our monthly newsletter will inform you of the pillars and manners.
PILLAR for August & September:
RESPONSIBILITY
– Responsibility means being in charge of our choices, and
thus,
our lives. Responsibility requires us
to recognize that what we do
and
what we don’t do – matters, and that we are morally responsible for the
consequences
of our choices.
MANNERS
OF THE WEEK:
8/24
– 9/1: Be responsible for your own
actions – admit mistakes.
9/5
– 15: Keep your space neat and
tidy. Pick up after yourself.
9/18
– 22: Cover your mouth when you sneeze,
cough or yawn.
9/25
– 9/29: Blow your nose away from other
people. Use a tissue.
August 31 – Early Out
- School Dismissed at 1:05 p.m.
September 3 – NO SCHOOL – Labor
Day
September 13 – Early Out 1:05
p.m.
(Professional Development)
Please Clip and Return To School
With Your
Child
For this monthly newsletter and
the “Connection” Publications
I would like to receive them in the following format:
_____ I will access them on the
Lincoln School web page.
_____ I would like copies sent
to me via e-mail. E-Mail
Address_____________________
_____ I would like printed
copies sent home with my child.
Child or Children’s
Names__________________________________________________
Teacher’s
Name(s)_______________________________________________________
Please Clip and Return To School
With Your
Child