Welcome to another year at
OPEN HOUSE AND
ORIENTATION – Open House was
held on Monday, August 29th. It was good to see many of you
as you became acquainted with our school and your child’s teacher.
Please continue to develop and build upon this communication link that
has been established by this initial visit. We encourage you to be
involved in your child’s class whenever classroom needs and
opportunities are made available. For those of you who were unable to
attend, please read carefully the student handbook that came home the
first day of school with your child so that you become familiar with
school procedures and expectations.
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.
Volunteers who are coming
to work in classrooms for prearranged classroom activities also
need to sign the volunteer form and receive a visitor pass. Initially,
volunteers will complete an information sheet and sign a
confidentiality statement.
BUSING – The shuttle
bus (Bus #5) for intermediate grade students leaves
STUDENT ABSENCES – 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 in the Parent/Student 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 in the Parent/ Student handbook for suggestions.
STUDENT DROP
OFF/PICK UP – Please use Taylor and Power Streets when picking up and dropping off
students. Students will enter from and exit to the school playground
each day. 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. The entirety of
CHECKING IN
& OUT - If you
need to pick your child up during the school day, please pick them up
at the
If they
are arriving late to school, they must be checked
in at the office by a parent or guardian.
NOTES – If your child
is planning to go with another student at the end of the school day, we
need to have a written note to that effect. While one
parent note is sufficient, it is best to have communication from both
children’s parents so that we know that parents are involved in the
arrangement. This does not apply to carpooling, daycare, or other
regular arrangements.
BOX TOPS FOR
EDUCATION/CAMPBELL’S LABELS/COCA COLA CAPS –
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
$1.50 / lunch $2.25. Reduced Price (students that
qualify) breakfast $.30/lunch .40; Free breakfast and lunch for
students that qualify. Adult breakfast
$2.00 /lunch $3.50. Please
call the office by 9:00 a.m. if you wish to eat
lunch with your child. Recess milk
tickets cost $8.00 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.
STUDENT
EXPECTATIONS – As the year
progresses, we want our students to become increasingly more
independent. To this end, we will be spending the first few days of
school helping students get to know one another, organize their work,
and become comfortable with various classroom routines. Here at
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:
8/29 – 9/9: Be responsible for your
own actions – admit mistakes.
9/12 – 16: Keep your space neat and
tidy. Pick up after yourself.
9/19 – 23: Cover
your mouth when you sneeze, cough or yawn.
9/26 – 9/30: Blow
your nose away from other people. Use a
tissue.
September 2 – Early
Out 1:00 p.m. (Labor Day weekend)
September 5 – Labor Day/No School
September 12 – Fall Pictures
September 14 – Early
Out 1:00 p.m. (Professional Development)
October
7 - Homecoming
This monthly
newsletter will be sent home once a month in printed form. It can also
be accessed on the Lincoln School Website.