Lincoln Weekly Announcements 2018-03-02

Academics Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Families - Thank you for a great week! We are looking forward to seeing you next week at conferences!


A few important dates:

3.3 - Kennedy Honors Orchestra at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School

3.5 - 4th Grade to Huck and Tom and the MIghty Mississippi at GBPAC at 12:30 PM

3.6 - K-6 Conferences from 4:00-8:00 PM

3.6 - Report cards will be sent home via email

3.8 - Noon Dismissal, K-6 Conferences from 1:00-8:00 PM

3.9 - No School for K-6

3.12-3.16 - Spring Break

3.20 - Kinder Roundup at 6:30 PM in the Cafeteria

3.21 - PALS Meeting to plan for 2017-2018 at 6:30 in our Media Center

3.22 - Kinder Roundup (makeup date) at 6:30 PM

3.23 - 1st Grade to How I Became A Pirate at GBPAC at 10:00 AM, 2nd Grade at 12:30 PM

3.24 - 6th Grade Band Solo Festival 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Cedar Falls High School

3.26-3.30 - Iowa Assessments for grades 3-6

3.29 - 4th Grade to the Waterloo Symphony at 1:00 PM

3.30 - No school for 7-12, K-6 will be in school!


Spring Conferences - We are looking forward to meeting with you for Spring Conferences on March 6th and 8th. The parent window to schedule conferences will be open Tuesday, February 20th through Sunday, March 4th. Please see the parent instructions for step by step directions for scheduling. If you need to sign up after Sunday, March 4th, please contact the teacher or our office. We would be happy to help!


Would you be willing to help PALS provide a meal during conferences for our staff? Please consider signing up using this link to help! Our staff thanks you!


Iowa Assessments are the week of March 26th-March 30th: Please help all of our 3rd-6th grade students test their best by ensuring that students are at school every day that week. Please look for more information soon!


Morning Drop Off and Afternoon Pickup - We appreciate your help in keeping our students safe before and after school. We have two requests: Please have students exit cars in the morning onto the sidewalk. If they are in the outer lane and get out to the sidewalk, they can walk to our crosswalk to get to the building. Second, please do not allow our students to climb on the mountains of snow created by our plows. Thank you!


Pack 179 invites all to participate in the Pinewood Derby! This opportunity is open to all students (boys and girls) in grades Kinder through 5th. If you would like to participate, please note these steps:

  • Get the official kit and rules from Cubmaster Ken at 217-621-8108

  • Weigh in dates: Friday, March 23rd 5:00 to 7:00 and Saturday, March 24th 11:00 to noon in the Lincoln cafeteria

  • Derby Race date: Saturday, March 24th noon until (usually a couple of hours) in the Lincoln cafeteria  


5th and 6th Grade Futsal Opportunity! Would you like to have the opportunity to play Futsal in the Lincoln Gym on Fridays? Please check out this flyer! This is only on days when school is in session.


2018-2019 Kindergarten Students: We need your help getting a list of all our 2018-2019 incoming kindergarten students. If you have a student who will be a kindergartner next year (2018-2019), please fill out this Google Form. Please feel free to share this post with family and friends who will have an incoming kindergarten student at Lincoln next school year. If you know of a student who will be a kindergartner at our new elementary, Aldrich, please have them call the business office at 319.553.2423. Thanks for being proactive and helping us getting a kindergarten list created!


Please order a Yearbook! Our yearbooks are for sale online! To order, please visit: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob. Our school ID is: 12435618


We are pleased to announce that we have an Online Directory! This is an optional opportunity for families to share contact information with other families. Our plan is to make this available digitally. If you have a need for a printed copy, please let us know. If you would like to participate, please provide information using this link and join code cflincoln: https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/join.a5w

If you are already part of our directory, please update your information including your child’s teacher and contact information.


Follow Lincoln On Social Media

We have many options for following our work with your students on social media. Please consider following:

Art: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnArtRoom/

Music: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnMusicCF/

Media Center: https://www.instagram.com/lincolnlibrarycf

Physical Education: https://www.facebook.com/Lincolnphysicaleducation/

Lincoln Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CFLincolnElementary/

Lincoln Twitter: @CF_Lincoln