A few important dates for your planning:

2.4 - Lincoln/Aldrich 6th Grade Parent Meeting with the Holmes Counselors at 5:30 PM (see below for other options if this does not work in your schedule)

2.7 - Rescheduled 2nd Grade Music concert at 7 PM in the Lincoln Gym

2.11 - PALS meeting in the Media Center at 7:00 PM

2.16 - Wacky Winterfest from 11 AM - 2 PM

2.19 - 1st Grade Concert in the Gym at 7:00 PM

2.22 - No school for students, Teacher Professional Development

2.28 - 5th Grade to I Have A Dream at GBPAC at 12:30 PM

Please help support student safety! With snow we have large snow piles at Lincoln. They are very close to the street and we appreciate families helping our students to avoid them. In addition, when picking up or dropping off, please make sure to use a parking space. Thanks for your help!

Wacky Winterfest tickets came home with students today! Thank you for your help with supporting our school!

Wacky Winterfest is coming! Please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 16th from 11 AM to 2 PM for this family fun event! We will be using the funds to replace our water fountains with bottle fillers and will begin to update our group room furniture!

Winterfest Volunteer Sign Up! Please consider donating time to help us with this fundraiser that supports our students, staff and school! We need you!

6th Grade Parent Meetings - The Holmes Junior High Counselors will be at Lincoln on Monday, February 4th in our Cafeteria at 5:30 PM. They will be sharing about scheduling options available to our soon to be 7th graders. If this time or location does not work for you, please feel free to attend at an alternate location:

Hansen: Monday, February 4, 5:30-6:30 in the Hansen Media Center

Lincoln/Aldrich: Monday, February 4, 5:30-6:30 in the Lincoln cafeteria

North Cedar: Tuesday, February 5, 5:30-6:30 in the North Cedar Media Center

Incoming Kinders for 2019-2020! Please help us begin to think ahead to the 2019-2020 school year by watching for this note to come home in our youngest or only student backpacks. These can be returned to the Lincoln office please. We will host a parent meeting for those with Kinder students starting in the fall of 2019 on Tuesday, March 5th at 6:30 in the Lincoln Cafeteria.

Please consider nominating a teacher to be recognized!

Cedar Falls Lion Club Outstanding Educator Of The Year Nominations - The Cedar Falls Lions Club is seeking nominations for an exceptional educator who goes above and beyond to create opportunities that foster student growth, embodies civic action and engages others in service, and inspires and promotes a spirit of life-long learning. A candidate for this award must be a full-time practicing pre-K-12 teacher or administrator in the Cedar Falls Community School District, Valley Lutheran School, or St. Patrick Catholic School. If you are an administrator, staff member, student, parent, or community member who knows such an educator, you are invited to submit a nomination. Educators may not nominate themselves.  The recipient of this award will receive $500.00 and a plaque recognizing him/her as the Cedar Falls Lions Club Outstanding Educator of the Year. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 1, 2019. Please nominate a teacher here!

Gold Star Teachers - Would you like to nominate a teacher for the R.J. McElroy Trust and KWWL Gold Star Award? You may fill out a nomination form and drop off in our office or complete the online form by Wednesday, February 20th - Click here.

Girl Scout Opportunities For Spring - Please consider this opportunity to participate in Girl Scouts! The program will take place at Lincoln on the dates listed in the fliers below. Here is the registration form required for both programs. Registration forms can be returned to the Lincoln Office.

Sweet Program for girls in grades K-3

Bling Program for girls in grades 4-6

Winter Clothing: Our goal is to have our students outside as much as possible. If the temperature is above zero (actual or with wind chill), we will be enjoying the winter weather! Please make sure children are dressed appropriately for the weather. When there is snow on the ground, students will need snow pants and boots. If you need assistance with winter gear, please contact the office at 553.2950 and we are happy to help!

Tiger Bucks Can Now Be Purchased Online! We now have the ability to do online scrip orders! Each order will help you with everyday purchases and also support our school! Orders are due by November 1st!

Here is how it works:

Go to shopwithscrip.com and select REGISTER, then JOIN a SCRIP PROGRAM.

Our school code is: E98A55LD24662

Once you have Parents and Lincoln School selected as your preferred program, create your personal login!

Add your bank information (it can take a couple days for the bank info to be approved and added to your account...so make sure to do this step right away so you are ready to order soon!)

There are several ways to order gift cards:

-Physical Cards (which will still be sent to the school)

-ScripNow (which is instant online cards that you can order and use right away in store or online!)

-Reloads (which is adding more funds to cards you already have).

Please let PALS know if you have any questions!

Student Attendance Matters! Student attendance plays a huge role in school performance. We also know that we are entering flu season. Please read this note from our nurse.

Are you looking for opportunities for your students? Please make use of the Fliers section of our district website!

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

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

See you next week!