Lincoln Weekly Announcements 2020-08-21
Lincoln Families - we are excited to see you on Monday for our first day of school! Each Friday, I will send a message with announcements and important dates. This information will also be posted to our school website and social media. Thank you for carefully reading!
If your student is attending in person, would you please complete these two actions?
1. Virtual Input Conferences - Please use these directions to sign up for a virtual Input Conference. If you are new to Lincoln, this opportunity allows us to meet with families to learn about how to best support each student. Please use our online scheduler to select a time, each teacher will follow up with a Zoom link once appointments are set. Here are the directions for our online scheduler.
We will need each family to provide this information for each student in their family please.
A few important dates and announcements to begin the year for your planning:
8.24- 1st Day of School for 2020-2021! 1:50 Dismissal
8.25 - 1:50 Dismissal, Virtual Input Conferences from 2:15-6:15
8.26 - 1:50 Dismissal
8.27 - 1:50 Dismissal, Virtual Input Conferences from 2:15-6:15
8.28 - 1:50 Dismissal
9.7 - No School, Labor Day
Join Us For A Welcome Back Wave On Friday, August 21st! Please plan to drive around the block as we welcome each other back with a wave on Friday, August 21st! Our staff will be on the sidewalk around our school waving as families drive around our school block. We will be outside from 3:30-4:15! See you Friday!
Face Coverings - please remember that students will be required to have a face covering or a shield while at school. The latest guidance from Black Hawk County Public Health states that either can be worn. It also states that if a staff or student plans to work in close proximity with others and are wearing a shield, they should plan to also wear a mask underneath. We appreciate your help discussing this and practicing at home before school starts. Our most recent Return To Learn family frequently asked questions document can be found here.
Backpack Night - we will not be able to hold Backpack Night this school year to support safety. This event is usually an opportunity to come to the building, meet our teachers and drop off supplies. Please plan for students to bring their supplies in their backpacks on our first day of school.
First Day Of School - to support student and staff safety, our staff will be available to help our students find their classes on the first day of school. We will have staff outside as well as in our hallways beginning at 8:30 AM. We request that our students and families wear face coverings or shields as they approach the building. We will not allow family members to enter the building with their students. We know this will be tough and promise we will help all students arrive in their classrooms!
Visitors and Volunteers - to support safety, we will not be able to allow visitors or volunteers to enter our classrooms as the school year begins. On the first day of school, we will have staff available to help our students find their classrooms as they enter the building. Thank you for saying goodbye at the door! In addition, if you come to the building to pick up your child, you can enter the office or call and we will walk the student outside to our visitor parking spots.
Arrival And Dismissal - we are working to help our students safely enter and leave the building. In the morning, we will ask students to arrive between 8:30 and 8:45. Please do not come before 8:30. They will report to their classrooms. At the end of the day, we will dismiss students by grade to the bus. Following this, we will dismiss students who are picked up or walk home. Our staff will walk students to the door. There will be no after school activities so we will expect students to leave school immediately following dismissal. Thank you for your patience as we work to support student safety each morning and afternoon. Please plan for the process to take longer than in the past.
Water Bottles - Our water fountains throughout the building have been disabled. Students are welcome to use our bottle filler stations to refill water bottles brought from home.
Student Supplies - Please label student supplies with first and last names please. Our supply lists can be found here.
Snacks and Birthday Treats - please remember we are a Blue Zones school and encourage healthy choices when students bring food for their daily snack. In addition, to support safety this school year when celebrating birthdays, we will ask for families to bring prepackaged items to minimize handling. Thank you!
Thank you for your support as we begin a new and unique school year. We can’t wait to see you!
Follow Lincoln On Social Media
We have many options for following our work with your students on social media:
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 Instagram: cflincoln
Lincoln Twitter: @CF_Lincoln
