A few upcoming dates:

5.3-5.7 - Take Charge Of Your Body program happening during classroom Guidance

5.3-5.14 - Spring FAST testing window

5.10 - PALS meeting at 7 PM

5.18 - 5th Grade Band Concerts at Hansen (6:00 PM for Woodwinds and 7:30 PM for Brass and Percussion)

5.19 - Noon Dismissal for PK-6, Report writing in the PM, Kinder Visit Day from 1:00-3:00 PM

5.20- 6th Grade Band Concerts at Hansen (6:00 PM for Woodwinds and 7:30 PM for Brass and Percussion)

5.26 - Mini Variety Shows 

5.31 - Memorial Day, No school!

Safety Reminders: 

Our school and school district will maintain our safety procedures regarding masks, hand washing and regular cleaning.

We would appreciate having all families wear face masks when dropping off or picking up from school. In addition, please help our students keep them on until you leave our school and school grounds. Thank you! 

Face Coverings - please remember that students will be required to have a face covering at school and on the bus. The most recent guidance from our state states that if a student is exposed to a positive case in a community setting such as school and both people are properly wearing masks, the exposed individual would not need to quarantine. This will only apply to students who are wearing masks, not face shields. Our most recent Return To Learn family frequently asked questions document can be found here.

Visitors and Volunteers - to support safety, we will not be able to allow visitors or volunteers to enter our classrooms. We will continue to have adults in the hallway to help our students each morning. 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 ask students to arrive between 8:30 and 8:45. Please do not come before 8:30. After 8:30, we will continue to ask students to 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.

Additional Announcements:

Take Charge Of Your Body - Our school will offer the Take Charge Of Your Body program the week of May 3rd through May 7th. Information about this program is outlined in this letter as well as this parent video. We partner with the Family and Children’s Council of Black Hawk County to offer this learning opportunity. Please carefully review both the letter and the video. If you do not wish for your student to participate, please return the form to your child’s teacher. 

Virtual Literacy Night - we will offer a virtual Literacy Night for our families on Thursday, May 6th at 6:30 PM! Our focus audience will be students currently in Kindergarten, first, second or third grade. We will share opportunities and resources to support summer learning. This will be held via Zoom. To get the link, please email Mr. Bryant (ralph.bryant@cfschools.org). If you can’t attend, we will share a recording following the meeting.

Please Provide Feedback! 

 - Each year our Lighthouse Team gathers student, staff and family feedback on our Leader In Me work. Please take this short survey (10-15 minutes) to help us plan for next school year!

Health Office Reminders - here is a quick update from our Health Office.

The Virtual Cedar Falls Student Art Show 2021 is available from April 16 to June 1, 2021. Click HERE to check their great work! This exhibition features works by students from the elementary and secondary schools in Cedar Falls. The emerging talent of young artists provides an impressive and diverse exhibition with works in all media including ceramics, photography, printmaking, and painting. Congratulations to the following students for having artwork selected for the Hearst Show: Tess Burnett; Ivy Price; Ghnya Fatima; Ivery Broshar; Aydin Williams; Thomas Wirtz; Charley Horan; Quentin Nicholson; Brandon Ubben; Madi Chien; Carly Reiter; Estelle Miller; Amelia Broshar; Xavier Beougher and Wil Pauli.

Nominate An Outstanding Educator! 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 May 1, 2021. You may print and complete the paper copy of the nomination form and return to any Cedar Falls school or use this link to nominate digitally: www.tinyurl.com/3xn853th 

Nominees will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

 - A commitment to service learning; encourages student engagement in service to the community

 - A collaborative style that seeks input from a diverse community and strives for continual growth and improvement

 - Character development of students that reflects service to others and the promotion of kindness

 - Educational leadership that motivates student learning

 - Dedication to students and education

Summer Opportunities - please visit this link for summer athletic camp opportunities!

Morning Arrival and Afternoon Dismissal - as weather gets warmer, this is a friendly reminder that students should not arrive before we open our doors at 8:30. In addition, when students are dismissed at the end of the day they should head directly home unless they are under the direct supervision of an adult. We do not have supervision for students at these times. Thank you for helping to support student safety!

Water Bottles - please send students with a refillable water bottle each day. Our water fountains are not turned on and this will help them to stay hydrated.

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